PAYNSEVILLE – Martin County West is again third in Class 1A in this week’s boys basketball ratings by Minnesota Basketball News.
The Mavericks will host No. 7 Mankato Loyola in a Valley Conference matchup Friday in Trimont.
MCW is 15-0 overall, 9-0 in conference play. Loyola is 12-3 and 7-1.
The conference loss for the Crusaders was to Class 2A No. 6 Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial. Loyola also lost to conference rival St. Clair at the Bethany Lutheran tournament and to Lester Prairie.
MCW will play Loyola again on Feb. 14 in Mankato.
Hayfield (15-1) remains first in Class 1A. The Mavericks are scheduled to host the Vikings on Feb. 18.
The other top-ranked teams also stayed the same.
Minneapolis North (10-3) again leads Class 2A, Totino-Grace (11-3) is first in Class 3A and Park Center (13-1) is the Class 4A leader.
Following are the complete polls. Listed are rank, team, won-loss record through Tuesday and rating in the last poll.
Class 1A
1. Hayfield 15-1 1
2. Cass Lake-Bena 13-0 2
3. Martin County West 15-0 3
4. Ashby 11-1 9
5. New York Mills 13-1 5
6. Henning 13-1 6
7. Mankato Loyola 12-3 13
8. Rushford-Peterson 10-3 7
9. East Grand Forks Sacred Heart 13-0 12
10. Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 14-2 4
11. Fosston 11-2 NR
12. Lakeview 14-2 NR
13. Fertile-Beltrami 12-3 8
14. Mahnomen-Waubun 10-3 NR
15. Spring Grove 13-3 11
16. Nevis 12-2 15
17. Central Minnesota Christian 12-3 14
18. Goodhue 9-5 16
19. Cherry 10-3 17
20. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 11-3 18
Class 2A
1. Minneapolis North 10-3 1
2. Caledonia 14-0 2
3. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 16-0 3
4. Minnehaha Academy 3-5 4
5. Lake City 10-3 5
6. Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 13-4 6
7. Maple River 13-2 7
8. Plainview-Elgin-Millville 14-1 8
9. Albany 13-2 9
10. Annandale 10-2 10
11. Rockford 13-2 11
12. Hiawatha Collegiate 10-3 12
13. Minneapolis Edison 7-4 13
14. Crosby-Ironton 14-1 14
15. LaCrescent-Hokah 10-2 15
16. Pipestone 13-3 17
17. Osakis 13-2 18
18. West Central Area 11-3 19
19. Mora 13-2 20
20. Maranatha Christian 12-3 NR
Class 3A
1. Totino-Grace 11-3 1
2. Columbia Heights 13-0 2
3. South St. Paul 15-0 3
4. DeLaSalle 9-5 4
5. Princeton 13-1 5
6. Alexandria 11-3 6
7. Orono 8-4 8
8. North Branch 12-4
9. Austin 7-7 12
10. Mankato West 11-4 10
11. Benilde-St. Margaret's 9-4 11
12. Mankato East 9-5 13
13. Winona 8-4 14
14. St. Thomas Academy 9-4 15
15. Mahtomedi 8-4 NR
16. Simley 9-4 7
17. Hibbing 8-3 17
18. Jordan 11-3 18
19. Marshall 11-5 19
20. Stewartville 12-4 NR
Class 4A
1. Park Center 13-1 1
2. Shakopee 13-1 2
3. East Ridge 11-2 5
4. Minnetionka 11-2 8
5. Eastview 12-2 7
6. Hopkins 11-4 6
7. Eden Prairie 10-5 11
8. Wayzata 11-4 3
9. Owatonna 11-2 10
10. Osseo 10-5 9
11. Rosemount 9-4 NR
12. Lakeville North 10-4 4
13. Tartan 9-2 13
14. Farmington 8-6 NR
15. Park, Cottage Grove 9-5 14
16. Irondale 9-5 16
17. Cretin-Derham Hall 7-6 17
18. Edina 9-5 19
19. Coon Rapids 11-3 20
20. Buffalo 11-4 20