Prep Hoops Indiana Week 8 Top 20 Super Poll

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were several ranked matchups across all classes, along with a handful of surprising results, that have thrown our rankings for a loop here heading into Week 8 of the Indiana High School Basketball season. We pride ourselves on not being overly reactionary, but sometimes a shakeup is necessary. As always, we have provided some additional context and behind-the-scenes thoughts for our decisions as well. Let's dive on in and take a look at the official Prep Hoops Indiana Week 8 Top 20 Super Poll.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>Team</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>Record</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>Previous Ranking</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#1 Crown Point</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10-0</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#1</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#2 Fishers</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">12-0</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#2</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#3 Carmel</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">9-0</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#4</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#4 Pike</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">9-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#3</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#5 Lawrence North</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10-1</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#5</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#6 Mt. Vernon (Fortville)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">11-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#6</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#7 Silver Creek</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">14-1</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#7</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#8 Cathedral</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">8-3</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#8</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#9 Plainfield</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">12-1</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#10</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#10 Ben Davis</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">9-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#12</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#11 Noblesville</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">7-5</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#11</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#12 New Albany</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">7-3</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#13</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#13 South Bend St. Joseph</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">7-4</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#9</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#14 Northridge</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10-1</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#16</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#15 Penn</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">8-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#15</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#16 Goshen</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">9-0</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#19</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#17 Chesterton</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#18</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#18 South Bend Adams</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10-0</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#20</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#19 Homestead</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">8-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">NR</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#20 Parke Heritage</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">11-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">NR</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We went out on a little bit of a limb in the preseason at placed Crown Point at #1 in our polls. They have done nothing to disprove that we were correct, but Fishers has continued to be so incredibly good that it does make it harder week-by-week. Especially with how they are operating right now without Gardner Jr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The bottom of this Top 20 Super Poll continues to get harder and harder to fill out. Goshen beat Nothridge in a head-to-head battle so it feels dumb having them ranked lower, but their overall resume doesn't compare. Northridge hots Penn next Tuesday which will serve as a good measuring stick for that part of the rankings. Currently, we feel pretty good that the top 13 teams are the top 13 teams, but from there you could go in a lot of different directions and make reasonable arguments.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carmel versus Plainfield on Friday will be one of the biggest matchups of the week. Plainfield also plays at Class 3A #3 Northview on Saturday. Fishers will play in the annual Flyin' to the Hoop event in Dayton, Ohio on Saturday taking on a very good Centerville (OH) team. The Marion County Tournament tips off on Tuesday evening as well which could set up from very intriguing matchups on Wednesday (Quaterfinals), Friday (Semi-Finals), and Saturday (Championship).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->