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<p>The OHSAA Basketball playoff draw is this Sunday for Division I and Division II teams which makes today the perfect day to release our final in season rankings of both Division's. In this article we'll take a look at the top 10 Division I teams.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">1. Lakota West (20-1)</h2>
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<p>The Firebirds have stayed in the spotlight all season long and will have a chance to complete a historic season with their lone loss coming to La Lumiere, a top ranked prep team in the country. There's plenty of tough challenges awaiting them in the playoff bracket though.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">2. Saint Edward (18-2)</h2>
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<p>The Eagles got revenge on their rival Saint Ignatius to open the month of February and continue their hot streak. They haven't lost since January 9th on a neutral court in Erie, Pennsylvania. </p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">3. Hilliard Bradley (18-2)</h2>
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<p>The Jags have completed one of the most impressive season to season turnarounds as a majority of their core has matured and turned the Jags into a state title threat.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">4. Cincinnati Princeton (16-3)</h2>
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<p>The Vikings took a tough loss on the road Vs Oak Hills, as all three of their losses have come in conference play. The GMC has a lot of regional title contenders in southwest Ohio this season and is probably the toughest overall conference in the state of Ohio.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">5. Newark (19-2)</h2>
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<p>The Wildcats didn't suffer their first defeat until January 31st as the last unbeaten in Division I in Ohio, they will have a chance to win the region in March.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">6. Saint Ignatius (13-7)</h2>
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<p>The Wildcats have had a tough go recently but have only lost to the elite of the elite in Ohio, Saint Edward, Westerville North and Lutheran East. They have some marquee wins too, most notably on a neutral court over the second ranked Eagles.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">7. Centerville (15-5)</h2>
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<p>The Elks ran through the GWOC only dropping one conference game all season long. A notable win over Moeller has the Elks in the top 10.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">8. Archbishop Moeller (16-4)</h2>
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<p>The Crusaders did the sweep over rival St Xavier to clinch the GCL-South title. Their lone loss to a Division I team all season long was against Centerville on the road, their other losses were to Division III foes they won't see in the playoffs and the top ranked team in Kentucky.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">9. Cincinnati St Xavier (14-6)</h2>
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<p>The Bombers last game of the regular season comes at seventh ranked Centerville, a chance to get a marquee win before the tournament draw.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">10. Brunswick (18-3)</h2>
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<p>The Blue Devils are one game away from an unbeaten GCC title, an extremely rare feat in one of the top public school leagues in the state. Tough non-conference losses has them a little lower than they started in the preseason.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Watchlist (By Region)</h2>
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<p>Canton McKinley (18-4)</p>
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<p>Oak Hills (15-6)</p>
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<p>Mason (15-6)</p>
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<p>Huber Heights Wayne (17-4)</p>
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<p>Reynoldsburg (14-6)</p>
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<p>Dublin Coffman (17-4)</p>
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<p>Olentangy Orange (12-8)</p>
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<p>Olentangy (18-2)</p>
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The OHSAA Basketball playoff draw is this Sunday for Division I and Division II teams which makes today the perfect day to release our final in season rankings of both Division's. In this article we'll take a look at the top 10 Division I teams.
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