Prep Hoops Indiana Week 12 Class-by-Class Polls

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The schedule on the boys side is back to normal this week. We have a full week ahead of games to look forward to and, as always, Prep Hoops Indiana will be your one stop shop for the best coverage. Also, believe it or not, this is the third to final week of the regular season. Let's dive on in and take a look at our official Prep Hoops Indiana Week 12 Class-by-Class Polls.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Class 1A</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- 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 Kouts</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">16-0</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#1</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#2 Liberty Christian</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">14-4</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#2</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#3 Barr-Reeve</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">16-1</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#3</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#4 Hauser</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">16-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#4</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#5 Orleans</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">15-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#6</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#6 Bloomfield</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">12-5</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#5</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#7 Triton</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">13-3</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#7</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#8 Southwood</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">14-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#9</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#9 West Central</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">12-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#8</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#10 Loogootee</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">13-6</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#10</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We certainly are glad that we moved Liberty Christian back up to #2 several weeks ago. In fact, the toughest decision now is whether or not they should be #1. The Lions knocked off Lawrence Central on Saturday, have only lost to Class 4A teams, and won their eighth straight game. Barr-Reeve and Hauser are starting to solidify themselves in their respective spots as well. Orleans moved up after a win over Loogootee while Bloomfield's one-point loss to Sullivan only dropped them to sixth. We are not punishing West Central for their loss to Kouts or Loogootee for their loss to Orleans as both remain in our poll.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Class 2A</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- 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 Rankings</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#1 Gary 21st Century</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10-5</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#2</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#2 Parke Heritage</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">15-4</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#3</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#3 Oak Hill</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">15-1</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#1</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#4 Westview</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">17-1</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#4</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#5 Centerville</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">16-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#7</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#6 Paoli</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">16-0</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#10</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#7 Scecina Memorial</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">13-5</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#9</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#8 Park Tudor</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">11-6</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#6</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#9 Triton Central</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">14-3</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#5</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#10 University</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">12-4</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#8</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It feels really unfair to drop Oak Hill two spots following a five-point loss to a very good Class 4A team. However, that is how thin the margins are at the top of Class 2A right now. Gary 21st Century is deserving of the top spot following their win over Crown Point and what they did to Gary West Side as well. Westview is playing at such a high-level too, but it is hard to move them up into that next tier. Due to some losses Paoli, who remains undefeated, jumped to #6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Class 3A</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- 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 Silver Creek</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">20-1</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#1</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#2 Cathedral</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">14-3</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#2</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#3 Northview</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">14-4</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#3</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#4 Princeton Commuity</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">15-3</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#4</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#5 Shelbyville</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">15-4</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#5</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#6 Columbia City</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">14-3</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#6</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#7 Crispus Attucks</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">12-5</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#10</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#8 Boonville</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">14-3</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">NR</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#9 Gibson Southern</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">13-5</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#7</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#10 Guerin Catholic</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">14-5</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">NR</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As always, our easiest job each week is placing Silver Creek at the top of our Class 3A poll. Putting Cathedral second is the next easiest job. The top six all won last week, but there was quite a bit of shakeup in the bottom half of the rankings. Both Evansville Bosse and Blackhawk Christian fell out of the poll. Boonville came in with impressive back-to-back wins over Gibson Southern and Heritage Hills. Guerin Catholic is back in as well after winning six straight games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Class 4A</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- 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 Fishers</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">19-0</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#1</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#2 Pike</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">16-3</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#4</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#3 Crown Point</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">15-1</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#5</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#4 Mt. Vernon (Fortville)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">17-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#6</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#5 Carmel</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">12-3</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#7</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#6 Plainfield</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">17-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#2</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#7 Lawrence North</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">15-3</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#3</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#8 South Bend St. Joseph</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">14-4</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#8</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#9 Northridge</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">17-1</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#9</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#10 Terre Haute North</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">16-3</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">NR</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fishers in the top spot is obvious. However, from there, it is really hard to make sense of what to do. Part of what, in our opinion, makes the Prep Hoops Indiana rankings the best is that we understand context and don't overreact to individual outcomes. However, when the margins are so small, it causes bigger swings than we normally care to have. Plainfield falling from #2 to #6 based on a loss to Terre Haute North and Lawrence North falling from #3 to #7 based on a loss to Carmel doesn't make a ton of sense. However, it is hard to not credit Pike, Crown Point, Mt. Vernon, and Carmel for continuing to win. Those two through seven spots could be put in any order.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->