Buford Up, Mill Creek Down In Latest Polls

The top three teams in Class AAAAA have not changed, but the action picks up after that. Tift County wrapped up the regular season region championship over the weekend and moved up to No. 4. North Gwinnett entered the rankings following a 46-41 upset of previous No. 4 Mill Creek, which dropped out of the rankings. Miller Grove remained No. 1 in Class AAAA after sweeping the regular season series with No. 5 Southwest DeKalb. Woodland-Bartow and Effingham County each moved up one spot. North Hall entered the Class AAA rankings thanks to 14 straight victories. Allatoona is now 9-0 in region play while new No. 10 Grady has won eight straight games. Model moves into the Class AA rankings thanks to 10 wins in its last 11 games. Albany also debuts in the rankings at No. 6. In Class A, Portal with a 20-3 record replaces Terrell County, but Whitefield Academy remains No. 1 over undefeated No. 2 North Cobb Christian.

There was not a lot of movement at all in the girls rankings. In Class AAAAA Lowndes dropped down to No. 10 following a rivalry loss to Valdosta. Chamblee still sits atop Class AAAA, followed by Statesboro and Douglas County. Miller Grove sits at No. 8 after beating Southwest DeKalb over the weekend. In Class AAA, undefeated Westover takes the No. 2 spot away from St. Pius X, but Washington County remains No. 1. Despite 20 wins Allatoona fell to No. 10 after dropped three of its past five games. In Class AA, Buford moved up one spot after throttling a pair of weekend opponents, and Wesleyan still stands as the top team in Class A. Calvary Day sits at No. 2 in Class A while Holy Innocents' and Darlington are poised to move into the top three should one of those teams lose.

Boys Basketball Rankings

CLASS AAAAA

1. Milton

2. Shiloh

3. Westlake

4. Tift County

5. Wheeler

6. Berkmar

7. Harrison

8. North Cobb

9. Johnson (Savannah)

10. North Gwinnett

CLASS AAAA

1. Miller Grove

2. Fayette County

3. Douglas County

4. Chattahoochee

5. Southwest DeKalb

6. Lovejoy

7. Jonesboro

8. Woodland-Bartow

9. Effingham County

10. Osborne

CLASS AAA

1. Columbia

2. Washington County

3. Eagles Landing

4. Carrollton

5. Walnut Grove

6. Drew

7. Thomson

8. North Hall

9. Allatoona

10. Grady

CLASS AA

1. Vidalia

2. Jordan

3. Buford

4. GAC

5. Morgan County

6. Albany

7. Thomasville

8. East Hall

9. Manchester

10. Model

CLASS A

1. Whitefield Academy

2. North Cobb Christian

3. Wilkinson County

4. Wilcox County

5. Lanier County

6. Turner County

7. Athens Christian

8. Mount Paran Christian

9. Landmark Christian

10. Portal

Girls Basketball Poll

CLASS AAAAA

1. McEachern

2. Norcross

3. Parkview

4. North Gwinnett

5. Alpharetta

6. Marietta

7. Hillgrove

8. Stephenson

9. North Cobb

10. Lowndes

CLASS AAAA

1. Chamblee

2. Statesboro

3. Douglas County

4. Alcovy

5. Creekview

6. Forest Park

7. Fayette County

8. Miller Grove

9. Cedar Shoals

10. Jonesboro

CLASS AAA

1. Washington County

2. Westover

3. St. Pius X

4. Carrollton

5. Columbia

6. Cartersville

7. Cross Creek

8. Westside-Macon

9. Westside-Augusta

10. Allatoona (6) 20+ wins on the year lost 3 of 5

CLASS AA

1. Morgan County

2. Laney

3. Model

4. Buford

5. Lovett

6. Decatur

7. East Hall

8. GAC

9. Rabun County

10. Dade County

CLASS A

1. Wesleyan

2. Calvary Day

3. Southwest Atlanta Christian

4. St. Francis

5. Darlington

6. Holy Innocents’

7. Taylor County

8. Pace Academy

9. Pelham

10. Gordon Lee