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AP releases first prep rankings of 2019
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The Associated Press released it's first Top 10 polls for boys and girls basketball Jan. 7.



  • New Glarus and Darlington boys are tied for 2nd in D4 behind Roncalli
  • Pecatonica is honorable mention in D5


  • Monroe girls are tied for 9th in the D2 poll.
  • Darlington girls are 10th in the D4 poll
  • Black Hawk is 2nd behind Clayton in D5
  • Argyle is tied for 6th in D5

Here is The Associated Press Wisconsin boys prep basketball poll for the week of January 7, with first-place votes in parentheses, record, total points and last week’s ranking, as voted upon by a statewide panel of sports writers and broadcasters:


Division 1

School Record Points

1. Madison East (9) 12-0 99

2. Hamilton (1) 5-3 78

3. Arrowhead 10-1 70

4. Brookfield Central 6-1 68

5. Kimberly 8-1 60

6. Madison Memorial 8-1 46

7. Waukesha West 9-1 37

8. Homestead 8-1 36

9. Germantown 9-1 25

10. Brookfield East 6-2 16

Others receiving votes: Wausau West 8, Middleton 3, Madison La Follette 2, West Allis Central 1, Sun Prairie 1.


Division 2

School Record Points

1. Nicolet (10) 10-1 100

2. La Crosse Central 8-1 73

3. Green Bay Southwest 9-0 72

4. Onalaska 9-1 61

5. Westosha Central 7-1 56

6. Milw. Washington 6-4 45

7. East Troy 8-1 44

8. Kaukauna 7-2 30

9. West Bend East 8-2 27

10. Milwaukee Madison 7-3 10

Others receiving votes: Mount Horeb 8, Milw. Bay View 7, Milw. Madison Univ 6, Elkhorn Area 5, Plymouth 4, Greenfield 1, Milwaukee Lutheran 1.


Division 3

School Record Points

1. Martin Luther (6) 8-2 77

2. Waupun (2) 8-1 75

3. St. John's NW Military Academy (1) 7-0 65

4. Dominican 8-3 63

5. Lake Country Lutheran 8-1 53

6. Lakeside Lutheran 7-1 44

7. Racine St. Catherine's 7-3 41

8. Stratford 9-0 28

9. Brookfield Academy 8-2 27

10. Platteville 8-3 11

Others receiving votes: Lake Mills 4, Marshall 3, Wisconsin Dells 3, Berlin 1.


Division 4

School Record Points

1. Roncalli (6) 11-0 84

2. New Glarus (2) 9-1 75

(tie) Darlington 10-0 75

4. Clear Lake 8-0 51

(tie) Lourdes Academy 9-1 51

6. Iola-Scandinavia 9-0 47

7. Howards Grove 10-1 32

8. Mineral Point 6-3 21

9. Osseo-Fairchild 8-1 17

10. Cameron 8-1 15

Others receiving votes: Aquinas 10, Auburndale 7, Palmyra-Eagle 4, Oostburg 4, Crivitz 2.


Division 5

School Record Points

1. Sheboygan Area Luth. (9) 11-0 90

2. Columbus Catholic 10-0 69

3. Randolph 8-0 64

4. Hustisford 9-0 54

5. Bangor 8-1 50

6. Blair-Taylor 9-0 40

(tie) Almond-Bancroft 9-1 40

8. Young Coggs Prep 10-2 32

9. Wauzeka-Steuben 9-1 22

10. Potosi 6-1 18

Others receiving votes: Rio 9, Faith Christian 3, Rib Lake 2, Pecatonica 2.


Here is The Associated Press Wisconsin prep basketball poll for the week of January 7, with first-place votes in parentheses, record, total points and last week's ranking, as voted upon by a statewide panel of sports writers and broadcasters:


Division 1

School Record Points

1. Milwaukee King (8) 9-3 89

2. Mukwonago 11-1 76

3. Bay Port (1) 11-0 74

4. De Pere 8-4 59

5. Germantown 10-1 49

6. Madison Memorial 10-2 45

7. Oak Creek 10-2 40

8. Kimberly 8-2 25

9. Appleton East 7-2 12

(tie) Divine Savior 8-2 12

Others receiving votes: Arrowhead 8, Green Bay Preble 5, Stevens Point 1.


Division 2

School Record Points

1. Beaver Dam (9) 12-1 90

2. New Berlin Eisenhower 11-1 79

3. Pius XI 11-2 67

4. Monona Grove 12-1 61

5. Hortonville 8-2 47

6. Slinger 11-1 44

7. Whitefish Bay 11-1 41

8. Reedsburg Area 9-2 20

(tie) West Bend West 9-2 20

(tie) Monroe 9-4 20

Others receiving votes: Pewaukee 3, Milwaukee Washington 2, Stoughton 1.


Division 3

School Record Points

1. Laconia (8) 14-0 86

2. Amherst 10-1 71

3. Marshall 9-2 67

4. Wisconsin Dells 9-1 59

5. Prairie du Chien (1) 12-0 52

6. Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 9-1 41

7. Kewaunee 10-0 32

8. Freedom 10-1 36

9. Shoreland Lutheran 9-1 19

10. Valders 9-1 16

Others receiving votes: Martin Luther 8, Wrightstown 6, Lakeside Lutheran 3, Lodi 3, Bloomer 1, Platteville 1.


Division 4

School Record Points

1. Aquinas (8) 12-0 89

2. Melrose-Mindoro 11-0 79

3. Racine Lutheran (1) 11-0 70

4. Durand 9-0 51

5. Colby 11-0 45

(tie) Howards Grove 10-0 45

7. Mishicot 11-1 33

8. Milwaukee Academy of Science 8-3 23

9. Colfax 8-2 13

10.Darlington 9-2 10

Others receiving votes: Darlington 10, Crandon 7, Iola-Scandinavia 7, Oostburg 4, Cuba City 3, Shiocton 3, Bonduel 2, Regis 2, Necedah 1, Mineral Point 1, Winnebago Lutheran Academy 1.


Division 5

School Record Points

1. Clayton (4) 12-0 85

2. Black Hawk (4) 10-0 83

3. River Ridge 10-2 63

4. Fall River 9-2 58

5. Oneida Nation (1) 12-0 40

6. Newman Catholic 10-3 34

(tie) Argyle 9-1 34

8. Randolph 10-2 29

9. Wausaukee 9-1 20

10. Assumption 9-3 17

Others receiving votes: Wauzeka-Steuben 15, Kickapoo 5, Bangor 4, Columbus Catholic 3, Lourdes Academy 2, Hustisford 1, Rio 1, South Shore 1.