Bowman Academy secured the No. 9 ranking in the latest Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) poll, which is the highest spot a team from Northwest Indiana received. With a 10-2 record, the Eagles received 254 votes in the poll.
Lake Central, ranked 11th, received 213 votes with an 8-2 overall record.
Lowell, Munster and Valparaiso were other teams from the area receiving votes in the poll.
1 Carmel 440 8-0 22
2 Greensburg 385 12-0
2 Ind. Tech 385 12-1
4 Penn 336 9-0
5 Columbus North 297 11-2
6 Fort Wayne NS 283 12-1
7 Park Tudor 281 7-1
8 Brownsburg 266 8-1
9 Bowman Academy 254 10-2
10 Hamilton S. 241 10-2
11 Lake Central 213 8-2
12 Richmond 174 9-1
13 Guerin Catholic 141 11-3
14 Mooresville 140 9-1
15 Pike 117 6-3
16 Brebeuf Jesuit 84 7-1
17 Perry Meridian 77 10-0
18 Ind. Cathedral 75 6-2
19 Marion 69 6-3
20 Columbus East 40 6-1
Other Schools Receiving Votes
Barr-Reeve, Batesville, Ben Davis, Bloomington South, Brownstown Central, Corydon Central, Culver Academies, Evansville F. J. Reitz, Evansville Harrison, Fishers, Franklin Central, Frankton, Homestead, Jay County, Jeffersonville, Logansport, Lowell, McCutcheon, Munster, New Albany, New Haven, North Central (Indianapolis), Northeastern, Northridge, NorthWood, Paoli, Valparaiso, Wapahani, Warren Central, Zionsville