Statewide Basketball Rankings for All Classes

By Beacon Staff

With an 11-1 record, Bigfork moved up to fourth place statewide in the latest Class B boys basketball rankings. Columbia Falls, meanwhile, dropped out of the top spot to second place in Class A after losing consecutive games. In girls, Bigfork is tied for 10th in Class B and Polson is fifth in Class A.

Here are statewide standings for all classes, with record, total points from voting and first place votes in parentheses:

Boys

Class AA:

Billings Senior (13) – 10-0; 138
Great Falls CMR – 9-1; 114
Billings West – 8-1; 99
Bozeman – 8-2; 78
Billings Skyview – 8-3; 48

Others receiving votes: Missoula Sentinel 31, Helena Capital 12

Class A:

Laurel (13) – 11-1; 130
Columbia Falls – 10-2; 105
Glendive – 8-3; 92
Browning – 9-3; 85
Polson – 8-4; 73

Others receiving votes: Dillon 14, Belgrade 12, Butte Central 9

Class B:

Rocky Boy (12) – 11-0; 129
Missoula Loyola (1) – 11-1; 111
Florence – 10-1; 91
Bigfork – 10-1; 88
Plains – 10-0; 76
Conrad – 10-2; 74
Shepherd – 10-2; 55
Boulder – 8-3; 27
Malta – 7-3; 16
Huntley Project – 8-3; 16

Others receiving votes: Fairfield 12, Manhattan 6, Whitehall 6, Shelby 3, Columbus 3, Valley Christian 1, Wolf Point 1

Class C:

Culbertson (9) – 13-0; 125
Winifred (2) – 11-0; 11
Joliet (1) – 13-0; 97
Arlee – 11-1; 79
Twin Bridges (1) – 9-0; 65
Drummond – 11-1; 57
Big Sandy – 10-1; 48
Fairview – 12-1; 42
Wibaux – 10-1; 40
Belt – 10-1; 27

Others receiving votes: Centerville 8, St. Labre 7, Shields Valley 6, Dutton-Brady 2, Highwood 1

Girls

Class AA:

Bozeman (10) – 10-0; 118
Missoula Sentinel (2) – 11-0; 108
Butte – 8-1; 97
Great Falls CMR – 7-3; 83
Missoula Big Sky – 7-4; 55

Others receiving votes: Billings Senior 13, Helena Capital 6

Class A:

Anaconda (9) – 9-1; 117
Sidney (2); 8-1; 105
Livingston (1) – 9-1; 92
Billings Central – 9-2; 71
Polson – 9-2; 58

Others receiving votes: Miles City 13, Butte Central 12, Laurel 12

Class B:

Malta (10) – 9-0; 117
Fairfield (2) – 10-1; 106
Missoula Loyola – 11-1; 97
Shepherd – 10-2; 78
Choteau – 9-2; 63
Manhattan Christian – 10-2; 55
Florence – 10-2; 52
Broadus – 8-2; 32
Wolf Point – 7-3; 24
Whitehall – 7-5 ; 13
Bigfork – 8-3; 13

Others receiving votes: Three Forks 6, Harlem 4

Class C:

Harlowton-Ryegate (10) – 12-0; 115
Fairview (1) – 12-0; 93
Belt (1) – 11-1; 77
Winifred-Roy – 9-1; 71
Hot Springs – 11-1; 47
Twin Bridges – 8-1; 45
Saco-Whitewater – 10-1; 45
Roberts – 13-1; 40
Seeley-Swan – 10-1; 38
Culbertson – 12-1; 36

Others receiving votes: Terry 16, Chester-Joplin-Inverness 14, Drummond 6, Joliet 5, Charlo 2, White Sulphur Springs 2