The Bigfork Vikings remain the top basketball team in Class B, according to the latest Associated Press rankings released Wednesday.
The Vikings have won nine games in a row and recently secured the District 7-B regular season title.
The Columbia Falls girls regained the top spot in Class A, edging Hamilton. Fellow Northwestern A foe Frenchtown is ranked third.
The Glacier girls, who upset top-ranked Missoula Sentinel on Tuesday night, broke into the top five. The Wolfpack are ranked fifth in Class AA.
After suffering two recent conference losses, the Glacier boys fell from second place to fourth in the Class AA poll. Billings Skyview took over the No. 1 spot from Great Falls C.M. Russell, which fell out of the top five.
The top teams in The Associated Press Montana high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record through Feb. 4, total points and position last week at right:
Boys
Class AA
1. Billings Skyview (6), 12-2, 95, T3
2. Billings West (4), 12-2, 89, T3
3. Missoula Hellgate, 12-2, 84, 5
4. Glacier, 11-3, 50, 2
5. Helena Capital, 9-4, 43, NR
Others receiving votes: Great Falls Russell 33, Great Falls 6.Class A
1. Laurel (10), 15-0, 100, 1
2. Stevensville, 13-2, 96, 2
3. Browning, 13-2, 77, 4
4. Dillon, 10-3, 69, 5
5. Butte Central, 10-5, 20, 3
Others receiving votes: Columbia Falls 19, Glendive 13, Belgrade 6.Class B
1. Bigfork (5), 15-1, 93, 1
2. Malta (3), 16-1, 92, 2
3. Florence (2), 15-1, 85, 6
4. Forsyth, 13-3, 67, 4
5. Rocky Boy, 14-2, 60, 5
6. Shepherd, 12-4, 39, 10
7. Wolf Point, 11-5, 38, 9
8. Missoula Loyola, 11-5, 34, 3
9. Fairfield, 11-5, 21, 8
10. Columbus, 11-5, 7, NR
(tie) Whitehall, 11-5, 7 , NR
Others receiving votes: Choteau 5, Baker 1, Huntley Project 1.Class C
1. Fairview (9), 16-0, 90, 1
2. Roy-Winifred, 16-0, 81, 2
3. Drummond, 12-2, 66, 5
4. Melstone, 15-1, 59, 7
5. Centerville, 14-2, 47, 3
6. Wibaux, 14-2, 39, 4
7. Plenty Coups, 13-3, 31, 10
8. Broadview-Lavina, 14-2, 23, 8
9. Ennis, 13-3, 21, 6
10. Belt, 13-3, 9, NR
Others receiving votes: Arlee 8, Twin Bridges 7, Dutton-Brady 5, Seeley-Swan 5, Culbertson 3, Victor 1.Girls
Class AA
1. Missoula Sentinel (8), 16-0, 98, 1
2. Butte (2), 12-2, 85, 3
(tie) Helena Capital, 13-1, 85, 2
4. Great Falls, 13-3, 67, 5
5. Glacier, 11-3, 41, NR
Others receiving votes: Billings Senior 24.Class A
1. Columbia Falls (5), 13-3, 95, 3
2. Hamilton (5), 13-3, 92, 1
3. Frenchtown, 11-4, 71, 5
4. Butte Central, 11-4, 70, 4
5. Hardin, 11-4, 39, NR
Others receiving votes: Billings Central 21, Miles City 6, Sidney 6.Class B
1. Fairfield (10), 16-0, 100, 1
2. Townsend, 16-0, 90, 2
3. Malta, 15-1, 78, 3
4. Colstrip, 17-1, 70, 4
5. Deer Lodge, 15-1, 61, 5
6. Shepherd, 14-3, 43, 6
7. Choteau, 11-4, 42, 7
8. Forsyth, 14-3, 34, 9
9. Baker, 11-5, 14, 10
10. Florence, 11-5, 10, 8
Others receiving votes: Rocky Boy 5, Eureka 2, Manhattan 1.Class C
1. Belt (5), 16-1, 86, T1
2. Winnett-Grass Range (4), 16-0, 85, T1
3. Seeley-Swan, 16-1, 62, 6
4. Harlowton-Ryegate, 14-2, 54, T3
5. Broadview-Lavina, 14-2, 42, 7
6. Westby-Grenora, 13-2, 36, T3
7. Chester-Joplin-Inverness, 14-2, 32, 5
8. St. Labre, 14-2, 30, T9
9. Roy-Winifred, 15-2, 18, T9
10. Shields Valley, 12-3, 17, 8
Others receiving votes: Drummond 12, Hinsdale 8, Culbertson 6, Arlee 4, Chinook 3.