Final Statewide Boys Basketball Coaches Polls
OSAAtoday presents its final statewide Boys Basketball Coaches Polls for the 2019-2020 season in all classifications. Thanks to all the coaches who took the time and had the expertise to contribute their opinions to this endeavor.
Please note: these polls are for generating interest and discussion only and have no impact on the OSAA’s RPI and Colley ratings that form the basis of the OSAA’s rankings for playoff purposes.
Boys Basketball
6A
1. Jefferson (6) [2] 20-4 149
2. Jesuit (10) [1] 20-3 143
3. Barlow [4] 17-6 111
4. Central Catholic [5] 16-7 104
5. Clackamas [3] 18-5 92
6. South Salem [6] 19-3 78
7. Lake Oswego [8] 14-8 75
8. West Linn [7] 15-8 36
9. Tigard [9] 15-7 29
10. Mountainside [10] 18-4 24
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of this morning
Others receiving significant votes: Westview (11), Grant (10), Sherwood (8)
Notes: Lake Oswego won at Tigard 67-59. The Lakers, who have clinched the Three Rivers League, play Friday at West Linn. … West Linn lost at Oregon City 61-46. … Barlow can clinch the Mt. Hood Conference title outright Wednesday with a home win over Sandy.
5A
1. Churchill (10) [1] 19-3 100
2. Crater [3] 17-5 84
3. Silverton [2] 21-1 83
4. Wilsonville [4] 17-5 73
5. West Albany [5] 17-5 56
6. Pendleton [9] 18-5 36
7. South Albany [7] 16-5 34
8. Milwaukie / Milwaukie Academy of the Arts [6] 14-7 28
9. Willamette [8] 13-9 24
10. Parkrose [10] 12-9* 15
*One loss by forfeit
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of this morning
Others receiving significant votes: Corvallis (7), Springfield (6)
Notes: Churchill visits Crater on Tuesday in a pivotal Midwestern League game. … Last week, Churchill won at Willamette 77-55 and Crater won at home over Willamette 59-47. … Wilsonville goes to Milwaukie on Tuesday. … Milwaukie fell at La Salle Prep 68-66.
4A
1. Marist Catholic (12) [1] 21-3 138
2. Seaside [4] 17-4 114
3. Philomath [5] 18-4 98
4. North Marion (1) [2] 19-4 97
4. Banks (1) [3] 16-6 97
6. Cascade [8] 18-5 59
7. Henley [7] 17-6 52
7. Woodburn [6] 16-6 52
9. Gladstone [9] 18-5 40
10. Klamath Union [10] 16-7 12
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of this morning
Others receiving significant votes: none
Notes: Marist Catholic beat 2A No. 2 Toledo 59-56 on Saturday at Northwest Christian University. … Gladstone defeated visiting North Marion 73-65 on Friday to pull into a first-place tie in the Tri-Valley Conference. … Host Seaside dropped Banks 58-51. The teams, tied for first place in the Cowapa League, meet in a tiebreaker playoff Thursday at Tillamook. … Cascade won at home over Woodburn 69-58 to move into a second-place tie with the Bulldogs, one game behind Philomath. On Tuesday, Woodburn goes to Philomath and Cascade plays host to Stayton. … Klamath Union lost at home to Phoenix 62-38.
3A
1. De La Salle North Catholic (6) [2] 18-6 95
2. Dayton (3) [3] 21-6 93
3. Salem Academy (1) [1] 18-5 82
4. Amity [4] 19-6 67
5. Creswell [5] 19-5 58
6. Cascade Christian [8] 20-5 47
7. St. Mary’s, Medford [10] 14-9 33
8. Oregon Episcopal School [7] 18-7 29
9. Sutherlin [6] 18-6 22
10. Yamhill-Carlton [nr] 16-10 6
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of this morning
Others receiving significant votes: Rainier (4)
Notes: The round of 16 is Saturday. …. In notable games to determine top league seeds, Dayton beat Salem Academy 47-41 (PacWest), De La Salle North Catholic topped Oregon Episcopal 62-52 (Lewis & Clark), and St. Mary's defeated Sutherlin 57-49 (Far West). … Dayton routed Amity 72-52 and Oregon Episcopal turned back Riverdale 62-45 in league playoff games. … Cascade Christian won at home over 1A No. 2 Triad 61-46.
2A
1. Western Christian (6) [1] 23-3 95
2. Toledo (4) [2] 22-3 93
3. Knappa [4] 24-2 82
4. Columbia Christian [3] 21-5 64
5. Oakland [5] 23-3 57
6. Coquille [6] 22-4 45
7. Santiam [9] 21-7 39
8. Lost River [8] 22-4 27
9. Kennedy [7] 18-8 20
10. Bandon [nr] 19-7 12
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of this morning
Others receiving significant votes: Butte Falls / Crater Lake Charter (9)
Notes: The round of 16 is Saturday. … In notable games to determine top league seeds, Western Christian held off Santiam 74-73 (Tri-River), Knappa beat Mannahouse Christian 61-49 (Northwest), Bandon edged Coquille 41-39 (Sunset), and Lost River dispatched Butte Falls 47-43 (Southern Cascade). … Mannahouse Christian won at Columbia Christian 53-51 and Santiam downed Kennedy 63-56 in league playoff games. …. Toledo lost to 4A No. 1 Marist Catholic 59-56 at Northwest Christian University.
1A
1. Trinity Lutheran (6) [2] 23-4 90
2. Triad (1) [1] 22-4 87
3. Nixyaawii (2) [3] 22-5* 76
3. Damascus Christian (1) [5] 24-1 76
5. Life Christian [4] 23-2 61
6. Crosshill Christian [6] 24-2 58
7. Prairie City [7] 22-1 36
8. North Clackamas Christian [8] 21-5 29
9. North Lake [10] 18-6 21
10. Joseph [9] 20-7 11
* One loss by forfeit
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of this morning
Others receiving significant votes: none
Notes: The first round is Wednesday and the round of 16 is Saturday. … In notable games to determine top league seeds, Trinity Lutheran beat Triad 53-42 (Mountain Valley). Nixyaawii ran away from Joseph 77-54 (Old Oregon), and Damascus Christian edged Life Christian 37-36 (Valley 10). … Triad lost at 3A No. 6 Cascade Christian 61-46.