The Lexington girls and Irmo boys basketball teams moved up a notch in the latest South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association polls.

The Lady Wildcats moved up to sixth in Class 5A, while the Yellow Jackets are up to third in Class 4A. The positions remained unchanged for defending Class 2A boys basketball champion Gray Collegiate Academy and its sister counterpart and Lexington boys.

The Gilbert girls’ basketball team fell to 10^th in Class 3A entering its Region 5-3A opener against Orangeburg-Wilkinson. The Lady Indians play host to Lower Richland on Jan. 13.  

S.C. Basketball Coaches Association Rankings

(Jan. 10, 2023) 

Boys

Class 5A

1. Dorman
2. Conway
3. Byrnes
4. Goose Creek
5. Lexington
6. TL Hanna
7. Summerville
8. Carolina Forest
9. Hillcrest
10. Cane Bay

Class 4A

1. North Augusta
2. Lancaster
3. Irmo
4. Wilson
5. Greenville
6. Indian Land
7. Westside
8. Catawba Ridge
9. Greer
10. West Florence 

Class 2A

1. Gray Collegiate
2. Oceanside Collegiate
3. Wade Hampton
4. Keenan
5. Strom Thurmond
6. Landrum
7. Andrew Jackson
8. Newberry
9. Abbeville
10. Woodland

Girls

Class 5A

1. Stratford
2. Woodmont
3. Spring Valley
4. Sumter
5. Clover
6. Lexington
7. Summerville
8. Wando
9. Rock Hill
10. Fort Dorchester 

Class 3A

1. Southside
2. Camden
3. Wren
4. Phillip Simmons
5. Blue Ridge
6. Crestwood
7. Lower Richland
8. Emerald
9. West Oak
10. Gilbert

Class 2A

1. Keenan
2. Gray Collegiate
3. Andrew Jackson
4. Silver Bluff               
5. Bishop England
6. Barnwell
7. Kingstree 
8. Timberland 
9. Chesterfield 
10. Columbia