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Week 11 WSN/WBCA Girls Basketball Coaches Poll

02/08/2011, 4:00pm CST
By Jay Messar

There was yet another shakeup atop this week's rankings as teams are finding out just how difficult a perfect season can be to obtain. Yet with exactly one month left until the first round of regionals, there still remains four unbeaten squads atop respective divisions in Luxemburg-Casco, Dominican, Regis and Newman Catholic. Here's how the Week 11 coaches poll turned out:

Week 11 WSN/WBCA Girls Basketball Coaches Poll

Division 1

Pius win streak of 30 games dating back from last season was snapped at the hands of Arrowhead Friday night, as the loss dropped the Lady Popes out of the top spot in Division 1 for the first time since the Week 6 poll. Replacing them is Nicolet, who along with No. 3 Middleton, have seemed to separate themselves from the rest of the division. Not far behind is No. 4 Racine Case, who once again traded spots with No. 5 Milwauke Vincent. Chippewa Falls also dropped its first game of the season to Big Rivers rival Eau Claire North, dropping the Cardinals two spots to No. 7 while raising the Huskies into the top 10 for the first time since Week 3. No team dropped completely from this week's poll.

Dropped Out: None.
New Arrivals: None.

Division 2

Luxemburg-Casco remains the lone undefeated in Division 2 at 13-0, and assumed the top spot for the sixth straight poll. But for a small flip with No. 3 Beaver Dam and No. 4 Union Grove, there was no change in the top eight spots in this week's poll. West Bend East has had a tough 2011 thus far as its fourth loss of the season sent it tumbling out of the rankings from No. 9 last week. Milton, Cedarburg and Notre Dame all moved up, while Cudahy returned to the lineup at No. 12. Badger rivals Baraboo and Reedsburg entered this week at No. 13 and 15 respectively, while Plymouth debuts this week at No. 14.

Dropped Out: West Bend East, Ashland, Sparta.
New Arrivals: Cudahy (No. 12), Plymouth (No. 14), Reedsburg (No. 15).

Division 3

Dominican, Chilton and Neillsville all hold a zero in the loss column and re-entered this week's poll as the top three teams in that order. Richland Center entered at No. 4 again, heading a list of five one-loss teams in Columbus, Lomira, Edgerton and East Troy. Mondovi, Kewaunee and Xavier held onto their exact spots at Nos. 11 through 13, while Somerset debuted at No. 14 and Lakeside Lutheran re-entered at No. 15 for the first time since before the holiday break.

Dropped Out: Saint Croix Falls, Bloomer.
New Arrivals: Somerset (No. 14), Lakeside Lutheran (No. 15).

Division 4

The biggest story in Division 4 is the rollercoaster week Lancaster had. All eyes were on the Flying Arrows as they were the first team to knock off D2 powerhouse Richland Center, but did not respond well afterward in losing two straight to fall eight spots to No. 11 this week. Lourdes returned to No. 3 while Osseo-Fairchild and Colfax made a push back into the top five after a couple weeks just ouside that line. Fennimore has quietly snuck up the rankings, reaching a season-high No. 7 mark this week, while Owen-Withee returned at No. 14 after a one-week hiatus.

Dropped Out: Belleville.
New Arrivals: Owen-Withee (No. 14).

Division 5

It was a relatively boring week yet again in the Division 5 top 10, but for those teams ranked in last week's poll, one would be willing to bet boring is good. Newman, Black Hawk and Seneca all share a 16-0 season record and are one-two-three in this week's poll again. Highland slipped one spot to No. 8 this week, swapping places with Northwood. Kickapoo and Goodman/Pembine had a tough week as each dropped a pair of games--the Panthers hung onto the No. 15 spot while the Patriots fell out altogether. Royall returned this week since it was ranked No. 12 in the Week 1 poll back in November. 

Dropped Out: Goodman/Pembine.
New Arrivals: Royall (No. 14).

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