Preseason Basketball Rankings
The SEMO basketball poll as voted on by the Southeast Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association with first-place votes in parentheses, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote, record and previous ranking:
T1. Charleston (8) 22-10 217 2
T1. Poplar Bluff (7) 27-4 217 1
3. Jackson 23-4 190 4
4. Doniphan 19-7 142 14
5. Twin Rivers 20-8 125 15
6. Bell City 21-11 118 11
7. South Pemiscot 22-7 109 10
8. Sikeston 10-15 103 ----
9. Notre Dame 12-16 60 6
10. Caruthersville 20-7 48 5
11. Kelly 21-6 47 7
12. Portageville 22-6 46 3
13. South Iron 23-5 43 ----
T14. Scott Central 20-9 40 ----
T14. Clarkton 16-9 40 ----
Others receiving votes: Dexter 38, Farmington 36, Salem 30, Cape Central 29, Malden 26, Saxony Lutheran 22, Thayer 12, Advance 9, New Madrid 6, Van Buren 5, Scott City 4, West County 4, Campbell 1.
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