After the Heart of Illinois Conference Tournament and several notable games at key shootouts last week, the latest Clutch Sports Media Boys Basketball Power Rankings were as topsy-turvy as they’ve been all season.
El Paso-Gridley shook off a down stretch and roared to life to win the HOIC tournament after a clutch go-ahead bucket from Lucas Shaffer in the last seconds of the title game. Metamora’s Matthew Zobrist pulled off similar heroics to help the Redbirds beat Evanston at their own Redbird Roundball Classic.
Meanwhile, a strong week from Normal Community boosted the Ironmen significantly. All in all, seven of the 10 ranked teams shifted from last week’s rankings.
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Teams from the Mid-Illini and Big 12 make up the large school rankings while every other area school falls into the small school category. Teams receiving consideration are listed as well.
Check out the latest rankings below: