With just a week remaining in the regular season the question is can the Centralia Orphans make it a wire-to-wire season at the #1 ranking in the John A. Logan College SI Basketball Poll. The Orphans once again lead the pack this week.
The Mt. Vernon Rams and Pinckneyville Panthers are tied up at #3.
There’s plenty of shuffling in the lower spots of this week’s Top 10. The Carterville Lions have clinched at least a share of the SIRR Ohio Division and also have stepped in at #10 in the rankings.
Here’s a look at the Full Rankings:
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Points | Rank Last Week |
| 1 | Centralia (8) | 88 | 1 (-) |
| 2 | Benton (1) | 70 | 2 (-) |
| 3 | Mt. Vernon | 58 | 3 (-) |
| – | Pinckneyville | 58 | 4 (+1) |
| 5 | Marion | 52 | 6 (+1) |
| 6 | Herrin | 32 | 5 (-1) |
| 7 | Vienna | 31 | 8 (+1) |
| 8 | Goreville | 26 | 7 (-1) |
| 9 | Massac County | 23 | 10 (+1) |
| 10 | Carterville | 18 | UR |
Also receiving votes: Murphysboro 13, Meridian 8, Waltonville 4, Carbondale 1, Nashville 1, Sparta 1, Carmi-White County 1