After a week at No. 4, Circleville returns to its familiar position as the fifth-ranked Divison II team in Ohio in the latest Associated Press poll.
After spending the first three weeks at No. 5, they moved to 4 last week and switch positions with Copley this week in returning to No. 5.
Purcell Marian remains at No. 1 for the fith week with Fairland moving up to No. 2 and Sheridan slipping to No. 3.
Unioto slipped to No. 10.
Fairland, Circleville, Sheridan, Unioto and 13th-ranked Marietta are the top five seeds, respectively, in the Southeast District tournament that began this week.
In Division I, Olentangy retook the No. 1 spot with Pickerington Central going to No. 2. Miami East remains atop Division III and Fort Loramie stays at No. 1 in Division IV.
DIVISION II
1. Cin. Purcell Marian (14) 21-1 158
2. Proctorville Fairland 20-1 122
3. Thornville Sheridan (2) 22-0 109
4. Copley 19-2 98
5. Circleville 20-0 93
6. Akr. SVSM 15-5 77
7. Bryan 19-1 58
8. Beloit W. Branch 19-2 40
9. Mansfield Sr. 18-2 24
10. Chillicothe Unioto 19-3 20
Others receiving 12 or more points: Granville 18. Gates Mills Gilmour 14. Marietta 13.
(First place votes in parentheses with team record and total points)
