The Nashville Hornets retook the top spot in this week’s John A. Logan College SI Basketball Coaches Poll, despite last week’s #1 team, Centralia, still holding a majority of the First Place Votes.
Both Pinckneyville and Murphysboro impressed enough to jump up 2 spots each, moving in to #3 and #4 respectively. The Panthers went 3-0 last week with wins over Du Quoin, Anna-Jonesboro, and an impressive defensive display over then #7 Herrin in a 39-19 battle. The Red Devils also impressed with wins over #8 Massac County and Herrin.
The Herrin Tigers and Marion Wildcats were the biggest losers in the poll this week, the Tigers suffered the aforementioned losses on back-to-back nights. Marion suffered a 46-41 loss at Carbondale Friday night. Those losses had both programs slide 3 spots down in the poll.
Here’s a look at the Full Rankings:
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Points | Rank Last Week |
| 1 | Nashville (2) | 101 | 2 (+1) |
| 2 | Centralia (7) | 93 | 1 (-1) |
| 3 | Pinckneyville | 77 | 5 (+2) |
| 4 | Murphysboro | 69 | 6 (+2) |
| 5 | Mt. Vernon (1) | 54 | 4 (-1) |
| 6 | Marion | 43 | 3 (-3) |
| 7 | Carterville (1) | 36 | 10 (+3) |
| 8 | Massac County | 30 | 8 (-) |
| 9 | Breese Central | 26 | 9 (-) |
| 10 | Herrin | 19 | 7 (-3) |
Also receiving votes: Du Quoin 12, Benton 10, Teutopolis 9, Hamilton 7, Steeleville 6, Cairo 3, Mounds Meridian 2, Columbia 1, Mt. Carmel 1, Carbondale 1, Christopher 1, Wayne City 1
Southern Illinois Coaches interested in participating in the Coaches Poll can email mattv@riverradio.net to be included in the weekly poll.
