Centralia has retaken the top spot in the John A. Logan College SI Basketball Coaches Poll with wins over Collegiate Medicine & Bioscience, Teutopolis, and Cahokia last week.
Nashville’s loss to Breese Central in the NIT Finals on Saturday played a role in their slide to #2 and the Cougars’ rise to #3.
Here’s a look at the Full Rankings:
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Points | Rank Last Week |
| 1 | Centralia (5) | 75 | 2 (+1) |
| 2 | Nashville (1) | 71 | 1 (-1) |
| 3 | Breese Central | 59 | 6 (+3) |
| 4 | Murphysboro (1) | 49 | 5 (+1) |
| 5 | Mt. Vernon | 46 | 4 (-1) |
| 6 | Olney (1) | 41 | 7 (+1) |
| 7 | Pinckneyville | 36 | 3 (-4) |
| 8 | Hamilton County | 32 | 8 (-) |
| 9 | Herrin | 29 | NR |
| 10 | Teutopolis | 11 | 9 (-1) |
Also receiving votes: Carterville 10, Breese Mater Dei 10, Marion 6, Steeleville 5, Columbia 4, Mt. Carmel 3, Massac County 2, Cairo 2, Vienna 1, Cisne 1
Southern Illinois Coaches interested in participating in the Coaches Poll can email mattv@riverradio.net to be included in the weekly poll.
