Greensboro Day is preseason No. 1 in West; Farmville Central unanimous No. 1 in East
HighSchoolOT has released its preseason Top 25 Boys Basketball Polls ahead of the 2019-2020 season.
Greensboro Day was the No. 1 team in the West rankings in this year's preseason poll. The Bengals received six of the seven first-place votes.
North Mecklenburg received the other first-place vote and is ranked No. 2 in the preseason poll.
Cannon School, Northwest Guilford, and Olympic round out the top five in the West rankings.
In the East rankings, defending 2A state champion Farmville Central is the unanimous No. 1 team in the preseason.
Millbrook, Greenfield School, Apex Friendship, and Durham Academy round out the top five.
Here are the complete preseason rankings for boys basketball:
Boys Basketball West Top 25
1. Greensboro Day (6) (174)
2. North Mecklenburg (1) (169)
3. Cannon School (156)
4. Northwest Guilford (148)
5. Olympic (145)
6. Ben L. Smith (140)
7. Concord First Assembly (129)
8. R.J. Reynolds (128)
9. A.L. Brown (110)
10. Butler (107)
11. Vance (99)
12. High Point Christian (95)
13. Carmel Christian (90)
14. Winston-Salem Prep (89)
15. Independence (74)
16. Ardrey Kell (68)
17. Hickory Ridge (52)
18. Myers Park (51)
19. Davidson Day (39)
20. Dudley (38)
21. Bishop McGuinness (30)
22. West Charlotte (20)
23. Charlotte Catholic (19)
24. Parkland (18)
25. Freedom (17)
Others receiving votes (in order): Shelby (16), Williams (11), Covenant Day (9), Davie (8), North Davidson (6), Reidsville (6), Charlotte Christian (4), Southwest Guilford (1).
Boys Basketball East Top 25
1. Farmville Central (7) (175)
2. Millbrook (164)
3. Greenfield School (159)
4. Apex Friendship (153)
5. Durham Academy (141)
6. Leesville Road (140)
7. Holly Springs (128)
8. Henderson Collegiate (121)
9. Garner (102)
10. Kinston (98)
11. Panther Creek (94)
12. Heritage (85)
13. Clayton (82)
14. Village Christian (77)
15. Southern Durham (68)
16. Hoggard (64)
17. Rolesville (60)
18. Wayne Country Day (51)
T19. Trinity Christian (46)
T19. Voyager Academy (46)
21. Northwood (37)
22. Terry Sanford (30)
23. Vance County (29)
24. South Granville (26)
25. Northern Nash (21)
Others receiving votes (in order): Middle Creek (20), Granville Central (16), Pinecrest (16), Riverside-Durham (8), Seventy-First (7), Westover (3), First Flight (2), South Central (2), Cleveland (2), New Hanover (1), Knightdale (1).
