The Ben Davis boys basketball team was not rated in preseason polls by The Associated Press. But after a 1-1 opening weekend against two top 10 teams, the boys were rated No. 10 in Class 4A by The Associated Press today.

The boys opened the season by beating Pike 72-64 and then dropping a tough 55-52 loss at Southport that wasn’t decided until the final basket. The Class 4A poll is dominated by MIC teams with Carmel No. 1 and North Central No. 4.

The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school boys basketball teams, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through games of Tuesday, rating points and previous rankings:

Class 4A

W-L Pts Prv

1. Carmel (11) 3-0 308 1

2. Southport (5) 2-0 292 2

3. Homestead 4-1 232 3

4. North Central 3-0 188 6

5. Columbus North 3-0 168 7

6. Brownsburg 3-1 136 8

7. New Albany 3-0 129 10

8. Bloomington North 3-0 74 NR

9. Ev. Reitz 1-0 59 NR

10. Ben Davis 1-1 58 NR

Others receiving votes: Pike 56. Munster 40. Warren Central 34. Carroll (Allen) 25. Hamilton Southeastern 18. McCutcheon 15. Merrillville 14. Ft. Wayne Snider 9. Lake Central 8. Lawrence North 7. Chesterton 7. Roncalli 7. Warsaw 6. Zionsville 6. Penn 6. DeKalb 6. E. Chicago 6. Jennings Co. 6.

The sectional this year will be hosted by Perry Meridian and includes the hosts, us, Southport, Northwest, Decatur Central and Pike.