One New Entry Makes Girls Basketball Top 10

CONNECTICUT — Very little change took place in the final regular season girls basketball poll of coaches and media members, with the top four teams retaining their positions.

Norwich Free Academy earned 11 first-place votes to stay atop the rankings. Notre Dame-Fairfield, with four top votes, remained second, while Ridgefield collected two first-place votes to stay in third.

Here are the top 10, with last week's ranking in parentheses, as well as all other teams receiving votes.

1. Norwich Free Academy (lw: 1)
2. Notre Dame-Fairfield (lw: 2)
3. Ridgefield (lw: 3)
4. Newington (lw: 4)
5. East Hartford (lw: 7)
6. Sheehan (lw: 6)
7. Daniel Hand (lw: 8)
8. Glastonbury (lw: 9)
9. Staples (lw: 5)
10. Kolbe Cathedral (lw: N/R)

Also receiving votes: Bacon Academy, Thomaston, Trumbull, Middletown, Sacred Heart Academy, E.O. Smith, Windsor, Holy Cross, Fairfield Ludlowe, Mercy, Suffield, Pomperaug, Simsbury, East Hampton, Parish Hill, Seymour, Killingly, Bristol Eastern.

Voters: Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Mike Madera, New Haven Register; Vickie Fulkerson, The New London Day; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Brian Medeiros, Canton; Fred Williams, Northwestern Regional; Rick Wilson, Waterbury Republican American; Sean Krofssik, Meriden Record-Journal; Matt Hornick, Bristol Press; Rich Zalusky, The Chronicle; Dave Danko, Fairfield Warde; Adam Betz, Journal Inquirer; Scotty Nails, Rye Country Day School; Scott Ericson, GameTimeCT.
Compiled by Scott Ericson

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