Big Shakeup In Latest High School Girls Basketball Poll

CONNECTICUT — Eight of the top 10 teams in last week's girls basketball poll found themselves in different positions in the most recent balloting, with one team vaulting all the way to the No. 6 spot from outside the rankings.

Notre Dame-Fairfield was again a unanimous top choice of all 17 voters, with Newtown maintaining the second spot. Four teams improved their previous ranking, while Wethersfield entered the top 10 by leaping to the sixth position.

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

1. Notre Dame-Fairfield (lw: 1)
2. Newtown (lw: 2)
3. Norwalk (lw: 5)
4. Norwich Free Academy (lw: 9)
5. Staples (lw: 8)
6. Wethersfield (lw: N/R)
7. Newington (lw: 4)
8. New London (lw: 3)
9. Southington (lw: 10)
10. East Catholic (lw: 6)

Also receiving votes: Berlin, Stamford, Shelton, Trumbull, Bacon Academy, Canton, Sheehan, Glastonbury, St. Paul, Daniel Hand, Cromwell, E.O. Smith, Windsor Locks, Wilbur Cross, Easts Hampton.

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