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Division III Boys Basketball
Top 10 Polls For This Week--(Jan. 19, 2000)

Below is the latest CIF Southern Section's official top 10 poll for Division III, and there have been several big moves, the biggest perhaps with Compton Centennial, going from No. 2 last week all the way down to No. 9. We're not sure if that's a reaction to the 5 forfeits the CIF imposed on the school last week, or just a general feeling among those voting for this section that Centennial may not be as good as everyone thought in the preseason. Harvard Westlake has moved up to No. 4, from No. 8 last week, and that's a pretty big shift as well. Chaminade has dropped down to No. 10 from No. 7, and if they lost again, they could be in jeopardy of not being ranked for the first time in about three years. Notre Dame has moved into the No. 8 spot from being unranked.

The poll is compiled by the SCIBCA (Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association). Basically each division is composed of a committee consisting of a number of coaches who review standings, strength of schedule, results and the like. Committee members submit their respective votes and these are compiled and tabulated and the result is what you see below. Polls will be issued weekly by the CIF Southern Section office. This should also be posted up on the Southern Section website either this evening or by tomorrow at the latest.

	Division II-AA Top 10 Teams
Rank	Team	Last Week
1	Bishop Montgomery	1
2	San Dimas 14-3	3
3	Morningside 12-6	6
4	Harvard-Westlake 14-4	8
5	Corona Del Mar 14-6	4
6	Costa Mesa 15-4	5
7	Monrovia 18-1	9
8	Notre Dame 13-5	NR
9	Centennial Compton	2
10	Chaminade	7
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