Darren Kinnard
Section618.com

Fresh off winning the Highland Bulldog Invitational, the Centralia Annies jump over Nashville and Fairfield to take over the number one ranking in the latest Section618.com Deep South Volleyball Coaches’ Poll. Centralia received five of the 12 first place votes with Nashville getting four and Fairfield three. The Hornettes drop a spot to two. Fairfield is down a spot to three.

Spots 4-9 remain the same with Carterville, Pinckneyville, NCOE, Du Quoin, Woodlawn, and Massac County holding down those spots. Carmi-White County makes its poll debut at number 10. Murphysboro, Hamilton County, and Herrin also received votes.

Here is the complete poll:

Rank Team Class Pts 1st Record Prev Ranking
1 Centralia (3A) 104 (5) 24-2 3
2 Nashville (2A) 102 (4) 24-3 1
3 Fairfield (2A) 99 (3) 21-4 2
4 Carterville (2A) 90 23-4 4
5 Pinckneyville (2A) 78 14-5 5
6 NCOE (1A) 66 26-2 6
7 Du Quoin (2A) 38 13-9-1 7
8 Woodlawn (1A) 34 16-3 8
9 Massac Co. (2A) 25 19-8 9
10 Carmi-White Co. (2A) 11 14-6 NR

Others receiving votes: Murphysboro (2A) 7, Hamilton Co. (2A) 3, Herrin (3A) 1