By GREG MENGELT

After beating Jeffersonville and North Harrison last week, Floyd Central moved up a spot in the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association poll, which was released Sunday.

The Highlanders improved to 9-2 on the season and have won four in a row and six of their last seven games.

Floyd was the only team in the area to received votes. Potential regional opponents Bloomington North (10-3), Columbus North (9-5) and Terre Haute North (13-1) received votes.

In one of the most wide open seasons in memory, defending Class 4A state champion Carmel became the latest No. 1 team. The Greyhounds are 10-3 and received nine of the 20 first-place votes. No. 2 Chesterton (12-0) got the most with 10 and No. 6 Ben Davis (10-3) earned the other. Fishers (13-2) is No. 3, following by No. 4 Westfield (10-3) and No. 5 Zionsville (9-2).

INDIANA BASKETBALL COACHES POLL
Rank, School (1st place votes) Record
1. Carmel (9) 10-3, 2. Chesterton (10) 12-0, 3. Fishers 13-2, 4. Westfield 10-3, 5. Zionsville 9-2, 6. Ben Davis (1) 11-3, 7. Indianapolis Tech 12-2, 8t. North Central 10-3, 8t. Cathedral 10-4, 10. Valparaiso 13-2, 11. Homestead 10-5, 12. Brebeuf 9-3, 13. Penn 10-1, 14. Central Noble 15-0, 15. Pike 9-2, 16. Mishawaka Marian 10-2, 17. Fort Wayne Blackhawk 12-1, 18. Lawrence North 7-3, 19. Floyd Central 9-2, 20. Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 9-2.
Others receiving votes (in alphabetical order): Anderson 10-2, Bloomington North 10-3, Chatard 12-0, Columbus North 9-5, Crispus Attucks 7-7, Culver Academy 7-2, Fort Wayne Snider 8-2, Glenn 12-0, Leo 8-2, Linton-Stockton 14-1, Monroe Central 11-0, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 9-2, New Castle 10-2, NorthWood 13-1, Terre Haute North 13-1, Warren Central 6-5.

NOTE: Records as of Sunday.