The Hometeam Central Mass. boys’ basketball media poll (with record, last week’s ranking, first-place votes and total points tabulated on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis):

TeamRecordLast WeekNo. 1 VotesTotal Points 1. Algonquin 4-1  2 6 95 2. Doherty 6-2  3  3 92 3. Marlboro 5-2  1  1 82 4. St. John's 5-4  4  —  67 5. Wachusett 5-3  5  —  57 6. St. Peter-Marian 4-3  6  —  43 7. Westboro 4-1  NR  —  32 8. Maynard 5-0  10  —  25 9. South 5-1  9  —  23 10. Quabbin 7-0  NR  —  7

Dropped out: Groton-Dunstable, Sutton.

Others receiving votes (with record, total points): Shepherd Hill (4-3, 6), Groton-Dunstable (4-3, 4), Shrewsbury (3-4, 3), Sutton (3-2, 3), Worcester Tech (5-0, 3), Narragansett (6-1, 2), Assabet (6-0, 1).

Poll voters: Ross Edwards, Sentinel & Enterprise; Tom Flanagan, T&G; Craig Holt, T&G; Chris Kyne, T&G; Andy Lacombe, WCTR-TV 3; Dave Nordman, T&G; Carl Setterlund, T&G; Kevin Shea, WCTR-TV 3; Tom Trainque, Gardner News; Jim Wilson, T&G.