SBLive Arkansas Top 25 high school boys basketball rankings (Feb. 13)

By Kyle Sutherland | Photo by Braeden Botts 

Despite some teams playing an extra game, this week brought normalcy for the most part following two weeks of winter weather that was nothing short of madness. The craziness that has ensued since the season tipped appears to have no end in sight with plenty of matchups featuring Top 25 teams left on the horizon.

1. Bentonville West (23-2)

Minus one hiccup, the Wolverines have answered every call throughout 6A-West play following a brutal non-conference slate and did it three more times last week.

2. Blytheville (27-1)

Won fifth-straight conference title finishing the regular season undefeated both in conference and against in-state competition.

3. Jonesboro (23-3)

Refused to lose to North Little Rock for a third-straight time, then turned around and took care of Mills on Saturday to win eighth-consecutive game.

4. Marion (21-6)

Survived a tough week that featured a lopsided victory over rival West Memphis, as well as tight four-point wins over both Nettleton and Searcy.

5. Central (21-5)

Lost twostraight games for the second time this year in the final seconds against Bryant but took out frustrations on Cabot to gain back some momentum heading into this week.

6. Har-Ber (18-6)

Took one hard on the chin in the rescheduled contest against Fayetteville but notched big victories over Fort Smith Northside and then on the road against Bentonville.

7. Pine Bluff (19-6)

Got through last week without any problems at home and have a favorable contest on the road against Arkansas High this week.

8. Bentonville (19-6)

Dropped two of past three games in close contests against Top 10 Power 25 teams Har-Ber and arch rival Bentonville West, both by single digit points.

9. Farmington (29-0)

Finished the regular season undefeated in conference play for the second consecutive year and the Cardinals now have their sights set on trophies from here on.

10. North Little Rock (16-7)

Handled Little Rock Southwest on Tuesday, but was not able to complete the three-game sweep over red hot Jonesboro.

11. Springdale (19-7)

Avoided going 0-for-3 on the week earning a victory over Fort Smith Southside but was swept by Bentonviille as well as West. An immediate rematch with No. 8 Bentonville looms Tuesday.

12. Bryant (19-8)

Earned the biggest win of the season by a point on the road over Central before handling Little Rock Southwest.

13. Fayetteville (17-8)

Got the job done last week going 3-0 with Power 25 victories over Har-Ber and Fort Smith Northside. A couple of more big opportunities are up this week against top-ranked Bentonville West and No. 11 Springdale.

14. Cabot (17-7)

Had three-game win streak snapped at the hands of Central and will start the week at home against No. 12 Bryant, who beat Central by a point last week.

15. Lake Hamilton (20-4)

Got back in the win column earning a 5A-South win against Hot Springs Lakeside as well as taking down Vilonia in non-conference play.

16. Hot Springs (16-7)

Continues to play solid basketball as winners of eight of past nine games with three contests on the slate for this week.

17. Conway (15-10)

Dropped both games last week and it doesn't get easier with Central and No. 3 Jonesboro on the schedule this week.

18. Fort Smith Northside (15-12)

Did not fare well against Power 25 teams Har-Ber and Fayetteville, now looking to rebound against Rogers Heritage at home in only scheduled game this week.

19. Nettleton (19-6)

Hung tough against Marion in which a win would have given the Raiders a tie for first place in the 5A-East ,but were not able to finish the job.

20. Magnolia (19-1)

Still have hardly been touched in 4A-7 play and that does not expect to change in the final week of the regular season.

21. Little Rock Christian (20-7)

Won four-straight with lopsided victories over Lonoke and Lisa Academy West and now set sights on the final week of the regular season.

22. Maumelle (17-10)

Fell to rival Parkview on the road to split the season series, but senior leader Addison Shelton refused to let the Hornets fall twice, connecting on a crucial layup with four seconds left.

23. Watson Chapel (22-7)

With full control of the 4A-8, the Wildcats aim to close out league play unscathed this week in road contests against Warren and Hamburg.

24. Joe T. Robinson (17-8)

Keeps on winning and with the final week of the regular season up this week, the Senators are in great position to make another deep postseason run.

25. Vilonia (19-7)

Won two-of-three games on the week but fell in a close contest to Top 15 squad Lake Hamilton in non-conference action.