CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Associated Press high school boys preseason basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and total points:
| Team | Pts |
| Class AAAA | |
| 1. Morgantown (10) | 100 |
| 2. Parkersburg South | 78 |
| 3. George Washington | 68 |
| 4. Jefferson | 56 |
| 5. South Charleston | 40 |
| 6. Greenbrier East | 38 |
| 7. Cabell Midland | 29 |
| 8. Huntington | 24 |
| 9. Hedgesville | 22 |
| 10. Princeton | 18 |
Others receiving votes: Wheeling Park 17, University 14, Spring Mills 10, Capital 9, Martinsburg 8, Hurricane 7, Woodrow Wilson 7, Musselman 4, Spring Valley 1.
| Class AAA | |
| 1. Shady Spring (8) | 98 |
| 2. Fairmont Senior (2) | 91 |
| 3. Logan | 75 |
| 4. Elkins | 70 |
| 5. Scott | 63 |
| 6. Herbert Hoover | 38 |
| 7. Grafton | 28 |
| 8. North Marion | 19 |
| 9. Robert C. Byrd | 17 |
| 10. East Fairmont | 16 |
Others receiving votes: Winfield 10, Berkeley Springs 9, Ripley 7, Hampshire 5, Keyser 3, Nitro 1.
| Class AA | |
| 1. Bluefield (7) | 96 |
| 2. Ravenswood (1) | 77 |
| 3. Williamstown | 70 |
| 4. Wheeling Central (2) | 54 |
| 5. South Harrison | 53 |
| 6. Chapmanville | 48 |
| 7. St. Marys | 37 |
| 8. Poca | 36 |
| 9. Charleston Catholic | 34 |
| 10. Wyoming East | 12 |
Others receiving votes: Buffalo 7, Magnolia 6, Ritchie County 6, Trinity 4, Braxton County 3, Westside 2, Wirt County 2, Frankfort 1, Notre Dame 1, Mingo Central 1.
| Class A | ||
| 1. James Monroe (10) | 100 | |
| 2. Tucker County | 86 | |
| 3. Pendleton County | 57 | |
| 4. St. Joseph | 52 | |
| 5. Greenbrier West | 51 | |
| 6. Man | 50 | |
| 7. Cameron | 41 | |
| 8. Tyler Consolidated | 23 | |
| 9. Tug Valley | 18 | |
| 10. Webster County | 17 |
Others receiving votes: Madonna 14, Wahama 9, Tolsia 9, Greater Beckley Christian 9, Clay-Battelle 8, Tygarts Valley 5, East Hardy 1.
