Here are the latest News-Democrat boys basketball polls:

Large-School Poll (Class 3A-4A)

Rankings for metro-east teams; voting by area coaches and News-Democrat staff writers (first-place votes in parentheses):

Rank Team W-L

1. Belleville East (4) 6-0

2. Cahokia (1) 7-0

3. Edwardsville 6-1

4. Belleville West 4-1

5. East St. Louis 3-3

Also receiving votes: Marquette (5-2); Althoff (5-2); Alton (4-3); Highland (6-1); Granite City (4-3); Collinsville (4-3); O'Fallon (3-5)

Small-School Poll (Class 1A-2A)

Rankings for metro-east teams; voting by area coaches and News-Democrat staff writers (first-place votes in parentheses):

Rank Team W-L

1. Okawville(3) 6-0

2. Central (1) 5-2

3. Carlyle (1) 3-1

4. Roxana 7-0

5. Gibault 6-1

Also receiving votes: Nashville (4-2); Madison (3-2); Mater Dei (3-5); Sparta (4-3); Wesclin (2-3)