SBLive's Washington 3A boys basketball coaches poll: O'Dea climbs to No. 3 this week (2/6/2024)

Fighting Irish receive one first-place vote and sit at No. 3, climbing their way up from No. 7 last week

High school basketball in the state of Washington has returned once more. With that, so has the SBLive weekly coaches poll for Class 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A.

In Class 3A, votes were cast for 16 teams in the latest poll. Auburn received six first-place votes to stay right on top this week.

Each poll is comprised of voting coaches from programs across the state in the corresponding classification. Points are awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. Number of first place votes are indicated in parentheses. The poll is organized by SBLive analyst Dan Dickau.

Here is the 3A boys basketball coaches poll reflecting opinions of coaches around the state (Feb. 6):

CLASS 3A COACHES POLL

1. Auburn (9) 94

Record: 21-1

2. Mountlake Terrace 75

Record: 19-1

3. O'Dea (1) 72

Record: 15-6

4. Mount Spokane 70

Record: 16-3

5. Garfield 55

Record: 13-5

6. Eastside Catholic 52

Record: 15-5

7. Bellevue 42

Record: 15-3

8. Mount Vernon 29

Record: 18-2

9. Lincoln of Tacoma 20

Record: 17-3

10. North Thurston 16

Record: 18-3

Others receiving votes: North Central, Timberline, Rainier Beach, Roosevelt, West Seattle, Stadium.

Voting 3A coaches: Garrick Phillips (University), David Wagenblast (Mount Spokane), Gavin Cree (Mercer Island), Nalin Sood (Mountlake Terrace), Brett Henry (Evergreen), Ryan Hansen (Auburn), Scott Didrickson (Interlake), Allen Thomas (Timberline), Bradyn Leyde (Kennewick), Omar Parker (Liberty).