Polson got one first-place vote and is four points behind

C-Falls in the first coaches poll for the Northwest A League in

boys' basketball. The Pirates were a point ahead of Whitefish while

Libby and Frenchtown rounded out the poll.

Polson got one first-place vote and is four points behind C-Falls in the first coaches poll for the Northwest A League in boys' basketball. The Pirates were a point ahead of Whitefish while Libby and Frenchtown rounded out the poll.

In the state rankings, C-Falls was again No. 1, while Polson was No. 3. Whitefish was No. 7 in the poll, showing quite a bit of depth in the Northwestern A conference.

Polson is currently playing at the tip-off tournament in C-Falls and Whitefish this weekend.

Northwestern A data

2011-2012 forecast

1. Columbia Falls (4) 16

2. Polson (1) 12

3. Whitefish 11

4. Libby 6

5. Frenchtown 5

(First-place votes in parentheses. Points based on a compilation of votes by league coaches.)

State Rankings

1. C-Falls

2. Dillon

3. Polson

4. Laurel

5. Butte Central

6. Corvallis

7. Whitefish

8. Stevensville

9. Browning

10. Libby

11. Havre

12. Belgrade

13. Sidney

14. Lewistown

15. Billings Central

16. Park

17. Hamilton

18. Frenchtown

19. Anaconda