Kennedy jumped into the Associated Press Class 4A boys basketball poll released Monday.

The Cougars' 56-51 win over Linn-Mar on Saturday boosted Kennedy into the rankings at No. 10 and dropped the Lions two places to No. 8.

Linn-Mar (13-4) has a huge game Tuesday when it hosts No. 6 Dubuque Senior (15-2). Senior leads the Lions by one game in the MVC Mississippi Division with four games remaining in the league season. Kennedy is a game behind Linn-Mar.

Kennedy (13-4), meanwhile, hosts No. 1 Iowa City West (17-0) Tuesday, then plays at Jefferson (11-6) on Friday. The J-Hawks were among teams receiving votes and already own a win over the Cougars last month at Kennedy.

MOC-Floyd Valley (19-0) in Class 3A, West Marshall (19-0) in 2A and Danville (19-0) in 1A are the other top ranked teams.

AP BOYS BASKETBALL POLLS
(First-place votes in parentheses)

CLASS 4A
1. Iowa City West (11)    17-0    137    1
2. Ankeny (3)                17-0    129    2
3. Cedar Falls                 15-2    108    4
4. WDM Valley               14-3     74    3
5. SC East                     15-3    69    5
6. Dubuque Senior         15-2    66    7
7. DM Hoover               13-3     59    9
8. Linn-Mar                   13-4     54    6
9. Waukee                   13-4     37    8
10. CR Kennedy            13-4     26    NR
Other receiving votes - DM Roosevelt 8, CR Jefferson 3

CLASS 3A
1. MOC-Floyd Valley (13)    19-0    139      1
2. Waverly-Shell Rock (1)    17-1    120     2
3. Mount Pleasant              17-1    117    3
4. Dav. Assumption            14-3     87     5
5. Western Dubuque         15-2     80     6
6. Webster City                15-2     56     7
7. Iowa Falls-Alden            16-2     48     4
8. Dallas Center-Grimes      16-2     42     9
T9. LeMars                      15-3     25    NR
T9. SC Heelan                 12-5     25    NR
Others receiving votes - Atlantic 15, Maquoketa 6, Grinnell 3, Carroll 3, ADM 3, Vinton-Shellsburg 1

CLASS 2A
1. West Marshall (11)    19-0     137    2
2. West Fork (3)           19-0    127    1
3. DM Christian              18-1     94    4
4. Denver                     18-1     89    3
5. Monticello                 19-0     81    6
6. MFL MarMac               16-1    72    5
7. Mount Vernon           15-4    47    T8
8. Ogden                     19-1    39    T8
9. Monroe PCM             18-2    33    10
10. Clarinda                  16-2    20    NR
Others receiving votes - North Cedar 19, Sioux Center 6, Mediapolis 2, Carroll Kuemper 2, Cascade 1, Fort Dodge St. Edmond 1

CLASS 1A
1. Danville (9)                        19-0    133     1
2. Storm Lake St. Mary's (5)    19-0    131     2
3. NE Hamilton                       19-0    110    3
4. Boyden-Hull                       17-2     89    5
5. Harris-Lake Park                  19-0    68    6
6. Keota                               18-0    67    7
7. Treynor                            18-1    62    4
8. Nodaway Valley                 16-2    41    8
T9. North Linn                      18-2    24    9
T9. Lone Tree                      17-2    24    10
Others receiving votes - LeMars Gehlen 9, Oakland Riverside 5, North Iowa 4, Lawton-Bronson 1, Iowa Mennonite 1, Exira 1