SBLive Mississippi Boys Basketball Rankings (Dec. 13): Starkville No. 1 in first rankings of 2021-22 season

Each week during the 2021-22 Mississippi high school boys basketball season, SBLive's Tyler Cleveland will rank the Top 10 teams in Mississippi regardless of classification, as well as the top five teams for each of the MHSAA's six classifications.
Here's a look at the boys basketball rankings for the week starting Monday, Dec. 13.
(Feature photo by Austin Frayser)
SBLive Top 10
1. Starkville (11-1)
2. Biloxi (12-1)
3. Meridian (10-1)
4. Brandon (10-2)
5. Olive Branch (11-2)
6. Tupelo (9-2)
7. Madison-Ridgeland Academy (12-2)
8. Petal (12-1)
9. Northwest Rankin (10-3)
10. Murrah (10-2)
Class rankings
6A
1. Starkville (11-1)
2. Biloxi (12-1)
3. Meridian (10-1)
4. Brandon (10-2)
5. Olive Branch (11-2)
5A
1. Holmes County Central (6-5)
2. Forest Hill (4-5)
3. Callaway (4-5)
4. Florence (12-1)
5. Saltillo (11-0)
4A
1. Gentry (13-1)
2. Lanier (8-3)
3. Raymond (7-4)
4. Choctaw Central (13-0)
5. South Pontotoc (10-2)
3A
1. St. Andrew’s (8-2)
2. Booneville (8-0)
3. St. Patrick (10-1)
4. North Panola (11-1)
5. Winona (10-2)
2A
1. Pine Grove (9-3)
2. North Side (8-3)
3. Pisgah (10-1)
4. Coahoma County (6-5)
5. Stringer (9-3)
1A
1. Bay Springs (3-1)
2. Ingomar (11-1)
3. Leake County (9-2)
4. Houlka (10-6)
5. West Union (12-2)