SBLive's Washington 3A boys basketball coaches poll: Eastside Catholic unanimous at No. 1 (12/18/2023)

Garfield and O'Dea swaps spots with Bulldogs moving up to No. 3 and Fighting Irish dropping to No. 5

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 18 teams in the latest poll. Eastside Catholic received all nine first-place votes.

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 (Dec. 18):

CLASS 3A COACHES POLL

1. Eastside Catholic 90 (9)

Record: 5-0

2. Mount Spokane 76

Record: 7-0

3. Garfield 73

Record: 4-1

4. Auburn 61

Record: 8-0

5. O'Dea 52

Record: 3-3

6. Mountlake Terrace 36

Record: 6-0

7. Rainier Beach 27

Record: 5-2

8. Bellevue 17

Record: 3-1

9. Arlington 15

Record: 6-1

10. Lincoln of Tacoma 13

Record: 5-0

Others receiving votes: Kelso, Roosevelt, Liberty, Gig Harbor, Stanwood, Seattle Prep, Timberline, North Central

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