Once again, I'll be ranking all of our area basketball teams every week. Expect an update each Sunday on this blog.

Today, I'm not only bringing you my preseason SWakeSports rankings, but also predictions on other winter sports.

Basketball season is in the past, so let's hand out our third-annual SWakeSports girls basketball awards.

Here are my third-annual SWakeSports boys basketball awards

Here are the SWakeSports boys basketball rankings, a weekly ranking done every Sunday for the 11 schools that The Cary News and the Southwest Wake News actively cover.

Once again, here are the SWakeSports girls basketball rankings, a weekly ranking done every Sunday for the 11 schools that The Cary News and the Southwest Wake News actively cover.

Due to snow, ice and exams, most teams in our area have only played two games over the past two weeks. It was kind of pointless to do a SWakeSports girls basketball rankings, a weekly ranking done every Sunday for the 11 schools that The Cary News and the Southwest Wake News actively cover, for just a game.

But they're back this week just in time for what most teams are expecting to be a three-game week.

Due to snow, ice and exams, most teams in our area have only played two games over the past two weeks. It was kind of pointless to do a SWakeSports boys basketball rankings, a weekly ranking done every Sunday for the 11 schools that The Cary News and the Southwest Wake News actively cover, for just a game.

But they're back this week just in time for what most teams are expecting to be a three-game week.

Here's this week's SWakeSports boys basketball rankings, a weekly ranking done every Sunday for the 11 schools that The Cary News and the Southwest Wake News actively cover.

1. Middle Creek (14-1): Last week: def. Fuquay-Varina 64-39, def. Holly Springs 82-54, def. Apex 48-34

You really don't want to play Middle Creek right now.

It's the first SWakeSports girls basketball rankings, a weekly ranking done every Sunday for the 11 schools that The Cary News and the Southwest Wake News actively cover, of 2011. Hope you enjoy!

1. Green Hope (13-1): Last week: def. Holly Springs 72-53

Green Hope completed its first round of conference play with a perfect 8-0 record. That's at least 24 conference games in a row — 27 if you count the conference tournament.

Here's this week's SWakeSports boys basketball rankings, a weekly ranking done every Sunday for the 11 schools that The Cary News and the Southwest Wake News actively cover.