The Warsaw boys basketball team dropped its first game of the season on Saturday night.

The Tigers then dropped down two spots in the Class 4-A rankings released today by the Associated Press.

Warsaw, which lost 36-33 at home to Carmel on a trey at the buzzer, checks in at No. 6 in this week’s poll.

The Tigers, who were the last undefeated team left in the state, will close out the regular-season with a trip to Carroll on Friday night. The Chargers are ranked No. 9 in the Class 4-A poll this week. Carroll is 19-5 on the season after a 60-57 loss at Homestead last Friday night, followed by a 61-53 loss at North Central (Indianapolis) on Saturday night. Homestead is No. 12 in 4-A this week, while North Central is ranked No. 3.

Triton has worked its way into the Class 1-A rankings at No. 14 this week. The Trojans have won seven of their last nine games to improve to 14-7. Triton plays at Bremen tonight and hosts Knox on Friday night.

NorthWood is the highest ranked team in the area as the Panthers are No. 2 in Class 3-A. Coach Aaron Wolfe’s talented team has won six straight games since a 51-35 home loss to Warsaw back on Jan. 29. The Panthers wrap up the regular season at a vastly-improved Whitko team on Friday night. The Wildcats have won six straight to bump their season mark to 13-8.

Among the other area teams in the rankings this week are South Bend Washington (No. 14 in 4-A), Mishawaka Marian (No. 3 in 3-A) and South Bend St. Joseph (No. 17 in 3-A).

Warsaw owns wins this season over Triton, NorthWood and Marian.

Class 4-A
1. New Albany; 2. Merrillville; 3. North Central; 4. Lawrence Central; 5. McCutcheon; 6. Warsaw; 7. Evansville Reitz; 8. Lawrence North; 9. Carroll; 10. Southport; 11. Bloomington South; 12. Homestead; 12. Pike; 14. South Bend Washington; 15. Indy Tech; 16. Lowell; 17. Bloomington North; 17. Castle.

Class 3-A
1. Griffith; 2. NorthWood; 3. Mishawaka Marian; 4. Park Tudor; 5. Tipton; 6. Brownstown Central; 7. Danville; 8. Indy Attucks; 9. Silver Creek; 10. Pike Central; 11. Marion; 12. Washington; 13. Vincennes Lincoln; 13. Brebeuf; 15. Angola; 16. Jasper; 17. South Bend St. Joseph; 18. Hamilton Heights; 19. Leo.

Class 2-A
1. Barr-Reeve; 2. Northeastern; 3. Lapel; 4. Oak Hill; 5. Shenandoah; 6. Linton-Stockton; 7. Indy Howe; 8. Michigan City Marquette; 9. Hammond Noll; 10. Bowman Academy; 11. South Ripley; 12. Southwood; 13. Forest Park; 14. Eastern (Greentown); 15. Providence.

Class 1-A
1. Liberty Christian; 2. Seton Catholic; 3. Bloomfield; 4. Indy Tindley; 5. University; 6. Gary 21st Century; 7. South Newton; 8. Lafayette Central Catholic; 9. Tri-County; 10. Indy Arlington; 11. Clinton Prairie; 12. Jac-Cen-Del; 13. Christian Academy; 14. Fort Wayne Blackhawk; 14. Morgan Township; 14. Triton; 14. Wood Memorial.