The Day of New London Top 10 state coaches football poll

First-place votes in parentheses, record, points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis and last week’s ranking:

1. Ansonia (10) 7-0 382 1
2. Greenwich (2) 7-0 366 2
3. Southington (1) 7-0 298 3
4. Hand-Madison 7-0 290 5
5. Staples-Westport 6-0 289 4
6. Bunnell-Stratford 7-0 267 6
7. New London 7-0 238 7
8. Bristol Eastern 7-0 148 10
9. Masuk-Monroe 6-1 134 NR
10. Shelton 6-1 122 9

Dropped out: Stratford (8).

Also receiving votes: Tie, Bridgeport Central (5-1) and Weaver-Hartford (6-0), 115; New Canaan (6-1), 96; Seymour (7-0), 88; Cromwell (7-0), 70; New Britain (6-1), 63; Woodland-Beacon Falls (6-1), 42; Conard-West Hartford (6-1), 40; Pomperaug-Southbury (6-1), 35; Stratford (6-1), 32; Ledyard (5-1), 25; Fairfield Prep (5-2), 22; Berlin (6-1), 18; Northwest Catholic-West Hartford (5-2), 11; Middletown (6-1), 9.

The following coaches voted: Chris Anderson, Woodland-Beacon Falls; Jim Buonocore, Fitch; Dave Cadelina, Bridgeport Central; John DeCaprio, Notre Dame-West Haven; Chuck Drury, Pomperaug-Southbury; Steve Filippone, Hand-Madison; Tanner Grove, Montville; Jude Kelly, St. Paul-Bristol; Tim King, Valley Regional-Deep River; Bill Mella, Southington; John Murphy, Masuk-Monroe; Marce Petroccio, Staples-Westport; Bob Zito, Maloney-Meriden.