The Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team is among those statewide receiving votes in the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Poll this week.

The Vikings are 13-1 on the season. Valley has won nine in a row since losing a 56-48 decision in triple overtime to Plymouth last month.

Rochester is also among the teams receiving votes in the poll. The Zebras sit at 15-1 on the season and just had a key conference win over Whitko Saturday night.

Valley has a big pair of home games this week. Coach Chris Kindig’s talented team, led by stellar sophomore center Anne Secrest, hosts NorthWood Tuesday night and entertains Rochester Saturday night in a huge Three Rivers Conference clash.

The Vikings and NorthWood will both play in the Class 3-A Sectional at Wawasee next month. Valley is 3-0 in the TRC and Rochester is 4-0, the lone two unbeatens left in league play.

Among the area teams ranked in the top 20 are South Bend St. Joseph at No. 7, Penn at No. 9 and Glenn at No. 20.

Following is the IBCA Poll for this week.

1. Bedford North Lawrence; 2. Lawrence North; 3. Columbus North; 4. Heritage Christian; 5. Homestead; 6. Noblesville; 7. South Bend St. Joseph; 8. Evansvile Mater Dei; 9. PEnn; 10; Pike; 11. Hamilton Southeastern; 12. Lake Central; 13. Princeton Community; 14. Mooresville; 15. Roncalli; 16. Center Grove; 17. Benton Central; 18. Fort Wayne Canterbury; 19. Fishers; 20. Glenn.

Area teams receiving votes: LaPorte, Rochester, South Bend Washington, Tippecanoe Valley.