Division play is over in the Southern Connecticut Conference, but there are some interesting interdivision matchups.
Notre Dame plays Career at Wilbur Cross. Notre Dame won the last matchup in overtime at home, but now must try to do so again without power forward Quenten Howard, who is out for the season with a foot injury.
Speaking of Cross, the Govs head up to Middletown to face Xavier. Hamden tries get some revenge on Branford at home after the Hornets beat the Green Dragons the first time around. Also, North Haven plays at Fairfield Prep.

One notable game in the Shoreline Conference has Hyde travelling to Deep River to face Valley Regional, which has won 10 straight games. This is the toughest remaining regular-season test for undefeated Hyde, the No. 4 team in the Register Top 10 poll.

Each Monday by 5 p.m., we hope to bring you the top five boys' basketball teams in our poll at our website, http://www.nhregister.com/. It will be my breakdown of the top five teams with a brief outlook on each team.

Here is the link for the first week that debuted on Monday:


http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/01/11/sports/doc4b4baf8f25f5c653476466.txt

Check out the latest edition of the Register Top 10 poll at: www.nhregister.com/boyshoops

Here is the latest Register top 10 boys' basketball poll for the week of January 5: