The latest state rankings are out and they paint an unusual picture. The coaches' poll places us a step down this week at #3, behind Vincennes Rivet and Barr-Reeve. We started the season at #1, fell to #2 after losing to Mooresville (currently the 2nd-ranked team in all classes), then slipped again this week after losing at Elmhurst (the reigning 3A state champions).
Contrast that decline to our move upward to #30 in the entire state in the objective Sagarin computer rankings. That is our highest appearance ever in that particular ratings system. We are ranked above all schools in both 1A and 2A. We've played the strongest schedule of any 1A team and are 2-2 against teams ranked in the top 64. The two teams above us in the coaches poll haven't even played a team in the top 64, much less beaten two of them. So, we continue to trust our schedule and chuckle quietly about the relative lack of respect we receive from the 1A coaches on the weekly poll.
The past two years we were ranked #9 and #7 coming into the tournament and carried home that big hunk of trophy from the state championship game. That's our goal again and it doesn't really matter if we're even ranked at all. We'll let the others continue to pad their records by beating up on inferior competition while we try to identify and address our weaknesses as we go toe to toe with some of the really good teams in the state.
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