No area team ranked in top 75 nationally
One thing that became clear through watching the "polls" a year ago was that Louisiana gets very little credit for its high school teams. What I don't get is why this is so. I mean, how often do we hear about how loaded Louisiana is in regard to talent?
Well, here we are again, the season knocking on the door. Jamborees are this week and if the preseason "polls" are any indication, teams best start off quickly, including in the jamboree to move up in national stature.
Now, let me explain why I have polls in parentheses. I'm using USA Today and MaxPreps.com once again. And while I think they're reputable sites, I just can't give them credit to be able to correctly guess the rankings nationally. Too many schools. Not enough people seeing all the schools. (Continue reading...)
I'll be putting out an HSGametime.com poll beginning next week, the week of the first games. It will come out on Mondays during the season and will rate only our area schools.
But until then, chew on the preseason MaxPreps national and state poll
National Top 250, Louisiana teams only (local teams in bold):
No. 25 Bastrop
No. 82 Destrehan
No. 83 South Plaquemines
No. 86 Evangel
No. 118 East St. John
No. 162 West Monroe
No. 167 Parkview Baptist
No. 173 Barbe
No. 178 St. Thomas More
No. 191 Curtis
No. 194 St. James
No. 212 Dutchtown
No. 227 Shaw
No. 229 Acadiana
Louisiana Top 25 (local teams in bold)
No. 1 Bastrop
No. 2 Destrehan
No. 3 South Plaquemines
No. 4 Evangel
No. 5 East St. John
No. 6 West Monroe
No. 7 Parkview Baptist
No. 8 Barbe
No. 9 St. Thomas More
No. 10 Curtis
No. 11 St. James
No. 12 Dutchtown
No. 13 Shaw
No. 14 Acadiana
No. 15 Rummel
No. 16 Redemptorist
No. 17 Ehret
No. 18 Sulphur
No. 19 Westgate
No. 20 St. Paul's
No. 21 O. Perry Walker
No. 22 Westlake
No. 23 Carencro
No. 24 Benton
No. 25 Calvary Baptist
What are your thoughts? Who is too high? Who is too low? Is Louisiana unappreciated nationally, or does MaxPreps have the teams rated about right? You tell us.
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