The new Associated Press and Coaches polls are out following Week 1 of high school football. And you may notice a little something different at the top of the Class 5A poll. For the first time in a long time, Warren Central is not the No. 1 team in the state. That honor now belongs to Carmel, following the Greyhounds 28-21 win over Class 4A power Cathedral.
Other rankings of note: In the AP, Hamilton Southeastern ranks 2nd in 5A, but No. 10 in the coaches poll. Obviously, quite a discrepancy in the way those in the media and those on the field view the Royals. Ben Davis, No. 3 in the AP, ranks No. 2 in the coaches poll. Warren Central dropped to a tie for fifth and No. 9 in the AP and Coaches, respectively. Center Grove ranks No. 10 in the AP and No. 7 in the Coaches poll.
In Class 4A, Cathedral drops to 2nd, Mooresville comes in at No. 6, while Whiteland and Roncalli both rank in the Top 10 in the Coaches poll.
Chatard remains ranked No. 1 in Class 3A, while Speedway ranks Top 10 in Class 2A. Sheridan, on the heels of a blowout win over Western Boone, remains No. 1 in Class A, followed by Ritter at No. 2 in the AP, No. 3 in the Coaches poll.
Posted by: Bradley N. on Wednesday, August 22, 2007
As I said in your post last week on the rankings, they are a joke. HSe ranked 2 in the AP and 10 in the coachs? WHAT? How could everyone be that far a part on there assesment of HSE? Ben Davis, after a scare against Perry comes in ranked 3rd this week? Why? Because HSSTm has him on the cover of the August issue? They ought to put Adam Weise on the cover. Dude threw for 300 yards and 3 touchdowns!
Posted by: Red Dawn on Wednesday, August 22, 2007
CG will be making its way up those charts. And Bradley, I know you like this Weise fellow, but wait until the Trojans war horse defense gets ahold of him. He'll taste a lot of turf on Friday night. See you there HSSTM!
Posted by: Pioner Press on Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Did you see what Mooresville did last week? 63 points! Better be getting Nick Bradford and Iowa-bound Trent Mossbrucker some pub yo
Posted by: Logan James on Thursday, August 23, 2007
Why is Roncalli still ranked? They got worked over by CG last week at home, and as Mind of McConnell eluded to, they lost a lot of talent and leadership from last season. It's the same as Notre Dame being overrated every year based on the past. Roncalli was and has been great...but it doesn't mean they are every year.
Posted by: Fred on Thursday, August 23, 2007
HSE is ranked so high in the AP because of what type of school it is...its low in the coaches poll because all the coaches know they aren't that great and will be waxed by some or most of the better 5A schools. Plain and simple.