The seventh state rankings for the 2020 the season have been released by the NYSSWA. Below are the WNY teams that made the cut:
Class AA
Niagara Falls #23
Class A
Canisius #2
Health Sciences #3
Park #8
St. Joe's #12
Class B
Allegany-Limestone #11
Timon #21
Fredonia #23
Class C
Middle College #3
Randolph #5
Tapestry #9
Westfield #12
Class D
Panama #8
According to the rankings…
– They don't really believe their own rankings. They don't really believe Canisius is #2, they think that's too high. They don't really believe Albany Academy is #4, they think AA is even better than that. There's really no other explanation, based on last week's results. St. Joe's falls from #8 to #12 in NYS Class A for losing by four points at #2 Canisius. Park falls just one spot, from #7 to #8 for losing by 21 points at #4 Albany Academy. Think about that for a moment. They don't believe their own rankings. I'll bet if it was the other way around and Park only lost by 4 points at Albany Academy, they'd have stayed at #7 or even moved up. If Albany Academy is thought of that highly (which they should be), then just rank them #1 already, because the way those results were handled lacks logic otherwise…according to the rankings!
– Niagara Falls is really ranked. Now #23 in NYS Class AA, which is up from the 'feel good' #28 spot that doesn't even exist in Top 25 rankings or in the NYSSWA State Rankings when they debut each year. I still don't understand the magic of expansive & inclusive rankings, but I guess I should just be happy Falls has officially cracked the Top 25, which I am. Maybe I should expand the large school poll to 14 next week so I can include Will East, Will North, Lancaster, & Frannies.
– Allegany-Limestone is the 7th best public school in NYS Class B.
– It's now a Middle College vs. Randolph Class C crossover game that sends the Kats back to states, where they fall one round earlier than last season. Tapestry dropped from the #2 spot in NYS Class C all the way to #9 and behind both Randolph (#5) and Middle College (#3).
– Section V has the D's. Following Panama's second loss of the season at Maple Grove, the Panthers are no longer #1 in NYS Class D, falling all the way to #8. That means no more state championship and not even a regional victory. Section V's Avoca now has the highest ranked Class D team in the Far West Region. My buddy Tracy may never let me live this one down if the rankings hold true in March.
Click HERE for complete NYSSWA State Rankings
-centercourt
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