Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Third Round Team Rankings

I know I've been slacking on the rankings but, there just hasn't been much to update. I haven't seen any new teams and things haven't changed that much. There are a couple minor changes but, nothing to major. There are no changes for division three or four but, I will still list them so the all divisions can be seen on the same page. As always I have listed in ( ) how many times I have seen each team, since I'm basing my rankings only on teams and games that I've actually seen.

1. Humble, Texas Christian Life (1)- Their height and athleticism gives them the advantage over any team in Wisconsin. There is a reason they play a national schedule.
2. Milwaukee Washington (1)- Most complete over all team. Three guards that play intense defense and can score. Big men that block shots and rebound.
3. Madison Memorial (5)- Had the lose to Madison East. Most athletic team I've seen but, that outside shooting really hurts them at times.
4. Racine Horlick (1)- Very tall, long, and athletic front line and their guards play intense defense.
5. Madison East (2)- Marquis Mason is an athletic freak and dominates on the inside and Nimrod Hillard shows up big in big games. Yes they beat Memorial but, I would still take Memorial 7 of 10 games.
6. Waukesha Catholic Memorial (1)- Fundamentally strong team that is led by a star in T.J. Bray.
7. Verona (3)- Ziemer is one of the best players I've seen and Wadzinski is a very good #2 option.
8. Beloit (2)- Very athletic team and is very team oriented. Have four different guys that can carry the scoring load.
9. Menomonee Falls (1)- I know there record is a little rough but, this team looked very good in the game that I saw. They have good overall team height and have a solid eight man rotation and don't lose a thing when they go to their bench.
10. Oshkosh North (1)- Tank Johnson is a beast on the inside, Taylor Cameron is a very good point guard, and Nathan Wara does all the little things. 1-3-1 defense is very tough.
11. Wisconsin Lutheran (1)- Flavian Davis is an absolute star and the rest of their team knows their roles.
12. Fond du Lac (1)- Very good in the fast break and play great defense. Nick Ford is one of the top point guards in the state.
13. Whitefish Bay Dominican (1)- Athletic team that is also very fundamentally sound. Play great defense, rebound well, and no one can stay in front of Jerel Harris.
14. Wauwatosa East (1)- Once again probably the deepest team in the state and have a go to guy in Eric Williams. Larry Bradley will only get better the more he plays.
15. Manitowoc Lincoln (1)- Tall team that can shoot the three ball and have a pretty tough zone defense.

HM
Randolph (2)
Baraboo (2)
Waunakee (2)
Hamilton Sussex (1)

Division One
1. Milwaukee Washington
2. Madison Memorial
3. Racine Horlick
4. Madison East
5. Verona
6. Beloit
7. Menomonee Falls
8. Oshkosh North
9. Fond du Lac
10. Wauwatosa East

HM
Manitowoc Lincoln
Baraboo
Waunakee
Hamiliton Sussex

Division Two
1. Waukesha Catholic Memorial
2. Wisconsin Lutheran
3. Appleton Xavier (1)- Very solid bench. A team that likes to get out and run and handle pressure well.
4. Monroe (2)- Mitch Tordoff is a star and everyone on this team can drop the three.
5. Madison Edgewood (2)- Play harder then any team I've seen but, I just can't get over their lack of height and interior play.
6. Wisconsin Dells (4)- Jade Royston is finally getting some help as the team seems to be starting to click.
7. Reedsburg (1)- Tyler Mazur can score the ball but, he needs some consistent help.
8. Mauston (1)- Team that gives 100% the entire game. Don't rebound very well but, everyone on their team can shoot the three.
9. Shorewood (1)- Only ranked because I've only seen 9 D2 teams.

Division Three
1. Whitefish Bay Dominican
2. Racine St. Catherines (1)- Good overall team height and play very solid defense.
3. Eau Claire Regis (1)- Very solid on defense and can score in the post.
4. Brookfield Academy (1)- Have two solid guards and have a fairly tall team.

Division Four
1. Randolph (2)- Very patient team on defense and offense. Tillema and Kelm are the best division four teams in the state.
2. Benton (1)- Fast breaking team that can shoot the three well.
3. Burlington Catholic Central (1)- Solid defensive team and shoot the three well enough.
4. Williams Bay (1)- Not much to say here only ranked because it's all I've seen.

Well there are my new team rankings. Hopefully within the next couple days I'll get a chance to do my new player rankings as well. Heading down to the Madison Memorial verse Sun Praire game tomorrow because I have a friend that wants to go watch one of his friends that plays for Sun Praire.

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