Division One Review

Took a look back at how my predictions for the Big Eight panned out even though it was basically ruined by the blog having some issues but, figured I would take a look back at my preseason picks for each division and how each team finished up. I will put in ( ) what I had each team ranked in the end. 1. Madison Memorial (15)- Had a bit of a rocky season which resulted in their #15 ranking but, in the end they were the tournament champs. 2. Appleton East (1)- Where #1 nearly the entire year and went undefeated all year long until they lost to De Pere in the state semi final. 3. Milwaukee Hamiliton (9)- Lost the majority of their starters throughout the year which really hurt them against the top competition they saw during the season but, still managed to make it to state. 4. Milwaukee King (5)- Had a pretty good year and basically finished where I thought they were to start the year. Missing Bowers throughout the year really hurt them as far as a state title. 5. Sun Prairie (NR)- Had a pretty good season but, didn't really make it to a top tier team like I thought they would. 6. Milwaukee Marquette (NR)- Kind of an up and down year similar to last year but, just couldn't turn it up come playoff time. 7. Depere (4)- Really had a great year. I knew they were a tall team but, didnt realize how athletic they actually were. 8. Milwaukee Washington (NR)- Lost one of the top players during the year and never could really recover after that. 9. Germantown (3)- Had a great great year and lost only two games all year counting the playoffs. 10. Menomonee Falls(NR)- Guess it takes more then one great player to make a team as they struggled to a .500 finish. HM Superior (NR) Similar year to last year. Had a solid regular season despite being hit hard by injuries and then didn't bring it come playoff time when De Pere really dominated them. Waukesha West (NR) Never really lived up to their hype. Had a solid playoff run but, were in a very tough sectional and couldn't come out of it. Marshfield (NR) Started out great going undefeated for the first half of the year and were ranked high and then completely fell apart in the second half of the year. Unranked Milwaukee Riverside (2) Really didn't know much about this team but, they were a very good team winning the city conference and playing Madison Memorial extremely tough in the Super Tuesdyay. Wisconsin Rapids (6) Went undefeated during the regular season and then lost to a team from the Green Bay/ Fox Valley area like usual. Racine Case (7) Had some very good players that I hadn't heard much about including a couple scholarship players. Arrowhead (8) Should of known better then to go against the defending state champs and obviously still had some talent remaining. Bay Port (10) Anothergreat Bay Port team that I really didn't know anything about or heard much about prior to the season or during the season. Beloit (11) Knew they had the talent but, just didn't think they could put it all together to be noticed on the state level. Sheboygan North (12) Didn't know much about them before the season and still don't know much about them but, they had a pretty good record. Burlington (13) Strong senior class carried this team to state ranking even though they got upset in the playoffs. Franklin (14) Another team with a strong senior class that carried them to success. Looking at my state rankings you can see how hard it is for one person to rank an entire state. Particularily in basketball you see a very small number of teams actually play even though in my case I did my best to see as many teams as possible. In the end rankings are all just for fun and people shouldn't look to much into them.