The Schwab wrote:sportsphenom wrote:Ellendale is way too high and Enderlin will not make it out of their region, my 2 cents.......
Neither Ellendale nor Powers Lake has played a very tough schedule. Ellendale has a better signature win (over LaMoure LM) than Powers Lake (2 wins over Stanley). Just my two cents. Both teams may be ranked a bit high, but they are both undefeated. Do I think that they are the 3rd and 4th best teams? No I do not.
I do think Powers Lake has a good shot at making it to the state tournament, but based on this recent poll, would they deserve to be seeded over a Enderlin if they both made it? IMO absolutely not. I personally think most teams in the recent poll would beat Powers Lake. Small advantage of playing a weak schedule, but at the end of the day I believe the 8 remaining coaches vote on the seeding in state so it will sort itself out in the End.
Based on Head to Head Matchups, SOS, & RPI, here are some teams I feel are over, under, & properly rated in the most recent poll (SOS & RPI was pulled from classbbasketball.com as of 2/1/2022) Apologies in advance if data is incorrect.
Signature wins determined if team was top 20 in RPI
Teams I feel that are underrated are - LLM, Bismarck Shiloh Christian, Minot Bishop Ryan
Teams I feel that are very SLIGHTLY overrated are - Ellendale, Powers Lake, North Star
Teams I feel that are Properly Rated - Four Winds-Min, Kindred, Flasher
LLM (RPI 4th, SOS 5th) should be top 8 - Signature Wins - Enderlin, Dunseith
Bismarck Shiloh (RPI 6th, SOS 7th) should be top 10 - Signature Wins Dickinson Trinity, Hazen, Rugby
Minot Bishop Ryan (RPI 10th, SOS 8th) Should at least be RV - Signature Wins - Bismarck Shiloh, Dunseith, Surrey
Ellendale (RPI 9th, SOS 49th) & Powers Lake (RPI 11th, SOS 66th) are undefeated which is not easy to do no matter what region your in, but I don't think either of them should be top 5
Ellendale Signature Wins - LLM
Powers Lake Signature Wins - Stanley x2
North Star (RPI 17th, SOS 64th) Definite team that should at least RV. Signature Wins - Rugby
Four Winds (RPI 3rd, SOS 21st) & Kindred (RPI 5th, SOS 19th) are and should be consensus 1 & 2. Kindred would be undefeated if they started the year healthy (no need to list Signature wins)
Flasher (RPI 8th, SOS 39th) has impressed me and have proved they are able to play faster (score more) then they did in the past. Signature Wins - Bowman County, Standing Rock