So now that we are at the State Tournament...I thought I'd take a look back at the Hoopster that we all received last fall.
5 of the 8 predicted Region representatives made it to State: Hillsboro-Central Valley, Ellendale, Four Winds-Minnewaukan, Bishop Ryan and Dickinson Trinity.
The other 3 were ranked in the Top 3 of their respected Regions: Oak Grove (2nd behind Northern Cass), Turtle Lake-MM (3rd behind Shiloh & Solen) and Stanley (2nd behind Parshall).
The Preseason Hoopster Power Poll
Four Winds-Minnewaukan - 1st
Dickinson Trinity - 3rd
Hillsboro-Central Valley - 4th
Ellendale - 5th
Bishop Ryan - 8th
Oak Grove - 13th
Stanley - 15th
Turtle Lake-MM - 24th
Now the Power Poll was off on how some of the Regions finished:
Region 1 was mightily off but those of us in Region 1 know that upsets were possible on any given night
MPCG exceeded expectations in Region 2 (Top 4 finish - Hoopster ranked 10th)
Region 3 was very close...Midkota made the Region tournament with some upsets but 6 of 8 isn't bad
Region 4 also nearly perfect...ranking 7 of 8
Region 5 had the correct 8 teams...just a different order thanks to those upsets
Region 6 was slightly off but with how balanced District 11 happened to be...just about anyone could have made Region tourney from D11
Region 7 was very close and might have been even closer to accurate if Carr doesn't go down with his injury
Region 8 had all the correct teams...just a slightly different order