Small-School Pre-Nats Poll
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2017 2:02 pm
RESULTS BELOW
Good afternoon,
I plan to direct a national small-school poll ahead of NAQT's Small School National Championship Tournament, which is scheduled to take place the weekend of April 28-30 in Rosemont, Ill. I will solicit top-10 ballots for each of the SSNCT's two divisions: traditional public and charter-and-private. Coaches, TDs, active players, and other knowledgeable community members will all be eligible to contribute to the poll. If you'd like to participate, shoot me a PM with your name, team affiliation (if any), class year (if a student), and email address. I'll issue a ballot call over email in a few days, after interested parties have had a chance to get in touch with me.
Cheers,
Gabe
RESULTS:
Traditional Public*
1. Glasgow (Glasgow, Ky.) — 68 (5)
2. Danville (Danville, Ky.) — 57 (2)
3. Macomb (Macomb, Ill.) — 50
4. Southwestern (Piasa, Ill.) — 45
5. Camp Hill (Camp Hill, Pa.) — 36
6. Hallsville (Hallsville, Mo.) — 17
T-7. Drummond (Drummond, Okla.) — 16
T-7. West Point (Cullman, Ala.) — 16
T-9. Raceland-Worthington (Raceland, Ky.) — 14
T-9. Ottawa Hills (Toledo, Ohio) — 14
T-9. Russell (Russell, Ky.) — 14
Also receiving votes: Lakeland (Pa.) 12, Orchard Farm (Mo.) 11, Louisiana (Mo.) 7, Honaker (Va.) 5, Plymouth (N.H.) 3
Charter-and-Private*
1. Lehigh Valley Academy (Bethlehem, Pa.) — 78 (6)
2. St. Mark's (Dallas, Texas) — 72 (2)
3. Winchester Thurston (Pittsburgh, Pa.) — 54
4. Battle Ground Academy (Franklin, Tenn.) — 53
5. Miami Valley (Dayton, Ohio) — 45
6. Cistercian (Irving, Texas) — 32
7. Crystal Springs Uplands School (Hillsborough, Calif.) — 31
8. Episcopal-Acadiana (Broussard, La.) — 17
9. University School of Nashville (Nashville, Tenn.) — 13
10. St. Martin's Episcopal (Metairie, La.) — 11
Also receiving votes: Mounds Park (Minn.) 10, Keith Country Day (Ill.) 6, Killian Hill Christian (Ga.) 6, BASIS Scottsdale (Ariz.) 5, St. Pius X (Mo.) 3, Toledo Arts (Ohio) 2, Newman Catholic (Ill.) 1, Springwood (Ala.) 1
* first-place votes in parentheses
Seven voters contributed ballots to the Traditional Public poll and eight to the Charter-and-Private. They are John Crawford (St. Mark's, 2017), Alistair Gray (Homestead [Calif.], 2018), Troy Harris (Plymouth, Coach), Kevin Marshall (Mount Carmel Academy [La.], Coach), Jacob O'Rourke (Washington [Mo.], Coach), Michael Powers (Louisiana, 2019), Colton Sanden (Camp Hill, 2017), and Chandler West (Auburn University).
Several voters requested that I not publish their ballots, lest they negatively influence others' opinions of them or their team. In lieu of publishing just a handful of ballots, I thought it best to publish them all — anonymized and randomized. You may view them here.
I hope teams will find these rankings instructive and motivational. Questions? Suggestions? Feel free to post them below or shoot me a PM. I plan to conduct a general pre-nats poll next month, at which time I'll begin a separate thread.
Good afternoon,
I plan to direct a national small-school poll ahead of NAQT's Small School National Championship Tournament, which is scheduled to take place the weekend of April 28-30 in Rosemont, Ill. I will solicit top-10 ballots for each of the SSNCT's two divisions: traditional public and charter-and-private. Coaches, TDs, active players, and other knowledgeable community members will all be eligible to contribute to the poll. If you'd like to participate, shoot me a PM with your name, team affiliation (if any), class year (if a student), and email address. I'll issue a ballot call over email in a few days, after interested parties have had a chance to get in touch with me.
Cheers,
Gabe
RESULTS:
Traditional Public*
1. Glasgow (Glasgow, Ky.) — 68 (5)
2. Danville (Danville, Ky.) — 57 (2)
3. Macomb (Macomb, Ill.) — 50
4. Southwestern (Piasa, Ill.) — 45
5. Camp Hill (Camp Hill, Pa.) — 36
6. Hallsville (Hallsville, Mo.) — 17
T-7. Drummond (Drummond, Okla.) — 16
T-7. West Point (Cullman, Ala.) — 16
T-9. Raceland-Worthington (Raceland, Ky.) — 14
T-9. Ottawa Hills (Toledo, Ohio) — 14
T-9. Russell (Russell, Ky.) — 14
Also receiving votes: Lakeland (Pa.) 12, Orchard Farm (Mo.) 11, Louisiana (Mo.) 7, Honaker (Va.) 5, Plymouth (N.H.) 3
Charter-and-Private*
1. Lehigh Valley Academy (Bethlehem, Pa.) — 78 (6)
2. St. Mark's (Dallas, Texas) — 72 (2)
3. Winchester Thurston (Pittsburgh, Pa.) — 54
4. Battle Ground Academy (Franklin, Tenn.) — 53
5. Miami Valley (Dayton, Ohio) — 45
6. Cistercian (Irving, Texas) — 32
7. Crystal Springs Uplands School (Hillsborough, Calif.) — 31
8. Episcopal-Acadiana (Broussard, La.) — 17
9. University School of Nashville (Nashville, Tenn.) — 13
10. St. Martin's Episcopal (Metairie, La.) — 11
Also receiving votes: Mounds Park (Minn.) 10, Keith Country Day (Ill.) 6, Killian Hill Christian (Ga.) 6, BASIS Scottsdale (Ariz.) 5, St. Pius X (Mo.) 3, Toledo Arts (Ohio) 2, Newman Catholic (Ill.) 1, Springwood (Ala.) 1
* first-place votes in parentheses
Seven voters contributed ballots to the Traditional Public poll and eight to the Charter-and-Private. They are John Crawford (St. Mark's, 2017), Alistair Gray (Homestead [Calif.], 2018), Troy Harris (Plymouth, Coach), Kevin Marshall (Mount Carmel Academy [La.], Coach), Jacob O'Rourke (Washington [Mo.], Coach), Michael Powers (Louisiana, 2019), Colton Sanden (Camp Hill, 2017), and Chandler West (Auburn University).
Several voters requested that I not publish their ballots, lest they negatively influence others' opinions of them or their team. In lieu of publishing just a handful of ballots, I thought it best to publish them all — anonymized and randomized. You may view them here.
I hope teams will find these rankings instructive and motivational. Questions? Suggestions? Feel free to post them below or shoot me a PM. I plan to conduct a general pre-nats poll next month, at which time I'll begin a separate thread.