Pre-Nats Poll
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 5:16 pm
RESULTS BELOW
Good evening,
I've emailed out a pre-nationals poll and will post the results in this space next Wednesday or Thursday. If you'd like to submit a ballot but are not on my contact list, please shoot me an email at g.brisontrezise AT gmail. Coaches, TDs, active players, and other knowledgeable community members are all eligible to contribute to the poll. I hope this will be a fun and instructive exercise, with the results a valuable addition to the work Fred Morlan and Jakob Myers have undertaken.
Cheers,
Gabe
RESULTS:
TOP 25:
1. Detroit Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.) — 398 POINTS (14)* — HIGH: 1, LOW: 2
2. Hunter (New York, N.Y.) — 373 (2) — 1 <-> 5
3. Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.) — 358 — 2 <-> 7
4. Barrington (Barrington, Ill.) — 352 — 2 <-> 7
5. James E. Taylor (Katy, Texas) — 322 — 3 <-> 9
6. Naperville North (Naperville, Ill.) — 311 — 5 <-> 9
7. Westview (San Diego, Calif.) — 301 — 3 <-> 14
8. Chattahoochee (Johns Creek, Ga.) — 279 — 3 <-> 24
9. Ithaca (Ithaca, N.Y.) — 268 — 4 <-> 16
10. Davis (Davis, Calif.) — 216 — 9 <-> 22
11. LASA (Austin, Texas) — 199 — 8 <-> 21
12. St. John's (Houston, Texas) — 186 — 8 <-> UR
13. Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.) — 171 — 9 <-> UR
14. Lehigh Valley Academy (Bethlehem, Pa.) — 169 — 9 <-> UR
15. Thomas Jefferson (Alexandria, Va.) — 165 — 8 <-> 21
16. Montgomery Blair (Silver Spring, Md.) — 161 — 8 <-> UR
17. Washington (Washington, Mo.) — 158 — 10 <-> UR
18. Lexington (Lexington, Mass.) — 144 — 9 <-> UR
19. High Tech (Lincroft, N.J.) — 124 — 9 <-> 24
20. St. Mark's (Dallas, Texas) — 118 — 10 <-> UR
21. IMSA (Aurora, Ill.) — 69 — 9 <-> UR
22. Homestead (Cupertino, Calif.) — 61 — 17 <-> UR
23. Richard Montgomery (Rockville, Md.) — 59 — 12 <-> UR
24. Canyon Crest (San Diego, Calif.) — 45 — 11 <-> UR
25. Harker (San Jose, Calif.) — 43 — 16 <-> UR
Also receiving votes: Wayzata (Minn.) 37, Darien (Conn.) 24, Southside (S.C.) 20, Dublin Scioto (Ohio) 18, Centennial (Md.) 12, Hoover (Ala.) 8, La Jolla (Calif.) 7, Rockford (Ill.) 6, MICDS (Mo.) 5, Northview (Ga.) 5, Bellarmine (Calif.) 3, Early College at Guilford (N.C.) 2, Beavercreek (Ohio) 2, Great Neck South (N.Y.) 1
* first-place votes
I compiled this ranking on the basis of ballots submitted by the following 16 members of the high school quizbowl community: Michael Borecki (senior, Darien), Harris Bunker (Michigan State University), Colin Cantwell (senior, Lexington), John Crawford (senior, St. Mark's), Todd Garrison (coach, Glasgow [Ky.]), Christopher Gismondi (coach, Detroit Catholic Central), Alistair Gray (junior, Homestead), Jakob Myers (senior, Naperville North), Jacob O'Rourke (coach, Washington), Brian Owen (coach, Dorman), Michael Powers (sophomore, Louisiana [Mo.]), Nick Rommel (sophomore, Lexington), Colton Sanden (senior, Camp Hill [Pa.]), Peter Schmidt (coach, Lehigh Valley Academy), Eric Seifter (coach, Centennial), Casey Wetherbee (senior, Ithaca).
I decided to invite active high school players to participate in this iteration of the poll, and am pleased so many submitted ballots. Thanks to our returning voters as well. This is the last poll I'll be running this spring; I plan to conduct another at the beginning of the next academic year. It would appear DCC is the championship favorite entering HSNCT weekend. However, Hunter, Taylor, and the Illinois triumvirate of Stevenson, Barrington, and Naperville North trail not far behind. Good luck to all players attending HSNCT, NSC, and NASAT in the coming weeks!
I've posted voters' individual ballots here. While not inherently problematic, I thought it worth mentioning that 10 of the 12 voters who included their own teams placed them higher than they ended up in the final rankings, and the other two — Gismondi and Owen — assigned their teams the exact ranking they ultimately received.
Good evening,
I've emailed out a pre-nationals poll and will post the results in this space next Wednesday or Thursday. If you'd like to submit a ballot but are not on my contact list, please shoot me an email at g.brisontrezise AT gmail. Coaches, TDs, active players, and other knowledgeable community members are all eligible to contribute to the poll. I hope this will be a fun and instructive exercise, with the results a valuable addition to the work Fred Morlan and Jakob Myers have undertaken.
Cheers,
Gabe
RESULTS:
TOP 25:
1. Detroit Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.) — 398 POINTS (14)* — HIGH: 1, LOW: 2
2. Hunter (New York, N.Y.) — 373 (2) — 1 <-> 5
3. Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.) — 358 — 2 <-> 7
4. Barrington (Barrington, Ill.) — 352 — 2 <-> 7
5. James E. Taylor (Katy, Texas) — 322 — 3 <-> 9
6. Naperville North (Naperville, Ill.) — 311 — 5 <-> 9
7. Westview (San Diego, Calif.) — 301 — 3 <-> 14
8. Chattahoochee (Johns Creek, Ga.) — 279 — 3 <-> 24
9. Ithaca (Ithaca, N.Y.) — 268 — 4 <-> 16
10. Davis (Davis, Calif.) — 216 — 9 <-> 22
11. LASA (Austin, Texas) — 199 — 8 <-> 21
12. St. John's (Houston, Texas) — 186 — 8 <-> UR
13. Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.) — 171 — 9 <-> UR
14. Lehigh Valley Academy (Bethlehem, Pa.) — 169 — 9 <-> UR
15. Thomas Jefferson (Alexandria, Va.) — 165 — 8 <-> 21
16. Montgomery Blair (Silver Spring, Md.) — 161 — 8 <-> UR
17. Washington (Washington, Mo.) — 158 — 10 <-> UR
18. Lexington (Lexington, Mass.) — 144 — 9 <-> UR
19. High Tech (Lincroft, N.J.) — 124 — 9 <-> 24
20. St. Mark's (Dallas, Texas) — 118 — 10 <-> UR
21. IMSA (Aurora, Ill.) — 69 — 9 <-> UR
22. Homestead (Cupertino, Calif.) — 61 — 17 <-> UR
23. Richard Montgomery (Rockville, Md.) — 59 — 12 <-> UR
24. Canyon Crest (San Diego, Calif.) — 45 — 11 <-> UR
25. Harker (San Jose, Calif.) — 43 — 16 <-> UR
Also receiving votes: Wayzata (Minn.) 37, Darien (Conn.) 24, Southside (S.C.) 20, Dublin Scioto (Ohio) 18, Centennial (Md.) 12, Hoover (Ala.) 8, La Jolla (Calif.) 7, Rockford (Ill.) 6, MICDS (Mo.) 5, Northview (Ga.) 5, Bellarmine (Calif.) 3, Early College at Guilford (N.C.) 2, Beavercreek (Ohio) 2, Great Neck South (N.Y.) 1
* first-place votes
I compiled this ranking on the basis of ballots submitted by the following 16 members of the high school quizbowl community: Michael Borecki (senior, Darien), Harris Bunker (Michigan State University), Colin Cantwell (senior, Lexington), John Crawford (senior, St. Mark's), Todd Garrison (coach, Glasgow [Ky.]), Christopher Gismondi (coach, Detroit Catholic Central), Alistair Gray (junior, Homestead), Jakob Myers (senior, Naperville North), Jacob O'Rourke (coach, Washington), Brian Owen (coach, Dorman), Michael Powers (sophomore, Louisiana [Mo.]), Nick Rommel (sophomore, Lexington), Colton Sanden (senior, Camp Hill [Pa.]), Peter Schmidt (coach, Lehigh Valley Academy), Eric Seifter (coach, Centennial), Casey Wetherbee (senior, Ithaca).
I decided to invite active high school players to participate in this iteration of the poll, and am pleased so many submitted ballots. Thanks to our returning voters as well. This is the last poll I'll be running this spring; I plan to conduct another at the beginning of the next academic year. It would appear DCC is the championship favorite entering HSNCT weekend. However, Hunter, Taylor, and the Illinois triumvirate of Stevenson, Barrington, and Naperville North trail not far behind. Good luck to all players attending HSNCT, NSC, and NASAT in the coming weeks!
I've posted voters' individual ballots here. While not inherently problematic, I thought it worth mentioning that 10 of the 12 voters who included their own teams placed them higher than they ended up in the final rankings, and the other two — Gismondi and Owen — assigned their teams the exact ranking they ultimately received.