First AP Poll 1/12

[MightyOaksFan]

FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP)

How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school girls basketball teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2010, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

DIVISION I
1, Pickerington N. (14) 11-0 213
2, Tol. Start (2) 8-2 109
3, Upper Arlington 10-0 107
4, Dresden Tri-Valley (2) 11-0 100
5, Tol. Waite (2) 9-1 92
6, Twinsburg (2) 10-1 89
7, Kettering Fairmont 9-1 87
8, Marion Harding 9-0 73
9, Cin. Oak Hills (2) 7-2 70
10, Mentor 10-0 67
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Can. McKinley (1) 66. 12, Westlake (1) 64. 13 (tie) Cin. Mt. Notre Dame, Cin. Ursuline 39. 15, Akr. Firestone 33. 16, Wadsworth 26. 17, Youngs. Boardman 21. 18, Warren Howland 20. 19, Strongsville 19. 20, Cin. Sycamore 18. 21, W. Chester Lakota W. 12.

DIVISION II
1, Kettering Alter (10) 10-0 213
2, Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown (5) 8-3 177
3, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (6) 11-1 153
4, Tipp City Tippecanoe 9-1 103
5, Can. S. 11-1 102
6, Tiffin Columbian (2) 11-0 101
7, Sandusky Perkins (1) 10-0 80
8, Cin. Indian Hill (1) 7-1 64
9, Wauseon 7-1 60
10, Cambridge 10-1 42
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Sunbury Big Walnut 41. 12, Spring. Kenton Ridge 38. 13, Plain City Jonathan Alder 29. 14, Salem 27. 15, Day. Carroll 20. 16, Celina 18. 17, Zanesville 16. 18 (tie) Day. Chaminade-Julienne, Lewistown Indian Lake 15. 20, Chagrin Falls 13.

DIVISION III
1, S. Euclid Regina (14) 8-2 206
2, Middletown Madison (7) 11-0 185
3, Findlay Liberty-Benton (2) 8-0 183
4, Oak Hill 11-0 97
5, Richwood N. Union 9-1 88
6, Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley (1) 11-1 84
7, Cols. Africentric 6-3 79
8, Anna (1) 10-0 72
9, Defiance Tinora (1) 9-0 71
10, Millbury Lake 8-0 50
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Loudonville 47. 12, Brookville 39. 13, Georgetown 35. 14, Hamilton Badin 28. 15, Heath 24. 16, Akr. Manchester 20. 17, Youngs. Ursuline 13. 18 (tie) Versailles, Collins Western Reserve 12.

DIVISION IV
1, Delphos St. John's (7) 9-0 171
2, Bucyrus Wynford (4) 11-0 158
3, Ottoville (3) 11-0 154
4, Kalida (1) 10-0 129
5, Kirtland (2) 9-0 97
6, Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. (2) 11-3 94
7, Berlin Hiland (4) 9-0 90
8, Holgate 10-1 86
T9, New Riegel 8-1 63
T9, Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (1) 10-1 63
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Pandora-Gilboa 55. 12, Reedsville Eastern (1) 47. 13, Cin. Country Day (1) 42. 14, Mansfield St. Peter's 33. 15, Delphos Jefferson 26. 16, Waterford 19. 17, Morral Ridgedale 16. 18, Caldwell 13.

[danicalifornia]

Surprised to see the Unioto girls get no mention, especially after beating the #8 team in D2 and still being undefeated.

[athens78]

Surprised to see Waterford behind Eastern. Stunned. Even thought they have a couple of losses they have played a much, much tougher schedule which included D1 and D11 schools.

[Thebluenote]

Surprised to see the Unioto girls get no mention, especially after beating the #8 team in D2 and still being undefeated.

I was also very surprised to see no mention for the Lady shermans. The more surprising part is that Indian Hill is ranked where they are depsite the loss to the shermans.

[IMK01]

This may be the only time I ever agree with Athens78. I, too, am stunned to see Waterford behind Eastern. Can anyone provide their schedules? I'm not certain, but I think Waterford has played a much tougher schedule than Eastern. Could be wrong, though.

[g w mclintock]

This may be the only time I ever agree with Athens78. I, too, am stunned to see Waterford behind Eastern. Can anyone provide their schedules? I'm not certain, but I think Waterford has played a much tougher schedule than Eastern. Could be wrong, though.

It appears that Eastern has one (notice the (1)) voter that considers them the best team in the state. That lone #1 vote is good for several points. Waterford on the other hand has no #1 votes....

[Steely Dan]

GW is absolutely correct. One biased media outlet can throw things awry and skew the poll. That is why anyone who puts much weight into these polls needs to have their head examined. What do the newspaper hacks know, anyway????

No offense intended to bulldog93 or keysersoze78, of course