Last Week's Data Poll Top 50

[PantherEatDog]

What do ya'll think about last week's Data Poll Top 50 picks?
# Team

1 Sinton
2 Midland Greenwood
3 Burnet
4 Newton
5 Gainesville
6 Marlin
7 Atlanta
8 Wills Point
9 Longview Spring Hill
10 Forney
11 Decatur
12 Jasper
13 La Vernia
14 New Boston
15 Bellville
16 Graham
17 Sweetwater
18 Commerce
19 Celina
20 Gilmer
21 Abilene Wylie
22 Gatesville
23 Daingerfield
24 Rice Consolidated
25 Fairfield
26 Merkel
27 Liberty Hill
28 Ballinger
29 Iowa Park
30 Bridge City
31 Cameron Yoe
32 Quinlan Ford
33 Kennedale
34 Everman
35 Yoakum
36 Snyder
37 Tatum
38 Wilmer - Hutchins
39 Bridgeport
40 La Grange
41 Crandall
42 Lindale
43 Hillsboro
44 Edna
45 Carthage
46 Queen City
47 Perryton
48 Sealy
49 Robinson
50 Columbus

[greendog fan]

PantherEatDog:
What do ya'll think about last week's Data Poll Top 50 picks?
# Team

1 Sinton
2 Midland Greenwood
3 Burnet
4 Newton
5 Gainesville
6 Marlin
7 Atlanta
8 Wills Point
9 Longview Spring Hill
10 Forney
11 Decatur
12 Jasper
13 La Vernia
14 New Boston
15 Bellville
16 Graham
17 Sweetwater
18 Commerce
19 Celina
20 Gilmer
21 Abilene Wylie
22 Gatesville
23 Daingerfield
24 Rice Consolidated
25 Fairfield
26 Merkel
27 Liberty Hill
28 Ballinger
29 Iowa Park
30 Bridge City
31 Cameron Yoe
32 Quinlan Ford
33 Kennedale
34 Everman
35 Yoakum
36 Snyder
37 Tatum
38 Wilmer - Hutchins
39 Bridgeport
40 La Grange
41 Crandall
42 Lindale
43 Hillsboro
44 Edna
45 Carthage
46 Queen City
47 Perryton
48 Sealy
49 Robinson
50 Columbusi agree with the #1 3 and 6 picks. Think la grange is alot better than #40

[cts76325i]

eek! eek! eek! everman 34 ?!?!?!?!?!?!?! eek! eek! eek! come on now last year state champs and this is what they think bout them this year i think they need to be in the top 5 (so does kennedale)

[jimmy43]

so what if they won state last year. that means nothing this year. they could have graduated everyone like blanco and suck....

[spaniard]

jimmy43:
so what if they won state last year. that means nothing this year. they could have graduated everyone like blanco and suck....hey bro, blancos not that bad, they knocked off the number one team in 2a friday night. so dont write them off just yet.

[Pudlugger]

The Data Poll uses some power formula to rank teams which does not introduce every variable into the equation. It tries to be very objective hence it ignores past year performances and "tradition". What it fails in is realitive strength of districts and regions. That combined with the fact that it doesnot measure those things like consistancy, winning attitude, toughness mentally and physically and most of all good coaching which are summed up in the word "tradition" the poll is flawed. That's why you have Merkle and Fairfield ranked 26 and 25 and Everman and La Grange ranked 34 and 40. Heck La Grange wins every week, yet falls in the polls. At this rate they will be out of the top 50 by end of regular season if they win the next three games against Giddings, Smithville and Hutto!
The best poll is the one done right after the last week end before Christmas. When the playoffs begin alot of the teams in the Data poll will fall real fast and the cream will rise to the top. :cool:

[sinton66]

Look for Midland Greenwood to be #1 when Data Poll updates Monday. Sinton did not cover his predicted spread against AP, and hence, should fall a bit. Port Isabel should also take a leap up because they more than doubled the spread. Everman will rise to the top 5 by the second round, unless something drastic happens.

[jimmy43]

Look for Liberty Hill to go up to then i guess because our spred against Ingram was suppose to be 14.5 it was 35. LH by 14 over Bandera.

[sinton66]

I'll have to ammend my previous post after a second look. Greenwood didn't cover their spread either, and although Burnet did cover the spread, they didn't win by enough to raise themselves. Top three should remain unchanged.

<small>[ October 20, 2002, 12:58 PM: Message edited by: sinton66 ]</small>

[Ranger Mom]

OK......now I get it........DUH!!!

If that's the case, we will never beat the predicted spread.

Kermit +45.5 (Score 35-0)
F. Stockton +40.5
Presidio +57 (Forfeit - score 2-0)
Pecos +52

I just don't see Purser letting the boys run the score up like that.