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Post by barbedad20 on Jan 29, 2011 22:59:04 GMT -6
In order to start some discussion to help the coaches formulate their top 32 I thought I would post my bracket so we can have a starting point. What do you think???
1) Mt Carmel
2) St Thomas More
3) Fontainebleau
4) Mandeville
5) SSA
6) Dominican
7) Lafayette
8) West Monroe
9) St Joe's
10) Dutchtown
11) Byrd
12) Northshore (WC)
13) Baton Rouge
14) Caddo Magnet
15) East Ascension
16) St Amant
17) Acadiana
18) Terrebonne
19) Westgate
20) Chapelle
21) Captain Shreve
22) Natch Central
23) Barbe
24) Comeaux
25) Zachary (WC)
26) Bonnebelle
27) Live Oak
28) Central Lafourche
29) Pineville
30) HL Bourgeois
31) District 9 2 Seed
32) District 9 3 Seed
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Post by Wofford Dad f/k/a SJA Dad on Jan 29, 2011 23:23:24 GMT -6
Looks good, Barbedad. I might have Chapelle and Comeaux a bit higher. Chapelle has played some good games ag/ very good teams.
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Post by watsagriffin on Jan 29, 2011 23:24:37 GMT -6
I think Hahnville would be above Terribone. The tigers played Dtown tough both games and Dtown was up 6-0 before jv took over against Terribone. Correct me if I am wrong.
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Post by wild2120 on Jan 30, 2011 0:26:28 GMT -6
I'll take the bait. This is similar to barbedad, but I shuffled a few "deck chairs" near the bottom:
1) St Thomas More
2) Mt Carmel
3) Fontainebleau
4) Mandeville
5) SSA
6) Dominican
7) Lafayette
8) West Monroe
9) St Joe's
10) Northshore (WC)
11) Dutchtown
12) Byrd
13) Baton Rouge
14) East Ascension
15) Caddo Magnet
16) St Amant
17) Acadiana
18) Westgate
19) Live Oak (WC)
20) Terrebonne
21) Comeaux
22) Chapelle
23) Natch Central
24) Captain Shreve
25) Barbe/Sulphur
26) Zachary
27) Bonnebelle
28) Central Lafourche
29) Pineville
30) HL Bourgeois
31) District 9 2 Seed
32) District 9 3 Seed
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Post by thechamp on Jan 30, 2011 4:54:33 GMT -6
I like barbedad and wild's brackets. More than anything i agree with the teams they have in the top 15.
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Post by pompey on Jan 30, 2011 7:22:48 GMT -6
Very good stuff. Am sure for the most part, these will be 80-90% almost spot on.
Brian - My district buddy, Hahnville will not be the wildcard. First thru the gate is Live Oak with 7-5 record. They lose out in head to head with Zachary for 3rd spot (also 7-5), but are locked for first WC spot.
Northshore at .500 in district play has a better D1 win % than Hahnville.
Shame for any of these to not make the dance, obviously i am bias, but Hahnville is definitely a playoff caliber team and could give MANY a run for their money.
St Joes/BRHS........can't get my head around these two.
St Joes entire body of work is very very solid. However, two really close scoring games with BRHS.......does that help or hurt STJ or BRHS? Obviously, sounds like BRHS young guns hanging in with teams, super stout defense, only win against Zachary by a single goal, but looks like they can defend well. Scoring will be tougher.
Consider the momentum changes in the season. I guiltily throw up my bias hand here.
EA have a 3-2 record thru the first half of district. Go 5-0 in the second stanza.
I think momentum is definitely a consideration for the time of year for this looooooong season.
Mandy dropping more than one on Northshore compared to rest of district compadres?
BRHS keeping the mojo second time around with STJ??
St Joes sweeping district.
Byrd doing their thing thru district
St Thomas More, quiet, poised for another deep run.
All very interesting stuff. Best of luck to all, best of health to all.
And dare I whisper it REAL quiet....weather is kinda conforming as of late.
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Post by popsoccer on Jan 30, 2011 8:19:40 GMT -6
Very good stuff. Am sure for the most part, these will be 80-90% almost spot on. Brian - My district buddy, Hahnville will not be the wildcard. First thru the gate is Live Oak with 7-5 record. They lose out in head to head with Zachary for 3rd spot (also 7-5), but are locked for first WC spot. Northshore at .500 in district play has a better D1 win % than Hahnville. Shame for any of these to not make the dance, obviously i am bias, but Hahnville is definitely a playoff caliber team and could give MANY a run for their money. St Joes/BRHS........can't get my head around these two. St Joes entire body of work is very very solid. However, two really close scoring games with BRHS.......does that help or hurt STJ or BRHS? Obviously, sounds like BRHS young guns hanging in with teams, super stout defense, only win against Zachary by a single goal, but looks like they can defend well. Scoring will be tougher. Consider the momentum changes in the season. I guiltily throw up my bias hand here. EA have a 3-2 record thru the first half of district. Go 5-0 in the second stanza. I think momentum is definitely a consideration for the time of year for this looooooong season. Mandy dropping more than one on Northshore compared to rest of district compadres? BRHS keeping the mojo second time around with STJ?? St Joes sweeping district. Byrd doing their thing thru district St Thomas More, quiet, poised for another deep run. All very interesting stuff. Best of luck to all, best of health to all. And dare I whisper it REAL quiet....weather is kinda conforming as of late. I agree 100%, you have to take care of business in the regular season to make it to the dance in the post season. Some people just don't not get it! |
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Post by a9imus on Jan 30, 2011 10:21:54 GMT -6
Here's my Top 7 and a little extra info...
1 STM 1 loss 1 tie
Key wins: MCA, FHS, Lafayette, Dominican, St Louis, Teurlings
Tie: SSA
Loss: Mandeville
Best record in D1. Big win against MCA.
2 Mandeville 2 losses 2 ties
Key wins: St Louis, STM, SSA, FHS, Vandebilt
Ties: Dutchtown, Lafayette
Losses: FHS, SSA
Only 2 losses this season; 1-goal losses to district rivals.
3 Mt Carmel 3 lossses 2 ties
Key wins: Vandebilt, Lafayette, SSA, FHS, St. Louis, Dominican (twice)
Ties: West Monroe, Our Lady Academy
Losses: Sacred Heart (twice), STM
3 losses and 2 ties...and Dominican took them to PKs twice.
4 FHS 4 losses 2 ties
Key wins: SSA (twice), Mandeville
Ties: Lafayette, West Monroe
Losses: Dominican, Mandeville, MCA, STM
District 7 Champion. Playing well at end of season.
5 SSA 4 losses 1 tie
Key wins: Sacred Heart, Dominican, Mandeville
Tie: STM
Losses: FHS (twice), Mandeville, MCA
Late season losses to FHS & Mandeville.
6 Lafayette 3 losses 4 ties
Key wins: Sacred Heart, Teurlings
Ties: Dominican, FHS, Mandeville, Vandebilt
Losses: MCA, STM, Sacred Heart
Only 3 losses to top teams. 4 ties and no SIGNATURE D1 win keeps them from moving to #5...but it's close.
7 Dominican 6 losses 2 ties
Key wins: FHS, Vandebilt
Ties: Lafayette, Sacred Heart, Hahnville
Losses: MCA (twice), SSA, Mandeville, Sacret Heart
Took MCA to PKs twice, and lost. 6 losses keeps them at the bottom of my list.
Disclaimer: I do not guarantee the validity of this info...use at your own risk.
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Post by thefinisher on Jan 30, 2011 14:34:40 GMT -6
For what its worth, I think that if a team wins its district it should be awarded a home field birth. Does not matter what district you are in, you did what it takes to win district. So what about the rankings. It's not those teams faults that they are in so called easy districts. For those that are in the so called hard districts, muscle up and prepair yourself to win. If you are good enough to win the state title, should not matter where you are ranked. Just get on the field and take care of business!!
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Post by sokerfan on Jan 30, 2011 16:21:52 GMT -6
thefinisher, please, are you serious? So a team like Bonnabel which won their district should have a home game? It is obvious they don't want to spend any money on travel since they only played 1 or 2 games outside of their district games. Why should ANYONE travel to play a team that evidently doesn't want to play better teams during the season? Raise some money, travel and take the beating you will get in the first round, congratulations "DISTRICT CHAMPS".
That goes to ALL those teams that complain about being District Champs and have to travel. If you play somebody and prove you deserve to host a home game maybe you will get the chance by winning some games outside of your district.
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Post by doubled on Jan 30, 2011 18:43:38 GMT -6
Wow, I just looked at Bonnabel's schedule. The best team they played was Destrehan who was fifth in their district; and they shut Bonnabel out 3-0! EA seems to be peeking right now, good luck to them and Dutchtown, St. Amant in the playoffs from this Hahnville fan.
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Post by thefinisher on Jan 31, 2011 13:43:48 GMT -6
Again, Is there any harm in giving a district champ a spot in the top 16!! What's the crime!! But we all have opinions on the matter and i guess we will contine to disagree! Enough said!!
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Post by barnacle13 on Jan 31, 2011 16:00:58 GMT -6
Again, Is there any harm in giving a district champ a spot in the top 16!! What's the crime!! But we all have opinions on the matter and i guess we will contine to disagree! Enough said!! I can't see that! Winning a weak district doesn't make you a top seed. Look at the SWAC in NCAA basketball. Should they receive a top 4 seed in some bracket just because they win their conference? No they are not one of the top 16 teams in the country. They play a weaker schedule and can't compete with the big boys come March. It's no different here. Why punish a #2 or 3 team in a strong division. It's not fair to the team that is proven against tough competition. Winning 6 games in a weak district while a Fountainebleau wins 10 or even 7 in a tough district doesn't warrant the top seed for the weak district champ. as suggested earlier, play tougher teams out of district and prove your mettle, or win your way through the bracket as a high seed. |
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Post by barbedad20 on Jan 31, 2011 21:09:34 GMT -6
Barbe beat Sulphur tonight 3-0 for the final spot. Top 32 is set.
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Post by talkischeap on Jan 31, 2011 22:28:24 GMT -6
How much will the power rankings but utilized in determining the seedings from laprepsoccer.net.com?
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Post by copakid14 on Jan 31, 2011 22:32:32 GMT -6
How much will the power rankings but utilized in determining the seedings from laprepsoccer.net.com? I personally think you need to be very careful when using the KR power rankings. There are teams in the top 32 that aren't in the playoffs and I question the accuracy of the data. Northshore at 17 to me is way off etc. I would look long and hard at the results and recent form before I put to much stock in the PR from another site. |
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Post by talkischeap on Jan 31, 2011 22:36:42 GMT -6
I would agree as there is a mistake in the KR rankings. It lists three Byrd JV games from the Bossier Tournament. 2 losses to Calvary on one win over Ouachita. Those games were not Byrd Varsity Girls games. Good job tonight Copa!
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Post by sokerfan on Jan 31, 2011 22:53:00 GMT -6
Again, Is there any harm in giving a district champ a spot in the top 16!! What's the crime!! But we all have opinions on the matter and i guess we will continue to disagree! Enough said!!
(sorry don't know how to put the fancy border around)
thefinisher, a well known quote, "In order to be the best, you have to beat the best". I believe in order to get better you have to play better teams. Scrimmaging a team and getting it handed to you, then going back to the comfort of the "teams we can beat" schedule doesn't constitute in a top 16 seed in my opinion.
Now "C'MON MAN PLEASE"!
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Post by sokerfan on Jan 31, 2011 22:57:53 GMT -6
barbedad20, how 'bout those BUCS?
Good luck to the Lady BUCS!!
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Post by copakid14 on Feb 1, 2011 9:26:49 GMT -6
1 St. Thomas More
2 Mt. Carmel
3 Mandeville
4 Fontainebleau
5 St Scholastica
6 Dominican
7 Lafayette
8 West Monroe
9 Northshore
10 Byrd
11 St. Joseph's
12 Dutchtown
13 Caddo Magnet
14 Baton Rouge
15 East Ascension
16 Terrebonne
17 Westgate
18 Acadiana
19 St Amant
20 Captain Shreve
21 Natchitoches Central
22 Chapelle
23 Comeaux
24 Barbe
25 Zachary
26 Live Oak
27 Central Lafourche
28 Pineville
29 Bonnabel
30 HL Bourgeois
31 Ehret
32 Grace King
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