I've added the calpreps rankings as another comparison. calprep seems to adjust everyone on a team's schedule after a gamw whereas Born only seems to adjust the teams that played.
The Born rankings are updated for 12/03/07 . The Born rankings seem somewhat bogus, so I can't stop laughing! But, they are getting closer to me in the Gloucester Couny rankings although we are far apart in the others. Here is an example of how the Born Index goofs: Glassboro wins by 64 having put back-ups in before halftime, but drops 0.4 points in the ratings. It seems that Born had them as 66.3 points higher (76.3-10.0) than Pitman the week before. After the game, they were 65.4 higher (75.9-10.4). In that game Glassboro was ahead 25-0 after the 1st and could have scored 100 if they had tried, but Born does not take that into account. So Glassboro uses all 48 players in a blowout and loses 0.4 points while Pitman gains 0.4. So, when you call off the dogs, you lose points in the ratings! The Born rankings also give a team too much credit for the past years and it hurts teams like Cumberland who turn their program around and keeps some teams who were great in the past (like one win Deptford) ranked too highly.
This week's games of note:
Glassboro beats Paulsboro for Group 1 Championship!
West Deptford beats Pt. Pleasant Boro for Group 2 Championship!
Shawnee beats Lacey for Group 3 Championship!
Toms River North beats Mainland for Group 4 Championship!
Holy Cross beats Gloucester Catholic for Non-Public Group 2 Championship!
Holy Spirit beats Immaculata for Non-Public Group 3 Championship!
Moorestown beats Long Branch for Central Group 3 Championship!
1. Holy Spirit - 100.1 - Non Public Group 3 Champion
2. Moorestown - 91.6 - Central Group 3 Champion
2a. Toms River North - 88.9 - South Group 4 Champion
2b. Toms River East - 85.1 - but they lost to Mainland who is just below them!
3. Mainland - 84.5 - South Group 4 finalist
4. Shawnee - 82.3 - South Group 3 Champion
4a. Lacey Twp. - 81.7 - South Group 3 finalist and top seed
5. Glassboro - 80.1 - South Group 1 Champion
6. Hammonton - 79.1
7. Paul VI - 78.3
8. Holy Cross - 78.2 - Non Public Group 2 Champion
9. Eastern - 75.9
10. Winslow Twp. - 76.1
10a. Southern - 74.8
11. Camden Catholic - 74.7
12. Washington Twp. - 73.6
13. Paulsboro - 72.8 - South Group 1 finalist
14. West Deptford - 71.9 - South Group 2 Champion
15. Cherokee - 71.6
16. Atlantic City - 70.9
17. (tie) St. Joseph's (Hammonton) - 69.6 - but they lost to Gloucester Catholic who is below them!
17. (tie) Williamstown - 69.6
19. Clearview - 69.3
20. Delsea - 68.8 - but they lost to Gloucester Catholic who is below them
21. St. Augustine - 67.8
21a. Pt. Pleasant Boro - 66.9 - South Group 2 finalist and top seed
22. Bridgeton - 66.3
23. Lenape - 66.2
24. Gloucester Catholic - 66.0 - Non Public Group 2 finalist - beat 4 teams that are ranked higher
25. Woodbury - 65.3
calpreps rankings:
1. Holy Spirit - 58.2
2. Moorestown - 48.5
2a. Toms River North - 42.2
3. Mainland - 35.7
4. Glassboro - 33.7
5. Shawnee - 32.7
6. Holy Cross - 31.6
6a. Lacey Twp. - 30.2
7. Winslow Twp. - 28.9
8. Camden Catholic - 28.1
9. Paulsboro - 28.0
10. Hammonton - 26.3
11. Paul VI - 25.9
12. Eastern - 25.2
13. West Deptford - 25.2
12a. Toms River East - 24.6
13b. Southern - 23.8
14. Washington Twp. - 19.4
15. Gloucester Catholic - 18.9
16. Woodbury - 18.2
17. Cherokee - 18.1
18. Williamstown - 17.6
18a. Pt. Pleasant Boro - 17.6
19. Atlantic City - 16.8
20. St. Augustine - 15.5
21. St. Joe's - 14.4
22. Cumberland - 13.1
23. Clearview - 12.8
24. Bridgeton - 12.7
25. Absegami - 12.0
My Top 25:
I look at 2 things first - overall record and how far did the team advance in the playoffs.
Then I look at head-to-head and Group size
12-0 teams first!
1. Holy Spirit (12-0)
2. Moorestown (12-0)
2a. Toms River North (12-0)
3. Glassboro (12-0)
4. Mainland (10-2) - the best 2 loss team by far
5. Shawnee (9-3) - the best 3 loss team by far
6. Holy Cross (9-2) - earned this spot with convincing win in finals
6a. Lacey Twp. (9-3) - best team to lose a final
Now it gets tough and more debatable!
7. Winslow Twp. (8-3)
8. Camden Catholic (8-2)
9. Paulsboro (11-1; 9-3 - forfeits)
10. Hammonton (9-2)
11. Paul VI (9-2)
11a. Toms River East (7-3)
11b. Southern (8-3)
12. Washington Twp. (8-2)
13. Eastern (9-2)
14. Gloucester Catholic (8-3)
15. West Deptford (10-2)
16. Williamstown (8-2)
17. Cherokee (7-3)
17a. Pt. Pleasant Boro (10-2)
18. Cumberland (7-3)
19. Florence (8-2)
20. St. Joe's (7-3)
21. St. Augustine (8-2)
22. Clearview (7-3)
23. Bridgeton (7-4)
24. Woodbury (8-3)
25. Timber Creek (6-4)
25a. Manasquan (6-4)
Honorable Mention:
Atlantic City (5-5) - the best 5-5 team