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High school girls basketball Top 20

GO RIVERTON ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

www.MaxPreps.com
#1 Riverton (38.6)
#2 American Fork (35.9)
#3 Sky View (32.2)

www.HighSchoolSports.net (USA Today)
#1 Riverton (2.56)
#2 American Fork (2.20)
#3 Sky View (2.10)

MaxPreps
#1 Riverton (38.6)
#2 American Fork (35.9)
#3 Sky View (32.2)
#4 Bingham (31.6)

HighSchoolSports (USA Today)
#1 Riverton (2.56)
#2 American Fork (2.20)
#3 Sky View (2.10)
#4 Bingham (1.87)

How does Syracuse drop to #7 with only two losses (1 in region)and they have clinched at least a share of the region championship with 3 games left. Davis moves up to #6 when Syracuse beat them, Davis has 7 losses (4 in region, and our ranked forth in the region. WOW!!!!!!!!!!

MaxPreps and USA Today get their info from the coaches who squeak the loudest and toot their own horns. Who cares about their rankings! At least DNews is somewhat impartial.

Yes, that makes sense. CBS Sports and USA Today maintain conversations with the 16,432 high school coaches in the nation and pick their favorites to promote.

They do NOT have a computerized system that uses strength of schedule, head-to-head matchups, indirect matchups, winning percentage, and opponent winning percentages to calculate these rankings...

Rankings? DNews somewhat impartial?

DNews doesn't spend a lot of time figuring out these rankings. It's whoever is winning at the time, no matter who they are beating. Plus, they have to put in some 2A teams when they are dominant in their classification even though they probably would not beat most of the teams below them. It does get a lot of attention even though none of these rankings really matter when the state tournaments starts. State Tournament teams, thank goodness, are not seeded by any rankings. I think a coaches poll would help out a lot but there is really no way any rankings could be exactly perfect. In the end, it really doesn't matter anyway. It is fun to speculate though

I think if the HS Coaches are doing their job, they would be contacting these polls. More national attention brings in more interest from college coaches in their programs and players, and in turn more of a chance to obtain scholarships. As a matter of fact I personally know of a number of coaches in this state that do contact the national pollsters.

You were last at a 2a game when???

Emery is #4 in 3A and has four losses.....2 of the losses are to who???

Wasatch beat South Sevier by one point in a game that could have went either way. They are ranked #1 in 3A.

They move the 2a teams around at their whim anyway to make sure you "big girls" get your due. example: Richfield moves down this week after two wins and going 18-0.

You want to see some real basketball??? Try South Sevier at Richfield this Thursday!

After South Sevier & Richfield this Thursday the two teams will have THREE losses between the BOTH TEAMS. One loss to the #1 3A team and TWO LOSSES AMOUNG EACH OTHER! They both have played 3A and 4A teams...so give it a rest.

Wasatch did beat South Sevier by 1 and that was with some key players missing. If Wasatch would have had their whole team, it would have been a totally different story.

Wasatch won the game. SS had some key injuries and had just come off a COMPLETE volleyball season. Wasatch is a good team...that's why they're #1 and higher than any 2A team in the top 20. My point is simple. SS and Richfield could compete any night any place with 3A teams. That is not a slam to 3A it was in response that they are ranked in the top 20 "just because." Wasatch beat Emery by 5. Richfield beat them by 8 and SS beat them by 14. Wasacth's three top scores against SS were the same top three scores against Judge memorial??? Again, not a slam....just an the same page as the top 3A teams.

Who cares you 1A and 2A schools need to quit whinning about the rankings and enjoy your time in 1A and 2A because when you go up to the next level its a whole new game, for everybody. Rivalrys impact games more than we think, and on any given night a team that is 1-10 could beat a team that is 10-1 based on past history. Some of the teams you compared are some serious rivalrys and I am positive they impacted the games score!! Look at the Boys 3A game last week with Morgan and Bear River that was a huge upset, not a huge rivalry but playing in Morgan is a tough task as Bear River found out.

Who says it isn't a 'whole new game' in 1A or 2A. Entire communities shut down for games to go pack the house and make some noise. Richfield and South Sevier are ranked where they belong. They could beat the teams they are ranked above, the teams are not intimidated easy, that is why they are who they are.

riverton is the best team in state without a doubt! they just dont beat bingham by 20 for nothing!

How can the DNews really rank any of these teams. Lets be real, we have all been to the games but when was the last time you saw any newspaper people attend a girls baskerball game. Those of us who attend know all ten people in the stands and there is NO ONE there from the paper. It is not like you can Tivo the game and watch it later. Since when should we trust a ranking that was done off box scores????

Any team that can beat Bingham, twice, is the best team in the state. And that goes for the past billion years.

Pack up the family and drive to Richfield tomorrow night. You better get there early because you will have a hard time getting a seat. By the way the bleachers in the balcony will be pulled out as well. To say that no one attends the girls game is a joke. The gate at the Richfield-South Sevier game will probably be more than your boys team makes in 5 games!

WE ARE NOT WHINING!!!! We are ranked, we are defending the fact that just cuz more kids go to yor school, you are thus better. The rivalry stuff is somewhat true, but Richfield and SS still beat many 3a and 4A teams. Stop by Richfield tommorow for some real fun!!! Two GREAT teams.

Relax Anonymous. Riverton is a great team and might just be the best team in the state. Remember that AF played in the championship last year and returned all of it's starters. One more thing and it's no small thing. Riverton need to get past the first or secound round. The last couple of years I thought they might be a team to contend with and someone knocks them off. They have yet to step it up at the most important time "The Tournament". It's time to stop being satisfied just because you beat Bingham. Here's an idea...Step it up when it counts.