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The DC placement will tell you all need to know about the ishaa, let’s do the easiest thing with the least amount of work.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Notre Dame Dominates Academic Rankings May 7, 2025 Notre Dame is once again setting the bar high in the academic sports arena, proving that excellence isn’t just a game-day phenomenon. In the latest Academic Progress Rating (APR) statistics released by the NCAA, Notre Dame led all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools, matching its own record with a staggering 17 perfect scores. This achievement places them ahead of known academic powerhouses like Duke, with 16 perfect scores, and Michigan with 13. Let’s break it down like a winning strategy session. The Irish showcased top-tier academic performance across a wide range of sports. From the baseball diamond to the volleyball court, through the fencing piste and the lacrosse fields, a total of 17 programs scored a perfect 1,000 on the APR scale. This impeccable performance isn’t just a flash-in-the-pan achievement; it marks the tenth time in the 19-year history of the APR’s existence that Notre Dame has hit the jackpot with at least 13 teams scoring perfectly. To put Notre Dame’s consistent excellence into perspective, they’ve not only been at or near the top for raw numbers of perfect scores for 19 consecutive years, but they have also led the FBS five times in recent years, sharing the spotlight only occasionally with other elite institutions like Stanford and Boston College. The APR, designed to give a more immediate reflection of a team’s academic prowess than traditional graduation rates, measures each scholarship student’s ability to stay eligible and remain in school. It’s a little like keeping track of a player’s shooting percentage, but for academics. Every scholarship student-athlete earns a point each term for staying eligible and another for staying in school or graduating. The sport-by-sport breakdown is impressive, with baseball, both men’s and women’s basketball, cross country, fencing, golf, and a slew of others racking up perfect scores. Even the Notre Dame football team, which is no stranger to the national spotlight, turned in a solid performance with a 990 score—an impressive feat especially when you consider the demands of both the sport and the academics. This yearly ritual of counting perfect scores is more than just numbers; it’s a testament to Notre Dame’s commitment to balancing academic and athletic success. Their continued leadership in these rankings is like a dynasty run, proving that they play the long game—not just on the field but in the classroom too. When a school like Notre Dame consistently hits high marks, it’s a playbook for others to follow, adding another layer to the ever-thrilling narrative of college athletics—one that celebrates brains as much as brawn.

Using Sagarin's ratings from 1999 through 2024, I've calculated a Top 100 list and Top 25 lists for each class. But how do you compare between years? The calculations are made assuming that the average team in any given year is equivalent. With that defined, we then look at how much better a team in a given year is than the average predictor rating for that year. I'm curious to hear your feedback. The ratings do not account for any kind of overall "improvement" (Is the average team in 2024 better than the average team in 1999) so earlier years receive no kind of handicap which I may consider introducing... Based on what I've seen, this is very minimal, but it's difficult to quantify. Also, I've updated The Predictor Tool, so you can predict any potential matchup from 1999 to 2024. Enjoy! ---------- Global Top 100 (All Years & Classes) ---------- 1. 2017 Ben Davis (6A) 77.9 2. 2018 Warren Central (6A) 77.4 3. 2020 Center Grove (6A) 75.2 4. 2001 Ben Davis (5A) 69.6 5. 2016 Center Grove (6A) 69.5 6. 2016 Warren Central (6A) 69.1 7. 2021 Center Grove (6A) 68.3 8. 2005 Warren Central (5A) 68.2 9. 2011 Carmel (5A) 67.7 10. 2020 Indpls.Cathedral (5A) 67.5 11. 2006 Warren Central (5A) 66.1 12. 2016 Ben Davis (6A) 66.0 13. 2014 Ben Davis (6A) 65.8 14. 2017 Warren Central (6A) 65.7 15. 2015 Center Grove (6A) 65.0 16. 2014 Warren Central (6A) 64.6 17. 2014 Carmel (6A) 63.9 18. 2001 Warren Central (5A) 62.1 19. 2011 Warren Central (5A) 62.0 20. 2015 Avon (6A) 61.9 21. 2018 Center Grove (6A) 61.8 22. 2019 Carmel (6A) 61.5 23. 2003 Warren Central (5A) 61.5 24. 2018 New Palestine (5A) 61.4 25. 2015 Carmel (6A) 61.3 26. 2013 Center Grove (6A) 61.1 27. 2017 Avon (6A) 61.0 28. 2015 Indpls.Cathedral (6A) 61.0 29. 2019 Avon (6A) 61.0 30. 2012 Lawr. Central (5A) 60.9 31. 2023 Ben Davis (6A) 60.6 32. 2013 Carmel (6A) 60.5 33. 2019 Brownsburg (6A) 60.1 34. 2021 Westfield (6A) 60.0 35. 2022 Brownsburg (6A) 59.8 36. 2020 Westfield (6A) 59.7 37. 2013 Ben Davis (6A) 59.7 38. 2013 Warren Central (6A) 59.6 39. 2021 Indpls.Cathedral (5A) 59.6 40. 2015 Warren Central (6A) 59.2 41. 2016 Carmel (6A) 59.2 42. 2013 Pike (6A) 59.1 43. 2019 New Palestine (5A) 59.1 44. 2019 Indpls. Chatard (3A) 58.6 45. 2014 Center Grove (6A) 58.4 46. 2021 Hamilton SE (6A) 58.3 47. 2019 Center Grove (6A) 58.2 48. 2023 Brownsburg (6A) 57.7 49. 2020 Carmel (6A) 57.5 50. 2018 Carmel (6A) 57.5 51. 2017 Center Grove (6A) 57.4 52. 2015 Penn (6A) 57.1 53. 2012 Ben Davis (5A) 57.1 54. 2011 Ben Davis (5A) 57.1 55. 2014 Indpls.Cathedral (5A) 57.1 56. 2011 Indpls. Cathedral (4A) 56.7 57. 2012 Center Grove (5A) 56.7 58. 2012 Carmel (5A) 56.4 59. 2004 FW Snider (5A) 56.1 60. 2019 Warren Central (6A) 55.9 61. 2023 East Central (4A) 55.8 62. 2020 Brownsburg (6A) 55.7 63. 2014 New Palestine (4A) 55.4 64. 2022 Indy Cathedral (6A) 55.4 65. 2002 Warren Central (5A) 55.3 66. 2015 Ben Davis (6A) 55.3 67. 2021 Brownsburg (6A) 55.1 68. 2019 Ben Davis (6A) 55.1 69. 2014 Penn (6A) 55.0 70. 2022 Hamilton SE (6A) 54.9 71. 2024 Westfield (6A) 54.8 72. 2022 Center Grove (6A) 54.7 73. 2015 New Palestine (5A) 54.7 74. 2011 Lawr. Central (5A) 54.5 75. 2016 Westfield (5A) 54.2 76. 2023 Center Grove (6A) 54.1 77. 2024 Brownsburg (6A) 54.0 78. 2018 Avon (6A) 53.9 79. 2024 Lawr. North (6A) 53.9 80. 2012 Indpls. Cathedral (4A) 53.9 81. 2023 Indy Cathedral (6A) 53.4 82. 2019 Hamilton SE (6A) 53.4 83. 2014 Avon (6A) 53.4 84. 2024 New Palestine (4A) 53.4 85. 2012 Warren Central (5A) 53.4 86. 2016 FW Snider (5A) 53.3 87. 2019 Indpls.Cathedral (5A) 53.2 88. 2017 Pike (6A) 53.2 89. 1999 Ben Davis (5A) 53.0 90. 2008 Center Grove (5A) 53.0 91. 2017 Brownsburg (6A) 53.0 92. 2016 Indpls.Cathedral (6A) 52.9 93. 2014 Lawr. Central (6A) 52.9 94. 2007 Columbus North (5A) 52.9 95. 2017 Lawr. Central (6A) 52.8 96. 2021 Carmel (6A) 52.6 97. 2012 Indpls. Chatard (3A) 52.5 98. 2002 Penn (5A) 52.5 99. 2021 Merrillville (6A) 52.4 100. 2020 Indpls. Chatard (3A) 52.4 -------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Top 25 - Class 1A ---------- 1. 2015 Lafayette CC (44.4) 2. 2018 Pioneer (41.9) 3. 2022 Indy Lutheran (41.1) 4. 2015 Pioneer (38.2) 5. 2016 Linton (35.7) 6. 2023 Indy Lutheran (35.4) 7. 2011 Lafayette CC (33.9) 8. 2022 Adams Central (33.8) 9. 2014 Pioneer (33.4) 10. 2023 Adams Central (33.1) 11. 2021 Adams Central (32.7) 12. 2009 Lafayette CC (32.2) 13. 2020 Covenant Chr. (31.9) 14. 1999 Lafayette CC (31.8) 15. 2017 Pioneer (31.6) 16. 2012 Lafayette CC (31.5) 17. 2004 Seeger (31.4) 18. 2021 Indpls. Lutheran (30.8) 19. 2014 Winamac (30.3) 20. 2016 Lafayette CC (29.8) 21. 2018 Adams Central (29.7) 22. 2020 South Adams (29.4) 23. 2024 North Judson (29.1) 24. 2010 Lafayette CC (29.0) 25. 2024 Providence (28.6) -------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Top 25 - Class 2A ---------- 1. 2001 FW Luers (51.5) 2. 2000 Ev. Mater Dei (46.3) 3. 2001 Ev. Mater Dei (43.4) 4. 2000 FW Luers (42.5) 5. 2011 FW Luers (39.9) 6. 2012 FW Luers (37.9) 7. 2012 Indpls. Ritter (36.2) 8. 2005 Jimtown (36.2) 9. 2000 Jimtown (35.9) 10. 2010 FW Luers (35.7) 11. 2018 Western Boone (35.7) 12. 1999 Ev. Mater Dei (34.9) 13. 2014 Rensselaer (34.9) 14. 1999 FW Luers (33.9) 15. 2011 Ev. Mater Dei (33.7) 16. 2019 Lewis Cass (33.5) 17. 2001 Jimtown (33.2) 18. 2015 Monrovia (32.5) 19. 2013 Indpls. Ritter (31.7) 20. 2006 Harding (31.4) 21. 2014 Lafayette CC (31.2) 22. 2017 Eastbrook (31.1) 23. 2024 Adams Central (31.0) 24. 2002 North Judson (30.9) 25. 2012 Ev. Mater Dei (30.6) -------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Top 25 - Class 3A ---------- 1. 2019 Indpls. Chatard (58.6) 2. 2012 Indpls. Chatard (52.5) 3. 2020 Indpls. Chatard (52.4) 4. 2017 West Lafayette (49.5) 5. 2021 Gibson Southern (49.1) 6. 2011 Indpls. Chatard (45.2) 7. 2018 Ev. Memorial (45.0) 8. 2018 West Lafayette (44.9) 9. 2016 FW Concordia (44.9) 10. 2015 Indpls. Chatard (44.5) 11. 2006 Norwell (44.2) 12. 2018 Indpls. Chatard (44.2) 13. 2023 Indy Chatard (43.5) 14. 2024 Heritage Hills (43.4) 15. 1999 I. Roncalli (43.0) 16. 2017 Gibson Southern (42.7) 17. 2010 Indpls. Chatard (42.6) 18. 2003 Indpls. Chatard (41.9) 19. 2019 West Lafayette (41.2) 20. 2022 Indy Chatard (41.1) 21. 2006 Indpls. Chatard (40.7) 22. 2022 West Lafayette (39.8) 23. 2021 Brebeuf Jesuit (39.4) 24. 2005 Griffith (39.3) 25. 2022 Norwell (38.8) -------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Top 25 - Class 4A ---------- 1. 2011 Indpls. Cathedral (56.7) 2. 2023 East Central (55.8) 3. 2014 New Palestine (55.4) 4. 2012 Indpls. Cathedral (53.9) 5. 2024 New Palestine (53.4) 6. 2006 Indpls. Cathedral (51.9) 7. 2020 Indpls. Roncalli (51.5) 8. 2014 Columbus East (50.6) 9. 2021 Indpls. Roncalli (50.5) 10. 2022 New Palestine (49.8) 11. 2007 Indpls. Cathedral (47.4) 12. 2009 FW Dwenger (46.1) 13. 2015 FW Dwenger (46.0) 14. 2022 East Central (46.0) 15. 2010 FW Dwenger (45.8) 16. 2009 Ev. Reitz (45.5) 17. 2010 Indpls. Cathedral (45.2) 18. 2006 Concord (45.0) 19. 1999 I. Cathedral (44.9) 20. 2022 Indy Roncalli (44.4) 21. 2018 FW Dwenger (44.3) 22. 2020 Mooresville (44.3) 23. 2024 Indy Chatard (43.7) 24. 2000 East Noble (43.6) 25. 2008 Indpls. Cathedral (43.6) -------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Top 25 - Class 5A ---------- 1. 2001 Ben Davis (69.6) 2. 2005 Warren Central (68.2) 3. 2011 Carmel (67.7) 4. 2020 Indpls.Cathedral (67.5) 5. 2006 Warren Central (66.1) 6. 2001 Warren Central (62.1) 7. 2011 Warren Central (62.0) 8. 2003 Warren Central (61.5) 9. 2018 New Palestine (61.4) 10. 2012 Lawr. Central (60.9) 11. 2021 Indpls.Cathedral (59.6) 12. 2019 New Palestine (59.1) 13. 2012 Ben Davis (57.1) 14. 2011 Ben Davis (57.1) 15. 2014 Indpls.Cathedral (57.1) 16. 2012 Center Grove (56.7) 17. 2012 Carmel (56.4) 18. 2004 FW Snider (56.1) 19. 2002 Warren Central (55.3) 20. 2015 New Palestine (54.7) 21. 2011 Lawr. Central (54.5) 22. 2016 Westfield (54.2) 23. 2012 Warren Central (53.4) 24. 2016 FW Snider (53.3) 25. 2019 Indpls.Cathedral (53.2) -------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Top 25 - Class 6A ---------- 1. 2017 Ben Davis (77.9) 2. 2018 Warren Central (77.4) 3. 2020 Center Grove (75.2) 4. 2016 Center Grove (69.5) 5. 2016 Warren Central (69.1) 6. 2021 Center Grove (68.3) 7. 2016 Ben Davis (66.0) 8. 2014 Ben Davis (65.8) 9. 2017 Warren Central (65.7) 10. 2015 Center Grove (65.0) 11. 2014 Warren Central (64.6) 12. 2014 Carmel (63.9) 13. 2015 Avon (61.9) 14. 2018 Center Grove (61.8) 15. 2019 Carmel (61.5) 16. 2015 Carmel (61.3) 17. 2013 Center Grove (61.1) 18. 2017 Avon (61.0) 19. 2015 Indpls.Cathedral (61.0) 20. 2019 Avon (61.0) 21. 2023 Ben Davis (60.6) 22. 2013 Carmel (60.5) 23. 2019 Brownsburg (60.1) 24. 2021 Westfield (60.0) 25. 2022 Brownsburg (59.8) --------------------------------------------------------

https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/050625.Fall Sectional Assignments.pdf Let's see how my link pasting ability works. *Fingers Crossed

I want to hear other voices and delve into the data further. I think that 5A and 6A may be overrepresented because there is such a fall of between the top teams and the average teams. Some deeper statistical analysis would factor in that anomaly... I need to do my homework or need input from a resident statistican. Not having 2001-2004 Chatard, Heritage Hills, Danville and Andrean in the 3A top 25 is a head scratcher for me. The question for me is: How much better is the average team in 2024 than 1999? One way to account for this would be to look at the IN HS Track and Field records over the years to see how much better athletics in the state has become.

I'm picking up what you are putting down, but if it did happen, would the PAC still not get any love?

Enrollment classifications are done every two years. Success Factor is a rolling two-year cycle. I'm not sure that can be made any more clear.

Ironically, whenever Columbus East has been in 5A and 5A has exceeded 32 teams, Columbus East always gets put in a five-team sectional. Happened in the 2015/2016 cycle and in the 2017/2018 cycle. All four of those years we ended up not getting a bye. We’ll see if that impossible streak continues this fall.

And which teams have to now participatge in a "Play-In Game", during what should be the Bye Week, will be based on a random draw...what a joke

Good catch. I missed that when I looked at their tournament history. Looked it over twice so I’m not sure how I missed it. Then again, my wife is never surprised when I can’t find stuff right in front of me in the refrigerator.

I’m guessing the IHSAA wanted to make as few changes as possible since we’re in the middle of the two-year enrollment classification period. In my opinion, we shouldn’t be increasing 5A and 6A above 32 teams until 1A through 4A are all at 64 teams each. However, that would require extra work for the IHSAA. My question is, if Cathedral had gotten the 3 points needed to remain in 6A then would 6A have gone above 32 teams for the first time ever? I assume it would’ve.

In 2020 & 21 Carmel's post-season opponenets were some combination of Brownburg, Avon, BD, & Pike...were they all in the north that cycle???

Decatur Central - Moves to Sectional 6 from Sectional 13 Indianapolis Cathedral - Moves to Sectional 13 from Sectional 6 Whiteland - Moves to Sectional 14 from Sectional 13 New Palestine - Moves to Sectional 21 from Sectional 13 Heritage Hills - Moves to Sectional 24 from Sectional 32

Agreed, my guess is since based off of Sagarin point differential and faster paced offense is going to benefit the more recent teams in this than teams in the past. Reasoning for a lot of those late 90's to early 2000's really good teams not making lists.

I thought Carmel bounced around from north to south on occasion. Either way, it feels different now with Wright at the helm.

PAC fans.....what if??? 24. (8): Boonville, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville F.J. Reitz, Evansville Harrison, Heritage Hills, Jasper, Washington 32. (7): Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Reitz Memorial, Gibson Southern, Mt. Vernon, Princeton Community, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln 39. (8): Brown County, Greencastle, Linton-Stockton, Mitchell, North Posey, Pike Central, South Vermillion,

I was aware. Secina was/is in the same boat in that, while it met the terms of SF and moved up, it remains in 2A by enrollment. Linton is another one as well that moved via SF, but remains by enrollment. LCC and Linton, met in 1A, but have yet to do so in 2A. Just thought it was a curious situation. Last season, Adams Central and Linton, both met in a higher class after SF and so did Scecina and Lutheran. LCC and AC would both be teams that were SF'd playing more than one other team, from their former class, that was also SF'd.

Carmel and Westfield have been in the same sectional since Westfield moved up to 6A in 2017.

Red is good.

It's rare, but something I think they should change is taking away the running clock when a team is no longer winning by 35 pts. Again it is rare, but I have seen times when a team gets down 35 pts, and they start to make a push back into the game but the time continues to run regardless of how close the other team gets. Good teams have had absolutely awful halves where nothing goes right, and they are down. They quickly score two touchdowns in the second half and it's a game again. However, the clock continues to run and makes it nearly impossible to come back from. Again doesn't happen often, but there have been rare cases.

I've been perfectly pleased with the rule. As a broadcaster, it's a nice quick way for the game to end. Generally, by the time the running clock starts, everyone wants to go home, even the players.

They pretty much got dominated by Lafayette Jeff Week 1.. were down like 31-7 at half I believe. Unless they had some major injuries in the offseason, I think we need to settle down on the Avon talk.