Rudy

I LOVE the idea of 6A teams playing a 10th regular season game IF they want. However, from a logistical standpoint, who would referee those games? Most officials will be working the first round of the tournament that week. Either you'd have to do up to 16 Class 6A games on Thursday or Saturday (letting you use tournament officials) or you're using referees who didn't qualify for the postseason. Maybe there's enough veteran referees who choose not to work postseason to accommodate, but not likely. Just my $0.02 Dan "Rudy" Engler

How so? I followed this structure: 1 vs. 8 4 vs. 5 2 vs. 7 3 vs. 6 Thanks!

Here they are, the 2019 PCS (Postseason Championship Series) Rankings! We take the human polls and the computer rankings, apply the old BCS college football formula and rank every tournament team in the state. Attached are the rankings and below you'll find what the seeded match-ups could have been using the PCS: Pairings using PCS Rankings Class 6A Sectional 1 #3 Lafayette Jefferson (9-0) vs. #30 Lake Central (3-6) #8 Merrillville (8-1) vs. #28 Crown Point (5-4) Championship Sectional 2 #18 Warsaw (7-2) vs. #31 Portage (1-8) #22 Penn (5-4) vs. #27 Chesterton (6-3) Championship Sectional 3 #2 Homestead (9-0) vs. #26 Noblesville (1-8) #11 Fort Wayne Snider (7-2) vs. #23 Carroll (Fort Wayne) (6-3) Championship Sectional 4 #4 Carmel (6-3) vs. #14 Westfield (5-4) #5 Fishers (7-2) vs. #12 Hamilton Southeastern (5-4) Championship Sectional 5 #1 Avon (9-0) vs. #25 Pike (1-8) #6 Brownsburg (6-3) vs. #19 Zionsville (3-6) Championship Sectional 6 #10 Ben Davis (5-4) vs. #32 Perry Meridian (0-9) #21 Southport (6-3) vs. #29 Indianapolis Tech (4-5) Championship Sectional 7 #7 Warren Central (6-3) vs. #17 Lawrence Central (2-7) #9 North Central (Indianapolis) (6-3) vs. #16 Lawrence North (3-6) Championship Sectional 8 #13 Center Grove (4-5) vs. #24 Columbus North (5-4) #15 Franklin Central (4-5) vs. #20 Columbus East (7-2) Championship Class 5A Sectional 9 #2 Valparaiso (9-0) vs. #34 Munster (0-9) #16 Michigan City (4-5) vs. #25 LaPorte (2-7) Championship Sectional 10 #24 Elkhart Memorial (3-6) vs. #31 South Bend Adams (0-9) #6 Concord (8-1) vs. w1 #9 Elkhart Central (7-2) vs. #11 Mishawaka (6-3) Championship Sectional 11 #4 Fort Wayne Dwenger (8-1) vs. #32 Goshen (1-8) #20 Fort Wayne Northrop (4-5) vs. #21 Fort Wayne North (4-5) Championship Sectional 12 #7 Harrison (West Lafayette) (7-2) vs. #33 Anderson (1-8) #19 McCutcheon (5-4) vs. #30 Kokomo (2-7) Championship Sectional 13 #15 Terre Haute South (5-4) vs. #22 Terre Haute North (2-7) #3 Indianapolis Cathedral (7-2) vs. w1 #5 Decatur Central (7-2) vs. #14 Plainfield (5-4) Championship Sectional 14 #1 New Palestine (9-0) vs. #26 Seymour (4-5) #10 Franklin (7-2) vs. #12 Whiteland (6-3) Championship Sectional 15 #8 Bloomington North (7-2) vs. #22 Evansville North (5-4) #13 Bloomington South (5-4) vs. #18 Castle (5-4) Championship Sectional 16 #17 Floyd Central (7-2) vs. #29 New Albany (4-5) #27 Bedford North Lawrence (3-6) vs. #28 Jeffersonville (3-6) Championship Class 4A Sectional 17 #11 Hobart (7-2) vs. #55 Gary West (2-6) #41 Highland (3-6) vs. #45 Griffith (2-6) #14 Hammond Morton (8-1) vs. #52 Hammond Gavit (4-5) #29 Lowell (5-4) vs. #48 East Chicago Central (5-4) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 18 #4 New Prairie (8-1) vs. #58 South Bend Clay (1-8) #34 South Bend St. Joseph (1-8) vs. #36 South Bend Riley (5-4) #10 Plymouth (7-2) vs. #50 Logansport (2-7) #18 Culver Military Academy (5-4) vs. #39 Kankakee Valley (4-5) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 19 #2 East Noble (9-0) vs. #44 Wawasee (2-7) #23 DeKalb (7-2) vs. #26 Northridge (4-5) #12 Leo (8-1) vs. #32 Columbia City (5-4) #13 NorthWood (6-3) vs. #31 Angola (4-5) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 20 #7 Mississinewa (8-1) vs. #56 Jay County (1-8) #27 New Haven (4-5) vs. #38 Fort Wayne South (1-8) #8 Marion (7-2) vs. #47 Huntington North (2-7) #9 Delta (7-2) vs. #40 Fort Wayne Wayne (0-9) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 21 #17 Mount Vernon (Fortville) (7-2) vs. #60 Shelbyville (0-9) #43 Richmond (4-5) vs. #49 Greenfield-Central (1-8) #20 Pendleton Heights (5-4) vs. #59 Connersville (0-9) #42 New Castle (3-6) vs. #54 Muncie Central (0-9) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 22 #32 Lebanon (4-5) vs. #46 Indianapolis Crispus Attucks (6-2) #30 Beech Grove (5-4) vs. #61 Frankfort (0-9) #15 Roncalli (4-5) vs. w1 #24 Western (6-3) vs. w2 Championship Sectional 23 #1 East Central (9-0) vs. #57 Madison (1-8) #21 Martinsville (3-6) vs. #22 Greenwood (3-6) #5 Mooresville (7-2) vs. #50 Jennings County (3-6) #16 Silver Creek (8-1) vs. #35 South Dearborn (5-4) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 24 #25 Northview (6-3) vs. #27 Evansville Reitz (3-6) #6 Evansville Central (7-2) vs. #53 Evansville Harrison (0-9) #19 Jasper (5-3) vs. #37 Boonville (4-4) #3 Evansville Memorial (8-1) vs. w1 w2 vs. w3 Championship Class 3A Sectional 25 #12 Knox (8-1) vs. #63 Hammond (0-8) #38 Twin Lakes (3-6) vs. #45 River Forest (5-4) #22 Calumet (7-1) vs. #57 Benton Central (1-8) #27 Hanover Central (6-3) vs. #56 Hammond Clark (4-5) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 26 #6 Mishawaka Marian (8-1) vs. #46 Lakeland (2-7) #29 Tippecanoe Valley (6-3) vs. #31 South Bend Washington (6-3) #9 West Noble (9-0) vs. #42 Garrett (3-6) #14 Jimtown (5-4) vs. #35 John Glenn (3-6) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 27 #13 Fort Wayne Concordia (4-5) vs. #62 Northwestern (0-9) #37 Oak Hill (4-5) vs. #43 Peru (4-5) #17 Maconaquah (7-2) vs. #61 Heritage (1-8) #30 Norwell (4-5) vs. #53 Bellmont (0-9) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 28 #1 Indianapolis Chatard (8-1) vs. #58 Crawfordsville (1-8) #10 Guerin Catholic (5-4) vs. #16 Yorktown (6-3) #3 West Lafayette (7-2) vs. #40 Hamilton Heights (2-7) #4 Brebeuf Jesuit (7-2) vs. #28 North Montgomery (5-4) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 29 #15 Tri-West (7-2) vs. #59 Indianapolis Manual (1-8) #21 Danville (4-5) vs. #41 West Vigo (5-4) #18 Indian Creek (7-2) vs. #54 Indianapolis Washington (3-5) #19 Indianapolis Ritter (5-4) vs. #47 Greencastle (3-6) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 30 #25 Vincennes Lincoln (5-4) vs. #64 Pike Central (0-9) #49 Brown County (4-5) vs. #50 Princeton (1-8) #26 Sullivan (6-3) vs. #60 Washington (0-9) #34 Edgewood (7-2) vs. #55 Owen Valley (1-8) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 31 #5 Brownstown Central (9-0) vs. #49 Rushville (1-8) #24 Charlestown (7-2) vs. #32 Greensburg (5-4) #8 Lawrenceburg (8-1) vs. #48 Scottsburg (3-6) #23 Franklin County (5-4) vs. #38 Batesville (3-6) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 32 #2 Heritage Hills (9-0) vs. #52 Corydon Central (2-7) #19 Mount Vernon (6-3) vs. #33 Salem (6-3) #7 Gibson Southern (7-2) vs. #44 North Harrison (4-5) #11 Southridge (7-2) vs. #36 Evansville Bosse (2-7) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Class 2A Sectional 33 #22 North Newton (7-2) vs. #40 Wheeler (4-5) #9 Rensselaer Central (7-2) vs. #54 Whiting (2-7) #12 Andrean (6-3) vs. #51 Bowman Academy (4-5) #8 Boone Grove (9-0) vs. w1 w2 vs. w3 Championship Sectional 34 #1 Lewis Cass (8-1) vs. #46 Manchester (3-6) #35 Delphi (6-3) vs. #36 Bremen (2-7) #3 Pioneer (8-1) vs. #45 Wabash (4-5) #15 LaVille (7-2) vs. #41 Rochester (3-6) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 35 #14 Eastside (7-2) vs. #58 Whitko (0-9) #31 Woodlan (3-6) vs. #43 Fairfield (4-5) #16 Fort Wayne Luers (2-7) vs. #56 Prairie Heights (1-8) #20 Bluffton (7-2) vs. #47 Central Noble (2-7) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 36 #6 Eastbrook (7-2) vs. #62 Elwood (0-9) #24 Tipton (5-4) vs. #29 Blackford (5-4) #10 Eastern (Greentown) (9-0) vs. #57 Frankton (1-8) #20 Lapel (6-3) vs. #38 Alexandria (5-4) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 37 #2 Western Boone (8-1) vs. #52 Monrovia (0-9) #25 Cascade (4-5) vs. #27 South Vermillion (5-4) #18 North Putnam (7-2) vs. #42 Southmont (3-6) #22 Seeger (6-3) vs. #32 Speedway (3-6) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 38 #7 Heritage Christian (8-1) vs. #53 Centerville (4-5) #26 Shenandoah (5-4) vs. #34 Northeastern (7-2) #11 Indianapolis Scecina (6-3) vs. #50 Indianapolis Howe (4-5) #18 Eastern Hancock (7-2) vs. #39 Winchester (6-3) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 39 #13 Triton Central (6-3) vs. #61 Union County (1-8) #47 Clarksville (3-6) vs. #49 Mitchell (4-5) #30 Providence (3-6) vs. #60 Switzerland County (5-4) #44 Paoli (5-4) vs. #58 Eastern (Pekin) (0-9) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 40 #4 Evansville Mater Dei (7-2) vs. #63 Crawford County (1-8) #28 Tell City (5-4) vs. #33 Forest Park (5-4) #5 Linton-Stockton (8-1) vs. #55 South Spencer (1-8) #17 North Knox (6-3) vs. #37 North Posey (4-5) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Class 1A Sectional 41 #17 North Judson (4-4) vs. #63 South Newton (0-9) #42 South Central (Union Mills) (2-7) vs. #54 West Central (3-5) #18 Culver (5-4) vs. #61 Lake Station (2-7) #26 Winamac (4-5) vs. #60 Gary Roosevelt (0-9) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 42 #7 Lafayette Central Catholic (6-3) vs. #58 Tri-County (1-8) #29 Frontier (7-2) vs. #34 Carroll (Flora) (5-4) #14 Attica (5-4) vs. #47 North White (4-4) #25 Clinton Prairie (5-4) vs. #46 Clinton Central (2-7) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 43 #2 South Adams (9-0) vs. #55 Taylor (1-8) #36 Union City (4-5) vs. #37 Tri-Central (4-5) #11 Monroe Central (6-3) vs. #49 Southern Wells (2-7) #30 Madison-Grant (2-7) vs. #38 Wes-Del (2-7) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 44 #3 Southwood (9-0) vs. #57 Caston (0-9) #15 Northfield (5-4) vs. #28 North Miami (3-6) #4 Adams Central (8-1) vs. #32 Triton (2-7) #10 Churubusco (7-2) vs. #30 Fremont (4-5) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 45 #5 North Vermillion (8-1) vs. #49 Fountain Central (0-9) #19 Covington (5-4) vs. #20 South Putnam (4-5) #6 Parke Heritage (8-1) vs. #43 Cloverdale (1-8) #13 Traders Point Christian (7-1) vs. #41 Riverton Parke (3-6) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 46 #22 Covenant Christian (5-4) vs. #52 Park Tudor (2-7) #16 Sheridan (6-3) vs. #58 Indiana Deaf (3-4) #20 Indianapolis Tindley (8-0) vs. #55 Edinburgh (1-8) #1 Indianapolis Lutheran (8-0) vs. w1 w2 vs. w3 Championship Sectional 47 #9 North Decatur (8-1) vs. #51 Cambridge City Lincoln (2-7) #35 Tri (4-5) vs. #39 Hagerstown (3-6) #12 Milan (7-2) vs. #45 South Decatur (4-5) #24 Knightstown (6-3) vs. #44 Oldenburg Academy (4-5) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Sectional 48 #8 West Washington (8-1) vs. #62 Rock Creek Academy (2-6) #33 Springs Valley (4-5) vs. #47 Tecumseh (3-6) #23 North Daviess (6-3) vs. #53 North Central (Farmersburg) (1-8) #27 Perry Central (5-4) vs. #50 Eastern Greene (1-8) w1 vs. w2 w3 vs. w4 Championship Thanks and remember this is for entertainment purposes only 🙂 Dan "Rudy" Engler 2019 PCS Rankings by Sectional - FINAL.pdf 2019 PCS Rankings - FINAL.pdf

Thanks! I'll be traveling for work today but will update and post the PCS tonight 🙂

Thanks! I'll be traveling for work today but will update and post tonight 🙂

Other than the final TGD poll, the PCS is ready! Send as soon as you can and I'll plug the numbers in 🙂

Sure. I have copies and I can ship you a copy. Email me at dengler@almanacsports.com so we can work out shipping. Thanks, Dan

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The biggest drawbacks with the cluster was that it could have brought an end to many traditional conferences, and only one team qualified per cluster. Poor Elkhart Central was a perfect example. They finished 9-1 both years of the cluster, but because their one loss was to the cluster champion, Penn, Elkhart did not qualify. Was it settled on the field? Yes. But did Elkhart deserve a shot at the postseason? Most definitely. Even if more teams qualify from each cluster, scheduling challenges would end most conferences. Happened in KY, TN and about to happen in IL.

Yes that's me. You haven't missed it...just been very busy with a new position at work. I'm shooting to do one at the end of the regular season though. Thanks!

You got your copy before me! Hope you enjoy 😀

Good question! Let me see what I can find...

lol oops oratorical!

Thanks @Coach Nowlin! At over 430 pages, this is the biggest book I've ever done. The book goes all the way back to 1894 and goes through the end of the 2018 season. It has conference standings, results, profiles for every current and former football-playing school in the area, county histories, championships, and so much more! FUN FACT: Did you know the first conference in the area was called the Big Four Athletic & Oratorial Association? It was founded in 1904 by Linton, Princeton, Vincennes & Washington high schools. Evansville High joined in 1905, but they kept the Big Four name. One hundred years later, the Big Eight would only have seven teams and now only has six in their final season. This information and more is in the book! Dan "Rudy" Engler

I guess no coach is going to be liked by everyone but not all Reitz people dislike Coach Lewis, myself included. He was an assistant when I played at Reitz, and was a great role model for me. Always had a smile on his face and quick to give encouragement. He'd let you know if you messed up but he was always positive. He was always gracious with his time for me as webmaster for ReitzFootball.com. I've stayed in touch with him over the years and am proud to call him a friend. Glad to welcome him back to the SIAC and am looking forward to the competition. Just my $0.02. Dan "Rudy" Engler