Temp’s Top 25 (Final)

[temptation]

1. Brownsburg
2. Westfield 
3. Lawrence North
4. Center Grove
5. Warren Central
6. Indianapolis Cathedral
7. New Palestine 
8. Crown Point
9. Fishers
10. Hamilton Southeastern
11. Decatur Central
12. Carroll (Fort Wayne)
13. Bishop Chatard
14. Fort Wayne Snider
15. Heritage Hills
16. East Central
17. Evansville Memorial
18. Warsaw
19. Lafayette Jefferson
20. East Noble
21. Merrillville 
22. Concord
23. Mishawaka 
24. Roncalli
25. Bloomington South

[BTF]

I don't think we're too far off:

1.       Brownsburg

2.       Westfield

3.       Lawrence North

4.       Center Grove

5.       Crown Point

6.       Warren Central

7.       Fishers

8.       Hamilton Southeastern

9.       Cathedral

10.   Ben Davis

11.   New Pal

12.   Carroll

13.   Snider

14.   Decatur Central

15.   Pike

16.   Chatard

17.   Franklin Central

18.   Columbus North

19.   Heritage Hills

20.   Avon

21.   Zionsville

22.   Noblesville

23.   Roncalli

24.   East Noble

25.   Warsaw

26.   East Central

27.   Merrillville

28.   Concord

29.   Mishawaka

30.   Elkhart

 

[HHPatriots]

For what its worth, I am a little biased...

[temptation]

6 minutes ago, HHPatriots said:

For what its worth, I am a little biased...

No fault of the Patriots but just can’t get past that 92 in the SOS column.

[BTF]

I can't get over Sagarin having North Judson ranked over several 6A teams going into the state finals.

I only have two non-6A teams ranked ahead of Heritage Hills, New Pal and Chatard. Having them ranked over some HCC teams speaks volumes of their team this year. The size and speed of the bigger 6A programs is just too hard to overcome for most schools with enrollments under 2200. 

[Rodney]

still think CP is to high

[BTF]

5 minutes ago, Rodney said:

still think CP is to high

I still like CP using the eye test. I agree with @Boilernation, losing big to Westfield doesn't mean they'd lose HSE, Fishers, or even Center Grove for that matter. There was nothing stopping Westfield that night. I'd argue that Westfield wanted that game more than any other game on thier schedule after getting knocked out by Crown Point the year before. 

[temptation]

4 hours ago, BTF said:

I don't think we're too far off:

1.       Brownsburg

2.       Westfield

3.       Lawrence North

4.       Center Grove

5.       Crown Point

6.       Warren Central

7.       Fishers

8.       Hamilton Southeastern

9.       Cathedral

10.   Ben Davis

11.   New Pal

12.   Carroll

13.   Snider

14.   Decatur Central

15.   Pike

16.   Chatard

17.   Franklin Central

18.   Columbus North

19.   Heritage Hills

20.   Avon

21.   Zionsville

22.   Noblesville

23.   Roncalli

24.   East Noble

25.   Warsaw

26.   East Central

27.   Merrillville

28.   Concord

29.   Mishawaka

30.   Elkhart

 

LOL, i just took a closer look at this.

BD and Pike?  
Avon?
Noblesville?

You’re trolling again right?

If you did a college poll, you having a 7-5 Michigan team who has played four teams in the top 9 in your top 15?

C’mon man.

[Rodney]

1 hour ago, temptation said:

LOL, i just took a closer look at this.

BD and Pike?  
Avon?
Noblesville?

You’re trolling again right?

If you did a college poll, you having a 7-5 Michigan team who has played four teams in the top 9 in your top 15?

C’mon man.

after beating osu michigan comes in at a clear #1 for me

 

to hell with the buckeyes

[BTF]

If I was trolling I'd have Homestead and Dwenger in my poll. Your poll is all inclusive, you're rewarding good records. My poll is just flat out who the best teams are if they were to square off against one another head to head. There's not 25 teams that would beat Ben Davis head to head. Take the compliment to your beloved Indy teams and call it a day. 

[temptation]

7 hours ago, BTF said:

If I was trolling I'd have Homestead and Dwenger in my poll. Your poll is all inclusive, you're rewarding good records. My poll is just flat out who the best teams are if they were to square off against one another head to head. There's not 25 teams that would beat Ben Davis head to head. Take the compliment to your beloved Indy teams and call it a day. 

No Lafayette Jeff?

[BTF]

24 minutes ago, temptation said:

No Lafayette Jeff?

Tough call, but I had to leave them out. They were one of my favored teams throughout the season, but barely hanging on against McCutcheon and losing to Warsaw by three scores left me with a lessor opinion of them. I can't see them beating Elkhart, whom I have at #25. 

You really think Jeff would finish in the middle of the pack in the HCC? Fifth of nine teams?

Edited December 2, 2024 by BTF

[temptation]

13 minutes ago, BTF said:

Tough call, but I had to leave them out. They were one of my favored teams throughout the season, but barely hanging on against McCutcheon and losing to Warsaw by three scores left me with a lessor opinion of them. I can't see them beating Elkhart, whom I have at #25. 

You really think Jeff would finish in the middle of the pack in the HCC? Fifth of nine teams?

Nah but they rolled Avon, something Noblesville and Zionsville weren’t able to do.

Edited December 2, 2024 by temptation

[BTF]

18 minutes ago, temptation said:

Nah but they rolled Avon, something Noblesville and Zionsville weren’t able to do.

First game of the season. You said it yourself. If you plan on upsetting a team, you may want to do it in Week 1. I gave a lot of credit to Avon for the final three weeks. My poll doesn't reflect body of work through the whole season near as much as how I think teams are playing right now. Some people may think I'm nuts for having Ben Davis at #10. But if the games were being played tomorrow, that's exactly where I would have them. 

[BTF]

It wasn't easy for me to put fourteen Indy teams in my Top 17, eighteen in my Top 23. But I'm trying to be as objective as possible. Large Indy schools have just taken this state over. 

[Tippy]

34 minutes ago, temptation said:

Nah but they rolled Avon, something Noblesville and Zionsville weren’t able to do.

And Brownsburg only beat Avon 21-13 in the sectional.

[FastpacedO]

15 hours ago, Tippy said:

And Brownsburg only beat Avon 21-13 in the sectional.

This is not surprising to me. Considering Avon and Brownsburg are neighbors and bitter rivals, there is no love lost between these 2 schools.

Avon is baffling to me when it comes to football. There is a ton of potential and plenty of athletes in the halls at Avon.

It is almost as if Avon and Brownsburg have flip flopped. It was not that long ago that Avon was a top dog and Brownsburg was in the shadows of Avon but now they have totally switched.

[Muda69]

Let's compare temptation's top 25 final list to Mr. Neddenriep's final power rankings: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2024/12/03/indiana-high-school-football-super-25-final-state-power-rankings-ihsaa-state-finals-2024/76713663007/?tbref=hp

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1. Brownsburg (13-1)

2. Westfield (12-2)

3. Lawrence North (11-1)

4. New Palestine (14-0)

5. Center Grove (8-5)

6. Warren Central (10-2)

7. Cathedral (6-4)

8. Decatur Central (11-2)

9. Crown Point (12-1)

10. Heritage Hills (14-1)

11. Fishers (7-5)

12. Hamilton Southeastern (7-4)

13. Ben Davis (5-6)

14. Bishop Chatard (9-3)

15. Warsaw (10-4)

16. Evansville Memorial (11-1)

17. Concord (10-1)

18. Fort Wayne Carroll (9-3)

19. Merrillville (11-2)

20. Franklin Central (6-4)

21. Columbus North (8-2)

22. Pike (5-5)

23. Fort Wayne Snider (8-3)

24. East Central (8-4)

25. Lafayette Jeff (11-1)

 

[temptation]

46 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

Let's compare temptation's top 25 final list to Mr. Neddenriep's final power rankings: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2024/12/03/indiana-high-school-football-super-25-final-state-power-rankings-ihsaa-state-finals-2024/76713663007/?tbref=hp

 

Zero respect for the Fort Wayne teams it appears.

And he has Crown Point behind DC…

Edited December 3, 2024 by temptation

[CaptainHook]

very happy to see New Pal ahead of Crown Point.  For the record, I think they'd beat Cathedral and Warren too.

Edited December 3, 2024 by CaptainHook

[temptation]

43 minutes ago, CaptainHook said:

very happy to see New Pal ahead of Crown Point.  For the record, I think they'd beat Cathedral and Warren too.

The captain has spoken!!!

[Rodney]

On 11/25/2024 at 8:54 PM, Rodney said:

Crown point highly overrated all season and undoubtedly would come in as the favorite in the matchup, but 100 times out of 100 I will take New Pal and whatever points some idiot wants to give me in that matchup, I think they beat them by 2 touchdowns at least.

 

[BTF]

35 minutes ago, Rodney said:

On 11/25/2024 at 8:54 PM, Rodney said:

Crown point highly overrated all season and undoubtedly would come in as the favorite in the matchup, but 100 times out of 100 I will take New Pal and whatever points some idiot wants to give me in that matchup, I think they beat them by 2 touchdowns at least.

 

Bleh

[BTF]

10 hours ago, temptation said:

Zero respect for the Fort Wayne teams it appears.

And he has Crown Point behind DC…

It's the Indy Star, so not too surprised. That poll would look a little different in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazzette. At the end of they day, they're all fake news. The best polls come right here off the Gridiron. I enjoy seeing your's posted every Saturday morning. 

[Komets2727]

New Pal isn’t top 10 and DC isn’t top 15, what a joke