FINAL IFCA COACHES POLL

[Coach Nowlin]

2019 Indiana Football Coaches Association Coaches Poll (Final)

6A 1 Avon (9) 9-0 99

2 Lafayette Jeff (1) 9-0 91

3 Homestead 9-0 80

4 Carmel 6-3 53

5 Warren Central 6-3 43

6 Brownsburg 6-3 39

7 Fishers 7-2 37

Merrillville 8-1 37

9 North Central (Indpls) 6-3 27

10 Ben Davis 5-4 21

Others receiving votes: FW Snider (18) 7-2, Warsaw (3) 7-2, Center Grove (1) 4-5, Columbus East (1) 7-2

5A

1 New Palestine (10) 9-0 100

2 Indpls Cathederal 7-2 87

3 Valparaiso 9-0 83

4 FW Dwenger 8-1 70

5 Decatur Central 7-2 57

6 Concord 8-1 48

7 Harrison 7-2 31

8 Elkhart Central 7-2 27

9 Bloomington North 7-2 24

10 Franklin 7-2 11

Others receiving votes: Mishawaka (10) 6-3, Whiteland (2) 6-3

4A

1 East Noble (6) 9-0 88

2 East Central (3) 9-0 84

3 Evansville Memorial 8-1 65

4 New Prairie 8-1 64

5 Mooresville 7-2 58

6 Marion 7-2 38

7 Evansville Central 7-2 35

8 Delta (1) 7-2 33

9 Mississinewa 8-1 25

10 Hobart 7-2 21

Others receiving votes: Plymouth (17) 7-2, NorthWood (10) 6-3, Leo (5) 8-1, Hammond Morton (4) 8-1, Indpls Roncolli (3) 4-5

2019 Indiana Football Coaches Association Coaches Poll (Final)

3A

1 Indpls Chatard (10) 8-1 100

2 Heritage Hills 9-0 87

3 Indpls Brebeuf 7-2 70

4 West Lafayette 7-2 67

5 Brownstown Central 9-0 58

6 Mishawaka Marian 8-1 56

7 Gibson Southern 7-2 36

8 Lawrenceburg 8-1 29

9 West Noble 9-0 16

10 Guerin Catholic 5-4 15

Others receiving votes: FW Concordia (7) 4-5, Jimtown (3) 5-4, Calumet (2) 7-1, Knox (2) 8-1, Southridge (2) 7-2

2A

1 Western Boone (5) 8-1 94

2 Lewis Cass (5) 8-1 93

3 Pioneer 8-1 80

4 Evansville Mater Dei 7-2 68

5 Eastbrook 7-2 58

6 Linton-Stockton 8-1 54

7 Rensselaer Central 7-2 33

8 Heritage Christian 8-1 22

9 Boone Grove 9-0 17

10 Indpls Scecina 6-3 15

Others receiving votes: Eastern [Greentown] (6) 9-0, Andrean (5) 6-3, Triton Central (5) 6-3

1A

1 Indpls Lutheran (7) 8-0 97

2 South Adams (3) 9-0 92

3 Southwood 9-0 78

4 Adams Central 8-1 73

5 North Vermillion 8-1 51

6 Parke Heritage 8-1 39

7 Lafayette CC 6-3 33

8 West Washington 8-1 32

9 Churubusco 7-2 31

10 North Decatur 8-1 12

Others receiving votes: Monroe Central (10) 6-3, Milan (1) 7-2, Trader's Point Christian (1) 7-1

2019 IFCA COACHES POLL FINAL.pdf

[TacklingFuel_10]

I've said it a couple times and I'll say it one more time, I wish teams who have lost to a team another has beat that is behind that team will get ranked above that team. Especially after said 2A team just beat a top ranked 3A team for a conference championship. Is what it is, can't wait for the playoffs to start good luck to all teams and hope everyone stays as healthy as possible. 

For all those who might get confused because that was oddly worded Team A lost to Team B, Team B lost to Team C, Team A is ranked higher than Team C.

[MICFan34]

Is it the first time ever the top 3 teams in 6A (old 5A too) weren't from the MIC? Going to be a chaotic 6A Tourney. 

[Guest]

Had a lot of trouble with those four MIC teams in my poll this week.  

Shrugged my shoulders and put BD above them all...

[XStar]

46 minutes ago, TacklingFuel_10 said:

I've said it a couple times and I'll say it one more time, I wish teams who have lost to a team another has beat that is behind that team will get ranked above that team. Especially after said 2A team just beat a top ranked 3A team for a conference championship. Is what it is, can't wait for the playoffs to start good luck to all teams and hope everyone stays as healthy as possible. 

For all those who might get confused because that was oddly worded Team A lost to Team B, Team B lost to Team C, Team A is ranked higher than Team C.

I think Cass should be ranked #1 but it has more to do with them beating West Lafayette than beating Western.  Never been much of a believer in the transitive properties of football games.  The good news is that this all get played out on the field.  

[Tanka Jahari]

It would be interesting to know how many top 10 teams in each class use endzone cameras to capture their game film. I would think the correlation would be high, because the endzone view is such a powerful teaching tool.

[FridayNightLights]

44 minutes ago, Tanka Jahari said:

It would be interesting to know how many top 10 teams in each class use endzone cameras to capture their game film. I would think the correlation would be high, because the endzone view is such a powerful teaching tool.

are you trolling at this point or do you have stock in these endzone cameras. like the 100th post ive seen you make about this lol

[Tanka Jahari]

1 minute ago, FridayNightLights said:

are you trolling at this point or do you have stock in these endzone cameras. like the 100th post ive seen you make about this lol

I just have a burning passion for all things endzone camera. Their use has revolutionized the game of football and how it's viewed.

[slice60]

1 hour ago, MICFan34 said:

Is it the first time ever the top 3 teams in 6A (old 5A too) weren't from the MIC? Going to be a chaotic 6A Tourney. 

Carmel at #4 seems high to me. Here is their path to LOS. I don't see a clearcut favorite in the 6A North this season.

Opener at HSE, solid & improving team.

#7 Fishers or Westfield in Sectional final.

#3 Homestead or #11 Snider in Regional.

#2 Laf Jeff, #7 Merrillville or #12 Warsaw in Semi State.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, slice60 said:

Carmel at #4 seems high to me. Here is their path to LOS. I don't see a clearcut favorite in the 6A North this season.

Opener at HSE, solid & improving team.

#7 Fishers or Westfield in Sectional final.

#3 Homestead or #11 Snider in Regional.

#2 Laf Jeff, #7 Merrillville or #12 Warsaw in Semi State.

The thing about Carmel is recency bias.  Their 28-0 win over Warren opened some eyes as it should have.

Defense was never questioned but have they figured out the offense?

[MICFan34]

20 minutes ago, slice60 said:

Carmel at #4 seems high to me. Here is their path to LOS. I don't see a clearcut favorite in the 6A North this season.

Opener at HSE, solid & improving team.

#7 Fishers or Westfield in Sectional final.

#3 Homestead or #11 Snider in Regional.

#2 Laf Jeff, #7 Merrillville or #12 Warsaw in Semi State

That's a pretty difficult road, even in their own sectional. Those three sectional teams, including HSE (big W over BBurg on Friday), have the potential to knock off Carmel. 

And are Homestead/Laf Jeff/Merrillville as good as advertised to shock the Hounds?

[Guest]

1 minute ago, MICFan34 said:

That's a pretty difficult road, even in their own sectional. Those three sectional teams, including HSE (big W over BBurg on Friday), have the potential to knock off Carmel. 

And are Homestead/Laf Jeff/Merrillville as good as advertised to shock the Hounds?

YES, they are.  But no one should be “shocked”if it happens.  Expect chaos in 6A.  

NO ONE has separated themselves...

[foxbat]

1 hour ago, Tanka Jahari said:

I just have a burning passion for all things endzone camera. Their use has revolutionized the game of football and how it's viewed.

Penicillin might help! 😆

[Staxawax]

Kudos to the coaches for rewarding the 3 remaining undefeated teams in 6A.  Are they the 3 best?  Who knows.  What we do know is this....... all 3 could be knocked off in their own sectional! 6A is like the NFL minus the Patriots this year.  Parity.

[slice60]

2 hours ago, MICFan34 said:

That's a pretty difficult road, even in their own sectional. Those three sectional teams, including HSE (big W over BBurg on Friday), have the potential to knock off Carmel. 

And are Homestead/Laf Jeff/Merrillville as good as advertised to shock the Hounds?

Shout out to former Slicer HC Dave Sharpe who is the D-coordinator at HSE now.

[Guest]

15 minutes ago, slice60 said:

Shout out to former Slicer HC Dave Sharpe who is the D-coordinator at HSE now.

Was there a cooler name for a guy than SHARPE coaching a team called the SLICERS?

[PHJIrish]

No more need for polls.  The real season begins this week.  Then in a few weeks we'll know who is #1.