OSSAA RANKING CLASS A WEEK 3

Some thoughts on rankings

Okay should be a top 4 after beating #2 2A Preston.

Wetumka should be in the top 15-20

Okarche is not a top 7 team in Class A (first place votes?) Top 10-15 sure.

Seiling hasn't played yet, but they should not be out of the top 8 all season. Same with Riverfield

Marlow

How can you prove yourself if you haven't played a game because of football? Should it be like class B where Mill Creek is ranked because they have a good record?

ball I agree with you on this point (and do disagree with anonymous on this one point from above). Seiling had 4 returning sophmore starters and lost 1 senior. They made a nice run and beat a number of quality teams while making a deep run last year. Assuming all their kids are back, I think they should stay in the top 8-10 on last year accomplishment and what they have coming back. totally agree. I, personally, think Seiling is a state tournament caliber team this year and you could start them at #8 (I think they are a top 8 team all day) and move them up as they beat teams. It is important for your top 8 teams to be ranked accordingly so you ensure the best path to friday evening area finals. 

How I would rank after week 3.

1. Caddo (I think the top 5 would play each other 10 times and it would be 4-6, 5-5, or 6-4)
2. Okay (see Caddo thought)
3. Rattan (See Caddo thought)
4. Vanoss (See Caddo thought)
5. Riverfield (see Caddo thought)
6. Seiling (I feel like once they have played a few games here and we see what we all assumed, they will be plugged into the game of the top 5)
7. Texhoma (The brothers are good, we all get that, but the guard play can keep PF's & C's out of a state tournament, they are very good, lets just see how they handle the next month: if they do, then see Caddo thought)
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8. Allen
9. Carnegie                                                2nd Tier, obviously talented, if they continue to improve and get hot at the right time, and get good matchups in playoffs, have a nice chance to make state
10. Boone-Apache    
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11. Wetumka
12. Okarche
13. Velma-Alma                                        3rd Tier, again, talented, and if they continue to improve and get hot at the right time, could be playing Friday and/or Saturday in Area to get a state ticket 
14. Cyril
15. Drummond
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16. Arapaho-Butler
17. SW Covenant
18. Ripley                                                 4th Tier: talented teams: probably Area teams? Need to be firing on all cylinders to be playing on Thur/Frid and/or Saturday. Punching a ticket to state seems tough to envision           
19. Wellston
20. Gore
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Honorable Mention: SW Covenant, Woodlands, Central High

Not sure how much movement there will be with the top 5. Not sure any of them will lose a game before final rankings come out. Caddo schedule is pretty week other than the game against Rattan late. Same for Rattan. Texhoma looks to be in a couple of good tournaments in January. Also has a good win against Hooker. Okay is beating the crap out of people and has the win over Preston. Vanoss has wins over No. 9 Latta 2a, No. 9 Allen, and No. 1 Roff B. Also dropped that game to Kiowa lol. Vanoss tournament schedule isn’t great here on out. Is in a bad Colman tournament and the Varnum tournament. But they have Roff, Allen, Dale, Kingston, and Silo left on the schedule. All of those games come after final rankings. I don’t see Caddo, Rattan, or Vanoss moving out of the top 4. With that said regardless of who is 4 or 5 I would guess that Okay and Texhoma stay North West for area. Caddo and Rattan will go SW/SE and Vanoss goes NE like last year.

NE: Riverfield/Okay
SE: Vanoss/Rattan
SW: Caddo/Carnegie? or Boone Apache? both?
NW: Texhoma/Seiling

As of today I think this is how to do it. If Caddo is Number 1, let them travel to the SW where there isn't a top 10. If the SE has Rattan or Vanoss @ #1 by the end, them that team travel.

1. Caddo
2. Okarche
3. Okay
4. Seiling
5. Riverfield
6. Vanoss
7. Rattan
8. Carnegie
9. Boone-Apache
10. ??

Rankings are fun but really shouldn’t be considered until January.