1A & 2A AP Polls

[TheAmbassador]

What's some opinions?

The 1A poll definitely has the right team on top, but the second best team is missing. The other real mess up is Union City not getting every first place vote. Whoever voted Cloudland #1 could need their head examined.

The 2A poll isn't bad, but I believe Marion County should be higher. Grace #1 is also a head scratcher for me. Trousdale, Grace, Marion Co, Huntingdon, Trinity and Adamsville are my top 6 in no particular order.

[BleedPurple13]

Can you post this weeks polls?

[TheAmbassador]

I will try and find the link. These AP polls are the best and closest ones we have available.

[rlh]

AP Poll CLASS 1A

    Team            Record Pts Prv

1. Union City (16) 3-0 176 1

2. Greenback (1) 3-0 147 3

3. Cloudland (1) 3-0 131 4

4. Nashville Christian 3-0 120 2

5. Coalfield 2-1 117 5

6. Wayne County 2-1 75 7

7. South Pittsburg 1-2 70 8

8. Columbia Academy 2-0 58 9

9. Gordonsville 2-1 37 10

10. Moore County 2-1 33 6

Others receiving 12 or more points: None.

 

 

http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/high-school/tennessee-ap-prep-football-poll-sept-8

Edited September 9, 2014 by rlh

[NCSdad1962]

I definitely have an issue with us being lower than #2 - no issue at all with who is #1  .

 

Anyone know how many AP folks are involved in the voting?

[rlh]

AP CLASS 2A

 

    Team                   Record Pts Prv

1. Grace Christian (13) 3-0 169 1

2. Trinity Christian (1) 2-1 140 4

3. Trousdale County (2) 2-1 139 3

4. Peabody (2) 3-0 118 6

5. Huntingdon 2-1 91 5

6. Adamsville 2-1 90 2

7. Marion County 3-0 85 7

8. Rockwood 3-0 50 9

9. Hampton 2-1 32

10. Mitchell 1-2 30 8

 

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Oneida 22. 12, Forrest 15.

 

 

http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/high-school/tennessee-ap-prep-football-poll-sept-8

Edited September 9, 2014 by rlh

[rlh]

I think Fayetteville should at least be mentioned. 

[MrOrangePants]

TC isn't playing like a #1 right now.  They should have a good shot ending up there at the end of the year if they can get healthy.

[foreveranole]

Imma Cloudland fan and have been but I don't see us being top 10 in 1a. I'd love if we was that good but it would be real tuff for us just to hang with the likes of Greenback, Coalfield, SP. I wish we was at that point. Hopefully I get proved wrong.

[kazam37]

I respect the heck out of Hampton, but they were beaten by Oneida who falls in at #11.  Oneida will try to sneak up the ladder game by game.  The opponents they have over the next 4 weeks would only strengthen their case.  All things considered though, them at #11 is about right because they play better when they feel they need to earn respect.  They were a mighty disappointed bunch after the Rockwood game and have since gotten a lot tougher mentally.  We want a re-match with Rockwood and I anticipate we might get it in the play-offs.

 

Kaz

[Southtowner]

I definitely have an issue with us being lower than #2 - no issue at all with who is #1  .

 

Anyone know how many AP folks are involved in the voting?

  There were 18 AP folks involved in the voting, therefore, the 18 first place votes available.

 

They are Tennessee AP-member sportswriters that were selected. I remember they use to give the names of the voters or at least the papers they wrote for...I don't know why they don't release this information anymore.

 

Each first place vote is worth 10 points, second place is worth 9 points and all the way down to one point for a tenth place vote.

 

For Union City not to get all 18 first place votes is one thing, but to have received only 176 total points they were give a second place vote (9 points) AND a fourth place vote (7 points).

 

OR they were given 2 third place votes (8 points each)

 

If I were a betting man, I'd say the 2 writers that gave Greenback and Cloudland their first place votes, each gave Union City their third place votes.

 

If i had a vote, Union City would get my first place vote and I really have no problem with someone from the eastern part of the State giving Greenback a first place vote. But I don't understand Union City receiving a fourth place vote or 2 third place votes.

[Southtowner]

I think Fayetteville should at least be mentioned. 

 Mentioned, as in the top 10 or mentioned as in 12 or more points?