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Afternoon everybody. I always look at this at the end of the year to see how it went, and how we did. I'm pleased. I only want to say two or three things, at least one of which will probably result in my screen name being twisted around and my voters insulted again, but here are my thoughts. In the first poll, the only two teams who weren't there at the end were Brentwood and Beech. The Bruins were a returning state placer team and had just won the Ooltewah tournament, so they were a good bet that first week. There was a good bit of parity in midstate, and Centennial peaked at the right time. They received votes at the beginning as well. I watched them a good bit last weekend and was incredibly impressed with them. Their kids wrestled hard, never gave up, and never quit trying to win. It also looked to me like they were a very close knit bunch of kids who were wrestling for each other. That's hard to beat. Coach Pelkey did a great job with them. Beech battled injury issues and the loss of two state champions, but in spite of a tighter pack in their region, Coach Roberts got his guys into the duals once again. I think at the end they just couldn't stay healthy enough to go deep in the duals. As for the final poll, ten of the twelve who were there at the beginning were there at the end. Coach Foreman and and his crew at Pigeon Forge should be recognized for their state title. He's about to have a really good team in a few years. And more than one coach last weekend told me that Oakland was very solid; several people expected them to be there. So there you have it. I want to thank my voters as well. Doing this is extra work for them and I enjoy talking to them every week. TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING POLL From: Jeff Price Results from: 12/3/18 THIS IS THE FIRST POLL OF THE SEASON. Now in its 27th year, The Poll is primarily a measure of dual meet strength with some consideration to individual tournament strength. Votes are cast by a state-wide panel of high school wrestling coaches and are based on a maximum Power Ranking of 100%. STATE POLL: RANK SCHOOL POWER RANKING LAST WEEK 1 CLEVELAND 161 N/A 2 BAYLOR 152 N/A 3 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 133 N/A 4 MCCALLIE 104 N/A 5 BRADLEY CENTRAL 86 N/A 6 WILSON CENTRAL 80 N/A 7 BLACKMAN 74 N/A 8 FATHER RYAN 73 N/A 9 BRENTWOOD 58 N/A 10 SCIENCE HILL 54 N/A 11 ARLINGTON 44 N/A 12 BEECH 18 N/A Others receiving votes: CENTENNIAL, INDEPENDENCE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, OAKLAND, ROSSVIEW, SODDY DAISY, SUMMIT TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING POLL From: Jeff Price Results from: 2/7/19 THIS IS THE FINAL POLL OF THE SEASON. Now in its 27th year, The Poll is primarily a measure of dual meet strength with some consideration to individual tournament strength. Votes are cast by a state-wide panel of high school wrestling coaches and are based on a maximum Power Ranking of 168. STATE POLL: RANK SCHOOL POWER RANKING LAST WEEK 1 CLEVELAND 163 2 2 BAYLOR 158 1 3 McCALLIE 141 5 4 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 123 3 5 FATHER RYAN 107 4 6 BRADLEY CENTRAL 100 8 7 WILSON CENTRAL 89 6 8 CENTENNIAL 62 11 9 SCIENCE HILL 58 9 10 ARLINGTON 38 7 11 BLACKMAN 35 10 12 INDEPENDENCE 8 NR PIGEON FORGE 8 NR Others receiving votes: OAKLAND

TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING POLL From: Jeff Price Results from: 2/7/19 THIS IS THE FINAL POLL OF THE SEASON. Now in its 27th year, The Poll is primarily a measure of dual meet strength with some consideration to individual tournament strength. Votes are cast by a state-wide panel of high school wrestling coaches and are based on a maximum Power Ranking of 168. STATE POLL: RANK SCHOOL POWER RANKING LAST WEEK 1 CLEVELAND 163 2 2 BAYLOR 158 1 3 McCALLIE 141 5 4 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 123 3 5 FATHER RYAN 107 4 6 BRADLEY CENTRAL 100 8 7 WILSON CENTRAL 89 6 8 CENTENNIAL 62 11 9 SCIENCE HILL 58 9 10 ARLINGTON 38 7 11 BLACKMAN 35 10 12 INDEPENDENCE 8 NR PIGEON FORGE 8 NR Others receiving votes: OAKLAND

TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING POLL From: Jeff Price Results from: 1/28/19 THIS IS THE NINTH POLL OF THE SEASON. Now in its 27th year, The Poll is primarily a measure of dual meet strength with some consideration to individual tournament strength. Votes are cast by a state-wide panel of high school wrestling coaches and are based on a maximum Power Ranking of 168. STATE POLL: RANK SCHOOL POWER RANKING LAST WEEK 1 BAYLOR 161 1 2 CLEVELAND 158 2 3 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 143 3 4 FATHER RYAN 122 4 5 MCCALLIE 115 5 6 WILSON CENTRAL 99 6 7 ARLINGTON 81 7 8 BRADLEY CENTRAL 69 8 9 SCIENCE HILL 54 9 10 BLACKMAN 39 10 11 CENTENNIAL 29 11 12 BEECH 10 NR Others receiving votes: INDEPENDENCE, OAKLAND, SUMMIT

TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING POLL From: Jeff Price Results from: 1/21/19 THIS IS THE EIGHTH POLL OF THE SEASON. Now in its 27th year, The Poll is primarily a measure of dual meet strength with some consideration to individual tournament strength. Votes are cast by a state-wide panel of high school wrestling coaches and are based on a maximum Power Ranking of 168. STATE POLL: RANK SCHOOL POWER RANKING LAST WEEK 1 BAYLOR 163 1 2 CLEVELAND 155 2 3 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 142 3 4 FATHER RYAN 125 4 5 MCCALLIE 113 5 6 WILSON CENTRAL 98 6 7 ARLINGTON 85 7 8 BRADLEY CENTRAL 71 8 9 SCIENCE HILL 49 9 10 BLACKMAN 32 10 11 CENTENNIAL 24 NR 12 BRENTWOOD 15 11 Others receiving votes: BEECH, CLARKSVILLE, OAKLAND, ROSSVIEW, STEWART’S CREEK, SUMMIT

TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING POLL From: Jeff Price Results from: 1/14/19 THIS IS THE SEVENTH POLL OF THE SEASON. Now in its 27th year, The Poll is primarily a measure of dual meet strength with some consideration to individual tournament strength. Votes are cast by a state-wide panel of high school wrestling coaches and are based on a maximum Power Ranking of 168. STATE POLL: RANK SCHOOL POWER RANKING LAST WEEK 1 BAYLOR 164 1 2 CLEVELAND 155 2 3 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 141 3 4 FATHER RYAN 125 4 5 MCCALLIE 114 5 6 WILSON CENTRAL 97 6 7 ARLINGTON 83 7 8 BRADLEY CENTRAL 70 8 9 SCIENCE HILL 55 10 10 BLACKMAN 31 9 11 BRENTWOOD 18 11 12 OAKLAND 11 12 Others receiving votes: BEECH, CENTENNIAL, CLARKSVILLE, ROSSVIEW, SUMMIT

TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING POLL From: Jeff Price Results from: 1/7/19 THIS IS THE SIXTH POLL OF THE SEASON. Now in its 27th year, The Poll is primarily a measure of dual meet strength with some consideration to individual tournament strength. Votes are cast by a state-wide panel of high school wrestling coaches and are based on a maximum Power Ranking of 168. STATE POLL: RANK SCHOOL POWER RANKING LAST WEEK 1 BAYLOR 166 1 2 CLEVELAND 153 2 3 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 139 3 4 FATHER RYAN 127 4 5 MCCALLIE 115 5 6 WILSON CENTRAL 91 6 7 ARLINGTON 83 7 8 BRADLEY CENTRAL 74 8 9 BLACKMAN 55 9 10 SCIENCE HILL 29 10 11 BRENTWOOD 19 12 12 OAKLAND 14 NR Others receiving votes: CENTENNIAL, CLARKSVILLE, ROSSVIEW, SUMMIT

TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING POLL From: Jeff Price Results from: 1/2/19 THIS IS THE FIFTH POLL OF THE SEASON. Now in its 27th year, The Poll is primarily a measure of dual meet strength with some consideration to individual tournament strength. Votes are cast by a state-wide panel of high school wrestling coaches and are based on a maximum Power Ranking of 144. STATE POLL: RANK SCHOOL POWER RANKING LAST WEEK 1 BAYLOR 144 1 2 CLEVELAND 130 2 3 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 120 3 4 FATHER RYAN 108 4 5 MCCALLIE 95 5 6 WILSON CENTRAL 77 6 7 ARLINGTON 73 7 8 BRADLEY CENTRAL 61 8 9 BLACKMAN 51 9 10 SCIENCE HILL 27 10 11 SUMMIT 19 11 12 BRENTWOOD 15 NR Others receiving votes: CENTENNIAL, CLARKSVILLE, HIXSON, OAKLAND, PAGE, ROSSVIEW

TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING POLL From: Jeff Price Results from: 12/17/18 THIS IS THE THIRD POLL OF THE SEASON. Now in its 27th year, The Poll is primarily a measure of dual meet strength with some consideration to individual tournament strength. Votes are cast by a state-wide panel of high school wrestling coaches and are based on a maximum Power Ranking of 168. STATE POLL: RANK SCHOOL POWER RANKING LAST WEEK 1 BAYLOR 164 1 2 CLEVELAND 149 2 3 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 148 3 4 FATHER RYAN 127 4 5 McCALLIE 112 5 6 ARLINGTON 89 6 7 WILSON CENTRAL 87 7 8 BRADLEY CENTRAL 70 9 9 BLACKMAN 53 8 10 SCIENCE HILL 35 11 11 SUMMIT 20 nr 12 ROSSVIEW 16 12 Others receiving votes: BEECH, BRENTWOOD, CENTENNIAL, HIXSON, MARYVILLE

TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING POLL From: Jeff Price Results from: 12/10/18 THIS IS THE FIRST POLL OF THE SEASON. Now in its 27th year, The Poll is primarily a measure of dual meet strength with some consideration to individual tournament strength. Votes are cast by a state-wide panel of high school wrestling coaches and are based on a maximum Power Ranking of 168. STATE POLL: RANK SCHOOL POWER RANKING LAST WEEK 1 BAYLOR 166 2 2 CLEVELAND 153 1 3 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 135 3 4 FATHER RYAN 130 8 5 MCCALLIE 105 4 6 ARLINGTON 86 11 7 WILSON CENTRAL 84 6 8 BLACKMAN 69 7 9 BRADLEY CENTRAL 57 5 10 BRENTWOOD 49 9 11 SCIENCE HILL 35 10 12 ROSSVIEW 14 NR Others receiving votes: BEECH, CENTENNIAL, SUMMIT

Let the diatribes begin... TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING POLL From: Jeff Price Results from: 12/3/18 THIS IS THE FIRST POLL OF THE SEASON. Now in its 27th year, The Poll is primarily a measure of dual meet strength with some consideration to individual tournament strength. Votes are cast by a state-wide panel of high school wrestling coaches and are based on a maximum Power Ranking of 100%. STATE POLL: RANK SCHOOL POWER RANKING LAST WEEK 1 CLEVELAND 161 N/A 2 BAYLOR 152 N/A 3 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 133 N/A 4 MCCALLIE 104 N/A 5 BRADLEY CENTRAL 86 N/A 6 WILSON CENTRAL 80 N/A 7 BLACKMAN 74 N/A 8 FATHER RYAN 73 N/A 9 BRENTWOOD 58 N/A 10 SCIENCE HILL 54 N/A 11 ARLINGTON 44 N/A 12 BEECH 18 N/A Others receiving votes: CENTENNIAL, INDEPENDENCE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, OAKLAND, ROSSVIEW, SODDY DAISY, SUMMIT

TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING POLL From: Jeff Price Results from: 5 February 2018 THIS IS THE EIGHTH POLL OF THE SEASON. Now in its 26th year, The Poll is primarily a measure of dual meet strength with some consideration to individual tournament strength. Votes are cast by a state-wide panel of high school wrestling coaches and are based on a maximum Power Ranking of 100%. STATE POLL: RANK SCHOOL POWER RANKING LAST WEEK 1 CLEVELAND 99 1 2 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 92 2 3 BAYLOR 78 4 4 SCIENCE HILL 74 5 5 WILSON CENTRAL 66 7 6 McCALLIE 63 3 7 HERITAGE 43 NR 8 BRENTWOOD 39 11 9 SODDY-DAISY 32 6 10 ARLINGTON 23 10 11 BRADLEY CENTRAL 21 8 12 BEECH 8 NR ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: BLACKMAN, FATHER RYAN, GIBBS, HERITAGE

Yes it would.

TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING POLL From: Jeff Price Results from: 28 January 2018 THIS IS THE SEVENTH POLL OF THE SEASON. Now in its 26th year, The Poll is primarily a measure of dual meet strength with some consideration to individual tournament strength. Votes are cast by a state-wide panel of high school wrestling coaches and are based on a maximum Power Ranking of 100%. STATE POLL: RANK SCHOOL POWER RANKING LAST WEEK 1 CLEVELAND 100 1 2 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 86 3 3 McCALLIE 79 2 4 BAYLOR 74 5 5 SCIENCE HILL 72 4 6 SODDY DAISY 55 8 7 WILSON CENTRAL 53 6 8 BRADLEY CENTRAL 38 7 9 BLACKMAN 27 9 10 ARLINGTON 23 10 11 BRENTWOOD 19 11 12 HALLS 12 12 ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: BEECH, CENTENNIAL, FATHER RYAN, HERITAGE

Point taken. I'll take the hit on that one for assuming that all my voters knew what happened Friday night. That's my fault. The people who knew voted accordingly. It's on me for being presumptuous. No excuse for it. Baylor did move up, and McCallie dropped, so that was reflected. And you're right. It will sort itself out this weekend. I apologize for not doing a better job of getting info out to my voters.

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