Week 7 Computer Poll Projection

With three weeks to go in the regular season we are now in the home stretch.  A look at the current computer poll for Division II, Region 7 shows that the Top 7 teams have separated themselves from the remainder of the field.  And those seven teams should finish as a group, but not necessarily in the order they are at present.  While most of the remaining games for these teams have clear favorites identified, per Calpreps.com, there are still a couple of potentially close games that could affect the order.  Specifically, Big Walnut vs. Columbus Westland and Canal Winchester vs. Groveport Madison.

As it stands right now, barring upsets Massillon should find itself in the No. 3 position at the end.

Below is a detailed look at each of the seven teams, along with their win/loss records to date and the current Calpreps.com ratings (note: the ratings shown in parentheses are negative numbers):

Columbus Walnut Ridge (7-0) – 7.1

  • Columbus Eastmoor (4-3) – (9.4)
  • Columbus Briggs (4-3) – (5.2)
  • Columbus Independence (3-4) – (18.7)

Opponent W/L record: 11-10; favorite in all remaining games; currently No. 2; should finish No. 1.

Big Walnut (6-1) – 29.6

  • Westerville North (4-3) – 20.9
  • Dublin Scioto (1-6) – (7.9)
  • Columbus Westland (6-1) – 24.1

Opponent W/L record: 11-10; favorite in all remaining games; currently No. 1; should finish No. 2; however, a loss to Westland would drop them to No. 4.

Massillon (5-2) – 58.1

  • Legacy School of Sport Sciences (3-3) – 30.9
  • Warren Harding (5-2) – 24.7
  • Canton McKinley (5-2) – 33.9

Opponent W/L record: 13-6; favorite in all remaining games; currently No. 7; should finish No. 2, benefiting from the win/loss records of the remaining opponents.

Ashland (7-0) – 24.0

  • West Holmes (4-3) – 6.4
  • Wooster (1-6) – (10.5)
  • Lexington (4-3) – 5.6

Opponent W/L record: 9-12; favorite in all remaining games; currently No. 5; should finish No. 4.

Columbus DeSales (6-1) – 26.2

  • KIPP Columbus (1-6) – (12.8)
  • Cincinnati Northwest (1-6) – (17.6)
  • Columbus Watterson (7-0) – 44.6

Opponent W/L record: 9-12; favorite in the next two games; underdog to Watterson; currently No. 3; should finish No. 5; a win over Watterson would move them ahead of Massillon to No. 3.

Teays Valley (5-2) – 18.5

  • Newark (4-3) – 4.0
  • Pickerington Central (5-2) – 29.9
  • Logan (1-6) – (13.2)
  • Opponent W/L record: 10-11; favorite in Weeks 8 and 10; underdog to Pickerington Central; currently No. 4; should finish No. 6.

 Canal Winchester (5-2) – 20.8

  • Logan (1-6) – (13.2)
  • Lancaster (3-4) – 0.0
  • Groveport Madison (4-3) – 21.1
  • Opponent W/L record: 8-13; favorite in the next two games; underdog to Groveport; currently No. 6; should finish No. 7; a win over Groveport would keep them at No. 7.

 

dengelhardt

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