17U Rankings: Top 25 (Week 2)
Nearly every 17u team in the state of Minnesota played this past weekend giving us our first chance to sort through the rankings. He is the first top 25.
Why #1? I went with D1 Minnesota at one because they won all four of their Adidas Regional games and did it without Ben Carlson, Dawson Garcia, and Kendall Brown. The beat Kevon Looney’s Adidas team by ten, crushed the top Omaha Crusaders squad by 23, and then smashed the top Iowa Barnstormers squad who had just beat the top Indiana Elite team. Very impressive.
Why #2? Grassroots Minnesota beat a DC Premier 17s team that was top 3 in the nation as 16s plus took out Team Rio (lots of big names on that team) by 20+ and defeated Emmanuel Mudiay’s squad. The only thing stopping them from being #1 was a two point loss to Louisiana Elite.
Why #3? On the positive side Howard Pulley is 10-0. They have beaten All Iowa Attack Red twice already (Prep Hoops Iowa reps say Attack is the 3rd or 4th best 17u team in Iowa). However, the competition in Iowa was not what the other shoe teams faced so we will wait and see how they do in EYBL in two weeks before entering conversations about comparing them with the others.
Why #4 and #5? Comets Elite and Fury Zurn both finished in the semis losing to good teams. Paths were very similar save their Sunday morning games. Both crushed opponent one, had to battle through game two, and were beaten in the semis by good teams. Fury Zurn beat Comets DLR by 15 in the quarters where as Comets beat Team Get Shook by seven. That gives Fury a small edge for #4.
What about us? That has to be Gain Elite. They won five games in the Silver Division of Adidas this weekend and crushed Minnesota Phenom by 31 points. That’s the same Phenom team that played Howard Pulley to a six point game in the semis in Iowa a week ago. Since Gain Elite beat a common opponent by a way bigger margin should they be higher? If Pulley wasn’t undefeated maybe that could happen, but they are 10-0.
Rank | Team | Record | Ws of Note | Ls of Note |
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J Sizzle 3SSB | 7-2 | |||
Northstar Titans Terhaar | 5-4 | WCU Select, Select James, WC United | Fury Goring, Comets Elite | |
D1 Minnesota | 5-3 | |||
Fury Zurn | 5-0 | SW Stars Blue, Titans S, Northern Elite | ||
Minnesota Takeoff | 4-4 | |||
Northstar Titans Stone | 4-4 | Kings Hoge, Crossfire R | Lightning Holden, | |
Minnesota Lightning King | 4-3 | |||
J Sizzle-J Squad Gold | 4-2 | |||
Howard Pulley | 4-0 | |||
D1 Minnesota Gold | 4-0 | |||
SW MN Stars Orange | 4-0 | WOTN M, Heat O', WOTN A | ||
Northstar Titans Johnson | 3-5 | RP Mason, MN Warriors, FSA Bell | ||
West Central United Select | 3-5 | RP Mason, | Titans T (x2), Crossfire C | |
Minnesota Rush | 3-4 | Arc, FSA Bell | Fury J, Comets Elite, Select James | |
Minnesota Spartans | 3-2 | Lightning H | ||
Howard Pulley 2 | 3-1 | |||
Minnesota Rise | 3-1 | |||
SW MN Stars | 3-1 | Fury Muir, Select F, Comets D, | Fury Zurn | |
Fury Goring | 3-1 | Arc Elite, Select Jeff, Titans T | ||
Comets Dahl | 3-1 | Titans Stone, Heat GVR, Heat Morgan | Stars Blue | |
Fury Muir | 3-1 | Heat MOrgan, King Hoge | SW Stars Blue | |
Select Jeff | 3-1 | RP Mason, Warriors, Crossfire C | Fury Goring | |
Comets Elite | 3-1 | Heat A, Rush, Titans T | ||
Select CoY Lernell James | 3-1 | Crossfire C, Rush, Arc Elite | Titans T | |
WOTN Anderson | 3-1 | Comets T, SE Heat Daly | Stars Orange | |
SE Heat Daly | 3-1 | Heat O', Select G | WOTN A | |
Comets Thuok | 3-1 | WOTN A | ||
CRCTB | 3-0 | Panthers, Titans S, 58 | ||
Minnesota Lightning Holden | 2-5 | Titans Stone | Spartans | |
Arc Elite | 2-5 | RP Mason, FSA Bell | Fury J, M Rush, Fury G, Select James | |
Minnesota Lightning Gibson | 2-3 | |||
Gain Elite | 2-2 | |||
MN Crossfire Colby | 2-2 | WC United, Heat A, | Select James, Select Jeff | |
Lace Up | 2-2 | King Hoops, Crossfire Ronning | ||
Heat GVR | 2-2 | Select F, | Comets D | |
Select Fuerte | 2-2 | Crossfire R | SW Stars Blue, Heat GVR | |
Heat Morgan | 2-2 | Northern Elite | Fury Muir, Comets Dahl | |
MN Warriors | 2-2 | Heat A, Titans J | Select Jeff | |
Kings Hoge | 2-2 | Lace Up, Northern Elite | Titans S, Fury M | |
Heat O'Neal | 2-2 | Starks | Heat O'. SE Heaat | |
Fury Johnson | 2-1 | Arc, Fury J | ||
Heat Ryan | 2-1 | Titans Sharp, CVS | 58 Hoops | |
58 Hoops | 2-1 | heat Ryan, CVS | CRCTB | |
Blue Chips | 1-3 | |||
MN Rise Heiderscheidt | 1-3 | |||
Heat Anleitner | 1-3 | MN Warriors, Crossfire C, Comets Elite | ||
MN Crossfire Ronning | 1-3 | Lace Up | Titans Stone, Select Fuerte | |
Team FSA Bell | 1-3 | Titans J | Arc Elite, Rush | |
Elite | 1-3 | Kings H, Heat M, Fury Z | ||
Real Phenom Mason | 1-3 | Titans J | Select J, Arc Elite, WC United | |
Northstar Titans Sharp | 1-2 | Panthers | Heat R, CRCTB | |
MN Panthers | 1-2 | CVS | Titans, CRCTB | |
Powerhouse MN | 0-4 | |||
More Than Hoops | 0-4 |