16U Rankings: Top 25 (Week 9)
The Minnesota Heat has won the 16 and Under NHR State Tournament pushing their record to 26-2 and moving them up in the rankings.
At this point Minnesota Heat Tauer, Howard Pulley, and Grassroots Sizzle have proved to be the top 16 and Under teams in the state of Minnesota based on the talent on their roster, the teams they have beaten locally and out of state, and their records of course. Because they have not played the best thing I can do was go off of common opponents.
There are two common opponents I am aware of and they are as follows:
- Phenom U – Howard Pulley beat this team, Sizzle lost to them in the NY2LA title game
- Crossfire Stone – Pulley beat Crossfire Stone 71-66, Heat Tauer beat them by 18.
Another factor is the losses these teams have suffered. Sizzle lost to Phenom U who is 1-8 in EYBL play, Pulley has four EYBL losses (Mac Irvin, Meanstreets, Family, MoKan) and losses to 17u teams (AIA and Pulley 17s), and the Heat has two losses (Team Factory and ECI) but one of them is to ECI who is solid but 5-5 in SPTS play.
At the moment I have to balance the common opponents vs bad losses. Many of you have a point in this schedule vs that schedule, and the age of this team vs that team, but at the moment all I can do is compare the three teams. Heat Tauer has the edge vs Pulley in common opponent (margin isn’t a great comparative but until the teams play there isn’t much I can do) and with ECI playing better that loss is looking better. Add in Heat winning state last weekend, we move them up.
Rank | Team | Record | Ws of Note (MN) | Ls of Note (MN) |
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Northstar Titans Bertsch | 7-5 | Heat Ac, WC United Select | Lightning E | |
Minnesota Select Meitz | 7-4 | TC Elite B, Titans S. WC Wildcats, More Than Hoops, Lightning H | Heat MW, Kings R, Heat Leo, Comets Elite | |
D1 Minnesota Gold | 7-1 | More Than Hoops, EAT | WCU Select | |
MN Select Ohnstad | 7-1 | Heat Ac, Chill, Kings R, Fury W | ||
Minnesota Fury Wilde | 6-3 | Comets Elite, TC Elite B, Heat Pre, Buffalo, Comets A | Select O | |
D1 Minnesota 3SSB | 6-2 | |||
Minnesota Comets Elite | 6-2 | Select M, Heat Leo, SW Mn Stars Fury Sh, Select K | Fury Wilde | |
More Than Hoops | 5-7 | WOTN J, TC Elite, Heat Westonka, | D1 MN Gold, Heat Kav, EAT, WCU Select, Sizzle, Select M | |
Grassroots Sizzle | 5-4 | Minnesota Lightning King, E1T1, More Than Hoops | Lightning Herber | |
Real Phenom | 5-3 | |||
Minnesota Lightning Herber | 5-3 | Select Amb, Sizzle | Titans Sorenson, Select M | |
Howard Pulley | 5-3 | |||
Heat Academic | 5-3 | Fury S, Select K | Select O, Titans B | |
J SIzzle 3SSB | 4-5 | |||
Minnesota Lightning Ellerbusch | 4-4 | Titans B, WC Select | ||
West Central United | 4-4 | Comets A, Magic X | Lightning E, Titans B | |
Minnesota Fury Shepherd | 4-4 | Chill, Select K, Buffalo | Heat Ac, Comets Elite | |
MN Rise | 4-4 | Gain Elite | Heat P, Select K | |
Minnesota Comets Allen | 4-4 | WC Wildcats, Crossfire Y (x2), Heat Leo | WCU Select, Fury Wilde | |
MN Select Koch | 4-4 | Kings R, TC Elite B, Crossfire Y, Rise | Fury Sh, Heat Ac, Comets Elite | |
Wear Out the Net Johnson | 4-4 | Heat Y | ||
West Central Wildcats | 4-4 | Heat MW, Select Amb, Titans S | Comets Allen | |
E.A.T. Hoops | 4-4 | More Than Hoops | D1 MN Gold, WCU Select | |
Minnesota Lightning King | 4-3 | Grassroots Sizzle | ||
Minnesota Heat Mound Westonka | 4-3 | Select M, TC Elite | E1T1, WC Wildcats, More Than Hoops | |
Minnesota Swish | 4-0 | Lace Up | ||
Northstar Titans Sorenson | 3-5 | Lightning H, | TC Elite, Select M, WC Wildcats | |
Crossfire Young | 3-5 | Magic X | Comets Allen (x2), Select K, SW Stars | |
Minnesota Heat Presbi | 3-5 | Magic X, Comets Sch, Rise | SW MN Stars, Fury Wilde, Heat Leo | |
Heat Leo | 3-5 | Heat P | Buffalo, Chill, Comets Elite, Comets A | |
Midwest Kings | 3-5 | Select M | Select K, Chill, Select O | |
Minnesota Powerhouse | 3-1 | |||
Southwest MN Stars | 3-1 | Heat Pr, Crossfire Y | Comets Elite | |
Mn Lace Up | 3-1 | Swish | ||
West Central United Regional | 2-6 | |||
Twin Cities Elite | 2-6 | Titans S, | Select M, Buffalo, Select K, Fury W, More Than Hoops, Heat Westonka | |
Team Magic X | 2-4 | Comets Sch | Heat P, Crossfire Y, WCU Select | |
Gain Elite | 2-2 | MN Rise | ||
Buffalo Legacy | 2-2 | TC Elite B, Heat Leo | Fury W, Fury S | |
Minnesota Chill | 2-2 | Kings R, Heat L | Fury S, Select O | |
E1T1 | 2-2 | Heat Westonka | J Sizzle, Select Amb | |
Select Ambrasas | 2-2 | E1T1 | Lightning H, WC Wildcats | |
Real Phenom 2 | 1-7 | |||
Minnesota Comets Schumann | 1-3 | Heat P, Magic X | ||
Heat Kavi | 1-3 | More Than Hoops | EAT, D1 Gold, WCU Selct | |
J Squad Black | 1-2 | |||
Grassroots Sizzle Carlson | 1-2 | |||
Power Circle | 0-4 |