The ninth state rankings for the 2016 the season have been released by the NYSSWA. Below are the WNY teams that made the cut:
Class AA
No teams ranked
Class A
Canisius #2
Park #6
Amherst #7
Williamsville South #12
McKinley #16
Class B
Olean #1
Walsh #14
St. Mary's #15
Health Sciences #20
Fredonia #25
Class C
Middle College #7
Tapestry #15
Class D
Panama #11
Franklinville #13
** According to the rankings...
- There are at least four teams from Section V's Class AA that are better than whoever wins the title this year in Section VI. Aquinas, Rochester East, & Fairport are all ranked, while Bishop Kearney is on par with those schools and just beat Fairport last night.
- The NYS Class A Federation Championship game would be Class A #1 Greece Athena vs. #2 Canisius.
- After Greece Athena, Section V has no teams ranked, while Section VI has three teams ranked, along with the two teams from the MMA (Canisius & Park).
- Olean would see North Rose-Wolcott (Section V) in the regionals.
- Olean & Walsh are both projected to win state championships. If that happened, they just might meet up at the Federation Tournament.
- There are two teams from Section V ranked ahead of Middle College, and one of them (Northstar Christian) is ranked #1 in the state. Yes, they are a private school in Class C.
- Section V also has two teams from Class D ranked ahead of Panama & Franklinville.
- Based on state rankings, Section VI will go 1-4 at regionals, but Olean will win a state championship. State rankings also currently predict state championships for Canisius & Walsh as well.
For complete NYSSWA State Rankings, click here.
-centercourt
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