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 | Ls of Note |
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1 | D1 Minnesota | 9-2 | Select O, Lightning King | |
2 | MN Select Ohnstad | 8-4 | Heat Ac, Chill, Kings R, Fury W | D1 MN, D1 Mn 16s, Lightning King |
3 | Minnesota Fury Wilde | 11-3 | Comets Elite, TC Elite B, Heat Pre, Buffalo, Comets A. Iowa Prep (+10) | Select O |
4 | J Sizzle | 4-5 | Iowa United (+2) | |
5 | Howard Pulley | 7-4 | Iowa Prep (+8) | Iowa United (-21) |
6 | Minnesota Comets Elite | 10-2 | Select M, Heat Leo, SW Mn Stars Fury Sh, Select K | Fury Wilde |
7 | Minnesota Lightning King | 6-5 | Select O | Grassroots Sizzle, D1MN, D1 MN 16s |
8 | D1 Minnesota Gold | 10-2 | More Than Hoops, EAT, Crossfire Y, Lightning E | WCU Select, FSA 16s |
9 | Southwest MN Stars | 6-2 | Heat Pr, Crossfire Y, Real Phenom | Comets Elite |
10 | Real Phenom | 6-5 | SW MN Stars | |
11 | J Sizzle Gold | 7-6 | Minnesota Lightning King, E1T1, More Than Hoops | Lightning Herber |
12 | Northstar Titans Bertsch | 9-7 | Heat Ac, WC United Select, Fury Sh | Lightning E, Crossfire Y, FSA 16s |
13 | Heat Academic | 5-3 | Fury S, Select K | Select O, Titans B |
14 | Minnesota Fury Shepherd | 6-6 | Chill, Select K, Buffalo, Lightning E | Heat Ac, Comets Elite, Titans B, FSA 16s |
15 | Minnesota Chill | 6-2 | Kings R, Heat L, MW Kings, RP 2, Select K, Power Circle | Fury S, Select O |
16 | MN Select Koch | 7-5 | Kings R, TC Elite B, Crossfire Y, Rise, Real Phenom 2, Power Circle, Comets A | Fury Sh, Heat Ac, Comets Elite, Chill |
17 | Minnesota Lightning Ellerbusch | 5-7 | Titans B, WC Select | D1 Gold, Crossfire Y, Fury SH |
18 | West Central United | 4-4 | Comets A, Magic X | Lightning E, Titans B |
19 | Midwest Kings | 6-6 | Select M, Heat Pres, Comets Allen, Falcons | Select K, Chill (x2), Select O |
20 | Minnesota Comets Allen | 6-6 | WC Wildcats, Crossfire Y (x2), Heat Leo, Heat Pres, Falcons | WCU Select, Fury Wilde, Select Koch, MW Kings |
21 | Crossfire Young | 6-6 | Magic X, Lightning E, Titans B | Comets Allen (x2), Select K, SW Stars, D1 MN Gold |
22 | Minnesota Lightning Herber | 9-3 | Select Amb, Sizzle, Grizzlies | Titans Sorenson, Select M |
23 | Heat Leo | 6-6 | Heat P, Titans S, Buffalo | Buffalo, Chill, Comets Elite, Comets A, Titans S |
24 | Minnesota Heat Presbi | 5-7 | Magic X, Comets Sch, Rise, Real Phenom 2, Falcons | SW MN Stars, Fury Wilde, Heat Leo, Comets Allen, MW Kings |
25 | MN Rise | 4-4 | Gain Elite | Heat P, Select K |
Others: | Gain Elite | 6-3 | MN Rise | |
Team Magic X | 2-4 | Comets Sch | Heat P, Crossfire Y, WCU Select | |
Minnesota Select Meitz | 9-6 | TC Elite B, Titans S. WC Wildcats, More Than Hoops, Lightning H, Heat Leo | Heat MW, Kings R, Heat Leo, Comets Elite, Titans S | |
Minnesota Swish | 7-1 | Lace Up, Heat Y, MN Kings | ||
West Central Wildcats | 4-4 | Heat MW, Select Amb, Titans S | Comets Allen | |
More Than Hoops | 8-4 | Titans S | ||
Northstar Titans Sorenson | 5-7 | Lightning H, Select M | TC Elite, Select M, WC Wildcats, Heat Leo, RD Legends | |
Buffalo Legacy | 5-3 | TC Elite B, Heat Leo, E1T1, Ricky Davis LEgends | Fury W, Fury S, Heat Leo | |
West Central United Regional | 6-6 | Dynasty, TC Elite, WOTN J | ||
Wear Out the Net Johnson | 7-5 | Heat Y, TC Elite | WCU Regionals | |
Select Ambrasas | 5-3 | E1T1 | Lightning H, WC Wildcats, Heat Williams | |
Minnesota Powerhouse | 3-1 | |||
E1T1 | 6-5 | Heat Westonka, Swish A, Lace Up G, | J Sizzle, Select Amb, Davis Legends, Buffalo | |
Ricky Davis Legends | 3-1 | E1T1, Titans S1 | Buffalo | |
Minnesota Heat Mound Westonka | 4-3 | Select M, TC Elite | E1T1, WC Wildcats, More Than Hoops | |
E.A.T. Hoops | 6-6 | More Than Hoops, Grizzlies, Lace Up | D1 MN Gold, WCU Select | |
Mn Lace Up | 4-4 | Swish, EAT | ||
Heat Williams | 4-0 | Select A | ||
Twin Cities Elite | 3-8 | Titans S, | Select M, Buffalo, Select K, Fury W, More Than Hoops, Heat Westonka, WC Elite Regional, WOTN Johnson | |
Real Phenom Real | 2-10 | Power Circle | Select K, Chill, Heat Pres | |
Minnesota Comets Schumann | 1-3 | Heat P, Magic X | ||
Heat Kavi | 1-3 | More Than Hoops | EAT, D1 Gold, WCU Selct | |
Minnesota Falcons | 1-3 | Power Circle | Heat Pres, Comets Allen, M Kings | |
Minnesota Grizzlies | 1-3 | EAT, Lightning H | ||
J Squad Black | 1-2 | |||
Grassroots Sizzle Carlson | 1-2 | |||
Power Circle | 0-8 | Chill, Falcons, Real P Real, Select K |