17U Rankings: Top 25 (Week 2)
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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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Fury Zurn | 12-1 | SW Stars Blue, Titans S, Northern Elite, Select J, Fury G | ||
Northstar Titans Terhaar | 11-6 | WCU Select, Select James, WC United, RP Mason, Select G, Heat Daly, Lightning H, Blue Chips, Warriors | Fury Goring, Comets Elite | |
Comets Dahl | 11-2 | Titans Stone, Heat GVR, Heat Morgan (x2), Rise, Comets Elite | Stars Blue | |
Heat O'Neal | 9-3 | Starks, Crossfire Ronning, WOTN M, Reapers, Phneom Joe | Heat O'. SE Heat, Mpls Central | |
D1 Minnesota | 9-3 | Starks Elite 16s, Titans Kuhl 16s, | ||
Howard Pulley | 9-0 | Splash 16s | ||
Minnesota Takeoff | 8-8 | Titans J, RP Mason, Crossfire C | Warriors, Legends, MW Kings | |
Fury Goring | 8-4 | Arc Elite, Select Jeff, Titans T, Comets Elite, Titans Stone | Fury Z, Heat GVR | |
Comets Elite | 8-4 | Heat A (x2), Rush, Titans T, Select L | Comets D, Fury G | |
Minnesota Lightning King | 8-3 | Select F | ||
D1 Minnesota Gold | 8-2 | EAT, Heat GVR | Titans Stone | |
Minnesota Rush | 7-8 | Arc, FSA Bell, Mpls Central, Legends, Heat A | Fury J, Comets Elite, Select James, MW Kings, WCU Select, Crossfire C | |
SE Heat Daly | 7-5 | Heat O', Select G, TC Elite, Warriors, Phenon Mason | WOTN A, Titans T, Fury M, Crossfire R | |
Select Jeff | 7-5 | RP Mason, Warriors, Crossfire C, Heat M, Fury M, Titans T, Lightning H | Fury Goring, Fury Z, Rise (x2), Warriors | |
Northstar Titans Stone | 7-5 | Kings Hoge, Crossfire R, heat GVR, D1 Gold | Lightning Holden, Fury G | |
Fury Muir | 7-5 | Heat MOrgan, King Hoge, Heat A, Heat Daly, RP Mason, Titans Johnson | SW Stars Blue, Select Lernell, Select Jeff, Crossfire Ronning | |
MN Crossfire Ronning | 7-5 | Lace Up, Fury Muir, RP Mason, Heat Daly, Heat Morgan | Titans Stone, Select Fuerte, Heat O'Neal | |
J Sizzle 3SSB | 7-2 | |||
Northstar Titans Johnson | 6-10 | Davis Legends | RP Mason, MN Warriors, FSA Bell, Crossfire C, Takeoff, Mpls Central Heat M, Fury M | |
Minnesota Rise | 6-6 | Select Jeff (x2), Select L | Comets D, Select L, Blue Chips | |
MN Crossfire Colby | 6-6 | WC United, Heat A, Titans J, TC Elite, Rush | Select James, Select Jeff, Fury J, Legends, Takeoff | |
MN Warriors | 6-6 | Heat A, Titans J, Takeoff, Central, Lightning H, Select Jeff | Select Jeff, Heat Daly, Titans T | |
West Central United Select | 6-6 | RP Mason, Heat A, Rush, MW Kings | Titans T (x2), Crossfire C | |
Midwest Kings | 6-6 | Lace Up, Northern Elite, Rush, Heat A, Takeoff | Titans S, Fury M, WCU | |
Mpls Central | 6-2 | Select J Titans Johnson, Power Circle, Heat O'Neil | Warriors, Rush | |
E.A.T | 6-1 | Rise 2, FSA 2, | D1 Gold | |
Select CoY Lernell James | 5-7 | Crossfire C, Rush, Arc Elite, Rise, Fury M | Titans T, Heat GVR, Comets Elite, Rise, Blue Chips, Lightning H | |
Howard Pulley Wade | 5-3 | Splash 16s | ||
WOTN Anderson | 5-3 | Comets T, SE Heat Daly, TC Elite, RP Mason | Stars Orange, Legends | |
Ricky Davis Legends | 5-3 | Crossfire C, Legends, WOTN A, Heat Morgan, RPH Mason | Rush, Titans J | |
Select Fuerte | 4-8 | Crossfire R, Heat M, Heat GVR | SW Stars Blue, Heat GVR, Lightning King | |
Heat GVR | 4-8 | Select F, Select L, FUry G | Comets D, Select F, Titans Stone, D1 Gold | |
Heat Morgan | 4-8 | Northern Elite, Titans J | Fury Muir, Comets Dahl (x2), Select F, Select Jeff, Heat A, Crossfire R, Davis Legends | |
Gain Elite | 4-5 | |||
Powerhouse MN | 4-4 | Select G, Heat K | ||
J Sizzle-J Squad Gold | 4-2 | |||
SW MN Stars Orange | 4-0 | WOTN M, Heat O', WOTN A | ||
Heat Anleitner | 3-9 | Heat Morgan | MN Warriors, Crossfire C, Comets Elite (x2), Fury M, Rush, MW Kings, WCU Select | |
Minnesota Lightning Holden | 3-8 | Titans Stone, Select L | Spartans, Warriors, Select Jeff, Titans T | |
Power Circle | 3-5 | Reapers, Central Black | ||
Blue Chips | 3-5 | Rise, Select L | Titans T | |
Minnesota Spartans | 3-2 | Lightning H | ||
SW MN Stars | 3-1 | Fury Muir, Select F, Comets D, | Fury Zurn | |
Comets Thuok | 3-1 | WOTN A | ||
CRCTB | 3-0 | Panthers, Titans S, 58 | ||
Real Phenom Mason | 2-10 | Titans J | Select J, Arc Elite, WC United, Titans T, WOTN A, Takeoff, Heat D, Crossfire R, Fury M, RD Legends | |
Arc Elite | 2-5 | RP Mason, FSA Bell | Fury J, M Rush, Fury G, Select James | |
Minnesota Lightning Gibson | 2-3 | |||
MN Panthers | 2-3 | CVS | Titans, CRCTB | |
Lace Up | 2-2 | King Hoops, Crossfire Ronning | ||
Minnesota Magic | 2-2 | |||
Minneapolis Reapers | 2-2 | Phenom Joe, Power Circle | Heat O'Neil | |
Fury Johnson | 2-1 | Arc, Fury J | ||
Heat Ryan | 2-1 | Titans Sharp, CVS | 58 Hoops | |
58 Hoops | 2-1 | heat Ryan, CVS | CRCTB | |
MN Rise Heiderscheidt | 1-3 | |||
Team FSA Bell | 1-3 | Titans J | Arc Elite, Rush | |
Elite | 1-3 | Kings H, Heat M, Fury Z | ||
Twin Cities Elite | 1-3 | SE Heat Daly, WOTN A, Crossfire C | ||
Northstar Titans Sharp | 1-2 | Panthers | Heat R, CRCTB | |
More Than Hoops | 0-4 |