As a farewell to the 2019-2020 basketball season and a tough Spring with no sports, MaxPreps polled coaches for their opinion on the top teams in the region.
We took the results of their polls and pitted them against our computerized rankings looking for any interesting differences. Although the math formula that produces the computerized rankings is meticulous — a carefully crafted, dissected work of science that isn't subject to traditional editorial bias — not everyone agrees with the output. This particularly goes for the coaches, who spend endless gobs of time analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of their own team and others.
After gathering the results here are some of the biggest takeaways from the polls:
St. Raymond Boys (Bronx, NY) jumped up an impressive 18 spots to claim the 7th highest ranked position.
We seem to have a unanimous decision on the number 1 spot. Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, NY) dominated all season to claim top dog status.
After a long season, Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, NY) deserves some recognition for jumping into the top 5 after being ranked 12th in the MaxPreps computerized rankings.
And without further ado, here are the results of the Coaches Poll. (Note: The number in parenthesis is the difference between the MaxPreps ranking and the Coaches Poll.)
- Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.) (0)
- Patrick School (Hillside, N.J.) (+3)
- Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.) (0)
- Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.) (+8)
- St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.) (-3)
- Our Saviour Lutheran (Bronx, N.Y.) (+2)
- St. Raymond Boys (Bronx, N.Y.) (+18)
- Elizabeth (Elizabeth, N.J.) (-4)
- South Shore (Brooklyn, N.Y.) (0)
- Blair Academy (Blairstown, N.J.) (+7)
- Rutgers Prep (Somerset, N.J.) (-5)
- Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) (-5)
- Cardinal Hayes (Bronx, N.Y.) (+11)
- Gill St. Bernard's (Gladstone, N.J.) (0)
- Manasquan (Manasquan, N.J.) (-5)
- Greeley (Chappaqua, N.Y.) (-5)
- St. Francis Prep (Fresh Meadows, N.Y.) (+4)
- Brentwood (Brentwood, N.Y.) (+2)
- Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) (+3)
- Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) (+22)
- Boys & Girls (Brooklyn, N.Y.) (+26)
- Irvington (Irvington, N.J.) (+13)
- St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.) (-5)
- St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, N.J.) (-9)
- Upper Room Christian (Dix Hills, N.Y.) (+5)
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