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Week 5 IHSA Football Coaches Polls are in

More proof why IHSA seeding is the way to go on playoff pairing night.

I think in 7A and 8A it would probably work if you had every coach ranked the teams 1-31 (no ranking of their team) and averaged them out. Teams that went 5-4 in power conferences would rightfully be moved up and teams that went 8-1 or 9-0 in weak ones would move down. You would have a lot less top seeds knocked out in round one. This system wouldn't work in 6A and lower since the teams aren't centralized like 7A and 8A though.
 
How can Montini be ranked? Got their doors blown off by Rita.

Montini has won 1 game, refused to play Loyola and Viator last week.
 
Can someone explain Richards over Lemont? Hell, I don't even think Richards is the best team in their district this year, let alone their conference or 6A.
 
Antioch #1 in 6A? ESL would crush them regardless of what happened with O’Fallon.
Maybe. But they lost to a team they should have beat. How do you keep them at #1 if that happens? You have to put someone else at #1, so if not Antioch....who? We all say the coaches poll is bad because they based it too much o last year. Well, this year....maybe they aren't the same old all gas team? Unfortunately, no way to prove it.
 
So there is a great test of the 8A polling Friday night in Park Ridge. New Trier at Maine South. Both 4-0 with each having beaten the same 4 CSL teams. New Trier has given up only 20 points and scored 106 and Maine South has given up only 23 points and scored 116. There is no question Maine South is a perennial power and deserves its stature but this may be the Trevians year. Either way it will be a good one.
 
Maybe. But they lost to a team they should have beat. How do you keep them at #1 if that happens? You have to put someone else at #1, so if not Antioch....who? We all say the coaches poll is bad because they based it too much o last year. Well, this year....maybe they aren't the same old all gas team? Unfortunately, no way to prove it.
On the flip side Antioch eked out a win against a team they should have handled. Too many odd circumstances this year and polls are kind of irrelevant anyway with no championship to play for.
 
How can Montini be ranked? Got their doors blown off by Rita.

Montini has won 1 game, refused to play Loyola and Viator last week.

All.... The voting coaches schools for 5A. Ratsy

Montini
JCA
Hillcrest
Glenbard South
Payton
Sycamore
Kankakee
Sterling
Rochester
Carbondale
Mt. Zion
 
Antioch #1 in 6A? ESL would crush them regardless of what happened with O’Fallon.
All.... The voting coaches schools for 6A. Ratsy

Antioch
East St. Louis
Richards
Cary Grove
St. Rita
Deerfield
Kaneland
Rock Island
Washington
Normal West
Chatham (Glenwood)
 
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