? ♈ ? | Lady Redhounds, Lady Crimsons, and Banshees on the rise. 9th Region rules. Sweet 16® Bracket "Power 5 Matchups" is back ~ 

? Three teams who've seen season some ups and downs so far are pulling themselves together, per Professor Massey, just in time for postseason play.

Corbin, almost off the list seven weeks ago, is now at No. 15. 

Manual nearly dropped off the map a month ago is up to No. 18. 

Bethlehem started the season 20th before Leah Macy's injury, dropped well back, has played well since her return and are now "in" at No. 24.

9️⃣ ? | The 9th Region rules the Bluegrass yet again in the "Power + Regional Rankings." 

?‍⬛ Intraregional standings remain remarkably static except in Louisville. Pleasure Ridge Park's Lady Panthers joins the "Power 5" in the 6th Region. Manual is back at No. 2 in the 7th Region, swapping places with No. 3 Central.

? Link to this week's Ratings for games through Saturday, February 17. 

? masseyratings.com/KY_Girls 

?? "Power + Regional Rankings" 

The 9th, despite the lowest Ratings of the year for Ryle (#10) and Notre Dame (#16) remain the best Region in the state per WOPR. 

1. 9th Region (68), 2. 7th Region (107), 3. 13th Region (138), 4. 3rd Region (163) 

5. 12th Region (173), 6. [+1] 11th Region (194), 7. [-1] 8th Region (197), 8. 16th Region (205) 

9. [+2] 5th Region (216), 10. [-1] 4th Region (218), 11. [-1] 10th Region (229), 12. 6th Region (242) 

13. 15th Region (289), 14. 1st Region (341), 15. 14th Region (359), 16. 2nd Region (419). 

? Sweet 16® Bracket "Power 5 Matchups" 

• Upper Bracket ~ 

1️⃣4️⃣ vs. 4️⃣ 

14th Region: 62. Owsley Co, 67. Perry Cent, 68. Knott Cent, 74. Letcher Cent, 88. Leslie Co

4th Region: 11. Franklin-Simpson, 30. Bowling Green, 41. Barren Co, 57. Warren E, 79. Metcalfe Co

1️⃣6️⃣ vs. 1️⃣ 

16th Region: 6. Ashland, 13. Russell, 17. Boyd Co, 82. Rowan Co, 87. Bath Co

1st Region: 12. McCracken Co, 55. Marshall Co, 61. Graves Co, 66. Calloway Co, 147. Mayfield

8️⃣ vs. 6️⃣ 

8th Region: 8. Anderson Co, 26. S Kenton, 52. Spencer Co, 54. Grant Co, 57. S Oldham

6th Region: 20. Butler, 43. Bullitt E, 46. Mercy, 56. Whitefield Acad, 107. PRP 

1️⃣1️⃣ vs. 1️⃣3️⃣ 

11th Region: 14. Franklin Co, 19. F Douglass, 40. H Clay, 50. Madison Cent, 71. Madison South

13th Region: 9. N Laurel, 15. Corbin, 32. S Laurel, 33. Knox Cent, 49. Jackson Co

• Lower Bracket ~ 

7️⃣ vs. 1️⃣0️⃣ 

7th Region: 1. SHA, 18. Manual, 21. Central, 28 Assumption 39. CAL

10th Region: 2. GR Clark, 27. Montgomery Co, 59. Campbell Co, 64. Brossart, 77. Scott

1️⃣5️⃣ vs. 5️⃣ 

15th Region: 4. Pikeville, 36. Johnson Cent, 73. Lawrence Co, 80. Martin Co, 96. Paintsville

5th Region: 24. Bethlehem, 37. Bardstown, 47. Taylor Co, 48. N Hardin, 60. Elizabethtown 

1️⃣2️⃣ vs. 9️⃣ 

12th Region: 22. Pulaski Co, 29. SWestern, 31. Danville Christ, 38. Rockcastle Co, 53. W Jessamine 

9th Region: 3. Cooper, 5. Cov Holy Cross, 10. Ryle, 16. NDA, 34. Highlands 

2️⃣ vs. 3️⃣ 

2nd Region: 23. Henderson Co, 75. M-NH, 94. Christian Co, 111. Lyon Co, 116. Union Co

3rd Region: 7. O'boro Cath, 25. Meade Co, 42. Breckenridge Co, 44. Owensboro, 45. Daviess Co 

??????? Trefnwyd gan WOPR. 

2️⃣5️⃣ Review for this week's Top 25 ~ 

(Season's Strength of Schedule, Week's W-L)

On 2/18/2024 at 8:59 PM, Runcible Owl said:

2️⃣5️⃣ ? Schedules for Sunday 2/18 to Saturday 2/24; last week of the regular season ~ 

1. Sacred Heart (SOS 1, 1-0): W #19 F Douglass 82-56.

2. GR Clark (SOS 3, 1-1): W #40 H Clay, L at #6 Ashland 52-58 (OT).

3. Cooper (SOS 2, 2-0): W #18 Manual 69-33, W at #16 Notre Dame 55-31.

4. Pikeville (SOS 9, 2-0): W at Shelby Valley 74-57, W at Paintsville 76-47.

5. Cov Holy Cross (SOS 18, 2-0): W Lex Cath 65-37, W at Conner 43-31.

6. Ashland (SOS 5, 3-0): W Elliot Co 78-22, W at #27 Montgomery Co, W vs. #2 GRC 58-52 (OT).

7. O'boro Cath (SOS 6, 3-0): W at #23 Henderson Co, W #10 Ryle (at Mercy) 77-63, W at #42 Breckenridge Co 80-64.

8. Anderson Co (SOS 43, 3-0): W Henry Co 63-17, W #19 F Douglass 58-53, W at W Jessamine 75-47. 

9. N Laurel (SOS 16, 3-0): W Owsley Co 66-36, W at Harlan Co 57-46, W at #40 H Clay.

10. Ryle (SOS 4, 0-1): L #7 O'boro Cath (at Mercy) 63-77.

11. Franklin-Simpson (SOS 52, 1-0): W S Warren 53-31.

12. McCracken Co (SOS 31, 2-0): W at Mayfield 68-29, W Calloway Co 66-33. 

13. Russell (SOS 23, 1-0): W #17 Boyd Co 69-46.

14. Franklin Co (SOS 20, 2-0): W at #43 Bullitt E 58-53, W #35 Dixie 54-32.

15. Corbin (SOS 12, 1-0): W #29 Southwestern 77-55.

16. Notre Dame (SOS 21, 0-2): L at #18 Manual 31-54, L #3 Cooper 31-54. 

17. Boyd Co (SOS 10, 1-1): L at #13 Russell 46-69, W Rowan Co 67-46.

18. Manual (SOS 19, 1-1): W #16 Notre Dame 50-36, L at #3 Cooper 33-69.

19. F Douglass (SOS 7, 0-2): L #8 Anderson Co 53-58, L at #1 Sacred Heart 56-82.

20. Butler (SOS 13, 1-0): W at Spencer Co 39-32.

21. Central (SOS 33, 1-0): W Portland Christ 63-31. 

22. Pulaski Co (SOS 14, 2-0): W #32 S Laurel 81-58, W at Mercer Co 66-53. 

23. Henderson Co (SOS 35, 1-1): L #7 O'boro Cath 63-73, W Hopkins Cent 71-33.

24. Bethlehem (SOS 27, 2-0): W #39 CAL 72-37, W #44 Owensboro 79-52.

25. Meade Co (SOS 8, 1-1): W #30 Bowling Green 55-43, L at #48 N Hardin 50-66. 

??????? WOPR has sorted the Ratings and updated the scores.

? Thank you ladies for a fantastic regular season!

? Best of luck to all at the tournaments, and safe travels!

 

? The regular season ends and the chapter on the postseason begins for Professor Massey's Top 25. 

? ♣️ ? ? ? | A tale in five parts ~ 

? Cooper: The Lady Jaguars rating finally matches up with the Media Poll. Wins last week over Top 20 Manual and Notre Dame vaulted Coach Holthaus' squad to No. 2. 

♣️ Owensboro Catholic: The Lady Aces had a superb week with wins over #23 Henderson County, #10 Ryle, and 3rd Region #3 Breckenridge County. OC jumps three places to No. 4 in the Ratings. 

? Franklin County: The class of the 11th Region for several years now, keeps on keeping on. Wins over highly regarded Bullitt East and Dixie Heights pushed themselves to their highest Rating of the season, now at No. 12. 

? Montgomery County: The Lady Indians, on the outside looking in all season, defeated then #6 Ashland at Mount Sterling. MoCo makes their Top 25 debut this week. 

? Meade County: Sometimes a "slide" in the Ratings requires further investigation than crunching numbers with WOPR. The Lady Waves have played a challenging schedule (SOS #7) this season, with sights firmly set on a trip to the Sweet 16.

Meade was ranked No. 15 a month ago, and a battle with Owensboro Catholic in the 3rd Region looked immanent. The loss of star guard Peyton Bradley a month ago can not be overstated - a player averaging 23 points and 6 rebounds just can't be replaced of course, and the Lady Waves drop out of the Top 25 for the first time. Look for Bradley to add substantially to her 2,400+ career points next season and contend for Miss Basketball honors. 

?? Power + Regional Rankings ~ 

With the end of inter-region play over until the Sweet 16, this will be the last week tallying 150+ teams to see which Region in not only strongest, but deepest too. Five "Power" (Top 5 in Region) teams have already been eliminated in District play. 

Link to the Massey Ratings for games through Saturday, February 24 ~ 

? masseyratings.com/KY_Girls

Final regular season standings ~

1. 71 9th Region, 2. 109 7th Region, 3. 137 13th Region, 4. 158 3rd Region

5. 178 12th Region, 6. 196 11th Region, 7. 199 8th Region, 8. 205 16th Region

9. 206 5th Region, 10. 221 4th Region, 11. 223 10th Region, 12. 263 6th Region

13. 287 15th Region, 14. 341 1st Region, 15. 353 14th Region, 16. 423 2nd Region

? Sweet 16® Power Pairings ~ 

Possible matchups for the State Tournament using the "Power 5" from each Region. WOPR has noted teams eliminated (*) already and added teams from Regions 3, 4, 15, and 16 to fill the void. 

• Upper Bracket ~

1️⃣4️⃣ vs. 4️⃣ 

R14: 63. Knott Cent (New #1), 64. Perry Cent, 66. Owsley Co, 75. Letcher Cent, 85. Leslie Co.

R4: 14. Franklin-Simpson, 30. Bowling Green, 60. Warren E, 79. Metcalfe Co, 89. Russell Co. (#38 Barren Co*)

1️⃣6️⃣ vs. 1️⃣

R16: 8. Ashland, 13. Russell, 18. Boyd Co, 82. Rowan Co, 88. Fleming Co. (#84 Bath Co*)

R1: 11. McCracken Co, 55. Marshall Co, 58. Graves Co, 65. Calloway Co, 152. Mayfield. 

8️⃣ vs. 6️⃣ 

R8: 7. Anderson Co, 28. S Kenton, 52. Spencer Co, 53. Grant Co, 59. S Oldham. 

R6: 19. Butler, 41. Bullitt E, 47. Mercy, 57. Whitefield Acad, 99. PRP. 

1️⃣1️⃣ vs. 1️⃣3️⃣ 

R11: 12. Franklin Co, 22. F Douglass, 45. H Clay, 49. Madison Cent, 68. Madison South. 

R13: 9. N Laurel, 15. Corbin, 32. S Laurel, 33. Knox Cent, 48. Jackson Co. 

• Lower Bracket ~ 

7️⃣ vs. 1️⃣0️⃣ 

R7: 1. Sacred Heart, 16. Manual, 23. Central, 27. Assumption, 42. CAL.

R10: 3. GR Clark, 25. Montgomery Co, 56. Campbell Co, 62. Brossart, 77. Scott. 

1️⃣5️⃣ vs. 5️⃣ 

R15: 5. Pikeville, 35. Johnson Cent, 81. Martin Co, 118. Shelby Valley, 128. Belfry. (#70 Lawrence Co*, #96 Paintsville) 

R5: 21. Bethlehem, 34. Bardstown, 40. N Hardin, 50. Taylor Co, 61. Elizabethtown.

1️⃣2️⃣ vs. 9️⃣

R12: 20. Pulaski Co, 29. Danville Christ, 31. Southwestern, 44. Rockcastle Co, 54. W Jessamine. 

R9: 2. Cooper, 6. Cov Holy Cross, 10. Ryle, 17. Notre Dame, 36. Dixie. 

2️⃣ vs. 3️⃣ 

R2: 24. Henderson Co, 80. Madisonville, 94. Christian Co, 110. Lyon Co, 115. Crittenden Co. 

R3: 4. O'boro Cath, 26. Meade Co, 39. Breckenridge Co, 46. Owensboro, 111. Grayson Co. (#43 Daviess Co*) 

? ? Best combination of Offensive Ratings, Defensive Ratings, and Strength of Schedule ~ 

? 10 of the Top 25 teams are ranked in the Top 25 with that combination in all three categories. Not surprised they're all in the uppermost echelon of Massey.

Rating. Team - Off, Def, SoS 

1. Sacred Heart - 1, 3, 1

2. Cooper - 10, 1, 2 

3. GR Clark - 3, 2, 3

5. Pikeville - 9, 18, 9 

6. Cov Holy Cross - 17, 8, 19

8. Ashland - 7, 21, 5

9. N Laurel - 20, 9, 6

10. Ryle - 15, 11, 4 

12. Franklin Co - 18, 15, 20

13. Russell - 21, 13, 22

??????? Trefnwyd gan WOPR.