Does anyone have the girls power rankings from the C-J and Herald Leader?

Here is the boys and girls link from the Lexington Hereld. I don't think the CJ Lit. ratings for girls is out yet.

http://www.kentucky.com/2011/01/03/1585625/high-school-basketball-rating.html#more

Here is the boys and girls link from the Lexington Hereld. I don't think the CJ Lit. ratings for girls is out yet.

http://www.kentucky.com/2011/01/03/1585625/high-school-basketball-rating.html#more

 

How do this typically compare to CJ Lit ratings?

Both rating systems use a different formula for evaluating each team's performance, the exact formula for each is a more well-guarded secret than Col. Sanders' recipe of 11 herbs and spices for fried chicken. How they compare is up to individual opinion, I suppose. Still, they make for interesting discussion and great locker room fodder for coaches bent on motivating players. My opinion is that the Cantrell ratings are more accurate regarding teams in the eastern half of the state, as the Herald-Leader is more widely read in those areas; the Lit-Ratings do the same in the western half of the state, as that is dominated by the Courier-Journal. Many may disagree with this, but it's just one person's take on it. It is good that we can look forward to both of them each week during the remainder of the season.

Both rating systems use a different formula for evaluating each team's performance, the exact formula for each is a more well-guarded secret than Col. Sanders' recipe of 11 herbs and spices for fried chicken. How they compare is up to individual opinion, I suppose. Still, they make for interesting discussion and great locker room fodder for coaches bent on motivating players. My opinion is that the Cantrell ratings are more accurate regarding teams in the eastern half of the state, as the Herald-Leader is more widely read in those areas; the Lit-Ratings do the same in the western half of the state, as that is dominated by the Courier-Journal. Many may disagree with this, but it's just one person's take on it. It is good that we can look forward to both of them each week during the remainder of the season.

 

You may be right, retropop, about the rankings better a little more accurate on the east (H-L) and on the west (C-J), but I really doubt it is because of the circulation. The ratings are pure math, making anything else moot. A more likely reason might be because the formula used by the Herald-Leader more accurately rewards the teams that play the style of ball more prevalent in EKY, whereas the formula used by the C-J may inherently more accurately reflect the teams that play a style of ball more prevalent in the west.

 

I don't think either is worth much until February, when they start to become fairly relevant.

http://blogs.courier-journal.com/khs/2011/01/06/manual-tops-girls-litkenhous-ratings/

 

 

The Manual High School girls’ basketball team is No. 1 in the state in the first edition of The Courier-Journal’s Litkenhous Ratings released Thursday.

 

The Lady Crimsons are 10-3 after Wednesday’s 85-59 victory over Fern Creek and will be the No. 1 seed for the Republic Bank/Coca-Cola Louisville Invitational Tournament set for Jan. 25-29 at Bellarmine University’s Knights Hall.

 

Manual is followed by Bowling Green (9-1), defending state champion Mercy (11-2), Rockcastle County (11-1) and Boone County (10-3).

 

Manual and Mercy are among four Seventh Region teams in the Top 20, joining No. 9 Sacred Heart (11-2) and No. 13 Jeffersontown (12-0).

 

No. 8 Butler (10-2) is the only Sixth Region squad in the Top 20.

 

The Litratings are a computerized power ranking of each team in Kentucky based on a formula that includes records, strength of schedule and margin of victory. Games against out-of-state opponents are not included.

 

The Litratings also are used to determine the 12 Louisville-area teams for the Girls’ LIT. Joining Manual, Mercy, Butler, Sacred Heart and J’town in the field will be Christian Academy, Bullitt East, Ballard, Assumption, Fern Creek, Central and Eastern.

 

Tournament director Joyce Seymour said Bullitt Central, which would have qualified, chose not to participate in the LIT.

 

The top four teams left out, according to the Litratings, were Male, Holy Cross, Presentation and Pleasure Ridge Park.

 

Joining the 12 Louisville-area teams in the field will be Boone County, No. 12 Scott County, No. 19 Marion County and Owensboro Catholic.

 

Here are the pairings:

 

* Tues, Jan. 25: Ballard vs. Assumption, 3:30; Jeffersontown vs. Eastern, 5; Christian Academy vs. Central, 6:30; Bullitt East vs. Fern Creek, 8

 

* Wed., Jan. 26: Butler vs. Christian Academy-Central winner, 3:30; Mercy vs. Bullitt East-Fern Creek winner, 5; Manual vs. Ballard-Assumption winner, 6:30; Sacred Heart vs. Jeffersontown-Eastern winner, 8

 

* Fri., Jan. 28: Marion County vs. Mercy-Bullitt East-Fern Creek survivor, 4; Scott County vs. Sacred Heart-Jeffersontown-Eastern survivor, 5:30; Owensboro Catholic vs. Manual-Ballard-Assumption survivor, 7; Boone County vs. Butler-Christian Academy-Central survivor, 8:30

 

* Sat., Jan. 29: Semifinals at 9 and 10:30 a.m.; final at 8 p.m.

Here is the boys and girls link from the Lexington Hereld. I don't think the CJ Lit. ratings for girls is out yet.

http://www.kentucky.com/2011/01/03/1585625/high-school-basketball-rating.html#more

Thanks for the info. It would be great if anyone who has access to these rankings to post them each week.

Here is the link for LIT ratings for the girls.

 

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=SPORTS050402&template=middlecol

Wow. The lex herald has anderson 9th in the region? Did i read that correctly?

My bad. Of course i made a mistake as i was looking at the boys. Anderson County is second in the region in the girls poll.

Wow. The lex herald has anderson 9th in the region? Did i read that correctly?

 

That was on the boy's side. Anderson Co. Girls are 2nd.

My bad. Of course i made a mistake as i was looking at the boys. Anderson County is second in the region in the girls poll.

 

They should be #1 until someone proves otherwise on the court.

I agree with you CM and specifically looking at the teams schedules, wins, losses etc. i saw no reason for the shifts but it is really just fun for us fans, these discussions and anticipation of the district and regional tourneys when it matters most.