Well we have a new #1 and it's not a surprise.
Given that we had two games between Top-Ten teams and some other high-profile matchups it was inevitable that someone would move past the idle Okapi team. In addition, while the Woodlands has continued to have a great season, we're taking a new look at some of the teams they played and a couple aren't quite as strong as we thought earlier. So a win against those opponents are nice, but not necessarily a reason to be #1.
So Okapi's 15-10 win over Woodlands, while impressive, is not strong enough when you look at the constant high-rankings efforts in Southern California and Northern California.
The Charlotte Cardinals unleashed their astonishing upset of St. Andrew's, and while they lost to Gonzaga in the Gonzaga Classic final, they competed very well.
Green Bay and Westside move in.
Belmont Shore is the #1 team because they are really unchallenged. Reports from SoCal tell us they are better than last year's SoCal champion squad, which finished 2nd in the nation, and while their coaching staff remains humble, we believe it. No they didn't crush the San Diego Mustangs, but they won pretty solidly against a team that is also very, very good. Could Granite Bay be #1? Easily. Could we see a #8 seed at Nationals beat the #1 seed? Sure. But this is what we have right now.
