Section 2A is a wide open section. These were my preseason rankings and where I think teams are at right now.
PRESEASON
1. Orono
2. Breck
3. Mound
4. Minneapolis
5. Delano
6. Providence
7. Kennedy
8. Waconia
NOW (12-2-18)
1. Orono
2. Breck
3. Minneapolis
4. Waconia/Mound - tie
6. Delano
7. Southwest Christian/Richfield
8. Providence
9. Kennedy
What do you guys think?
Section 2A rankings (12-2-18)
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Re: Section 2A rankings (12-2-18)
I’m dredging up this post from a few weeks ago to give a shot at current seeding. It was probably a bit too early when originally posted to speculate on seeding order, but now we have some better data points.
Orono has emerged as the clear frontrunner, with the section being way down as a whole. Kennedy has been a wildcard, and had a few nice wins recently before Orono blew them out yesterday. I could see the Eagles rising up a spot or two if they regroup and keep playing well. Waconia has cooled off considerably after a fast start and seems to have settled into the lower half of the section now. Delano’s overall record is poor, but they have two dominant sectional wins and still face off twice against Orono and Mound, and once against Minneapolis. Breck only has three games remaining - two against Providence and one versus Minneapolis - so they will be somewhat difficult to seed, as usual.
1. Orono (5-4, 3-0)
W 7-1 @ Minneapolis, W 4-1 vs Breck, W 8-0 @ Kennedy
2. Mound Westonka (9-2, 3-1)
W 3-2 vs SWC/Richfield, L 3-4 vs Kennedy, W 3-1 @ Minneapolis
3. Breck (3-5, 1-1)
W 4-1 vs Delano, L 1-4 @ Orono
4. Minneapolis (4-5-2, 1-2-1)
W 5-1 @ Kennedy, W 6-3 @ Providence, L 1-7 vs Orono, T 4-4 @ Waconia
5. Delano (2-6-1, 2-1)
L 1-4 @ Breck, W 11-1 vs Kennedy, W 7-1 @ Waconia
6. Waconia (5-3-1, 2-2-1)
W 4-0 vs SWC/Richfield, W 7-6 vs Providence, L 2-5 vs Kennedy, L 1-7 vs Delano, T 4-4 vs Minneapolis
7. Southwest Christian/Richfield (5-3, 1-2)
L 2-3 @ Mound, W 5-0 vs Kennedy, L 0-4 @ Waconia
8. Kennedy (2-6-1, 2-4)
L 1-5 vs Minneapolis, L 0-5 @ SWC/Richfield, L 1-11 @ Delano, W 4-3 @ Mound, W 5-2 @ Waconia, L 0-8 vs Orono
9. Providence (1-7, 0-2)
L 3-6 vs Minneapolis, L 6-7 @ Waconia
Orono has emerged as the clear frontrunner, with the section being way down as a whole. Kennedy has been a wildcard, and had a few nice wins recently before Orono blew them out yesterday. I could see the Eagles rising up a spot or two if they regroup and keep playing well. Waconia has cooled off considerably after a fast start and seems to have settled into the lower half of the section now. Delano’s overall record is poor, but they have two dominant sectional wins and still face off twice against Orono and Mound, and once against Minneapolis. Breck only has three games remaining - two against Providence and one versus Minneapolis - so they will be somewhat difficult to seed, as usual.
1. Orono (5-4, 3-0)
W 7-1 @ Minneapolis, W 4-1 vs Breck, W 8-0 @ Kennedy
2. Mound Westonka (9-2, 3-1)
W 3-2 vs SWC/Richfield, L 3-4 vs Kennedy, W 3-1 @ Minneapolis
3. Breck (3-5, 1-1)
W 4-1 vs Delano, L 1-4 @ Orono
4. Minneapolis (4-5-2, 1-2-1)
W 5-1 @ Kennedy, W 6-3 @ Providence, L 1-7 vs Orono, T 4-4 @ Waconia
5. Delano (2-6-1, 2-1)
L 1-4 @ Breck, W 11-1 vs Kennedy, W 7-1 @ Waconia
6. Waconia (5-3-1, 2-2-1)
W 4-0 vs SWC/Richfield, W 7-6 vs Providence, L 2-5 vs Kennedy, L 1-7 vs Delano, T 4-4 vs Minneapolis
7. Southwest Christian/Richfield (5-3, 1-2)
L 2-3 @ Mound, W 5-0 vs Kennedy, L 0-4 @ Waconia
8. Kennedy (2-6-1, 2-4)
L 1-5 vs Minneapolis, L 0-5 @ SWC/Richfield, L 1-11 @ Delano, W 4-3 @ Mound, W 5-2 @ Waconia, L 0-8 vs Orono
9. Providence (1-7, 0-2)
L 3-6 vs Minneapolis, L 6-7 @ Waconia