A Sweet 16 merry-go-round: 2 new teams jump into boys’ poll, changes abound
There are still two No. 1s in the Observer’s Sweet 16 poll, but beneath Charlotte Christian and Concord Cox Mill, there are lots of changes.
The top 10 got a big shuffle after several ranked teams were upset. West Charlotte, for example, jumped five spots to No. 3.
Two teams joined the poll this week. Butler, which been a top-10 team, is back after pulling off a big upset of rival Independence on the road last week. And Davidson Day is into the poll, carrying a five-game win streak, after an upset of former Sweet 16 No. 1 Carmel Christian, which had been nationally ranked for much of the season.
Sweet 16 Boys’ Basketball
Rk | Team | Cl | Rec | Prvs. |
1 | Charlotte Christian | IND | 27-1 | 1 |
1 | Concord Cox Mill | 3A | 21-1 | 1 |
3 | West Charlotte | 4A | 16-5 | 8 |
4 | Carmel Christian | IND | 28-3 | 3 |
5 | Marshville Forest Hills | 2A | 21-2 | 5 |
6 | Morganton Freedom | 3A | 21-1 | 6 |
7 | North Mecklenburg | 4A | 18-3 | 9 |
| 8 | Independence | 4A | 17-5 | 4 |
9 | Vance | 4A | 17-4 | 7 |
10 | Olympic | 4A | 17-4 | 10 |
11 | Ardrey Kell | 4A | 18-4 | 11 |
12 | Fort Mill Nation Ford | 5A | 22-4 | 13 |
13 | Butler | 4A | 17-5 | NR |
14 | Myers Park | 4A | 16-6 | 16 |
15 | North Rowan | 1A | 19-2 | 15 |
16 | Davidson Day | IND | 19-4 | NR |
Dropped Out: East Lincoln (2A, 20-2); Fort Mill (5A, 20-5). Also receiving consideration: Hickory (3A, 17-4); Shelby (2A, 16-5); Community School of Davidson (1A, 19-3); Cherryville (1A, 18-4); Rock Hill Northwestern (5A, 20-5); Concord First Assembly (IND, 26-5); Maiden (2A, 20-2).
Note: The Observer’s Sweet 16 poll is a ranking of the top 16 boys and girls teams in the newspaper’s 162-school coverage-area in North and South Carolina. The poll considers performance, strength of schedule and strength of class. To be considered, teams must play for a recognized state association.
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This story was originally published February 11, 2019 at 7:36 PM.
