[NaismithII]

Without commentary, here are Naismith's final 2012 NW Ohio Boys Basketball Rankings for all divsions. I may try to publish a tournament prediction/analysis thread before Tuesday's sectional action:

DIVISION I

1. Toledo Whitmer (18-2)
2. Norwalk (20-0)
3. Toledo Central Catholic (16-4)
4. Mansfield Senior (16-3)
5. Toledo St. John's (14-6)
6. Toledo Rogers (15-4)
7. Toledo Bowsher (13-6)
8. Findlay (15-5)
9. Perrysburg (13-7)
10. Anthony Wayne (14-6)
10. Toledo Start (12-7)


DIVISION II:

1. Defiance (19-1)
2. Elida (17-3)
3. Wauseon (18-2)
4. Napoleon (17-3)
5. Lexington (17-3)
6. Upper Sandusky (17-3)
7. Sandusky Perkins (18-2)
8. Shelby (15-5)
9. Lima Bath (14-6)
10. Van Wert (14-6)
Honorable Mention: Toledo Scott (11-8; Eastwood (14-6); Clyde (14-6); Bowling Green (11-9).


DIVISION III:

1. Lima CC (18-2)
2. Liberty-Benton (17-3)
3. Ottawa Glandorf (14-6)
4. New London (17-3)
5. Archbold (15-5)
6. Lake (15-5)
7. Huron (13-7)
8. Spencerville (13-7)
9. Ontario (13-7)
10. Western Reserve (14-6)
Honorable Mention: Delta (12-8); Wynford (12-8); Patrick Henry (11-9); Carey (13-7); Tinora (12-8).


DIVISION IV:
1. Fort Recovery (18-2)
2. Edgerton (20-0)
3. Maumee Valley Country Day (19-1)
4. St. Henry (16-4)
5. Arlington (17-3)
6. Kalida (15-5)
7. Convoy Crestview (15-5)
8. Columbus Grove (16-4)
9. Vanlue (17-3)
10. Delphos St. John (12-8)
Honorable Mention: Tiffin Calvert (17-3); Ada (15-5); Leipsic (16-4); New Riegel (17-3); Colonel Crawford (16-4); Holgate (13-7); Gibsonburg (16-4); Toledo Christian (14-6); Ottawa Hills (12-8); Pettisville (14-6).

[Ramdog22]

Thanks for your hard work Naismith! I look forward to your rankings every week. Keep up the good work.

[NaismithII]

Thanks. Still thinking about how to put together a tournament prediction/analysis thread.

[Vin_Scully]

Great Job!!

Wow is D3 weak!!

[buckdawg05]

I'm curious as to why everyone says DIII is weak. I'm not from the area.

[bobby]

Elida won AT Defiance last night yet Defiance is #1 over Elida at #2.

[Ross Ford81]

Bobby: I'd say it is a close call as to who deserves to be No. 1, but Elida lost three times and I don't think you throw away 19 straight wins because the last couple minutes of one game went the other way. Both of these teams have played tough schedules and are a threat to go all the way to Columbus.

[gcg58]

Originally Posted by Vin_Scully

Great Job!!

Wow is D3 weak!!

I wouldn't say weak. It's mediocre but not awful, the difference is the other 3 are stacked

[Lancer '65]

NaismithII,

Your basketball polls in all divisions have been fantastic, and I look forward to them because I know they will be fair, impartial, and incredibly accurate. You can always tell when a person is doing a great job with something like this because basketball fans complain all the time about where some pollster has placed their local heroes in the rankings, and it doesn't happen with your polls. Great job all season!!

[phbobcat]

In D4, since Fort Recovery will go to the Kettering Regional, IMO I would make Kalida the NW region #1 team

[eagle5]

I just hope there will be a Naismith Tournament Thread as well. It's the most exciting time of the year.

[TolCentralCath]

What would the rankings look like if you combined all 4 divisions? I wouldn't be surprised if it just went straight down as it is from D1 to D2 and so forth.

Is Whitmer top dog of all divisions? I'm curious to whether any teams from D3 or D4 would compete with the big boys. Seeing as Maumee Valley Country Day is ranked #3 in D4 makes this highly unlikely.

[MAC FAN]

Recovery is still a NW team, DSJ or Crestview could win that district and go to Kettering. Would you make them a SW team?

[MAC FAN]

Recovery played Ridge and lost by 12 even though it was a 6 point game with 1 minute left. So I would say some D3 and D4 teams can compete with the D1 and D2. Depends on the match up. High D3/4 could beat lower to mid D1/2.

[Hank_Hill]

New Riegel played Anthony Wayne to the end...beat Tiffin Columbian.

[meercat_manor]

Nice job on the rankings. The 1 (Whitmer) and 2 (Norwalk) teams in D1 square off in the regional semis. The 2 (Elida) and 7 (Perkins) made it to the D2 regional. Perkins "upset" number 1 Defiance. 1, 3, 4 made the regionals in D3. Number 1 LCC beat Number 2 Liberty-Benton in the district final. In D4 2-5 made it to regionals with St Henry beating number 1 Fort Recovery. Naismith you know your NW Ohio bball sir

[Ross Ford81]

Originally Posted by meercat_manor

Nice job on the rankings. The 1 (Whitmer) and 2 (Norwalk) teams in D1 square off in the regional semis. The 2 (Elida) and 7 (Perkins) made it to the D2 regional. Perkins "upset" number 1 Defiance. 1, 3, 4 made the regionals in D3. Number 1 LCC beat Number 2 Liberty-Benton in the district final. In D4 2-5 made it to regionals with St Henry beating number 1 Fort Recovery. Naismith you know your NW Ohio bball sir

When I do my tournament predictions, I rely on two people -- Naismith and Davey. Naismith has just enough analysis and Davey1 has enough of the schedule/scores to do comparisons.

[MAC FAN]

Pretty Impressive I do say!!