[outdoorsman43]

Preseason yes. When you rank a team you have to look at how hard the schedule is.

So if the worst team talent-wise in the Mountains has the toughest schedule, then they should be ranked preseason number one?

I'm sorry, but I strongly disagree with that. Preseason rankings are based on how the team done the season before, who the team lost from the season before, who the team returns for the upcoming season, etc.

Preseason rankings mean absolutely nothing anyhow. So don't think I'm knocking Johnson Central either, because they are one of the best the Mountains has to offer and should be for a long time. I just don't see how you can rank teams based only on their strength of schedule. I'm not even sure Johnson Central has the toughest schedule in the Mountains. Bell County may have toughest schedule playing teams like Alcoa TN, Johnson Central, Whitley County, Harlan County, and others.