[EKUAlum05]

Good stuff. I may not get into too many specific team discussions (the Alcoa/Bell County thread is certainly entertaining though), but I'll look around for awhile. I joined the "other" KY site six years ago but am disappointed I didn't find this one sooner; this board is much more lively and not as vanilla.

For what it's worth, I have done quite a bit of research of national rankings. While I think they have to be taken with a grain of salt, considering the sheer number of teams one would have to rank/rate to get a Top 25, I do enjoy seeing how the so-called experts have rated teams from different states over the the past half-century. Maybe you have seen these, but if not...

National Rankings
Tennessee Facts and Figures
Kentucky Facts and Figures

Thanks for the links! I have not actually seen this site but it is very helpful.

Is there a specific ranking system you put more stock into then others? Nationally it seems that USA Today's Super 25 seems to be the Holy Grail.

On a "state" basis I have always been a fan of the Massey Ratings (although his site isn't nearly as navigable as it used to be). Kentucky primarily has 3 ranking systems (Lit, Cantrall, and AP) and all three are severly flawed due to either human error (AP) or a skewed "magical number" in the computer ratings. Massey seems to take the bias out that causes the inherant problems with the other systems.