[kywldcat01]

So you think that Maxpreps is a little more of a realistic ranking. I kind of do see that Valley is 87th because Ballard and Scott really were the two most complete and solid teams. But as the saying goes "that is why they play the game". I think that the Cats belong around 3rd in the state with no competition but they still and will always have a claim for the top spot. Especially on that one faithful night.

Maxpreps Xcellent 25 combines both human and computer ratings which is why it's a little more realistic.

When you look at their state rankings, however, those are only computer ratings which is why they aren't as credible as the Maxpreps Xcellent 25 NATIONAL poll.

Rivals rankings go more on who plays on your team and how highly touted you are. Still a reasonable ranking system, but I think once it gets outside of the top 25, it becomes a crapshoot.