re: 13th Annual CSAA (Formerly CSAL) 8th Grade Basketball Preseason Rankings

Updated Rankings:

1. St. George Green (1) - The Dragons are in a class of their own right now. They are not only winning every game, but winning by double digits. They are undefeated against CSAA teams this season and looking like an all time great team.

2. St. Aloysius (3) - It feels like you could put teams 2-6 in a hat, draw names, and no order would be wrong. The Lions have had big wins recently over St. Jude, OLOM, and CHS. They lost an overtime game against SJV to advance to the St. Jude Tourney final, but also won the STM Tournament a couple weeks ago.

3. St. Jean Vianney (6) - Arguably the hottest non St. George team in the league. Their strong back court is clicking on all cylinders.

4. CHS BR (2) - The Bears have had some nice wins recently against St. Jude, St. Alphonsus, and MBS, but ran into the St. George juggernaut. They also gave up a fourth quarter lead to Aloysius. They have a big regular season matchup against SJV, before the Elite 8 kicks off on Thursday.

5. OLOM (5) - The Bluejays had a one point loss to St. Aloysius in a high scoring game. Nobody wants to see them come tourney time with a strong inside out attack.

6. St. Jude (4) - The Cougars have recent losses to CHS, St. Aloysius, and St. Jude. They play really active defense, and Will Wade loves their emphasis on defensive deflections.

7. Sacred Heart (7) - With one of the top players in the league, they will always be a tough out for anyone.

8. MBS (unr) - The bubble is very large for the 8th spot. The Pelicans had a nice victory over another bubble team in Holy Family over the weekend.