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WBA Rankings, Week 5 (10/31/11)

Post by Hostrauser » Sun Oct 30, 2011 11:11 am

A day early, for your viewing pleasure, since all the recaps are already available from yesterday's shows...

This is my attempt to compare and adjust scores from competition to competition to create an overall ranking of the competitive environment. The sports polls for colleges do a Top 25, so that's what I will do, too. The rankings are based solely upon statistical analysis of the judges' scores and not personal opinion.

BANDS WILL NOT BE RANKED UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPETED

In WBA, the A/AA/AAA scores are adjusted to put them on a comparable level with the AAAA/AAAAA scores, since the two categories use different criteria on the sheets.

2011 WBA FIELD RANKINGS AS OF 10/31/11
1. Ayala H.S., Chino Hills, CA
2. James Logan H.S., Union City, CA
3. Homestead H.S., Cupertino, CA
4. Amador Valley H.S., Pleasanton, CA
5. Clovis West H.S., Fresno, CA
6. Granite Bay H.S., Granite Bay, CA
7. Mission Viejo H.S., Mission Viejo, CA
8. Upland H.S., Upland, CA
9. El Diamante H.S., Visalia, CA
10. Oak Grove H.S., San Jose, CA
11. Clovis H.S., Clovis, CA
12. Vista Murrieta H.S., Murrieta, CA
13. Chino Hills H.S., Chino Hills, CA
14. Lemoore H.S., Lemoore, CA
15. Desert Vista H.S., Tempe, AZ
16. Trabuco Hills H.S., Mission Viejo, CA
17. John A. Rowland H.S., Rowland Heights, CA
18. Highland H.S., Gilbert, AZ
19. South Hills H.S., West Covina, CA
20. Rancho Buena Vista H.S., Vista, CA
21. Foothill H.S., Pleasanton, CA
22. Nogales H.S., La Puente, CA
23. Mountain View H.S., Mountain View, CA
24. Gilbert H.S., Gilbert, AZ
25. Basha H.S., Chandler, AZ


CLASS AAAAA
1. Ayala H.S., Chino Hills, CA
2. James Logan H.S., Union City, CA
3. Homestead H.S., Cupertino, CA
4. Amador Valley H.S., Pleasanton, CA
5. Clovis West H.S., Fresno, CA
6. Mission Viejo H.S., Mission Viejo, CA
7. Upland H.S., Upland, CA
8. Clovis H.S., Clovis, CA
9. Vista Murrieta H.S., Murrieta, CA
10. Desert Vista H.S., Tempe, AZ

CLASS AAAA
1. Granite Bay H.S., Granite Bay, CA
2. El Diamante H.S., Visalia, CA
3. Oak Grove H.S., San Jose, CA
4. Chino Hills H.S., Chino Hills, CA
5. Lemoore H.S., Lemoore, CA
6. Trabuco Hills H.S., Mission Viejo, CA
7. Highland H.S., Gilbert, AZ
8. South Hills H.S., West Covina, CA
9. Foothill H.S., Pleasanton, CA
10. Nogales H.S., La Puente, CA

CLASS AAA
1. Basha H.S., Chandler, AZ
2. Los Alamitos H.S., Los Alamitos, CA
3. Rancho Cucamonga H.S., Rancho Cucamonga, CA
4. Valley Christian H.S., San Jose, CA
5. El Toro H.S., Lake Forest, CA
6. West Covina H.S., West Covina, CA
7. Beyer H.S., Modesto, CA
8. Los Altos H.S., Los Altos, CA
9. Santa Teresa H.S., San Jose, CA
10. Cupertino H.S., Cupertino, CA

CLASS AA
1. Clovis North H.S., Clovis, CA
2. Clovis East H.S., Clovis, CA
3. Branham H.S., San Jose, CA
4. Live Oak H.S., Morgan Hill, CA
5. Ridgeview H.S., Bakersfield, CA
6t. Evergreen Valley H.S., San Jose, CA
6t. Patriot H.S., Riverside, CA
8. Hamilton H.S., Chandler, AZ
9. El Modena H.S., El Modena, CA
10. Laguna Hills H.S., Laguna Hills, CA

CLASS A
1. The King's Academy, Sunnyvale, CA
2. Selma H.S., Selma, CA
3. Pacifica H.S., Garden Grove, CA
4. Los Banos H.S., Los Banos, CA
5. Peninsula H.S., Palos Verdes, CA
6. Johansen H.S., Modesto, CA
7. Valley Vista H.S., Surprise, AZ
8. Independence H.S., San Jose, CA
9. Don Antonio Lugo H.S., Chino, CA
10. Damien H.S., La Verne, CA

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Re: WBA Rankings, Week 5 (10/31/11)

Post by misken67 » Sun Oct 30, 2011 11:25 am

You're forgetting Milpitas HS (3A) for this and last week's rankings.

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Re: WBA Rankings, Week 5 (10/31/11)

Post by Jim Bunselmeier » Sun Oct 30, 2011 11:25 am

I have seen Ayala's show this year (Oct 1) and saw the potential for them having a great season. Now they are ranked on top. It will be fun to watch what happens over the next three weeks.

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Re: WBA Rankings, Week 5 (10/31/11)

Post by Hostrauser » Sun Oct 30, 2011 12:20 pm

misken67 wrote:You're forgetting Milpitas HS (3A) for this and last week's rankings.
No. No, I'm not. :roll:

Milpitas is currently 13th in AAA, albeit only 0.6 out of the Top 10.

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Re: WBA Rankings, Week 5 (10/31/11)

Post by Psalm 56 » Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:24 pm

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Re: WBA Rankings, Week 5 (10/31/11)

Post by bandnotes » Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:25 am

I notice that you have El Diamante ranked ahead of Oak Grove in AAAA. Not disputing your ranking, just wondering why (since Oak Grove scored higher than El Diamante head-to-head at Sierra Cup Classic this past weekend).
I had the opportunity to watch Oak Grove, El Diamante, and Lemoore at Sierra Cup Classic this past Saturday. Very entertaining shows, all of them.
I enjoy looking at your WBA rankings. Thanks.

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Re: WBA Rankings, Week 5 (10/31/11)

Post by Hostrauser » Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:46 am

bandnotes wrote:I notice that you have El Diamante ranked ahead of Oak Grove in AAAA. Not disputing your ranking, just wondering why (since Oak Grove scored higher than El Diamante head-to-head at Sierra Cup Classic this past weekend).
Quite simply, because Oak Grove only beat El Diamante by a tenth of a point, and that one shot wasn't enough to offset El Diamante's cumulatively superior prior performances.

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Re: WBA Rankings, Week 5 (10/31/11)

Post by Ravel » Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:06 am

Where is Los Alamitos? Didn't they outscore Highland and South Hills at the Mission Viejo competition? Or does the fact that they are AAA instead of AAAA not put them on the top 25?
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Re: WBA Rankings, Week 5 (10/31/11)

Post by Hostrauser » Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:45 am

Ravel wrote:Where is Los Alamitos? Didn't they outscore Highland and South Hills at the Mission Viejo competition? Or does the fact that they are AAA instead of AAAA not put them on the top 25?
Hostrauser wrote:In WBA, the A/AA/AAA scores are adjusted to put them on a comparable level with the AAAA/AAAAA scores, since the two categories use different criteria on the sheets.
A/AA/AAA cannot be directly compared to AAAA/AAAAA scores in WBA. So, yes, after the adjustment they weren't in the Top 25. #28, actually.

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Re: WBA Rankings, Week 5 (10/31/11)

Post by misken67 » Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:09 pm

Hostrauser wrote:
misken67 wrote:You're forgetting Milpitas HS (3A) for this and last week's rankings.
No. No, I'm not. :roll:

Milpitas is currently 13th in AAA, albeit only 0.6 out of the Top 10.
Well this is embarrassing. I didn't notice that you were only posting the Top 10 bands. Any chance of listing the entire thing after the weekend before finals?

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Re: WBA Rankings, Week 5 (10/31/11)

Post by Hostrauser » Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:49 pm

I might expand the rankings after next weekend, and definitely will when I do post-season rankings (since not every band attends championships).

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Re: WBA Rankings, Week 5 (10/31/11)

Post by Psalm 56 » Sat Nov 05, 2011 12:01 am

After watching Granite Bay at DUBLIN and seeing the recap (placing ahead of HOMESTEAD in three of the five captions) .... they are on their way of being a FORCE to be respected in WBA. Congratulations to Lynn, students, staff and boosters. VERY IMPRESSIVE.

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Re: WBA Rankings, Week 5 (10/31/11)

Post by Hostrauser » Sat Nov 05, 2011 10:20 am

Psalm 56 wrote:After watching Granite Bay at DUBLIN and seeing the recap (placing ahead of HOMESTEAD in three of the five captions) ....
The very same Homestead that has been nipping at James Logan's heels this year.

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