Boys NETS Competition Begins

On Tuesday, boys basketball teams across the state began their march to a state title. Coaches meet each year to rank the teams in their sectional. NETS and the coaches rankings do not always agree. As a test, games will be identified where NETS indicates that the team with the worse coaches ranking should actually be expected to win. In essence, these are games where the coaches and NETS disagree.

The coaches and NETS will be evaluated on two metrics:

1. Wins and Losses - The correct ranking for each game will win that game.

2. Point Differential - The correct ranking will receive the margin of victory from that game.

Results from Upsets Predicted for 2/27 (ordered by probability):

Union Grove (#10, 1048) @ Tenor/Veritas (#7, 816) - 98.4% - Final: 98-62 (+36)

Loyal (#9, 1000) @ Pittsville (#8, 879) - 88.5% - Final: 66-36 (+30)

Newman Catholic (#11, 889) @ White Lake (#6, 776) - 87.0% - Final: 44-29 (+15)

Saint John's NW (#10, 928) @ Destiny (#7, 821) - 85.7% - Final: 76-53 (+23)

Port Washington (#10, 1049) @ Obama SCTE (#7, 942) - 85.7% - Final: 77-54 (+23)

Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah (#9, 949) @ Faith Christian (#8, 861) - 80.8% - Final: 68-55 (+13)

University School (#9, 973) @ Howard Fuller Collegiate (#8, 890) - 79.3% - Final: 61-45 (+16)

Goodman/Pembine (#9, 831) @ Saint Thomas Aquinas (#8, 759) - 75.8% - Final: 63-56 (+7)

Saint Mary's Springs (#9, 1016) @ Dodgeland (#8, 954) - 72.3% - Final: 66-51 (+15)

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser (#12, 963) @ Webster (#5, 908) - 69.6% - Final: 60-48 (+12)

Northland Lutheran (#9, 790) @ Wild Rose (#8, 736) - 69.2% - Final: 48-54 (-6)

Menomonie (#10, 1031) @ Lakeland (#7, 978) - 68.8% - Final: 60-40 (+20)

La Crosse Logan (#9, 1076) @ Shawano (#8, 1031) - 65.6% - Final: 52-50 (+2)

Sheboygan Falls (#10, 1020) @ Milw. School of Languages (#7, 978) - 64.3% - Final: 48-45 (+3)

Edgewood (#10, 1004) @ River Valley (#7, 973) - 59.6% - Final: 52-57 (-5)

Waukesha West (#11, 1069) @ New Berlin Eisenhower (#6, 1043) - 57.3% - Final: 65-64 (+1)

Athens (#10, 923) @ Prentice (#7, 898) - 56.9% - Final: 58-46 (+12)

Ashland (#9, 956) @ Merrill (#8, 935) - 55.0% - Final: 45-57 (-12)

Oconto Falls (#10, 961) @ Peshtigo (#7, 941) - 54.6% - Final: 49-55 (-6)

Waukesha South (#9, 1073) @ Waukesha North (#8, 1056) - 53.2% - Final: 87-77 (+10)

Northwood (#11, 834) @ Clayton (#6, 822) - 50.9% - Final: 50-55 (-5)

Bruce (#9, 902) @ Clear Lake (#8, 891) - 50.5% - Final: 62-55 (+7)

Current Tally: NETS ends the day at 17-5 (+211)

Combined Boys + Girls Tally: NETS is 40-18 (+665)

Tune in later for more coaches vs. NETS action!