2022-23 Division III Boys Basketball Poll Voting Discussion

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We will have a basketball poll for the 2022-23 season. We will use this thread to discuss the top 10 teams for Division III. The poll to vote in will come out much closer to the season. Use this thread to discuss the top teams in Division III this year.

2022-23 Division III Basketball Schools:
Adena (Frankfort)
Africentric Early College (Columbus)
Allen East (Harrod)
Amanda-Clearcreek (Amanda)
Anna (Anna)
Arcanum (Arcanum)
Archbold (Archbold)
Bard High School Early College (Cleveland)
Barnesville (Barnesville)
Beachwood (Beachwood)
Bellaire (Bellaire)
Belpre (Belpre)
Berkshire (Burton)
Black River (Sullivan)
Bluffton (Bluffton)
Brookfield (Brookfield)
Brooklyn (Brooklyn)
Brookville (Brookville)
Buckeye Trail (Lore City)
Bucyrus (Bucyrus)
Campus International (Cleveland)
Canton Central Catholic (Canton)
Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown)
Cardington-Lincoln (Cardington)
Carey (Carey)
Carlisle (Carlisle)
Centerburg (Centerburg)
Chagrin Falls (Chagrin Falls)
Champion (Warren)
Chesapeake (Chesapeake)
Chippewa (Doylestown)
Cincinnati Country Day (Cincinnati)
Clark Montessori (Cincinnati)
Clearview (Lorain)
Clermont Northeastern (Batavia)
Coldwater (Coldwater)
Columbia (Columbia Station)
Columbiana (Columbiana)
Columbus Academy (Gahanna)
Columbus Grove (Columbus Grove)
Columbus North International (Columbus)
Conneaut (Conneaut)
Coshocton (Coshocton)
Crestview (Columbiana)
Crestview (Ashland)
Crestwood (Mantua)
Cristo Rey Columbus (Columbus)
Crooksville (Crooksville)
Cuyahoga Heights (Cuyahoga Heights)
Dawson-Bryant (Coal Grove)
Deer Park (Cincinnati)
Delta (Delta)
Dixie (New Lebanon)
East Canton (East Canton)
East Clinton (Sabina)
East Knox (Howard)
East Palestine (East Palestine)
Eastern (Winchester)
Eastwood (Pemberville)
Edison (Richmond)
Edison (Milan)
Elgin (Marion)
Elmwood (Bloomdale)
Emmanuel Christian School (Toledo)
Evergreen (Metamora)
Fairbanks (Milford Center)
Fairland (Proctorville)
Fairview (Fairview Park)
Fairview (Sherwood)
Felicity-Franklin (Felicity)
Finneytown (Cincinnati)
Fort Frye (Beverly)
Fredericktown (Fredericktown)
Gamble Montessori (Cincinnati)
Garaway (Sugarcreek)
Garfield (Garrettsville)
Genoa Area (Genoa)
Georgetown (Georgetown)
Grandview Heights (Columbus)
Greeneview (Jamestown)
Greenon (Enon)
Grove City Christian (Grove City)
Harrison Central (Cadiz)
Harvest Preparatory (Canal Winchester)
Heath (Heath)
Hicksville (Hicksville)
Horizon Science Academy (Columbus)
Houston (Houston)
Huntington (Chillicothe)
Huron (Huron)
Independence (Independence)
Indian Lake (Lewistown)
Kipp Columbus (Columbus)
Kirtland (Kirtland)
Labrae (Leavittsburg)
Lake (Millbury)
Lake Catholic (Mentor)
Lakeview (Cortland)
Lakota (Kansas)
Liberty (Youngstown)
Liberty Center (Liberty Center)
Liberty Union (Baltimore)
Liberty-Benton (Findlay)
Lima Central Catholic (Lima)
Lutheran East (Cleveland Hts)
Lynchburg-Clay (Lynchburg)
Madeira (Cincinnati)
Madison-Plains (London)
Malvern (Malvern)
Manchester (New Franklin)
Margaretta (Castalia)
Mariemont (Cincinnati)
Martins Ferry (Martins Ferry)
Meigs (Pomeroy)
Memorial (Campbell)
Miami East (Casstown)
Milton-Union (West Milton)
Mineral Ridge (Mineral Ridge)
Minford (Minford)
Mount Gilead (Mount Gilead)
National Trail (New Paris)
Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville)
Newton Falls (Newton Falls)
North Adams (Seaman)
North College Hill (Cincinnati)
North Union (Richwood)
Northeastern (Springfield)
Northridge (Johnstown)
Northwest (Mc Dermott)
Northwestern (Springfield)
Northwestern (West Salem)
Northwood (Northwood)
Norwayne (Creston)
Norwood (Norwood)
Oak Harbor (Oak Harbor)
Oak Hill (Oak Hill)
Orrville (Orrville)
Ottawa Hills (Toledo)
Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa)
Parkway (Rockford)
Paulding (Paulding)
Peebles (Peebles)
Perry (Perry)
Piketon (Piketon)
Pleasant (Marion)
Portsmouth (Portsmouth)
Portsmouth West (West Portsmouth)
Preble Shawnee (Camden)
Purcell Marian (Cincinnati)
Pymatuning Valley (Andover)
Ridgewood (West Lafayette)
Riverdale (Mt. Blanchard)
Rock Hill (Ironton)
Rootstown (Rootstown)
Sandy Valley (Magnolia)
Seven Hills (Cincinnati)
Smithville (Smithville)
South Point (South Point)
South Range (Canfield)
Southeast (Ravenna)
Southeastern (Chillicothe)
Spencerville (Spencerville)
St Martin De Porres (Cleveland)
St Thomas Aquinas (Louisville)
Stivers School For The Arts (Dayton)
Summit Country Day (Cincinnati)
Swanton (Swanton)
Tinora (Defiance)
Tree Of Life Christian (Columbus)
Trinity Hs (Garfield Hts.)
Tri-Village (New Madison)
Triway (Wooster)
Tuscarawas Valley (Zoarville)
Tuslaw (Massillon)
Union Local (Belmont)
United (Hanoverton)
Utica (Utica)
Valley (Lucasville)
Valley Christian School (Youngstown)
Valley View (Germantown)
Van Buren (Van Buren)
Versailles (Versailles)
Waterloo (Atwater)
Wayne Trace (Haviland)
Waynedale (Apple Creek)
Waynesville (Waynesville)
Wellington (Wellington)
Wellston (Wellston)
West Jefferson (West Jefferson)
West Liberty-Salem (West Liberty)
West Muskingum (Zanesville)
West Union (West Union)
Western Reserve (Collins)
Westfall (Williamsport)
Wheelersburg (Wheelersburg)
Wickliffe (Wickliffe)
Williamsburg (Williamsburg)
Worthington Christian (Worthington)
Wynford (Bucyrus)
Zane Trace (Chillicothe)
 
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Final AP Poll from 2021-22 Season:
DIVISION III
1. N. Robinson Col. Crawford (9) (22-0) 113
2. Ottawa-Glandorf (2) (20-2) 95
3. Versailles (1) (20-1) 93
4. Cols. Africentric (17-5) 67
(tie) Haviland Wayne Trace (20-2) 67
6. Collins Western Reserve (20-1) 64
7. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (16-3) 40
8. Swanton (20-2) 37
9. Cin. Taft (11-8) 34
10. Cols. Ready (18-3) 18
 
Top 15 from Martin RPI from the 2021-22 Season:
1 Ottawa-Glandorf [0.8923] (19-2)
2 Campbell Memorial [0.8555] (21-1)
3 Colonel Crawford [0.8530] (22-0)
4 Bishop Ready [0.8523] (18-3)
5 Africentric [0.8489] (17-5)
6 Versailles [0.8473] (20-1)
7 Western Reserve [0.8442] (20-1)
8 Norwayne [0.8376] (20-2)
9 Wayne Trace [0.8358] (20-2)
10 Eastwood [0.8342] (19-3)
11 Georgetown [0.8321] (18-3)
12 Cincinnati Hills CA [0.8282] (17-4)
13 Fairland [0.8263] (17-5)
14 NM Springfield [0.8261] (21-1)
15 Swanton [0.8228] (20-2)
 
Taft, OG and Africentric have to be all expected to make it back to Dayton
I am not disagreeing with that at all, but Lutheran East is a virtual lock to be back in Dayton as well. Lutheran East is the heavy favorite to win the D3 state title and could be the best team in the state regardless of division. Not many teams have the ability to start four players 6'8" or taller. This should be The Lue's best team they have ever put on the floor.
 
I am not disagreeing with that at all, but Lutheran East is a virtual lock to be back in Dayton as well. Lutheran East is the heavy favorite to win the D3 state title and could be the best team in the state regardless of division. Not many teams have the ability to start four players 6'8" or taller. This should be The Lue's best team they have ever put on the floor.
I believe Luthern East & O-G will face off early this year at the ASVSM classic in December?
 
Taft lost a lot and also bumped, and I haven't heard about any big transfers. Probably a big step backwards this season.
Taft has Bostic from Woodward and I believe a few transfers from out of state I don't expect them to fall off they have a team built to Coach Brad's likes long athletic and ready to press. And Elmer D1 commit should take a bigger role for them
 
Harvest Prep will meet Taft for an early season game. Harvest Prep should be a fringe top-10 team in the division, but they do not have the depth or talent to win State this year.
 
Lutheran East is my preseason #1 in D3. I am hoping to watch Lutheran East play Ottawa Glandorf in Dayton in March.
 
One thing to factor in is that OG was finally down in football for a year so they won't be starting 2-4 weeks late this year for the first time in a while.
 
Harvest Prep will meet Taft for an early season game. Harvest Prep should be a fringe top-10 team in the division, but they do not have the depth or talent to win State this year.
Taft has Bostic from Woodward and I believe a few transfers from out of state I don't expect them to fall off they have a team built to Coach Brad's likes long athletic and ready to press. And Elmer D1 commit should take a bigger role for them
Taft is D2 not D3
 
OG will be tested plenty of times before the tourney starts. Dec 10th at SVSM against Lutheran West then on Dec 17th at the Kewpee Classic at Lima Senior against Cincinnati Princeton. Also a Feb game in the OG winter Classic vs Lakota East. Add in regular season matchups with Lima Senior, Findlay, Lexington & Rossford
 
Milton-Union and Miami East from the TRC will be very tough this year. Curtis Enis' son is a stud for the Vikings of Miami East and MU returns 95% of their TRC Championship team from 21-22 this year. They will get a late start while the same kids play on the football team that is playing for a D5 Regional title.
Very tough league with Troy Christian, Northridge and Bethel on the slate.
 
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