Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 6/24/10
Radnor, which repeated as Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) girls’ champion, has finished in a tie for fifth place in the final LaxPower National Coaches/Computer Ratings for the 2010 season.
McDonogh School, Owings Mills (Md.), is LaxPower’s national champion for 2010. The Eagles, who capped off a 20-0 season by winning the IAAM-A title, finished in first place both in the coaches’ poll and in the computer ratings. McDonogh had 19 of 22 first-place votes among the coaches. This is the sixth season in a row that they have finished in the Top 10. Garden City (21-0) garnered 2 first-place votes after winning their 11th New York State Class B championship.
Rounding out the top programs in the country for 2010 are five perennial powers:
#2: Garden City, Garden City, New York (21-0) — New York Class B state champion
#3: Winters Mill, Westminster, Maryland (18-1) — Maryland Class 3A-2A state champion
#4: Ridgewood, Ridgewood, New Jersey (22-1) — New Jersey TOC state champion
#5: Radnor, Radnor Township, Pennsylvania (26-1) — Two-time Pennsylvania PIAA state champion
#5: Moorestown, Moorestown, New Jersey (22-1) — 10th year in a row in Top 10
Other Philly teams in he Top 50 include: Springfield-Delco (31st), Unionville (37th), Great Valley (43rd) and Archbishop Carroll (47th).
The final rankings were compiled using Lax Power’s CCR rating formula, which combines the national computer rankings with a national poll. The computer ratings used for the rankings are based on 18,686 game scores for 2,509 high school teams. The poll is a product of rankings by 22 high school coaches from around the country. Each of these parameters represents 50% of the final tallied results.
The entire list of all girls’ teams can be found by clicking here.
2010 National Coaches/Computer Ratings (Top 25):
No Team ST W-L CCR = Poll + PR
1 McDonogh School MD 20-0 198.35 99.90 98.45
2 Garden City NY 21-0 192.26 99.36 92.90
3 Winters Mill MD 18-1 189.44 97.50 91.94
4 Ridgewood NJ 22-1 188.72 97.82 90.90
5 Moorestown NJ 22-1 188.38 97.64 90.74
5 Radnor PA 26-1 188.38 97.48 90.90
7 Severna Park MD 16-1 187.81 96.76 91.05
8 Vero Beach FL 21-0 187.60 95.92 91.68
9 St. Anthony’s NY 15-3 186.44 95.84 90.60
10 South River MD 17-2 186.29 95.58 90.71
11 Good Counsel MD 18-3 185.19 95.26 89.93
12 Northport NY 17-2 184.58 94.18 90.40
13 Notre Dame Prep, MD MD 18-4 183.97 94.94 89.03
14 Mendham NJ 23-2 183.68 94.06 89.62
15 Shoreham-Wading River NY 19-2 182.54 93.12 89.42
16 Century, MD MD 17-2 181.45 92.66 88.79
17 Manhasset NY 16-2 181.34 92.66 88.68
18 John Carroll, MD MD 18-4 180.07 91.84 88.23
19 Rocky Point NY 18-2 179.45 91.14 88.31
20 Broadneck MD 16-3 179.33 90.66 88.67
21 Bridgewater-Raritan NJ 21-1 179.24 90.78 88.46
22 Shawnee NJ 20-2 179.09 91.42 87.67
23 Canandaigua Academy NY 19-2 178.63 90.82 87.81
24 Liberty, MD MD 10-4 178.50 90.32 88.18
25 Bryn Mawr SG MD 13-5 178.14 90.40 87.74
