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I'll just wait and see who puts the points on the scoreboard without worrying about the points on the roster.

Chass, you still haven't responded to my comment concerning coaches from out of the district. It has been very discouraging!

OK, I tried to use this point system for Westside and TL Hanna girls varsity soccer teams (I guessed at Hanna's top 13 players, so don't shoot me, Craig). Below is the estimated point total:

Westside = 38 Total Points - 0 Coaching Points
TL Hanna = 59 Total Points - Give or take a couple

My guess would be that teams in the top 15 in the state in AAAA would have between 50-70 points, with returning All-State Players or Premier players being the biggest boost to overall points at +3 each.

Anyone else care to do 1977's math?

South Aiken Girls come in at 46 points.

I have Swansea at 55, Dreher at 65, BC at 70, and Airport at 114.

I've got Mauldin around 66.

I would have guessed Mauldin would be one of the few schools that topped TL Hanna in points. I would imagine Wando, Dorman and Dutch Fork would also lie in the 60-70 point range.

It would be interesting to see which AAAA team that was ranked last year had the lowest point total, or was successful with the least returning experience, club experience and All-Region/State level players; which is what this point rubric focuses on.

This rubric also makes it interesting to look at the points your team would have accumulated in years past:

Westside 2002-03 = 14 Points
Westside 2003-04 = 12 Points
Westside 2004-05 = 16 Points
Westside 2005-06 = 20 Points
Westside 2006-07 = 22 Points
Westside 2007-08 = 21 Points
Westside 2008-09 = 38 Points

Having been around the TL Hanna players through club and Dale Jr. over that time period, I imagine they've had a similar increase in points in recent years, though they probably started around the 25-30 range. On the other hand, I think if you looked at Mauldin's points back in 2002-03, they were already around 60-70. I remember those 10-0 at halftime games like they were yesterday...

This system only accounts for a strong/weak bench of 2 players. There is a big difference between a team that can go 13 deep with returning Premier/Challenge players and a team that can go 15-16 deep with that level of players. I think the top 16 players would be a better measure and would include the teams ability to deal with injuries, illnesses, etc.

Blue Ridge is at 32 for 2009 versus 13 for 2008, basically due to many returning players and starters and 4x club level participation last season.

Very interesting ranking system, until you realize how many Premier kids try out for Riverside, Eastside, etc. They could be in the 100's