The first MIAA boys basketball power rankings update of the season dropped on Friday morning. Let the discussion commence.
Since its inception in 2021-22 – when the MIAA debuted statewide tournaments across all divisions – these power rankings ultimately determine the playoff seeding for the state tournaments, with the top 32 teams in each division making up the first 32 seeds.
A refresher on the formula: every team’s overall “rating” is the sum of two components: its average margin of victory (with a 10-point maximum MOV for wins of 10-plus points), plus their opponent rating (the average of their opponents’ overall ratings).
It’s worth noting that it’s obviously early in the season, and Friday’s release (find the rankings here) is based on a small sample size. It’s the first of many updates throughout the rest of the winter, with new rankings coming every Tuesday and Friday. But here are five initial takeaways from the first boys basketball power rankings.
