[WILDCAT NATION]

1. Boyle
2. Elizabethtown
3. Corbin
4. Louisville Central
5. Belfry
6. Casey
7. Waggener
8. Lexington Catholic
9. Caldwell County
10. Bell County

How do I justify this? Very small part bias, but really analyzing what I saw with my own eyes, and trying to look at regular season matcups, and then how the playofffs played out. Casey at 6 with them losing to Powell??? There's definitely my bias, BUT...I have logical reasons for it...Lexington Catholic was NOT very good all year. Not top 5 worthy and over rated by many. A private school, that I still say shouldn't be allowed to compete in 3A, or maybe any 'A'...But yeah. Bell played Corbin pretty decent in the playoff, and didn't just lay down like in the regular season. Powell played well above their heads so I couldn't put them on this list with their regular season schedule. Caldwell is solid, and Waggener has a single special athlete that can hurt you. In reality, anyone below 5th is just guesswork, and maybe those teams are bottom 5 for a reason, not as consistent as the top 5, and maybe they all could not show up, at any time, for any game. The top 5 are always steady, don't mess up, and don't have letdowns. All in all, no disputing the champ, Boyle. They are #1. Etown rated too low all year, folks not believing in them. That team was ultra special and those kids, their seniors should be remembered. They played with one of the best 3A teams I've seen in a lonnnng time. Boyle this year vs Belfry last year...? A game where no one can stop the other. IMO. Tough call. 2 best teams, I've personally seen in 3A since forever ago...

Good with the season ending ranking. Now how many of those will be on the 2018 pre-season top 10? Some loss a lot with their graduating Senior classes.