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2016-17 NWBA Junior Division January Rankings

By NWBA, 01/18/17, 12:15PM CST

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Dallas Jr. Mavs - Blue & Charlotte Jr. Hornets Prep - Purple remain at No. 1s

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO – The NWBA Junior Division announced its 2016-17 January Rankings for Varsity and Prep levels of play. The Dallas Jr. Mavericks - Blue continue to secure the No. 1 slot for Varsity. The Dallas Jr. Mavs – Blue remain undefeated with a 21-0 record. Their record includes wins over eight of the top 10 ranked teams in Varsity and a total of 11 wins versus these teams. The Dallas Jr. Mavs – Blue have scored 1167 points in total this season, averaging over 55 points per game.

The Atlanta BlazeSports Jr. Wheelchair Hawks retain their No. 2 spot in the inaugural rankings this season with a record of 10-1. The Jr. Wheelchair Hawks, have won games against four of the other top 10 ranked Varsity teams.

After a good showing at the UW-Whitewater Junior Regional Tournament, the Mary Free Bed Jr. Pacers – Varsity A (13-4) jumped two spots to No. 3 in Varsity. The Jr. Pacers – Varsity A had big victories at Whitewater over the WASA Jr. Bucks (No. 10), Utah Rush – Varsity (No. 9), and the Minnesota Jr. Rolling Timberwolves (No. 5).

TIRR Memorial Hermann Jr. Hotwheels (12-2) continue to hold the No. 4 spot and the Minnesota Jr. Rolling Timberwolves (13-4) finish out the top five ranked teams in Varsity.

The top 16 ranked teams from Varsity will earn an invite to play in the National Junior Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (NJWBT) at the 2017 National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (NWBT) presented by ABC medical in Louisville, Kentucky, March 30-April 2. Teams ranked 17-32 will receive an invite to participate in the National Junior Invitational Tournament at the 2017 NWBT. If a team does not accept their bid for post season play, invitations will be sent to the next team, in order of ranking, until both tournaments are filled (Section 5.02 of NWBA Junior Division Guidelines).

The Charlotte Jr. Hornets Prep - Purple (5-0) remain the number one ranked team for the Prep level of play. The Jr. Hornets Prep – Purple are defensively sound holding opposing teams to 13 points per game. The Jr. Hornets Prep – Purple prepare for their next competition, which is the 2017 Carolina Winter Classic on February 11-12 in Durham, NC.

The WASA Bucks – Prep jump one spot to No. 2 ranked team for Prep with a 13-1 record. The WASA Bucks – Prep are riding a nine game win streak and they are averaging more than 28 points a game on offense.

The top 16 ranked teams from Prep are initially offered an invitation to participant in the National Prep Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (NPWBT) at the 2017 NWBT. After confirming the intent to attend of the top 16 teams an invitation is sent to the remaining teams to fill all16 slots for the NPWBT.

2016-17 January Rankings – Varsity

  1. Dallas Jr. Mavericks - Blue*
  2. Atlanta BlazeSports Jr. Wheelchair Hawks
  3. Grand Rapid Jr. Pacers – Varsity A*
  4. TIRR Memorial Herman Jr. Hotwheels*
  5. Minnesota Jr. Rolling Wolves*
  6. LWSRA Rollin Hawks*
  7. RHI Indy Racers
  8. Denver Jr. Nuggets*
  9. Utah Rush - Varsity*
  10. WASA Bucks - Varsity
  11. Nebraska Red Dawgs
  12. Brooklyn Jersey Jr. Nets
  13. ParaSport Spokane – Varsity A
  14. Chicago Skyhawks - Varsity
  15. Seattle Jr. Sonics
  16. BORP Jr Road Warriors
  17. Oklahoma Blaze 10’
  18. Fairfax Falcons
  19. Peoria Wildcats - Varsity
  20. Phoenix Banner WC Jr. Suns
  21. Synergy Jr Bulls
  22. Michigan Rollin' Pistons/Challengers
  23. Tulsa Jammers*
  24. Bennett Blazers
  25. Katie's Komets
  26. Music City Thunder
  27. Richmond Sportable Spokes
  28. Mississippi Wheelcats
  29. Mad City Badgers
  30. Lakeshore Lakers
  31. Rockford Jr. Chariots
  32. Rancho Renegades
  33. Charlotte Rolling Hornets - Varsity
  34. St. Louis Jr. Rolling Rams
  35. Dallas Jr. Mavericks - White
  36. Portland Jr. Wheel Blazers
  37. San Antonio Stars
  38. San Diego Hammer - Varsity
  39. UAH Chargers
  40. The Revolution

*Automatic Regional Bid
**Automatic Conference Bid

2016-17 January Rankings – Prep

  1. Charlotte Jr. Hornets Prep - Purple
  2. WASA Jr. Bucks - Prep
  3. BlazeSports Jr. Wheelchair Hawks - Prep
  4. Fairfax Falcons
  5. RHI Jr. Racers
  6. Minnesota Rowdies
  7. LWSRA Rollin Hawks – Prep
  8. Oklahoma Blaze – Prep
  9. Bennet Blazers – Prep
  10. Dallas Jr. Mavericks – Prep
  11. Lakeshore Sharks
  12. Katie’s Komets – Prep
  13. St. Louis Jr. Rolling Rams – Prep
  14. Mary Free Bed Jr. Pacers – Prep
  15. Synergy Jr. Bulls – Prep
  16. Parasport Spokane - Prep
  17. Cincinnati Dragons - Prep
  18. Turnstone Flyers - Prep
  19. NY Rollin Fury - Prep
  20. MI Pistons/Challengers - Prep