COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO- The Junior Division Executive Committee has announced the Junior Division Power Ranking for the month of January for the Prep and Varsity levels of play.
Prep- Staying on top of the pack at No. 1 and No. 2 from Decembers Power Rankings are the Minnesota Rolling Rowdies and the Bennett Blazers. Cracking into the top five this week into the No. 3 spot is the Nebraska Red Dawgs, who were previously ranked at the No. 8 spot in December. And rounding out the top 5 includes some familiar faces, the Lakeshore Sharks and the Synergy Jr. Bulls.
Varsity- The power rankings for this month haven’t changed much from December. The TIRR Memorial Hermann Jr. Hotwheels remain at the top at No.1 for January. The No. 2 Minnesota Jr. Rolling Timberwolves and No. 3 WASA Jr. Bucks switch spots in the power rankings this month with the Bucks moving to No. 2 and Timberwolves at No. 3. While some teams in the top 5 have been moving around, the BlazeSports Jr. Hawks remain at the No. 4 ranking for the second straight month. The Chicago Skyhawks leapfrog the Nebraska Red Dawgs this month to finish up the Top 5 for the Junior Varsity Division.
The top 16 ranked teams for Varsity will earn an invite to play in the 2019 Toyota National Varsity Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. Teams ranked 17-32 will receive an invite to participate in the 2019 Toyota National Varsity Invitational Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. If a team does not accept their bid for postseason play, invitations will be sent to the next team, in order of ranking, until both tournaments are filled.
The Toyota National Junior Prep, Varsity and Varsity Invitational Wheelchair Basketball Tournaments will be held March 29-31 in New Lenox, IL.
2019 January Top 20 Prep Rankings:
1. Minnesota Rolling Rowdies
2. Bennett Blazers
3. Nebraska Red Dawgs Jr.
4. Lakeshore Sharks
5. Synergy Jr. Bulls
6. BlazeSports Jr. Hawks
7. Charlotte Prep- Purple
8. Turnstone Flyers
9. RHI Jr. Racers
10. NY Rollin’ Fury
11. Chicago Skyhawks
12. Mary Free Bed Jr. Pacers
13. WASA Junior Bucks
14. LWSRA Hawks
15. Fairfax Falcons
16. OKC Wheels of Thunder
17. Sportability Rolling Panthers
18. G-Cats
19. STRAPS Stars
20. Dallas Jr. Mavs
2019 January Top 40 Varsity Rankings:
1. TIRR Memorial Hermann Hotwheels*
2. WASA Bucks*
3. Minnesota Jr. Rolling Timberwolves*
4. BlazeSports Jr. Hawks
5. Chicago Skyhawks*
6. Nebraska Red Dawgs*
7. Fairfax Falcons*
8. Cincinnati Dragons*
9. Rancho Renegades*
10. Seattle Jr. Sonics
11. Charlotte Rollin’ Hornets
12. ATX (Austin)
13. ACC Junior Wheelchair Cavaliers*
14. LWSRA Hawks
15. Sportable Spokes*
16. Lakeshore Lakers
17. Denver Jr. Rolling Nuggets
18. Mad City Badgers
19. RHI Racers
20. OKC Wheels of Thunder
21. BORP Jr. Road Warriors
22. Dallas Jr. Mavs- Blue
23. Katie’s Komets
24. Ryan Martin Foundation Trojans
25. ParaSport Spokane
26. Bennett Blazers
27. San Diego Hammer
28. DASA Jr. Rolling Rams (St. Louis)
29. Motor City Wheelz
30. UAH Chargers
31. Mary Free Bed Jr. Pacers
32. Turnstone Flyers
33. Minnesota Jr. Rolling Gophers
34. SportAbility Rolling Panthers
35. Synergy Junior Bulls
36. Kansas City Kings
37. Music City Thunder
38. Miami Valley Jr. Raptors
39. Mississippi Wheelcats
40. Rockford Junior Chariots
*Teams noted with an asterisk (*) are already qualified for the 2019 Toyota NWBA National Tournament Championship Series with a secured bid to one of the national tournaments.
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