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Central District Seeding Guide: Division I

By Zach Fleer, 02/02/22, 12:00PM EST

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We publish our first seeding guide update for Division I this week

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- It's almost that time. We have been tracking every team in the area this year and have created new metrics that have helped us monitor the resume of every squad. Without further adieu, we present the first edition of the Central District Tournament Seeding Guide for Division I. This guide will change throughout the week, as there are a handful of matchups on deck that will affect this weekend's seeds.

Stay tuned to a post-Friday update this week. There is a lot on the line so let's take a look at where we have every Division I team slotted in Central Ohio.

Tier 1

1. Pickerington Central

Record: 16-1

Strength of Record Points: 99

Average Win Value: 6.19

RPI rating: 2nd

State Strength of Schedule: 40th

2. Gahanna Lincoln

Record: 16-2

Strength of Record Points: 83

Average Win Value: 5.19

RPI rating: 3rd 

State Strength of Schedule: 65th

3. Westerville South

Record: 17-0

Strength of Record Points: 81

Average Win Value: 4.76

RPI rating: 1st

State Strength of Schedule: 44th

4. Pickerington North

Record: 15-2

Strength of Record Points: 77

Average Win Value: 5.13

RPI rating: 4th

State Strength of Schedule: 55th

5. DUBLIN JEROME

Record: 13-4

Strength of Record Points: 56

Average Win Value: 4.31

RPI rating: 9th

State Strength of Schedule: 90th

6. NEWARK

Record: 13-5

Strength of Record Points: 63

Average Win Value: 4.85

RPI rating: 7th

State Strength of Schedule: 64th

7. Olentangy ORANGE

Record: 12-5

Strength of Record Points: 66

Average Win Value: 5.50

RPI rating: 11th

State Strength of Schedule: 4th

8. hilliard bradley

Record: 12-5

Strength of Record Points: 61

Average Win Value: 5.08

RPI rating: 5th

State Strength of Schedule: 15th

9. olentangy liberty

Record: 11-8

Strength of Record Points: 66

Average Win Value: 6.00

RPI rating: 13th

State Strength of Schedule: 35th

10. Upper Arlington

Record: 14-4

Strength of Record Point: 68

Average Win Value: 4.86

RPI rating: 6th

State Strength of Schedule: 42nd

Tier 2

11. Hilliard Davidson

Record: 11-6

Strength of Record Points: 55

Average Win Value: 5.00

RPI rating: 8th

State Strength of Schedule: 12th

12. Westerville north

Record: 12-5

Strength of Record Points: 40

Average Win Value: 3.33

RPI rating: 10th

State Strength of Schedule: 38th

13. Northland

Record: 13-6

Strength of Record Points: 23

Average Win Value: 1.77

RPI rating: 17th

State Strength of Schedule: 142nd

14. ST. CHARLES

Record: 10-7

Strength of Record Points: 51

Average Win Value: 5.10

RPI rating: 18th

State Strength of Schedule: 66th

15. groveport madison

Record: 10-8

Strength of Record Points: 41

Average Win Value: 4.10

RPI rating: 22nd

State Strength of Schedule: 25th

16. Reynoldsburg

Record: 9-7

Strength of Record Points: 40

Average Win Value: 4.44

RPI rating: 12th

State Strength of Schedule: 8th

Tier 3

17. delaware hayes

Record: 11-7

Strength of Record Points: 40

Average Win Value: 3.64

RPI rating: 14th

State Strength of Schedule: 81st

18. Licking Heights

Record: 11-6

Strength of Record Points: 24

Average Win Value: 2.10

RPI rating: 15th

State Strength of Schedule: 168th

19. New Albany

Record: 10-7

Strength of Record Points: 42

Average Win Value: 4.20

RPI rating: 16th

State Strength of Schedule: 34th

20. big walnut

Record: 9-8

Strength of Record Points: 27

Average Win Value: 3.00

RPI rating: 24th

State Strength of Schedule: 45th

Tier 4

21. walnut ridge

Record: 12-7

Strength of Record Points: 37

Average Win Value: 3.08

RPI rating: 21st

State Strength of Schedule: 134th

22. hilliard darby

Record: 10-8

Strength of Record Points: 35

Average Win Value: 3.50

RPI rating: 20th

State Strength of Schedule: 51st

23. logan

Record: 8-8

Strength of Record Points: 24

Average Win Value: 3.00

RPI rating: 23rd

State Strength of Schedule: 87th

24. dublin coffman

Record: 7-8

Strength of Record Points: 41

Average Win Value: 5.85

RPI rating: 19th

State Strength of Schedule: 3rd

25. Marysville

Record: 7-10

Strength of Record Points: 29

Average Win Value: 4.14

RPI rating: 35th

State Strength of Schedule: 68th

26. Grove City

Record: 9-10

Strength of Record Points: 30

Average Win Value: 3.33

RPI rating: 28th

State Strength of Schedule: 86th

Tier 5

27. westerville central

Record: 6-11

Strength of Record Points: 25

Average Win Value: 4.16

RPI rating: 38th

State Strength of Schedule: 6th

28. marion harding

Record: 9-7

Strength of Record Points: 13

Average Win Value: 1.44

RPI rating: 27th

State Strength of Schedule: 185th

29. thomas worthington

Record: 7-9

Strength of Record Points: 22

Average Win Value: 3.14

RPI rating: 26th

State Strength of Schedule: 67th

30. lancaster

Record: 8-9

Strength of Record Points: 18

Average Win Value: 2.25

RPI rating: 31st

State Strength of Schedule: 58th

31. canal winchester

Record: 7-10

Strength of Record Points: 22

Average Win Value: 3.14

RPI rating: 33rd

State Strength of Schedule: 78th

32. worthington kilbourne

Record: 7-8

Strength of Record Points: 23

Average Win Value: 3.29

RPI rating: 25th

State Strength of Schedule: 54th

33. Whitehall Yearling

Record: 7-8

Strength of Record Points: 13

Average Win Value: 1.86

RPI rating: 30th

State Strength of Schedule: 190th

Tier 6

34. Mount Vernon

Record: 9-10

Strength of Record Points: 23

Average Win Value: 2.55

RPI rating: 29th

State Strength of Schedule: 130th

35. Olentangy

Record: 6-11

Strength of Record Points: 17

Average Win Value: 2.83

RPI rating: 42nd

State Strength of Schedule: 118th

36. olentangy berlin

Record: 7-10

Strength of Record Points: 15

Average Win Value: 2.13

RPI rating: 39th

State Strength of Schedule: 93rd

37. teays valley

Record: 7-11

Strength of Record Points: 7

Average Win Value: 1.00

RPI rating: 40th

State Strength of Schedule: 153rd

38. Central Crossing

Record: 7-10

Strength of Record Points: 15

Average Win Value: 2.14

RPI rating: 32nd

State Strength of Schedule: 80th

39. CHILLICOTHE

Record: 6-9

Strength of Record Points: 19

Average Win Value: 3.16

RPI rating: 34th

State Strength of Schedule: 155th

40. Mifflin

Record: 8-9

Strength of Record Points: 12

Average Win Value: 1.50

RPI rating: 37th

State Strength of Schedule: 140th

41. Independence

Record: 8-12

Strength of Record Points: 11

Average Win Value: 1.38

RPI rating: 36th

State Strength of Schedule: 172nd

Tier 7

42. Dublin Scioto

Record: 5-10

Strength of Record Points: 5

Average Win Value: 1.00

RPI rating: 44th

State Strength of Schedule: 71st

43. Watkins Memorial

Record: 5-11

Strength of Record Points: 5

Average Win Value: 1.00

RPI rating: 45th

State Strength of Schedule: 158th

44. Franklin Heights

Record: 3-14

Strength of Record Points: 7

Average Win Value: 2.33

RPI rating: 46th

State Strength of Schedule: 75th

45. Briggs

Record: 6-14

Strength of Record Points: 3

Average Win Value: 0.50

RPI rating: 43rd

State Strength of Schedule: 163rd

46. Whetstone

Record: 6-9

Strength of Record Points: 3

Average Win Value: 0.50

RPI rating: 41st

State Strength of Schedule: 174th

Tier 8

47. Zanesville

Record: 2-14

Strength of Record Points: 1

Average Win Value: 0.50

RPI rating: 47th

State Strength of Schedule: 165th

48. Westland

Record: 1-17

Strength of Record Points: 0

Average Win Value: 0

RPI rating: 48th

State Strength of Schedule: 56th

49. West

Record: 2-14

Strength of Record Points: 0

Average Win Value: 0

RPI rating: 49th

State Strength of Schedule: 192nd

Friday's Matchups

#45 Briggs at #20 (D2) Marion-Franklin

#1 (D2) Beechcroft at #13 Northland

#46 Whetstone at #6 (D2) Linden-McKinley 

#17 (D3) International at #40 Mifflin

#21 Walnut Ridge at #41 Independence

#8 (D2) South at #49 West

Zanesville at #18 Licking Heights

#14 St. Charles at #16 (D2) Bishop Hartley

#36 Olentangy Berlin at #5 Dublin Jerome

#1 Pickerington Central at #15 Groveport Madison

#16 Reynoldsburg at #30 Lancaster

#2 Gahanna Lincoln at #27 Westerville Central

#6 Newark at #38 Central Crossing

#35 Olentangy at #22 Hilliard Darby

#29 Thomas Worthington at #25 Marysville

#11 Hilliard Davidson at #24 Dublin Coffman

#3 Westerville South at #31 Canal Winchester

#17 Delaware Hayes at #42 Dublin Scioto

#44 Franklin Heights at #32 Worthington Kilbourne

#8 Hilliard Bradley at #9 Olentangy Liberty

#10 Upper Arlington at #7 Olentangy Orange

#4 Pickerington North at #26 Grove City

#48 Westland at #19 New Albany

#2 (D2) Buckeye Valley at #33 Whitehall Yearling

#37 Teays Valley at #23 (D2) Hamilton Township

Lexington at #34 Mount Vernon

#20 Big Walnut at #12 Westerville North

Tuesday's Matchups

Note: team rankings are from Tuesday's seeding guide update

#4 Pickerington North 42, #5 Newark 35

#9 Dublin Jerome 66, #7 Olentangy Liberty 62

#3 Westerville South 60, #16 Delaware Hayes 38

#1 Pickerington Central 52, #18 New Albany 37

#2 Gahanna Lincoln 69, #14 Reynoldsburg 45

#22 Groveport Madison 59, #6 Hilliard Bradley 53

#8 Olentangy Orange 71, #28 Thomas Worthington 57

#11 Hilliard Davidson 43, #26 Grove City 34

#12 Westerville North 65,  #30 Canal Winchester 60

#10 Upper Arlington 57, #35 Olentangy Berlin 32

#39 Olentangy 59, #19 Dublin Coffman 48 

#24 Big Walnut 51, #31 Worthington Kilbourne 49

#32 Westerville Central 55, #20 Hilliard Darby 47

#25 Marysville 57, #38 Central Crossing 48

#43 Dublin Scioto 55, #45 Franklin Heights 37

#29 Lancaster 72, #48 Westland 42

#5 (D2) Heath 62, #17 Licking Heights 45

We will publish an update of this seeding guide on on Friday night after games are completed. 

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