Week 6 Team Rankings

LOWELL BOUNCES BACK WITH WINS OVER BRIGHTON & DCC

• D1
• D2
• D3
• D4
• P15

DIVISION 1 (1/26)

#1 Brighton (1)
On Wednesday the Dogs scored a huge win over their top rival, beating D1 #3 Hartland by a score of 38-18. Then, on Sunday, they suffered their first dual meet loss of the season in 30-25 thriller against D2 #2 Lowell.

#2 Anchor Bay (3)
The Tars went 5-0 to win the Mt Morris Invite on Saturday, topping D3 #10 Caro in the finals by a score of 51-13.

#3 Hartland (4)
The Eagles dropped a dual to divisional rival D1 #1 Brighton on Wednesday night, falling by a score of 38-18. On Saturday they bounce back to win the very solid Lake Fenton team tournament, recording wins over D1 #8 Macomb Dakota and D2 #10 Tecumseh.

#4 Detroit CC (2)
The Shamrocks wrestled a pair of big duals at college venues this weekend, finishing with a record of 1-1. On Friday night at U of M they fell to D2 #2 Lowell by a 39-22 score, but on Sunday morning they bounced back to defeat D3 #4 Chippewa Hills by a 49-16 score.

#5 Davison (5)
On Saturday the Cards were in action in Ohio where they wrestled DIII powerhouse Delta, losing a barnburner by a score of 41-32.

#6 Grandville (6)

#7 Walled Lake Central (7)
The Vikings had a solid showing at the perennially solid Holt Invite on Saturday. They finished runner-up, only 2 points behind 1st place D2 #8 Bay City Western, and 8.5 points ahead of 3rd place D3 #5 Birch Run.

#8 Grand Ledge (10)

#9 Macomb Dakota (8)
The Cougars saw some solid competition at the Lake Fenton duals on Saturday where they emerged with a 3-2 record, dropping duals to D1 #3 Hartland and D2 #10 Tecumseh. They had 3 solid wins over Grand Blanc, Marysville, and Lake Fenton.

#10 Holt (9)
On Saturday the Rams hosted their annual individual tournament, which is always among the state’s strongest tourneys. The squad finished the day in 6th, but less 5 points away from 4th.

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DIVISION 2 (1/26)

#1 St Johns (1)

#2 Lowell (2)
After suffering their first in-state dual loss of the season last weekend, the Red Arrows bounced back with a pair of huge wins in high pressure atmospheres this weekend. On Friday night they wrestled at the University of Michigan and beat D1 #4 Detroit CC by a 39-22 score, and then on Saturday they won 30-25 over D1 #1 Brighton at Michigan State.

#3 Niles (3)
The Vikings were unbeaten at the Stevensville Lakeshore Super Duals on Saturday. The highlight of their performance came in a dominant 55-11 win over D4 #5 Springport.

#4 Eaton Rapids (4)
The Greyhounds finished 5-0 to win the Lakewood Invitational on Saturday with their closest dual coming in a 38-19 win over Grand Haven.

#5 DeWitt (5)
The Panthers dominated their way to a 4-0 record at the Jenison Invitational on Saturday, winning all of their duals by 35+ points.

#6 Gaylord (6)

#7 Flint Kearsley (7)

#8 Bay City Western (8)
After taking a tumble in the rankings last week, the Warriors bounced back in a big way on Saturday by narrowly outscoring D1 #7 Walled Lake Central and D3 #5 Birch Run to win the Holt Invitational.

#9 Mason (NR)
The Bulldogs picked up a really solid win on Friday night, topping Linden 45-25 at Eastern Michigan University prior to the EMU/MSU dual.

#10 Tecumseh (NR)
The Indians return to the rankings after a strong showing at the Lake Fenton Duals on Saturday. The squad put together a 4-1 record, losing only to D1 #3 Hartland and scoring a big win over D1 #9 Macomb Dakota.

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DIVISION 3 (1/26)

#1 Dundee (1)

#2 Richmond (2)

#3 Grand Rapids CC (3)
The Cougars posted a 5-0 record at the Comstock Invite on Saturday, highlighted by solid wins over Constantine and Sturgis.

#4 Remus Chippewa Hills (4)
The Warriors were in action at Central Michigan University Sunday morning where they fell to D1 #4 Detroit CC by a score of 49-16. A day prior they were team champs at Grand Rapids FHC’s Ranger Brawl where they outscored runner-up Middleville TK by nearly 100 points.

#5 Birch Run (5)
The Panthers were in action at the Holt Invite on Saturday where they finished in 3rd place, narrowly behind D2 #8 Bay City Western and D1 #7 Walled Lake Central.

#6 Swan Valley (6)
The Vikings had a very strong showing at the Carson-City Crystal dual tournament on Saturday. The team not only won all 5 of their dual, but did so in dominant fashion, most notably winning 52-19 against D3 #8 Allendale.

#7 Whitehall (7)
On Saturday the Vikings captured their 9th consecutive city crowd, outscoring runner-up Reeths-Puffer by nearly 75 points at the annual GMAA tournament.

#8 Allendale (8)

#9 Allegan (9)

#10 Caro (10)
The Tigers finished runner-up at the Mt Morris Invite this weekend, losing only to D1 #2 Anchor Bay.

DIVISION 4 (1/26)

#1 New Lothrop (1)

#2 Hudson (2)

#3 Lawton (3)
The Blue Devils were team champs at Bronson’s Clark Walker Invitation this weekend with a 5-0 record, topping host Bronson 42-26 in their only dual of the day that was decided by less than 25 points.

#4 Decatur (4)

#5 Springport (5)
The Spartans finished 3-1 at the always tough Stevensville Lakeshore Super Duals this weekend, losing only to D2 #3 Niles.

#6 Addison (6)

#7 Manchester (7)

#8 Pine River (8)

#9 Carson City Crystal (9)

#10 Schoolcraft (10)
Last Thursday the Eagles validated their ranking with a solid win, edging a very solid Bronson team by a 37-35 score.

POWER 15 (1/26)

#1 St Johns
#2 Lowell
#3 Brighton
#4 Anchor Bay
#5 Hartland
#6 Detroit CC
#7 Dundee
#8 Richmond
#9 Davison
#10 New Lothrop
#11 Hudson
#12 Grandville
#13 Niles
#14 Grand Rapids CC
#15 Walled Lake Central

COMMENTS

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Jason Johnson

OVER 8 YEARS

Enjoying the comments and the homer mentality. Wish there was better way that grappler could get more accurate info in a timely manner. But LOVIN IT!!!

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steven wills

OVER 8 YEARS

steve, could you tell me why DCC dropped from #2 down to #4? What is your criteria on ranking the teams? strength of schedule or is it wins and loses?

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James Tilley

01/27/2015, 10:06AM EST

I'll take that one. Lowell recently beat Brighton(justifying them jumping back up in the P15). Here are a couple of results that you may not have known of:

St. Johns over Hartland 36-23

Anchor Bay over Hartland 28-22

Brighton over Hartland 38-18

Hartland over Lowell 28-26

Lowell over DCC 39-22

DCC over Davison 34-30

Just A Fan

01/27/2015, 3:19PM EST

Add the fact that both Davison and DCC beat Brecksville/lost to St. Eds at CC super duals, you get a very good view that the top 5 in D1 are all very close together both in state and probably nationally, which is reflected in the P15, too. CC lost to Brighton 40-21, too, unfortunately. CC didn't have Ty Moreland for that, which I'm sure everyone knows he's back by now, which doesn't make up for the deficit in the loss. But, there is a reason why the rocks are so good and perennially where they … Read More

Tevin Nygren

OVER 8 YEARS

You guys are being ridiculous. Making the rankings into a joke. If your team is really as good as you say they are, then you shouldn't need a ranking to tell you that.

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@ oxfordadkk

01/27/2015, 10:18AM EST

ExACTly correct....SPOT on !!
Win or shut up....Thank you Tevin !!

Steven Baker

OVER 8 YEARS

Alan. If that is your real name, asking who St. Johns beat this week is like asking who did Lowell beat in the first full week of the year, 1/4/15-1/10/15 to maintain their spot at the top at that time. The answer is that they beat east grand rapids. And that is it. Your quarrel for giving Lowell the top spot is like arguing for Oxford to get it ;) Oxpop. Lowell lost to an instate team. That will cause them to drop. I'm wondering why you haven't used the, "Best Coaching Staff in the State" card … Read More

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Steve Widzinski

01/27/2015, 10:32AM EST

Just for the record, it wouldn't shock me in the slightest if Oxford ends up being a final 4 team...OxDad is 100% right to talk them up. They are capable of giving Anchor Bay a serious run at the Oakland/Macomb Duals, and even if they lose that dual they will go into BC as a dangerous #6 or #7 seed.

The rankings are based almost entirely off dual meets, and right now with their W's & L's it objectively doesn't make sense for them to be in the top 10...that being said, they are one of the elite … Read More

@ oxfordadkk

01/27/2015, 10:37AM EST

Steve - I would KILL for my Bride to utter those words "is 100% right" just once !!!!
Keep up the strong work and see you soon.

alan onan

OVER 8 YEARS

And who did st. Johns beat in the last week to maintain that spot owosso?

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alan onan

OVER 8 YEARS

Unbelievable how does lowell beat #1 and #2 in division 1 and not go back to #1.these are 2 schools that are suppose to be able to kill us being a higher division. Unbelivable.

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Steve Widzinski

01/26/2015, 4:03PM EST

A) They beat #1 and #4 in Division 1
B) They began the season #1 in the Power 15, so nobody in all of Michigan is supposed to "kill" Lowell
C) St Johns is undefeated against in-state competition and beat Hartland, who Lowell lost to

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