The first FSN FCIAC Boys Basketball Coaches Poll is here! We polled 10 coaches (Invitations were sent out to all 17 in the league) to get their pre-season predictions for the year.
The result? The defending champion Ridgefield Tigers are predicted to repeat their FCIAC title again in 2021.
Ridgefield and Fairfield Warde tied, in points, for first place, but the tigers were awarded the top spot after receiving more first place votes than the Mustangs.
The top three teams in the league seem very clear, with only one coach not predicting some combination of Ridgefield, Fairfield Warde and New Canaan in the one, two and three spots.
Staples, Wilton and Trumbull were all consistently predicted to finish in the 4-6 range, coming in just shy of the top 3.
The last three spots (6,7 and 8 seeds) seem to be more mixed, although St. Joseph appears in nearly every poll as either a 7 or 8 seed, and it seems that even though all 17 teams qualify for the playoffs this year, we may see a race for those last three seeds in the top 8 since only the top 8 will host playoff games in the first round (The 16 seed will host the 17 seed in a play in game to reach the Round of 16).
We plan to do this poll at least twice more during the regular season, and potentially at the end of the season as well, so we can track each team´s progress during the year.
All in all, the goal this year is to have fun above all else. Enjoy the season while it lasts and hopefully we get to see some great competition starting next week.
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