2013-2014 High School Mid-Season Poll: Congrats to LASA A!

[Frater Taciturnus]

Congratulations to Liberal Arts and Science Academy of Austin, Texas on finishing first in the 2013-14 mid-season Hsquizbowl.org high school poll. LASA “A” finished with 324 out of the possible 325 points. St. John’s (Houston, TX) was second with 311 points, and LASA’s “B” team came in third with 272 points, giving Texas teams the top three spots in the poll. Paul Dorman “A” (Roebuck, SC) came in fourth with 259 points, and Illinois Math and Science Academy “A” (Aurora, IL) rounded out the top five with 255 points.

An asterisk indicates a team appeared on every ballot submitted. Fifty teams appeared on the thirteen ballots cast.

1. LASA “A”* (324 out of possible 325, 12 1st place votes)
2. St. John’s* (311 points, 1 1st place vote)
3. LASA “B”* (272 points)
4. Dorman “A”* (259)
5. IMSA “A”* (255)
t6. High Technology* [Lincroft, NJ] (247)
t6. Ladue Horton Watkins* [St Louis, MO] (247)
8. Arcadia* [Arcadia, CA] (218)
9. Northmont* [Clayton, OH] (205)
10. Auburn [Rockford, IL] (185)
11. Richard Montgomery [Rockville, MD] (179)
12. Western Albemarle [Crozet, VA] (166)
13. Bellarmine [San Jose, CA] (156)
14. Maggie L. Walker [Richmond, VA] (116)
15. duPont Manual [Louisville, KY] (114)
16. Detroit Central Catholic [Novi, MI] (113)
17. Chattahoochee [Johns Creek, GA] (106)
18. Adlai Stevenson High School [Lincolnshire, IL] (104)
19. Carbondale [Carbondale, IL] (96)
20. St Joseph [Metuchen, NJ] (86)
21. Charter School of Wilmington “A” [Wilmington, DE] (84)
22. Paul L. Dunbar [Lexington, KY](69)
23. Oak Ridge [Oak Ridge, TN] (68)
24. Ezell-Harding [Antioch, TN] (40)
25. Early College at Guilford [Greensboro, NC] (26)


ALSO RECEIVING VOTES:
Oakland Mills (23), Georgetown Day (19), Farragut (13), Torrey Pines, Hunter College, Livingston (11), Fisher Catholic (10), Ridgewood, Bellarmine “B” (8), Thomas Jefferson [VA] (7), Raleigh Charter, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (6), Montgomery Blair (4), North Hollywood (3), IMSA “B”, Menlo, Gatton Academy, St. Joseph [IN], State College (2), LASA “C”, Johnson Central, Dorman “B”, Harmony, CSW “B”, Walter Johnson (1)




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Originial Announcement:

Hey, so it is time for the mid-season high school poll. Send me your ballots of the top 25 high school teams with "hsquizbowl top 25" in the subject line at "[email protected]".

Ballots must be received by January 8th, and of course I reserve the right to reject your ballot for any reason, so please don't waste either my or your time by filling out intentionally nonsensical ballots.

[Adventure Temple Trail]

Is this still going? How many ballots are in? Are more ballots wanted/needed?

[Frater Taciturnus]

It is indeed going, so far 10 ballots have been received. I will continue accepting ballots until the 8th.

[Frater Taciturnus]

Deadline for ballots is 3 AM tonight.

[Urech hydantoin synthesis]

If you were an idiot like me and kept refreshing the "new posts" page while waiting for an update, the midseason poll results have been edited in. Will ballots be released this year?

[pajaro bobo]

Will ballots be released this year?

I'd like to second this question.

[AKKOLADE]

We should have clarification in the future if voting for thought experiment teams is allowed or not.

[AKKOLADE]

Is there going to be a pre-nationals poll?

[Urech hydantoin synthesis]

George said he would get on it a couple of weeks ago. i'm wondering if there will be a pre-NSC or HSNCT blog this year.

[Whiter Hydra]

George said he would get on it a couple of weeks ago. i'm wondering if there will be a pre-NSC or HSNCT blog this year.

I personally have no plans on doing one; hopefully someone else will be willing to pick up the mantle.

[Irreligion in Bangladesh]

I could collect ballots for this, assuming "this" is the poll, rather than a nats preview. I won't have time for that.