San Diego Section boys basketball computer rankings: Carlsbad is No. 1 (2/01/2024)
Winners of 13 straight and 22 of 23, Carlsbad (23-2) has moved into the top spot in SBLive's updated San Diego Section high school boys basketball computer rankings.
The Lancers, led by the lethal scoring of Jake Hall and all-around play of Tony Duckett and Jael Martin, lost a season-opening game to nationally-ranked Harvard-Westlake and won 10 straight before being upset 63-55 by San Diego Section power Montgomery (63-55) on Dec. 23.
Since then, the Lancers have won 13 straight including a 70-66 game over West Ranch at the Nike Extravaganza.
Following Carlsbad in the rankings is Torrey Pines (18-6), St. Augustine (21-4), La Costa Canyon (15-6), El Camino (14-11) and Montgomery (22-2).
SBLive's computer rankings formula was created using its own linear algebra-based ranking algorithm inspired by the Colley Bias-Free Ranking Method. Colley’s Method was created by Wes Colley, Ph.D., an astrophysicist at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He devised his algorithm in order to help address the subjectivity and controversy regarding BCS college football selections in the 1990s and early 2000s, using a method that used no subjective variables.
Here are orther California Interscholastic Federation computer rankings after games completed Feb. 1.
