AIA Power Ratings: Marana still tops Open Division; Mica Mountain climbs to No. 3 in 4A

AIA power ratings as of Tues., Nov. 5, for Class 4A to 6A schools, including Open Division. Top 8 for Open Division and top 10 for all classes listed with Southern Arizona teams shown up to No. 25 in 4A-6A. Southern Arizona teams in bold.

OPEN DIVISION

Update: Marana (10-0 overall and 5A Southern champs at 5-0) remains the No. 1 team in the Open Division in the fifth and final release of the power ratings by the AIA on Tuesday. The Open Division bracket will be announced Saturday morning. The Tigers are the top overall program in the state, still atop 6A Phoenix-area powerhouse programs Chandler Basha (No. 2 at 8-1), Peoria Liberty (No. 4 at 8-1) and ALA-Queen Creek (No. 5 at 8-1). … Marana’s lofty rating is based on victories over Salpointe, Gilbert Higley, Buena and Tucson High. …. Tucson High is No. 15 in the Open Division and No. 5 in 5A while Ironwood Ridge is No. 16 in the Open Division and No. 6 in 5A. … Marana’s regular season is over. The Tigers are 1.2 power-points ahead of No. 2 Basha. The Bears conclude their regular season against No. 13 Perry, which is 5-4. That means the Tigers will likely finish No. 1 in the Open Division without having to play this Friday. … Salpointe, at No. 15 in the Open Division last week, is not listed among the top 16.

OPEN DIVISION

15 5A Tucson (7-2) … NR

16 5A Ironwood Ridge (8-1) … No. 14

6A

NOTE: With five 6A teams slated for the Open Division with two weeks left in the regular season, No. 11 Salpointe would be the No. 5 overall seed if the season ended today. The Lancers, who have won six of their last seven games, have put themselves in position to be in the top 8 to host in the first round. … The Lancers dropped one sport after beating a 1-8 Scottsdale Saguaro team last week at home.

OD – Open Division team

1 Basha (8-1) … Last week: No. 1 … OD No. 2

2 Liberty (8-1) … No. 2 … OD No. 4

3 ALA-Queen Creek (8-1) … No. 3 … OD No. 5

4 Brophy Prep (8-1) … No. 5 … OD No. 7

5 Queen Creek (8-1) … No. 6 … OD No. 8

6 Red Mountain (7-2) … No. 4

7 Hamilton (8-1) … No. 7

8 Mesa Mountain View (8-1) … No. 9

9 Highland (6-3) … No. 8

10 Pinnacle (6-3) … No. 12

11 Salpointe (6-2) … No. 10

5A

NOTE: Tucson made a big jump from No. 9 to No. 5 this week after winning at No. 17 Mountain View last week. Mountain View remained at No. 17 after loss, which is significant. … With three 5A teams in the Open Division, including No. 1 Marana, if the season ended today, Tucson would be the No. 2 seed in the 5A bracket. No. 6 Ironwood Ridge would be at No. 3, No. 7 Buena at No. 4, No. 18 Casa Grande at No. 15, No. 17 Mountain View at No. 14 and No. 19 Cienega at No. 16. This means that Tucson, Ironwood Ridge and Buena would host their first-round games next week.

OD – Open Division team

1 Marana (10-0) … Last week: No. 1 … OD No. 1

2 Horizon (8-1) … No. 2 … OD No. 3

3 Higley (6-3) … No. 4 … OD No. 6

4 Desert Mountain (7-2) … No. 3 … … OD No. 10

5 Tucson (7-2) … No. 9 … … OD No. 15

6 Ironwood Ridge (8-1) … No. 5 … OD No. 16

7 Buena (7-2) … No. 10

8 Desert Edge (6-3) … No. 14 .

9 Cactus (6-3) … No. 8

10 ALA-Gilbert North (6-3) … No. 6

17 Marana Mountain View (5-4) … No. 17

18 Casa Grande (6-4) … No. 16

19 Cienega (5-4) … No. 19

23 Maricopa (4-5) … No. 23

4A

NOTE: Mica Mountain made the jump from No. 5 to No. 3 in the power ratings after last week’s win at No. 10 Walden Grove (which remained at No. 10 after the game). … Defending state champion CDO is in playoff position at No. 13. The top 16 are eligible for the state playoffs. … The next highest rated 4A team locally is No. 26 Douglas (5-4) of the 4A Gila. The Bulldogs have won five straight games and are buoyed by having played Ironwood Ridge and Bisbee, the No. 6 team in 2A. No. 27 Sahuarita, also on a five-game win streak in the 4A Gila, will host Douglas for the region championship Friday at 7 p.m.

1 Snowflake (9-0) … Last week: No. 1

2 Yuma Catholic (8-1) … No. 2

3 Mica Mountain (9-0) … No. 5

4 AZ College Prep (8-1) … No. 3

5 Arcadia (8-0) … No. 4

6 Thunderbird (8-1) … No. 8

7 Prescott (8-1) … No. 7

8 Northwest Christian (7-2) … No. 6

9 Seton Catholic (7-2) … No. 9

10 Walden Grove (6-3) … No. 10

13 Canyon del Oro (6-3) … No. 15

3A

State Championship Bracket

First round (7 p.m. kickoffs)/Friday

No. 13 Blue Ridge (7-3) at No. 4 Pusch Ridge (9-1)

No. 14 Gilbert Christian (6-4) at No. 3 Thatcher (8-2)

2A

State Championship Bracket

First round (7 p.m. kickoffs)/Friday

No. 11 Camp Verde (7-3) at No. 6 Bisbee (9-1)

No. 9 Willcox (7-3) at Scottsdale Prep (9-1)

1A

State Championship Bracket

Quarterfinals (7 p.m. kickoffs)/Friday

No. 8 Desert Christian (6-2) at No. 1 Hayden (9-0)

Mohave Accelerated (8-2) at No. 4 St. David (8-1)

Semifinals/Nov. 8 & 9 at Scottsdale Coronado High School

Championship/Nov. 16, 6 p.m. at Scottsdale Coronado High School