CDA Boys Basketball Efficiency Rankings

Boys Basketball Efficiency Rankings

Boys basketball needs a tournament-conversion lens that separates statewide reputation from performance relative to enrollment and competitive depth.

Status:Low: methodology and pilot fields published, scoring table not validated. CDA will not publish a statewide table until records, source notes, and confidence labels are ready.

Initial findings path

What this sport lane is built to answer.

The first release should produce usable school, county, and media angles instead of a generic list.

Research question

Which boys basketball programs sustain tournament conversion?

Source-backed answers will publish after sport-specific collection and QA.

Research question

Which smaller schools create the strongest winter efficiency signal?

Source-backed answers will publish after sport-specific collection and QA.

Research question

Which counties show boys basketball depth?

Source-backed answers will publish after sport-specific collection and QA.

Source plan

Start with tournament conversion, then add school context.

Priority source work: OHSAA tournament records, school/team records, historical state tournament output.

Example programs to review

  • St. Vincent-St. Mary
  • Lutheran East
  • St. Xavier
  • Richmond Heights
  • Centerville
  • Upper Arlington

Pilot data fields

School, county, division, enrollment signal, tournament rounds, state appearances, consistency window, efficiency score, source notes, confidence level.

Editorial note

Basketball pages should surface tournament conversion, regional strength, and program consistency before publishing a statewide table.