Ranking the ten best Division I and Division II programs in the state on a weekly basis isn't nearly as fun as you would think.

Or as cut and dry.

Commentors always go on about things like, how a team with 3 losses can be ranked as high as *insert high ranking*, or how can a team that has less wins than losses be in the best 10, or how is *insert favorite team* ranked that low, etc.

First off, if you're under the impression that the rankings are simply a gussied-up graphic that appears on Instagram or your Facebook feed, its not. The 'actual' Power Ranking is more than just a list of 10, and includes a snapshot of each team (last game result, next opponent as well as previous ranking) along with some notes to help give some overview beyond just the actual rank.  The URL is ScoringLive.com/PowerRankings if you haven't checked it out yet.

Moving on to the actual selection process, it isn't an individual deciding the ten for each division, it is a collective.

Six staff give their feedback for each division, and from there both rankings are derived. Each staffer's ballot is available for view, so no smoke-and-mirrors either. Furthermore, following each weekend's games, we try and take some time as a collective to discuss who belongs where and why they do, and often times why they don't, as well.

Things that we take into consideration in deciding the 'power' of each team include things like head-to-head meetings, overall strength of schedule, quality of wins, how one team fared against a common opponent, and other related measurables.

Giving an example of rationale as to why Kapolei is ranked ninth could be attributed to their near misses (lost to Farrington and Campbell by a total of 3 points) and more recently, the fact that they played Mililani to the same score as Farrington did (41-14). Arguably, Kapolei could be as easily 4-2 as they are 2-4, and for that potential alone, are perhaps as dangerous a team under .500 as there is out there.

That being said though, Kapolei was NOT part of my 10. I put Kaiser in at 9 and Waianae in at 10, primarily because I think that Kaiser's more potent offense puts them ahead of the more defensively-oriented play of the Seariders and Hurricanes. And for me at this point, Waianae has a bit more offensive punch than Kapolei does, thus the nod for the tenth spot.

EDIT: Thought I would also add what was at least for me, the rationale behind Farrington's 4 spot drop. For me, it wasn't that Farrington deserved to drop that far, it was more that the other teams weren't that far behind to begin with, thus the fall. Arguably, Saint Louis, Kamehameha, Campbell, Kahuku and Farrington are all teams with lots of pluses, but just as many minuses. We rank the teams 1 through 10, but I guess I could characterize them more like 3a and 3b (STL and KSK) and 5a, 5b and 5c (CAMP, KAH and FARR).

So now that you've gotten a small glimpse into what makes the rankings tick, let me pose a challenge of sorts to you, the reader, one that I've posed to many a commentor. If our rankings are wrong, and even if they are right in your estimation, I cordially invite you to give us YOUR best ten teams for either (or both) divisions!

We developed the Bleacher Ballot specifically to give our readers a voice as to who they feel are the top teams, and provide the same level of transparency as we do our in-house rankings. Every balloters name is shown below the weekly display of top 10s, and each ballot can be viewed individually.

To register for an account, please visit ScoringLive.com/register to become a pollster.

In the end though, rankings don't matter. Right?