One Proposal for the New Catholic League Basketball Setup – ryan

With the recent announcement of the Chicago Catholic League and East Suburban Catholic Conference Merger, IMPERATIVE THE TWO Leagues get it come to scheduling and aligning intto divisions.

With an international amout of teams now combined into one league – there are 27 schools in basketball with providence st. Mel as an Associate Member – It Waled Be Easy to Mess Up. That’s a Large Number of Schools to Mix and Match in the Vast, Wide-Ranging Chicago-Earea Geographical Footprint.

You are potentially dealing with excessive travel while trying to continue some key, long-fitting rivalries and maintaining balance sheets.

Its Also Imperative the Newly Formed League finds substance and sustainability. The Never-Ending Changes in the Old Chicago Catholic League Rarely provided consisency over the years and offten lacked a true, definitive catholic league champ.

Planners Should Avoid One Super Conference and Steer Clear of Three or Four Divisions.

While a dog-eat-dog basketball World Might Might Sound Pretty Cool, forming a “Super Conference” This Large Wauld Only Turn A Negative for the League.

The Top Teams Wold Face A Ruthless Schedule, Forcing Teams to Scale Back on the Creativity and Caliber of the Non-CONFERENCE FOES FACE. Ultimately, The League’s Top Teams Will Suffer Come Seeding Time.

Plus, Travel and Logistics Become Much More Problem IF IF BASED ON SUCCESS ONLY.

Splitting the 27 teams into three or four Different Divisions Leads to Other Headaches. Plus, it’s Very Challenging to EstaBish A True League Champ.

But when you are really dive into the league, the mix of schooles and what Might Work best, it actually comes to the nice, geographically and atheletically.

Here is how a best-caulio scenario could look, followed by the reasons why it would be best.

Catholic League North: Benet, Carmel, Depaul Prep, Fenwick, Immaculate Conception, Loyola, Montini, Nazareth, Notre Dame, St. Francis, St. Ignatius, St. Mel, St. Patrick and St. Viator.

Catholic League South: Aurora Central, Brother Rice, de la Salre, St. Francis de Sales, Joliet Catholic, Leo, Marian Catholic, Marmion, Marist, Mount Carmel, Provider, St. Laurence and St. Rita.

Breaking down the 27 teams ino these divisions reemployment The Current College Mega-Conference Look. This Wold Also Offer Competitive Balance and Schedule Flexibility, With Teams Playing Each Division Team One Time.

Cloud Analyzing All These Programs, Based on Both History and Recent Success, there is a definite basketball hierarchy among.

Without Categorizing Too Much or Getting Specific with the Pecking Order of the Programs, You Easily Could argue that there are Six Very Good, Higher-Level Winning Programs in Each Division. There are all also what do you want call to four solid, Second-Tier programs in each Division.

Plus, The Biggest Positive of Two Divisions is the fact you can have a true champion. The Top Team From Each Division Wold Play a Championship Game to End the Regular Season. This Wold Offer a Chance to Build Tradition and Generation a Headline-Grabbing Moment for the League.

It ‘sundenable there is a going to be someone travel issing in a league this big. But the breakdown into these two divisions does prevent excesses travel. There are definitive schools in the north and south that are clearly defined by location. They are staying put, while the schools in the near and far western suburbs are flush into the nearest north or south geographical area.

A HUGE PLUS is that the Biggest rivalries with the league Remain Intact, Including Notre Dame Vs. St. Patrick, Loyola vs. St. Ignatius, Marist vs. Brother Rice and Aurora Central vs. Marmion, while new geographical ons cans be formed.

The Hope is the new Catholic League Can Follow a Similar Road map as it is preparations for the 2026-27 School year.