BOYS' BASKETBALL: Southern Section divisions separated

No one will ever admit it, but it is very clear the divisions for boys' and girls' basketball are basically separated by public schools and private schools.

The top 16 polls came out Monday and the statistics are staggering.

Divisions 1 through 3 are almost comprised of all public schools.

Divisions 4 through 6 are almost comprised of all private schools.

Here is a breakdown:

Div I-AA: 14 public, 2 private
Div. I-A: 15 public, 1 private
Div. II-AA: 16 public, 0 private
Div. II-A: 16 public, 0 private
Div. III-AAA: 15 public, 1 private
Div. III-AA: 15 public, 1 private
Div. III-A: 10 public, 6 private
Div. IV-AA: 2 public, 14 private
Div. IV-A: 2 public, 14 private
Div. V-AA: 1 public, 15 private
Div. V-A: 1 public, 15 private
Div. VI: 16 private

Might as well just go ahead and totally separate all public and private schools and just get it over with.

The brainchild behind this plan was Glendora boys' basketball coach Mike LeDuc, a high-ranking official with SCIBCA.

Several schools in Div. IV-AA are some of the top teams in the state.

It is a shame some very talented teams will not be representing the section in the state playoffs.

Instead, some very mediocre schools will advance to the state playoffs because of the playoff division configuration.

This new system was adopted by the Southern Section without any vote from coaches or member schools.