Poll Voting Guidelines
Eligible Poll Voters have two voting responsibilities:
State Coaches Poll: Teams are rated in each of the four divisions five times each spring. Poll champions are recognized at the state clinic. There are 32 voting coaches in each division.
All-Ohio Coaches Poll Team: The poll coaches in each division select an All-Ohio Team. All players are eligible (not just seniors). Each division selects a Player of the Year (POY) and a Coach-of-the-Year (COY). They are recognized by the wire services and are awarded a plaque at the annual convention.
Poll Voting begins 4/15/2010 and runs Thursday through Saturday until 5/15/2010 for Team Rankings.
- 32 coaches vote in each division.
- Coaches must be a member of the OHSBCA in order to vote.
- Any head coach who is interested in voting must complete an application and return it to the Poll Director or his district representative (go to Links/Forms and Apps/Voting Application or apply on line May thru September)
- The number of coaches voting in a district will vary, determined by the number of coaches in their respective district. (Determined by member coaches per District/Division)
- Coaches selected to vote will be notified at the State Clinic and their names will be published on the website.
- The Poll will be conducted for 5 consecutive weeks. Ballots will be sent (e-mailed) to eligible poll voters between Thursday and Saturday of the indicated weeks, beginning the 3rd week of the season.
Poll voting ballots for 2010 will be sent:
Week 1: April 15
Week 2: April 22
Week 3: April 29
Week 4: May 6
Week 5: May 13
- If your team deserves recognition, or if you have a player who should be considered All-State, be sure that the voters have the needed information before Thursday of the balloting
- Poll results will be submitted to the ohsbca.org website beginning April 19th.
- Coaches who are eligible to vote will receive their ballots during the first week in April.
- A sixth ballot, on May 20-22, will be the All-Ohio Coaches Poll Team Ballot.
~ Curt Karpinski
State Poll Director


