MSG Varsity, Cablevision’s 24/7 HD network dedicated to everything high school, announced the Tri-State Top 25 and the Top 15 Small Schools football pre-season rankings. The lists were announced and discussed during the premiere of A Quick: 60, hosted by Mike Quick which helped kick off the senior year of MSG Varsity.

Quick has been contributing his knowledge of all things high school sports for the past 20 years and A Quick: 60, a LIVE weekly call-in show, has become the place football fans turn to for the most comprehensive news and information. The show is designed to bring in top coaches, athletes and analysts to provide the audience the chance to interact and discuss their local teams.

“The beginning of the school year is always an exciting time and each school year we are tasked to rank the top teams,” said Mike Quick. “It’s a lot of fun but a lot of hard-work is put into narrowing down which teams get to touch the tri-state elite and have that moment in the spotlight.”

All the schools included on the lists were chosen by MSG Varsity football experts, analysts and writers. MSG Varsity is available exclusively to Cablevision’s iO TV subscribers on Channel 14 and on interactive channel 614. 

2012 Tri-State Top 25 Preseason Poll

1. Don Bosco – NJ
2. Bergen Catholic – NJ
3. St. Joseph (Mont) – NJ
4. William Floyd – LI
5. St. Anthony’s – LI
6. St. Peter’s Prep  – NJ
7. Elizabeth – NJ
8. Wayne Hills – NJ
9. Piscataway – NJ
10. Iona Prep – NY
11. Tottenville – NYC
12. Staples – CT
13. Paramus Catholic – NJ
14. Delbarton – NJ
15. Montclair – NJ
16. Xaverian – NYC
17. Red Bank Catholic  – NJ
18. Manalapan – NJ
19. Greenwich – CT
20. Lincoln – NYC
21. New Rochelle  – NY
22. Sachem North – LI
23. Monroe-Woodbury – NY (1-0)
24. Madison – NJ*
25. Lawrence – LI*

*appear in both polls

2012 Small School Top 15 Preseason Poll

1. Madison – NJ
2. Lawrence – LI
3. Sayville – LI
4. Immaculata – NJ
5. Cedar Grove – NJ
6. Shabazz – NJ
7. Poly Prep – NYC
8. Our Lady Lourdes – NY
9. Miller Place – LI
10. New Providence – NJ
11. Plainedge – LI
12. Bernards – NJ
13. Croton Harmon - NY
14. St. Luke’s – CT
15. Glenn - LI

About MSG Varsity

MSG Varsity is a multi-platform suite of services comprised of: an Emmy award-winning 24/7 HD television network, a comprehensive online destination, and a groundbreaking interactive service, all dedicated to high school sports, academics and activities happening throughout the tri-state area.  Content for these services includes MSG Varsity’s professionally produced programming as well as content created by the high schools themselves.  Working in partnership with MSG Varsity, students and faculty are given extraordinary access to curriculum and training in multimedia creation and distribution, empowering them to become active participants in telling their school’s stories.  MSG Varsity is a Cablevision exclusive service not available to satellite or phone company TV subscribers and reaches three million households throughout the New York market.  For more information, please visit www.msgvarsity.com.