Dime Sessions Power Rankings: Session 2 — CTA West Black Takes the Top Spot

Five games. Five wins. And a résumé that reads like a statement: 75–56 over WCPA Regional, 94–64 over One Prep, 93–54 over Calgary. When the dust settled on Session 2, CTA West Black had done the one thing every other team in the Dime Sessions is still chasing. It made the rest of the field look up.

Small samples make for loud arguments, and this league is full of them. Some teams have played two games, some have played eight. So the ranking leans on what actually happened on the floor: wins, consistency, who you beat and how you did against each other. Big margins against lighter competition didn't get a free pass. Here's how the top ten shakes out, from the bottom up.

10. FYB (2–1)

Two wins and one competitive loss will get you on this list. FYB's best night was a 99–48 rout of Peace Country Prep. The only blemish came against CTA West Red, a 75–63 game that stayed within a dozen. Not a bad way to start.

9. Mountaineers White (3–3)

This team can score. Three games over 110 points, including a 119–95 win over Supreme, makes Mountaineers White one of the most explosive offenses in the league. The flip side is the .500 record and losses to One Prep (74–57) and WCPA Red (98–73) that limit the ranking. Consistency is the next step.

8. Calgary Academy Hoops (5–3)

Calgary's Edmonton weekend was a competitive one. Five wins, including a 105–91 shootout over UPLAY NSS Scholastic and a 75–50 win over Summit. Their closest brush with the top of the board was an 80–72 loss to WCPA Regional, a game that told you this group can hang with the big dogs.

7. Rise (3–0)

Three games. Three wins. Rise got past Athletic Edge 100–69 and then beat PSA White 71–63. An undefeated record gets you above Calgary here, and the question for Session 3 is simple: how long can they keep it going?

6. CTA West Red (4–1)

Four wins and one loss, and the loss came to a top-three team. CTA West Red fell 91–54 to WCPA Red, but the 75–63 win over FYB shows what this group looks like when things are clicking.

5. One Prep (3–1)

The numbers say 3–1. The eye test says the ceiling is higher. One Prep has strong guards and bigs who can play, and that's the kind of combination that makes coaches nervous in a short tournament. They handled Mountaineers White 74–57, and their one loss came against the No. 1 team in the rankings. Dangerous.

4. WCPA Regional (6–1)

Six wins is a lot of wins. WCPA Regional's lone loss came at the hands of CTA West Black, the team sitting at the top of this list, and they showed their own muscle with an 80–72 win over Calgary. Six wins in seven tries is a résumé that holds up.

3. WCPA Red (2–0)

Two games, two statement wins. WCPA Red handed CTA West Red a 91–54 loss and followed it with a 98–73 win over Mountaineers White. That's about as good a two-game stretch as you can have. The only thing keeping them from climbing higher is the sample size. Give them more games and the conversation changes.

2. CTA West White (5–0)

Five games, five wins, still unbeaten. Drew Byam 🍁🍁🍁 has been a driving force, putting up 32 against Summit and 22 against Nast'ogha. A perfect record earns this spot, and the only team that edges them is their own program-mate.

1. CTA West Black (5–0)

Here's the case. Five wins is more than two. And it isn't just the number; it's who the wins came against. WCPA Regional, a team with a 6–1 record, lost to them 75–56. One Prep, a team with serious upside, went down 94–64. Calgary, 93–54. Nobody else has stacked a résumé like that yet, and until somebody knocks them off, CTA West Black is the team to beat.

Just missed

UPLAY NSS Scholastic (1–1) and Supreme (2–2) are right on the edge of the countdown and could easily push in with a big Session 3.

What's next

The marquee matchup of Session 3 pits No. 4 WCPA Regional against No. 5 One Prep on Friday, Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. in Edmonton. One Prep already knows what it's like to run into the best team in the rankings. WCPA Regional has too. Now they get each other, and with both teams eyeing the top of the board, expect this one to be a good one.