Everyone is "mediocre" this year in the LPD. I watched Clintwood beat JJ Kelly last night, and they are coming right around. Burton has been a huge disappointment, as has Pound. Pound was supposed to compete for the LPD this year. Appalachia was supposed to finish 8th. That shows you how much preseason rankings mean. I believe all 8 teams will be comptetive come tournament time. This year's tourny should be awesome