Tennessee...Rolling hills, The Grand Ole Opry, Whiskey, and Baseball! This is meant to be a non-bias page to include all team rankings in the state of Tennessee from 9-15u and is based on their 2019-2020 resumes and will be updated throughout the season. We are looking for baseball ambassadors in Tennessee to be the ears on the ground.
These rankings are taken from tournaments, head-to-head, overall record, game changer results, etc. Winter games are not highly regarded and league play does not have a huge bearing on records and rankings. The big factor in the rankings is head-to-head and beating quality teams in your age division, not just racking up wins.
If you have a team/player recommendation we are taking the community approach, meaning we are all ears, and open to constructive arguments/changes...just make sure you have proof to validate claims of why you think a team might be better or a players to watch for.
These rankings are taken from tournaments, head-to-head, overall record, game changer results, etc. Winter games are not highly regarded and league play does not have a huge bearing on records and rankings. The big factor in the rankings is head-to-head and beating quality teams in your age division, not just racking up wins.
If you have a team/player recommendation we are taking the community approach, meaning we are all ears, and open to constructive arguments/changes...just make sure you have proof to validate claims of why you think a team might be better or a players to watch for.
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FAQs:
How do you select the teams? The rankings are done by using Utrip as a starting point, then it spirals out of control from there. Basically, teams that were able to show a propensity to compete against 3-5 Major teams, get flagged, then the record of the team and full body of work is analyzed using head-to-head match-ups and more. There is no bias, it is based on game outcomes and Key Wins. Key wins demonstrates the ability to compete at the highest level. My team played in Utrip Majors, but an AA team is ranked ahead of me, why? The AA teams would have beat "Top Tier" teams, were a good match-up, and/or your Majors team more than likely didn't beat any top tier teams. How is a team ranked that high in these rankings and not ranked high in Utrip? Utrip is a very good starting point and very competitive no doubt, however, many quality teams play out of State or in other tourneys. An example would be a team may have only played 8 games in Utrip, but demonstrated success in beating "Top Tier" teams. If you are looking for a Utrip rankings, they are readily available at http://usssa.com/home. My team has a 85-5 record, but a team that is 30-12 is ranked higher? What is going here? Quantity doesn't matter, many teams play up an age division and face much tougher competition. Why isn't my 8u team ranked? Not enough of a body of work yet, those will be up after 3-4 tourneys and starting in April or May. |