Every year there is at least one team that underperforms in elite just because the league is so deep. Last year it was Next Level and this year it is Madlax so far. Next Level was a top 10 or so team on the summer circuit despite going 2-5 in HoCo last year. Madlax is still a top 10 team. It is hard to win games in elite. Even the bottom few teams that get kicked around in elite have had some quality results when playing out of area teams.