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Rankings are less relevant after NAL. The Hawks proved they were #1 and Express proved it was #2. Those two spots shouldn't be debated. After that it is more up in the air with Sweetlax and Towerman followed by others. Crabs moving to #5 after being in the consolation bracket is odd.

Hawks should be #1. LE 2, sweetlax or tigers 3, towermen 4 or 5. Crabs is 5 is debatable.

Rankings are less relevant after NAL. The Hawks proved they were #1 and Express proved it was #2. Those two spots shouldn't be debated. After that it is more up in the air with Sweetlax and Towerman followed by others. Crabs moving to #5 after being in the consolation bracket is odd.

Sunday proved who was #1. Love the rankings but Express lost plain and simple.

I am not a Hawks parents, but have to agree they are the obvious best team at this point. NAL was as close to a national championship as you will get this summer and they won. I think pool play plus the 8 team playoff is all that matters too. I love teams hyping how they won 2, 3 or 4 games at NAL when 1 or 2 of those were in the consolation brackets on Sunday....no one cares about those games.

Yeah, only pool play and playoffs matter. Going 0-3 and winning a couple consolation games isn’t the same as 2-1 in pool play and not caring the next day in a couple loses if you aren’t in the playoff bracket.

Coaches coach differently, players play differently, they are all thinking about being at home. The consolation games should definitely factor in less into this computer ranking.

Coaches coach differently, players play differently, they are all thinking about being at home. The consolation games should definitely factor in less into this computer ranking.

Hence why the team is in the consolation bracket.

Hawks #3

Wins don’t matter. It’s strength of schedule and goal differential. Winning by 1 can actually hurt your ranking because the model was expecting you to win by 4 goals.

Wins don’t matter. It’s strength of schedule and goal differential. Winning by 1 can actually hurt your ranking because the model was expecting you to win by 4 goals. “Quote”

Laughing out loud. The “Model” is a farce! I am actually a Hawks hater but you have to give them their due. My model is called eye sight. One team beats all others, that’s all that needs to be known.

You can take your subjective debate and put it where the sun don’t shine. There’s a reason they count all the games in the calculations for the rankings and not just a head to head match up between 2 teams. You realize it isn’t just wins, it’s the quality of the wins and by how much. Computer takes the data and analyzes it and spits out a rating. And before you go off, I realize the game is decided between the lines. But the ratings make for good banter and give tourney organizers a way to even out brackets. And they use the same type of systems in college football, basketball, hockey and just about every other sport. Yes, the number one ranked team doesn’t always win the national championship. But there has to be some merit to it seeing as much higher levels of sport are using it. At the least, it’s has to be better than Joe LI and Joe MD trying to determine which team “looked” superior. Let’s try to be a little objective, shall we?

More importantly, how are the Saltwater moms this summer? I haven’t been at any tourneys with them.

Crabs are one year away from being # 1. This time next year most people will be in awe

No one is in awe of a team who has to continue to ask 25s to reclass in order to compete at the elite level. Not knocking the reclass BS, do what you have to do to be #1, simply stating your team is nothing without them so you should really sit down.

Looneys will sweep Young Guns.
Crabs 2026 not playing in their own tournament?

How did this work for Looney's?

Unless your son plays for Looneys, why do you care? And FYI they keep the scores up on Tourney App in case you want to track teams besides your own.

How did this work for Looney's?

Wins are for fun….my kid is there to develop his skills for high school.

We beat the team that won it and lost to them in OT semifinals.

Looks like a good turnout at Naptown next week. Gonna be a hot one. Good luck to all.

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Looks like poop tourney to me

Agreed! 💩

When is Naptown ? Does it interfere with World Series ?

I am curious if the Hawks roll the dice and let the older kids play at World Series, the only on age tournament left . Would a proud organization that usually doesn’t participate for that reason allow a whole organization to be embarrassed for cheating just to pacify one coach who can’t handle the rules . We shall see , won’t be able to hide kids like he did in qualifier..

Hawks without question! Just a play date for the Hawks. Just a little fun before the Wort Series!