Grassroots Team Rankings: 15U Top 10 (Final Edition)
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With almost half of the top ten off last weekend, there wasn’t much room for movement throughout the top ten. Although numbers no. 4 and no. 5 — Hoopsters and Cincy Royals — was again a tough call, the top five has been pretty set for a while. It would’ve taken at least one major first place finish to crack the top three, which just didn’t happen.
In the second half of the rankings, we had to reward teams that continued playing throughout July, if they had nice performances. No. 8 through no. 10 all showed fight and success in Fort Wayne to end the season, which is better than not playing at all.
# | 15U Team | Notes | Previous |
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1 | NEO Tru Game | Tru Game didn't play last weekend and hasn't since the E15 Challenge. | 1 |
2 | Mid Ohio Pumas Elite | The Pumas didn't play in July, as most of their 15U Elite team competed at the 16U level this month. | 2 |
3 | All Ohio Red | Red finished the season in Orlando, where they were 3-1 with the only loss coming against Team Takeover in the round of 16. They finished with an overall winning percentage of 78 percent, including an 11-3 July. | 3 |
4 | Ohio Hoopsters - Tillman | The Hoopsters had the best finish of any Ohio 15U team in Fort Wayne last weekend. They went 3-2 in a super pool and made it to the semifinals. | 4 |
5 | Cincinnati Royals - Blue | Similarly, CRB had the best finish of any Ohio 15U team in Louisville last weekend. They were 3-1 and the only team to qualify for the top bracket. | 5 |
6 | Dayton Wolves / Team Flyght | They didn't play last weekend. | 6 |
7 | Cleveland | Cleveland didn't play last weekend. They came away with first place finishes at the TNBA Memorial Classic, NEO Make it Rain Fest, and Showdown in Massillon this year. | 7 |
8 | TNBA Ohio | TNBA impressed with a 3-1 weekend in Fort Wayne, where they made it to the round of 16. | NR |
9 | TNBA East Black | TNBA East Black had a similar season record to their club mates, TNBA Ohio. Most recently, they went 2-2 at the GRBA National Championships. | NR |
10 | Nova (Douglas) | Nova capped off a 9-7 July with a 3-2 finish at Fort Wayne. | 10 |