The California Lumberkings decision to sign Darren Strang and Jon Nimmo from B.C. made a big impression on the ISC II ranking committee as the Lumberkings vaulted all the way up to #13 in the June 1 rankings, climbing 33 spots from #46.
A-1 Tank came in at #25, up two spots from #27.
Other western teams include: #16 Colorado Rage, #21 JRW & Associates, #33 Grand Prairie, AB Pride & #37 Lloydminster, AB Dodgers.
The top 10 break down as follows with preseason ranking in brackets:
1. (2) Niagara, ON Snappers
2. (4) Port Elgin, ON Blue Devils
3. (1) Elmira, ON Cubs
4. (5) Bridgeport, ON Braves
5. (3) Alvinston, ON Indians
6. (8) Oswego, NY Cutro Professional Services
7. (6) Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder
8. (7) Hermann, MO Black Gold
9. (10) Harriston, ON Mercurys
10. (9) Perkasie, PA Rise
A total of 37 teams received at least one vote from the panel of 12 judges. Two sets of rankings were chosen at random to be dropped from this term’s final rankings. A different two sets will be dropped in all future rankings.
To see the full list with each judges score, please see the ISC II section of the ISC website.
The rankings will form the basis for seeding teams in the fifth annual ISC II Tournament of Champions which will be played August 13-18 at Budd Park in Kitchener and Kinsmen Park in Cambridge, Ontario. The tournament will feature 40 teams from across North America playing a four-game round robin schedule in eight pools of five teams each. The top three teams from each pool advance to a single elimination playoff bracket.
Blair Setford
ISC II Commissioner
Email: blairjs(at)rogers.com