18s: Initial Top 50 National Rankings
When the 18s broke off on their own it drastically changed the qualifying schedule. Whereas the younger age groups have a build up with preseason tournaments like Central Zones and Triple Crown there is no such luxury with the oldest age division. When it comes to the 18s, we just all dive into qualifying season right out of the gate. The 18s hopes of qualifying for one of the 48 Open spots later this season in Columbus starts this weekend with two events. One is the Windy City Qualifier in Chicago. The other is the KC MLK Tournament in Kansas City. With those events kicking off the qualifying for the 18s, we also get going with our initial 18s Top 50 National Rankings. We’ll see how much the list changes in our next update, after teams have hit the road and accumulated results from their travels. For now, we present the Top 50 based on how we see these teams stacking up at the starting gate. 18s Top 50 National Rankings 1. Coast 18-Ozhan (CA) 2. 1st Alliance 18 Gold (IL) 3. Wave 18 Juliana (CA) 4. Premier Nebraska 18 Gold (NE) 5. Drive Nation 18 Red (TX) 6. A5 18-Marc (GA) 7. AZ Rev 18 Premier (AZ) 8. OT 18 John (FL) 9. Metro 18 Travel (DC) 10. Sunshine 18 LA (CA) *** 11. MAVS KC 18-1 (KS) 12. MN Select 18-1 (MN) 13. Madfrog 18 Green (TX) 14. Club V 18 Ren Reed (UT) 15. Munciana 18 Samurai (IN) 16. Circle City 18 Purple (IN) 17. HJV 18 Elite (TX) 18. AJV 18 Adidas (TX) 19. Alamo 18 Premier (TX) 20. TAV 18 Black (TX) *** 21. Mizuno Long Beach 18 Rockstar (CA) 22. KiVA 18 Red (KY) 23. Hou Skyline 18 Royal (TX) 24. MKE Sting 18 Gold (WI) 25. Skyline 18 Royal (TX) 26. Legacy 18-1 Adidas (MI) 27. AVC Cle Rox 18 Red (OH) 28. Ku’Ikahi 18 Wahine (HI) 29. Michigan Elite 18 Mizuno (MI) 30. NPJ 18 Forefront (OR) *** 31. Dynasty 18 Black (KS) 32. Arizona Storm 18 Thunder (AZ) 33. Rockwood Thunder 18 Elite (MO) 34. Elevation 18 Spinney (OH) 35. Mintonette Sports m.81 (OH) 36. FC Elite 18 Elite (WI) 37. Rev 18-1 Avengers (IN) 38. Absolute 18 Black (CA) 39. Excel 18 National Red (TX) 40. KC Power 18-1 (KS) *** 41. Co Jrs 18 Doug (CO) 42. Topeka Impact 18-1 (KS) 43. Paramount VBC 18s (VA) 44. ID Crush 18 Bower (ID) 45. Northern Lights 18-1 (MN) 46. Triangle 18 Black (NC) 47. Gainesville Jrs 18 Black (FL) 48. AVA TX 18 Adidas (TX) 49. Union 18-1 UA (KY) 50. NKYVC 18-1 Tsunami (KY)