Gramps 2020 Grass Roots Team Rankings (17U teams)

I am still catching up on the wild weekend of July 17-19 with some other 17U boys tournaments.  The updated "Top 750" can be found at: https://grampsgrassroots2020.blogspot.com/2020/07/top-700-17u-grassroots-boys-teams.html I have individual tournament rankings at: https://grampsgrassroots2020.blogspot.com/2020/07/grassroots-tournament-rankings-weekend.html Some thoughts on this coming winter's high school competition?  Check out: https://grampsgrassroots2020.blogspot.com/2020/07/thoughts-on-next-winters-high-school.html Indy Heat 2021 put their stamp of dominance on the 2020 Brawl For The Ball and could be a top 10 nationally ranked team.  D1 Minnesota was head and shoulders above the rest at the D1 Summer Classic in Shakopee, Minnesota, UA Rise Grand Park 2021 dominate the Circle City tournament and SMAC Attack swept the All-In Hoopfest, both in Indy. Here's how they stacked up: D1 Summer Classic https://basketball.expo...

It was a wild weekend of action with several Prep Hoops, RecruitLook and Hardwood Classic events.  I haven't gone through all the scores yet so I will be posting some more later along with another top 500 17U team ranking. I watched games with interest, as coaches and sideline players were masked up (to some varying degree).  I hope and pray that none of these budding athletes or their coaches end up with Covid-19 in two or three weeks.  An outbreak in early August would surely blow the rest of the Grassroots schedule to smithereens.  Stay Safe and mask up. Here's a quick update on how they all fared: 1. 2020 Sunflower Showcase - KC Run GMC played one game and it was a doozie, beating a top-notch SW Illinois Jets Orange team by 47, 92-45.  I am sure that Jets Orange would have played them a little closer with fresh legs but KC Run GMC is definitely a top 25 national team.  CarrollGoL1ve, Team GoL1ve and Marcus Denmon Elite were also very solid during ...

Here are my first 17U Grassroots ratings for the "top"500 boys teams in the US.  Since we have had so many cancelations until now, I decided to use last year's final 16U ratings and add teams as they begin to play. The teams in bold have played in the limited 17U tournaments and if I have a rating from last year, I have added it in the far right column.  Because of the limited data, some of these ratings are "iffy".  The more tournaments I look at, the more robust the ratings will be. For those of you new to my ratings, the rating is based on head-to-head competition and comparative scores.  The difference between the two ratings would be the spread in a head-to-head game. Time will tell whether Indiana Elite and Teddy Buddy Buckets are this good (both are 7 points higher than last year after two tournaments). I apologize if I have your team state wrong.  I threw the states in from memory from rating 4000 teams last year. Please, no negative comments y...