Originally Posted by Anonymous
Honest question for all the posters who are arguing about what order the top 5 or 10 teams should be ranked - Why do you care so much? All of them are going to make the tournament and then have to beat whoever they play to win the championship. And the rankings don't even transfer to seedings and matchups like some of the other sports, since the tournament committee seems to use different criteria and many matchups are determined by geography to minimize travel costs.

Nobody cares who comes in second on May 27th, much less who was ranked number 1, 2 or 3 on March 27th.

The ranking complainers are the parents with kids on the top teams. It's the same parents that complained where their kid's club team was ranked. Other than that, nobody gives rankings much thought. Outside of proud parents, there is very little fan base. The best teams will make the final 4. Doesn't matter where they are ranked.