Yes and No.

In general, M&D Red seems to play higher ranked teams closer than HoCo did. Very few close games for HoCo vs higher ranked teams.

I think the perspective on rankings is that rankings aren't one and done... a team/club has to continue year after year to be coached well to improve, especially as they get older and it isn't just about best athletes



Originally Posted by Anonymous
us club rankings MD 2025
1 M&D(2) 96.26
2.Heros(3) 95.38
3. SW(4) 94.62
4. NEMS(21) 91.11
5. MD United(22) 90.78
6. M&D Red(29) 89.71
7. LBC(30) 89.69
8. Hoco(33) 89.40
9. Coppermine(41) 88.68
10. 3d Frederick (42) 88.67


M&D Red rankings shows the flaw in these rankings- goal differential weights to much on final rankings.
Hoco, Coppermine and 3d Frederick all had significant huge wins/ties compared to M&D red. Hoco lost to no teams lower ranked and beat 4 teams on this list above it yet is still below M&D red. Easy to juice these rankings by scheduling some 10GD wins, you take a hit on SOS rating but you buffer up your GD number. This is bad for the sport but I hear parents quoting this as "the" national ranking. Might affect who comes to your tryouts etc. The most fun is to look at NXT black. 31-3 on the season with 2 losses to 3d Frederick.