Elite should not have 10 teams. It should be something earned and only given to the Top 8 teams at each level. Watering it down with 2 additional teams makes for unfair scheduling and a good chance that a top team gets lost. You only play 7 games so you could end up playing the best 7 teams in the league and another mediocre team plays the bottom 3 and beats you out for a playoff spot. Treat Elite like it should be. Make the teams earn it based on past performance in HoCo over the years and how they have faired at tournaments.
2025 should be - the top 5 are no-brainers!
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Hawks
Madlax
DC Express
FCA
Next Level - based on how they have faired over the past year.
Crabs - based on winning AAA in 2019 and tournaments over the past year.
True Annapolis - based on how they have done in tournaments over the past year
Looneys - they could slip in over True, but haven't faired as well over the past year and had a bad 2019 year at Elite level
Cannons - should be out - terrible 2019 record in Elite as well as poor performances against Elite teams the past year at tournaments.
Crabs should not be considered for the Elite. They were 2-4 in the fall with losses to every Elite division team they played (DCE & FCA, win vs Looney's doesn't count because they are not Elite either), and a loss to True Annapolis Green. And they just lost to Zingos last weekend.
