The ratings used in preparing these previews are my Estimated Dynamic NTRP Ratings. And for the purposes of comparing teams, I'm calculating the average of the top-8 players on each National's roster.
There is a healthy range from the top to bottom with the top team having a top-8 average of a whopping 3.66, the lowest being just 3.31. But that bottom team is from a section that is perennially underrated and the next team is at 3.48, so perhaps not that large a gap from top to bottom.
Flight 7 with Florida, Intermountain, Southern, and Texas appears to be the strongest with the #2, #3, #7, and #14 teams.
Flight 5 with Hawaii, Missouri Valley, Pacific Northwest, Southern California, and Southwest has the #4, #6, #11, #12, and #16 teams.
Flight 6 has Eastern, Mid-Atlantic, New England, and Northern and comprises the #1, #8, #9, and #15 teams.
Last, flight 8 has Caribbean, Middle States, Midwest, and Northern California and the #5, #10, #13, and #17 teams.
If you'd like more details on any of the flights, I can generate a flight report for any of the them that will show the average rating for the roster and the top-8 average.
Or if you want to see details about a team including each player's rating and a summary of their record and courts played on the team through each phase of the season, a team report is a great resource for your team or any opponent as a tool to scout them.
Contact me if you are interested in any reports.
Note: As always, average ratings for a team does not win a team match. Who plays in the match, the line-ups and how they match-up, and how a given player plays on that day are what determine who wins. So the highest rated teams using top-8 average may or may not win, but it is interesting to look at.
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