Note of course that some areas have not started their 40+ leagues yet and so without rosters to look at are not included. And some areas have multiple seasons so some teams have multiple chances to advance in playoffs or have to make a choice. So this is preliminary and will be updated in the coming months.
Here are the top-20 teams by top-8 average for the 40+ 4.0 Men:
| Location | Average |
|---|---|
| SOUTHERN / ALABAMA / AL - HUNTSVILLE - 2016 | 3.10 |
| PACIFIC NW / SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON | 3.09 |
| MIDWEST / OHIO VALLEY / CHARLESTON | 3.02 |
| SOUTHERN / GEORGIA / GA - COLUMBUS - CORTA - 2016 | 3.01 |
| SOUTHERN / GEORGIA / GA - COLUMBUS - CORTA - 2016 | 3.00 |
| SOUTHERN / KENTUCKY / KY - LEXINGTON | 2.98 |
| NO. CALIFORNIA / Men's 3.0 - EB | 2.98 |
| TEXAS / DALLAS | 2.98 |
| NO. CALIFORNIA / Men's 3.0 - DN | 2.96 |
| PACIFIC NW / NORTHWEST WASHINGTON | 2.96 |
| NO. CALIFORNIA / Men's 3.0 - SF | 2.96 |
| SO. CALIFORNIA / SO.CALIFORNIA / SAN GABRIEL VALLEY | 2.96 |
| SOUTHERN / ALABAMA / AL - BIRMINGHAM - 2016 | 2.95 |
| SOUTHERN / GEORGIA / GA - COLUMBUS - CORTA - 2016 | 2.95 |
| SOUTHERN / ALABAMA / AL - HUNTSVILLE - 2016 | 2.95 |
| SOUTHWEST / NORTHERN NEW MEXICO | 2.95 |
| SO. CALIFORNIA / SO.CALIFORNIA / SAN GABRIEL VALLEY | 2.95 |
| PACIFIC NW / SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON | 2.95 |
| NO. CALIFORNIA / Men's 3.0 - SB | 2.95 |
| PACIFIC NW / NORTHWEST WASHINGTON | 2.95 |
It is not uncommon to see more players rated above the top of their level in the lower NTRP levels, and the result here is 4 teams with top-8 averages over 3.0.
Southern is represented well but PNW and both NorCal and SoCal show up several times too.
As always, if you'd like to get more details on the specific teams in the list, or get a report on your area or sub-flight, I can generate a report for you showing both the full roster average and top-8 average by team. Contact me for more details.
More to come!
Two things I haven't seen discussed are 40+ leagues that use early start ratings and teams with a large number of players that also play up a level. Both of these can inflate aggregate ratings.
ReplyDeleteExcellent point, and I've hinted at it in some posts saying ratings can change during the year as players improve, some of that coming from playing up. And where players are allowed to keep playing at their early start level, they can get way over by the time Nationals comes around.
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