ARIZONA BASEBALL RANKINGS
The Arizona Baseball Rankings was created to provide a fair ranking system for all teams and coaches
but in particular for the young ballplayers that care very much about their standings in the state rankings.
This ranking system was not designed for teams that sandbag and play at a lower level just to gain points and win trophies.
The only way that Arizona will be able to compete with California, Texas, Florida and Georgia teams
is for the best teams in the state to play each other on a consistent basis-not hide from one another in an attempt to gain points.
The purpose of travel ball is to get our young men ready for high school, college and beyond.
The Arizona Baseball Rankings is committed to helping facilitate that end. AZB Rankings will be updated weekly.
An awards ceremony with a trophy presentation will be held each at the conclusion of the season for all of the top ranked teams for each age group.
HOW THE POINTS ARE CALCULATED
Each team is eligible for points from up to twelve tournaments a year, this includes National Championships. A teams top twenty finishes will be used to determine a teams total points. These points can be accumulated during any month of the season which runs from August 1st-July 31st.
Four teams must participate in a division during a tournament to be eligible for points (9U has a two team minimum).
The following sanctioning bodies are recognized by azbaseball.org:
AAU |
CABA |
SSBA |
TCS |
USSSA |
USTBA |
ARIZONA BASEBALL RANKINGS POINTS SYSTEM
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ELITE |
1ST 50 POINTS |
2ND 30 POINTS |
3RD 20 POINTS |
4TH 10 POINTS |
MIXED |
1ST 30 POINTS |
2ND 20 POINTS |
3RD 10 POINTS |
4TH 0 POINTS |
LOWER |
1ST 10 POINTS |
2ND 5 POINTS |
3RD 0 POINTS |
4TH 0 POINTS |
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ELITE |
1ST 100 POINTS |
2ND 60 POINTS |
3RD 40 POINTS |
4TH 20 POINTS |
MIXED |
1ST 60 POINTS |
2ND 40 POINTS |
3RD 20 POINTS |
4TH 10 POINTS |
LOWER |
1ST 20 POINTS |
2ND 10 POINTS |
3RD 5 POINTS |
4TH 0 POINTS |
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ELITE |
1ST 200 POINTS |
2ND 120 POINTS |
3RD 80 POINTS |
4TH 40 POINTS |
MIXED |
1ST 120 POINTS |
2ND 80 POINTS |
3RD 40 POINTS |
4TH 20 POINTS |
LOWER |
1ST 40 POINTS |
2ND 20 POINTS |
3RD 10 POINTS |
4TH 5 POINTS |
ELITE DIVISION
At least 4 Majors/Ultimate/ National level teams competing in a tournament. 9U will receive upper division points if there is only one division.
MIXED DIVISION
A mix of 2-3 Majors/National/Ultimate level teams and AAA/American/Quality level teams competing in a tournament.
LOWER DIVISION
AAA/American/Quality level teams competing in a tournament.
MINORS/AA division tournaments are not eligible for points.
BONUS POINTS
If a team competes in an upper age division tournament and places, the following extra points will be awarded.
1st 100 POINTS |
2ND 60 POINTS |
3RD 40 POINTS |
ODDS AND ENDS
National Tournaments that carry over the July 31st deadline will count for points.
Teams that finish in the top four in an out of state tournament are eligible for points.
