The top 10 teams are as follows, with previous rank in brackets:
Rank Team
1 (1) Jarvis, ON Travelers
2 (3) Bakersfield, CA California A’s
3 (2) New York, NY Chicago/NY Fastpitch
4 (4) Elkhart, IA Albaugh Inc.
5 (5) Midland, MI Explorers
6 (6) Saskatoon, SK Diamondbacks
7 (9) Appleton, WI Bar of Appleton Brewers
8 (7) Harrisburg, PA Pennsylvania Power
9 (8) St. Paul, MN Minnesota Angels
10 (10) Pueblo, CO Bandits
Editor’s note: The ranking committee took note of California A’s Peligro win at New York, ahead of former # 2 Chicago/NY. Elkhart IA, Midlnad Explorers and Saskatoon hold the “second tier” at 4-5-6, while the 7-8-9 spots reshuffled slightly, as they have during the year, with the Bar of Appleton at #7 with the arrival of pitcher Sebastian Gervasutti. Pueblo rounds out the top 10.
2011 Final ISC Rankings
Rank Team
1 Jarvis, ON Travelers
2 Bakersfield, CA California A’s
3 New York, NY Chicago/NY Fastpitch
4 Elkhart, IA Albaugh Inc.
5 Midland, MI Explorers
6 Saskatoon, SK Diamondbacks
7 Appleton, WI Bar of Appleton Brewers
8 Harrisburg, PA Pennsylvania Power
9 St. Paul, MN Minnesota Angels
10 Pueblo, CO Bandits
11 Owen Sound, ON Selects
12 Fargo, ND Kegel Black Knights
13 Bakersfield, CA Silverhawks
14 Davenport, IA Quad Cities Sox
15 Kitchener-Waterloo, ON Cubs
16 Ashland, OH Stock Pack17 Shakespeare, ON Falcons
18 Alvinston, ON Indians
19 Mascoutah, IL Pete’s Blues
20 Aurora, IL Dolan & Murphy Shamrocks
21 Harriston, ON Wellington Sox
22 Quyon, QC COMBAT Flyers
23 Stockton, CA Italian Athletic Club
24 Montfort, WI New Image
25 Sweaburg, ON Crush
26 Elmira, ON Expos
27 Toronto, ON Gators
28 Seattle, WA Cal-State Builders
29 Cobourg, ON Force
30 Halifax, NS Blackburn Pepper Jacks
31 Topeka, KS Toros
32 Elkhart, IN Duncan OutlawsTop 16 teams earned seeds in the 2011 ISC World tournament, and first round byes.
Editor’s note: The “final” rankings will be determined on the fields of Moline, IL, August 14-21.