The Grande Sports TeamRank Top 25, the comprehensive ranking system for elite club soccer teams nationwide, continues March updates this week with the U13, U14, and U15 girls teams. This is the last update for TeamRank for March. We will update our National Top 25 for each age group at least once per month.

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Look Elsewhere 

Cincinnati United Premier - Gold made the big jump in the March Grande Sports TeamRank Top 25 update. The Ohio club had an impressive run in National League play in Las Vegas this month. Cincinnati United Premier finished National League play with 35 goals scored and only one conceded. 

Minnesota Thunder Academy and Seattle Reign Academy join the Grande Sports Academy TeamRank Top 25 this month. Thunder is 6-2 on the season in ECNL in play. Seattle is also enjoying a really strong showing in ECNL play. 

While there has been some movement among the Top 25, the top team in the age group has remained the same this year with So Cal Blues leading the charge. The Blues are the team to beat over the next few months 

It’s Reigning 

Charlotte Soccer Academy made the big move in this update. The Mid-Atlantic Conference team is 12-2-1 on the season and enjoyed three impressive wins this month. Charlotte sits in No. 8 in the Grande Sports Academy TeamRank Top 25. 

Seattle Reign Academy jumps into the rankings at No. 19 in the March TeamRank update. Reign is 5-1 on the season and one of the teams to watch during the spring season. 

Falling Down

Following a victory in the Cal South National Cup Championship, Arsenal FC jumps up to No. 7 in the Grande Sports TeamRank update. Arsenal’s victory also drops San Diego Surf from the top spot. 

FC Dallas takes over the top spot in the new update. FC Dallas won the 2017 Vegas Cup over MLK Weekend. The dominant Texas club is shaping up to be the team to beat in 2017. 

 

Grande Sports TeamRank is the comprehensive team-ranking system devised by TopDrawerSoccer.com to provide an objective and common-sense approach to determining which elite youth soccer teams are the best in the nation.

The rankings, updated monthly, are primarily results-based, with a nod toward the league and championship competitions that emulate how excellence is determined in leading soccer nations around the world.

Tournaments are also included but at a reduced value due to the many mitigating factors involving such events, including attrition and guest players.

A final layer of executive evaluation is provided to account for variables that often impact results, thus ensuring that the monthly lists are not subjective, but are not purely mechanical.