1996 TPS Power Ratings

The TPS Power Ratings are intended to reflect a team’s strength using the results from the 4 Associations top Levels of competition. Points are awarded on the basis of where a team places in any of the following regular and post season events:

  • USSSA Major NITs
  • ASA Super Qualifiers
  • NSA Class-AAA Qualifiers (AAA was Highest NSA class)
  • USSSA Class-AA Championship
  • ASA Major National
  • NSA Class-AA National
  • ISA Class-AA National

Points for Tournament Placements are

  • 1st             30 Points
  • 2nd             20
  • 3rd             15
  • 4th             10
  • 5-6th         6
  • 7-8th         4
  • 9-12th       2

Six (6) points are awarded for each win over a Super Team. Three (3) points are deducted (from any Super team) for any loss to a non-Super team. Points for placement and Super Wins (Super Losses will be deducted) will be awarded at triple value for each of the four (4) post season  Grand Slam Championships:

  • USSSA World Series
  • ASA Super Nationals
  • NSA World Series
  • ISA Super World Series

In case of an event being cancelled, points will be combined and divided among the teams sharing those positions in the event. In the event of ties at the end of season, ties will be broken first by head-to-head play and secondly by overall won-loss record.

Rank Team City State Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
1 *Shen Valley/Superior/Taylor/TPS Bridgewater VA 749 8 5 2 2
2 *Ritch’s/Superior/Tri-Gems/Beloli/TPS Windsor Locks CT 617 10 2 1 2
3 *Lighthouse/Worth Stone Mountain GA 583 4 3 9 1
4 *Sunbelt/Easton Centerville GA 506 8 3 1 0
5 Dan Smith/Easton San Jose CA 348 2 8 2 0
6 *Steele’s Silver Bullets/Hit Men Brook Park OH 245 1 2 5 1
7 Bell II/Easton Orlando FL 210 1 4 2 1
8 SoJern/Specialty Tank/TPS Cedarbrook NJ 134 1 1 0 3
9 Franklin/Grover Los Angeles CA 119 0 2 1 1
10 Hague/Ohio Transport/Wessel/TPS Columbus OH 114 1 0 3 0
11 Herrin/Dudley Savannah GA 104 0 3 0 0
12 Whips/Instant Landscape/TPS Milwaukee WI 89 0 0 3 1
13 Spectrum/Easton Golden Valley MN 82 1 0 2 1
14 Southland/Back Porch/Moulton Furniture/TPS Gainesville GA 72 0 0 2 0
15 Converters Unlimited/TPS Kinston NC 69 1 0 1 1
16t Ranier/TPS Seattle WA 62 0 0 0 2
16t No Limit/TPS Concord CA 60 0 0 0 1
18 Herb’s/TPS San Diego CA 60 0 1 2 0
19 Long Haul/TPS Albertville MN 52 0 0 0 1
20 Liquid Blue Providence RI 48 0 0 0 0
21 Chip’s/Easton Nashville TN 46 0 0 0 0
22 AJ’s/Worth Richmond VA 44 0 0 0 2
23 Hinson’s/TPS Houston TX 43 0 0 1 0
24 Sonny’s/TPS Boston MA 41 0 1 0 0
25 Harrison’s Portsmouth VA 38 0 1 0 1
26t AJA/TPS Houston TX 26 0 0 0 1
26t D’s Dynasty/Easton Valley Center CA 26 0 0 0 0
28 Long Pest Control/TPS Tacoma WA 22 0 0 0 0
29 Belcher/Steele’s Manteno IL 21 0 0 0 1
30 SportsWorld/Reece/Worth Lebanon TN 20 0 0 0 1

The TPS Power Ratings are intended to reflect a team’s strength using the results from the four associations’ top levels of competition. Points are awarded on the basis of where a team places in any of the following regular and postseason events: USSSA Major NITs; ASA Super Qualifiers; NSA Class AAA Qualifiers, USSSA Class AA Championship; ASA Major Nationals; and NSA Class AA Championship. Points for tournament placements are: 1st–30; 2nd–20; 3rd–15; 4th–10; 5th–6; 7th–4; 9th–2. Six (6) points are awarded for each win over any Super team (identified by an asterisk * in front of the team’s name). Three (3) points are deducted (from any Super team) for any loss to a non-Super team. Points for placement and Super wins (Super losses will be deducted) will be awarded at triple value for each of the four post-season Grand Slam Championships; USSSA World Series, ASA Super Nationals, NSA World Series, and ISA Super Major World Series. In the case of an event being cancelled prior to its finish, points will be combined and divided amongst the teams sharing those positions in the event. In the event of ties and the end of the season, ties will be broken first by head-to-head play and secondly by overall won-loss records in these events.

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