Category: 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.

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.

Must have participated in 6 or more eligible events. Information is provided in the following order:

• Team Name.
• Team Class.
• Team’s Home Base.
• TPS Power Rating.
• Number of Eligible Tournaments participated in.
• Wins & Losses.
• Won-Lost %.
• SoftballCenter.com Computer Rank

Only participation in the following events will be considered for inclusion in the Power Ratings:

• All ASA Super Qualifiers
• The ASA Major National
• The ASA Super National
• The ISA AA World
• The ISA World Series
• All NSA Major Qualifiers
• The NSA AA World
• The NSA World Series
• All USSSA Major NITs
• The USSSA AA World
• The USSSA World Series

FACTOR 1 (A): Points awarded on the basis of a team’s order of finish during Regular Season and in each of the four AA post season championship events.

1st place………….. 100.00
2nd place……………. 90.00
3rd place……………. 81.00
4th place……………. 72.90
5th place……………. 65.61
7th place……………. 59.05
9th place……………. 53.14
13th place………….. 47.83
17th place………….. 43.05
25th place………….. 38.74
33rd place………….. 34.87
49th place………….. 32.38

FACTOR 1 (B): Points awarded on the basis of a team’s order of finish in each of the four Super/Major post season championship events.

1st place………….. 140.00
2nd place………….. 126.00
3rd place………….. 113.40
4th place………….. 102.06
5th place……………. 91.85
7th place……………. 82.67
9th place……………. 74.40
13th place………….. 66.96
17th place………….. 60.27
25th place………….. 54.24
33rd place………….. 48.81
49th place………….. 43.93

NOTE: Should a tournament be called without completing all games (due to weather, etc.) resulting in ties for order of finish, points will be allotted by adding the total points accrued by all teams tied for any position and divided by the number of teams.

FACTOR 2: The number of teams in the event

1…………………………………… 0.00000
2…………………………………… 0.85000
3…………………………………… 0.87500
4………………………………….. 0.90000
5…………………………………… 0.91250
6…………………………………… 0.92500
7…………………………………… 0.93750
8………………………………….. 0.95000
9…………………………………… 0.95625
10…………………………………. 0.96250
11…………………………………. 0.96875
12………………………………… 0.97500
13…………………………………. 0.98125
14…………………………………. 0.98750
15…………………………………. 0.99375
16………………………………… 1.00000
17…………………………………. 1.00313
18…………………………………. 1.00625
19…………………………………. 1.00938
20………………………………… 1.01250
21…………………………………. 1.01563
22…………………………………. 1.01875
23…………………………………. 1.02188
24………………………………… 1.02500
25…………………………………. 1.02813
26…………………………………. 1.03125
27…………………………………. 1.03438
28………………………………… 1.03750
29…………………………………. 1.04063
30…………………………………. 1.04375
31…………………………………. 1.04688
32………………………………… 1.05000
33…………………………………. 1.05156
34…………………………………. 1.05313
35…………………………………. 1.05469
36………………………………… 1.05625
37…………………………………. 1.05781
38…………………………………. 1.05938
39…………………………………. 1.06094
40………………………………… 1.06250

FACTOR 3: The number of “Super” teams participating

Participating Factor

0 super teams ……………………………………………………………… .9113
1 super teams ……………………………………………………………. 1.0125
2 super teams ……………………………………………………………. 1.1250
3 super teams ……………………………………………………………. 1.2500

NOTE: In calculating Super teams’ scores we will use a factor one level lower than all other teams as they do not compete against themselves. For example, if all three super teams were participating in an event, each super team would receive a multiplication factor of 1.1250 in determining their power rating, while all other participating teams would use a multiplication factor of 1.2500 to determine theirs.

FACTOR 4: Teams designated as “super” teams for 2001 season.

Dan Smith/Backman/Menosse…………………… Concord CA
Hague/Resmondo/Specialty Tanks……………. Columbus OH
Long Haul/Taylor Bros/ShenCorp……………… Albertville MN

FACTOR 5: Each of the four Major (ASA Super and ISA/NSA/USSSA World Series) post season championship events will be given three times the “weight” as eligible regular season events.

FACTOR 6: For a team to be listed in the TPS Power Ratings they must have participated in the minimum number of eligible events on any given date as given hereafter:

May 21……………………. 1 event
June 11………………….. 2 events
June 25………………….. 3 events
July 30…………………… 4 events
August 27………………. 5 events
September 24………….. 6 events

Addendum:

The participation of any team (that disbands or changes their name) in any eligible event will continue to be counted as a participating team (and “super” team if they were so listed) for the purposes of Power Ratings generated from such events. Continuation of Power Ratings generated by a team (that disbands or re-registers under a different name) for that team in any eligible event will be evaluated by the number of rostered players “held-over” for the new team. If such team should “hold-over” ten or more players from the roster previously used all Power Ratings shall continue to be used to calculate that team’s seasonal Power Ratings. If such a team carries over less than ten players, their eligibility to be listed in the Power Ratings shall be determined solely by their performance as a “new” team.

Must have participated in seven or more eligible events. Information is provided in the following order:
– TPS Power Rating.
– Number of Eligible Tournaments participated in.
– Wins & Losses (in eligible games only)
– Won-Lost % (in eligible games only)
– Team Name.
– Team’s Home Base.
OLD SCOUT (#)
01. 120.622 (15) (71-13) 84.5% Backman/Smith/Menosse/Easton, San Jose, CA (#1)
02. 113.945 (15) (60-26) 69.8% Hague/Resmondo/Walser/Worth, Columbus, OH (#2)
03. 112.262 (15) (70-17) 80.5% Long Haul/Taylor Bros/Shen Corp/TPS, Albertville, MN (#4)
04. 109.153 (13) (35-24) 59.3% Mid-South/Mizuno, Portage, IN (#5)
05. 107.866 (16) (52-24) 68.4% Chase/Reece/Roosters/Easton, Wilmington, NC (#3)
06. 95.564 (13) (50-21) 70.4% Budweiser/Summerlin/Team Experts/Worth, College Station, TX (#10)
07. 91.165 (09) (28-18) 60.9% Team Mizuno, Ft Pierce, FL (#16)
08. 89.989 (11) (37-18) 67.3% Mountain Top/Advanced/USA Cash/TPS, Northville, MI (#9)
09. 89.436 (09) (23-19) 54.8% Sunnyvale V&F/Easton, Sunnyvale, CA (#NA)
10. 87.409 (09) (17-21) 44.7% WW Gay/Aubrey’s/TPS, Gainesville, FL (#7)
11. 86.077 (07) (20-14) 58.8% Hooters/B&B/Rew/Mizuno, Overland Park, KS (#15)
12. 85.138 (10) (25-23) 52.1% Phonemasters/K&G/TPS, Wood River, IL (#12)
13. 84.686 (08) (21-18) 53.8% New Construction, Shelbyville, IN (#11)
14. 82.704 (07) (22-11) 66.7% Florida Heat/Nave Plumbing/Joe Black’s/Worth, Ft. Pierce, FL (#6)
15. 79.880 (07) (18-15) 54.5% Creative Stucco/Easton, Columbus, OH (#17)
16. 77.019 (11) (32-19) 62.7% Twin States/Worth, Montgomery, AL (#8)
17. 74.634 (11) (16-21) 43.2% Team AH/TPS, Dayton, OH (#NA)
18. 68.552 (13) (24-27) 47.1% Doc’s/Mizuno, Sioux City, IA (#20)
19. 58.192 (08) (11-21) 34.4% Strike Zone, San Antonio, TX (#NA)
20. 54.144 (10) (10-22) 31.3% Texans Softball Club, Houston, TX (#NA)

Information is provided in the following order:
– TPS Power Rating.
– Number of Eligible Tournaments participated in.
– Wins & Losses (in eligible games only)
– Won-Lost % (in eligible games only)
– Team Name.
– Team’s Home Base.
1. 102.317 (14) (70-06) 92.1% – Long Haul/Taylor/Shen/TPS, Albertville, MN
2. 94.056 (13) (53-18) 74.6% – Dan Smith/Backman/Menosse/Easton, San Jose, CA
3. 89.534 (14) (57-29) 66.3% – Hague/Resmondo/Specialty/TPS, Columbus, OH
4. 83.784 (09) (33-16) 67.3% – Reece/Roosters/Easton, Canal Winchester, OH
5. 83.771 (12) (49-21) 70.0% – Budweiser/Summerlin/Easton, College Station, TX
6. 80.381 (11) (41-17) 70.7% – Pov’s/Walser/TPS, Brooklyn Center, MN
7. 78.330 (05) (15-12) 55.6% – Mercer’s/K&G/TPS, North Vernon, IN
8. 77.588 (06) (21-11) 65.6% – Quick Roofing/Advanced/Nike, Arlington, TX
9. 77.107 (05) (15-10) 60.0% – L & L Painting/TPS, Prattville AL
10. 77.068 (09) (24-18) 57.1% – Maroadi/Frank-n-Stein/Nike, Pittsburgh, PA
11. 72.476 (05) (16-09) 64.0% – Reds/J&J/Fairweather/Worth, Seattle, WA
12. 71.526 (07) (16-15) 51.6% – New Construction, Shelbyville, IN
13. 70.287 (05) (12-09) 57.1% – Mississippi/Worth, Jackson, MS
14. 69.851 (06) (08-10) 44.4% – Hooters/B&B/Easton, Overland Park, KS
15. 68.440 (11) (28-22) 56.0% – Aftershock/Easton, Alameda, CA

Information is provided in the following order:
– TPS Power Rating.
– Number of Eligible Tournaments participated in.
– Wins & Losses (in eligible games only)
– Won-Lost % (in eligible games only)
– Team Name.
– Team’s Home Base.
01. 95.713 (16) (79-15) 84.0% Team TPS, Louisville KY
02. 92.250 (16) (68-16) 81.0% Dan Smith/Backman/Worth, San Jose CA
03. 89.903 (17) (73-25) 74.5% Long Haul/TPS, Albertville MN
04. 80.685 (15) (55-23) 70.5% Sunbelt Plastics, Centerville GA
05. 80.325 (16) (59-27) 68.6% BellCorp/Easton, Tampa FL
06. 77.246 (16) (48-32) 60.0% Hague/Resmondo/TPS, Columbus OH
07. 75.332 (16) (49-30) 62.0% Sunnyvale V&F/Easton, Sunnyvale CA
08. 68.371 (11) (32-20) 61.5% AJA/TPS, S Houston TX
09. 66.570 (09) (12-20) 37.5% Suncoast/Dudley, Sarasota FL
10. 66.315 (07) (13-15) 46.4% Reds/J&J/Fairweather/Worth, Tacoma WA
11. 65.676 (11) (23-24) 48.9% Roosters/A+/Astros/Easton, Reynoldsburg OH
12. 65.383 (05) (11-10) 52.4% Maroadi Transfer/Nike, Pittsburg PA
13. 65.300 (05) (12-10) 54.5% Hooters/Easton, Kansas City KS
14. 65.185 (05) (13-07) 65.0% Kevitt/J&H/Easton, Minneapolis MN
15. 63.924 (06) (09-11) 45.0% Craig’s Hitmen, Wadley AL