Rankings for Week #1 will be posted on Sunday, March 2.
The first week always includes the preseason tournament results, which count towards the rankings.
Tournaments count as such, because there are paid officials on hand, general admission/tournament passes collected, and also timekeepers, scoreboard/press box folks manning the booths. When that happens -- "it's for real". It's the same for baseball, basketball, etc. -- why should soccer be any different? SCSoccer.com has always had this policy since the inception of the Kickin' Around soccer newsletter that debuted in 1993.
The only matches that don't count towards rankings are "scrimmages" and "Jamborees".
Also, until players reach the collegiate status, SCSoccer.com refers to them as "Boys" and "Girls" -- i.e., Boys U18, Boys U17, Girls U16, Girls U15, etc.
