Bracketing at Raleigh was always surprised me. They have a tendency to spread the teams around quite a bit. In many instances it is hard to see the relationship between a higher listed bracket. This can be seen by looking at the Power Ratings of the teams
http://home.att.net/~hniman/Raleigh17.htmlHowever, it can also been seen pretty clearly even in head to head matches. Beadling goes to a fair number of top tournaments and has played many of the U-17G teams, including many in the past 12 months as can be seen by their Wins and Ties table against teams that have been State Runner Up or higher
http://home.att.net/~hniman/BeadlingChamps.htmlHowever, even a more complete record against other teams at Raleigh paints an interesting picture. Here are the results of Beadling (placed in Premier 2 Flight) against teams in the higer brackets from games in the past 12 months (or if the teams haven't played in the last 12 months, the result of their last meeting).
Champion Flight
Vista Firestars
3-3 at Regionals
Medford Scream
2-1 OT at Premier League Championship
1-1 at Columbia
Internationals
1-1 at Continental Alliance (2000)
Premier 1 Flight
Greece Cobras
3-1 at Premier League
Parsippany Elektrons
1-0 at Raleigh
Madison 56ers
0-0 at Phoenix Presidents Day
Real Colorado
0-1 at Miami Orange Classic (2000)
Premier Flight 2
Rochester Rhinos
2-1 at Premier League
Colorado Rush Swoosh
0-1 at Raleigh Semi’s
Premier Flight 3
CUP Panthers
1-0 at Continental Alliance (2000)
MV Magic
1-0 at Jefferson Cup
Greenboro Twisters
4-1 at Columbia
Hockessin United
0-2 at Jefferson Cup
2-0 at Regionals
Premier Flight 4
Albertson Elite
4-0 at Premier League Semi’s
AUFC
0-0 at San Diego Nomads Showcase (2001)