Unless Wando is ranked #2 then they suddenly become relevant, at least during the CCC, and thats not true about seeing all the teams either. At the state level I know for a fact(partly because I used to sit in an office on Sunday night and read emails w the Heises) that a lot of info is obtained and used for rankings.
For the National Rankings I know that Sheldon from ESPN is very very involved and has a TON of contacts that sees A LOT of the teams and players. He also sends out emails periodically to "soccer people" within the state.
I agree that the national rankings are "aloof", as we are prolly not the 6th best team playing this spring, but i still say its harsh to say rankings are irrelevant.
Last edited by Will Eudy; 04/03/12 04:08 PM.
