The 411: TopDrawerSoccer.com’s club soccer TeamRank and Players To Watch rankings utilize a 16-region setup.  Every Tuesday through Friday we will run an article highlighting a monthly update of one of these regions for each feature. On Mondays we will highlight national rankings updates for both Players To Watch Top 100 and the TeamRank Top 10.

For the uninitiated, our 16 regions are Southern California, Northern California & Hawaii, the Pacific Northwest (AK, WA, OR, ID), Rocky Mountains & Southwest (MT, WY, CC, NM, AZ, NV UT), Texas, Heartland (KS, MO, IA, NE and the Dakotas), Midwest (IL, WI and MN), Great Lakes (OH, MI, IN, KY), South (MS, LA, AK, AL, TN, OK), Florida, South Atlantic (SC, NC, GA), Mid-Atlantic (DE, VA, MD, WV), Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Northeast (MA, CT, RI, VT, NH, ME).

The TeamRank National Championship is a unique rankings setup that only includes team performance from the current season. It begins with events in August and ends with final events in July, at which point a new competition begins and the slate is again wiped clean. Each ranking is only for that August to July season.

Please read the TeamRank criteria and points setup.

Each list in the Players To Watch Regional Top 20 and National Top 100 rankings are updated monthly and therefore subject to change.

Players To Watch Regional Rankings and National Top 100 in 12 age groups are based on staff assimilation of data and feedback received from coaches and other observers around the country.

Players To Watch ranking and rating criteria explained.

The Northeast Players To Watch ranking update shows Jimmy Petrucelli (2011), Felix Debona (2012) and Diego Fagundez (2013) leading the way in their respective classes.

On the Girls’ side, Morgan Andrews, Hayley Dowd and Lauren Berman continue as a national trio to watch from the Boston area for 2013 grads. UCLA(w) signing Samantha Mewis and Boston College(w) verbal Lauren Bernard lead the way for 2011 and ’12 respectively.

Northeast Region Players To Watch rankings - Boys | Girls

In the Southern California TeamRank update, South Bay Gunners continue to hold a commanding lead in the U13 Boys division, with Fullerton Rangers leading Cosmos Academy West at U14. South Coast Bayern (U15), Albion SC (U16), Central California Blues (U17)  and United FC (U18 are among other age group leaders on the  Boys side. So Cal Blues and San Diego Surf each lead two divisions in Girls’ play.

With the spring tournament season (and our continuing to add results from fall and winter events as part of our commitment), it will be interesting to see how the standings in each age group develop.

Southern California TeamRank standings - Boys | Girls

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