In response to the question in the last post, I
did not rank Imperial College in my Top 25 because I
did not consider them a circuit team. They did not
play any other tourneys over here.
To me, it
would be comparable to placing Man United in a poll of
MLS teams, or the London Monarchs with NFL teams. I
rank the top 25 teams of _our_ circuit/"league", so if
Canadian teams start playing the circuit, and thus can be
compared with American teams, then I will start ranking
them.
I think Western Ontario made strides last year
toward joining our circuit, so if they start beating
lots of Top 25 teams, then I will rank them. But just
as I would not include American teams in a ranking
of the Canadian circuit (which is _different_, not
inferior or superior), I won't include Canadian teams
unless they "cross over" into the American circuit. A
final example: When Ricky Martin made albums in
Spanish, he scored on the Latin music charts, but not the
U.S. pop charts. This year he released a major
cross-over album, and is now on the pop charts.
-Adam