Methodology & Disclaimer

How the ratings are built

League results feed a weekly Elo rating per club. Cup competitions — U.S. Open Cup qualifying, the National Amateur Cup — are where leagues actually meet, and roughly 600 cross-league Cup results from the last five editions calibrate the gaps between levels. Every rating labels its basis on the page where it appears: real results, real standings, an independent results model, or an illustrative placeholder until that league's feed connects. Fixtures and results are never invented.

College is placed, not measured. Varsity teams never play in the Open Cup, so no real cross-league results anchor them. College layers use independent Massey ratings (season snapshots) for order within each division, mapped onto the national scale in calibrated bands. Men's bands top out just below the professional USL Championship floor — a top college side rates like a strong USL League One / League Two team, whose summer rosters are largely these same players (recalibrated Aug 2026; earlier snapshots ran higher). Women's college bands sit deliberately higher: college is the women's game's primary development tier, so the top D1 programs rate just below the NWSL floor.

Disclaimer

Ranked XI is an independent project by Jeremy Kientz. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any league, club, or federation shown. Club and league names and crests belong to their owners and appear for identification only. Anything tagged Illustrative demonstrates the product, not the club. Match probabilities are statistical estimates for entertainment and analysis — not betting advice; Ranked XI takes no wagers and no commissions. Youth clubs are organization listings only, carry no ratings or player data, and we never publish personal information about minors.

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