Grassroots 17U boys basketball Ratings - May 31, 2021

 Updated 6/2/2021

I saw the Tweet about Brad Beal 17U and 16U both winning their divisions of the Nike Memorial Day Class and the 15U team coming in as runners-up.  Is there a better program in the Midwest today, than @BradBealElite?  Yep, BradBeal is one of the top five programs in the country.

I have updated all The Circuit ratings for teams that have played games.  There are still a few that are listed with no record and I have not found any BallerTV results for them either.  I cannot believe the level of activity this Spring.  So many teams and so many tournaments.  It is like someone let the dogs out, after being cooped up for a full year.  I love the activity.

The EYBL is still the top league by far and can throw Brad Beal and about six other teams into a hat, pick out one and have a pretty solid #1 US 17U team.  I feel pretty good about the EYBL ratings but some of the other leagues have top teams with just a few games and I am not sure their lofty ratings are real or not.

And how about that Prep Hoops Grind Region Memorial Classic in Kansas City.  If you had to pick a top team amongst MPJ Elite, KC Spurs Black, The Work Foundation, Rise and Grind Family, Powerhouse NE Skierka, Tulsa Hawks, Gain Elite Minnesota, Gateway Knights, Grind Family, Gators Elite and PAC Basketball?  That's a tough one but I might opt for Gain Elite MN.

So I have listed the league averages first and then the teams by league.  I will do a State-by-State and a Combined ratings sometime soon.  I will be updating this periodically this week as I add more Memorial Day tournament results.  Here is the link to Missouri teams.

Check out the top 1000 17U teams HERE

As for now, we will let the players do the "talking" about who is really #1.

Note: I have added some additional results from the past weekend and some of the outliers have come down to reality.