New York Gremlins Pre-season #1 The ISC Ranking Committee is releasing the 2024 pre-season rankings. Defending ISC World Tournament Champions New York Gremlins open the season ranked #1 with 18 points, with Hill United Chiefs and Bear Creek Express taking #2 and #3 spots separated from each other by only 7 points. Rounding out the top 5 are NorthEast Drillers & Circle Tap Dukes. Our Rankers see a highly competitive ISC World Tournament with a lot of teams capable of big wins throughout the season. Hopefully they are correct and we will see not just a competitive World Tournament but a compelling ISC season on the North American tournament circuit. The 2024 Pre-season Rankings are below. In the photo are the rankings from each of the 15 committee members. 1. Clifton Park, NY New York Gremlins 2 Ohsweken, ON Hill United Chiefs 3 Chippewa on the Thames, ON Bear Creek Express 4 Richmond, VA NorthEast Drillers 5 Denmark, WI Circle Tap Dukes 6 Toronto, ON Toronto Batmen 7 Grande Prairie, AB Pirates 8 DuQuoin, IL AWP Lumberjacks 9 Agoura Hills, CA JB 10 Fargo, ND Kegel Black Knights 11 Ensenada, Mexico Glowworm 12 Lake Crystal, MN Ostrander Norsemen 13 Santiago, Nuevo Leon Mexico Omma Tigres 14 Chase, BC STK Fastball 15 Midland, MI Explorers 16 Waterdown, ON Waterdown Hammer 17 Ohsweken, ON Redmen 18 Pueblo, CO Bandits 19 Olympia, WA Lacey A’s 20 Wiarton, ON Georgian Bay Giants 21 Sydney, AU Tropics 22 Prince George, BC River Kings 23 Qualicup Beach, BC Parksville Red Sox 24 Vanderhoof, BC Rippers 25 Winnipeg, MB Peguis Redmen 26 Victoria, BC Emery Electric Chargers 27 Surrey, BC Rebels 28 Tacoma, WA Westside Jacks 29 Walton, ON Brewers 30 Steveston, BC Canadians 31 Townsend, ON Tide 32 Richmond, BC Rays U23 The Rankings committee is overseen by Greg Nydick, Rich Haldane and Bill Berkenpass. We selected 15 committee members from across North America. The committee is made up of Players, Coaches, Administrators and Associates. We hope this diverse selection balances each other out and allows for all teams to have rankers that see them.
January 20, 2026
