TBR – Travel Baseball Rankings

TBR-Travel Baseball Rankings LLC was founded because there was a void in travel baseball, as all the other companies require you to play in their tournaments to get ranked. The more you play, the higher you get ranked. Travel baseball teams like variety, so taking the results from ALL the competitive tournaments made the most sense. TBR gets up-to-date rankings and takes into consideration the results of all sanctioning bodies and highly competitive games in 28 states.

A big part of this process is from user-input from high level local teams. TBR is also the ONLY rankings website to take into consideration team name changes, team mergers, player movement, etc. when updating the preseason rankings.

A few things to remember:

The TBR Season

We do not consider Fall/Winter ball results in our rankings. The Season starts when ALL teams get outdoors in March.

Indoor Games/Results are Not Considered

TBR loves the idea of developing players indoors, however, we do not take these games/tournaments into consideration for the rankings. TBR only uses results from outdoor tournaments during the season.

Player Movement is Considered in Preseason Rankings

TBR is the only website that takes into consideration mergers, player movement, injuries, etc. Ultimately, once games start it is all settled on the field.

We Rank 28 States

These are the states that have highly competitive travel baseball teams.

Competing In High-Level Tournaments are Paramount!

We receive a lot of submissions about team records. TBR considers the best travel baseball teams that consistently seek top level competition and the teams that are testing themselves in high level tournaments, more so than wins and losses. The caveat...Most teams don’t know the what the most competitive tournaments are until the team lists are released. TBR, PBR D1,  PG Major/D1, USSSA Major are great starting points for excellent competition.

Head-to-Head Wins Are Important, But Not Everything

Did your team beat a team in pool play, but did not advance as far in bracket play? This could be an indicator that your team was better that one game, but not as deep of a team overall, which could warrant a lower ranking.

League Play Is For Development

Why? We get a lot of submissions on league play. Some top teams may be developing players/pitchers while others are going for the win. It can be really difficult to determine the coach’s strategy in league play. Tournament wins are a much better indicator of the better overall team.

Rankings are updated on designated dates when the season starts; please follow the process on the website to be considered.