Thanks for the updated info on CalSouth, I made this last year and haven't really followed their branding changes. There are always going to be one or two exceptions for specific teams and the overlap, as the annotation states, Tier 2, 3, and 4 leagues have a lot of overlap. Some great teams are locked out of leagues, and can perform very well at higher levels. Some teams like to sandbag in lower level leagues, and can perform well against teams in higher leagues. Some teams are in a league because the club must enter a team for that age group, and they are not playing up to par. The chart is based of the mean average level of play of the teams in that league. There is also a problem of Hierarchy within the overseeing organization when comparing leagues. For example, USYS products are designed with the hierarchy of E64, PRO, and then USYS Regional Leagues (Cal South). If Cal South Premiere is moved up to be in line with low level EA or high level EA2, then it would imply E64 is performing with MLS Next, which it is not. Southwest does not really have a PRO following, and the E64 is in reality, not much better than the regional leagues top flights (Cal South/SOCAL), but I can't really justify moving Cal South Premiere above E64 because a few teams are performing at the bottom of EA level. I did decide to combine the E64 and P.R.O., because the southwest just doesn't really participate in P.R.O.. Here is a slightly updated chart for all of us to debate.
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