I've been around Ohio Fastpitch and OFC since around 2001 as I have had 2 daughters and 2 step daughters that played travelball for several fine organizations such as Lasers, Stingrays, Cincy Doom and Ohio Nightmare.
My point is that it was common to see 14u & 16U polls on an annual basis up until 2010. I still remember one of the last 16U (92 & 93 classes)polls around 2010 when everyone was chasing Valley Extream Blue and Ohio Nightmare. I believe the top 5 were ...
1) Valley Extream Blue
2) Ohio Nightmare
3) Ohio Classics Black
4) Ohio Lasers White
5) Buckeye Heat Toledo
The 14U (94 & 95 classes) was...
1) lasers Scarlet
2) Ohio Slammers
3) Cincy Doom 95
Then the coaches of the 96, 97, 98 classes decided that it was politically incorrect for the older age groups to have a poll and they stopped having them.
IMHO polls are fun and creates interest in the game we love. It also adds to the history on how all these young teams did each year as they developed! Before anyone bashes me, my baby girl is a junior in college....I just see nothing wrong with havering polls at the older age groups, which use to be the norm here on OFC.
So donuts00, whoever you are, good luck with your pursuit!