I am not sure if fastball is saying he thinks Buckeye Elite deserves to be with the top tier, but I agree with him that they need to start getting some credit. They received no votes in the poll when they have beaten several teams who are receiving votes. The Ohio Glory, Dragons 99, and Ohio Danger teams have been getting some love in the polls. Elite beat all three rather handily (Danger twice). They also won a tournament that included The Stingrays, and CO Hawks. They didn't play the Stingrays, but managed to beat the team that beat them (Hawks). They also won a tournament by beating TNT Explosion out of WV. If you know anything about the TNT organization, they are very good. Bottom line is that winning 5 consecutive tournament against the competition mentioned deserves some merit.
Call it tooting your own horn if you want, but there is nothing wrong with being an informed voter. You may think that they haven't played enough quality teams to crack the top ten, but at least you now know who they have played and can cast and informed vote. Vote for them, or don't. Personally, I could care less. I don't recall ever being awarded a trophy for winning a popularity poll. Buckeye Elite will do their polling on the playing field.