January 25, 2010
The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) released its final regional rankings for 2009 on January 25th.
The rankings reflect the results of WFTDA-sanctioned games played from Oct. 1, 2009 to Dec. 1, 2009, including the WFTDA Championship Tournament in November.
The fourth quarter rankings generally show little movement in standings as many leagues take a break from bouting following the WFTDA playoff season and during the holidays.
The North Central Region saw most movement this quarter as Detroit Derby Girls rebounded to the #2 spot, putting the Mad Rollin’ Dolls back in the #3 spot. Minnesota RollerGirls took a jump to #7, after sitting at #9 in the rankings for the third quarter of 2009. The Arch Rival Rollergirls of St. Louis dropped to #8 with Cleveland’s Burning River Rollergirls following that trend by coming in at #9.
The Naptown Roller Girls of Indianapolis move up to the #11 spot, shifting the Ohio Roller Girls down to #12, while Sioux Falls Roller Dollz moved up to #13 putting the Fort Wayne Derby Girls in the #14 spot.
In the West Region, Denver regained the #2 spot from their cross-town rivals, Rocky Mountain Roller Girls, after defeating Rocky Mountain to take third place at the WFTDA Championship.
The top of the rankings stayed constant in the South Central Region, but there were some shifts among lower-ranked leagues. West Texas dropped a slot to #11 as Northwest Arkansas Rollergirls moved up to #10. The Tallahassee Rollergirls are freshly ranked at #14, causing Assassination City to drop two places to the #16 spot and the Big Easy Rollergirls to fall in at #17.
Finally, in the East Region, 2008 National Champions Gotham Girls Roller Derby reclaimed the #1 spot from the Philly Roller Girls who dropped back to the #2 spot in the region.
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