Hill United Chiefs Number One in PreSeason Rankings

Blair Setford • May 28, 2025

Defending Champions Chiefs Enter Season at #1

Hill United Chiefs are the unanimous #1 in the ISC Pre-Season Rankings as they begin the defense of their ISC World Tournament title.


The newly named Bear Creek Gremlins were the unanimous #2 ranked team, with the NorthEast Drillers, Bear Creek Express, and JDT First Energy rounding out the Top 5.


The Rankers see substantial improvement from the Ostrander Norsemen, jumping to 6th in the rankings after finishing 13th at the 2024 ISC World Tournament. Toronto Batmen, Kegel Black Knights, STK Fastball and Midland Explorers round out the Top 10.


Due to the compressed 2025 season, the Final Rankings will be released following the June 27 weekend, with the being 2025 ISC World Tournament schedule coming shortly thereafter.


The ISC rankings committee is overseen by Greg Nydick, Rich Haldane and Bill Berkenpass. Committee members have been selected from across North America and is comprised of players, coaches, administrators and associates. We hope this diverse selection balances each other out and allows for all teams to have rankers that see them.

Here's the full rankings list and below is the raw data from the committee.

1 Ohsweken, ON Hill United Chiefs

2 Chippewa of the Thames, ON Bear Creek Gremlins

3 Richmond, VA Northeast Drillers

4 Chippewa of the Thames, ON Bear Creek Express

5 Chippewa of the Thames, ON JDT First Energy

6 Lake Crystal, MN Ostrander Norsemen

7 Toronto, ON Batmen

8 Fargo, ND Kegel Black Knights

9 Kamloops, BC STK Fastball

10 Midland, MI Explorers

11 Amsterdam, NY Team 518

12 Waterdown, ON Hammer

13 Pueblo, CO Bandits

14 Stevens, PA Sandlot

15 Olympia, WA Lacey A's

16 Wiarton, ON Georgian Bay Giants

17 Fond du Lac, WI AHI Reapers

18 Kingston, ON Axemen

19 Appleton, WI Bar Buzz

20 Houston, TX Aces

21 Townsend, ON Tide

22 Sebringville, ON Sting

23 Walton, ON Brewers

24 Seattle, WA Dirt Dogs

25 Cross Lake, MB CanWest Thunder

26 Brisbane, AU Southside Stingers


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