I absolutely agree it's way too early to tell who the top teams are.
Girls come and go. Bachtell is definitely not the same team they were when they where "Strong in 10's" or even when they played "solid in 12's". Usually the person starting the thread will be from one of the teams posted, so I agree, why does it matter where they're from?
Now, that being said, I feel the need to reply. Why? Because I'm super bored
Because it's so early, I think it's best to qualify the said associations the teams competed in where the original poster came up with his/her top teams. Rank the top associations from 1-4 (PGF, ASA, Triple Crown, USSSA). In my humble opinion, it would be:
1. PGF
2. ASA
3. Triple Crown
4. USSSA
Powersurge - Bachtell: Strong when in 10's and played solid in 12's. Finshed strong in ASA Nationals.
Quakes - Romero: Tied / 9th overall finish in TCS World Series going 6 and 2. Also won this past weekends TCS tournament
OCBB - Pantegas: Tied / 17th overall finish in TCS World Series going 4 and 3
OCBB - Garcia: Only 03 team to qualify for PGF. Very Solid team
Firecrackers - Oaks: Formally Grisley. Tied / 13th overall finish in TCS World Series going 4 and 3
So Cal Athletics - Mercado/Suarez: USSSA 12U Champions
So Cal Athletics - Angulo: 4th overall finish in the Silver bracket at TCS World Series going 5 and 4
Corona Angeles: 2nd overall finish at the TCS World Series going 8 and 3
Ohana Tigers - Sanchez: Formally So Cal Athletics: Tied / 9th overall finish in TCS World Series going 6 and 3
It doesn't matter where they ended last season. I would say participating and qualifying for PGF means a lot though. OCBB - Garcia and SoCal 3D were the only two to do so and fared well going 2-2 (25th place). These Triple Crown finishes don't mean a whole lot and winning the USSSA Tournament against "Straight Outta Rec Ball" teams is really nothing to brag about either.
Again, way too early for rankings. In fact, OCBB - Garcia lost to OCBB - Flores today, so technically you should take Garcia off the list. Personally, I would wait after a tournament or two before we really get serious with rankings and even then, it doesn't matter. It's all about PGF in July.