Below you will find the National Ultimate Media Panel's Mens Top 20 for the weeks beginning April 20, 2009.

Coming off stellar regular seasons and convincing wins at sectionals, both men and women's club ultimate Frisbee advance to the regional championships feeling good about their chances.

They might not carry the household name of the white and red, but the Wisconsin Hodags might be as good as any sports team the University of Wisconsin can boast about. Forget about football — it’s Ultimate season.

In my mind, the big difference between a 4-person cup zone (why doesn't anyone call it a 4-2-1?) and a 1-3-3 is the emphasis on pushing the disc backwards in the 4-person cup. The trap looks exactly the same, but in the middle of the field and on the non-trap sideline, the cup curls around, making the passing lanes out of the cup angle back much more than against a 1-3-3 or even a 3 person cup.