answer an elite UCLA program. John Speraw, the recent and former coach of US National Team was also the head coach at UCLA. It took them a while to get to the top, but he was bringing in elite recruits, and has built something there that will be hard to displace. They are in our league and the league only get 2 teams max, and sometimes only 1 into the NCAA tourney.

Grand Canyon has emerged as a legit program. Then you still have USC, Stanford and Pepperdine IN THE SAME LEAGUE. Not everyone can be the top dog.

There is more to it, but I would say, getting a couple of elite pin hitters would go a long way.