Ranked is locked to E-district?

I've been away from Apex a few seasons, I really loved it before. I wanna play ranked, but I think E-district is at total mess, and I really do not enjoy it. But really, what is this? As usual Respawn forces you into the new content. People leave and never come back because of this. Why couldn't they just leave it being the best game aver which it was a long time ago.