Welcome back everyone and thanks for following so far. Obviously there was a bit of a problem with last week, so I'm going to clear a few things up. First, I won't be changing anything with the rankings. But for those who missed it, I don't really have any "power" over the order of the power rankings (not the way I do it at least), primarily to eliminate any room for bias but also because it would take more a lot more time. QoP and SoR are just there for tie-breakers (SoR, then if it's still a tie I'll use QoP) and because it adds a little more to the post in my opinion. These are things I've stated before (in some cases more than once), but I just thought they needed to be said again. Anyway, enough of that, let's get to the numbers 
Week 10 Predictions
Alpha Power Rankings
Rank Team / Strength of Record / Quality of Play
1 Sin City Silent Assassins / 37 / 47.66
2 Barcelona Brawlin' Brewers / 36 / 34.69
3 Livorno Naval Academy / 23 / -175.90
4 Irish Car-Bombers / 23 / 24.57
5 Verviers Gauls / 16 / -21.62
6 Glasgow Aftershocks / 19 / 19.31
7 Moscow Communists / 5 / -79.64
8 Hamburg Hawks / -2 / 75.85
9 KAF Spartans / -9 / 4.62
10 Monaco Mustangs / 4 / 136.65
11 Watford Cheetahs / -5 / 1.19
12 Canary Cannis / -11 / 29.54
13 Gonadian Knights / -15 / 123.40
14 British Bulldogs / -32 / -59.10
15 Dearborn Beast Modes / -33 / -75.45
16 Pepperoni Naples / -40 / -38.29
Alpha Projected Scores
(Rank) Team vs. (Rank) Team [Projected Score] (Actual Score)
(9) KAF Spartans vs. (1) Sin City Silent Assassins [3-131] (0-135)
(15) Dearborn Beast Modes vs. (2) Barcelona Brawlin' Brewers [3-133] (0-153)
(13) Gonadian Knights vs. (3) Livorno Naval Academy [3-184] (3-216)
(4) Irish Car-Bombers vs. (16) Pepperoni Naples [193-3] (143-0)
(8) Hamburg Hawks vs. (5) Verviers Gauls [15-70] (3-65)
(6) Glasgow Aftershocks vs. (7) Moscow Communists [64-15] (65-10)
(12) Canary Cannis vs. (13) Watford Cheetahs [26-46] (3-52)
(10) Monaco Mustangs vs. (14) British Bulldogs [106-7] (135-0)
Zeta Power Rankings
Rank Team / Strength of Record / Quality of Play
1 Algarve Sharks / 34 / -49.14
2 Normandy Invasion / 29 / 23.72
3 Salt Lake City Utah / 23 / 20.09
4 Matterhorn Marmots / 18 / -42.08
5 Missouri Quicksand / 15 / -28.39
6 Kickback Cavaliers / 4 / -102.33
7 Antelope Valley Isotopes / 15 / 67.00
8 Edinburgh Highlanders / 3 / 46.58
9 Cybertron War Machine / 2 / 76.29
10 Bedrock Stone Giants / -18 / -81.04
11 Worms Bulls / -19 / -9.91
12 Zarbre Warriors / -17 / 36.67
13 Constantinople Knights / -18 / 49.50
14 Middlesbrough Mayhem / -19 / -24.65
15 Capeside Minutemen / -38 / -26.50
16 Baltimore Knights / -30 / -3.27
Zeta Projected Scores
(Rank) Team vs. (Rank) Team [Projected Score] (Actual Score)
(10) Bedrock Stone Giants vs. (2) Normandy Invasion [7-135] (0-122)
(2) Algarve Sharks vs. (11) Worms Bulls [73-3] (93-7)
(8) Edinburgh Highlanders vs. (3) Salt Lake City Utah [13-54] (3-58)
(6) Kickback Cavaliers vs. (5) Missouri Quicksand [30-48] (0-69)
(4) Matterhorn Marmots vs. (15) Capeside Minutemen [115-12] (84-0)
(12) Zabrze Warriors vs. (7) Antelope Valley Isotopes [10-56] (7-71)
(16) Baltimore Knights vs. (9) Cybertron War Machine [9-81] (0-164)
(13) Constantinople Knights vs. (14) Middlesbrough Mayhem [55-45] (98-15)
Alpha Rundown
This past week the three unbeatens stayed perfect as they each racked up their ninth win in a row. Livorno is the weakest of the three, barely hanging on against a doubtful playoff team in the Monaco Mustangs. Their streak is in danger of coming to an end sooner or later, although not this week as they go against the weaker Gonadian Knights. Sin City and Barcelona each have easy match-ups as well, so it looks like they will all stay unbeaten for at least another week. Go a little further down the power tier and there's two very important match-ups that could be crucial in deciding playoff seeding. The Hamburg Hawks look to control the final playoff spot against the tough Verviers Gauls. The Gauls are coming off a tough loss and are looking to bounce back, and the predictor has them winning handily. Also in a battle for the 6th seed, Glasgow goes up against Moscow in a match between the 6-3 teams. Glasgow is the predicted victor in this one, easily beating the surging Moscow Communists. There's also a couple of battles between non-playoff teams that strike little interest to the rest of the league, and the strong Irish Car-Bombers have an easy victory against the last-place team in the conference
Zeta Rundown
Once again, the two unbeaten Zeta teams improved their records to 9-0... Neither one of them appears to be slowing up either. Both teams are on pace to extend their streaks just as the unbeaten Alpha teams. Also, just as in Alpha, there are two games this week that carry some playoff intrigue with them. The Kickback Cavaliers look to prove themselves and prove their good start was no fluke as they go against the Missouri Quicksand. It's a predicted Quicksand victory however, so it'll be a fight for the Cavaliers. In the second game, the Salt Lake City Utah go against the Edinburgh Highlanders as the Utah look to possibly lock up the third spot, although they'll need some help from the Cavaliers and Minutemen to do so (which looks unlikely at this point). An Edinburgh loss would leave the Cybertron War Machine all alone at that coveted eighth seed, so long as they beat the winless Baltimore Knights. It's looking up for Cybertron. Meanwhile, Antelope Valley looks for a bounce-back win against Zabrze, and the predictor is in their favor this week. The last few match-ups are relative snoozer without much impact on the playoff hunt although Constantinople vs. Middlesbrough seems like it will be a well-fought battle.
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That's all for this week. Good luck to all teams in the upcoming games! Next one should be up Wednesday night
EDIT: I've updated the OP to include tonight's scores. Congrats to all the winning teams. The projector had its first perfect week so far, going 16/16
Week 10 Predictions
Alpha Power Rankings
Rank Team / Strength of Record / Quality of Play
1 Sin City Silent Assassins / 37 / 47.66
2 Barcelona Brawlin' Brewers / 36 / 34.69
3 Livorno Naval Academy / 23 / -175.90
4 Irish Car-Bombers / 23 / 24.57
5 Verviers Gauls / 16 / -21.62
6 Glasgow Aftershocks / 19 / 19.31
7 Moscow Communists / 5 / -79.64
8 Hamburg Hawks / -2 / 75.85
9 KAF Spartans / -9 / 4.62
10 Monaco Mustangs / 4 / 136.65
11 Watford Cheetahs / -5 / 1.19
12 Canary Cannis / -11 / 29.54
13 Gonadian Knights / -15 / 123.40
14 British Bulldogs / -32 / -59.10
15 Dearborn Beast Modes / -33 / -75.45
16 Pepperoni Naples / -40 / -38.29
Alpha Projected Scores
(Rank) Team vs. (Rank) Team [Projected Score] (Actual Score)
(9) KAF Spartans vs. (1) Sin City Silent Assassins [3-131] (0-135)
(15) Dearborn Beast Modes vs. (2) Barcelona Brawlin' Brewers [3-133] (0-153)
(13) Gonadian Knights vs. (3) Livorno Naval Academy [3-184] (3-216)
(4) Irish Car-Bombers vs. (16) Pepperoni Naples [193-3] (143-0)
(8) Hamburg Hawks vs. (5) Verviers Gauls [15-70] (3-65)
(6) Glasgow Aftershocks vs. (7) Moscow Communists [64-15] (65-10)
(12) Canary Cannis vs. (13) Watford Cheetahs [26-46] (3-52)
(10) Monaco Mustangs vs. (14) British Bulldogs [106-7] (135-0)
Zeta Power Rankings
Rank Team / Strength of Record / Quality of Play
1 Algarve Sharks / 34 / -49.14
2 Normandy Invasion / 29 / 23.72
3 Salt Lake City Utah / 23 / 20.09
4 Matterhorn Marmots / 18 / -42.08
5 Missouri Quicksand / 15 / -28.39
6 Kickback Cavaliers / 4 / -102.33
7 Antelope Valley Isotopes / 15 / 67.00
8 Edinburgh Highlanders / 3 / 46.58
9 Cybertron War Machine / 2 / 76.29
10 Bedrock Stone Giants / -18 / -81.04
11 Worms Bulls / -19 / -9.91
12 Zarbre Warriors / -17 / 36.67
13 Constantinople Knights / -18 / 49.50
14 Middlesbrough Mayhem / -19 / -24.65
15 Capeside Minutemen / -38 / -26.50
16 Baltimore Knights / -30 / -3.27
Zeta Projected Scores
(Rank) Team vs. (Rank) Team [Projected Score] (Actual Score)
(10) Bedrock Stone Giants vs. (2) Normandy Invasion [7-135] (0-122)
(2) Algarve Sharks vs. (11) Worms Bulls [73-3] (93-7)
(8) Edinburgh Highlanders vs. (3) Salt Lake City Utah [13-54] (3-58)
(6) Kickback Cavaliers vs. (5) Missouri Quicksand [30-48] (0-69)
(4) Matterhorn Marmots vs. (15) Capeside Minutemen [115-12] (84-0)
(12) Zabrze Warriors vs. (7) Antelope Valley Isotopes [10-56] (7-71)
(16) Baltimore Knights vs. (9) Cybertron War Machine [9-81] (0-164)
(13) Constantinople Knights vs. (14) Middlesbrough Mayhem [55-45] (98-15)
Alpha Rundown
This past week the three unbeatens stayed perfect as they each racked up their ninth win in a row. Livorno is the weakest of the three, barely hanging on against a doubtful playoff team in the Monaco Mustangs. Their streak is in danger of coming to an end sooner or later, although not this week as they go against the weaker Gonadian Knights. Sin City and Barcelona each have easy match-ups as well, so it looks like they will all stay unbeaten for at least another week. Go a little further down the power tier and there's two very important match-ups that could be crucial in deciding playoff seeding. The Hamburg Hawks look to control the final playoff spot against the tough Verviers Gauls. The Gauls are coming off a tough loss and are looking to bounce back, and the predictor has them winning handily. Also in a battle for the 6th seed, Glasgow goes up against Moscow in a match between the 6-3 teams. Glasgow is the predicted victor in this one, easily beating the surging Moscow Communists. There's also a couple of battles between non-playoff teams that strike little interest to the rest of the league, and the strong Irish Car-Bombers have an easy victory against the last-place team in the conference
Zeta Rundown
Once again, the two unbeaten Zeta teams improved their records to 9-0... Neither one of them appears to be slowing up either. Both teams are on pace to extend their streaks just as the unbeaten Alpha teams. Also, just as in Alpha, there are two games this week that carry some playoff intrigue with them. The Kickback Cavaliers look to prove themselves and prove their good start was no fluke as they go against the Missouri Quicksand. It's a predicted Quicksand victory however, so it'll be a fight for the Cavaliers. In the second game, the Salt Lake City Utah go against the Edinburgh Highlanders as the Utah look to possibly lock up the third spot, although they'll need some help from the Cavaliers and Minutemen to do so (which looks unlikely at this point). An Edinburgh loss would leave the Cybertron War Machine all alone at that coveted eighth seed, so long as they beat the winless Baltimore Knights. It's looking up for Cybertron. Meanwhile, Antelope Valley looks for a bounce-back win against Zabrze, and the predictor is in their favor this week. The last few match-ups are relative snoozer without much impact on the playoff hunt although Constantinople vs. Middlesbrough seems like it will be a well-fought battle.
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That's all for this week. Good luck to all teams in the upcoming games! Next one should be up Wednesday night
EDIT: I've updated the OP to include tonight's scores. Congrats to all the winning teams. The projector had its first perfect week so far, going 16/16
Last edited May 13, 2009 21:10:45
