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i am going to make power rankings from now . However, there will be no math done (too lazy ). right now, the rankings are basically a mix of tier info, records, strength of schedules, pts for/against, and a bit of personal thought. here are my first power rankings:

1. Taiwan Demons (5-0) (Tier 1) - They will probably be up here for awhile, despite an easy schedule thus far

2. Blood Gulch Chupathingies (5-0) (Tier 1) - A 5-0 start and a win over HRY has proved that they are an elite team now

3. Himalayan Raging Yetis (4-1) (Tier 1) - HRY was edged out on a late TD by Blood Gulch (), but a 4-1 record versus a tough schedule is impressive enough to keep them up here

4. Myanmar Military Junta (4-1) (Tier 2) - A win over KWD, a close loss against HRY, and a 4-1 record against a tough schedule is good for this spot anyday

5. Idaho Hurricats (4-1) (Tier 2) - They are this season's KWD (heavy sleeper team); They gave Blood Gulch quite a run in their only loss, and 3 TD wins over Fort Worth and Laos are good for this spot

6. Kolkata Witch Doctors (2-3) (Tier 2) - They have been the major dissapointment thus far, with no wins over teams with a winning %. Until they start winning against quality teams, they will stay down here

7. Guam Carabao (4-1) (Tier 2) - Yet another sleeper team. They gave HRY a run in their only loss, and upseted KWD. If they can continue defeating quality teams, they could jump over KWD

8. Laos Dragons (2-3) (Tier 3) - There is a wide gap between Guam and Laos; Laos has no quality wins thus far, so they will stick around this area until they do. Laos, Blue City, and Fort Worth will be the teams fighting for the final playoff spot; So far, Laos has done the best, so they are currently in 8th

9. Fort Worth Thunder (2-3) (Tier 3) - They have been pretty dissapointing thus far, with big losses to Idaho, Laos, and HRY, and their wins have came against poor teams. Their 100 chemistry will help them in fighting for a playoff spot, especially against Laos (their chemistry is 63 at the moment). But until they can defeat a quality team, they will be stuck here for awhile

10. Blue City Bruisers (3-2) (Tier 3) - Their 3 wins are all over poor teams, so they do not count for much. In their two games versus quality teams (Taiwan, Guam), they were easily defeated. Until they prove they can beat quality teams, they will be stuck here for awhile.

11. Davao Diablos (2-3) (Tier 4) - Again, there is a big gap between the two teams here; Blue City is much better than Davao. Out of the teams in the two bottom tiers, Davao is the best one, but that won't do them much good until they can prove that they can compete for the playoffs

12. Semarang Scorpions (1-4) (Tier 4) - They've had a tough schedule thus far (3 games against quality teams), and they were edged by Davao by just a FG, so they deserve to be the 2nd best team out of the bottom two tiers. But again, that won't do much until they can compete for the playoffs

13. Blutos Truckers (1-4) (Tier 4) - A tough schedule thus far (3 losses against quality teams) have made things tough for Blutos. Their only win is against Beijing (won by a FG). Their players are actually not that bad (a few level 20+s), but their chemistry (55) and other factors will work against them for awhile. If they can make many quality additions in the next two offseasons, they could compete by season 6

14. Beijing Knights (0-5) (Tier 5) - Though they are winless (4 losses against quality teams), they have proved that their offense can be potent. In their 5 losses so far (they were edged by Blutos by a FG), they have scored => 17 pts in every game. But until they can improve their D (needs a LOT of help), they will be fighting to avoid demotion

15. Ia Drang Snipers (1-4) (Tier 5) - Their schedule has been tough (3 losses against quality teams), but their only win is against Shanghai, clearly the worse team in the league. Right now, they are slated to fight demotion

16. Shanghai Street Walkers (0-5) (Tier 5) - They are the worse team in the league, and there is no doubt that they will be demoted. They need to make MANY additions to their team (level 3 and 4 starters will never cut it), or else they won't be able to compete in SE Asia A


NOTE - The power rankings do not reflect what I think will be the final standings; instead, they reflect how well the team has done recently. I do expect these rankings and the final standings to look quite different because of this

BTW, here are what the different tiers mean:

Tier One = elite teams, best teams in conference
Tier Two = great teams and playoff bound, but not good enough to be in the elite teams
Tier Three = bubble teams; some of these teams will make the playoffs as the last seeds, others will just miss out
Tier Four = not basement dwellers or bubble teams; just in between. if they make smart decisions, they could be bubble teams next season
Tier Five = basement dwellers, rebuilding teams. two teams in this tier will be demoted, the other stays alive for another season

Sucks to see KWD is not considered elite anymore, I will assure you we will regain our respect. We have had a tough start but we will get it together soon.

Good job again, I can't wait for us (Demons) to get into the good part of the schedule.

I find it odd that there have been 4 elite teams the entire season, yet we beat KWD and we are still a tier 2 team... Meh, whatever, let MMJ fly right under your radar... Please.

Seems pretty fair all around, nice job.

i think mmj should get some respect.. even if they beat us. we anit doing well this season hopefully we can fix out problems and get back to our winning ways.

Here are the updated rankings:

1. Taiwan Demons (6-0) (Tier 1)
2. Blood Gulch Chupathingies (6-0) (Tier 1)
3. Himalayan Raging Yetis (5-1) (Tier 1)
4. Myanmar Military Junta (5-1) (Tier 1) (Tier +1)
5. Idaho Hurricats (4-2) (Tier 2)
6. Kolkata Witch Doctors (3-3) (Tier 2)
7. Guam Carabao (4-2) (Tier 2)
8. Laos Dragons (3-3) (Tier 3)
9. Blue City Bruisers (4-2) (Tier 3) (+1)
10. Fort Worth Thunder (2-4) (Tier 3) (-1)
11. Semarang Scorpions (2-4) (Tier 4) (+1)
12. Davao Diablos (2-4) (Tier 4) (-1)
13. Blutos Truckers (1-5) (Tier 4)
14. Beijing Knights (0-6) (Tier 5)
15. Ia Drang Snipers (1-5) (Tier 5)
16. Shanghai Street Walkers (0-6) (Tier 5)

there aren't many changes, but there are some moves in the middle-of-the-pack, and MMJ became a tier 1 team (elite team)

good stuff, glad to see we (the Scorpions) arent basement dwellers this year.

I own Beijing. It's good to see we're not cellar dwellars in the power rankings.

I was honestly hoping for an expansion team when I was on the waiting list. I got this team ( forget the orig. name ) However, the previous guy ran them into the ground, almost every single player was a free agent or became a free agent in the first 10 days and they all also made over 120k/season.

It's been rough trying to sign people but the guys I managed to grab are great guys and I have a really good core to build on. Hopefully we'll stick around and won't be demoted

Here are the updated rankings for week 8:

1. Taiwan Demons (7-0) (Tier 1)
They had no problem beating up Ia Drang, so they will remain in this spot; If Taiwan and Blood Gulch can avoid being upset, it would set up the best game of the season in week 10 (Blood Gulch at Taiwan). However, that will be difficult as they face MMJ in an extremely tough game

2. Blood Gulch Chupathingies (7-0) (Tier 1)
They put away KWD by 16 pts and retained this spot. They will face a heavy sleeper team in Idaho in week 8

3. Himalayan Raging Yetis (6-1) (Tier 1)
HRY had no problems crushing Blutos, and remained in #3. They are in the middle of a pretty easy 4 game stretch (W over Blutos, now facing gutted-Laos, Beijing, and then Davao)

4. Myanmar Military Junta (6-1) (Tier 1)
They defeated Blue City by 29 pts, and remained in this spot. Their next game, at Taiwan, will be a big test for both Taiwan and MMJ

5. Idaho Hurricats (5-2) (Tier 2) (HEAVY SLEEPER TEAM)
They bounced back from a close loss to HRY with an easy win over Davao. They have a toughie against KWD tomorrow, but are still favored to win (who would've thought that could happen last season )

6. Guam Carabao (5-2) (+1) (Tier 2) (SLEEPER TEAM)
Their large win over Semerang, KWD's 16 pt loss to Blood Gulch, since their chemistry is 31 pts higher than KWD's, and since they are a sleeper team vaulted them over KWD in this week's rankings. They have 2 easy games coming up against Beijing and Ia Drang

7. Kolkata Witch Doctors (3-4) (-1) (Tier 2) (DISSAPOINTMENT TEAM)
KWD needs to come back with a strong effort against Idaho, or else they will remain in slots 6-8 for the rest of the season. They have been a HUGE dissapoinment thus far, and need to start getting their form back from last season

8. Blue City Bruisers (4-3) (+1) (Tier 3)
Though they were easily defeated by MMJ, they have played better than Fort Worth, and Laos was suprisingly gutted, so they are in shape to get the final playoff spot. They will be getting competition from Fort Worth, and maybe Semerang or Davao for this spot. This week, they will be playing Fort Worth, and that game will probably decide who gets the last playoff spot

9. Fort Worth Thunder (3-4) (+1) (Tier 3)
They bounced back from a loss to KWD by crushing Shanghai by more than 100 pts. Since Laos was gutted, they were bumped up a spot. Their game against Blue City tomorrow will probably decide who gets the 8 seed (and then probably crushed by Taiwan in round 1)

10. Semarang Scorpions (2-5) (+1) (Tier 4)
With Laos's gutting, they find themselves in a spot to make some noise and possibly compete for a playoff spot. There is a slight chance that they will be able to make a playoff push, but that will be decided by how they play in the rest of the season. They will have an easy game against Ia Drang, but then they will have 2 tough ones against MMJ and Fort Worth

11. Davao Diablos (2-5) (+1) (Tier 4)
They also have a slight chance to make some noise and compete for a playoff spot, but what I said about Semerang is exactly the same with Davao. Their next games are against Blutos and Laos, both games that they need to win

12. Laos Dragons (3-4) (-4) (Tier 4) (Tier -1)
They were shockingly gutted and sold by their owner, and the once-promising team finds themselves in the gut. Their new owner will have to start rebuilding, and hope they do not get demoted this season. Their next game will be against HRY, and we'll get to see how bad they were actually gutted

13. Blutos Truckers (1-6) (Tier 4)
They will continue to fight demotion (they should be able to stay here), since they have no chance at a playoff spot. They have an important game against Davao coming up

14. Beijing Knights (1-6) (Tier 5)
They picked up their first win against a gutted Laos team. Their offense should be potent enough for them to pick up wins against Ia Drang and Shanghai, and avoid demotion. Their next game is against Guam, and they are predicted to lose badly due to an awful defense

15. Ia Drang Snipers (1-6) (Tier 5)
They will be fighting demotion all season long, but unless they can beat Beijing, they will probably be demoted. Their next game is against Semerang, a game that they will probably lose. All they can do is to look forward to playing Beijing in week 10

16. Shanghai Street Walkers (0-7) (Tier 5)
They will definetely be demoted, so they are focusing only on rebuilding. It'll be a tough assignment for the owner and GMs, but they are putting solid effort into it

Laos was stunningly gutted, so they will definetely not be in the playoffs, thus the large drop.

I think all the notes will explain the rest of the changes

Laos had a CPU Owner as of yesterday, I don't know if it's been filled.

KWD is going to be gutted, a few of their players have been traded.

its not a total gut job. i am trading off players with the idea of rebuilding in the offseason. doing this for personal reasons nothing wrong with the players on the team.

well, in any case, KWD will definetely not be a top team this season, and i don't know if they will even be able to make the playoffs now

Originally posted by nightstar289
well, in any case, KWD will definetely not be a top team this season,
and i don't know if they will even be able to make the playoffs now


They will not make the playoffs.