These rankings are not based on who happened to beat who in week 1, or won by 1 point head-to-head, but instead are based on who is going to be the toughest team to play this upcoming game, based on a variety of factors including performance all season but weighted more to recent games, quality of wins, playing tough even in defeat, etc.
WEST
1) Mentone Beach Assault had best game of the season by far last game
2) Corpus Christi Illegal Aliens have looked much stronger as the season has progressed
3a) Mighty Chihuahuas Returned to form by beating Long Beach by 13 last game
3b) Long Beach Dub All-Stars how will they rebound after the loss to Mighty?
5a) Bakersfield Nanananas trounced by Mentone Beach by 91 last game
5b) Virginia George Washingtons topped Saginaw by 3 last game
5c/7a) Beantown Bastards too inconsistent lately to give only one ranking to
7b) Saginaw Supernovas likely playoff team, but not shown the same upside as the higher-ranked teams
9) Dallas Hitmen up and down from week to week, hoping to slip into the playoffs
10) Big Bear Avalanche 51 point loss to CCIA last game
11) Steel City Sentinels five losses in a row prior to most recent "gimme" game
12) Idaho Rex much better than the 4 teams below them
13) Los Angeles Cobras CPU
14) Eugene SLUGs
15) Pittsburgh Stillers
16) Washington Bow Chicka Brown Cows
EAST
1a) Tennessee Fury undefeated, and playing at a very high level the past couple of games, although against lowly opposition
1b) Boston Bears yea, they lost to Tennessee three games ago, by 1 point - still as tough an opponent to face week in and week out in the East as Tennessee is
3a) Sleepy Hollow Horsemen topped Louisiana State last game in a 48-40 shootout, would be ranked 9th if they were in the West
3b) Louisiana State Tighas could easily have won the shootout with Sleepy Hollow, during last six games have played as tough as any team in the East outside the top 2
5a) Phoenix Scorpions people who have seen what this franchise has done in the past keep waiting for this team to take off, but we're still waiting
5b) Dirty Cheetahs have not distinguished themselves from the pack
5c) Saint Paul Vulcans nice thumping of the Toxins, now keep it up and move up the rankings!
8) Enghave Evolution Should round off the playoff group
9) Houston Toxins seem to be free-falling less than lower-ranked teams
10a) Texas Wrecking Crew a 4 point win over the Hitmen? You cannot be serious!
10b) New Jersey Mobsters six losses in a row have left them reeling
12) NJ Hitmen yea they lost to the Clowns by 6 three games ago, but they're a much tougher opponent week in and week out
13) Los Angeles Bicycle Clowns
14) Philadelphia Birds
15) Atlantic City Aces
16) Iowa Hogeyes CPU
WEST
1) Mentone Beach Assault had best game of the season by far last game
2) Corpus Christi Illegal Aliens have looked much stronger as the season has progressed
3a) Mighty Chihuahuas Returned to form by beating Long Beach by 13 last game
3b) Long Beach Dub All-Stars how will they rebound after the loss to Mighty?
5a) Bakersfield Nanananas trounced by Mentone Beach by 91 last game
5b) Virginia George Washingtons topped Saginaw by 3 last game
5c/7a) Beantown Bastards too inconsistent lately to give only one ranking to
7b) Saginaw Supernovas likely playoff team, but not shown the same upside as the higher-ranked teams
9) Dallas Hitmen up and down from week to week, hoping to slip into the playoffs
10) Big Bear Avalanche 51 point loss to CCIA last game
11) Steel City Sentinels five losses in a row prior to most recent "gimme" game
12) Idaho Rex much better than the 4 teams below them
13) Los Angeles Cobras CPU
14) Eugene SLUGs
15) Pittsburgh Stillers
16) Washington Bow Chicka Brown Cows
EAST
1a) Tennessee Fury undefeated, and playing at a very high level the past couple of games, although against lowly opposition
1b) Boston Bears yea, they lost to Tennessee three games ago, by 1 point - still as tough an opponent to face week in and week out in the East as Tennessee is
3a) Sleepy Hollow Horsemen topped Louisiana State last game in a 48-40 shootout, would be ranked 9th if they were in the West
3b) Louisiana State Tighas could easily have won the shootout with Sleepy Hollow, during last six games have played as tough as any team in the East outside the top 2
5a) Phoenix Scorpions people who have seen what this franchise has done in the past keep waiting for this team to take off, but we're still waiting
5b) Dirty Cheetahs have not distinguished themselves from the pack
5c) Saint Paul Vulcans nice thumping of the Toxins, now keep it up and move up the rankings!
8) Enghave Evolution Should round off the playoff group
9) Houston Toxins seem to be free-falling less than lower-ranked teams
10a) Texas Wrecking Crew a 4 point win over the Hitmen? You cannot be serious!
10b) New Jersey Mobsters six losses in a row have left them reeling
12) NJ Hitmen yea they lost to the Clowns by 6 three games ago, but they're a much tougher opponent week in and week out
13) Los Angeles Bicycle Clowns
14) Philadelphia Birds
15) Atlantic City Aces
16) Iowa Hogeyes CPU
