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AUGUST 19TH UPDATE:

Eastern Europe A #1 - Alpha Conference Power Rankings - 8/19/08

1. Vladivostok Kraken – Last Week: 1
Record (9-0-0)
»The #1 team in the Alpha Conference is still Vladivostok, no two ways about it. Their week 6 win over the Warlocks allowed them to have a sigh of relief, as they played significantly lesser teams the following 3 weeks, and are now sitting at 9-0. HBs Juice Peterson and All day Everyday have both eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark for the season, and CJ McLawSchool’s 12:1 TD:Int ratio is the best in the league. The 7-2 Conquerors are next for the Kraken, and a win will all but clinch the #1 seed in the playoffs for Vladivostok.

2. Moscow Iron Curtain – Last Week: 2
Record (8-1-0)
» Moscow is riding the second longest win streak in the Alpha Conference… simply because they lost to #1 Vladivostok in Week 1. Since then, they have beaten the likes of the Conquerors and Screamin Eagles in their last couple of games, and have really proven they can give the Kraken a shot for the title. After their next 3 games against the Sea Wasps, Hammers and Warlocks, the Iron Curtain can put it on cruise control and roll through their final 4 games and have some great momentum going into the playoffs.

3. Warsaw Warlocks – Last Week: 7
Record (7-2-0)
» The love rectangle that is the 4 7-2 teams in the Alpha Conference I believe is headed by the Warlocks. Their only 2 losses were by a combined total of 14 points (to the Conquerors and Kraken). Their toughest part of their schedule is ahead, with only 2 teams under .500 (1 is their interleague game) and will need to rack up a lot of wins to keep themselves in the #3 spot in the Alpha Conference. With 2 20-TD, 1,200+ yard running backs in their arsenal, Warsaw has a good shot of doing just that.

4. Split Bananas – Last Week: 3
Record (7-2-0)
» The Split Bananas sure know how to do one thing – win games. Their last 2 games have been wins, and by a combined total of 4 points against the Sea Wasps and Hammers. They have one of the leagues leading tacklers in Heinz “Sturm” Ketchup, however I’m not really sold on their offensive abilities, just their willingness to win games, and that’s what it takes to be a great team.

5. Alexandrovsk Conquerors – Last Week: 4
Record (7-2-0)
» While everyone else in the league is pounding the ball with the run game, the Conquerors continue to air it out behind Wing N Darts and Cashn Dabank, both in the top 3 in yards and TDs in their respective categories. Low and behold – they play the Kraken this week, and have boosted in hopes of trying to compete and maybe even win! A loss to the Iron Curtain and a win against the Screamin Eagles last week has Alexandrovsk sitting at #5 until otherwise stated, and may remain here until the playoffs.

6. Stockholm Screamin Eagles – Last Week: 5
Record (6-3-0)
» Although their record is 1 game behind that of the Sea Wasps, the quality of their opponents and their team overall is still better. In 2 games our #6 and #7 square off, and Stockholm should be able to pull out a victory. Even though they are currently on a 2-game losing streak, the Screamin Eagles have a favorable schedule the rest of the season (except that nasty interleague game against the Revs). Their big offensive line should play a factor in most of their remaining games, and will most likely end up with an away game in the first round of the playoffs.

7. Tyrrhenian Sea Wasps – Last Week: 6
Record (7-2-0)
» A tale of 2 half seasons for the Sea Wasps. Their remaining schedule is FULL of tough teams. Their 7-2 schedule may not hold up against their final opponents, but will definitely be taken into consideration. Their playoff chances at the moment are looking great, but could be knocked off by any combination of the Hammers, Detectives or even the Roughnecks. For now, #7.

8. Carpathain Roughnecks – Last Week: 11
Record (3-6-0)
» Yeah, I am crazy. A 3-6 team in the top 8 of my power rankings. The Roughnecks are 2-2 in their last 4, including 2 wins against the 2 teams directly below them, and losses to the Sea Wasps and Warlocks. Two of their remaining games are against top teams in each conference; however the other 5 are very, very winnable. The Roughnecks could end up with a 9-7 record and end up clinching the #8 seed due to head-to-head wins against the Hammers and Detectives. This is my team to watch for in the coming weeks.

9. Donetsk Hammers – Last Week: 8
Record (5-4-0)

10. Misc Detectives – Last Week: 9
Record (5-4-0)

11. Istanbul Raging Bulls – Last Week: 10
Record (2-7-0)

12. Warsaw Bulldogs – Last Week: 13
Record (2-7-0)

13. Ufa Capitalists – Last Week: 12
Record (2-7-0)

14. Gotham Knights – Last Week: 15
Record (2-7-0)

15. Kiev Knights – Last Week: 14
Record (0-9-0)

16. Siberian Express – Last Week: 16
Record (0-9-0)


(Rankings are based on some random combination of math and opinion)

What I did over in APL was have people reply if they like idea and request a sicky in their reply. Worked good i got both conferences stickied and for the most part good reactions from people in APL.


On that note - sure - sticky

I actually have a spreadsheet that I have used the past 2 seasons to do power rankings for the entire league in EE AAA#1, USA A#5, and last season in South America AA#3. If others want to handle the power rankings, then by all means I'll step aside I've got my hands full as it is with or without them.

For posterities sake though, a sample can be found here: http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=517839


And they are calculated as follows

Originally posted by Waltang

In the formula, its just "if(MoV > 35, 35, MoV)" That is applied at the game level. Then the average of the margin of Victory is determined for all Wins and weighted based on the number of wins.

From another thread. There was a tie this season that pointed out a flaw in my formula when it comes to ties, but other than that, my rankings are still calculated as follows.
Originally posted by Waltang


The ranking is comprised of 3 numbers.

The first is a culmination of record and Strength of schedule. Its forumula is :

RecordValue = (#ofWins x 1.5)+(#ofWins x WinStrength)+(#ofLosses x LossStrength)

where
WinStrengh = ((Total Wins of all opponents that team has beat)/(Total Games Played of all opponents that team has beat)) | (0 if team has not won)
LossStrengh = ((Total Wins of all opponents that team has Lost to)/(Total Games Played of all opponents that team has Lost to))| (1 if undefeated)

The second Value is for Margin of Victory. Its forumla is :

VictoryValue = (AverageMarginofVictory^1)/35 x (#ofWins/#ofGames)*Weekweight

Weekweight = #ofGames * .3 - This keeps the relative value of of margin of victory relatively consistant as the # of games increases.

DefeatValue = (AverageMarginofDefeat^1)/35 x (#ofLosses/#ofGames)*Weekweight*-1

^1 Margin of Victory and Defeats for any single game is limited to 35 points. Blowouts by more than that are as much morale based as actual skill based, so limited to this for powerrankign purposes.

Ranking = RecordValue + VictoryValue + DefeatValue

Originally posted by Corey Gaudreau
Hopefully the mods can sticky this and I can just keep one thread.

I have agreed to do the Power Rankings for the Alpha Conference, as I am in the Zeta Conference and do not have a bias.

I hope to have the first ones out right after the 2 preseason games are played.

Vladivostok should fit in nicely at the top...the other 15 will fall into order after that

Awesome, I'll try to utilize this in my rankings each week. Thanks Waltang.

Just put the Caps down for the number 16 spot.

Yes, please sticky.

Originally posted by jbirchler129


Vladivostok should fit in nicely at the top...the other 15 will fall into order after that

We'll see about that...

Yes pls sticky

pls Sticky

Yes, sticky this...

Somebody do the zeta...!

I can't remember who it was from Alpha that said they would...

Corey -

Thanks fer doing this.

Hopefully a mod will "sticky" this thread.

Sticky away!

stick stick.