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Alright, here are the first set of power rankings. For the new teams, I'll do this about once a week. Once actual games are getting played I have a formula that averages team ratings, record, and point differential (and weights them in that order). It starts off pretty weird, but gets pretty accurate as the season goes on.

This set of rankings, though, is pretty much a crap shoot. This is how this one formulated: Average the Average of the Top 3 player's salaries, the top seven players salaries, and whole team players salaries, subtracting the Country Rank x100. Essentially it just uses salaries and country rank. Cool?

Pretty interesting results, actually.

Oh, one last thing. These salaries include EVERYONE that is for sale. Even if they have bids or are certain to get one. I needed to keep things consistent.

POWER RANKINGS
1. Toronto Traptors: Last season's runner up. Added high salary guys last season, and has a great country rank.
2. Cathar Heretics: D2 demotee should be tough.
3. Flash Mashers: #1 seed last season who went down in dramatic fashion in round 1. Injuries are an issue with a small roster apparently.
4. Eclypze: Reloaded and has an absurd salary right now. Don't understand how you're in the black.
5. Extra Crispy: Had a nice showing in the playoffs. Roster looks strong on top.
6. Natellio: I pretty much just hover around this area. Hoping to compete at the top this season though.
7. Ron Swanson: Loves III.6. Just hanging around for fun I think.
8. East Gary Eagles: Young players looking strong all of a sudden.
9. Pimps In Training: D4 promotee. You D4 guys have a lot to live up to following last season crop.
10. Lengends: This league is scary. How are you this low?
11. Lake Charles: Depth aplenty!
12. Dong Energe: 2nd highest total salary should not be this low. My formula is flawed. Rats.
13. Jack Acid Society: Another d4 guy. We'll see...
14. The Door Mats: Sorry, after last season's finish you should ge tmore respect. Low salaries hurt this ranking for oyu.
15. 2 Left Feet: You must have sold people and I missed it.
16. Marshland Mammals: Lowest salary is the league. Let's see what you can do with it.

I won't let the door hit me in the a$$ on my way back down to DIV. Seriously not ready for DIII yet. Will train and save money. I'm writing that on a sticky note and putting it on my computer screen so I'm not tempted to buy any new players! Save me from myself!

Yeah I need to make a few additions to gear up for another season. Still furious about that playoff game. It's freaking scary to see the Lengends ranked 10th. I'm still debating whether to gun for promotion or aim for a money making season.

My guess is Dong will pull Liberty, while Big 8 eats itself alive.

Yeah it's gonna be an interesting and scary season. I got rid of my 90K leading scorer for a younger more well rounded trainable player. Trying to rebuild while still contending, will have to see how that works out for me in this tough division.

I'm writing that on a sticky note and putting it on my computer screen so I'm not tempted to buy any new players! Save me from myself!

That sticky note must have fallen.

And we were happy to get rid of Xie...

"Rank Gins" would be a cool team name!

I couldn't help myself! I've never seen a player with such great skills sell for so little. And his salary isn't so high, though I'll have to juggle my roster a little to properly afford him.

At least playing my team will be more fun than walking through a DIV team.

Yes, I sold a PF, Alberdo Angulo, last week.

Looks like a tough league. I've spent the last five seasons or so doing the yo-yo between D4 and D3... dominating D4 and then getting relegated from D3. Looks like this season might be more of the same.