Power Rankings after the 1st round of Conference Play
1. Atelier (7-0) - OFF(2), DEF(2), Rating (388.91)
2. F.Day Internet Lovers Club (6-1) - OFF(1), DEF(1), Rating (357.73)
3. Delta 9 (5-2) - OFF(5), DEF(4), Rating (338.84)
4. Jim Almeidas Janitor Crew (6-1) - OFF(4), DEF(3), Rating (334.91)
5. Irvine Anteaters (5-2) - OFF(9), DEF(6), Rating (324.49)
6. Wasted Potential (4-3) - OFF(6), DEF(10), Rating (303.63)
7. Delaware 87ers (4-3) - OFF(8), DEF(9), Rating (300.89)
8. 10inch Vertical (3-4) - OFF(12), DEF(8), Rating (282.9)
9. Arizona Cacti (2-5) - OFF(3), DEF(7), Rating (279.87)
10. Triple-Double (4-3) - OFF(7), DEF(5), Rating (275.84)
11. BallHoggersFTW (3-4) - OFF(10), DEF(11), Rating (253.04)
12. Work in Progress (2-5) - OFF(11), DEF(12), Rating (252.34)
13. Telecasters (1-6) - OFF(13), DEF(13), Rating (244.63)
14. Flash Mashers (2-5) - OFF(14), DEF(14), Rating (221.14)
15. U.K Nuggets (1-6) - OFF(15), DEF(15), Rating (192.33)
16. Ice Man (1-6) - OFF(16), DEF(16), Rating (64.29)
A few notes this week:
- Atelier crushed the Big 8 competition through 7 games and remains the heavy favorite.
- Arizona Cacti continued the bad luck of the first 7 games by getting Normal’d again and this time it resulted in a overtime loss at the buzzer.
- Telecasters can’t catch a break with injuries.
Updated MVP races with projected points from voting:
1. Calvin Webb (Wasted Potential) – 67.1
2. Philip Mrosla (Flash Mashers) – 59.1
3. Enrikas Servutas (Jim Almeidas Janitor Crew) – 57.3
4. Rudolph Bauer (Irvine Anteaters) – 47.9
5. Domingo Amarante (Wasted Potential) – 44.7
The Next 5: Artaxerxis Tzougkarakis (Delta 9), Chrisopher Stepp (Atelier), Li Hoi Chi (F.Day Internet Lovers Club), Greg Lackey (Atelier), Gerald Menard (Delta 9)
I’m surprised the model doesn’t like Apex’s players more given how much team record seems to influence MVP voting. However, there isn’t too much of a difference in the predicted votes from 5 to 10.