Power Rankings after the 13 Games:
1. Atelier (11-2) - Off(1), Def(1), Rating (400)
2. Delta 9 (11-2) - Off(2), Def(2), Rating (387.82)
3. Delaware 87ers (10-3) - Off(2), Def(3), Rating (361.44)
4. Irvine Anteaters (9-4) - Off(9), Def(6), Rating (349.4)
5. F.Day Internet Lovers Club (9-4) - Off(4), Def(4), Rating (345.2)
6. 10inch Vertical (7-6) - Off(13), Def(7), Rating (298.86)
7. Jim Almeidas Janitor Crew (7-6) - Off(12), Def(12), Rating (298.77)
8. Wasted Potential (6-7) - Off(10), Def(12), Rating (295.4)
9. Telecasters (6-7) - Off(8), Def(10), Rating (293.87)
10. Arizona Cacti (4-9) - Off(6), Def(8), Rating (285.54)
11. Triple-Double (8-5) - Off(7), Def(5), Rating (278.82)
12. Work in Progress (6-7) - Off(5), Def(9), Rating (259.58)
13. BallHoggersFTW (5-8) - Off(11), Def(13), Rating (236.56)
14. U.K Nuggets (2-11) - Off(14), Def(14), Rating (189.2)
15. Flash Mashers (2-11) - Off(15), Def(15), Rating (160.45)
16. Ice Man (1-12) - Off(16), Def(16), Rating (35.71)
I lowered the weights for team salary and cup performance. However, I think I will add in some other metrics as well in the future including team ratings and strength of schedule. This will especially be important as the conferences are pretty lopsided.
A few notes this week:
- The Big 8 now has the 4 highest ranked teams.
- The number of teams left in the cup is narrowing and we’ll see soon who dedicates more of their minutes towards cup vs standings.
Updated MVP race with projected points from voting:
1. Philip Mrosla (Flash Mashers) – 51.0
2. Calvin Webb (Wasted Potential) – 46.4
3. Li Hoi Chi (F.Day Internet Lovers Club) – 41.2
4. Artaxerxis Tzougkarakis (Delta 9) – 40.7
5. Christopher Stepp (Atelier) – 26.8
The Next 5: Denis Borisenko (10inch Vertical), Martin Penkov Delaware 87ers), Craig Garvin (Delaware 87ers), Greg Maynard (Atelier), Enrikas Servutas (Jim Almeidas Janitor Crew)
While I do think all-star game voting is a bit different from MVP, it does seem to follow somewhat along these rankings (although for all-star, position matters and GP doesn’t seem to really matter). I’d be interested to see if Mrosla really could end up near the top in MVP voting, but it looks like he might not be in the league by the end of the season. Either way it doesn’t seem like we have a clear frontrunner as of now.