We didn't get quite the turnout as normal, but still plenty of feedback by a lot of our regular voters. Hellas remains the undisputed #1, and Russian took the undisputed #2 spot, though the Hood is coming on strong and the big Russian/C-Town match in Week 12 is sure to shake things up. The race for the playoffs is starting to heat up too, as there's still 10 teams very much alive and the battle for 8th should be very nice.
Here's the poll after 8 games:
1. Hellas Hoplites 8-0
Average Rank 1.00
Good Results this week: W31-17 vs Frankfurt, W24-12 vs Russian
Bad Results this week: None
comeasur337 - The best until proven otherwise.
lemdog - Hellas is the clear #1, beating the top 3 teams in the conference looks to have them going undefeated going into the playoffs
mike2686 - There is no question that Hellas is the #1 team in Zeta right now. Beating both Buffalo and Russian proved that.
evileyez - All three phases of the game are clicking for Hellas right now, which makes them extremely difficult to knock-off. Have already played 4 of the current play off teams.
ufshowboat - Special Teams makes these guys a lock for the World League
jxgator33 - Still the favorite imo nice win over Russian
2. Russian Revolution 7-1
Average Rank 2.00
Good Results this week: W27-17 vs Tallinn
Bad Results this week: L12-24 vs Hellas
comeasur337 - 3 of the next 4 could be trap games.
lemdog - The Revolution looked very strong against Hellas, they will be tested against Buffalo and C-Town very soon which will make the top seeds a bit clearer
mike2686 - #2 without a doubt. Played a great game against Hells. LT has the Revolution playing some great Dotball.
evileyez - Lost a hard fought game to Hellas but to me that just proves they are a deserved #2. S10 was clearly the outlier.
ufshowboat - Real LT has his crew clicking again. Watch out.
3. C-Town Hoodlums 6-2
Average Rank 3.33
Good Results this week: W53-13 vs Buffalo
Bad Results this week: None
comeasur337 - Impressive win over Buffalo. Living up to the hype after a slow start.
lemdog - It looks as if The Hood are starting to get their shit together after a slow and uninspiring start to the season
mike2686 - 3 out of there last 3 games were against the lower tier, but they are winning the games they are supposed to.
evileyez - I like them as the #3 and feel pretty good about that after the Buffalo beatdown. They have solid builds and as their lolchem climbs they've reeled off 4 straight Ws. Date with the Russians upcoming but outside of that, they may win out.
ufshowboat - Looking good now. Blew out Buffalo.
4. Buffalo WarZone 6-2
Average Rank 4.00
Good Results this week: W33-3 vs Lafayette
Bad Results this week: L13-53 vs C-Town
comeasur337 - Loss to C-Town brings them back down to earth.
lemdog - Buffalo stumbled a bit against The Hood but they have proved to be very strong so far this season and they will still have an opportunity to get a top seed in the playoffs
mike2686 - Continue to prove the skeptics wrong, the Warzone are forreal!!!
evileyez - Buffalo at 4 over Tallin. Same record but Buffalo has had a harder schedule, with losses only to 2 of the top teams. Going to be hosting a playoff game which is phenomal in their first season.
ufshowboat - Tough loss to C-Town, need to learn from it and move on
jxgator33 - Won a few good games and only loss is Vs Hellas
5. Tallinn Tigers 6-2
Average Rank 4.67
Good Results this week: W31-17 vs Budapest Tigers
Bad Results this week: L17-27 vs Russian
comeasur337 - Nice first season in Pro, should be a playoff lock with some easy games remaining.
lemdog - For some reason I think Tallinn will fall to the 6th or 7th spot by the end of the season but for right now I will place my vote at 5, their last 4 of 5 games will decide alot
mike2686 - As of right now, Tallinn is a Home Playoff game favorite.
evileyez - Played the Russians tough and the schedule allows them to ring up a few Ws before Hellas comes to town. Not the easiest back-half schedule means they are probably not in contention for a top seed. They need some upsets.
ufshowboat - The first two games are still huge wins, but nothing since then
6. Budapest Tigers 5-3
Average Rank 6.83
Good Results this week: W34-14 vs Wheatfield, W9-6 vs Rome
Bad Results this week: L17-31 vs Tallinn
comeasur337 - Not going to sneak up on anyone this year.
lemdog - A very good team but their schedule is not going to get any easier with a lot of the top teams left to play
mike2686 - Winners of 4 in a row and looking good midseason.
evileyez - Always a tough team to slot. Most of their games are very tight; they can probably beat anyone but perhaps lose to teams they shouldn't have. They needed that W in the Battle of the Tigers. Closing schedule might be the toughest out there.
ufshowboat - Good record but very easy schedule thus far
7. Frankfurt Funky Monkeys 4-3-1
Average Rank 7.00
Good Results this week: W22-10 vs Lafayette
Bad Results this week: L7-17 vs Estonian
comeasur337 - That tie could come back to hurt them if they end up in a race for the 8th spot.
lemdog - They have looked better than their record and could move up with some big wins down the stretch
mike2686 - Holding on as tight as possible to a playoff spot. The Monkeys have some good wins, but also some terrible losses.
evileyez - Personally, I think they played Hellas the best of anybody. Nice wins over Tallin and LRC means they are a team you better not sleep on. Couple heavyweights left on their schedule but they could move up the rankings.
ufshowboat - Some good wins and bad losses leaves me undecided here
8. Lafayette Ragin Cajuns 4-4
Average Rank 7.50
Good Results this week: L19-20 vs C-Town
Bad Results this week: L10-22 vs Frankfurt
comeasur337 - Rough week. Will rebound strongly and make a playoff run.
lemdog - I have them going from #2 to #7 though I still think they will be tough to beat come playoff time, a couple of their losses could have gone either way
mike2686 - Slipping big time. From #3 to #8 in my rankings. LRC needs to finish strong if they hope to hold onto a playoff spot.
evileyez - Tough slotting you guys any higher. All I can say is I wouldn't want to meet them in the playoffs or any other do or die situation.
ufshowboat - Not sure what's going on here. Big question mark, same as EWC
jxgator33 - Good team with a nice win over the Wheatfield
9. Estonian Wife Carriers 3-5
Average Rank 9.33
Good Results this week: W17-7 vs Frankfurt
Bad Results this week: None
comeasur337 - Playing the top teams close, but needs to win.
lemdog - Very nice win against The Monkeys and they look to be turning things around. Their remaining schedule is favorable and I think they will be the team to move up and steal a playoff birth
mike2686 - Just keep carrying the wives.
evileyez - After such a promising first season EWC hasn't capitalized on the momentum. Thankfully their schedule eases up but they are going to have to find the consistency quick if they want to pull a low seed.
ufshowboat - Don't count us out yet. Just need to squeeze into the playoffs and we will make things happen
10. The Wheatfield 4-4
Average Rank 9.50
Good Results this week: W38-17 vs Rome
Bad Results this week: L14-34 vs Budapest Tigers
comeasur337 - Might squeak into the playoffs, but offense needs to step up.
lemdog - They have looked pretty good this season but will have to come up with some huge wins to move up and make the playoffs
mike2686 - Losing to all quality opponents. Need to string together some tough wins to make the playoffs.
evileyez - Candidate for most improved from last season, nicely done. Bubble play-off team but they are going to have to upset a few of the current low seed teams to swing it. Next 3 games could tell a lot.
ufshowboat - No big wins thus far.
11. Rome Raiders 3-5
Average Rank 10.83
Good Results this week: L6-9 vs Budapest Tigers
Bad Results this week: None
comeasur337 - Tough first season, but they'll be fine. Could scare some teams down the stretch.
lemdog - They have held their own well for a first season pro team but they just don't have the fire power to get the wins against the top tier teams
mike2686 - Trying to make their first Pro season respectable. Keep it up you guys are starting to turn things around.
evileyez - Beating most of the promotes but struggling against the Vets. Unfortunately there are more Vets than Rooks. 4-4 down the back stretch is a pretty good goal to aim for.
ufshowboat - In the pack of new teams that need a little more time before they make the playoffs
12. Black Sea Buccaneers 2-6
Average Rank 12.33
Good Results this week: L23-28 vs Rome
Bad Results this week: None
comeasur337 - Needs some upsets soon to avoid a fully embarrassing season.
lemdog - Well I guess they are the best of the worst teams and they will battle for pride the rest of the way
mike2686 - Only wins against bottom of the pack teams.
evileyez - Having just played them - they have some talent but their tactics need to be brought up to the Pro level in order to compete
ufshowboat - In the pack of new teams that need a little more time before they make the playoffs
13. Budapest Devils 1-7
Average Rank 12.83
Good Results this week: W34-17 vs Monty, L16-27 vs Lafayette
Bad Results this week: None
comeasur337 - Nobody should want to play them. Scary for being 1-7.
lemdog - umm, season 12 is looking good IMO
mike2686 - Win against Monty gives them the 13 spot. Its going to be a long season though.
evileyez - Again, the best 1-7 team in the Pros. Keep waiting for you guys to get over that little hump; a few tweaks would immediately pull you to .500 tbh.
ufshowboat - Not a bad team... the losses are not that bad, just need something to get over the edge
14. The Hague Hustlers 1-7
Average Rank 14.33
Good Results this week: None
Bad Results this week: None
comeasur337 - Match with AZ Knights will see who avoids demotion
lemdog - playing for draft picks oh wait, wat
mike2686 - Used to down Zeta all the time. I don't know if they are trying to get demoted or is Zeta is just to much for them.
evileyez - It's the Pros boys. Lone win over a psuedo gut Monty keeps them ahead of AZ.
ufshowboat - In the pack of new teams that need a little more time before they make the playoffs
15. AZ Knights 1-7
Average Rank 14.83
Good Results this week: None
Bad Results this week: None
comeasur337 - Tough first year, needs to win another to avoid demotion.
lemdog - Looking to regroup for season 12
mike2686 - Only win is against a CPU team.
evileyez - It's the Pros boys. Lone win over an Alpha gut.
ufshowboat - In the pack of new teams that need a little more time before they make the playoffs
16. Monty Pythons 1-7
Average Rank 15.67
Good Results this week: Gutjob who cares
Bad Results this week: Gutjob who cares
comeasur337 - Gutting.
lemdog - Looks to be gutting, sad to see them go
mike2686 - Monty is not clicking at all but they get the nod over AZ because of their win against FFM.
evileyez - Not going to rank them above teams that are still trying - I understand they are gutting.
ufshowboat - Gut job? Why?
Here's the poll after 8 games:
1. Hellas Hoplites 8-0
Average Rank 1.00
Good Results this week: W31-17 vs Frankfurt, W24-12 vs Russian
Bad Results this week: None
comeasur337 - The best until proven otherwise.
lemdog - Hellas is the clear #1, beating the top 3 teams in the conference looks to have them going undefeated going into the playoffs
mike2686 - There is no question that Hellas is the #1 team in Zeta right now. Beating both Buffalo and Russian proved that.
evileyez - All three phases of the game are clicking for Hellas right now, which makes them extremely difficult to knock-off. Have already played 4 of the current play off teams.
ufshowboat - Special Teams makes these guys a lock for the World League
jxgator33 - Still the favorite imo nice win over Russian
2. Russian Revolution 7-1
Average Rank 2.00
Good Results this week: W27-17 vs Tallinn
Bad Results this week: L12-24 vs Hellas
comeasur337 - 3 of the next 4 could be trap games.
lemdog - The Revolution looked very strong against Hellas, they will be tested against Buffalo and C-Town very soon which will make the top seeds a bit clearer
mike2686 - #2 without a doubt. Played a great game against Hells. LT has the Revolution playing some great Dotball.
evileyez - Lost a hard fought game to Hellas but to me that just proves they are a deserved #2. S10 was clearly the outlier.
ufshowboat - Real LT has his crew clicking again. Watch out.
3. C-Town Hoodlums 6-2
Average Rank 3.33
Good Results this week: W53-13 vs Buffalo
Bad Results this week: None
comeasur337 - Impressive win over Buffalo. Living up to the hype after a slow start.
lemdog - It looks as if The Hood are starting to get their shit together after a slow and uninspiring start to the season
mike2686 - 3 out of there last 3 games were against the lower tier, but they are winning the games they are supposed to.
evileyez - I like them as the #3 and feel pretty good about that after the Buffalo beatdown. They have solid builds and as their lolchem climbs they've reeled off 4 straight Ws. Date with the Russians upcoming but outside of that, they may win out.
ufshowboat - Looking good now. Blew out Buffalo.
4. Buffalo WarZone 6-2
Average Rank 4.00
Good Results this week: W33-3 vs Lafayette
Bad Results this week: L13-53 vs C-Town
comeasur337 - Loss to C-Town brings them back down to earth.
lemdog - Buffalo stumbled a bit against The Hood but they have proved to be very strong so far this season and they will still have an opportunity to get a top seed in the playoffs
mike2686 - Continue to prove the skeptics wrong, the Warzone are forreal!!!
evileyez - Buffalo at 4 over Tallin. Same record but Buffalo has had a harder schedule, with losses only to 2 of the top teams. Going to be hosting a playoff game which is phenomal in their first season.
ufshowboat - Tough loss to C-Town, need to learn from it and move on
jxgator33 - Won a few good games and only loss is Vs Hellas
5. Tallinn Tigers 6-2
Average Rank 4.67
Good Results this week: W31-17 vs Budapest Tigers
Bad Results this week: L17-27 vs Russian
comeasur337 - Nice first season in Pro, should be a playoff lock with some easy games remaining.
lemdog - For some reason I think Tallinn will fall to the 6th or 7th spot by the end of the season but for right now I will place my vote at 5, their last 4 of 5 games will decide alot
mike2686 - As of right now, Tallinn is a Home Playoff game favorite.
evileyez - Played the Russians tough and the schedule allows them to ring up a few Ws before Hellas comes to town. Not the easiest back-half schedule means they are probably not in contention for a top seed. They need some upsets.
ufshowboat - The first two games are still huge wins, but nothing since then
6. Budapest Tigers 5-3
Average Rank 6.83
Good Results this week: W34-14 vs Wheatfield, W9-6 vs Rome
Bad Results this week: L17-31 vs Tallinn
comeasur337 - Not going to sneak up on anyone this year.
lemdog - A very good team but their schedule is not going to get any easier with a lot of the top teams left to play
mike2686 - Winners of 4 in a row and looking good midseason.
evileyez - Always a tough team to slot. Most of their games are very tight; they can probably beat anyone but perhaps lose to teams they shouldn't have. They needed that W in the Battle of the Tigers. Closing schedule might be the toughest out there.
ufshowboat - Good record but very easy schedule thus far
7. Frankfurt Funky Monkeys 4-3-1
Average Rank 7.00
Good Results this week: W22-10 vs Lafayette
Bad Results this week: L7-17 vs Estonian
comeasur337 - That tie could come back to hurt them if they end up in a race for the 8th spot.
lemdog - They have looked better than their record and could move up with some big wins down the stretch
mike2686 - Holding on as tight as possible to a playoff spot. The Monkeys have some good wins, but also some terrible losses.
evileyez - Personally, I think they played Hellas the best of anybody. Nice wins over Tallin and LRC means they are a team you better not sleep on. Couple heavyweights left on their schedule but they could move up the rankings.
ufshowboat - Some good wins and bad losses leaves me undecided here
8. Lafayette Ragin Cajuns 4-4
Average Rank 7.50
Good Results this week: L19-20 vs C-Town
Bad Results this week: L10-22 vs Frankfurt
comeasur337 - Rough week. Will rebound strongly and make a playoff run.
lemdog - I have them going from #2 to #7 though I still think they will be tough to beat come playoff time, a couple of their losses could have gone either way
mike2686 - Slipping big time. From #3 to #8 in my rankings. LRC needs to finish strong if they hope to hold onto a playoff spot.
evileyez - Tough slotting you guys any higher. All I can say is I wouldn't want to meet them in the playoffs or any other do or die situation.
ufshowboat - Not sure what's going on here. Big question mark, same as EWC
jxgator33 - Good team with a nice win over the Wheatfield
9. Estonian Wife Carriers 3-5
Average Rank 9.33
Good Results this week: W17-7 vs Frankfurt
Bad Results this week: None
comeasur337 - Playing the top teams close, but needs to win.
lemdog - Very nice win against The Monkeys and they look to be turning things around. Their remaining schedule is favorable and I think they will be the team to move up and steal a playoff birth
mike2686 - Just keep carrying the wives.
evileyez - After such a promising first season EWC hasn't capitalized on the momentum. Thankfully their schedule eases up but they are going to have to find the consistency quick if they want to pull a low seed.
ufshowboat - Don't count us out yet. Just need to squeeze into the playoffs and we will make things happen
10. The Wheatfield 4-4
Average Rank 9.50
Good Results this week: W38-17 vs Rome
Bad Results this week: L14-34 vs Budapest Tigers
comeasur337 - Might squeak into the playoffs, but offense needs to step up.
lemdog - They have looked pretty good this season but will have to come up with some huge wins to move up and make the playoffs
mike2686 - Losing to all quality opponents. Need to string together some tough wins to make the playoffs.
evileyez - Candidate for most improved from last season, nicely done. Bubble play-off team but they are going to have to upset a few of the current low seed teams to swing it. Next 3 games could tell a lot.
ufshowboat - No big wins thus far.
11. Rome Raiders 3-5
Average Rank 10.83
Good Results this week: L6-9 vs Budapest Tigers
Bad Results this week: None
comeasur337 - Tough first season, but they'll be fine. Could scare some teams down the stretch.
lemdog - They have held their own well for a first season pro team but they just don't have the fire power to get the wins against the top tier teams
mike2686 - Trying to make their first Pro season respectable. Keep it up you guys are starting to turn things around.
evileyez - Beating most of the promotes but struggling against the Vets. Unfortunately there are more Vets than Rooks. 4-4 down the back stretch is a pretty good goal to aim for.
ufshowboat - In the pack of new teams that need a little more time before they make the playoffs
12. Black Sea Buccaneers 2-6
Average Rank 12.33
Good Results this week: L23-28 vs Rome
Bad Results this week: None
comeasur337 - Needs some upsets soon to avoid a fully embarrassing season.
lemdog - Well I guess they are the best of the worst teams and they will battle for pride the rest of the way
mike2686 - Only wins against bottom of the pack teams.
evileyez - Having just played them - they have some talent but their tactics need to be brought up to the Pro level in order to compete
ufshowboat - In the pack of new teams that need a little more time before they make the playoffs
13. Budapest Devils 1-7
Average Rank 12.83
Good Results this week: W34-17 vs Monty, L16-27 vs Lafayette
Bad Results this week: None
comeasur337 - Nobody should want to play them. Scary for being 1-7.
lemdog - umm, season 12 is looking good IMO
mike2686 - Win against Monty gives them the 13 spot. Its going to be a long season though.
evileyez - Again, the best 1-7 team in the Pros. Keep waiting for you guys to get over that little hump; a few tweaks would immediately pull you to .500 tbh.
ufshowboat - Not a bad team... the losses are not that bad, just need something to get over the edge
14. The Hague Hustlers 1-7
Average Rank 14.33
Good Results this week: None
Bad Results this week: None
comeasur337 - Match with AZ Knights will see who avoids demotion
lemdog - playing for draft picks oh wait, wat
mike2686 - Used to down Zeta all the time. I don't know if they are trying to get demoted or is Zeta is just to much for them.
evileyez - It's the Pros boys. Lone win over a psuedo gut Monty keeps them ahead of AZ.
ufshowboat - In the pack of new teams that need a little more time before they make the playoffs
15. AZ Knights 1-7
Average Rank 14.83
Good Results this week: None
Bad Results this week: None
comeasur337 - Tough first year, needs to win another to avoid demotion.
lemdog - Looking to regroup for season 12
mike2686 - Only win is against a CPU team.
evileyez - It's the Pros boys. Lone win over an Alpha gut.
ufshowboat - In the pack of new teams that need a little more time before they make the playoffs
16. Monty Pythons 1-7
Average Rank 15.67
Good Results this week: Gutjob who cares
Bad Results this week: Gutjob who cares
comeasur337 - Gutting.
lemdog - Looks to be gutting, sad to see them go
mike2686 - Monty is not clicking at all but they get the nod over AZ because of their win against FFM.
evileyez - Not going to rank them above teams that are still trying - I understand they are gutting.
ufshowboat - Gut job? Why?
. But We're happy to still be sitting at 4 and thanks alot for the respect we're getting from the league overall. Oh and yea, C-Town definitely brought us back down to Earth 
