Network problems at the office had me working late last night but I managed to find a few spare minutes this morning.
Pittsburgh's win against the #10 Chicago Highlanders was enough to take back the #1 spot on a day when Saratoga and Driftless both played weak opponents. The top three teams are still close enough that we might see them swap places several times before the end of the season. The rest of the top ten remained the same after a week of mostly lopsided victories. At least there are a few more interesting games this week, including the Caroline vs. Monroeville thriller everyone has been waiting for.
--- Power Rankings ---
Rank ... Strength of Record ... Quality of Play ... Team (+/- from last week)
1 ............... 77 ........................... 79.68607559 .................... Pittsburgh Maulers (+2)
2 ............... 77 ........................... -20.08945098 .................... Saratoga Thoroughbreds (-1)
3 ............... 74 ........................... -17.45766816 .................... Driftless Area Gamers (-1)
4 ............... 59 ........................... -45.31711325 .................... Round Rock Raptors (0)
5 ............... 55 ........................... 58.83066175 .................... Las Vegas Avengers (0)
6 ............... 52 ........................... -174.9123795 .................... St. Louis Shockers (0)
7 ............... 47 ........................... -9.672064136 .................... CollegeTown USA (0)
8 ............... 46 ........................... 37.50620679 .................... San Diego Invaders (0)
9 ............... 41 ........................... -13.33124062 .................... Paris French Connection (0)
10 ............... 26 ........................... 89.92721984 .................... Chicago Highlanders (0)
11 ............... 23 ........................... -44.25343829 .................... Summit Station Stallions (+2)
12 ............... 20 ........................... -17.769435 .................... Springfield Meltdowns (+2)
13 ............... 20 ........................... -145.2254389 .................... Bourbontown BlueCats (-2)
14 ............... 16 ........................... 56.08001715 .................... RiverCity Renegades (-2)
15 ............... 8 ........................... 31.91196617 .................... Phoenix City Warriors (+1)
16 ............... 1 ........................... -123.6562057 .................... San Francisco Gold Rush (+2)
17 ............... 0 ........................... 12.34638761 .................... Graested Empire (0)
18 ............... -1 ........................... 49.60404686 .................... Vancouver Warriors (-3)
19 ............... -13 ........................... 8.604437641 .................... Seattle Soldiers (+1)
20 ............... -17 ........................... -80.47489807 .................... Minneapolis Beaver Pounders (-1)
21 ............... -28 ........................... 163.945439 .................... Chicago Wolves CPU (0)
22 ............... -30 ........................... 3.54668392 .................... San Antonio Gunslingers (+1)
23 ............... -32 ........................... 41.27065572 .................... Pensacola Kings (+1)
24 ............... -33 ........................... 201.4969904 .................... Madison Street Militia (-2)
25 ............... -41 ........................... -0.363108951 .................... Tallahassee FireAnts (+1)
26 ............... -46 ........................... 105.4552359 .................... Caroline Banana Slugs (-1)
27 ............... -51 ........................... -50.96220919 .................... Toledo Storm (+3)
28 ............... -53 ........................... 16.2779559 .................... New Jersey Bombers (0)
29 ............... -60 ........................... 51.66048961 .................... Wyckoff Cubs (-2)
30 ............... -64 ........................... -103.8687752 .................... Los Angelos Gunners (-1)
31 ............... -86 ........................... -68.11548961 .................... Monroeville Zombies (+1)
32 ............... -87 ........................... -92.68155435 .................... Ray Stevenson's Punishers (-1)
- Pittsburgh is back at #1 for the 10th time in 11 weeks. If they can beat #8 San Diego, it will probably be 11 times out of 12.
- Saratoga's stay at the top was brief and they may lose more ground with their easy game next week.
- Driftless needs a win against a good team to move up from #3. Playing #7 CollegeTown next will give them that chance.
- Round Rock gets an easy win and remains at #4.
- Las Vegas gains slightly on Round Rock after a win over Bourbontown.
--- Projected Standings ---
Western Conference
Rk__Team_________________________W__L__T___%____PF____PA__
..1 . . Saratoga Thoroughbreds..................... 16 . . ..0 . . 0 . . 100% . . 2,261 . . ...207
..2 . . St. Louis Shockers................................. 15 . . ..1 . . 0 . . ..94% . . 2,356 . . ...140
..3 . . Las Vegas Avengers.............................. 14 . . ..2 . . 0 . . ..88% . . 1,743 . . ...296
..4 . . Bourbontown BlueCats......................... 11 . . ..5 . . 0 . . ..69% . . 1,552 . . ...451
..5 . . Springfield Meltdowns........................... 11 . . ..5 . . 0 . . ..69% . . 1,315 . . ...393
..6 . . Summit Station Stallions..................... 10 . . ..6 . . 0 . . ..63% . . ...955 . . ...313
..7 . . Graested Empire.................................... 10 . . ..6 . . 0 . . ..63% . . ...728 . . ...382
..8 . . RiverCity Renegades............................ ..9 . . ..7 . . 0 . . ..56% . . ...884 . . ...558
..9 . . San Francisco Gold Rush.................... ..8 . . ..8 . . 0 . . ..50% . . ...717 . . ...514
..10 . . San Antonio Gunslingers..................... ..6 . . 10 . . 0 . . ..38% . . ...717 . . ...768
..11 . . Minneapolis Beaver Pounders.......... ..5 . . 11 . . 0 . . ..31% . . ...505 . . 1,810
..12 . . Tallahassee FireAnts.......................... ..5 . . 11 . . 0 . . ..31% . . ...331 . . 1,598
..13 . . Los Angelos Gunners.......................... ..3 . . 13 . . 0 . . ..19% . . ...210 . . 1,456
..14 . . Wyckoff Cubs........................................ ..2 . . 14 . . 0 . . ..13% . . .....59 . . 1,609
..15 . . Caroline Banana Slugs...................... ..1 . . 15 . . 0 . . ....6% . . ...108 . . 1,991
..16 . . Monroeville Zombies........................... ..0 . . 16 . . 0 . . ....0% . . .....84 . . 2,274
With no upsets, the projected records are unchanged. At this point in the season, it's going to take some big upsets to change much.
Eastern Conference
Rk__Team_________________________W__L__T___%____PF____PA__
..1 . . Driftless Area Gamers........................... 16 . . ..0 . . 0 . . 100% . . 1,599 . . ...115
..2 . . Pittsburgh Maulers................................. 15 . . ..1 . . 0 . . ..94% . . 1,558 . . ...233
..3 . . Round Rock Raptors............................. 14 . . ..2 . . 0 . . ..88% . . 1,756 . . ...198
..4 . . San Diego Invaders............................. 12 . . ..4 . . 0 . . ..75% . . 1,096 . . ...304
..5 . . CollegeTown USA................................. 12 . . ..4 . . 0 . . ..75% . . 1,089 . . ...248
..6 . . Paris French Connection...................... 11 . . ..5 . . 0 . . ..69% . . 1,316 . . ...389
..7 . . Chicago Highlanders.......................... 10 . . ..6 . . 0 . . ..63% . . ...953 . . ...407
..8 . . Phoenix City Warriors............................. ..9 . . ..7 . . 0 . . ..56% . . ...744 . . ...335
..9 . . Seattle Soldiers...................................... ..8 . . ..8 . . 0 . . ..50% . . ...915 . . ...698
..10 . . Vancouver Warriors.............................. ..6 . . 10 . . 0 . . ..38% . . ...581 . . ...815
..11 . . Pensacola Kings.................................. ..5 . . 11 . . 0 . . ..31% . . ...391 . . 1,405
..12 . . Madison Street Militia............................ ..3 . . 13 . . 0 . . ..19% . . ...319 . . 1,441
..13 . . Chicago Wolves................................... ..3 . . 13 . . 0 . . ..19% . . ...265 . . 1,916
..14 . . Toledo Storm......................................... ..3 . . 13 . . 0 . . ..19% . . ...302 . . 1,314
..15 . . New Jersey Bombers.......................... ..2 . . 14 . . 0 . . ..13% . . ...108 . . 1,552
..16 . . Ray Stevenson's Punishers............... ..1 . . 15 . . 0 . . ....6% . . ...192 . . 1,579
San Diego and Paris swap records but the East is mostly unchanged too.
--- Predicted Scores ---
Here are the spreadsheet's predicted scores for week 12. Enjoy!
Western Conference
Saratoga Thoroughbreds vs Summit Station Stallions (53-17) Spread: 36
St. Louis Shockers vs Springfield Meltdowns (63-10) Spread: 53
Las Vegas Avengers vs San Francisco Gold Rush (59-15) Spread: 44
Bourbontown BlueCats vs RiverCity Renegades (61-22) Spread: 39
Graested Empire vs Los Angelos Gunners (71-5) Spread: 66
San Antonio Gunslingers vs Minneapolis Beaver Pounders (108-24) Spread: 84
Tallahassee FireAnts vs Wyckoff Cubs (33-7) Spread: 26
Caroline Banana Slugs vs Monroeville Zombies (17-14) Spread: 3
Eastern Conference
Driftless Area Gamers vs CollegeTown USA (35-9) Spread: 26
Pittsburgh Maulers vs San Diego Invaders (41-21) Spread: 20
Round Rock Raptors vs Phoenix City Warriors (44-11) Spread: 33
Paris French Connection vs Ray Stevenson's Punishers (158-7) Spread: 151
Chicago Highlanders vs Madison Street Militia (101-12) Spread: 89
Seattle Soldiers vs New Jersey Bombers (109-6) Spread: 103
Vancouver Warriors vs Pensacola Kings (65-28) Spread: 37
Chicago Wolves vs Toledo Storm (24-47) Spread: 23
Pittsburgh's win against the #10 Chicago Highlanders was enough to take back the #1 spot on a day when Saratoga and Driftless both played weak opponents. The top three teams are still close enough that we might see them swap places several times before the end of the season. The rest of the top ten remained the same after a week of mostly lopsided victories. At least there are a few more interesting games this week, including the Caroline vs. Monroeville thriller everyone has been waiting for.
--- Power Rankings ---
Rank ... Strength of Record ... Quality of Play ... Team (+/- from last week)
1 ............... 77 ........................... 79.68607559 .................... Pittsburgh Maulers (+2)
2 ............... 77 ........................... -20.08945098 .................... Saratoga Thoroughbreds (-1)
3 ............... 74 ........................... -17.45766816 .................... Driftless Area Gamers (-1)
4 ............... 59 ........................... -45.31711325 .................... Round Rock Raptors (0)
5 ............... 55 ........................... 58.83066175 .................... Las Vegas Avengers (0)
6 ............... 52 ........................... -174.9123795 .................... St. Louis Shockers (0)
7 ............... 47 ........................... -9.672064136 .................... CollegeTown USA (0)
8 ............... 46 ........................... 37.50620679 .................... San Diego Invaders (0)
9 ............... 41 ........................... -13.33124062 .................... Paris French Connection (0)
10 ............... 26 ........................... 89.92721984 .................... Chicago Highlanders (0)
11 ............... 23 ........................... -44.25343829 .................... Summit Station Stallions (+2)
12 ............... 20 ........................... -17.769435 .................... Springfield Meltdowns (+2)
13 ............... 20 ........................... -145.2254389 .................... Bourbontown BlueCats (-2)
14 ............... 16 ........................... 56.08001715 .................... RiverCity Renegades (-2)
15 ............... 8 ........................... 31.91196617 .................... Phoenix City Warriors (+1)
16 ............... 1 ........................... -123.6562057 .................... San Francisco Gold Rush (+2)
17 ............... 0 ........................... 12.34638761 .................... Graested Empire (0)
18 ............... -1 ........................... 49.60404686 .................... Vancouver Warriors (-3)
19 ............... -13 ........................... 8.604437641 .................... Seattle Soldiers (+1)
20 ............... -17 ........................... -80.47489807 .................... Minneapolis Beaver Pounders (-1)
21 ............... -28 ........................... 163.945439 .................... Chicago Wolves CPU (0)
22 ............... -30 ........................... 3.54668392 .................... San Antonio Gunslingers (+1)
23 ............... -32 ........................... 41.27065572 .................... Pensacola Kings (+1)
24 ............... -33 ........................... 201.4969904 .................... Madison Street Militia (-2)
25 ............... -41 ........................... -0.363108951 .................... Tallahassee FireAnts (+1)
26 ............... -46 ........................... 105.4552359 .................... Caroline Banana Slugs (-1)
27 ............... -51 ........................... -50.96220919 .................... Toledo Storm (+3)
28 ............... -53 ........................... 16.2779559 .................... New Jersey Bombers (0)
29 ............... -60 ........................... 51.66048961 .................... Wyckoff Cubs (-2)
30 ............... -64 ........................... -103.8687752 .................... Los Angelos Gunners (-1)
31 ............... -86 ........................... -68.11548961 .................... Monroeville Zombies (+1)
32 ............... -87 ........................... -92.68155435 .................... Ray Stevenson's Punishers (-1)
- Pittsburgh is back at #1 for the 10th time in 11 weeks. If they can beat #8 San Diego, it will probably be 11 times out of 12.
- Saratoga's stay at the top was brief and they may lose more ground with their easy game next week.
- Driftless needs a win against a good team to move up from #3. Playing #7 CollegeTown next will give them that chance.
- Round Rock gets an easy win and remains at #4.
- Las Vegas gains slightly on Round Rock after a win over Bourbontown.
--- Projected Standings ---
Western Conference
Rk__Team_________________________W__L__T___%____PF____PA__
..1 . . Saratoga Thoroughbreds..................... 16 . . ..0 . . 0 . . 100% . . 2,261 . . ...207
..2 . . St. Louis Shockers................................. 15 . . ..1 . . 0 . . ..94% . . 2,356 . . ...140
..3 . . Las Vegas Avengers.............................. 14 . . ..2 . . 0 . . ..88% . . 1,743 . . ...296
..4 . . Bourbontown BlueCats......................... 11 . . ..5 . . 0 . . ..69% . . 1,552 . . ...451
..5 . . Springfield Meltdowns........................... 11 . . ..5 . . 0 . . ..69% . . 1,315 . . ...393
..6 . . Summit Station Stallions..................... 10 . . ..6 . . 0 . . ..63% . . ...955 . . ...313
..7 . . Graested Empire.................................... 10 . . ..6 . . 0 . . ..63% . . ...728 . . ...382
..8 . . RiverCity Renegades............................ ..9 . . ..7 . . 0 . . ..56% . . ...884 . . ...558
..9 . . San Francisco Gold Rush.................... ..8 . . ..8 . . 0 . . ..50% . . ...717 . . ...514
..10 . . San Antonio Gunslingers..................... ..6 . . 10 . . 0 . . ..38% . . ...717 . . ...768
..11 . . Minneapolis Beaver Pounders.......... ..5 . . 11 . . 0 . . ..31% . . ...505 . . 1,810
..12 . . Tallahassee FireAnts.......................... ..5 . . 11 . . 0 . . ..31% . . ...331 . . 1,598
..13 . . Los Angelos Gunners.......................... ..3 . . 13 . . 0 . . ..19% . . ...210 . . 1,456
..14 . . Wyckoff Cubs........................................ ..2 . . 14 . . 0 . . ..13% . . .....59 . . 1,609
..15 . . Caroline Banana Slugs...................... ..1 . . 15 . . 0 . . ....6% . . ...108 . . 1,991
..16 . . Monroeville Zombies........................... ..0 . . 16 . . 0 . . ....0% . . .....84 . . 2,274
With no upsets, the projected records are unchanged. At this point in the season, it's going to take some big upsets to change much.
Eastern Conference
Rk__Team_________________________W__L__T___%____PF____PA__
..1 . . Driftless Area Gamers........................... 16 . . ..0 . . 0 . . 100% . . 1,599 . . ...115
..2 . . Pittsburgh Maulers................................. 15 . . ..1 . . 0 . . ..94% . . 1,558 . . ...233
..3 . . Round Rock Raptors............................. 14 . . ..2 . . 0 . . ..88% . . 1,756 . . ...198
..4 . . San Diego Invaders............................. 12 . . ..4 . . 0 . . ..75% . . 1,096 . . ...304
..5 . . CollegeTown USA................................. 12 . . ..4 . . 0 . . ..75% . . 1,089 . . ...248
..6 . . Paris French Connection...................... 11 . . ..5 . . 0 . . ..69% . . 1,316 . . ...389
..7 . . Chicago Highlanders.......................... 10 . . ..6 . . 0 . . ..63% . . ...953 . . ...407
..8 . . Phoenix City Warriors............................. ..9 . . ..7 . . 0 . . ..56% . . ...744 . . ...335
..9 . . Seattle Soldiers...................................... ..8 . . ..8 . . 0 . . ..50% . . ...915 . . ...698
..10 . . Vancouver Warriors.............................. ..6 . . 10 . . 0 . . ..38% . . ...581 . . ...815
..11 . . Pensacola Kings.................................. ..5 . . 11 . . 0 . . ..31% . . ...391 . . 1,405
..12 . . Madison Street Militia............................ ..3 . . 13 . . 0 . . ..19% . . ...319 . . 1,441
..13 . . Chicago Wolves................................... ..3 . . 13 . . 0 . . ..19% . . ...265 . . 1,916
..14 . . Toledo Storm......................................... ..3 . . 13 . . 0 . . ..19% . . ...302 . . 1,314
..15 . . New Jersey Bombers.......................... ..2 . . 14 . . 0 . . ..13% . . ...108 . . 1,552
..16 . . Ray Stevenson's Punishers............... ..1 . . 15 . . 0 . . ....6% . . ...192 . . 1,579
San Diego and Paris swap records but the East is mostly unchanged too.
--- Predicted Scores ---
Here are the spreadsheet's predicted scores for week 12. Enjoy!
Western Conference
Saratoga Thoroughbreds vs Summit Station Stallions (53-17) Spread: 36
St. Louis Shockers vs Springfield Meltdowns (63-10) Spread: 53
Las Vegas Avengers vs San Francisco Gold Rush (59-15) Spread: 44
Bourbontown BlueCats vs RiverCity Renegades (61-22) Spread: 39
Graested Empire vs Los Angelos Gunners (71-5) Spread: 66
San Antonio Gunslingers vs Minneapolis Beaver Pounders (108-24) Spread: 84
Tallahassee FireAnts vs Wyckoff Cubs (33-7) Spread: 26
Caroline Banana Slugs vs Monroeville Zombies (17-14) Spread: 3
Eastern Conference
Driftless Area Gamers vs CollegeTown USA (35-9) Spread: 26
Pittsburgh Maulers vs San Diego Invaders (41-21) Spread: 20
Round Rock Raptors vs Phoenix City Warriors (44-11) Spread: 33
Paris French Connection vs Ray Stevenson's Punishers (158-7) Spread: 151
Chicago Highlanders vs Madison Street Militia (101-12) Spread: 89
Seattle Soldiers vs New Jersey Bombers (109-6) Spread: 103
Vancouver Warriors vs Pensacola Kings (65-28) Spread: 37
Chicago Wolves vs Toledo Storm (24-47) Spread: 23
