Music City Miracles Own the Best Record, but Only Ladds Keep the Top Spot
Jeff McCormick's Music City Miracles have the best record in the league and the longest win streak of the season at five straight. They've also had more go their way than anyone and swing harder week to week than anyone, which is why they share third while John Bregger's Only Ladds stay on top.
This Week's Power Rankings
1. Only Ladds (–) — 47 pts
John keeps the top spot on the strength of the biggest scoring pile in the league, 732.4 points. Two losses have the Ladds second in the standings, and the win over Brandon was the closest game of the week, so nobody should mistake this for a coronation. Still the team everyone else gets measured against.
2. Jacob's Wookiee Squad (▲1) — 41 pts
Nobody in the league is steadier than Jacob, and that's what carried the Wookiees past Jonathan and up a rung. A break or two has helped get them to 5-1. A team that never has a bad week doesn't need many.
3. And Ye Shall Shedeur (▼1) — 39 pts
Nick ran into the hottest team in the league on the night it posted the week's best score, and slid a spot for it. Nick didn't play badly. The Miracles just played better, and the drop reads like bad timing more than a warning sign.
3. Music City Miracles (▲1) — 39 pts
Jeff has won five straight and put up the week's high score, so sharing third will feel like a snub. But no team swings harder from week to week, and none has had more luck fall its way. A team called the Miracles living on good fortune is almost too on the nose, Jeff.
5. Jesus Christ Superstars (–) — 30 pts
Michael's Superstars handled Daniel by 37.5, the most lopsided result of the week, and held fifth. At 3-3 they sit right in the middle of the pack, and next week's visit from Jonathan is a real chance to put some distance on the teams below.
6. Wild Wild Will (▲1) — 24 pts
Will climbed a spot without winning, which says plenty about the stumbles nearby. The best lineup on that roster would have scored 128.2, enough to beat Shep. DK Metcalf's 20.3 watched from the bench. Will, that one's going to sting for a while.
7. Cam Ward of the State (▼1) — 20 pts
No team has worse luck than Jonathan's, and 1-5 undersells this roster. It's also the most top-heavy team around: Jaxon Smith-Njigba carries 24% of the scoring, with Josh Allen right behind. When those two go quiet, there's no plan B. Michael's Superstars are next, and that game matters.
8. Wesleyan Squad That Laterals (▼1) — 18 pts
Brandon posted the week's low score and lost to the top team in the rankings. The cruel part is that the best version of that roster would have scored 119.1, enough to take down John. For a team named after pitching the ball sideways, an awful lot of points stayed on the sideline.
8. Little Lebowski Urban Achievers (▲1) — 18 pts
Shep's crew put up 127.5 to beat Will and climb a spot, and the Urban Achievers lived up to the name for a week. It's the most balanced roster in the league, with Malik Nabers leading the way at just 13% of the scoring, so no single player's bad Sunday sinks them.
10. God Likes Jags? (–) — 6 pts
Six straight losses is the longest skid of the season, and dropping this one to Jesus Christ Superstars feels a bit like an answer to the team name's question. Daniel's roster is actually one of the steadier ones in the league. Steady just hasn't turned into wins yet.
Milestones
- New longest win streak of the season: Music City Miracles, now at 5 straight.
- New longest losing streak of the season: God Likes Jags?, now at 6 straight.
By the Numbers, Week 6
- Music City Miracles put up the week's high score: 129.7.
- Wesleyan Squad That Laterals had the week's low score: 88.0.
- Jesus Christ Superstars posted the week's biggest margin of victory, beating God Likes Jags? by 37.5.
- Only Ladds survived the week's closest game, edging Wesleyan Squad That Laterals by just 14.1.
Full breakdown, every category, and the week-by-week history: Power Rankings and the Stats Book.