Only Ladds Stand Alone as Music City's Miracles Dry Up
Only Ladds hold the top spot after burying the Superstars by 48.6, and nobody's arguing. Music City Miracles share that 7-2 record but not the footing underneath it, and a loss to Wild Wild Will exposed a team that's been living on good fortune.
This Week's Power Rankings
1. Only Ladds (–) — 50 pts
John Bregger's group handed the Superstars the widest beating of the week. They've scored more points than anyone in the league and their luck sits about level, so the 7-2 is exactly what it looks like.
2. Music City Miracles (–) — 43 pts
Jeff's team has been well named all year, since nobody has squeezed more wins out of their scoring. That fortune ran dry against Will. Isaiah Likely sat on 16.3 points in a week the Miracles left more on the bench than anyone, though even the perfect lineup tops out at 146.0, a hair short of Will.
3. Jacob's Wookiee Squad (▲1) — 36 pts
Nobody in the league is steadier week to week than Jacob, and the 40.1-point thumping of Shedeur fit the pattern. Next up is Jeff and the Miracles in the marquee game of the slate, with a real chance to crowd the two teams above.
4. Little Lebowski Urban Achievers (▲2) — 32 pts
Shep's crew put up the week's best score, 154.2, and climbed on the strength of it. No roster spreads the work around more, with Matthew Golden leading the way on just 12% of the points. The catch is the week-to-week swing, which is the wildest on the board.
5. Jesus Christ Superstars (▼2) — 29 pts
Michael's group brought the week's worst score into a game against the league's best team, and 94.9 was never going to cut it. Shedeur comes next, and a team at 4-5 can't afford to drop that one.
6. Wild Wild Will (▲1) — 26 pts
Will took down the Miracles in the tightest game of the week, and that margin was 21.3, which tells how one-sided everything else got. Only Jacob's team has been steadier. Wesleyan is next, and Will is the one expected to win it.
7. And Ye Shall Shedeur (▼3) — 24 pts
Nick's team took the biggest tumble of the week after the Wookiees ran them over. The scoring says they're better than eighth in the standings, and the Superstars come to town next with a chance to prove it.
8. Cam Ward of the State (–) — 20 pts
Jonathan has the hardest-luck record in the league, a 2-7 team scoring like it deserves more. Jaxon Smith-Njigba alone accounts for 22% of the points, with Josh Allen right behind, and no roster leans on its top end harder. Lebowski hung 154.2 on them anyway.
9. Wesleyan Squad That Laterals (–) — 18 pts
Brandon's team is 5-4 and ranked below that, because only the Miracles have been luckier. Beating the Jags kept things afloat. Wild Wild Will is a fairer test of what this team actually is.
10. God Likes Jags? (–) — 5 pts
Daniel, that question mark in the team name is doing honest work. Nine straight losses is now the longest skid of the season, though 114.2 against Wesleyan was a respectable showing. Only Jonathan's team has had worse luck.
Milestones
- New longest losing streak of the season: God Likes Jags?, now at 9 straight.
By the Numbers, Week 9
- Little Lebowski Urban Achievers put up the week's high score: 154.2.
- Jesus Christ Superstars had the week's low score: 94.9.
- Only Ladds posted the week's biggest margin of victory, beating Jesus Christ Superstars by 48.6.
- Wild Wild Will survived the week's closest game, edging Music City Miracles by just 21.3.
Full breakdown, every category, and the week-by-week history: Power Rankings and the Stats Book.