I suspect Houston may not be pleased with this ranking. Two weeks away from finding out which team is the poser (spoiler: it's Memphis).

I'm just having fun with this. My team will end up disappointing me at some point this season. (Probably in the playoffs)

I would bet CJ is too busy polishing all his Championship trophies he's recently won to worry about power rankings.

Fun is what this should be about. I think we all agree power rankings are nothing more than a talking point. In the end, the only power rankings that matter is the playoffs.

I think our playoffs are going to be brutal in both conferences. There may be a few teams that seem much stronger than others but there will be no easy games in the post season.

I will be shocked if the Generals make it to World Bowl XII. We're still a good team but the 7-2 record seems shaky to me. We used to win on defense with good cover DB's and a mean pass rush. Now I have to run the ball to limit my defense's time on the field, because age and mediocre drafts have made my defense average. At best we'll be #3 seed and may win our home game, but then go on the road and beat Washington, Baltimore or Birmingham? Get lucky there then another roadie against someone else? Hahaha.

I'm OK with that though.

That's ridiculous! Too busy polishing all my trophies! I have a fulltime staff for that....but seriously I do enjoy power rankings and if I'm not ranked #1 then that tells me there is room for improvement.

I should have known you wouldn't be polishing them yourself. Just don't pull an ACB or Warren Sapp, gotta pay your people.

Week 10 Power Ranking

1) Memphis 43
2) Washington 52
3) Birmingham 58
4) Houston 62
5) Baltimore 67.5
6) Denver 86
7) New Jersey 87
8) Tampa Bay 88
9) (NY) Stars 91
10) Chicago 97.5
11) Oakland 101
12) Arizona 102
13) Honolulu 102.5
14) Los Angeles 109
15) Georgia 110
16) Florida 112
17) Philadelphia 114
18) Michigan 123.5
19) (TIE) Southern California 126
19) (TIE) Cleveland 126
21) Detroit 133
22) Boston 140
23) Jacksonville 141
24) Portland 144.5
25) New Orleans 146
26) San Antonio 147.5
27) Charlotte 155.5
28) Pittsburgh 156.5
29) Shreveport 159
30) Orlando 163
31) San Jose 165
32) Oklahoma 172.5
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Divisional Power Rankings

Southwest 425
Atlantic 431.5
East 432
West 433.5
South 473
Midwest 480
Pacific 502.5
Southeast 504

I'm figuring these out on paper so I don't have time to type out the full breakdown, but this can apply to everyone.

In Houston's case, their ranking is most affected by being 31st in defensive YPC while Memphis is 1st. You can run on Houston but if your defense doesn't hold their high powered offense down, it won't matter.

In New Jersey's case, we aren't spectacular at anything but we're 10th in points, 7th in points allowed and score pretty good in the penalty/turnover department. We are average in the 4 yards per play categories.

Anyone can see where they need to improve by looking at your team stats.

I think you can be forgiven for the calibration, considering we lost in OT.

Week 11 Power Rankings

1) Memphis 46.5
2) Washington 49.5
3) Baltimore 59.5
4) Houston 64.5
5) Birmingham 66
6) Tampa Bay 85
7) Denver 85.5
8) New Jersey 88
9) (NY) Stars 90.5
10) Arizona 96
11) Georgia 101
12) Chicago 103.5
13) (TIE) Oakland 104.5
13) (TIE) Honolulu 104.5
15) Florida 105.5
16) Los Angeles 109
17) Cleveland 114
18) Southern California 124
19) Michigan 127
20) Philadelphia 130
21) New Orleans 133.5
22) Jacksonville 134.5
23) Portland 135
24) Boston 135.5
25) Detroit 144
26) Charlotte 144.5
27) San Antonio 158.5
28) Pittsburgh 162.5
29) Orlando 164.5
30) Shreveport 168.5
31) Oklahoma 174
32) San Jose 174.5

Divisional Power Rankings

1) Atlantic 416
2) West 421
3) Southwest 443.5
4) East 444
5) South 469
6) Midwest 488.5
7) Southeast 489.5
8) Pacific 512