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One thing I've seen in other leagues is custom made power rankings, because we all know the MFN power rankings are ****. Everyone probably has an opinion on which stats are the most important, but for the purpose of these rankings I used YPC offense and defense, YPA off/def, points for, points against, penalties and turnovers.

I used yards per play rather than total yards because I feel that's a better talent measure. For example my Generals are 6th in total yards allowed on defense but just 15th in YPC defensively and 14th in YPA. That tells me my ball control offense is keeping my defense off the field enough to mask the fact they're average.

The scores are like golf, lower is better. I count the first 6 stat categories and add them together (YPC off/def, YPA off/def, PF, PA). The last 2 categories, penalties and turnovers, I add together and divide by 2, then add that to the other total.

Without further ado, here are the inaugural Commissioner Rankings:

1) Washington Federals 31
2) (TIE) Houston Gamblers 49
Memphis Showboats 49
4) Baltimore Stars 57.5
5) Tampa Bay Bandits 62.5
6) (NY) Stars 67.5
7) Birmingham Stallions 68
8) (TIE) Denver Gold 92.5
New Jersey Generals 92.5
10) Chicago Blitz 93
11) Philadelphia Bell 96
12) Florida Blazers 102.5
13) Oakland Invaders 105.5
14) Honolulu Hawaiians 112
15) Michigan Panthers 117
16) Los Angeles Express 117.5
17) Georgia Force 126
18) Arizona Wranglers 126.5
19) Cleveland Thunderbolts 127
20) Portland Storm 132.5
21) (TIE) Southern California Sun 138
Jacksonville Bulls 138
23) Orlando Renegades 138.5
24) Detroit Wheels 142.5
25) San Antonio Gunslingers 151.5
26) Shreveport Steamer 155
27) Pittsburgh Maulers 158
28) Boston Breakers 160.5
29) San Jose SaberCats 167
30) Charlotte Hornets 169.5
31) New Orleans VooDoo 173
32) Oklahoma Outlaws 175

If I take out the turnovers and penalties, Memphis would be #1 with 25 points, followed by Washington (29), Houston (40), Baltimore (46), (NY) Stars (50), Birmingham (51) and Tampa Bay (55).

Nothing to see here! Move along! Washington is overrated. ;)

These are actually wrong slightly. I was going to do week 9 rankings before work, and I got as far as penalty yardage when I realized I did it backwards for week 8. The drop down stat list ranks the team with the most penalty yardage as #1 and I scored it accordingly.

The team with the most penalty yards should be #32. I need to read the list backwards, so I'll do it after work.

I told ya there was nothing to see here! Told ya! :P

Shocked to see the New York Stars up so high! :D

Maybe that QB change we made is paying off!

Revised Week 8 Rankings

1) Washington Federals 44.5
2) Memphis Showboats 48.5
3) Houston Gamblers 55.5
4) (TIE) Baltimore Stars 68
4) (TIE) Tampa Bay Bandits 68
6) Birmingham Stallions 76.5
7) (NY) Stars 79
8) Denver Gold 89
9) Chicago Blitz 94.5
10) New Jersey Generals 95
11) Los Angeles Express 98
12) Honolulu Hawaiians 101.5
13) Philadelphia Bell 105.5
14) (TIE) Florida Blazers 113
14) (TIE) Oakland Invaders 113
16) Arizona Wranglers 114
17) Georgia Force 119.5
18) (TIE) Michigan Panthers 121.5
19) (TIE) Cleveland Thunderbolts 121.5
20) Southern California Sun 131.5
21) Detroit Wheels 132
22) Jacksonville Bulls 136.5
23) Shreveport Steamer 140.5
24) Orlando Renegades 142
25) (TIE) Boston Breakers 145
25) (TIE) Portland Storm 145
27) San Antonio Gunslingers 152
28) New Orleans VooDoo 159.5
29) Charlotte Hornets 163
30) San Jose SaberCats 164.5
31) Oklahoma Outlaws 170.5
32) Pittsburgh Maulers 172.5

Week 9 Power Rankings

1) Washington Federals 43.5
2) Memphis Showboats 53.5
3) Houston Gamblers 57.5
4) Birmingham Stallions 63.5
5) Tampa Bay Bandits 65.5
6) Baltimore Stars 71
7) New Jersey Generals 88
8) (NY) Stars 88.5
9) Los Angeles Express 97
10) Chicago Blitz 97.5
11) Denver Gold 100
12) Arizona Wranglers 102
13) Honolulu Hawaiians 102.5
14) Oakland Invaders 105
15) Philadelphia Bell 105.5
16) Florida Blazers 112.5
17) Cleveland Thunderbolts 117
18) Georgia Force 121
19) Michigan Panthers 121.5
20) Southern California Sun 132
21) New Orleans VooDoo 136
22) Boston Breakers 140
23) Detroit Wheels 144.5
24) San Antonio Gunslingers 145.5
25) Portland Storm 149
26) Orlando Renegades149.5
27) Jacksonville Bulls 153
28) Shreveport Steamer 155
29) San Jose SaberCats 158
30) Pittsburgh Maulers 160.5
31) Charlotte Hornets 162.5
32) Oklahoma Outlaws 176.5
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Divisional Power Rankings

1) East 422
2) Southwest 433
3) Atlantic 437.5
4) West 456
5) South 475.5
6) Southeast 479.5
7) Midwest 480.5
8) Pacific 489.5

Dammit! I can't keep Washington a secret like this!

Sorry, but the numbers don't lie. I measure 8 categories and the Federals are top 5 in 6 of those, and the only bad ranking was penalty yards. Considering you're 31st in that and Baltimore 32nd with a combined 17-1 record, I'm not sure I should even count penalties.

If I take out penalties and turnover ratio, Memphis would be #1 with 25 points, followed by your Federals with 27 then Birmingham (41), Houston (42) and Baltimore (50).