It's time for another edition of the Power Rankings! And there is a new #1 for the second straight rankings period, and this time it's the Tampa Bay Tankers! The Tankers went an astounding 15-1 in the last 16 games to jump from #4 to #1. Sacramento, Rochester and Jackson all drop one spot and fill the 2-4 positions, while Austin holds steady at #5.
No one did as well as the Tankers, but some other teams have done well since the last rankings including #6 Vancouver (12-3), #9 Memphis (11-4), #11 Boston (11-4), #5 Austin (11-5) and #7 Atlanta (10-5). Also an honorable mention to Syracuse going 8-7 this period, after being 0-15 the prior rankings period!
On the flip side, Wichita had a bad run going 2-13, while San Juan and Los Angeles only managed 3 wins each.
Here's this edition's teams on the rise and teams on the decline section.
Teams on the rise: Tampa Bay, Vancouver, Memphis, Boston, Syracuse, Oakland
Teams on the decline: Wichita, San Juan, Los Angeles, New York (AL), Charleston
And now the Unveiling of the latest edition of the Regular Season Power Rankings!!
Rank | Team | Record | Prev |
1 | Tampa Bay | 52-23 | 4 |
2 | Sacramento | 48-27 | 1 |
3 | Rochester | 50-25 | 2 |
4 | Jackson | 50-25 | 3 |
5 | Austin | 48-27 | 5 |
6 | Vancouver | 47-28 | 8 |
7 | Atlanta | 46-29 | 7 |
8 | Dover | 45-30 | 6 |
9 | Memphis | 41-34 | 12 |
10 | San Francisco | 42-33 | 10 |
11 | Boston | 41-34 | 17 |
12 | Florida | 38-37 | 13 |
13 | New York (NL) | 38-37 | 15 |
14 | Burlington | 38-37 | 18 |
15 | New York (AL) | 38-37 | 11 |
16 | San Juan | 38-37 | 9 |
17 | Hartford | 37-38 | 14 |
18 | Honolulu | 36-39 | 20 |
19 | Cleveland | 36-39 | 21 |
20 | Charleston | 35-40 | 16 |
21 | Detroit | 34-41 | 22 |
22 | Buffalo | 33-42 | 27 |
23 | Little Rock | 32-43 | 26 |
24 | Oakland | 32-43 | 29 |
25 | Durham | 32-43 | 28 |
26 | St. Louis | 31-44 | 23 |
27 | Cheyenne | 30-45 | 25 |
28 | Los Angeles | 30-45 | 19 |
29 | Syracuse | 26-49 | 31 |
30 | Kansas City | 27-48 | 30 |
31 | Wichita | 27-48 | 24 |
32 | Ottawa | 22-53 | 32 |
Check back after game 90 for the next installment of the power rankings!