As the playoffs get under way, it's time to take a look at the final regular season power rankings. Atlanta was a clear and dominant #1 all season. Behind them is a glut of teams that could have been ranked a number of ways, as they were all very close. It will be interesting to see how the playoffs go, if anyone can dethrone Atlanta and who will emerge in a very tight NL picture. Good luck to all in the playoffs, here are the complete final rankings!
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Team |
W |
L |
PREV |
Comments |
| 1 |
Atlanta |
115 |
47 |
1 |
Simply dominant, one of the best season in world history |
| 2 |
Boston |
97 |
65 |
4 |
Playing well, and actually finished with the top offense |
| 3 |
Pittsburgh |
97 |
65 |
5 |
Tremendous second half of the season, looking real good |
| 4 |
Houston |
98 |
64 |
2 |
Mediocre down the stretch, but still a high quality squad |
| 5 |
Salt Lake City |
101 |
61 |
3 |
Excellent season for sure with the NL's best record |
| 6 |
Buffalo |
96 |
66 |
8 |
Great stretch run, but offense is a bit of a question mark |
| 7 |
Pawtucket |
91 |
71 |
10 |
Made a run to claim division title, and could make waves |
| 8 |
Arizona |
89 |
73 |
9 |
Solid team by the numbers, great offense for this team |
| 9 |
Colorado Springs |
82 |
80 |
18 |
Huge run down the stretch earned them the division title |
| 10 |
Los Angeles |
88 |
74 |
7 |
Improved during the 2nd half, could be a threat in the NL |
| 11 |
Charlotte |
86 |
76 |
21 |
Major run the last 40 to get division title, hot right now |
| 12 |
Jacksonville |
82 |
80 |
19 |
Well balanced team but couldn't grab a playoff spot |
| 13 |
Cincinnati |
88 |
74 |
6 |
Struggled down the stretch, but they're in as a wildcard |
| 14 |
St. Louis |
79 |
83 |
16 |
Very good, but may need a little more offense to contend |
| 15 |
San Juan |
84 |
78 |
12 |
Getting there, but pitching is not yet playoff caliber |
| 16 |
New York |
87 |
75 |
14 |
Just missed the playoffs, but a nice record this season |
| 17 |
Austin |
82 |
80 |
20 |
Middle of the road by the numbers, seem on the cusp |
| 18 |
Tampa Bay |
77 |
85 |
11 |
Down season, good numbers, so a bit of tough luck here |
| 19 |
Salem |
80 |
82 |
17 |
Good 2nd half shows they look to be on the rise |
| 20 |
Dover |
77 |
85 |
15 |
Poor stretch run expected, as they look to be in rebuild |
| 21 |
Las Vegas |
76 |
86 |
25 |
Solid pitching, but offense was lacking this season |
| 22 |
Texas |
75 |
87 |
24 |
Offense wasn't there, but the pitching was pretty good |
| 23 |
Seattle |
74 |
88 |
29 |
Nice stretch run shows they may be putting it together |
| 24 |
Trenton |
77 |
85 |
22 |
Fell off down the stretch, as pitching was an issue |
| 25 |
Ottawa |
75 |
87 |
13 |
It really all came apart the last 40, as pitching got rocked |
| 26 |
Florida |
73 |
89 |
28 |
Over .500 the last 40, so they have some promise here |
| 27 |
Durham |
74 |
88 |
23 |
Pitching rough down the stretch, and in a tough division |
| 28 |
Louisville |
62 |
100 |
27 |
They're ptiching staff got rocked pretty hard this season |
| 29 |
Syracuse |
64 |
98 |
26 |
Pitching isn't quite there yet, so they struggled some |
| 30 |
Albuquerque |
62 |
100 |
31 |
They're pitching hasn't adjusted to this park yet it seems |
| 31 |
San Francisco |
54 |
108 |
32 |
Down season as pitching was a major issue again |
| 32 |
Philadelphia |
50 |
112 |
30 |
Bad luck down the stretch, could improve next season |