And there's a new #1, dominating the first half of the regular season was the team that won 3 out of the last 5 NL pennants, and now add another accomplishment in earning their first #1 ranking it's Florida, led by the league's top pitching staff and a very nice offense. Texas holds steady at #2, while previous #1 Cheyenne drops to #3. At #4, up 7 spots, is a surging Dover squad who's pitching has improved greatly the last 40 games. Salt Lake City rounds out the top 5, up one spot from the last rankings.
The biggest climbers and biggest falls since the last rankings were:
Biggest Climbers: #10 Pawtucket (+12), #14 Detroit (+9), #4 Dover (+7), #21 Boston (+7)
Biggest Falls: #25 Los Angeles (-12), #17 Atlanta (-10), #20 Charleston (-10), #30 Charlotte (-10), #32 Houston (-8)
Here are the complete rankings, good luck in the second half!
| Pitching | Offense | LAST 40 | ||||||||
| Team | W | L | PREV | Rank | Chg | Rank | Chg | W | L | |
| 1 | Florida | 58 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 13 |
| 2 | Texas | 52 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | -5 | 24 | 16 |
| 3 | Cheyenne | 52 | 29 | 1 | 13 | -10 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 17 |
| 4 | Dover | 51 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 14 |
| 5 | Salt Lake City | 48 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 17 |
| 6 | Cleveland | 49 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 27 | 13 |
| 7 | Salem | 46 | 35 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 18 |
| 8 | New York (NL) | 45 | 36 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 21 |
| 9 | Montgomery | 45 | 36 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 22 | 18 |
| 10 | Pawtucket | 45 | 36 | 22 | 11 | -1 | 23 | 8 | 27 | 13 |
| 11 | New York (AL) | 44 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 24 | 16 |
| 12 | Montreal | 43 | 38 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 20 |
| 13 | Las Vegas | 44 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 24 | 16 |
| 14 | Detroit | 45 | 36 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 16 |
| 15 | Buffalo | 43 | 38 | 14 | 17 | -2 | 16 | -7 | 26 | 14 |
| 16 | Chicago | 40 | 41 | 17 | 30 | -2 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 19 |
| 17 | Atlanta | 42 | 39 | 7 | 22 | -5 | 9 | -3 | 19 | 21 |
| 18 | Milwaukee | 38 | 43 | 19 | 18 | -2 | 20 | -1 | 21 | 19 |
| 19 | Vancouver | 37 | 44 | 15 | 31 | -2 | 2 | -1 | 18 | 22 |
| 20 | Charleston | 35 | 46 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 18 | -2 | 13 | 27 |
| 21 | Boston | 36 | 45 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 20 |
| 22 | Louisville | 39 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 19 | -1 | 21 | 19 |
| 23 | San Francisco | 39 | 42 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| 24 | St. Louis | 33 | 48 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 18 | 22 |
| 25 | Los Angeles | 30 | 51 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 29 | -5 | 9 | 31 |
| 26 | Colorado Springs | 37 | 44 | 21 | 32 | -6 | 14 | -2 | 18 | 22 |
| 27 | Monterrey | 28 | 53 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 16 | -6 | 13 | 27 |
| 28 | Iowa City | 34 | 47 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 31 | -3 | 20 | 20 |
| 29 | Seattle | 31 | 50 | 25 | 19 | -12 | 32 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
| 30 | Charlotte | 31 | 50 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 24 | -2 | 11 | 29 |
| 31 | Trenton | 29 | 52 | 31 | 22 | -1 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
| 32 | Houston | 27 | 54 | 24 | 21 | -2 | 30 | -10 | 10 | 30 |