Power Rankings: Week 1

Week 1 of the 2014 LOC season officially starts tomorrow, and with that comes the Week 1 Power Rankings. We've already seen some roster moves and teams benefitting or being harmed in the week and a half since the draft, such is the nature of fantasy football. Come tomorrow and this weekend, we can throw out the potential and the blind optimism, as we will have our first W's and L's for over 9 months. NOTE: These are based solely on starting lineups

Power Rankings

1. Tom's Tyrants, 41-32 (1): Coach Barnes' Tom's Tyrants remain on top spot, but it was a tough call this week. It's a really deep roster, but they don't have the same upside as Burdettinators. Still, I think it's the most complete starting line up in the league, and I imagine they will perform as such. Since the draft they've been dealt bad news multiple times, but I'm not worried quite yet.

2. Burdettinators, 40-32 (2): This coach will be pissed he is only no.2, and I don't blame him. There is no doubt this team has the best core group of players, but the supporting cast on the starting roster just isn't quite as good as Tom's Tyrants (Patterson, Gore). Like I said, it was close, and a case could be made either way. Most weeks they won't need them, but I think Week 1 against Tom's Tyrants, they'll need them to step up.

3. IKNAN, 30-28 (3): No movers yet, and with good reason. Coach Sherwood has another really complete roster, but they just don't have the same upside as the top 2 teams. Their star RB Martin has gotten a boost over the last week, but their core group of players just isn't as good as Burdettinators or Tom's Tyrants. I still think they've got a more complete team than Burdettinators, but they don't have the same fire power.

4. The Dream Team, 20-23 (5): I still have major worries about this team for the length of the season, but week 1 they should light it up. This is almost the opposite of IKNAN, they are either going to light it up or struggle to keep the candle alight. Likely most weeks, it'll probably fall some where in between. As for week 1, they should have a big week, but face a tough match up against IKNAN.

5. Gridiron Gang, 34-40-1 (6): From here on out, it's less about upside and more about floor. Coach N. Stubbs has a roster that should consistently have the highest floor all season long (barring injury or abysmal play of course). That should translate into a good season, and they'll only need a few players each week to step up. But some weeks, that won't happen, and they'll be relying on their opponent to score low to win.

6. Bear Necessities, 40-34 (7): Looking at the starting line up, this is probably one of the best Coach D. Stubbs has had for a while. Complete and balanced, they should at the very least match 5-9 from last year, with a good bet to improve on that if other teams stumble early. Ideally they need a solid option at flex, but the rest of the starters are good enough to cover for the flex. Let's not forget their experience and that the coach is a stats guru.

7. ADRZ, 19-24 (4): This is by far the biggest mover from last weeks power rankings, and that's because this roster will probably need a few games to come together. They have some start talent, players that will probably win games by themselves, but they are desperately need a flex and an RB2. Players on the roster will step up, or the waiver will help out, but it could take them a few games to get there.

8. Forge Flyers, 38-33 (8): Despite a superb draft, the roster still doesn't match up to others in the league...right now. The RBs are a question mark until a few games go by, same goes for the QB (we need to see a few games to see if he replicates last years magic), and they need a flex to emerge. But until then, they'll be hoping their WRs and Graham can cover the rest of the lineup.

9. Obama's Llamas, 0-0 (10): Coach Hunter gets lifted off the bottom spot for the first time in his career, kudos. Much like Forge Flyers, it'll be a few games before we see what kind of players they will have. It's anyones guess what Bell, Ball, Reed and Ridley will do right now, but they should at least nail two of those guys. They'll be counting on Green, Garcon and Romo to carry the team, which is no guarantee.

10. The Tuckfards, 44-32 (9): Coach Merritt will love being here, but most of you will likely be perplexed by this. Rodgers is a lock to be great, no doubt. Charles and Murray should be good, but they may not be in the same position to succeed as they were last year. Their WRs are possibly the worst in the league, and Olsen is an uninspiring TE. It's hard for me to be excited about this team until I see them go out and win some games.