Power Rankings: Week 14

Well, here we are. Hard to believe the regular season is at an end. And with it, you're about to read your last Power Rankings article for the next 9 months (well, the regular season edition anyway). Amazingly we actually got some clarity on the playoff race last week, but it's still pretty wide open. Will the best teams all make playoffs? We'll have to see

Power Rankings

1. The Dream Team, 8-5 (1, =): Some continue to doubt this team, but they string together good performance after good performance. Are they leaps and bounds ahead of other teams? No. Are they a solid bet to put up around 100 every week? Absolutely. With the league it is the way now, all you can ask for is a solid roster top to bottom, and that's what they've got.

2. Tom's Tyrants, 7-6 (3, ^1): Coach Barnes second half of the season revival continues, and he's well on his way to another comeback award. The roster is hitting its stride at the right time. While they're not dropping 200 pointers like they were last season, they're still getting it done. One more win and they could easily be in.

3. Bear Necessities, 7-6 (4, ^1): I'm not sure this side has dropped outside of the top 5 all season long. Another contender for the comeback award, Bear Necessities is also but one win away from potentially making playoffs. The side has been battered and bruised, and I'm not sure what state they'll be in come Week 15, but the look good for Week 14.

4. IKNAN, 7-6 (6, ^2): After a mythically bad week this team is rebounding, and is now in prime position to lock up the division. They posted the best score of the season for far, and could charge into the playoffs. While I am still worried this team is a bit hot and cold, I'm not counting out a team fresh off a 160 point outing.

5. ADRZ, 10-3 (5, =): In a week where every team seemed to have a good week, let's not make too much of a deal out of ADRZs nice week. Especially when one third of their points was Blake Bortles. This team hasn't been the same over the last month, and I have serious worries about their playoff chances. But they'll be there, so who knows?

6. Burdettinators, 6-7 (9, ^3): I am a man of my word. I said I wanted to see one more good week by Coach Burdett' side before I bought in, and that's exactly what they did. Unfortunately it wasn't enough, and they're out of the playoff race. Still, this late season rejuvenation won't be for nothing, they can still earn a good draft pick out of it.

7. The Tuckfards, 6-7 (2, v5): At this stage of the season, it's odd for a team to fall so far so quickly. This team had a decent week, but they cleaned shop and now one of their key RBs is potentially lost for the season. I'm not going to count this coach out as he's a coaching maven, but I'll think he'd even agree he's working with less than he's accustomed to.

8. Gridiron Gang, 7-6 (7, v1): This team has had a brutal second half of the season. They had an ok week last week, but they're gonna need a win and some help to make playoffs. They've got some nice assets, but the consistency just isn't there right now, and without that is going to make getting any more wins mightily difficult.

9. Patistan, 5-8 (11, ^2): Ok so this team didn't get the win last week, but they've been having a sneakily good run of late. They're having a strong end to the season, which suggests they might have worked through their rookie teething problems. The roster is looking much better, and they should be poised to have a nice finish.

10. Forge Flyers, 3-10 (8, v2): This team has definitely been better than the record indicates this season, but the last few weeks they haven't been great. They've got the players, but as has been the case for all the season, Lady Luck has not smiled on them. I'd really like to see this team not lose the James Milner Bowl 2 years straight, but they're gonna need a touch of magic.

11. The Romosexuals, 6-7 (12, ^1): I called it last week, if this coach doesn't coach his team he doesn't stand a chance. Well that's exactly what happened. He coached his team, had a nice week, and got the W. Unfortunately they're all but out of the power race, but if this coach continues to manage the team, they should finish strong.

12. Jeff's Seals, 6-7 (10, v2): So they didn't have the worse week, but in a week where everyone went bonkers they were left doing what they usually average. This roster is just depleted. For a long time it looked like they might sneak a win, but this loss puts the nail in the coffin, and this team is done. We look forward to a new coach next year.