Devin loses, climbs to second, and draws Justin next
Devin Ford lost by 0.9 and still moved up a spot. To Infinity and Bijan now sits second, right behind Justin Randall and Jackie Moon’s Flint Tropics FC, and the two meet next week. Justin's team has won five straight, the longest run anyone has put together this season.
This Week's Power Rankings
1. Jackie Moon’s Flint Tropics FC (–) — 77 pts
Five straight wins, and the latest was a 52.8-point demolition of EA Sports. Justin is new to the league, and the Tropics are already the team everyone in the office measures against. That 8-1 carries a little good fortune, though, and Devin gets a crack at it next week.
2. To Infinity and Bijan (▲1) — 73 pts
Devin lost to Jeff by 0.9, and the rankings liked this team more anyway. That makes the loss hurt worse, because the best lineup on that roster would've scored 141.3. Next up is Justin, with first place on the line. Devin, set the lineup early this time.
3. Father Badonka-conk (▼1) — 67 pts
Michael survived the closest game of the week and slid anyway, because 81.5 doesn't impress anybody. This roster leans hard on its stars, with Jaxon Smith-Njigba carrying 22% of the team's points by himself. That's a lot riding on one guy.
3. nothing beats a jjettas2holiday (▲1) — 67 pts
Madi's only previous season here ended 5-9 with no playoff trip. This year's team already has six wins, handled Mike's Dirty Birds without much drama, and now shares third place. Sarah's crew is next, and that's a game a contender is supposed to win.
5. Islands in the Stream(ing) def. (▲1) — 61 pts
Jeff won this league in 2023, and the team plays like it remembers how. Only the Dirty Birds have been steadier week to week. Edging Devin by 0.9 counts the same as a blowout, and Grace comes calling next.
6. TURN DOWN FOR WATT (▲3) — 54 pts
Nobody climbed more this week than Kylyn, and it came in a first season here. The win over Amanda took a big number to get done, and Kylyn found one: 133.4. A 6-3 start is starting to look real.
7. SPORTZCHICK Sarah T (▼2) — 51 pts
Sarah lost to Madeline by 8.9 in a game the right lineup would have won, since the best version of that roster reached 100.9. No team in the league swings more from week to week. Madi's up next, and a 14-28 career mark says an upset would mean something here.
8. T-law and Order (–) — 47 pts
Grace lost the closest game of the week by 0.4, and the lineup call is the part that'll linger. The best version of that roster put up 91.8, plenty to beat Michael. Three seasons in, still no playoff trip, and Jeff's steady bunch is next.
9. All the Loves (▲1) — 43 pts
Six straight losses now, the longest skid anyone has had this season, and Amanda's team keeps scoring like a playoff side anyway. Nobody in the league has been unluckier. Amanda made the playoffs in all three previous seasons, which makes 2-7 an odd look on that résumé.
10. Goff the Beaten Path (▼4) — 42 pts
The name promised a road less traveled, and Katie's team got beaten instead, posting the week's low score of 79.0. Brenden did the damage. Katie has been to the playoffs in all three previous seasons and finished runner-up once, so a 5-4 team isn't in panic territory.
11. Texas Puppies (▼1) — 39 pts
Brenden put a 39.3-point beating on Katie and didn't get much credit for it. This team bounces around more than almost anyone, good one week and gone the next. A past runner-up with a 27-15 career record usually sorts that out.
12. EA Sports (–) — 23 pts
Emily left 28.4 points on the bench, the most of anyone this week. Even the perfect lineup wouldn't have caught the Tropics, so it only changed how lopsided the loss looked. At 2-7, the lineup calls have to start paying off.
13. Hartley's Hail Mary (–) — 21 pts
Aaron lost to Elisabeth by 0.6 in a game the right lineup would have won. No roster in the league leans harder on its top players, with Brock Purdy alone accounting for 21% of the points. The 2025 champ is sitting at 2-7, and the team name is starting to feel like a plan.
14. Lamarvelous (–) — 16 pts
Madeline beat Sarah with the most balanced roster in the league, the kind that's hard to knock over. Puka Nacua does the heavy lifting at 21%, and everyone else chips in. Still, the 3-6 record is a little kinder than the scoring, so nights like this need to keep coming.
15. Antioch Dirty Birds (–) — 14 pts
Mike set a perfect lineup and still lost to Madi by 18.2, which is about as clean as a loss gets. No team has been steadier, and no team has been luckier. That 4-5 record is running ahead of what this roster actually scores.
16. Hurts, Don't it? (–) — 11 pts
Elisabeth's first season has mostly lived up to the team name, but the 0.6 win over Aaron handed the hurt to someone else for a week. Drake London and Zay Flowers lead a roster that spreads the work around. At 2-7, there's plenty of digging left.
Milestones
- New longest win streak of the season: Jackie Moon’s Flint Tropics FC, now at 5 straight.
- New longest losing streak of the season: All the Loves, now at 6 straight.
By the Numbers, Week 9
- Jackie Moon’s Flint Tropics FC put up the week's high score: 139.0.
- Goff the Beaten Path had the week's low score: 79.0.
- Jackie Moon’s Flint Tropics FC posted the week's biggest margin of victory, beating EA Sports by 52.8.
- Father Badonka-conk survived the week's closest game, edging T-law and Order by just 0.4.
Full breakdown, every category, and the week-by-week history: Power Rankings and the Stats Book.