Two games down, and we’re starting to get a clearer picture of strength across the league. Let’s dive into it!
New Records
Last week saw a new broken record that I wanted to highlight.
Least Points Scored in a Single Game
| Rank | Season | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | The Death Eaters | 83.3 |
| 2 | 2019 | Red Warriors | 91.18 |
The Death Eaters set a new league record for least points scored in a game last week with an 83.3 after stat corrections. Woof.
Honorable mention: in the same week, the Golden Eagles scored the 3rd-lowest single game score at 96.28.
Weekly Update
Title Belt
The Tricksters successfully defended their title in Week 1, but after some key stat corrections on Thursday morning, the Kali Warriors broke their 6-game streak. The Kali Warriors look to defend it against division rival The Death Eaters in Week 3.
Scoring by Division
| Rank | Division Name | Points For | Wins | Average PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Division By Zero | 1003.00 | 4 | 167.17 |
| 2 | Cerberus | 924.22 | 4 | 154.04 |
| 3 | The Resistance | 1108.00 | 2 | 184.67 |
| 4 | High Flyers | 852.66 | 2 | 142.11 |
Division by Zero was a powerhouse division last season, and they’re starting off very strong this year, too, at least as far as actual wins are concerned. The Resistance might be low on wins, but they’re dominating in Points For and Average PPG.
Points Leaders
Points For
| Rank | Team Name | Points For | Change | Points Behind Lead | Points Behind Next Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tricksters | 415.68 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2 | speed-demons | 365.54 | 6 | 50.14 | 50.14 |
| 3 | Detroit Wolverines | 354.22 | -1 | 61.46 | 11.32 |
| 4 | Kali Warriors | 350.72 | -1 | 64.96 | 3.50 |
| 5 | Pegasus | 347.26 | 5 | 68.42 | 3.46 |
| 6 | Bling Bling | 342.66 | 3 | 73.02 | 4.60 |
| 7 | Red Warriors | 333.50 | -2 | 82.18 | 9.16 |
| 8 | Necessary Roughness | 326.78 | -2 | 88.90 | 6.72 |
| 9 | Not Lucky | 306.12 | -5 | 109.56 | 20.66 |
| 10 | Winged Hussars | 283.82 | 2 | 131.86 | 22.30 |
| 11 | The Death Eaters | 240.00 | -4 | 175.68 | 43.82 |
| 12 | Golden Eagles | 221.58 | -1 | 194.10 | 18.42 |
The Tricksters, who clinched the #6 seed last year (the one based on PF), is proving it wasn’t a fluke and has started the season incredibly strongly.
Manager Ranking
Here’s the current grade for each team based on how well they’ve managed their starting lineup throughout the season.
| Rank | Team Name | Points For | Max PF | Manager Grade | Curved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bling Bling | 342.66 | 370.80 | 92.41% | 100.00% |
| 2 | Tricksters | 415.68 | 496.78 | 83.67% | 91.26% |
| 3 | Pegasus | 347.26 | 418.76 | 82.93% | 90.51% |
| 4 | speed-demons | 365.54 | 453.46 | 80.61% | 88.20% |
| 5 | Necessary Roughness | 326.78 | 410.28 | 79.65% | 87.24% |
| 6 | Detroit Wolverines | 354.22 | 451.08 | 78.53% | 86.12% |
| 7 | Red Warriors | 333.50 | 441.70 | 75.50% | 83.09% |
| 8 | Kali Warriors | 350.72 | 477.82 | 73.40% | 80.99% |
| 9 | Winged Hussars | 283.82 | 415.04 | 68.38% | 75.97% |
| 10 | The Death Eaters | 240.00 | 359.46 | 66.77% | 74.36% |
| 11 | Golden Eagles | 221.58 | 336.38 | 65.87% | 73.46% |
| 12 | Not Lucky | 306.12 | 474.04 | 64.58% | 72.17% |
Power Rankings
| TEAM NAME | POWER RANK | CHANGE | RECORD | OVERALL WINS | PPG | R.O.S. ROSTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kali Warriors | #1 | 1 |
2-0 | 16-6 | #4, 175ppg | #2 |
| Detroit Wolverines | #2 | 1 |
2-0 | 18-4 | #3, 177ppg | #7 |
| Tricksters | #3 | -2 |
1-1 | 17-5 | #1, 208ppg | #1 |
| speed-demons | #4 | 4 |
1-1 | 15-7 | #2, 183ppg | #3 |
| Red Warriors | #5 | 0 |
1-1 | 11-11 | #7, 167ppg | #4 |
| Bling Bling | #6 | 3 |
1-1 | 12-10 | #6, 171ppg | #6 |
| Pegasus | #7 | 3 |
2-0 | 12-10 | #5, 174ppg | #11 |
| Not Lucky | #8 | -4 |
1-1 | 10-12 | #9, 153ppg | #8 |
| Necessary Roughness | #9 | -2 |
0-2 | 9-13 | #8, 163ppg | #5 |
| The Death Eaters | #10 | -4 |
1-1 | 5-17 | #11, 120ppg | #9 |
| Winged Hussars | #11 | 0 |
0-2 | 5-17 | #10, 142ppg | #10 |
| Golden Eagles | #12 | 0 |
0-2 | 2-20 | #12, 111ppg | #12 |
I know what you’re thinking. “Wait, how is Kali still on top? His two starting RBs just went down!”
Yeah, it’s kinda weird. Two main factors are contributing to that ranking:
- My ROS Roster per FantasyPros is still second, but that primarily has to do with my defensive players, which are ranked highly. My positional strength at RB tanked from #1 to #9.
- I’m one of three undefeated teams with a decent overall wins record, which both contribute significantly to Power Ranking (which is why Detroit is also up there).
I don’t anticipate being up there for too long. But who knows? Fantasy is weird.
Power Rankings Over Time
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Interesting notes:
- 3 of the top 4 projected teams going into the season have roughly held position after a couple weeks. The exception being Bling Bling, who after a rough Week 1 plummeted to the 9th position before rebounding a bit back up to 6.
- The speed-demons have climbed the most from their starting position after an impressive Week 2, going from #10 to #4.
Team Breakdowns by Division
Cerberus
| Team Name | Record | Division Rank | Overall Wins | Points For | PPG | PPG vs. League AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kali Warriors | 2-0 | 1 | 16-6 | 350.72 | 175.36 | 13.37 |
| Red Warriors | 1-1 | 2 | 11-11 | 333.50 | 166.75 | 4.75 |
| The Death Eaters | 1-1 | 3 | 5-17 | 240.00 | 120.00 | -42.00 |
The two teams of warriors have started the year pretty well relative to the rest of the league, and certainly relative to division-mate The Death Eaters, who at least has a win under their belt.
The Resistance
| Team Name | Record | Division Rank | Overall Wins | Points For | PPG | PPG vs. League AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tricksters | 1-1 | 1 | 17-5 | 415.68 | 207.84 | 45.85 |
| speed-demons | 1-1 | 2 | 15-7 | 365.54 | 182.77 | 20.77 |
| Necessary Roughness | 0-2 | 3 | 9-13 | 326.78 | 163.39 | 1.39 |
The Resistance is the only division where every member is performing above the league average. I don’t want to spoil the luck chart below, but as a division, they’ve really gotten the short end of the stick in the luck department, with Tricksters and speed-demons just barely losing their non-divisional games.
Division by Zero
| Team Name | Record | Division Rank | Overall Wins | Points For | PPG | PPG vs. League AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Wolverines | 2-0 | 1 | 18-4 | 354.22 | 177.11 | 15.12 |
| Bling Bling | 1-1 | 2 | 12-10 | 342.66 | 171.33 | 9.33 |
| Not Lucky | 1-1 | 3 | 10-12 | 306.12 | 153.06 | -8.94 |
Unlike The Resistance, DBZ has won both of their non-divisional matchups in weeks 1 and 2, which puts them ahead in terms of actual wins, despite not being anywhere close to The Resistance points-wise. It’ll be interesting to see how the next several weeks turn out for these two divisions.
The High Flyers
| Team Name | Record | Division Rank | Overall Wins | Points For | PPG | PPG vs. League AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegasus | 2-0 | 1 | 12-10 | 347.26 | 173.63 | 11.64 |
| Winged Hussars | 0-2 | 2 | 5-17 | 283.82 | 141.91 | -20.09 |
| Golden Eagles | 0-2 | 3 | 2-20 | 221.58 | 110.79 | -51.21 |
The High Flyers are continuing last season’s trend of mostly not flying high. Pegasus continues to be the dominant team in the division, but among other division leaders, they stand at last in PPG. Last season taught us not to underestimate Pegasus, though, as they just barely missed the championship title. Even though their Overall Wins and Points For aren’t the most impressive, a 2-0 record is a 2-0 record.
Luck Chart
Ah, the luck chart. Even though the Tricksters aren’t technically at the bottom, it feels like they’re the real unlucky team, being 17-5 overall and a whopping 45.8 PPG above the league average. Outperforming every current undefeated team in the first two weeks, yet stands at 1-1.
Gotta love fantasy.