Season 12 Power Rankings - End of Regular Season

Season 12's regular season has come to an end and it's time for the final edition of the power rankings going into the playoffs.   The top of the rankings are fairly bunched up indicating that there are several strong contenders for the World Series crown.  Taking the top spot by the slightest of margins is Pawtucket, who boasted the league's top offense this season, and the best record since the last rankings.  Oklahoma City comes in at a solid # 2, and are once again going to be a force to be reckoned with in the playoffs.  Little Rock, defending champion Buffalo and Vancouver round out the top 5, all of whom look to be strong teams going into the playoffs as well.  Don't count anyone out though, as last season it was the #10 team in the final rankings that took the crown.  Here's the complete final rankings, good luck to the playoff teams, it should be an interesting postseason!

	Team	W	L	PREV	Comments
1	Pawtucket	103	59	4	Great offense, and top record down the stretch
2	Oklahoma City	103	59	2	Playing well, always a threat in the playoffs
3	Little Rock	102	60	1	Numbers fell a bit down the stretch, but solid
4	Buffalo	100	62	5	Numbers improved the last 40, can they repeat?
5	Vancouver	99	63	3	Holding steady, and they have won titles before
6	Las Vegas	92	70	6	Great turnaround this season, pitching is elite
7	Nashville	91	71	13	Made the playoffs with a solid stretch run
8	Dover	89	73	9	Pitching really improved here the last 40 games
9	Memphis	97	65	8	Pitching is top notch, need bats too in the playoffs
10	Chicago (AL)	89	73	16	#6 seed in AL, thanks to great play at the end
11	Salem	84	78	18	Missed the playoffs, but getting close
12	Helena	83	79	7	Good numbers, but no playoffs this year
13	Seattle	83	79	22	Played great the last 40, but still out of the mix
14	Rochester	86	76	12	Slipped in as the NL #6, but offense is a concern
15	Boston	79	83	20	Lost division on tiebreak, had some tough luck
16	Augusta	81	81	15	Need to ramp up the bats to take the next step
17	Tacoma	85	77	10	Good season, could be a player or two away
18	Tampa Bay	76	86	14	Bad luck, numbers say team is better than record
19	Cincinnati	81	81	23	Pitching was a bit spotty this year
20	Louisville	79	83	24	Off year, had a nice stretch run, should be back
21	Colorado	72	90	21	Typical COL numbers, city change should help
22	Monterrey	74	88	17	Good offense, could use a few better arms
23	Philadelphia	73	89	11	Great pitching, need some more bats
24	Indianapolis	79	83	25	Won a weak division, uphill climb ahead in playoffs
25	Texas	67	95	28	Pitching was a problem, offense is solid
26	Boise	69	93	29	Needs to work on their pitching staff a bit
27	Detroit	67	95	26	Pretty mediocre across the board this season
28	New Britain	69	93	19	Pitching fell off a bit down the stretch
29	Chicago (NL)	64	98	27	Numbers not terrible, may have been a bit unlucky
30	Burlington	59	103	31	Improved down the stretch, a good sign
31	Portland	58	104	30	Played over .500 the 2nd half, nice bounce back
32	New York	59	103	32	The offense was really weak this season.

Season 12 Power Rankings # 3

This is a historic edition of the rankings, with season 12 about three quarters of the way through, as there is finally a new team on top of the rankings!  Little Rock ended Oklahoma City's season and a half run as the #1 team with an outstanding 29-12 record since the last rankings.  Oklahoma City comes in at #2, with the main reason they lost the top spot being a good, but not great 23-17 mark since the last rankings.  But the hottest team in the world is #3 Vancouver, who went an impressive 30-10 since our last edition.  It sure is tight at the top!  An honorable mention goes to Portland, who dug themselves out of the cellar, winning more games in the last 41 than they did the whole first half of the season.  A very nice turnaround indeed.  Here are the complete rankings!

	Team	W	L	PREV	Comments
1	Little Rock	79	44	4	On fire as of late, and overtakes the top spot
2	Oklahoma City	79	43	1	Mediocre since the last rankings, but still solid
3	Vancouver	77	45	7	On a tear since the last rankings, majorly improving
4	Pawtucket	77	46	3	Offense is tops by far, pitching is good too
5	Buffalo	75	48	2	Tough luck record wise as of late, good club
6	Las Vegas	68	54	17	Bounced back since the last rankings all around
7	Helena	63	60	22	Vaulted up the rankings with great play recently
8	Memphis	74	48	8	Their pitching is great, offense struggling
9	Dover	65	57	19	Pitching improved, and offense still crushes it
10	Tacoma	69	53	6	Offense fell off a bit as of late, but getting it done
11	Philadelphia	62	61	20	Nice jump, pitching is amongst the best
12	Rochester	65	57	15	Plugging along, this is a pretty solid club
13	Nashville	66	56	11	Offense fell off, and pitching is a bit of a concern
14	Tampa Bay	62	61	10	Really struggling lately, pitching fell off
15	Augusta	62	60	18	Offense has not been great, but good pitching
16	Chicago (AL)	64	59	5	Major fall off across the board as of late
17	Monterrey	61	62	16	Offense is there, but pitching has struggled
18	Salem	60	62	12	Number decent, record should be better
19	New Britain	57	65	13	Another team who is better than their record
20	Boston	58	65	9	Pitching improved, but the bats cooled off
21	Colorado	56	67	21	Pitching has been rocked, but offense has been hot
22	Seattle	59	64	24	They are just plain mediocre this season
23	Cincinnati	60	62	23	Offense has fallen off as of late
24	Louisville	58	65	14	Major decrease in numbers across the board
25	Indianapolis	58	65	26	Numbers are in the middle overall
26	Detroit	52	71	25	Another team where everything seems average
27	Chicago (NL)	49	73	30	Needs offense to step up in that park
28	Texas	48	74	29	Good offense, but pitching has been hammered
29	Boise	50	72	28	League's worst pitching staff, but good offense
30	Portland	37	86	32	Almost .500 since last rankings, a good sign
31	Burlington	44	78	31	Pitching is ok, but offense not good at all
32	New York	46	77	27	Bats are dead, and pitching has been roughed up

Season 12 Power Rankings # 2

It's time for another edition of the power rankings!   The top of the rankings held fairly steady, with Oklahoma City #1 yet again, but Buffalo and Pawtucket are in the mix as well.  A few teams made nice jumps.  New Britain is up 16 spots, Vancouver is up 14 spots, and Boston is up 11, so some teams really bounced back well since the last rankings.  See how your team comes in below, as here are the full rankings!

	Team	W	L	PREV	Comments
1	Oklahoma City	56	26	1	Top team yet again and still rolling
2	Buffalo	54	28	5	The defending champs are looking strong
3	Pawtucket	54	28	2	League's top offense is crushing the ball so far
4	Little Rock	50	32	3	Hard to find many flaws with this squad
5	Chicago (AL)	45	37	8	Getting it done, with a well balanced attack
6	Tacoma	45	37	13	Pitching is solid as always, and offense is ok
7	Vancouver	47	35	21	Playing well as of late, you can't count them out
8	Memphis	50	32	7	Holding steady with great pitching
9	Boston	44	38	20	Playing well since the last rankings, nice jump
10	Tampa Bay	44	38	4	Rough last 40 games, but still a good team
11	Nashville	46	36	6	Pitching really fell off, but the offense is there
12	Salem	43	39	12	Playing well enough, but pitching fell off
13	New Britain	38	44	29	Huge jump, due to greatly improved pitching
14	Louisville	43	39	17	Playing better, will they jump back into the race?
15	Rochester	43	39	15	Pitching has been good for this team so far
16	Monterrey	42	40	14	Offense is rolling, but pitching has been rough
17	Las Vegas	42	40	9	Offense fell off a bit, but pitching is still good
18	Augusta	40	42	19	Not getting much on offense as of late
19	Dover	41	41	11	It's all about offense for this squad
20	Philadelphia	38	44	25	This team is showing improvement all around
21	Colorado	37	45	24	Pitching got worse, offense better
22	Helena	37	45	16	Has fallen off a bit all around as of late
23	Cincinnati	41	41	10	Offense seems to be in a bit of a slump
24	Seattle	40	42	26	Pitching improved, but the offense is in a funk
25	Detroit	36	46	23	Has gotten better pitching, but it's still not enough
26	Indianapolis	40	42	27	Over .500 the last 40 which is a good sign
27	New York	33	49	31	Bounced back nicely after a horrid start
28	Boise	33	49	18	Pitching has been a problem, but good offense
29	Texas	32	50	22	The bats have been slumping as of late
30	Chicago (NL)	31	51	30	Decent last 40, numbers up all around
31	Burlington	30	52	28	Getting no offense at all which is hurting them
32	Portland	17	65	32	Actually not the worst team the last 40, but still bad