06-14-2020, 10:48 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-14-2020, 11:57 AM by SchwarzNarr.)
Today I am going to offer you a comprehension comparison of each NSFL and DSFL team. This guide will definitively rank each team and help to prepare you for your Fantasy predictions. Now, while this guide takes into account the names of each team, it is fair to note that some teams have significantly fewer letters (Colorado Yeti) and some teams have absurdly long names (New Orleans Second Line) and therefore we will not only look at the overall value for each name, but the average value of each letter.
For the purpose of the first part of this article, each letter has been assigned the following values:
A = 1
B = 2
C = 3
…
Z = 26
Accordingly, here are the rankings for each team:
1. Orange County Otters - 255
2. Yellowknife Wraiths - 235
3. New Orleans Second Line - 226
4. Arizona Outlaws - 195
5. Austin Copperheads - 194
6. Philadelphia Liberty - 192
7. Sarasota Sailfish - 177
8. San Jose Sabercats - 171
9. Honolulu Hahalua - 170
10. Baltimore Hawks - 157
11. Chicago Butchers - 142
11. Colorado Yeti - 142
As you can see, Orange County Otters are the surprise winner, even with the length of New Orleans Second Line’s team name. While the New Orleans Second Line clock in at 20 letters for their team name, the Orange County Otters have a mere 15 letters. The average letters per team name is 15.83, and so Orange County seems to have a richer per letter value than any other team.
In fact, it seems a surprise at first that the Yellowknife Wraiths would also place above New Orleans until we realize the value that the Y (25) and the W (23) have in this instance (couple this with the fact that the overall letter difference between New Orleans and the Yellowknife Wraiths is only 2 letters, and it makes it clear that the value per letter is critical in this regard). Many of the vowels that make up the New Orleans Second Line name are early enough in the alphabet that even with 4 Es it still doesn’t compare to the value of the sole W or Y.
The first three places all top 200 points, but then we have three small groupings for comparison in the 190s, the 170s, and those who could not even score that much. The Philadelphia Liberty is surprisingly mediocre in this instance, despite the length of the word Philadelphia (in fact the Philadelphia Liberty have the second longest name in the league). The closeness of Arizona and Austin, separated by only one point, may seem difficult at first (a difference of 3 letters in their names), but that Z is worth a whopping 26 points and clearly helped to close any gaps that would be had.
Unsurprisingly, however, is that the Colorado Yeti are tied for last place. Clearly, having a short name will never work in your favor in this ranking scale, at only 12 letters, they are well below the average letters per team name, and it is definitely a disadvantage when you are trying to be a winner. Similarly, the Chicago Butchers have a 15 letter name, sitting right at that average, chose letters close to the beginning of the alphabet, with a sole T and U as their high level contenders. It is not enough, and they are tied for last place with the Colorado Yeti.
The next phase of this breakdown is to look at the average score for each team. In this case, we are computing the average by taking the total point value and dividing it among the number of letters in the name (Rounded to 3 decimal places). This will provide us with the average points per letter for each team. Looking at this, the rankings of Points Per Letter are as follows:
1. Orange County Otters - 255 Points - 15 Letters - 14.167 Points Per Letter
2. Arizona Outlaws - 195 - 14 Letters - 13.929 Points Per Letter
3. Yellowknife Wraiths - 235 Points - 18 Letters - 13.056 Points Per Letter
4. Colorado Yeti - 142 - 12 Letters - 11.83 Points Per Letter
5. Austin Copperheads - 194 - 17 Letters - 11.412 Points Per Letter
6. San Jose Sabercats - 171 - 15 Letters - 11.4 Points Per Letter
7. Honolulu Hahalua - 170 - 15 Letters - 11.333 Points Per Letter
8. New Orleans Second Line - 226 - 20 Letters - 11.3 Points Per Letter
9. Baltimore Hawks - 157 - 14 Letters - 11.214 Points Per Letter
10. Sarasota Sailfish - 177 - 16 Letters - 11.063 Points Per Letter
11. Philadelphia Liberty - 192 - 19 Letters - 10.105 Points Per Letter
12. Chicago Butchers - 142 - 15 Letters - 9.467 Points Per Letter
The team still coming out on top in this metric are the Orange County Otters. They have managed to find the balance of not only the length of their name, but also the quality of the letters being used. In this case, they receive several Os which are responsible for 15 points each. Additionally, they have several Ts which are worth 20 points and this really creates a minimum of 6 out of 15 letters which are responsible for over 100 points of Orange County’s total score. It’s not surprising, when the breakdown is reviewed to see that they remain at the number one position.
The Arizona Outlaws jump two places to reach second place. In this instance, we can really see how that double O, T, and the Z are working out for Arizona, as they offer high value letters within their name. Even though they have three As, most teams have a lot of low level vowels, and it doesn’t seem to work against them.
The Yellowknife Wraiths only dropped once place to third, despite their Y and W letters, the Z, Double O, T, combination that Arizona had made them too hard to beat. However, only dipping one place value is far more respectable than some teams in this ranking.
In a show of great strength and triumph, the Colorado Yeti used their small name to their advantage in this instance, and they jumped from a last place spot to fourth. High value vowels and that Y that just won’t quit works in the Yeti’s favor as they continue to climb the leaderboard.
The only two disappointing drops are the New Orleans Second Line, moving from third place to eighth, and the Philadelphia Liberty. Both teams went for length of name over the value of their letters, and it is clearly showing that you need depth within your name, not just brute strength to try and become champions. Unfortunately for both teams, they will not be doing much this season.
Sadly, the Chicago Butchers, who chose both a shorter name and low value letters, is definitively in last place. This showing from the Butchers is sad, but expected. I hope the Butchers all the best if they choose to rebrand, hopefully selecting a name that excels in length and letter value.
The third way that we will be ranking teams is based on the point per level system, but only taking into account one of each letter. Those Orange County Otters who have been relying heavily on the triple O score will no longer have that at their advantage.
1. Yellowknife Wraiths - Yelowknif Raths - 186 Points
2. Arizona Outlaws - Arizon utlws - 178 Points
3. Austin Copperheads - Austin Coprheds - 172 Points
4. Baltimore Hawks - Baltimore Hwks - 156
5. Orange County Otters - Orange Cuty S - 148 Points
6. New Orleans Second Line - New Orlans Cd I - 137 Points
7. San Jose Sabercats - San Jose Brct - 126 Points
8. Philadelphia Liberty - Philade Brty - 120 Points
9. Colorado Yeti - Colrad Yeti - 112 Points
10. Chicago Butchers - Chiago Buter - 109 Points
11. Sarasota Sailfish - Sarot ilfh - 108 Points
12. Honolulu Hahalua - Honlu a - 71 Points
According to this ranking, it is clear that letter diversity makes a big difference in the rankings of teams. The teams which went for not only high letter values but also diversity within those letters were more successful than those who looked to use the same letters over and over again (looking at you Orange County Otters). It’s clear as you look at the redacted names, which teams bear a similar name to what they began with and which had so many repeated letters it doesn’t even seem similar (Sarasota and Honolulu are standouts in this way).
Longer team names tended to be able to have more diversity in their letters, but as evidenced with Philadelphia once more, you can see that there are many repeating letters within their name, and it ultimately works to their disadvantage.
In conclusion, these rankings will not help you with your fantasy drafts, your weekly picks, or any better that you may plan to do, but if you’re sitting there, undecided as the teams seem equal and on par with one another, I recommend that you do not use this guide as your tie breaker. While it is definitely information, whether it is valuable or worthwhile to be held, remains to be seen.
For the purpose of the first part of this article, each letter has been assigned the following values:
A = 1
B = 2
C = 3
…
Z = 26
Accordingly, here are the rankings for each team:
1. Orange County Otters - 255
2. Yellowknife Wraiths - 235
3. New Orleans Second Line - 226
4. Arizona Outlaws - 195
5. Austin Copperheads - 194
6. Philadelphia Liberty - 192
7. Sarasota Sailfish - 177
8. San Jose Sabercats - 171
9. Honolulu Hahalua - 170
10. Baltimore Hawks - 157
11. Chicago Butchers - 142
11. Colorado Yeti - 142
As you can see, Orange County Otters are the surprise winner, even with the length of New Orleans Second Line’s team name. While the New Orleans Second Line clock in at 20 letters for their team name, the Orange County Otters have a mere 15 letters. The average letters per team name is 15.83, and so Orange County seems to have a richer per letter value than any other team.
In fact, it seems a surprise at first that the Yellowknife Wraiths would also place above New Orleans until we realize the value that the Y (25) and the W (23) have in this instance (couple this with the fact that the overall letter difference between New Orleans and the Yellowknife Wraiths is only 2 letters, and it makes it clear that the value per letter is critical in this regard). Many of the vowels that make up the New Orleans Second Line name are early enough in the alphabet that even with 4 Es it still doesn’t compare to the value of the sole W or Y.
The first three places all top 200 points, but then we have three small groupings for comparison in the 190s, the 170s, and those who could not even score that much. The Philadelphia Liberty is surprisingly mediocre in this instance, despite the length of the word Philadelphia (in fact the Philadelphia Liberty have the second longest name in the league). The closeness of Arizona and Austin, separated by only one point, may seem difficult at first (a difference of 3 letters in their names), but that Z is worth a whopping 26 points and clearly helped to close any gaps that would be had.
Unsurprisingly, however, is that the Colorado Yeti are tied for last place. Clearly, having a short name will never work in your favor in this ranking scale, at only 12 letters, they are well below the average letters per team name, and it is definitely a disadvantage when you are trying to be a winner. Similarly, the Chicago Butchers have a 15 letter name, sitting right at that average, chose letters close to the beginning of the alphabet, with a sole T and U as their high level contenders. It is not enough, and they are tied for last place with the Colorado Yeti.
The next phase of this breakdown is to look at the average score for each team. In this case, we are computing the average by taking the total point value and dividing it among the number of letters in the name (Rounded to 3 decimal places). This will provide us with the average points per letter for each team. Looking at this, the rankings of Points Per Letter are as follows:
1. Orange County Otters - 255 Points - 15 Letters - 14.167 Points Per Letter
2. Arizona Outlaws - 195 - 14 Letters - 13.929 Points Per Letter
3. Yellowknife Wraiths - 235 Points - 18 Letters - 13.056 Points Per Letter
4. Colorado Yeti - 142 - 12 Letters - 11.83 Points Per Letter
5. Austin Copperheads - 194 - 17 Letters - 11.412 Points Per Letter
6. San Jose Sabercats - 171 - 15 Letters - 11.4 Points Per Letter
7. Honolulu Hahalua - 170 - 15 Letters - 11.333 Points Per Letter
8. New Orleans Second Line - 226 - 20 Letters - 11.3 Points Per Letter
9. Baltimore Hawks - 157 - 14 Letters - 11.214 Points Per Letter
10. Sarasota Sailfish - 177 - 16 Letters - 11.063 Points Per Letter
11. Philadelphia Liberty - 192 - 19 Letters - 10.105 Points Per Letter
12. Chicago Butchers - 142 - 15 Letters - 9.467 Points Per Letter
The team still coming out on top in this metric are the Orange County Otters. They have managed to find the balance of not only the length of their name, but also the quality of the letters being used. In this case, they receive several Os which are responsible for 15 points each. Additionally, they have several Ts which are worth 20 points and this really creates a minimum of 6 out of 15 letters which are responsible for over 100 points of Orange County’s total score. It’s not surprising, when the breakdown is reviewed to see that they remain at the number one position.
The Arizona Outlaws jump two places to reach second place. In this instance, we can really see how that double O, T, and the Z are working out for Arizona, as they offer high value letters within their name. Even though they have three As, most teams have a lot of low level vowels, and it doesn’t seem to work against them.
The Yellowknife Wraiths only dropped once place to third, despite their Y and W letters, the Z, Double O, T, combination that Arizona had made them too hard to beat. However, only dipping one place value is far more respectable than some teams in this ranking.
In a show of great strength and triumph, the Colorado Yeti used their small name to their advantage in this instance, and they jumped from a last place spot to fourth. High value vowels and that Y that just won’t quit works in the Yeti’s favor as they continue to climb the leaderboard.
The only two disappointing drops are the New Orleans Second Line, moving from third place to eighth, and the Philadelphia Liberty. Both teams went for length of name over the value of their letters, and it is clearly showing that you need depth within your name, not just brute strength to try and become champions. Unfortunately for both teams, they will not be doing much this season.
Sadly, the Chicago Butchers, who chose both a shorter name and low value letters, is definitively in last place. This showing from the Butchers is sad, but expected. I hope the Butchers all the best if they choose to rebrand, hopefully selecting a name that excels in length and letter value.
The third way that we will be ranking teams is based on the point per level system, but only taking into account one of each letter. Those Orange County Otters who have been relying heavily on the triple O score will no longer have that at their advantage.
1. Yellowknife Wraiths - Yelowknif Raths - 186 Points
2. Arizona Outlaws - Arizon utlws - 178 Points
3. Austin Copperheads - Austin Coprheds - 172 Points
4. Baltimore Hawks - Baltimore Hwks - 156
5. Orange County Otters - Orange Cuty S - 148 Points
6. New Orleans Second Line - New Orlans Cd I - 137 Points
7. San Jose Sabercats - San Jose Brct - 126 Points
8. Philadelphia Liberty - Philade Brty - 120 Points
9. Colorado Yeti - Colrad Yeti - 112 Points
10. Chicago Butchers - Chiago Buter - 109 Points
11. Sarasota Sailfish - Sarot ilfh - 108 Points
12. Honolulu Hahalua - Honlu a - 71 Points
According to this ranking, it is clear that letter diversity makes a big difference in the rankings of teams. The teams which went for not only high letter values but also diversity within those letters were more successful than those who looked to use the same letters over and over again (looking at you Orange County Otters). It’s clear as you look at the redacted names, which teams bear a similar name to what they began with and which had so many repeated letters it doesn’t even seem similar (Sarasota and Honolulu are standouts in this way).
Longer team names tended to be able to have more diversity in their letters, but as evidenced with Philadelphia once more, you can see that there are many repeating letters within their name, and it ultimately works to their disadvantage.
In conclusion, these rankings will not help you with your fantasy drafts, your weekly picks, or any better that you may plan to do, but if you’re sitting there, undecided as the teams seem equal and on par with one another, I recommend that you do not use this guide as your tie breaker. While it is definitely information, whether it is valuable or worthwhile to be held, remains to be seen.