Now that we are around the half way point of season 25, let's do a quick ranking.
Let's start with the teams as whole.
Top Team One : Orange County Otters, Record : Ten - One
Dang, the otters are on fire this season. Only one loss so far and that was on the road against the New Orleans Second Line, and even that loss was only a one score loss. They have the best point differential by a large margin having scored a massive 322 points (which is somehow only second most) and only allowed a league leading 201 points. They are allowing an average of under nineteen points a game, while averaging almost 30 points a game. Yea, I would say that is a great way to lead the league in record and point diff. Plus, they are doing this with a rookie quarterback slinging the ball for them. They are allowing a decent number of yards per game at 358 yards per game, but somehow still holding them under 19 points a game. Part of that is them scoring a league high four touchdowns on defense and one on special teams. But generally speaking, score a lot of points and allow the least number of points scored tends to equal more wins than losses. A tough team to beat anywhere.
Top Team Two : Colorado Yeti, Record : Nine - Two
Another team with a super good record. At this point, it definitely looks like we will see the Otters and Yeti in the Ultimus this season. Barring the sim doing sim things at sim times of course. There are two main differences between the Otters and the Yetis, the Yetis have actually lost at home, and the Yetis point differential just isn't quite as good. They have scored less points and allowed more than the Otters. The Yetis have scored 286 points, which is good for fifth best in the league, while allowing 210 points on defense, which is good for second best. So in the end a very similar way of getting to first in their conference, just with a slightly less powerful offense. They are averaging right around 26 points a game and allowing just a touch over 19 points a game. They are actually putting up more yards on offense then the Otters, but less points scored overall. They are allowing 359 yards a game one defense, almost identical to the Otters, but the defense has only scored one touchdown so far and not a single one on special teams, which would account for the difference in points scored and allowed.
Top Team Three : Honolulu Hahalua, Record : Six - Five
This is where it gets tricky to rank the remaining teams as five of them have a record of six and five. So it comes down to the scoring differential, and how they arrived at that record. Is it sim trickery, or just barely slipping by. I put the Hahalua here because of three reasons, one, they have put up the most points of any team in the league at 352(which is thirty points above second). Two, they have a decently positive point diff at plus fifty three. And three, they have lost a lot of games at home, which can be attributed in some way to the sim being the simmer. They do have one other issue keeping them from being ranked higher and that is giving up way too many points at 299, which is fifth in the league. They are averaging thirty two points a game(tops) but are giving up a little over twenty seven points a game. On offense they average about 382 yards a game, while on defense they allow an average of 367 per game. They do have three touchdowns from the defensive side of the ball and have contributed three touchdowns from kick returns (which leads the league). If they can figure out the defensive side of the ball this team could be very scary, honestly based on their winning on the road, I do think they are not a team any one wants to face in the playoffs.
Top Team Four : Sarasota Sailfish, Record : Six - Five
Another team in that barely a wining record area, but still a winning record. I put them fourth because of their point diff, having scored 290 points and allowing 251, they have a plus 39 point diff, which is good for the fifth best in the league. And of course scoring the fourth most in the league is a good way to get in the top four of the league rankings. They are averaging slightly over twenty six points a game while allowing almost twenty three points a game. They are putting up a solid 380 yards a game, but they are allowing a whopping 406 yards a game, the highest of the tope four teams by a bit. Two of their losses did come at the hands of the Otters and the Yeti, and they have dropped one at home and four on the road. So, still very much in the hunt for playoffs, and with their ability to put up points, hard to count them out of any game.
Top Team Five : Arizona Outlaws, Record : Five - Six
Now I know it might seem crazy to put a team with a losing record on here above multiple teams with winning records. But hear me out, they have a solid point differential with a plus fifty one! But how in the world are they five and six? Well for starters, sim luck is not on their side with four losses so far in home games. They currently sit in third for most points scored and sit in seventh for points allowed(they are one behind the sixth place team). They have scored 303 points, averaging twenty seven and a half a game, and allowed 252, averaging right below twenty three points a game. Yet they have a losing record. They have managed to put over 412 yards a game while allowing only 350.6 yards a game. So on paper they should have a better record than some of the teams ranked above them, but it doesn't matter what the stats say if you keep losing games you "should win". Three of their losses were one possession games, and two of their wins were blowout wins against solid teams. This is a dark horse team that could go on a run and make the playoffs and do some damage if they do make it.
Only have time for the top five today. Will try to get some position based rankings sometime later in the week. Enjoy
Let's start with the teams as whole.
Top Team One : Orange County Otters, Record : Ten - One
Dang, the otters are on fire this season. Only one loss so far and that was on the road against the New Orleans Second Line, and even that loss was only a one score loss. They have the best point differential by a large margin having scored a massive 322 points (which is somehow only second most) and only allowed a league leading 201 points. They are allowing an average of under nineteen points a game, while averaging almost 30 points a game. Yea, I would say that is a great way to lead the league in record and point diff. Plus, they are doing this with a rookie quarterback slinging the ball for them. They are allowing a decent number of yards per game at 358 yards per game, but somehow still holding them under 19 points a game. Part of that is them scoring a league high four touchdowns on defense and one on special teams. But generally speaking, score a lot of points and allow the least number of points scored tends to equal more wins than losses. A tough team to beat anywhere.
Top Team Two : Colorado Yeti, Record : Nine - Two
Another team with a super good record. At this point, it definitely looks like we will see the Otters and Yeti in the Ultimus this season. Barring the sim doing sim things at sim times of course. There are two main differences between the Otters and the Yetis, the Yetis have actually lost at home, and the Yetis point differential just isn't quite as good. They have scored less points and allowed more than the Otters. The Yetis have scored 286 points, which is good for fifth best in the league, while allowing 210 points on defense, which is good for second best. So in the end a very similar way of getting to first in their conference, just with a slightly less powerful offense. They are averaging right around 26 points a game and allowing just a touch over 19 points a game. They are actually putting up more yards on offense then the Otters, but less points scored overall. They are allowing 359 yards a game one defense, almost identical to the Otters, but the defense has only scored one touchdown so far and not a single one on special teams, which would account for the difference in points scored and allowed.
Top Team Three : Honolulu Hahalua, Record : Six - Five
This is where it gets tricky to rank the remaining teams as five of them have a record of six and five. So it comes down to the scoring differential, and how they arrived at that record. Is it sim trickery, or just barely slipping by. I put the Hahalua here because of three reasons, one, they have put up the most points of any team in the league at 352(which is thirty points above second). Two, they have a decently positive point diff at plus fifty three. And three, they have lost a lot of games at home, which can be attributed in some way to the sim being the simmer. They do have one other issue keeping them from being ranked higher and that is giving up way too many points at 299, which is fifth in the league. They are averaging thirty two points a game(tops) but are giving up a little over twenty seven points a game. On offense they average about 382 yards a game, while on defense they allow an average of 367 per game. They do have three touchdowns from the defensive side of the ball and have contributed three touchdowns from kick returns (which leads the league). If they can figure out the defensive side of the ball this team could be very scary, honestly based on their winning on the road, I do think they are not a team any one wants to face in the playoffs.
Top Team Four : Sarasota Sailfish, Record : Six - Five
Another team in that barely a wining record area, but still a winning record. I put them fourth because of their point diff, having scored 290 points and allowing 251, they have a plus 39 point diff, which is good for the fifth best in the league. And of course scoring the fourth most in the league is a good way to get in the top four of the league rankings. They are averaging slightly over twenty six points a game while allowing almost twenty three points a game. They are putting up a solid 380 yards a game, but they are allowing a whopping 406 yards a game, the highest of the tope four teams by a bit. Two of their losses did come at the hands of the Otters and the Yeti, and they have dropped one at home and four on the road. So, still very much in the hunt for playoffs, and with their ability to put up points, hard to count them out of any game.
Top Team Five : Arizona Outlaws, Record : Five - Six
Now I know it might seem crazy to put a team with a losing record on here above multiple teams with winning records. But hear me out, they have a solid point differential with a plus fifty one! But how in the world are they five and six? Well for starters, sim luck is not on their side with four losses so far in home games. They currently sit in third for most points scored and sit in seventh for points allowed(they are one behind the sixth place team). They have scored 303 points, averaging twenty seven and a half a game, and allowed 252, averaging right below twenty three points a game. Yet they have a losing record. They have managed to put over 412 yards a game while allowing only 350.6 yards a game. So on paper they should have a better record than some of the teams ranked above them, but it doesn't matter what the stats say if you keep losing games you "should win". Three of their losses were one possession games, and two of their wins were blowout wins against solid teams. This is a dark horse team that could go on a run and make the playoffs and do some damage if they do make it.
Only have time for the top five today. Will try to get some position based rankings sometime later in the week. Enjoy