Final Power Rankings:
Before going into the final power rankings, I have to stress this does NOT necessarily represent how I feel about each team’s playoffs chances. For more on that, I’ll discuss it on the podcast or a future blog entry. There are numerous teams not included on this list that I think will be dangerous in the playoffs. History has shown almost as many lower seeds win in the first round as higher seeds, and this year could be no different.
The final power rankings are almost an afterthought as we get ready for the playoffs, but for the sake of prosperity, here are the final rankings. Like always, I only include teams .500 or higher(Sorry, Guy and Seth).
I’m also including each of these teams’ Pre-season power ranking #(PPR), Captains’ Poll Rank(CPR) and Marrone’s Championship Odds(MCO), and Pre-Season Record Prediction(PRP).
Final Power Rankings:
10. Ferrarese= PPR(NR),CPR(NR), MCO(12-1), PRP(11-11)
How far can the big hitters carry this team?
9. Pingaro= PPR(NR), CPR(NR), MCO(11-1), PRP(9-13)
Three impressive wins right before coming just a little short in the final game of the season.
8. Larocca= PPR(8), CPR(8), MCO(6-1), PRP(14-8)
Since it’s almost the same time as last year, they’ve been looking forward to getting to finals after just coming up short. Now the quest begins.
7. Jacoby= PPR(NR), CPR(NR), MCO(4-1), PRP(8-14)
It seems like every year we talk about how Jacoby going into the playoffs is stronger than what their record indicates. This year is no exception. Congrats on avoiding the Play-In game.
6. Fradkin= PPR(9), CPR(7), MCO(14-1), PRP(12-10)
Amazing championship fact: No championship team since 2010(first year where this can be checked) entered the playoffs on a winning streak. Momentum going into the playoffs might be overrated, but a 7-game winning streak is still impressive. They scored 15+ runs in 5 of these 7 games.
5. Pollock= PPR(2), CPR(1), MCO(8-1), PRP(12-10)
After losing three of our last four, I sure hope positive momentum going into the playoffs is overrated. After averaging 13.1 runs our first 1o games, we’ve averaged 7.42 in our last seven.
4. Marrone= PPR(5), CPR(6), MCO(4-1), PRP(15-7)
I’m going to go out on a limb and say this team missed having Martin Blackburn the last four games. So much depends on Martin’s health. I’m wishing him the best.
3. Steinberg= PPR(6), CPR(9), MCO(6-1), PRP(13-9)
Congrats to Evan on a great regular season. Interesting how their 12 wins came courtesy of two long winning streaks of 7 and 5 games.
2. Wallman= PPR(1), CPR(2), MCO(4-1), PRP(15-7)
As you can tell by all the pre-season prognicators, Wallman’s club was predicted to be in this spot from the very beginning. Wallman is one of three teams to only have one two-game losing streak all year(Harris and Pollock are the others). That ability to quickly bounce back is important come playoff time.
1. Harris= PPR(7), CPR(5), MCO(25-1), PRP(12-10)
The top of the league is bunched together, so I’m giving the nod to the only team in the group to win its final game(and the overall #1 seed). Congratulations to everyone who placed their wagers on this team to win the championship at 25-1. There’s a chance of a big payday ahead.
