Week 7 Power Rankings

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You there! What day is this? Why, it's Power Rankings day!

Rigby has won four straight. Twin Falls has won three straight. They are currently tied for the highest winning percentage in the league, and have held the 1-2 spots in the Power Rankings three weeks in a row. What more could you possibly ask for? I mean, besides two teams not from Idaho.

After being thoroughly drenched in holiday spirit after listening to the hot new compilation album, "Athletes We Have Heard on High" (in stores now!), the Power Rankings Committee has decided to sponsor a "Twelve Days of Christmas" movie marathon. So put on your reindeer slippers, top off your wassail, sit back and enjoy!


Team, Rank, (Previous), Record

1 (1) 35-27-1
"It's a Wonderful Life." If Rigby's last few hard luck seasons were the equivalent of George Bailey abandoning his hopes and dreams and contemplating suicide, then this year has been the tearjerking finale where the Trojans' draft day basket overfloweth with riches, namely superstar Lebron James, up-and-coming Brook Lopez and contract year Carlos Boozer.

2 (2) 34-26-3
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" The men in green aren't content to let the Trojans up in Rigby feast, feast, feast. You see, the Gators over in Twin Falls are carving up their own portion of the WFBL roast beast.


3 (3) 33-26-4
"The Polar Express." Like Tom Hanks in that train movie, Chauncey Billups did a little bit of everything to will the shorthanded Iguanas to a tie against Park City. He was the train conductor dishing out assists, Santa Claus dropping threes, and a crazy old hobo nailing his free throws.

4 (5) 32-29-2

"Elf." No cotton-headed ninnymuggins could have predicted that Stephen Curry would be the answer to Park City's point guard woes. The diminutive rookie has arrived just in time for the holidays, much like Lil' Nate last year.

5 (4) 32-30-1
"A Christmas Carol." Following the timeline of the classic Dickens story, Rigby's 6-3 beatdown would coincide with Scrooge meeting the ominous Ghost of Christmas Future. Can a contrite Richmond squad awaken renewed and ready to face the rest of the season?

6 (10) 29-31-3
"A Dog Named Christmas." Just as this made-for-TV movie is new to the holiday movie scene, so are the U-Dogs to the upper half of the power rankings. Hey, you just try finding a better Christmas movie with a dog angle.

7 (6) 31-30-2
"A Christmas Story." Even with Chris Paul and Kevin Love back in action, the fra-gee-lay defending champs just got their eye shot out by the lowly Strats. Oh, fuuuuudge.

8 (7) 30-33-0
"The Nightmare Before Christmas." Udorn losing Danny Granger for 4-6 weeks during the heart of the season ought to turn out about as well as the time Jack Skellington and the citizens of Halloweentown commandeered Christmas from Sandy Claws.

9 (11) 30-32-1
"White Christmas." The SnowBees are truly in their element in the winter months. Unfortunately, Jose Calderon's nagging hip injury has further derailed one of the whitest lineups in the WFBL.


10 (12) 28-34-1
"Miracle on 34th Street." The Strats proved they are mentally competent by ending their losing streak with a resounding 6-3 victory over the A-Boms. So, even after enduring that 5-21-1 stretch, they are only 4.5 games out of the playoff picture. That's no small miracle.

11 (8) 27-33-3
"Home Alone 2: Lost in New York." Steve Nash and Paul Pierce can't help but feel that this season is just a sorry rehash of the last one, only they aren't following up a smash success.

12 (9) 25-35-3
"National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." Lastly, Bayside superstar Chris Bosh has a special Holiday message he would like to deliver: "If any of you are looking for any last-minute gift ideas for me, I have one. I'd like Rich Lachowsky, my coach, right here tonight. I want him brought from his happy holiday slumber over there on Belding Lane with all the other rich people and I want him brought right here...with a big ribbon on his head! And I want to look him straight in the eye, and I want to tell him what a cheap, lazy, no-good, rotten, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, hopeless, heartless, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey poop he is! Hallelujah! Where's the Tylenol?"

That sounds about right. Let us know your thoughts in the comments. And don't forget to vote on the Game of the Week and Week 7's EBP!