Week 18 Power Rankings

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Where Playoff Tickets Are Punched

While all of this week's matchups have playoff implications, only Salt Lake vs Rigby could result in the winning team making the playoffs and the losing team going home.

Remember all those weeks when your team lost a category by one assist or a hundreth of a percentage point, and you convinced yourself this one category wasn't going to affect the grand scheme of things? Well, you were wrong. It's the last week of the season. Playoff births and seeding will be determined by the slimmest of margins. Just think how nice that extra cushion would be had you gotten those two extra assists back in Week 3.

Team, Rank, (Previous), Record

1 (2) 83-65-5
Collison! Foye! Blatche! Gasol! No, the other Gasol! Even as they trot out a starting lineup like this to face the second place Igs, the A-Boms are still all but assured their fourth consecutive first round bye.

2 (5) 86-63-4

Apparently the old adage "As goes Wade, so go the Sundancers" doesn't apply when playing the U-Dogs. With Wade out resting his sore calf, Park City destroyed St. George anyway to reclaim the Wasatch driver's seat.

3 (1) 82-65-6
After giving up 5 games in the standings to the Sundancers in a single week, Twin Falls needs to beat Park City 6-3 to tie for the Wasatch crown. They would then claim the tiebreaker by virtue of their head-to-head record.

4 (3) 78-70-5
It would take a 7-2 Iguana victory to wrestle the World Crown away from Zermatt, also thanks to a head-to-head tiebreaker. Did we mention Randy Foye is starting for the A-Boms this week?

5 (4) 74-74-5
No pressure, but if Rigby blows it now, they wouldn't just miss the playoffs. LeBron could lose the EBP trophy that his name is already being etched on, and the Trojans would be a shoo-in for most disappointing team.

6 (7) 73-78-2
Better late than never, Salt Lake is finally making their long-promised playoff push. With their league leading win streak now at 4, the SnowBees are in position to steal the final playoff spot from Rigby with a 6-3 win.

7 (10) 76-76-1
With a half game lead over New York and Boshless Bayside coming to town, Udorn has a decided advantage. But it seems nothing has come easy for the Jai-Rai this year.

8 (6) 74-75-4
It's simple. New York needs to be one half game better than Udorn this week (they own the head-to-head tiebreaker). Open the gates and seize the day! Don't be afraid and don't delay! Neighbor to neighbor, father to son, one for all and all for one!

9 (8) 70-80-3
True, Nephi can sneak into the playoffs if they beat St. George 9-0 and Salt Lake beats Rigby 6-3, but that seems a little improbable. Still, stranger things have happened... like sweeping Twin Falls and Zermatt by a combined total of 24-11-1.

10 (9) 72-77-4
Richmond also needs a little help. They can crash the playoff party with a 5-3-1 win over New York and a 6-3 Bayside win over Udorn. Or, if a 4-5 Bayside loss seems more likely, they could try to beat New York 7-1-1.

11 (11) 65-85-3
It is strangely fitting that the only way the U-Dogs can affect the playoff race at this point is by losing 9-0. It's been that kind of season.


12 (12) 62-87-4
Playoffs? Don't talk about playoffs! You kidding me? Playoffs? The Tigers just hope they can win a game! P.S. They are who we thought they were.


So, who do you think makes it in? Also, don't forget to vote on the Game of the Week and Week 18's EBP!