Based on the early season rosters, which fantasy baseball team so you think will finish in 2nd place - Last Place ? (Since your team is being pegged for 1st, of course.) Votes are weighted as 1 pt for a 1st place vote, 2 pts for a 2nd place vote,......12 pts for a last place vote.
2014 Pre-Season Power Rankings:
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9th
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10th
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11th
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12th
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Total
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2014
Final Standings
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| 1. | Eric |
1
|
5
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
39
|
5th Place |
| 2. | Rick |
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
51
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2nd Place |
| 3. | Kevin |
2
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
55
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3rd Place |
| 4. | Scott |
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
57
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9th Place |
| 5. | Craig |
2
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
61
|
1st Place |
| 6. | Chris |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
70
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6th Place |
| 7. | Mike |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
87
|
4th Place |
| 8. | Farrelly |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
92
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12th Place |
| 9. | Paul |
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
96
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11th Place |
| 10. | Jeff |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
98
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8th Place |
| 11. | Guilmet |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
110
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10th Place |
| 12. | Dave |
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
120
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7th Place |
Summary: The owners were wrong with the assessment of Eric and Craig's chances. Craig had his highest showing in the pre-season poll, so the owners saw some promise. Eric's team may have had too many injuries to grab first place. The owners were dead on with Rick and Kevin, as well as with identifiying the bottom 5 teams.
2013 Pre-Season Power Rankings:
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9th
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10th
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11th
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12th
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Total
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2013
Final Standings
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| 1. | Eric |
3
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4
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5
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
1st Place |
| 2. | Chris |
2
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
39
|
2nd Place |
| 3. | Jeff |
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
64
|
7th Place |
| 4. | Steve |
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
67
|
6th Place |
| 5. | Farrelly |
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
72
|
12th Place |
| 6. | Guilmet |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
76
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4th Place |
| 7. | Rick |
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
82
|
8th Place |
| 8. | Paul |
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
89
|
10th Place |
| 9. | Dave |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
99
|
11th Place |
| 10. | Mike |
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
101
|
9th Place |
| 11. | Scott |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
106
|
3rd Place |
| 12. | Craig |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
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2
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2
|
5
|
0
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115
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5th Place |
Summary: The pressure was on for Eric and Chris. Clearly owners thought that those two teams were the odds-on favorites to win....and they did. The owners were wrong about Scott and Craig's teams, as they were able to exceed expectations. Meanwhile, Jeff, Steve, and Farrelly didn't live up to the pre-season hype.
2012 Pre-Season Power Rankings:
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9th
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10th
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11th
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12th
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Total
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2012
Final Standings
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| 1. | Eric |
2
|
3
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4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
42
|
2nd Place
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| 2. | Chris |
2
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2
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1
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3
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2
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1
|
0
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0
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0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
49
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7th Place
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| 3. | Scott |
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
60
|
5th Place
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| 4. | Dave |
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
64
|
9th Place
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| 5. | Steve |
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
75
|
4th Place
|
| 6. | Brian G. |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
76
|
3rd Place
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| 7. | Farrelly |
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
77
|
12th Place
|
| 8. | Rick |
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
81
|
11th Place
|
| 9. | Craig |
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
84
|
8th Place
|
| 10. | Jeff |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
96
|
6th Place
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| 11. | Paul |
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
97
|
10th Place
|
| 12. | Mike |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
126
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1st Place !!!
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Summary: The owners were dead wrong about Mike Wakeley's team. We voted the poor kid for last place - a resounding last place. It wasn't even close! Mike defied all the nay-sayers and finished atop the standings. Eric, Scott, and Steve ended up in the neighborhood of where they were projected, while Chris and Dave really didn't live up to owners' expectations. Meanwhile, Paul's team settled in perfectly.
2011 Pre-Season Power Rankings:
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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Middle
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10th
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11th
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12th
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Total
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2011
Final Standings
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| 1 | Eric |
5
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
1st Place
|
| 2 | Paul |
0
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
43
|
Last Place
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| 3 | Chris |
1
|
2
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
55
|
5th Place
|
| 4 | Brian G. |
2
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
58
|
10th Place
|
| 5 | Rick |
1
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
62
|
6th Place
|
| 6 | Farrelly |
1
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
73
|
7th Place
|
| 7 | Mike |
0
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
79
|
3rd Place
|
| 8 | Craig |
1
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
80
|
9th Place
|
| 9 | Dave |
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
83
|
8th Place
|
| 10 | Scott |
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
88
|
2nd Place
|
| 11 | Jeff |
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
92
|
4th Place
|
| 12 | Steve |
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
126
|
11th Place
|
Summary: The owners were dead-on with predicting Eric to win. He fulfilled their prophecies. Jeff and Scott far exceeded expectations, with Scott finishing a handful of points out of first place and Jeff finishing in 4th place. Paul really bit the big one - he was picked for 2nd Place and finished in last place. That also happened to Shea back in 2006. Steve was able to do just a touch better than last place.
2010 Pre-Season Power Rankings:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Middle | 10th | 11th | 12th | Total | 2010 Final Standings | ||
| 1 | Rick | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7th Place |
| 2 | Farrelly | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3rd Place |
| 3 | Brian G. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2nd Place |
| 4 | Steve | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 11th Place |
| 5 | Eric | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 1st Place |
| 6 | Dave | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 12th Place |
| 7 | Scott | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 4th Place |
| 8 | Paul | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 8th Place |
| 9 | Jeff | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 91 | 5th Place |
| 10 | Chris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 91 | 6th Place |
| 11 | Mike | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 106 | 9th Place |
| 12 | Craig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 109 | 10th Place |
The pressure is on, Tampa Bay Rick!!!
Summary: The owners picked Rick to finish in first place, but he floundered to a 7th place finish. The picks of Brian Farrelly and Brian Guilmet for 2nd and 3rd were pretty much on the money, as Brian Guilmet finished in 2nd and Brian Farrelly finished in 3rd. Where the owners were WRONG was in not giving Eric any first place votes and guessing a 5th place finish. Eric went on to obliterate the record book and float for the last month of the season. Steve's 4th place prediction and Dave's 6th place prediction were also off, as those guys anchored the bottom of the standings.
2009 Pre-Season Power Rankings: None
2008 Pre-Season Power Rankings: None
2007 Pre-Season Power Rankings:
| Team Name | 2007 Pre-Season Power Ranking | 2007 Season Final Standings |
| HGH | 1st Place | 8th Place |
| Winged Buffalo | 2nd Place | 1st Place |
| The Bigg Doggs | 3rd Place | 2nd Place |
| Camel Jockeys | 4th Place | 7th Place |
| Sultans of Swat | 5th Place | 10th Place |
| Iron Men | 6th Place | 5th Place |
| Rooster Rage | 7th Place | 11th Place |
| Non - Smokers | 8th Place | 4th Place |
| Priory of Yawkey Way | 9th Place | 6th Place |
| Make 7up Yours | 10th Place | 9th Place |
| Harpooners | 11th Place | Last Place |
| A.C.L. | Last Place | 3rd Place |
Summary: The owners picked Matt George to win the league, but he ended up in 8th place. Scott Ditto was the team picked to finish in the cellar, but he ended up in 3rd place. Owners were close picking Eric for 2nd place and Chris for 3rd place, as they battled for first place during Game # 163 of the season.
2006 Pre-Season Power Rankings:
| Team Name | 2006 Pre-Season Power Ranking | 2006 Season Final Standings |
| Winged Buffalo | 1st Place | 1st Place |
| The Bigg Doggs | 2nd Place | Last place |
| Asian Pranksters | 3rd Place | 6th Place |
| Iron Men | 4th Place | 4th Place |
| Rooster Rage | 5th Place | 9th Place |
| Camel Jockeys | 6th Place | 3rd Place |
| A.C.L. | 7th Place | 5th Place |
| Sultans of Swat | 8th Place | 2nd Place |
| Priory of Yawkey Way | 9th Place | 11th Place |
| Make 7up Yours | 10th Place | 10th Place |
| Harpooners | 11th Place | 8th Place |
| Non - Smokers | Last Place | 9th Place |
Summary: Owners correctly predicted Eric to win the Championship. The Pre-Season rankings reversed the fortunes of Paul and Chris. Chris was predicted to have a big season, but he ended up in the basement. Paul was predicted to have a clunker, but he finished in 2nd Place. Other than that, the rest of the projections were relatively close.
2005 Pre-Season Power Rankings:
| Team Name | 2005 Pre-Season Power Ranking | 2005 Season Final Standings |
| Iron Men | 1st Place | 2nd Place |
| Ted-Sicle | 2nd Place | 5th Place |
| Camel Jockeys | 3rd Place | 9th Place |
| Winged Buffalo | 4th Place | 3rd Place |
| Non - Smokers | 5th Place | 7th Place |
| A.C.L. | 6th Place | 1st Place |
| Asian Pranksters | 7th Place | 10th Place |
| The Bigg Doggs | 8th Place | 4th Place |
| Make 7up Yours | 9th Place | Last Place |
| Sultans of Swat | 10th Place | 8th Place |
| Rooster Rage | 11th Place | 6th Place |
| Harpooners | Last Place | 11th Place |
Summary: The Pre-Season rankings were luke warm. 4 of the 6 top pre-season favorites ended up at the top of the standings. The big miss was with Scott, but then again the point totals were very close at the end of the year. Rick and Chris exceeded expectations, while Jeff disappointed.
2004 Pre-Season Power Rankings:
| Team Name | 2004 Pre-Season Power Ranking | 2004 Season Final Standings |
| Winged Buffalo | 1st Place | 2nd Place |
| Got Change ? | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
| Iron Men | 3rd Place | 9th Place |
| Non - Smokers | 4th Place | 5th Place |
| A.C.L. | 5th Place | 10th Place |
| The Bigg Doggs | 6th Place | 7th Place |
| Sultans of Swat | 7th Place | 1st Place |
| Green Monstahs | 8th Place | 4th Place (as Make 7up Yours) |
| Rooster Rage | 9th Place | 8th Place |
| Harpooners | 10th Place | 6th Place |
| Camel Jockeys | 11th Place | 11th Place |
| Asian Pranksters | Last Place | Last Place |
Summary: The Pre-Season rankings were correct for about 60 % of the teams. Paul didn't get any love, but finished in first place. Tim Beale and the Dan Stull/Tedd Lupien teams exceeded expectations, while Mike and Scott disappointed.
2003 Pre-Season Power Rankings:
| Team Name | 2003 Pre-Season Power Ranking | 2003 Season Final Standings |
| Winged Buffalo | 1st Place | 5th Place |
| The Bigg Doggs | 2nd Place | 1st Place |
| Camel Jockeys | 3rd Place | 4th Place |
| Sultans of Swat | 4th Place | 8th Place |
| A.C.L. | 5th Place | 7th Place |
| Green Monstahs | 6th Place | 9th Place |
| Non - Smokers | 7th Place | 2nd Place |
| Asian Pranksters | 8th Place | Last Place |
| Iron Men | 9th Place | 3rd Place |
| Propecia | 10th Place | 6th Place |
| Raging Roosters | 11th Place | 10th Place |
| Harpooners | Last Place | 11th Place |
Summary: The Pre-Season rankings were fairly accurate. Everyone finished within a few spots of what was predicted. The exceptions were overachievers like Mike and Brian and underachiever like Paul. The "kiss of death" curse lives on as Eric dropped from atop the rankings to the close of 5th place.
2002 Pre-Season Power Rankings:
| Team Name | 2002 Pre-Season Power Ranking | 2002 Season Final Standings |
| The Bigg Doggs | 1st Place | 6th Place |
| Winged Buffalo | 2nd Place | 2nd Place |
| Sultans of Swat | 3rd Place | 1st Place |
| A.C.L. | 4th Place | 7th Place |
| Camel Jockeys | 5th Place | 9th Place |
| Green Monstahs | 6th Place | 8th Place |
| Iron Men | 7th Place | 3rd Place |
| Swamee Selects | 8th Place | 5th Place |
| Non - Smokers | 9th Place | Last Place |
| Brunswick Bashers | 10th Place | 10th Place |
| Propecia | 11th Place | 4th Place |
| Harpooners | Last Place | 11th Place |
Summary: The Pre-Season rankings were correct, for the most part. Eric and Paul were picked among the top 3 teams and finished in the top 3. Brian, Matt, and Tim were correctly selected as having less than promising teams. Shea got the proverbial "kiss of death".
2001 Pre-Season Power Rankings:
| Team Name | 2001 Pre-Season Power Ranking | 2001 Season Final Standings |
| Winged Buffalo | 1st Place | 6th Place |
| The Bigg Doggs | 2nd Place | 8th Place |
| Green Monstahs | 3rd Place | 9th Place |
| Swamee Selects | 4th Place | 7th Place |
| Non - Smokers | 5th Place | 4th Place |
| Propecia | 6th Place | 10th Place |
| Iron Men | 7th Place | 5th Place |
| Killian Krew | 8th Place | 11th Place |
| Sultans of Swat | 9th Place | 3rd Place |
| A.C.L. | 10th Place | 2nd Place |
| I.M.O.K | 11th Place | 1st Place |
Summary: The owners were completely wrong. The bottom three teams picked in the Pre-Pre-Season Power Rankings ended up being the Top 3 finishers. Doh ! Meanwhile, the early confidence of the pre-season votes proved to be the "kiss of death" for the top rated teams.
2000 Pre-Season Power Rankings:
| Team Name | 2000 Pre-Season Power Ranking | 2000 Season Final Standings |
| Power Alley | 1st Place | 7th Place |
| Non - Smokers | 2nd Place | 1st Place |
| Winged Buffalo | 3rd Place | 3rd Place |
| A.C.L. | 4th Place | 5th Place |
| Swamee Selects | 5th Place | 2nd Place |
| Camel Jockeys | 6th Place | 8th Place |
| The Bigg Doggs | 7th Place | 9th Place |
| Sultans of Swat | 8th Place | Last Place |
| Iron Men | 9th Place | 4th Place |
| Green Monstahs | 10th Place | 10th Place |
| Propecia | 11th Place | 6th Place |
|
Killian Krew |
Last Place |
11th Place |
Summary: The owners were pretty damn close. With the exception of the lack of confidence in Stev + Mike, the owners were pretty dead on.