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Boromir the 88th

POWER RANKINGS

01. FC Valinor - 74.7
(Previous: #1. Result: W 3-0, Real Valinor)
-Real Valinor may have been overrated at #2, but there is no doubt after FC's 3-0 thrashing they are currently #1

02. Wilderland - 52.5
(Previous: #7. Result: W 3-1 Anduin)
-Anduin did not look like a Top 10 team, Wilderland on the other hand does, especially if the Great Warg is saving 5/6 and Galadriel continues being the maestro leading the mid-field

03. Armenolos - 48.9
(Previous: #9 Result: W 3-2 Tirion)
-Armenolos knocks out the previous #3 to claim the rank as their own. A good result for a team had seemed to lose some of its championship pedigree.

04. Eriador - 36.1
(Previous: #4 Result: W 2-1 Arnor)
-Maintains it's 4th rank. Solid win, but not nearly as impressive (and against weaker competition) as Armenolos and Wilderland.

05. Rohan - 34.6
(Previous: #13 Result: W 1-0 Imladris)
-Rohan is playing like the best defense of the tournament, or it could just be up against some very inept offenses. Still, it will be tough to score on this team.

06. Erebor - 32.1
(Previous: #8 Result: W 2-0 Dwarves Utd)
-Did what they had to, and it's a positive mark when your defense is good enough to shut out Dwarves Utd. True test will come next round against #2 Wilderland. Should be a great battle.

07. Real Valinor - 29.4
(Previous: #2 Result: L 0-3 FC Valinor)
-Their only 2 losses of the campaign have come against FC Valinor. Yet, losing 0-3 like that could kill the morale on this team. They must bounce back against Tirion to salvage playoff chances.

08. AC Beleriand - 28.8
(Previous: #5 Result: D 2-2 Doriath)
-Looked like the much better team against Doriath, but the result doesn't show it. Still likely favorites in their group, but they fall back a few places.

09. Angband - 27.2
(Previous: #11 Result: W 3-1 The Downer)
-Solid win, but against the worst team we've ever seen. Unfortunately, I don't think Angband will be serious tested in Group A, even if the motley Shire-Bree crew could cause them problems.

10. Tirion - 26.2
(Previous: #3 Result: L 2-3 Armenolos)
-Tirion's playoff chances seem to be going out the window, they really needed to beat Armenolos. But defensively they're bad, and appear to have lost some efficiency in offense too.

11. Valimar - 25.8
(Previous: #6 Result: D 1-1 Havens)
-Disappointing draw. If Valimar wanted to cement their standing in Group E they really needed to beat the worst team in the group. But, yet again, complacency and pleasantries will drag Valimar down.

12. Nargothrond - 23.7
(Previous: #15 Result: D 2-2 Angfauglith)
-Despite only drawing against Angfauglith, they were able to leap them in the standings with the friendly win against Hithlum. All Anfauglith has been able to do is draw, Nargothrond has the offense to grab late winners.

13. Doriath - 23.5
(Previous: #17 Result: D 2-2 AC Beleriand)
-Surprising draw with #5 AC Beleriand, but they really were outshot in that match. Still, no telling who will emerge out of this group with all teams completely tied.

14. Angfauglith - 23.3
(Previous: #14 Result: D 2-2 Nargothrond)
-We don't trust their offense to advance. But it's amusing to TTN 3 of Group G teams are bunched together at #12, #13, and #14.

15. The Sea - 23.0
(Previous: #12 Result: D 2-2 Hithlum)
-Not a terrible result to draw with the offensive powerhouse of Hithlum. But there's a lot this team hasn't shown to convince us they're better than Valimar, or even The Havens.

16. Anduin - 21.1
(Previous: #10 Result: L 1-3 Wilderland)
-Clearly we've overrated Anduin based on their friendly performance. Losing 1-3 like that is not a good sign.

17. Misty Mountains - 20.1
(Previous: #18 Result: D 1-1 Isengard)
-Not bad to draw with Isengard, but their next one against Imladris is really a MUST win match. Should be exciting.

18. Isengard - 19.6
(Previous: #19 Result: D 1-1 Misty Mts)
-Pretty much the same as Misty Mountains, the key game will be against Imladris, but they can't look ahead to round 3, because they can't get blown out by Rohan.

19. Hithlum - 19.0
(Previous: #20 Result: D 2-2 The Sea)
-Good to draw with The Sea, can't draw their way to the playoffs though.

20. Gondor - 17.6
(Previous: #23 Result: W 2-1 Mordor)
-Gondor has clearly become the frontrunners of Group H, so why do we have this nagging feeling that they will lose to Barad-dur?

21. The Havens - 16.1
(Previous: #27 Result: D 1-1 Valimar)
-A draw with #6 Valimar gives The Havens a rather significant jump up in our power rankings. But still behind Hithlum and The Sea, who are TTN's picks to advance.

22. Gondolin - 15.6
(Previous: #21 Result: D 2-2 Inter Beleriand)
-Quite disappointing from Gondolin. Granted they ran into a hot Turgon looking to prove himself against his former club, but they needed to win that match.

23. Shire Bree Utd - 14.4
(Previous: #22 Result: D 2-2 Tol-in-Gaurhoth)
-Really fortunate to hold onto the draw, and that time ran out on TIG's furious comeback. Still a dangerous team, Angband can't under-estimate.

24. Tol In Gaurhoth - 13.7
(Previous: #25 Result: D 2-2 Shire Bree Utd)
-Good comeback by the wolves and wights, but they can't keep getting down multiple goals before deciding it's time to play. Not when the competition gets tougher.

25. Imladris - 13.7
(Previous: #16 Result: L 0-1 Rohan)
-Experienced the furthest drop in rankings this week. Yes, they played the toughest opponent of the group, but they have serious goal scoring issues.

26. Minas Tirith - 11.1
(Previous: #26 Result: D 2-2 Barad Dur)
-They were quite fortunate to get the draw with Barad-dur. As it is though, they're in the hunt for a playoff spot in Group H

27. Arnor - 11.1
(Previous: #24 Result: L 1-2 Eriador)
-Don't count the resilient Arnorians out yet. They've played the toughest team of their group and played them close. Inter Beleriand and Gondolin will not be able to walk over this scrappy team.

28. Inter Beleriand - 10.9
(Previous: #28 Result: D 2-2 #21 Gondor)
-A good draw for Inter, as it puts them in a fight for Group B's playoff spots. But the statistics show they were dominated by Gondolin and it was Turgon who saved the draw.

29. Barad-Dur - 8.9
(Previous: #31 Result: D 2-2 #26 Minas Tirith)
-A bit disappointing it ended in a draw. But BD statistically dominated the match and got an unlucky result. For the first time, this actually looked like a team that had one of the top tourney players on it.

30. Mordor - 6.4
(Previous: #30 Result: L 1-2 #23 Gondor)
-Their chance was against Gondor and they just didn't bring it. Mordor will have difficulties advancing unless they pull out a surprise against Minas Tirith.

31. Dwarves United - 6.3
(Previous: #29 Result: L 0-2 #8 Erebor)
-Bad to worse for Aule's team. They can't defend any better upping the effort and they could never score.

32. The Downer -3.1
(Previous: #32 Result: L 1-3 #11 Angband)
-How did they qualify for the most prestigious World Cup tournament again? And why do they exist?