2022 Week 8 Power Rankings

Written Nov. 2, 2022 | Published Nov. 3, 2022

Shawn Brown| Writer for SBHL Networks

Halloween weekend was terrifying for all teams in the Heroes division as they got swept by the Victors division. This was also a second straight week of the Leaders division winning a majority of their games over the Legends (3-1).

1. Ronnie's Squad

Week 7 ranking: 1  ◄►

For a second straight week Ronnie's Squad dispatches another team from the Legends division. This one came at no real suprise as it was JonLegends. It didn't matter who Ronnie's Squad faced, scoring the Week 8 high score of 163.10 points. Amazing games from the Philly Stack: Jalen Hurts (36.40 pts.) & AJ Brown (36.60 pts.), and the ghost of season's past: DJ Moore (24.50), RS didn't need to play any other player to beat JonLegends. Looking to next week, Ronnie's Squad faces off against #3 ThatManAgain...., with both of them sporting 6-2 records this game will likely be a preview of Hyphy Bowl IV.

2. TD Do You Love Me

Week 7 ranking: 3 (▲1)

With a win over TEAM_MAGA, TD Do You Love Me retains the #1 spot in the Victors Division. With Patrick Mahomes II on bye, TD Do You Love Me went with the last minute add of Sam Ehlinger (IND - QB) to score 7.54 points. A scary performance from the juggernaut Derrick Henry catapulted TD to a win. Sporting the best record in the league (7-1), TD Do You Love Me is also looking to climb to the #1 spot in the Power Rankings.

3. ThatManAgain....

Week 7 ranking: 2 (▼1)

Just as quickly as ThatManAgain.... ascended to 1st place, they have already dropped down to third in the SBHL. A loss to #11 Julio Think You Are? I Am! is payback from Hyphy Bowl III, but the resurgence of DeAndre Hopkins is promising for ThatManAgain....'s post season plans. With several players missing their projected points for Week 8, TMA uncharacteristically was not able to break 100 points.

4. SINCERE's Team

Week 7 ranking: 4 ◄►

After last week's loss to Shawn Brady, SINCERE's Team did not want to drop another game to a weaker team. Even with two zero-spots (Deebo - injury, Marvin Jones Jr.) ST made quick work of expansion team I'll Fuck Your Dad - 108.98-89.18. Looking forward, SINCERE's Team faces off against TEAM_MAGA next week. Both teams have key byes, but SINCERE'S Team looks to be able to handle this week a little better. With 4 games on #3 in their division (The Gold Standard), SINCERE's Team looks like they could drop a few close games and still make the playoffs, but with 6 weeks left anything could happen.

5. Julio Think You Are? I Am!

Week 7 ranking: 6 (▲1)

The Hyphy Bowl III rematch goes to Julio Think You Are? I Am!. With another win, JTYAIA is slowly creeping up the Leaders division standings and will make the next few weeks interesting. JTYAIA is projected to double the points of their next opponent, The 37th Chamber, so expect more climbing.

6. Horsedick boy'z

Week 7 ranking: 5 (▼1)

HDB drops out of the Top 5 in our Power Ranking, after losing to expansion team BUE. With key injuries, a plethora of byes & a running back room not living up to their potential, HDB will have a rough few weeks. Without George Kittle & Najee Harris against TD Do You Love Me and Lamar Jackson & Devin Duvernary against SINCERE's Team and Ja'Marr Chase out in both games (injury), HDB doesn't look like they will be adding wins or climbing the Power Rankings in the near future.

7. SexySandwich

Week 7 ranking: 7 ◄►

SexySandwich thought they would have an easy win over The Gold Standard, but an amazing game by TGS's trio of Tua, Tyreek and Waddle proved to be too much for SexySandwich to handle. With a second-straight week of Darren Waller putting up a zero spot, and no real improvement at TE, SexySandwich (96.64 pts.) didn't have enough to overcome The Gold Standard (115.68). With a plethorea of byes to starters, SexySandwich needs a respectable outting from all starters to beat Expansion Team BUE.

8. The 37th Chamber

Week 7 ranking: 12 (▲4)

In keeping with the Mr. Hyde and Dr. Jekyll motif from last week, The 37th Chamber is back to scoring high, scoring the 2nd highest in Week 8 (139.24 pts.) and winning decisively over AbeFroman. With 9 byes, 37C will likely turn into Dr. Jekyll again and be one of the lowest scoring teams in Week 9. With Week 9's opponent being Julio Think You Are? I Am!, The 37th Chamber likely drop below .500 after this game.

9. Shawn Brady

Week 7 ranking: 8 (▼1)

Shawn Brady is grasping at straws trying to hold on to the 2nd playoff spot for the Leaders division. With a somewhat comfortable win over Subject to Change, but a generally bad performance, we had to drop Shawn Brady down our Power Rankings. Next week they go up against JonLegends who aren't projected to do much, so Shawn Brady will likely improve to 6-3 this week. With Julio Think You Are? I Am! and AbeFroman storming up the standings, Shawn Brady will need every win they can get to even think about a playoff spot.

10. Subject to Change

Week 7 ranking: 10 ◄►

   No movement here for Subject to Change as they dropped a game to Shawn Brady. A terrible performance by Derek Carr really sealed STC's fate. The silver lining for this week was Travis Etienne has shown 4 solid performances, this week being a huge 23.70 point game. Subject to Change is now tied in the Legends division with The 37th Chamber and is coming down to Points For. Since STC has scored less than 37C, STC is #3 in the division.

11. AbeFroman

Week 7 ranking: 11 ◄►

The best performing expansion team this year has been AbeFroman. The only expansion team not in last place of their division, and scoring a respectable amount each week AbeFroman is 4-4 for the season. Dropping a game to The 37th Chamber last week was rough especially when AF was projected to win by 7 points. This week AF is projected to beat Subject to Change by 4 points. We couldn't move AbeFroman above Subject to Change this week, but if AF walks away with a win we might see AF climb in to the #10 spot in our Power Rankings.

12. Team_MAGA

Week 7 ranking: 9 (▼3)

After losing to JonLegends in Week 7, things didn't get much better for TEAM_MAGA as they lost this week to Derrick Henry & TD Do You Love Me. Looking forward to next week they have SINCERE's Team, so we don't think it gets any better for TM. Luckily SexySandwich lost to The Gold Standard, so TEAM_MAGA is still in the hunt to claim a playoff spot in the Heroes division.

13. The Gold Standard

Week 7 ranking: 14 (▲1)

After a win over Julio Think You Are? I Am! and a swift humbling at the hands of Ronnie's Squad, The Gold Standard bounced back this week securing a win over SexySandwich. The Gold Standard lives and dies by the Miami Dolphins offense, especially Tua, Tyreek and Waddle. With I'll Fuck Your Dad up next week, if The Gold Standard performs up to their projection, they should walk away with a win and likely climb our Power Rankings a spot or two.

14. I'll Fuck Your Dad

Week 7 ranking: 13 (▼1)

I'll Fuck Your Dad has had some terrible luck the last two weeks, going up against Week 7's 1st place: ThatManAgain...., then going up against Week 8's 1st place: TD Do You Love Me. It gets a little easier this week as they have 14th place: The Gold Standard. However, The Gold Standard has strung together some good performances, so this might be IFYD's 3rd straight week of bad luck.

15. BUE

Week 7 ranking: 15 ◄►

BUE strikes again! For the second time this year, BUE handed a pre-season league favorite a loss, this time it was the Horsedick boy'z. BUE won even sporting 2 zero-spots, with a very impressive outing from 5 of their players. Can BUE keep the momentum and take down SexySandwich this week? With a game that can go either way, if any player on either team has a breakout game, that is likely what will decide the winner.

16. JonLegends

Week 7 ranking: 16 ◄►

JonLegends' celebration for winning their first game was short lived, as they they went up against the top scoring team in Week 8 (Ronnie's Squad). Luckily JonLegends has Shawn Brady up next week, so this game could go either way. With a few players on each team out due to injury or byes, this game can really go either way. Will JonLegends be able to double their amount of wins next week?

With a clean sweep of the Heroes by the Victors, and a second straight week of domination of the Legends by the Leaders, will Week 9 be a change in fortune, or just more of the same? November is a new month, so hopefully that means a change of fate for the Heroes and Legends.