National Lacrosse League: Week 3 Power Rankings

25 Jan

The latest power rankings as of Week 3 of the NLL season, from NLLinsider.com (click the link for the full analysis and more, at NLL Insider):

1 (5)	Washington Stealth 4-0 I said I would put the Stealth here if they swept the weekend. The victory in Calgary was huge.
2(4)	Toronto Rock 3-0 Absolutely dominant performance from start finish as they smash the Knighthawks 17-3.
3 (1)	Calgary Roughnecks 1-2 Its not that Calgary has looked bad in their two losses, but they are a far cry from last year’s juggernaut.
4(2)	Orlando Titans 1-1 Came up short against a very desperate Blazers team.
5(6)	Edmonton Rush 2-1 Were never really threatened by the Bandits in their 11-7 victory. Big test next weekend when they host Calgary.
6(3)	Rochester Knighthawks 2-1 Pooped the bed. Everyone looked bad. At least they get a shot at redemption next weekend when Toronto comes to their turf.
7(10)	Colorado Mammoth 2-2 It’s a fine line between winning and losing and two OT victories put the Mammoth back in the pack.
8(7)	Minnesota Swarm 1-2 OT loss to Colorado. Swarm will travel to Buffalo next week.
9(8)	Philadelphia Wings 1-2 Like the Swarm, also lost to Colorado in OT. In Boston next week.
10(11)	Boston Blazers 1-3 Get their first victory with win over Titans. Dawson and gang will try to avenge last week’s poor showing in Philly when the Wings come to town next week.
11(9)	Buffalo Bandits 0-4 Another reminder of how quickly the mighty can fall in this league. Last year at this time the Bandits were defending champs and sitting at 5-0.