Power Rankings: Week 5

Now that dust is starting the settle and some sort of true predictions can now start on who are the greats of the WAFL in 2013 are, power rankings have returned. While three teams only have wining records, most teams have played 25% of their schedule so we begin the process of cursing the lucky and giving rise to those who just miss the cut.

#1 Los Angeles
After much deliberation, the Los Angeles Immortals may not win pretty but they are still the favorites to make it to and win the World Bowl. The Immortals know how to win and strangely enough, they've gotten the job done with the best rushing offense and the worst passing offense. With a three game home stand against 1-2 Delaware, 1-2 Dublin and 2-2 Minnesota, the road to 7-0 may not be a stretch for Los Angeles.

#2 St. Louis
The Hornets have certainly been surprising in 2013. St. Louis was expected to prove, but they have grown much faster than most anticipated. St. Louis has four of their next five on the road, all tough games, against Edmonton, Osaka, Louisville and Delaware. The Hornets could show their true colors by the halfway mark.

#3 Osaka
The Shoguns have lost two tightly contested games on the road but have looked extremely strong in their two triumphs. Conner Pyatt has stayed healthy and remains the most lethal dual-threat in the WAFL. The Shoguns have three straight at home before they hit their tough stretch so winning needs to come sooner rather than later for the Shoguns to keep momentum.

#4 Louisville
The Wolfpack showed that they can get out of their early season "Funk" once again, thumping Cincinnati this past week, so much so that our confidence for the Sentinels has put them completely out of our top five. Louisville has completely dominant and if Funk continues his play as he did in London, the Wolfpack could be in the World Bowl all over again.

#5 Queen City
This was a tough one, especially with the concerns that Joesph Redfeather's job is not a for sure thing. the one thing that set the Corsairs apart has been their schedule and how they have performed. Queen City's two losses have come to undefeated Los Angeles by 7 and undefeated St. Louis by 6. They came back and defeated the Maulers - who are actually number six in our rankings. With Cleveland, Philadelphia and Stirling on the horizon, big things are expected from the Corsairs moving forward, especially if Tony Henderson gets more carries.

Just missed the cut:
#6 Boston
#7 Edmonton