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| Written by Jacke Finne Mar. 10, 2019 |
With these power rankings, we actually have some sort of direction. You would think that the teams with higher draft picks would ultimately be better than those with the lower picks – and that's essentially what we're going off of. In addition to the actual rankings, we will be giving projected records for each of the teams, to give an additional prediction to where the teams will end up.
As I said before, we're essentially rankings these teams based on who gets what pick. Expect to literally see the teams in order of the picks that they get because I'm too lazy to actually come up with reasons to rank a team a certain way.
If you want to check out the original power rankings before you go through these, you can click here to get there. Now that we've gotten the basics out of the way, here are the Way-Too-Early Power Rankings 2.0.
If you want to check out the original power rankings before you go through these, you can click here to get there. Now that we've gotten the basics out of the way, here are the Way-Too-Early Power Rankings 2.0.
- Naptown Nighthawks (0-0) – With the first pick in the draft, the Nighthawks can get the best player in the draft, who is arguably Cameron Smith. If captain of the Nighthawks, Nate Killeen, uses his pick wisely, he can get a head start on the other teams and take a big leap towards grabbing the first-ever regular season title and even possibly the first-ever IWL World Series title. Even without another pick for seven picks, the Nighthawks are in a good position to take hold of an easy lead with the best player in the draft. Projected Record: 12-6 — Previous Ranking: 3rd
- Indy Ironmen (0-0) – With the second pick in the draft, the Ironmen can pick up a solid player that captain Jake Fine can utilize. After a seemingly obvious pick in Smith, Fine has literally anybody to choose from, whether it be Matthew Klein or Jack Gibson. The Ironmen have the ability to take a shot at the Nighthawks with a solid player, but, ultimately, I believe that the Nighthawks will trip them up and prevent them from obtaining the IWL regular season crown. Projected Record: 11-7 — Previous Ranking: 4th
- Circle City Crusaders (0-0) – Even with arguably the worst picks in the draft, the Crusaders look to be in a solid position to fight for a .500 season. The experience of Connor Whaley will ultimately be a game changer, as I believe Whaley has what it takes to take the Crusaders places. Watch out for a dark horse run out of the Crusaders later this summer in the IWL playoffs. Projected Record: 8-10 — Previous Ranking: 2nd
- Hoosier State Hillcats (0-0) – Even though the Hillcats don't get a pick until the end of the first round, the fact that they start off the second round is huge. However, even with this, the Hillcats don’t look like they’re in the best of positions. They get the chance to pick up the fourth and fifth best players for some consistency on the team, which is great, but I don’t think it’ll ultimately be enough to provide the Hillcats with a ton of wins. Their season won’t be for naught, however, with captain Grady Hadar at the helm. Projected Record: 5-13 — Previous Ranking: 1st
This will most likely be the last of the Way-Too-Early Power Rankings unless something major happens in the next couple weeks leading into the draft. I'll continue to do power rankings throughout the course of the season.
