NA LCS Power Rankings Heading Into Week 9

With only two regular season games remaining for these teams to play, some will be looking for a last minute boost, while others will be wanting to play spoiler of dreams.

 

Cloud9

Cloud9 have been sitting in second in the power rankings for quite a while now, but they’ve finally managed to grab that top spot. Unfortunately, they didn’t do so because of some epic week of success, they in fact have lost their most recent game. Rather, they have the top spot right now, because the previous top team managed to suffer an even worse weekend than Cloud9. Cloud9 are still a top team, but their grasp at the top is tenuous as best.

Echo Fox

Echo Fox have finally slipped from the top spot, after suffering their first 0-2 week. Losing to both Clutch Gaming and CLG is galling enough, but this is actually not the first time they fell victim to CLG shenanigans, and with their recent games already looking shaky, Echo Fox isn’t exactly on the rise. This team has been dominant all split, and is only now showing signs of slipping, so they have the opportunity to correct themselves, however failure at this juncture is never a good sign.

Clutch Gaming

Clutch Gaming had an interesting past week, with a 1-1 record that saw them fall to Team Liquid, but take down Echo Fox. It’s funny to say, but if the regular season was a bit longer, it’s entirely possible that Clutch Gaming could eventually rise to the top. It’s also equally possible that this is the natural height for this team, so fans wanting a prediction to their success in playoffs should pay close attention this week.

100 Thieves

100 Thieves are coming off a three game winning streak, so it’s no surprise that they’ve managed to climb a little higher than last week. Their roster has always has been full of potential the entire split, with many former champions and superstars, so it’s good to see them finally bringing out the scores that many fans expected to see for quite some time.

Team Liquid – TSM

Both of these teams are about as strong as each other, and they’re also both just a single victory away from qualifying for playoffs. Both of these teams were predicted to do much better this season, so seeing them battle to barely qualify is disappointing, however both of these teams are predicted to do better when the games switch to best-of-3 for playoffs, so if they make it, we might finally see the skills and performance everyone was expecting.

Counter Logic Gaming

CLG managed another surprising 2-0 week, taking down Echo Fox in the process. This performance is what many expected to see from the beginning, but from what the team has revealed in post-game interviews, they’re only now becoming fully comfortable with each other in game. If either Liquid or TSM slip up this week, CLG stands a chance to make playoffs, otherwise they’ll just have to settle for being the best of the non-contenders.

Golden Guardians – OpTic Gaming – Flyquest

What can really be said about the last three teams on the list. Disappointing performances out of all of them, with the only win these teams managed to accumulate this past week being an internal victory from Flyquest over the Golden Guardians. These teams should consider themselves lucky that relegations are gone, but they will need to make some major improvements if they ever want to be considered great.

For more League of Legends action, check out some Fancy Footwork on Rengar, and to see when these teams are facing off next, check out the Official Schedule page, here.