Week 8 CPP Rankings

Last week was extremely ugly for most teams. To beat the average team in our league, you would only have to put up 87 points, which I assume is an all-time low. Between byes and injuries, no one is really separating themselves at the top, and only Joseph looks to definitely be eliminated.

This is as good a time as any to check in with the CPP metrics that go into this beloved rankings, and see who is standing out in each particular area.

Adjusted Points Per Game

This metric is simple, it takes your total points, removes your best and worst weeks, and averages it per game.

Best: Esco is 5 points better than AGD here at 107 APPG. No one else is over 100.
Worst: Barnard brings up the rear here at under 78 APPG. Nick is only slightly above him and no one else is under 80.

Difference Between Actual And Optimal Lineup Per Game

I don't have a great nickname or acronym for this one, but it's pretty self-explanatory.

Best: Kimmel is far and away the best here at under 9 points left on his bench per game, though that might have more to do with his terrible bench than anything else. No one else is under 10.
Worst: Weissbard is over 17, Barnard and BAM are in the 16's and Gutman is over 15. Lot's of terrible decisions there stemming from Weissbard's RBs, Barnard's unfounded loyalty to Brady, BAM's general confusion and Gutman's goofiness. All other teams are in the 11-12 range.

Injury Luck

Weighted total of average points lost by injured players for up to 4 games. The CPP Rankings do not punish you for injuries, so the Best teams below have had the best luck, but do not get the CPP-Injury boost that the Worst teams below do.

Best: AGD, Esco and Kumpf have all lost no starters to injuries this year. Two of them are dominant teams, which makes sense. The other is me, which is terrifying.
Worst: Barnard and Bennett stand at the top here. Barnard has had the Steven Jackson fiasco complicated by his trade for David Wilson, while Bennett has dealt with Vereen, Roddy and the Buffalo RB clusterfuck.

Transactions

Some would argue that simply adding or trading players does not necessarily correlate with fantasy success. But Cortese did win this league in college by making over 100 moves in a season, and while most of them were completely senseless, he still won. I would argue that making moves shows that you pay attention and plan ahead, and even terrible trades are more fun than no trades at all.

Best: I have the most acquisitions with 27, with Esco and Joseph both over 20 as well. Weissbard is the only team with 3 trades, though Gutman and Joseph have 2 each.
Worst: Bennett has decided that his hot start to the season warranted only 6 roster moves total, which has a lot to do with his current situation. AGD, Donnie and BAM have also made no trades, which makes me think that it's difficult to get multiple owners to agree to a trade, or to get a non-movie quote response from Donnie.

Weekly Ranking Points

Each week, teams are ranked 1-14 based on the points they score. That weekly score is then added together for this metric of overall consistency.

1. Esco - 85
2. AGD - 74
3. Gutman - 69
4. Weissbard - 67
5. Zacherman - 67
6. Kimmel - 65
7. Kumpf - 61
8. Donnie - 56
9. BAM - 55
10. Alan - 51
11. Ajay - 50
12. Bennett - 49
13. Joseph - 46
14. Barnard - 45

Schedule-Independent Wins

These are wins that are awarded for finishing in the top-7 in a given week. It takes scheduling out of the equation and acts like Victory Points, for those who have played that way before.

6 Wins - AGD, Esco, Gutman
5 Wins - BAM, Weissbard
4 Wins - Alan, Joseph, Kimmel, Kumpf, Zacherman
3 Wins - Ajay, Donnie
2 Wins - Barnard, Bennett

As you can see, some teams have gotten extremely lucky or unlucky thanks to the scheduling Gods.
Lucky - Donnie (+3 wins), Barnard (+2 wins)
Unlucky - Joseph (-3 wins), Kimmel (-2 wins), Gutman (-2 wins)

Week 8 CPP Rankings
1. Esco - CPP: 271.62, Last Week: 1st
2. AGD - CPP: 241.49, Last Week: 3rd
3. Gutman - CPP: 234.88, Last Week: 5th
4. Weissbard - CPP: 229.86, Last Week: 2nd
5. Kumpf - CPP: 216.58, Last Week: 4th
6. Zacherman - CPP: 210.13, Last Week: 7th
7. Kimmel - CPP: 209.83, Last Week: 9th
8. BAM - CPP: 206.24, Last Week: 6th
9. Joseph - CPP: 189.22, Last Week: 8th
10. Alan - CPP: 182.48, Last Week: 11th
11. Donnie - CPP: 177.80, Last Week: 12th
12. Ajay - CPP: 174.79, Last Week: 10th
13. Bennett - CPP: 157.05, Last Week: 13th
14. Barnard - CPP: 152.31, Last Week: 14th