1. Team Polo 5-1 (Santario Mitchell)
If it weren't for Jovan Brooks completely deserved, yet ill-timed suspension, this team would be undefeated. That said, if Mitchell doesn't utilize Marcus Giles, Julian Gregory, and Jiara Love more, this team could easily be upset.
2. Ballers 5-2 (DJ Langston)
Sure, there are teams with less losses in other periods, but the Ballers have faired incredibly well while having the toughest strength of schedule in the league.
3. Team All-Star 4-1 (Brittney French)
Suffered a tough loss to Team Unnamed on Thursday, but this team has all the tools. The tag team of Jermari Boddy and Britney French is nearly unstoppable, while roll players like Jabreel Watson, Jin Wu, and Brianna Lewis do all the little things to help their team win.
4. Ra and Friends 4-2 (Khensura Love-El)
With the absence of leader Love-El on Thursday, Ra and Friends were all out of sorts. As a result, they dropped both games and fell victim to the Conduct Detrimental to the League Policy. Ra will hopefully be back on Monday and restore order for his team. Side note: Lionel Uzoho was able to get his suspension reduced by appealing to the League Commissioner's office via the Note feature of Gradebook.
5. The Unnamed 4-1 (Darien Hollins)
Ben Moore is an early candidate for league MVP. Darien Hollins may win the Coach of the Year award as his reputation as a defensive mastermind has many KPL pundits comparing him to Tom Thibedou. Darien also had enough foresight to draft Kayla Smith to match up with Brittney French which proved invaluable in their win Thursday vs. Team All-Star.
6. Thunder 4-3 (Qwentis Owney)
Captain Owney was not too happy when "Mr. Maley and The Love-Els" upset the Thunder on Thursday to pick up their first win of the season. But there is no shame in losing to a group that has drawn comparisons to the likes of "Smokey Robinson and The Miracles" and "Martha Reeves and the Vandalas." Luckily for the Thunder, Maley has been ruled ineligible for post-season play by the Commissioner for failing to comply with the league's dress code policy (White Tee and Red Shorts).
7. Wizards 4-3 (Steven Dean)
Dean has been the most clutch player in the league thus far. His multiple game winners make me think that opposing teams need to do everything that they can to keep the ball out of his hands in late game situations. The supporting cast on this team is phenomenal. Omega Dyson's High Screen and Roll offense that she put in at the team's pre-game shoot around was extremely well taught and executed beautifully by the Wizards.
8. The Other Guy 4-2 (Myricc Owens)
Khalid Gates reminds all who watch him of a young Dennis Rodman. He plays a physical brand of basketball and uses his strength and athleticism to lock down the other team's best player. His ability to create second chance opportunities for his team on the offensive glass make this team a sleeper for a KPL championship.
9. Team Celtics 3-3 (Tariq Muhammed)
If the voting was done today, Bahati Kimondo just might win the Female MVP award. If this team is ever down two, they know they can go to BK to get it done. Tariq Muhammed is lightning quick and does a great job of splitting defenders who try to jump him on ball screens. It helps when you got a sharp shooter like Genesis Jones to kick out to on your dribble penetration.
10. Warriors 3-3 (Kolajo Okanlawan)
Taquoya Williamson can flat out ball. She is extremely shifty and can finish equally well with her right or her left. Teammate Ronald Confer gives the Warriors an inside-out threat who creates huge match-up problems for opposing teams.
11. Chaos 3-3 (Dequan Davis)
This is going to be one of those teams who may surprise everyone come tournament time. They may, in fact, have too much talent. When you have Cianna Mai, Dashai Washington, Kendal Malone, and Aisha Turay who do you run sets for? That is a tough one, but if their is one thing I do know, Coach Davis will eventually get this team in an offensive rhythm. He's too good of a coach not to.
12. 5 Star-Kings 2-3 (Greg Stepney)
Demetrius Thomas stepped up his game towards the end of the week. If he can continue at that pace, look out! Willie Jiles is great coming of screens, but the team simply has not been able to get him open often enough. Except Marcus Giles and Brianna Lewis to rectify this problems starting Monday.
13. Unity 1-5 (Requean Powell)
If there is one thing I know, it's that Requean James will not rest until this team starts winning. Reports have surfaced that Powell has been watching film all weekend on both his team and upcoming opponents. With three days off to prepare, no team should be looking forward to playing Unity. Powell has a career winning percentage of .900 after a three day break during the month of March. Look for Powell to switch to a dribble-drive motion offense to take advantage of Willie Brown and Kyron Lockwood's quickness.
14. The Love-Els 1-6 (Kalekey Love-El)
The Love-Els played well on Thursday without their leading scorer Michael Flowers. Hopefully their momentum will carry over and continue into next week. With the return of Flowers and continued defensive intensity, I predict at least 3 wins for The Love-Els next week.
15. Team Taylor 1-5 (Taylor Fowler)
Taylor Fowler is mentally and physically tough. If she can instill this in the rest of her team, they will shoot up the power rankings.
16. Shut it Down 0-5 (Yashae Bonds)
Eboni Wilson plays with a lot of energy. It's up to her to raise the level of Shut it Down's play in order to start filling up the win column.
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