9) Janitor Crew Projected Record: 10-12
Antwon makes it here in this rankings, not because his team sucks but as he's reloading his U21 farm, Daocai will be sent to another team and Minfu will have to pickup the pieces with 3 new 18 year olds! He should have the depth and starpower to beat any relegation opponent, but I do see a world where he's losing a bunch to begin the season.
10) AMC Spirits Projected Record: 11-11
The talent gap between the Big 8 top 3 teams and AMC is pretty big, however AMC has been able to churn out playoff finishes each of the past few seasons he's been in the league, so I'm gonna go on a limb and count on him to do it again. Another season older, his team is balanced and has depth for days. Also a Swiss U21 player, congrats! We'll see how he manages to hit above his belt as the season goes on.
11) Woodward Avenue Warriors Projected Record: 9-13
A good assortment of talent, and a nice little niche developing a ton of Ghana players! Woodward makes his debut in Division III, and we'll see what he has going in the coming weeks. I will say with the competitiveness in this league he's gotsta be ready, otherwise he will get gobbled up.
12) Pittsburgh Peacocks Projected Record: 7-15
It's not that I don't think they're good; they got a good collection of players. But running LI every game is gonna takes its toll on the court side of things, as many teams without as high of salaries are gonna end up eclipsing you in terms of strategy. If they can switch it up and have a reliable backup option, I'll put them higher. But I can't put them higher than 11 right now in the rankings.
13) Fondy Cardinals Projected Record: 7-15
Seems like a BFT clone, built around a prolific scorer and a decent supporting cast. Batlak seems to have the juice, however the depth over at the bigs seems to be an issue. Also add in the fact that he hasn't survived in a III league for over a season tells me there's something else wrong. I hope I'm wrong though and that he can survive in this III for another season though!
14) Social Security Kings Projected Record: 6-16
Hoskins is amazing, it's what outside of Hoskins that has me worried. SSK will need to get some upgrades, as of right now I don't think many of the Big 8s has a chance to beat out the Great 8s in a relegation series, so there might be additions necessary in order to stay alive in the division.
15) SW Rebels Projected Record: 2-20
Their second appearance in III, SW has a build of a typical D4 team. Not that its bad, but in order to stick around in the big leagues he will have to either get some trainees or upgrade his starting lineup some! A roster of 17, I'm sure he can make some trades to bolster the starting unit, otherwise the cellar of Big 8 is where he'll be at for this season.
16) Broughton Capitals Projected Record: 1-21
A relatively new team, the Capitals also have a build of a D4 team. This is also his first time in III, so everyone say hi! He is selling some players so maybe he's due to make some upgrades, but right now he's the punching bag in the competitive Big 8.
Last edited by tough at 10/15/2025 2:46:35 PM
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