RGL S14 Invite Power Rankings - Week 0
1) froyotech - b4nny, gungon, hubida, saxophone, logan, KJKUOD
Once again, we have another roster rehaul of the most decorated team in North America. The only remaining paid up player from last season's championship winning team is, of course, b4nny. The rest of the team consists of very talented, high-invite players from various teams last season. Will this rendition of froyotech win another championship? I don't know, but on paper this team looks weaker than last season. It is hard to bet against the goat (no glaze), but for now, being the defending champs earns a #1 spot in preseason power rankings.
2) Boys' Night - sandblast, marmaloo, mirrorman, jay, donovin, phorofor
This team undoubtedly has championship winning potential. In fact, some might say they are the favorites. With basically everyone on the roster being ex-froyo, they are no strangers to the peak of competitive TF2. At this moment in time, I am not sure who will be playing what class, but with players of this caliber there are quite a few options that will work out just fine for them.
3) Global Clan - Grape Juice, Shamoo, hannah, Scratchh, SIN KARMA, quacks
Similar to the two teams above them, Global Clan is filled with experience at the top of invite. What separates them? There are no invite champions on this roster. I would hope this results in a lot of hungry, driven players as they will need to be working overtime in order to finally reach the TF2 promised land. While contesting the top of invite, I expect this team along the team below to be the "gatekeepers" of high invite this season. Slightly disappointed we do not have one of the four elements in the team name this season.
4) COZY! BLACK - kev, catface, meyy, scouty, tripbwai, glimmer
In my eyes, COZY! BLACK is the final piece in the top tier of invite. The reason I put them at the bottom of this tier, is almost all of them were not on a starting roster in invite last season. The only exception is the up-and-comer scouty, who was on flank with the multi-talented monster, throne, on the invite juggernauts fgp last season. This roster is definitely capable of making some noise in high invite, but they may need to shake some rust off before their true potential is unlocked.
5) The Mafia - nehcro, dinko, loafe, deimos, nurfu, deadlyseed
I think The Mafia are going to surprise a lot of people this season. They are coming in as the div 1 winners, and honestly had no business being in div 1 last season (not their fault, they were just better than everyone). The reason I used the word "surprise" earlier is because this will be the first season of invite for most of the players on this roster, so some people who only pay attention to invite may not have heard of these players before, but real ones know.
6) Anglerfish - tristen, TheGreatMage, degnan, ally, zia, golden
Anglerfish has returned to the invite scene. After some silly roster renditions/having a revolving door roster and class selection in advanced/div 1, they are back in invite with their core. If this team stays together and players do not have to step away for extended periods for various reasons, they can definitely achieve a higher placement than what I am giving them now. I would assume with how long they have been playing together that they have good chemistry. Combining that with their previous invite experience can result in wins over the lower invite teams and possibly even some upsets in the upper ranks.
7) ROME - Vio, ghadilli, darty, Frisbee, scumbag steve, MiG-21bis
Guess who's back. ROME is running it back yet again for the 3rd straight season with basically the exact same roster. If there is one thing for certain we know about ROME, it is that they grind. With that being known, along with 3 season of experience together, it seems they are due for a breakout season. Will this season be the one? Only time will tell.
8) Clowngore - idk
At this moment, Clowngore has 5 players on their roster and one of them is banned. I have no idea who is going to end up on this roster, so for now they #8.
BONUS NOTES
⦁ The teams in the bottom 4 were particularly difficult to be exact with the rank.
⦁ This season is mickey because no fgp
⦁ I now realize making power rankings requires a lot of glazing and that kinda bothers me tbh
⦁ Potential podcast and advanced power rankings coming soon ?