League of Legends LCS power rankings – Week 7

5. OpTic (8-6)

I know it makes no sense that OpTic would be rated lower than TSM given that, well, they just beat TSM yesterday in a pretty one-sided match. However, OpTic has one of the worst loss quality of any team in the LCS and one of the worst win qualities in the LCS.

Essentially, OpTic is really only able to beat teams that they should beat (100 Thieves, Clutch, FlyQuest, and TSM twice) but they also have a propensity to lose games to those worse teams (they lost to 100 Thieves, Clutch, and FlyQuest). Their schedule down the stretch is brutal so I wouldn’t be shocked if they end the split with a 9-9 record.

Remaining Schedule: Liquid/Golden Guardians, CLG/Cloud9
Remaining Strength of Schedule: F

4. TSM (8-6)

Even though they went 1-1 in Week 7 and are still firmly in a playoff seat, no team should be in panic mode more than TSM. They had to get help from a Golden Guardians throw to win on Saturday in a truly crap performance all around. They then proceeded to follow it up with a dumpster fire of a game on Sunday, getting absolutely embarassed by Dhokla of all people.

People are placing the blame a lot on Zikz for his drafts, and while I have absolutely no idea why they did not ban Aatrox and then last-picked Rumble top to go against it), this team is just flat-out not executing. Their only saving grace going forward is a cupcake schedule that should (but that should is looking less sure after Week 7) result in at least 3 wins. TSM is probably not missing playoffs, but their play needs to improve and quick or they’ll be in the Gauntlet fighting for a spot at Worlds.

Remaining Schedule: Echo Fox/100 Thieves, FlyQuest/Liquid
Remaining Strength of Schedule: A

3. Cloud9 (9-5)

In the biggest game of Week 7, C9 came out on the short end of the stick, thus dropping their standings but also worsening their overall statistics. Certainly, they still have a bunch of winnable games left (and the chance to redeem themselves by playing spoiler against Liquid this weekend) so they are far from eliminated from the race for a first-round bye. They also split the summer series with CLG, so should the two teams end up tied they will get the chance to take the bye in a tie-breaker match.

Remaining Schedule: FlyQuest/Liquid, Golden Guardians/OpTic
Remaining Strength of Schedule: C

2. CLG (9-5)

After a 2-0 weekend, CLG is flying high in our standings. Not only did they take down the previously undisputed second-best LCS team – Cloud9 – they also established themselves firmly in that upper echelon of North American teams. They’ve not only beaten both Liquid and C9 in the Summer Split, thus giving them a chance at a tie-breaker for a bye, but they also have four easy games coming up, with a chance to match or even pass Liquid.

Remaining Schedule: Clutch/Echo Fox, OpTic/100 Thieves
Remaining Strength of Schedule: A

1. Team Liquid (11-3)

There could be no other, of course, as TL has secured themselves a playoff spot and likely the number one seed come playoff time. It won’t be easy for them, as they are facing three teams in the top five to close out the stretch. But honestly, the only way Liquid loses is if they beat themselves.

Remaining Schedule: OpTic/Cloud9, Echo Fox/TSM
Remaining Strength of Schedule: C

Which LCS teams do you think we have too high or too low? Let us know in the comments!