Strong Elite-Select Challenge performances usher new teams into the rankings and firmly muddle the middle
August 26, 2026 by Ultiworld in Rankings
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Club Women's Power Rankings:
| Rank | Team | Change | Prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dropped from rankings: Washington DC Grit (25) | |||
| 1 | Washington DC Scandal | - | 1 |
| 2 | San Francisco Fury | - | 2 |
| 3 | Denver Molly Brown | - | 3 |
| 4 | Boston Brute Squad | - | 4 |
| 5 | San Francisco Nightlock | - | 5 |
| 6 | Seattle Riot | - | 6 |
| 7 | Toronto 6ixers | - | 7 |
| 8 | New York BENT | - | 8 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Flight | - | 9 |
| 10 | Portland Schwa | +1 | 11 |
| 11 | San Diego Flipside | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Quebec Iris | - | 12 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh Parcha | +1 | 14 |
| 14 | Minneapolis Pop | +1 | 15 |
| 15 | Colorado Kelp | +8 | 23 |
| 16 | Chicago Nemesis | +4 | 20 |
| 17 | Northampton Starling | -1 | 16 |
| 18 | Ottawa Stella | +1 | 19 |
| 19 | Oakland LOL | -2 | 17 |
| 20 | Vancouver Traffic | +1 | 21 |
| 21 | Raleigh Phoenix | +1 | 22 |
| 22 | Dallas Dimes | -9 | 13 |
| 23 | Madison Heist | -5 | 18 |
| 24 | Austin Vengeance | - | 24 |
| 25 | Atlanta Ozone | - | |
Women’s Discussion
- All movement this week is a result of Elite-Select Challenge. Kelp are the big movers, claiming a win over Starling and falling by one to Pop in quarters before taking a one-point victory over a sliding Dimes team.
- Dallas won big and lost close at ESC, blowing out Heist and Grit and doubling up Traffic while losing by one to Nemesis, Kelp, and…also Traffic. Strange split aside, the algorithm doesn’t care if your wins come in consolation, and the dub over Vancouver is doing a lot to keep Dimes in bid-earning range.
- Atlanta Ozone reenter the Power Rankings with a win over Grit and slot right behind a Vengeance squad they took a one point loss to. Oakland LOL also fall behind a team to whom they lost by one — Nemesis, who get their own bump for winning their pool — while Flipside take a slight knock for losing to Pop, WUCC absences notwithstanding.
Club Men's Power Rankings:
| Rank | Team | Change | Prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dropped from rankings: SoCal Condors (20) | |||
| 1 | San Francisco Revolver | - | 1 |
| 2 | Portland Rhino Slam! | - | 2 |
| 3 | Seattle Sockeye | - | 3 |
| 4 | New York PoNY | - | 4 |
| 5 | Chicago Machine | - | 5 |
| 6 | Boston DiG | - | 6 |
| 7 | Minneapolis Sub Zero | - | 7 |
| 8 | Washington DC Truck Stop | - | 8 |
| 9 | Raleigh Ring of Fire | - | 9 |
| 10 | Philadelphia Pacmen | - | 10 |
| 11 | Atlanta Chain Lightning | - | 11 |
| 12 | Toronto GOAT | +1 | 13 |
| 13 | Denver Johnny Bravo | +2 | 15 |
| 14 | Eugene Dark Star | +2 | 16 |
| 15 | Vancouver Furious George | +2 | 17 |
| 16 | Austin Doublewide | -4 | 12 |
| 17 | Montreal Mephisto | +1 | 18 |
| 18 | Madison Mad Men | +6 | 24 |
| 19 | Chicago Haymaker | - | 19 |
| 20 | Raleigh-Durham United | -6 | 14 |
| 21 | Quebec Quake | - | 21 |
| 22 | New York Blueprint | - | 22 |
| 23 | Virginia Vault | - | 23 |
| 24 | Portland Red Tide | +1 | 25 |
| 25 | Amherst Sprout | - | |
Men’s Discussion
- Doublewide, Raleigh-Durham United, and Condors all take a backslide in the rankings after taking an upset loss at ESC — or three. Doublewide had it toughest, suffering a three-game skid against Haymaker to end pool play, then Johnny Bravo in quarters, then Furious George in fifth-place semis. RDU missed the bracket after a universe point loss to Mad Men, while Condors fall out of the top 25 after losing to unranked I-69 to finish thirteenth.
- After back-to-back losses in the tournament final, Mad Men finally got their win over Haymaker, taking down the Chicago side 14-12 in fifth-place semis.
- The last spot in the rankings is a revolving door of teams with middling resumes, and this week the torch goes to Amherst Sprout for a strong undefeated run at Ow My Knee!
Club Mixed Power Rankings:
| Rank | Team | Change | Prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dropped from rankings: Brooklyn Grand Army (23), Denver Mile High Trash (24), Denver Flight Club (25) | |||
| 1 | Ann Arbor Hybrid | - | 1 |
| 2 | New York XIST | - | 2 |
| 3 | Boston Slow | - | 3 |
| 4 | San Francisco Polar Bears | +1 | 5 |
| 5 | Fort Collins shame. | +4 | 9 |
| 6 | Sacramento Tower | +11 | 17 |
| 7 | Philadelphia AMP | -3 | 4 |
| 8 | Seattle BFG | -2 | 6 |
| 9 | Washington DC Rally | -2 | 7 |
| 10 | Austin Disco Club | - | 10 |
| 11 | Boston Sprocket | - | 11 |
| 12 | Minneapolis Drag’n Thrust | - | 12 |
| 13 | San Francisco Mischief | - | 13 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Lotus | +1 | 15 |
| 15 | San Diego California Burrito | +3 | 18 |
| 16 | Salt Lake Sego | - | 16 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh Port Authority | - | |
| 18 | Durham Toro | -10 | 8 |
| 19 | Toronto Union | - | 19 |
| 20 | Huntsville Space Force | - | 20 |
| 21 | Seattle Mixtape | -7 | 14 |
| 22 | Oregon Scorch | -1 | 21 |
| 23 | St. Louis Good Company | - | |
| 24 | Boston Wild Card | -2 | 22 |
| 25 | Nashville ‘Shine | - | |
Mixed Discussion
- WUCC does not factor strongly into Power Rankings considerations, but our ranking committee thought Fort Collins shame. deserved to move above the Elite-Select Challenge morass after making the semifinal, though they fell to New York XIST there by a similar scoreline, 15-11, as on US turf, 15-10 at US Open. shame. will play at Pro Championships and have a chance to back up their top 5 bonafides.
- After a so-so PEC West, Tower rose above all competition at ESC, winning every game by three or more points. They shoot up within the top 10, over co-finalists AMP. Burrito played Tower closest on the weekend in a 12-9 quarterfinal loss and, paired with a one-score loss to AMP, receive a slight bump into the top 15.
- Three new teams enter the rankings this week, the most noteworthy of which is Pittsburgh Port Authority. Port had a breakout tournament, only losing to Tower in the semifinal and collecting wins over Toro, Mile High Trash, Space Force, and Rally. Rally and Port will likely meet against at Mid-Atlantic Regionals, with Rally closer to full strength and a Nationals bid on the line.
- ‘Shine replace the team they split with, Grand Army, with the committee favoring ‘Shine’s consolation beatdown win over Grand Army’s slim pool play victory.
- Though Good Company stumbled against Mile High Trash in ESC’s opening round, Good Company had the better win on the weekend (over Toro) and played Port Authority closer, pushing St. Louis into the rankings.
- If Mixtape’s stumble — a 14-9 loss to Space Force — is worthy of a slight knock, Toro’s 2-4 outing is sounding some alarms. Toro were the first to fall to Port and followed it with a one-point loss to Good Company. Close losses to Rally and BFG couldn’t salvage their ranking, and Durham is down 10 spots.
