Halal Hoopers AFK | 2025-2026 | Week 1: Power Rankings

The first week of the league is finally behind us, and with that comes early looks at the success of this season's teams. Below is my version of the power rankings. ESPN has its own designation of power rankings based on Wins and Losses, however I feel this is often misleading as it doesn't truly take account the strength of a team. My power rankings are based on how many fantasy points a team generates which I think better translates to "which team is best", regardless of record. You can find the ranking below as well as my insights:

Ranking:

RK	TEAM	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS	PF	PA	STRK	MOVES
1	nauman's Nifty Team	219	438	112	150	50	205	153	41	15	88	600	1171	748	W1	1
2	Ball-Till-U-Fall	240	467	156	193	55	165	121	25	17	83	691	1131	971	W1	3
3	IA Wemby Stays Healthy	199	390	100	133	35	223	80	33	41	49	533	1124	1088	W1	3
7	Team Khanqueror	189	396	104	130	58	174	108	39	27	60	540	1088	1124	L1	3
4	The Jokic Express	167	372	90	104	57	186	110	49	17	66	481	1024	965	W1	3
5	Aqeel's Net Positive	173	372	110	145	61	177	104	37	15	53	517	1004	919	W1	3
6	Umz Pistons	192	457	116	146	59	189	124	32	23	58	559	1000	944	W1	1
8	Bench Mobbin	189	379	87	109	57	175	113	23	12	63	522	971	1131	L1	0
9	Knickerboxer	189	412	121	145	58	126	91	29	19	46	557	965	1004	L1	3
10	Team Day to Day	164	354	108	141	50	189	133	26	12	70	486	944	1000	L1	1
11	High flyer	191	391	101	135	43	203	75	25	15	59	526	919	1040	L1	3
12	Moby 773	145	279	100	140	34	140	81	20	4	52	427	748	1171	L1	0

Insights:

• Nauman's Nifty Team takes the top spot to start the season, scoring 1171 fantasy points in the first week.
  • That’s 40 FPTS more than second-place team Ball-Till-U-Fall.
• Moby 773 had a tough week, scoring only 748 FPTS.
  • To be fair, Moby 773 also faced off against Nauman's Nifty Team — creating a massive scoring discrepancy for Week 1.
• Team Khanqueror looks like a top-5 caliber roster despite taking an L.
  • There’s a clear production gap between Team Khanqueror and 6th-place team The Jokic Express.
• A total of 24 waiver pickups were made in Week 1 across 10 teams.
  • That’s nearly 2 per team — showing a healthy, active league right from the jump.

Not much else to comment on for this first week, but as the season develops and the playoff picture takes shape, expect the insights to get spicier. Good luck to everyone in Week 2!