The Six-Tangle at the Top

Six teams at 2-1. Two weeks ago the footnote counted five, but Hot Route Holliday pushed into the group. The points-for range from Cold Brew Crew (363) to Hot Route (311) — fifty-two points, which is the distance between the top and the middle of the 1-2 cluster. The record book says the highest single week belongs to Tommy Wu at 138, set in Week 2, and that number still sits alone at the top of the ledger. The six-way tie is the story the numbers tell; the order below is the reading that follows them.

1. Cold Brew Crew (2-1, 363 PF) — The league's highest point total through three weeks, and the only team averaging north of 120 a week. The net (+26) is earned, not lucky. 2. The Regrettables (2-1, 345 PF) — Second in scoring, second in net. The matchup with Cold Brew this week breaks the tie at the top; the numbers say it is a one-score game. 3. The Audible (2-1, 336 PF) — Tied with Basement Champs in points-for, but the four-point net advantage (332 PA vs. 335) gives them the edge. Riley Hoang is one win over Marcus Delgado from ending a two-game series drought. 4. Basement Champs (2-1, 336 PF) — Same record, same points-for, slightly weaker net. The Carlos Vega/Gabe Ortiz pairing has outscored expectations by 21 points against the forecast. 5. The Front Office (2-1, 319 PF) — Lowest points-for among the 2-1s, but the best net (+8) of any team outside the top two. Nate Brennan is one win over Jordan Reyes from ending a one-game series drought. 6. Hot Route Holliday (2-1, 311 PF) — The only 2-1 team with a negative net (-8). Deshawn Holliday benched the season's leading scorer in Week 3 and won anyway — the hunch worked, but the ledger doesn't track feelings.

7. Grandma's Boys (1-2, 360 PF) — The highest-scoring 1-2 team by three points. Tommy Wu's 138-point week is the season high, but the schedule has been unforgiving (371 PA, most in the league). 8. Waiver Wire Act (1-2, 357 PF) — Priya Natarajan has the league's best career point total (5,744.4) and a 6-0 run in the Deshawn Holliday series, but the record says 1-2. The points will turn. 9. Sack Religious (1-2, 350 PF) — Perfect symmetry: 350 scored, 350 allowed. Sam Okafor has lost six straight to Marcus Delgado. The series drought may define the season. 10. Bench Mob (1-2, 349 PF) — Marcus Delgado has the longest active win streak over Okafor (six), but his own bench has outscored four starting lineups in this league and none of them were his. 11. Fourth & Long (1-2, 329 PF) — Jordan Reyes and Ken Reyes are 20 points shy of the next team. The net (-20) is the worst among the 1-2 group. 12. Two Beers Deep (1-2, 288 PF) — Pat Gallagher holds the league record for fewest points in a season (288, this year) and the longest losing streak (eight, 2024). The floor is a basement.

The numbers don't round. They sit where they sit. Six teams at 2-1, six at 1-2, and the order above is a reading, not a forecast. The ledger closes on Monday; the debate opens in the chat.