OT7 Week 1: Who Are The Best Teams?
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Dallas gave us the perfect opening to OT7: two undefeated juggernauts, a couple of one‑loss contenders right behind them, and a middle tier that played in some of the wildest games of the weekend. Using records plus how those games actually felt possession to possession, here’s how Week 1 shakes out.
Tier 1: Unbeaten Problems
1. SFE (5–0)
SFE ran the table in Dallas and still found ways to show different gears every time out. They handled business against Team Uno twice and closed out a solid Cali Power squad on Sunday without ever letting the game spiral. The best look at their composure came in that 28–21 win over Raw Miami, where they answered runs, made a timely stop, and finished the day like a team used to playing on championship Sunday.
2. Trillion Boys (5–0)
Trillion Boys matched SFE’s perfect record, but they did it through chaos and fireworks. Their 28–24 escape against Team Uno and the 39–31 shootout on Saturday instantly land in the “Games of the Weekend” bucket—back‑and‑forth battles where every possession mattered and one mistake flipped the momentum. Even on Sunday they delivered drama, edging Cold Hearts 28–24 before pulling away from RG3 late. When they get rolling, games start to feel like track meets, and nobody handled that pace for a full four quarters.
Tier 2: On The Doorstep
3. AD 2Tenths (4–1)
AD 2Tenths looked every bit like a title threat, and the scores back it up. Their 28–24 win over C1N was one of the best games of the weekend—two offenses trading punches until AD 2Tenths landed the final shot. They also survived a 32–31 thriller against Team Uno, another game that turned on the final possession. The lone blemish came Sunday against Cali Power, but when three of your games are decided by a score or less and you win almost all of them, it says a lot about your poise.
4. Cali Power (4–1)
Cali Power quietly put together one of the strongest full‑weekend resumes. They opened with a 28–14 win over Level82, then showed staying power in a 38–21 win versus Cold Hearts and a 28–14 victory against Level82’s best punch. Their only loss was to SFE, and they bounced back from that on Sunday with a convincing shut‑down of AD 2Tenths. Whenever a team can win both shootouts and control‑style games in the same weekend, it usually translates to deep runs later.
Tier 3: Dangerous, But Inconsistent
5. C1N (2–3)
C1N’s win‑loss line doesn’t quite match how competitive they were. They opened with a 21–7 win over Team Uno, then went toe‑to‑toe in one of the weekend’s headliners against AD 2Tenths, narrowly falling 28–24. Sunday gave us another instant classic: a 21–21 deadlock with Raw Miami that felt more like a playoff preview than a Week 1 matchup. Add in a 38–17 win over Level82, and it’s clear this group is a couple of late‑drive plays away from a completely different record.
6. Raw Miami (2–3)
Raw Miami’s schedule was a roller coaster in the best way. They dropped a low‑scoring 21–7 decision to Cold Hearts, hammered RG3 31–0, and then ran into two of the toughest draws of the event in SFE and Trillion Boys. The 28–21 loss to SFE and 38–17 defeat to C1N showed they can hang for stretches but still need a few more finishing touches. Their most intriguing result might be that 21–21 tie with C1N, a game where both sides landed haymakers and neither could truly put the other away.
7. RG3 (2–3)
RG3’s weekend was all over the map. They got shut out 31–0 by Raw Miami but bounced back with a 35–28 win over Trillion Boys that was pure chaos, big plays both ways and a late RG3 answer that flipped the script on one of the most explosive offenses in the tournament. They also edged AD 2Tenths 17–15 in a defensive grinder before falling 38–17 to Trillion Boys in the rematch. When they’re locked in, they’ve already proved they can beat anyone; the challenge is finding that version of themselves more consistently.
Tier 4: Looking For A Spark
8. Cold Hearts (1–4)
Cold Hearts had a tougher weekend on paper, but the scores show a team that was right there in multiple spots. They pushed SFE in a 31–21 loss, hung around with Cali Power early before the gap widened, and then really showed their fight on Sunday—first in a 28–7 win over Team Uno that snapped the skid, then in a 28–24 heartbreaker against Trillion Boys. That last game, especially, feels like something they can build on heading into the next stop.
9. Level82 (0–5)
Level82’s 0–5 mark hides how competitive they were in stretches. They were within a score in that 28–14 opener versus Cali Power, put up 28 points in a 38–28 loss to SFE, and went toe‑to‑toe with AD 2Tenths in a 17–14 defeat that came down to just one or two plays. Even in the 24–21 loss to Raw Miami, they had chances late. The results aren't there yet, but playing that many tight games in your first weekend is exactly how a young group figures out how to close later.
10. Team Uno (0–5)
Team Uno’s schedule reads like a gauntlet. They fell in a one‑score game to Trillion Boys (28–24), dropped that 32–31 thriller to AD 2Tenths, and ran into SFE twice, plus C1N and Cold Hearts. That’s five quality opponents, with three games where they were within striking distance in the final possessions. The record is rough, but if they keep competing at that level, they’re going to clip somebody higher in these rankings sooner rather than later.
OT7’s first stop in Dallas did exactly what an opening weekend is supposed to do: it confirmed SFE and Trillion Boys as early standard‑setters, put AD 2Tenths and Cali Power firmly on the chase line, and gave us a middle pack that proved it can make things chaotic with one good run. With multiple one‑score thrillers already in the books and a wave of 0–0 programs still waiting to debut, Week 2 now feels less like a reset and more like a collision course between the teams that have already been through the fire, and the ones convinced they can walk straight into it and steal the spotlight.