JC Fantasy Football National Poll Week 6

Six weeks are complete, and the National Poll has officially reached the point where nobody can hide behind draft grades, preseason expectations or reputation anymore.

The rankings are now being driven by the full résumé: head-to-head and median record, division-normalized all-play performance, scoring, consistency and strength of schedule. And Week 6 gave us another shakeup at the top — including the first 11-1 team in JC Fantasy Football.

Week 6 National Poll

1. Raiden Weeks — Division B

11-1 | Week 6: 130.20 points | Last week: #2 | ▲ 1

Weeks takes over No. 1 after another clean 2-0 week and becomes the first manager in the league to reach 11 wins in 12 available results.

His 79.6% all-play mark is tied among the league’s elite, and he has now scored 892.36 points through six weeks — the highest total in Division B.

Raiden began the year at No. 30; six weeks later, there is a very strong argument that nobody has built a better overall résumé.

2. Shane Able — Division B

10-2 | Week 6: 143.58 points | Last week: #6 | ▲ 4

Able stays scorching hot, leading Division B in Week 6 scoring and sweeping Mark Bentley and the median.

He now matches Raiden’s 79.6% all-play rate and has won ten of his twelve available results after beginning the season 0-2.

The only thing keeping Able from No. 1 is Raiden’s extra win; by virtually every other measure, these two are neck-and-neck.

3. Julius Foster — Division A

10-2 | Week 6: 122.00 points | Last week: #3 | —

Foster finally lost another head-to-head game when Tanner Harris exploded for 156.54, but 122 points still cleared the Division A median and preserved a 10-2 record.

His 76.5% all-play mark remains outstanding, particularly in the 12-team Division A environment.

Six weeks into his first JC season, Foster has given the poll absolutely no reason to move him out of the national Top 3.

4. Vikki Simpson — Division D

9-3 | Week 6: 111.56 points | Last week: #4 | —

Simpson lost to Eric Collier’s monster 151.54 but still cleared the Division D median, salvaging a 1-1 week.

Her 79.6% all-play rate remains the best in Division D, and she has faced one of the tougher schedules of any team near the top of the rankings.

The 9-3 record is slightly behind the leaders, but the underlying résumé remains every bit as strong as a championship contender’s should be.

5. Trey Matey — Division A

10-2 | Week 6: 139.60 points | Last week: #8 | ▲ 3

Matey rebounds from two consecutive split weeks by beating Jen Grantham, clearing the median and finishing second in Division A scoring.

His 77.3% all-play rate is the best in Division A, and only one opponent in the division would have beaten his Week 6 score.

At 10-2 with the strongest underlying performance in the league’s deepest division, the defending champion moves back into the Top 5.

6. Mark Handy — Division C

10-2 | Week 6: 122.60 points | Last week: #9 | ▲ 3

Handy answers last week’s first stumble with a full 2-0 rebound, beating Todd Wilson and finishing third in Division C scoring.

He and Daniel Horn are tied at a 75.8% all-play rate, the best mark in Division C, while Handy holds a slight edge in cumulative scoring.

The former No. 1 has stabilized immediately and remains one of the strongest stories of the season.

7. Daniel Horn — Division C

10-2 | Week 6: 126.60 points | Last week: #7 | —

Horn keeps rolling with another 2-0 week, beating Israel Flores and finishing second in Division C.

His 75.8% all-play performance confirms that the 10-2 record has not been built on fortunate matchups or narrow escapes.

For a first-year JC manager, six weeks of this level of consistency is remarkable.

8. Chad Skipworth — Division E

9-3 | Week 6: 113.18 points | Last week: #1 | ▼ 7

Skipworth’s stay at No. 1 ends after Nathan Nunley beats him and 113.18 falls just short of the Division E median, producing a full 0-2 week.

The fall looks dramatic, but his 79.6% all-play rate is still the best in Division E, and 871.10 cumulative points show how dominant the first five weeks were.

This is still a championship résumé — it just happens to exist in a week where several 10-2 and 11-1 teams gave the poll no reason to rank them lower.

9. Heath Strickland — Division B

9-3 | Week 6: 118.94 points | Last week: #5 | ▼ 4

Strickland loses to Aaron Quarles but manages to stay above the Division B median, limiting the damage to a 1-1 week.

His 74.1% all-play rate remains excellent, and the cumulative scoring still places him firmly among Division B’s three powerhouse teams.

The record has cooled slightly after the 6-0 opening, but Strickland remains safely inside the Top 10.

10. Allen Barnes — Division C

9-3 | Week 6: 127.44 points | Last week: #11 | ▲ 1

Barnes produces the highest score in Division C, beats Michael Russo and collects both Week 6 results.

His 71.2% all-play rate is now backed by a 9-3 record and increasingly consistent scoring rather than simply a strong preseason roster.

Barnes has spent most of the season hovering around the playoff field; he now has a legitimate Top-10 résumé.

11. Zac Grantham — Division A

10-2 | Week 6: 137.02 points | Last week: #12 | ▲ 1

Grantham responds to his first 0-2 week by dominating Ashton Matey and finishing third in Division A scoring.

The 10-2 record remains stronger than his 62.1% all-play mark, but Week 6 looked much more like the performance expected from a national contender.

As long as Grantham keeps converting strong weeks into wins, the gap between record and all-play will matter less than the ten victories already on the board.

12. Todd Wilson — Division C

8-4 | Week 6: 113.64 points | Last week: #10 | ▼ 2

Wilson loses to Mark Handy but clears the Division C median, giving him a useful 1-1 result against one of the best teams in the league.

His 69.7% all-play rate and difficult schedule make the 8-4 record stronger than it may initially appear.

The former preseason No. 1 has fallen behind several hotter teams, but his actual performance still looks comfortably playoff-caliber.

13. Cindy Able — Division E

9-3 | Week 6: 121.34 points | Last week: #15 | ▲ 2

Able’s comeback keeps gaining momentum as she beats Beverlye Landry, clears the median and improves to 9-3.

She has gone 9-1 since starting the season 0-2, one of the most dramatic turnarounds anywhere in the league.

Her 63% all-play rate is not as dominant as the teams at the very top, but nine wins are nine wins, and Cindy is now firmly inside the playoff picture.

14. Kent Larson — Division E

8-4 | Week 6: 124.38 points | Last week: #17 | ▲ 3

Larson defeats John Breeze, finishes second in Division E scoring and collects a full 2-0 week.

His 63% all-play rate now comes with an 8-4 record, giving the résumé a much healthier balance between results and underlying performance.

Kent was the first team out last week; one Tuesday later, he is comfortably on the correct side of the playoff line.

15. Eric Collier — Division D

7-5 | Week 6: 151.54 points | Last week: #21 | ▲ 6

Collier continues his resurgence by posting the highest score in Division D and handing Vikki Simpson another head-to-head loss.

The 7-5 record is modest compared with the teams surrounding him, but a 66.7% all-play rate plus a difficult schedule tells a much stronger story.

After starting the year at No. 2 and then plummeting, Collier has now played his way all the way back into the projected playoffs.

16. Tryten Kelly — Division D

9-3 | Week 6: 149.56 points | Last week: #18 | ▲ 2

Kelly answers last week’s 87.62-point disaster with 149.56, beating Robert Buchanan and finishing second in Division D scoring.

The 9-3 record is excellent, though his 59.3% all-play mark and unusually favorable schedule keep him below several teams with worse records.

For now, the Week 6 explosion is enough to move the former No. 1 back across the most important line in the poll.

— CURRENT PLAYOFF LINE —

17. Jen Grantham — Division A

8-4 | Week 6: 121.78 points | Last week: #13 | ▼ 4

Grantham scored well enough to beat the Division A median but drew Trey Matey’s 139.60, leaving her 1-1 and narrowly outside the playoff field.

Her 62.1% all-play mark and strong cumulative scoring make her an extremely dangerous No. 17, with virtually nothing separating her from the bottom of the Top 16.

18. Nathan Nunley — Division E

8-4 | Week 6: 126.24 points | Last week: #19 | ▲ 1

Nunley delivers Division E’s best Week 6 score and knocks off last week’s national No. 1, Chad Skipworth.

At 8-4 with a 63% all-play rate, the preseason No. 47 team is now one of the clearest threats to break into the playoff field next week.

19. Dusty Glass — Division A

9-3 | Week 6: 91.26 points | Last week: #14 | ▼ 5

Glass manages to beat Steven Matey but misses the median badly, and his 51.5% all-play rate continues to show a much more ordinary team underneath an excellent 9-3 record.

He remains firmly in the race, but future rankings will become less forgiving if the scoring does not begin matching the record.

20. Aaron Quarles — Division B

8-4 | Week 6: 134.08 points | Last week: #24 | ▲ 4

Quarles stops his four-result losing streak emphatically by beating Heath Strickland, clearing the median and finishing second in Division B scoring.

The 8-4 record is strong, but a 57.4% all-play rate leaves him with work to do before returning to the Top 16.

21. Colton Black — Division C

8-4 | Week 6: 90.92 points | Last week: #22 | ▲ 1

Black barely clears Division C’s unusually low median and beats Tammie Simms, giving him both Week 6 results despite a modest raw score.

At 8-4, he remains a genuine bubble team, although the 53% all-play rate makes the résumé less convincing than the record alone.

22. DJ Billmeier — Division E

8-4 | Week 6: 86.92 points | Last week: #16 | ▼ 6

Billmeier beats Matt Billmeier head-to-head but falls well below the Division E median, producing another split week and dropping out of the Top 16.

The 8-4 record keeps him close, but a 51.9% all-play mark means the scoring needs to rebound quickly.

23. Michael Russo — Division C

5-7 | Week 6: 116.62 points | Last week: #30 | ▲ 7

Russo loses to Allen Barnes but beats the Division C median comfortably, and his improving scoring plus a difficult schedule make the 5-7 record look harsher than the actual performance.

After spending much of the last month falling, Russo has now produced two strong weeks in a row and is climbing again.

24. Trey Reynolds — Division E

5-7 | Week 6: 97.40 points | Last week: #20 | ▼ 4

Reynolds loses to Dwayne Landry and falls below the median, a disappointing follow-up to last week’s 151.44-point breakout.

His cumulative scoring and difficult schedule remain better than the 5-7 record suggests, keeping him in the Top 24 despite the rough Sunday.

25. Tanner Harris — Division A

5-7 | Week 6: 156.54 points | Last week: #43 | ▲ 18

Harris makes the week’s biggest jump after posting the highest score in Division A, beating Julius Foster and sweeping the entire division in all-play.

26. John Breeze — Division E

6-6 | Week 6: 116.88 points | Last week: #28 | ▲ 2

Breeze loses to Kent Larson but stays above the median, bringing his overall résumé back to an even 6-6.

27. Robert Buchanan — Division D

5-7 | Week 6: 97.40 points | Last week: #25 | ▼ 2

Buchanan runs into Tryten Kelly’s 149.56 and misses the median, giving back some of the progress he made during the previous two weeks.

28. John Matey — Division A

5-7 | Week 6: 103.66 points | Last week: #32 | ▲ 4

Matey beats Braxyn Smith head-to-head but misses the median, and his season continues to look slightly better underneath than the 5-7 record suggests.

29. Ashton Matey — Division A

5-7 | Week 6: 68.48 points | Last week: #23 | ▼ 6

Matey suffers her worst performance since Week 1, losing badly to Zac Grantham and falling below the median after several weeks of strong progress.

30. Aiden Benge — Division D

4-8 | Week 6: 106.80 points | Last week: #26 | ▼ 4

Benge misses the median by only 0.21 but draws SJ Buchanan’s 143.04, another example of a difficult schedule making his 4-8 record look worse than his underlying performance.

31. Danielle Abbott — Division B

5-7 | Week 6: 119.60 points | Last week: #37 | ▲ 6

Abbott earns both results against Andy Miller and the median, continuing to fight back from the 0-2 opening and moving within two results of .500.

32. SJ Buchanan — Division D

7-5 | Week 6: 143.04 points | Last week: #38 | ▲ 6

Buchanan posts Division D’s third-highest score, sweeps Aiden Benge and reaches 7-5 despite an all-play profile that remains considerably weaker than the record.

33. Beverlye Landry — Division E

5-7 | Week 6: 118.10 points | Last week: #40 | ▲ 7

Landry loses narrowly to Cindy Able but beats the median, continuing an impressive climb from the very bottom of the preseason rankings.

34. Andy Miller — Division B

5-7 | Week 6: 94.22 points | Last week: #27 | ▼ 7

Miller’s Week 5 rebound disappears with losses to Danielle Abbott and the median, sending him back below .500.

35. Lynn Burkhead — Division D

6-6 | Week 6: 104.50 points | Last week: #36 | ▲ 1

Burkhead beats Kile Brandon but misses the median, bringing the former 5-1 team back to an even 6-6.

36. Charissa Burkhead — Division D

5-7 | Week 6: 83.00 points | Last week: #29 | ▼ 7

Burkhead’s two-week recovery stalls with Division D’s second-lowest score and losses to Darren Tankersley and the median.

37. Aaron Crawford — Division C

5-7 | Week 6: 88.12 points | Last week: #41 | ▲ 4

Crawford beats Robby Meek head-to-head but falls just short of the Division C median, earning one result while remaining below .500.

38. Kile Brandon — Division D

4-8 | Week 6: 81.22 points | Last week: #31 | ▼ 7

Brandon posts Division D’s lowest score and loses both available results after another frustratingly inconsistent week.

39. Braxyn Smith — Division A

4-8 | Week 6: 73.42 points | Last week: #34 | ▼ 5

Smith follows several promising weeks with a difficult 73.42-point outing and losses to John Matey and the median.

40. Tammie Simms — Division C

5-7 | Week 6: 87.00 points | Last week: #35 | ▼ 5

Simms loses narrowly to Colton Black and falls just short of the median, turning a reasonably competitive score into an 0-2 week.

41. Israel Flores — Division C

4-8 | Week 6: 49.58 points | Last week: #33 | ▼ 8

Flores falls sharply after the lowest score in Division C, with Daniel Horn taking full advantage in their head-to-head matchup.

42. Mark Bentley — Division B

4-8 | Week 6: 104.20 points | Last week: #39 | ▼ 3

Bentley loses to Shane Able and misses the median, leaving him 4-8 despite having faced one of the tougher schedules in Division B.

43. Darren Tankersley — Division D

4-8 | Week 6: 107.22 points | Last week: #48 | ▲ 5

Tankersley earns his second straight 2-0 week by beating Charissa Burkhead and barely clearing the median, giving his season its first real stretch of momentum.

44. Robby Meek — Division C

3-9 | Week 6: 60.28 points | Last week: #42 | ▼ 2

Meek loses to Aaron Crawford and the median with Division C’s second-lowest score, dropping to 3-9.

45. Steven Matey — Division A

2-10 | Week 6: 84.22 points | Last week: #47 | ▲ 2

Matey remains stuck at two wins after losing to Dusty Glass and the median, with the brilliant Week 1 opener now far behind him.

46. April Marlow — Division B

4-8 | Week 6: 90.44 points | Last week: #44 | ▼ 2

Marlow’s Week 5 improvement does not carry over, as Raiden Weeks beats her comfortably and she misses the median.

47. Mallory Crawford — Division C

4-8 | Week 6: 81.56 points | Last week: #45 | ▼ 2

Crawford edges Aiden Horn by only 0.32 points for a head-to-head win but remains below the median and well outside the playoff race.

48. Michael Matey — Division A

3-9 | Week 6: 125.56 points | Last week: #49 | ▲ 1

Matey produces his best week of the season, beats Dustin Barnett and clears the median to secure a full 2-0 result.

49. Jay Robinson — Division B

3-9 | Week 6: 67.90 points | Last week: #46 | ▼ 3

Robinson posts Division B’s lowest score and loses to Earnest Vincent, continuing a difficult first JC season for a roster that entered the year with much higher expectations.

50. Earnest Vincent — Division B

1-11 | Week 6: 109.90 points | Last week: #53 | ▲ 3

Vincent finally earns his first result by beating Jay Robinson head-to-head, a small but deserved breakthrough after the 0-10 start.

51. Matt Billmeier — Division E

1-11 | Week 6: 79.16 points | Last week: #50 | ▼ 1

Billmeier falls to 1-11 after losing to DJ Billmeier and the median, as the preseason Top-16 projection continues to feel like a very long time ago.

52. Dwayne Landry — Division E

1-11 | Week 6: 100.80 points | Last week: #54 | ▲ 2

Landry finally gets his first head-to-head victory by beating Trey Reynolds, moving off the bottom spot for the first time in several weeks.

53. Aiden Horn — Division C

1-11 | Week 6: 81.24 points | Last week: #52 | ▼ 1

Horn comes within 0.32 points of beating Mallory Crawford but loses both results, remaining stuck on the single victory he earned against Mark Handy.

54. Dustin Barnett — Division A

1-11 | Week 6: 54.18 points | Last week: #51 | ▼ 3

Barnett falls to No. 54 after the lowest score in Division A, with Michael Matey taking the head-to-head win comfortably.

Six Weeks Down

Raiden Weeks is now the league’s only 11-1 team, but there is a serious group forming directly behind him. Shane Able, Julius Foster, Trey Matey, Mark Handy, Daniel Horn and Zac Grantham are all sitting at 10-2, meaning the battle for the top seeds is nowhere close to settled.

Week 6 also produced one of the biggest individual jumps we have seen all year: Tanner Harris went from #43 to #25 after leading Division A in scoring and knocking off Julius Foster. Eric Collier continued his comeback from the middle of the rankings, Nathan Nunley beat the previous No. 1, and both Darren Tankersley and Michael Matey are finally beginning to generate momentum near the bottom.

The playoff bubble is getting tighter too. Tryten Kelly currently owns the final spot at No. 16, but Jen Grantham, Nathan Nunley, Dusty Glass and Aaron Quarles are all within immediate striking distance.

Seven regular-season weeks remain.

The Top 16 make the playoffs. Everyone else is chasing them.

Check back every Tuesday morning for the updated JC Fantasy Football National Poll.