Curiosity of a Meaningful Power Ranking

So this has been a thing that has been bugging me as of late. As most know, power rankings, specifically global (or major region) ones have been on less of a notable recognition, usually showered in criticism and ample ridicule and flame. Some explain their method of analysis while others tend to shoot it off of results and even more history irrelevant to the present. I was reading one earlier today on Reddit (why was I there?) which was apparently weekly and I just found myself really disturbed by it. I looked back a few articles and figured out the process of opinion the editor used. While I was fine with it, I didn't like how optimal it was at a present time at all. It did not really produce much of a realist message more than it was the same thing that draws the right interest.

So it had me thinking: let's give it a try - if not the full 50, probably the top 10-15 and bottom 5. The way I've been up and down on a power ranking should feel is basically something off of recent performance (stretching a bit back to spring split currently) up to the present. Little on stats. No looking into the future at a match up that may not happen. No on paper based "A beats B because they're in the same league as C therefore A is C" which is pretty false in its own right. None of that. I'd rather be honest than unfairly overrate everything that has attention.

A few opinions of mine per region:

• There's only 3 - probably 4 at the most - Korean teams in my own current top 10. SKT and SSG absolutely. There's just no denying that and I'd be on something to not have them anything other than #1 and #2. But where #3 falls, I'm refusing to definitively say anyone else. JAG may be on an upswing but like LZ and AFS have this really shady record of never looking consistent enough to be a real deal despite their talent pool. KT has punished themselves enough and until they give me a week or more of actual results (or just beat JAG convincingly), I'm not willing to give them a solid spot either. (Considered teams: SKT, SSG, KT, "LZ")

• Even with G2's shaky start, Europe likely produces 3 top 10 contenders, 2 if I'm willing to be a little strict on G2 themselves until they really kick up their play as I know they can. It's just as simple as that. I've been liking the top side of this league. (Considered teams: FNC, UOL, "G2")

• Being real, no NA team deserves a top 10 for now. Even if last week had some kind of blowout performance by say...CLG or IMT, that still wouldn't be enough to merit me some validation to give them a #9 or #10 spot. I will say the closest, despite their series loss, is CLG whom somehow continue to be prominent in casting fan induced heart attacks. (Probably top 15: CLG - everyone else get their act together)

• China has only had one week of play being causally behind the curve. It's still enough to make something out of it given their MSI run or more loosely the recent Demacia Cup. Currently we have Team WE and OMG leading both groups. We also have RNG and EDG both seeing better days; more to be said for RNG's Demacia Cup win. I'm willing to forgive that a bit over EDG. All together... (Considered teams: WE, "RNG") OMG is almost there to me. I really want to see what Week 2 does to the standings however.

• The LMS is super awkward right now. One thing that can be said at the very least: Raise Gaming is a real deal and Rift Rivals is going to be just as interesting for this region. Okay that's two things. It's unfortunate of the things that are now plaguing FW. With their two losses to Raise and Wayi Spider of all teams and possibly no near sign of recuperation, they are definitely out of my top 10, probably top 20 at this point. But on the bright side, there's still a 3 leg race going on but only 2 teams I'm considering. (Considered teams: RG, "JT")

Total Considered Teams: 11

So now come the hard part. What's my top 10 at the moment?

1. SKT - No way they go down unless they struggle for more than a week while SSG keeps going strong.

2. SSG - They go up for SKT's downfall. They go down for a rather chaotic breakdown of play, but likely not out of top 10 any time soon.

3. KT - As much as I don't like it, they did bounce back from their first week. And every other team I had consideration in had to climb from somewhere. And with G2's start, they kind of lost out on the #3 spot in my eyes...

4. FNC - And the #4 spot at that. Currently whatever is happening in the FNC camp is giving them probably this praise they shouldn't have just yet. But the more teams continue to let some of their comps run free without caution, the more this will continue to look out of place.

5. WE - Even though they came out of Demacia Cup with an early bow in the quarterfinals, they came into the LPL split taking their first week with ease. They could have wound up in a worse situation.

6. RG - 4 series victories and a 8-1 game record. If they were undefeated, then this would be an absolute top 5 from what I've watched of them so far. My question is can they live up to the challenge.

7. UOL - Hesitant to call them a top 10 team because of their reputation alone. But they have something that even some top and mid tier teams elsewhere don't have themselves: a sense of direct identity and team synergy in team play.

8. G2 - I'm not sure what to look at more: their first week showing that subs can also do well not on SKT or their second week where their actual roster pulled NIP out of my consideration for bottom 10 teams. I'm sure they'll pull themselves back up.

9. LZ - While they had an amazing first week, they went right back down to normality with their second week. It's almost simply because it's the beginning of the split and not everyone is too in tune yet. It's almost as if I'm waiting for them to fall back into the mediocrity of 7th place again.

10. JT - A team that's normally on the outside looking in (and are kind of lucky because I'm not the kind of person that is fine stacking the top 10 with a few inconsistent Korean teams).

11 thru 15 (No order): OMG, RNG, AFS, CLG, H2K (JAG in 16-20, blame spring split)

Bottom 5 (No order): Snake, P1, HKA, MM, and VIT (TL escaped...still down there in 40-50 though)

I'd like to know opinions whether it be on mine, power rankings in general (records, stats, duration), over/underrated teams, etc. I'm like half prepared for some criticism.