CFL Week 11 Rankings

It seems like these rankings get easier every week, as the gap between the top and bottom of the league continues to widen.

How did you guys do in Week 10? I ended up settling for a 1-1 split, missing with the B.C./Montreal under (the second time the Als have burned an under ticket with a meaningless TD in the final two minutes), before cashing the Tiger-Cats on Monday.

That leaves my record at 16-4 entering Week 11. Of course you can check out my CFL (along with MLB, NFL, and CFB) selections by heading over to Covers Experts.

Now let's get to this week's rankings.

1. Calgary Stampeders

Is there really any doubt? The Stamps are doing their best impression of the Alouettes when they were in their prime. The Battle of Alberta has become a complete mismatch, and we're about to see it again this week. Groan.

2. Saskatchewan Roughriders

I'm going to move the Riders ahead of the Als this week. It's time to make a statement in Winnipeg this Sunday, as the Rider need to prove they can get it done on the road. They've dropped three in a row away from home, and haven't won consecutive games since starting the season 3-0.

3. Montreal Alouettes

It's hard to evaluate this Als squad until Anthony Calvillo is given a clean bill of health. He'll miss Saturday's game in Hamilton, and so will Chris Leak (probably not a bad thing). That means it will be up to Adrian McPherson against the second-hottest team in the league.

4. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

A win on Saturday would probably move the Ti-Cats into the top three. They're firing on all cylinders right now, winning four games in a row, all against division opponents. Monday's dominating win over Toronto was exactly what they needed heading into the showdown with Montreal.

5. Toronto Argonauts

It's gut-check time for the Argos. They're no longer getting those key turnovers that helped them win five of seven games to start the season. Cleo Lemon is looking like, well, Cleo Lemon. Cory Boyd is having a tough time finding any room to move. I really feel that the game against B.C. represents the turning point in their season.

6. B.C. Lions

I'll rank the Lions ahead of the Bombers and Eskimos, only because I believe they have more talent on their roster. Montreal handed them a win last Friday. Now we'll see if they can pick up consecutive victories for the first time this season. Remember, they would have beaten the Argos in Toronto back in July were it not for a pick-six in the final minutes.

7. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

At least the Bombers know that Steven Jyles is going to be their man for the rest of the season. Having Buck Pierce in and out of the lineup just wasn't working. As bad as they've looked, Sunday's game at home against Saskatchewan is winnable in my opinion.

8. Edmonton Eskimos

It's easy to forget that the Eskimos did beat the Riders two weeks ago. Still, there's no excuse for giving up 50+ in back-to-back matchups with your biggest rival. Edmonton has more work to do than any team in the league, and now they have a short week to prepare for another meeting with the Stamps. This could get ugly.

I'm sure you guys have differing opinions on how the CFL shakes down at this point of the season. I would love to hear them.

Best of luck this week.

i agree that calgary is #1 right now but its worth noting that after this week their previous 6 games will have been against, edmonton (3 times), b.c (twice), and winnipeg, the 3 bottom feaders... assuming another blowout this week their could be soom good value in fading them in a few weeks. gl this week

I agree. There's going to come a time where we'll see excellent value fading the Stamps.

Doesn't it seem like an eternity ago they lost that game in Toronto?

ya and i think that game was on 4 days rest too and they tanked in the 4th.

Hamilton opens -3.5 with Calvillo out . Seems like a steal to me, Thoughts?

I like it. There will still be plenty that will back the Alouettes, just as there were last week against the Lions...and we know how that turned out.

I wouldn't call Hamilton's win over Toronto dominating at all. They were lucky to cover. Toronto lost that game more than Hamilton won it.

The Argos had a sizable advantage in first downs, total yards, and time of possession. They simply made bad plays and mental mistakes at key times leading to 5 turnovers. Hamilton still hasn't done anything about their terrible run game, they had a pathetic 34 yards rushing against Toronto.

There was nothing dominating about the Ti-Cats last week. They weren't very good and were fortunate Toronto played sloppy.

You think the Eskis even stand a snowballs chance in hell tonight?