Thursday Top Tens: February 11, 2010

Well, yesterday's snow storm came and went here at Montclair State and it's back to business as usual. That includes the usual Thursday Top Ten lists for this week, enjoy.


Week 15 NBA Power Rankings
1. Cleveland Cavaliers (1) 42-11
2. Los Angeles Lakers (2) 41-13
3. Denver Nuggets (3) 35-17
4. Orlando Magic (4) 36-17
5. Utah Jazz (5) 32-19
6. Atlanta Hawks (7) 33-18 Big Jumper of the Week
7. Dallas Mavericks (6) 32-20
8. Boston Celtics (8) 32-18
9. Oklahoma City Thunder (10) 30-21
10. Phoenix Suns (NR) 31-22

Off This Week: San Antonio Spurs (9) Big Faller of the Week

The top five remains the same this week as the Cavs continue to remain on a tear, as do the Lakers. The Nuggets and Magic are second best in their respective conferences, Utah remains fifth. No real big jmupers this week, Atlanta gets the title but only goes up one spot to six. Dallas swaps with Atlanta, they're recent slump puts them at seven. Boston remains eight, with Oklahoma City continues to climb, up to nine. Phoenix edges the struggling Spurs for the tenth spot, the Spurs are the big faller and off this week.


Week 20 NHL Power Rankings
1. Washington Capitals (1) 41-12-7 89 points
2. San Jose Sharks (2) 39-12-9 87 points
3. Chicago Blackhawks (3) 39-15-5 83 points
4. Los Angeles Kings (5) 36-20-3 75 points
5. Phoenix Coyotes (7) 37-19-5 79 points Big Jumper of the Week
6. New Jersey Devils (6) 36-20-3 75 points
7. Buffalo Sabres (4) 32-18-8 72 points Big Faller of the Week
8. Pittsburgh Penguins (9) 36-22-2 74 points
9. Ottawa Senators (10) 34-22-4 72 points
10. Colorado Avalanche (NR) 34-19-6 74 points

Off This Week: Vancouver Canucks (8)

Once again, the Capitals are nearly unbeatable, they remain number one, followed by the Sharks and Blackhawks as usual. The Kings and Coyotes are four and five despite not even leading their division, they are both on fire lately and much better than any East teams minus the Caps. New Jersey remains six, while the struggling Sabres drop to seven as the big faller this week. Pittsburgh is gettign back on track, their up to eight and Ottawa, who has been on fire lately, climbs up to nine. Colorado edges Vancouver for the tenth spot, Vancouver is off.


Week 1 NASCAR Power Rankings
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Carl Edwards
4. Kyle Busch
5. Jeff Gordon
6. Mark Martin
7. Tony Stewart
8. Kasey Kahne
9. Kurt Busch
10. Kevin Harvick

This is my first preseason NASCAR power rankings, there will be much more detail in the NASCAR season preview, which I will post on Saturday. Obviously, Jimmie Johnson is one, followed by the top drivers at Gibbs and Roush in my opinion, Hamlin and Edwards. Kyle Busch is dangerous and comes in fourth, while the always consistent and cool Jeff Gordon is five. I put Mark Martin at six simple because I don't see him repeating second in the standings like last year. Tony Stewart should be even better in his second year as owner/driver, he's seventh, followed by the top driver Petty, Kasey Kahne. Kurt Busch comes in at ninth and Kevin Harvick edges out Juan Pablo Montoya for the tenth spot, based on a better past history.


The Weekly ARC Top Ten Songs This Week

1. Tik Tok - Kesha (1)
2. Bad Romance - Lady Gage (2)
3. Sexy Bitch - David Guetta ft. Akon (3)
4. Do You Remember - Jay Sean ft. Sena Paul and Lil Jon (4)
5. According to You - Orianthi (8) Big Jumper of the Week
6. Two Is Better than One - Boys Like Girls ft. Taylor Swift (5)
7. Hard- Rihanna ft. Jeezy (7)
8. Imma Be - Black Eyed Peas (9)
9. Telephone - Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce (10)
10. Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z and Alicia Keys (6) Big Faller of the Week

The top four remains the same this week, with Kesha at number one for another week. After that, things get interesting. Orianthi made a huge jump to the top five with the addiciting According to You. Boys Like Girls ft. My Girl Taylor drops to six. Rihanna stays Hard at seven, while Imma Be goes to eight. Telephone is up one spot to nine, and Empire State of Mind continues to free fall, it hangs in the top ten for one, final week at ten, it's the big faller this week.


Top Ten Movies for the Weekend of February 6th
1. Dear John (NR) Big Jumper of the Week
2. Avatar (1)
3. From Paris With Love (NR)
4. Edge of Darkness (2)
5. The Tooth Fairy (4)
6. When in Rome (3)
7. The Book of Eli (5)
8. Crazy Heart (NR)
9. Legion (6) Big Faller of the Week
10. Sherlock Holmes (8)

Off This Week: The Lovely Bones (7), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (9), It's Complicated (10)

Hell is freezing over, because Avatar has been knocked off its perch. The cute, romantic, tear-jerker Dear John is number one this week and the big jumper, followed by long-time champ Avatar at two. From Paris With Love debuted at three, with Edge of Darkness just behind at four. Somehow, someway, Tooth Fairy only dropped to five this week (ugh), while When in Rome took a hard drop to six. Book of Eli drops to seven, while Crazy Heart makes a small debut at eight this week. Legion is the Big Faller AGAIN this week, the wall-climbing old lady movie falls to nine. Somehow, Downey and McAdams are hanging in the top ten with Sherlock Holmes barely escaping at ten. Lovely Bones, the stupid Chipmunk movie, and It's Complicated are all off this week.