Editors Note: These rankings, while published later, were written based solely on matches prior to August 14, 2018, and the author apologizes for the delay that led to this article being published after new games were played.
This slate of games could very easily be called, "The more things change, the more they stay the same." A lot of teams are reverting to type - and in some places, that is a good thing. In others, not so much. The beauty of sports is seeing which teams recognize their place and have what it takes to make a significant change.