This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. There is no change atop Pete Prisco's NFL Power Rankings this week. Trust me, that's nowhere near as boring as it sounds.
It's simply a product of the 49ers proving that they are truly the best team in the league. If you didn't believe it before, then you certainly should now after their road win over the Seahawks. Mike Evans looks like one of the offseason's best free-agent acquisitions, Brock Purdy is on fire and Kyle Shanahan might coach his way to another Super Bowl appearance.
There is a clear frontrunner through five games, and the usual suspects are right there with them. But who else could surprise us and make some noise between now and Valentine's Day? Our Jordan Dajani identified seven Super Bowl candidates from outside the top tier in the betting market, and a few of his favorites rank highly in Prisco's Week 6 pecking order: Winning NBA championships nowadays is less about building superteams centered around top-25 players and more about constructing deep rosters with multiple top-100 players.
The last four champions accounted for a combined 21 players inside the annual CBS Sports top 100, so our preseason exercise tends to be a strong predictor of which squads are best equipped to make runs to the NBA Finals. With that being said, it's time to unveil this year's rankings. Six of our experts filled out ballots and the results are as follows: That's right – Nikola Jokić slipped from the top spot.
He's down to No. 3 to start the season. Our Robby Kalland said that is more a testament to the stars in the top two than any decline from Jokić. ⚽ UEFA Champions League: Como at Feyenoord, 12:45 p.m. on CBS Sports Network/Paramount+ ⚽ UEFA Champions League: Paris Saint-Germain at Manchester City, 3 p.m. on Paramount+ 🏈 Kennesaw State at Missouri State, 7:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network ⚽ Revolution at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m. on Apple TV 🏈 Western Kentucky at Sam Houston, 8 p.m. on ESPN2 ⚾ Brewers at Dodgers, Game 3, 8 p.m. on FS1 🏀 Pelicans at Mavericks, 8 p.m. on NBA TV ⚽ Whitecaps at St. Louis City, 8:30 p.m. on Apple TV ⚽ Earthquakes at Real Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m. on Apple TV 🏀 Nuggets at Clippers, 10:30 p.m. on NBA TV ⚽ Timbers at Galaxy, 10:30 p.m. on Apple TV
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