By John Rammas/ irammas@eurohoops.net
Five games before the end of the regular season, things in the rankings could not be more dramatic in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague.
Except for Real Madrid who was, is, and will be unmoved from the top, nothing is given in the remaining privileged positions that give direct qualification to the playoffs with home advantage (1-4), or without it (5-6), or at least qualification to the Play-In Showdown (7-10).
Still, the picture is pretty much clear at this point, and in some cases, the opponents on the games left define the current status of each team.
Note: No team can move up or down more than six places from any previous edition of the Power Rankings.
#18 ALBA BERLIN
Previous ranking: 17 (-1)
Record: 5-24
Home: 4-11
Away: 1-13
Offense-Defense: 75.9-85.9
ALBA Berlin, which is currently on a six-game losing streak, has never been higher than 15th spot in the standings. They have been consistently in the bottom since Round 27 and are not expected to move away from there, not with two wins separating them from ASVEL.