After months of waiting the NA LCS season is finally back and it didn't take long for the drama to begin. With the new franchising changes we have four new teams and a batch of new imports.

Everybody had their eyes on Team Liquid and TSM as the two teams to lead the league but the latter had a complete meltdown in their opening week.

A lot of teams but in mixed performances and the very nature of the best of one format makes Power Rankings rather tricky, but that won't stop us.

Fans couldn't wait to get into the arena as the highly anticipated NA LCS season got underway

1. Team Liquid +1

Team SoloMid have been busy this offseason and have made some superb additions

After all these year, Team Liquid finally look like an elite team again. And that's no surprise considering how much money they've splashed on their new star-studded roster.

What was surprising was just how dominant they were against the other team expected to be fighting for first place, TSM. Liquid crushed TSM in the quickest match of the week, much to the delight of former-TSM star Doublelift.

All lanes were firing for Liquid and it appears they already have developed good synergy. However, now there is a target on their back so they will have to continue working hard.

2. Cloud 9 +2

People thought Cloud9 looked weaker on paper but they proved all of their doubters wrong

We had Cloud9 all the way down in fourth during our preseason rankings because while they looked strong, they had downgraded on paper. We said they would eventually shine but nobody expected them to click this quickly.

There were large question marks over rookie top-laner Licorice but he looked like a veteran on the stage. Cloud9 had enough faith in him to let him play carry picks like Kled and he repaid that faith with a strong performance.

And the real shining point for this team was Svenskeren. The jungler received a lot of flack for his time on TSM but in week one he showed exactly what he's capable of when teams give him full freedom.

Things look very bright for this team, can they keep their undefeated streak going?

3. Echo Fox +2

Echo Fox flew out of the gates and former Worlds finalist Huni will be delighted with their form

When Echo Fox's roster was revealed everyone had the same reaction - they had plenty of talent but how would the players get along?

Most of the players are what you would could 'emotional' and fans expect this team to have high highs as well as low lows. In week one, we only saw the high highs as EF crushed FlyQuest and Clutch Gaming.

The meta is heavily focussed on the late game at the moment but nobody told Echo Fox who made it their mission to be as proactive in the early-game as possible.

Dardoch appears to be back to his best as he put in two phenomenal performances on Zac. He already has great synergy with FeniX and the lane pressure of former Worlds finalist Huni compliments his own play-style perfectly.

4. TSM -3

Bjergsen didn't die once in the opening league but has still caught a lot of flack from fans

Who saw this coming? TSM's new 'super-roster' were highly expected to dominate the League and it looked like it would be another NA LCS title for them.

While there's still plenty of time for them to recover, the pressure is one as they got off to a horrendous start. Title rivals Liquid cruised to a quick victory against a passive TSM who showed very little chance of winning.

And it only got worse as FlyQuest then picked up a shock victory against the reigning champions. None of TSM's star players looked particularly good and their macro game wasn't much better.

The match was 50 minutes long and for the last 20, FlyQuest had a substantial gold lead. TSM defended valiantly but didn't really look like they'd get back in the game.

The season has a long way to go and it's likely that TSM will once again be the top team that they should be. However, it cannot be ignored just how bad they performed by their standards.

5. 100 Thieves +1

Aphromoo was very happy after week one and rightfully so, 100 Thieves are looking good

Another undefeated team, 100 Thieves look like the real deal. They initially struggled in their opening game against OpTic but after a gruelling one hour and four minutes they finally found a win.

They showed calm and intelligent play to close out that game safely and it was a similar story in their upset against CLG.

100T are clearly a macro-focussed team but they also have a lot of mechanical talent. Cody Sun looked very strong on both days and against CLG Ssumday put in a monsterous performance to prove he's still one of the best top-laners in the LCS.

6. CLG -3

CLG had a very disappointing week as they failed to register a win in either of their games

What a disastrous start for CLG and their new roster. With the signings of Reignover and Biofrost this team appeared to have a lot of potential yet they finish the opening week with a record of 0-2.

They looked pretty good against Cloud9 but threw away their lead within a couple of team fights. And they were even less convincing against 100T, the talent is there but the synergy and macro-play isn't.

Their young bot-lane of Biofrost and Stixxay still need a lot of work, especially the latter who was caught out of position multiple times. Reignover looked better than his TL days but his counter jungling hasn't really lead to any big advantages.

CLG did have a tough couple of fixtures but a team of their quality should still be striving to take wins in those games.

7. FlyQuest +3

FlyQuest with Keane subbing in shocked as they defeated reigning NA LCS champions TSM

I was proved wrong by FlyQuest this week, I never would have expected them to defeat TSM, let alone while playing with a substitute.

During pre-season I questioned how the team would synergise and who would be the shot-caller for the team. I thought I was right after they were demolished by Echo Fox but it turns out EF are just very good at snowballing.

Against TSM they looked a different team, they survived the early game and proceeded to take over the map. Substitute Keane was more than capable of pinning Bjergsen back while Flame was a menace in the top lane. Rookie AnDa also looked confident and pulled off some pretty clean ganks.

Like other teams, Fly were slow and calculated with their play. They held their lead and pressued TSM's base while avoiding any dangerous team-fights at baron.

8. Clutch Gaming -1

Clutch had an easy win against Golden Guardians but were then bullied by Echo Fox

It's hard to judge Clutch yet as they faced one pretty bad team and one pretty strong team.

They took a commanding win against Golden Guardians in the opening game as they simply outplayed the team across the map. They weren't able to have that same control against Echo Fox but still looked pretty good.

EF were strong in the early game but Clutch were able to stop them from snowballing straight away. However, they never looked like winning and found themselves at a gold deficit for the entirety of the game.

The team has some very good individuals but they still need time to gell and improve their play around the map.

9. OpTic -1

OpTic failed to pick up a win but the look like a much better team than most people expected

It was a tough week for OpTic Gaming as they failed to register a win. That didn't surprise many fans but was shocking was how close their games actually were.

It took 100 Thieves over an hour to finally break down OpTic's base and the team in Green weren't too far away from sneaking a win themselves.

And then in their next game they put up a better performance against Team Liquid than TSM managed. They were aggressive from the start and managed to go even with Liquid in the early game.

It looked like OpTic were going to grow a lead but a clever team-fight by TL pushed them back and from there they weren't allowed back into the match.

OpTic didn't look like a bad team at all, they just currently lack the killer instinct they need to snowball in the mid and late game.

10. Golden Guardians -1

Hai is known for helping teams over-perform but this may just be his toughest project yet

Nobody expected Golden Guardians to do well really but I think many viewers, myself included, wouldn't have been surprised if the team performed pretty well.

Hai is known for leading teams to exceeding expectations and there's no doubting the potential and talent the rest of the roster has, especially Contractz.

However, it was a tough start for the team as they failed to win either of their games and never really looked like doing so. Clutch played the fairly inexperienced team off the map but GG looked a bit better against Cloud9.

That match was the bloodiest of the weekend with 25 kills but C9 simply had too much quality for the team owned by the Golden State Warriors.

In all honesty, the team hasn't really looked competitive. Both games they have allowed their opponents to play their style with relative comfort, GGs need to find their identity as a team and soon.