Posted on April 4, 2020 at 01:53 pm

Below are the Power Rankings based on how well The Challenge: Total Madness cast members have done in fantasy combined with how well they've played the game up until this point.

Scores are based on default scoring for RealTVFantasy leagues. Since it appears to be an individual game, split into men and women, rankings will be done by gender.

Men

1. Rogan O'Connor

Avg Points Per Week: 45

With only one episode in, it's hard to tell how the alliances are looking at this point, but Rogan follows up his win last season with a solid performance in the first challenge of this season. He is currently leading male fantasy points in the game heading into next week, but we will need to see how he fairs if he doesn't win a challenge.

2. Wes Bergmann

Avg Points Per Week: 31

Even though his name came up during deliberation, it was really just a throw away by Asaf. I'm still trying to decide if Wes really was that mad about it, or was playing it up for the cameras (I'm leaning he was playing it up). We found out that Wes and Bananas are joining forces this season in an alliance. And if they can truly work together throughout the entire season, they have a good chance to dominate the game. Wes didn't do too well on the first challenge, but seemed to be a main character the entire first episode. If he's on camera each week, then he may be a solid pick in RealTVFantasy's Weekly Redraft and Team leagues every week.

3. Johnny Bananas

Avg Points Per Week: 16

As stated above, the alliance between Bananas and Wes could dominate this season politically, but with the twist TJ announced about winning an elimination to make the final, Bananas will have to overcome his elimination issues and actually win one this season. That being said, as long as Bananas is on a season, he is a solid choice week by week as he's likely to be someone in the middle of drama day in and day out.

4. Jordan Wiseley

Avg Points Per Week: 17

If Jordan can win this season you can almost lock him in as the GOAT male competitor. He's made it to the final 4 out of the 5 seasons he's been on and has won 3 straight seasons now. He is surprisingly successful at every challenge he completes and can outsmart most opponents during eliminations. His only weakness would be his size if he has to go against someone huge in a physical elimination. Although Jordan was pretty tame this first episode, he is usually involved in some sort of drama and can easily get some extra Romance bonus points each week with Tori in the house.

5. CT Tamburello

Avg Points Per Week: 11

CT is always a solid lock-in to make it far in a season since he is so good at staying away from eliminations, but this season he will need to win an elimination to make it to the final. He's typically successful in eliminations, but his last real win in an elimination was all the way back on The Challenge: Invasion of the Champions vs. Darrell. That elimination against Darrell was one of the most impressive wins for CT, but that was a long time ago.

6. Stephen Bear

Avg Points Per Week: 13

If you're looking for someone who can score a ton of fantasy points on any given week, Bear is definetly a surefire choice. He knows a way to get into a lot of drama and it looks like he has his eyes on Kailah this season – he's very persistent. Bear's performance during challenges is about average. He's a good competitor, but definitely not up in the top tier of competitors yet.

7. Cory Wharton

Avg Points Per Week: 15

Cory is one of those players that's a hit or miss every season he's on. It seems like he can either make it to the final or he's eliminated within the first couple episodes. It's been more of the latter recently, but it's been a couple of seasons since he's been on the show so maybe all the bridges he's burned before are fixed.

8. Nelson Thomas

Avg Points Per Week: 11

Nelson is an fair competitor as long as there isn't a puzzle that he would have to do solo, and he is decent at eliminations. It will be interesting to see how he and Cory work together this season to help bring a win back to TYB.

9. Fessy Shafaat

Avg Points Per Week: 14

We don't know a lot about Fessy, but he appears to be a good athlete and could be pretty decent in challenges this season. Although, with the new game-changing twist introduced, he could find himself in an elimination frequently if people want to use his size to take people out of the game.

10. Jay Starrett

Avg Points Per Week: 30

I loved watching Jay on his season of Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X, but The Challenge is on another level. In this first episode, Jay was pretty dominant in his elimination win vs. Asaf, but it was definitely tailored to his strengths. He is currently the only person eligible to run in the final at this point. We don't know just yet how others will work with those who have won an elimination. He could have a target on his back and people might want to get him out of the game.

11. Kyle Christie

Avg Points Per Week: 17

Kyle has gone from "the guy that gets along with everyone" to "someone who nobody can trust" over the seasons that he's been on The Challenge. He doesn't seem to be in a good place in terms of alliances yet this season and I could see him going into an elimination sooner than later.

12. Josh Martinez

Avg Points Per Week: 13

Even with writing this article, I totally forgot that Josh was on this season. I will say that I've never been a huge Josh fan, but he's started to perform better during challenges and I could see him potentially doing well this season. That being said, I'm still skeptical.

13. Swaggy C Williams

Avg Points Per Week: 10

If it wasn't for Bayleigh, you wouldn't even know that Swaggy C was on this season. He's the only person who hasn't had a confessional and that's usually not a great thing.

Females

1. Jenny West

Avg Points Per Week: 33

Other than her being too timid in her elimination vs. Tori last season, Jenny was one of the top female competitors of The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2. Looks like her succes continues into this season as she wins the first challenge. I'm still uncertain about how she falls politically within alliances, but she should be a safe pick week to week to win the challenges.

2. Dee Nguyen

Avg Points Per Week: 8

Dee comes off of her win from last season on The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 into this season and looks to be a fairly good competitor. She's already been through Wes' "school of politics" and can do well in physical challenges as well as puzzles. Dee also gets bonus fantasy points since she's stuck in a house with her ex (Rogan). This should be interesting.

3. Tori Deal

Avg Points Per Week: 8

Tori's only fault last season was not being able to do the puzzle at the end of the final. She is a top competitor and I would think most women are afraid of her because of her elimination win vs. Jenny. She should finish at the top of most challenges and it helps her fantasy points that she's in the house with her fiancé (Jordan).

4. Ashley Mitchell

Avg Points Per Week: 9

As always Ashley is working the political game. In this first episode of The Challenge: Total Madness you see her bopping around from person to person in the house “building relationships.” She can surprise a lot of people with how she performs in challenges. If you're looking for a solid fantasy start week-in and week-out, Ashley is usually involved in a lot of drama and always scores near the top in most seasons that she's in.

5. Kailah Casillas

Avg Points Per Week: 12

Kailah has always been a valid competitor in challenges, and with Jenna and Nany by her side this season it appears that she has a solid alliance to help keep her in the game. It looks like in the coming episodes, something might start between her and Bear, so she should be putting up Romance fantasy points on top of her being in the running to win some challenges week to week.

6. Nany Gonzalez

Avg Points Per Week: 45

Nany is the current leader in female fantasy points. This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone because she's always involved in drama and likes to enjoy herself when she's in The Challenge house. She's never been a top-tier competitor, but she was one elimination away from the final last season on The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2. Her crutch will be having to win an elimination this season. She's not bad at eliminations, but it's going to be based on her matchup. Either way, if you're looking for a good start in fantasy, Nany should be a good choice just due to Romance and Drama points.

7. Mattie Breaux

Avg Points Per Week: 6

Although she's tied for last in fantasy points right now, I see Mattie being a good competitor due to the elimination twist. She's one of the taller and more physical women on the show and as long as it's a physical elimination, I'd put my money on Mattie. I know she was in all kinds of drama on Floribama Shore, but we have yet to see that on The Challenge. If that picks up, she will definitely be a good start week to week.

8. Jenna Compono

Avg Points Per Week: 7

Jenna really needs to prove something this season. She's a very likable challenger, which helps her make it far in a lot of The Challenge seasons, but is very hard to place in terms of challenges and eliminations. Jenna has a successful elimination record (5-2), but none of those jump out to me as quality wins. She has a tight alliance with Nany and Kailah, but will need to prove herself to make it to the final this season.

9. Aneesa Ferreira

Avg Points Per Week: 7

I can respect Aneesa for being able to come on The Challenge for as many seasons as she has. This is her 13th season, but she's only made it to two finals, with the last one being back in 2009 on The Duel II. She still is a great competitor, but I don't know if I would say she will make it far this season.

10. Kaycee Clark

Avg Points Per Week: 7

I don't know a lot about Kaycee up to this point, but she appears that she would be a good athlete and competitive in challenges. It remains to be seen if she would be decent at puzzles or with politics. Only time will tell with this rookie.

11. Melissa Reeves

Avg Points Per Week: 6

Melissa was surprisingly quiet this whole first episode. She's normally involved in a lot of drama right off the bat, but she seemed to stay out of everything this episode. I'd be wary to choose her in upcoming episodes unless we start to see more out of her.

12. Bayleigh Dayton

Avg Points Per Week: 8

The only thing we've seen from Bayleigh is her defending Swaggy C. I don't know if that's the best decision for her, but we'll have to see if she's all bark and no bite.

13. Tula Fazakerley

Avg Points Per Week: 7

Tula wasn't around for very long last season, but we did see that she's a competitor by how her elimination against Georgia went. I still wouldn't expect much from her until we learn what she's truly capable of.

14. Jennifer Lee

Avg Points Per Week: 7

I was excited at the beginning of the season to see that The Challenge was expanding to players from The Amazing Race, but then I looked into Jennifer and learned she was eliminated first on her season. That's not good for The Amazing Race and don't think it will translate into doing well in The Challenge either.

Eliminated

Asaf Goren

Avg Points Per Week: 55

Asaf will go out on top with being the leader in fantasy points after week 1 even though he was eliminated. He looked to be a good addition to The Challenge, but unfortunately just didn't have the greatest strategy in the elimination. I wouldn't mind seeing him back for another season.