My top twelve...
1) The Assassins - Looking strong, though the high member count is a worry (95 member?), but seem to have some very strong attacking players early on in the game - Swim
2) Odyssey - Strong alliance with fantastic ABP - Swim
3) WARLORDS - Easily the highest point average, however low BP for an alliance that seemingly contains many experienced members (especially considering how much of the top 5's abp come from a few core players). They also harbor numerous gold users which is not something that I personally approve of. Their player count could make things tricky if they come up against another strong alliance however... - Swim
4) Reformed Law - Another strong looking alliance with good ABP. Should be interesting to watch how things unfold.
5) Mercenaries - Not a stayer in my books - Sink
6) Centurions - MY alliance, no comment...
7) Three headed monster, these guys are spread out all over the place - sink.
8) Tre Kronor - An alliance we will be heading to war with, not much to say, their growth has been strong but my personal dealings with them have been not, attacking with swords, attacking milita time and time and time again, low troop counts... of course this is only half a dozen players or so, but it does not leave a good impression (though they're still going to take my city
). Also the lack of BP among many of their strong players is worrying. - Float for now
9) IRS, these guys seem strong and are climbing all ranks - swim.
10), 12) Nothing alliances, sink.
11) IDK at this stage.