A Top 12, sure.
1) Savage Priests Green: SWIM
Smashed JFL and is eating LotR. Good group, a little insane, but will be around for a long time.
2) Last of the Rim Lords: SINK
Losing on every front. Being infiltrated in every core. Poor leadership, lack of communication, no real cohesion. MRA and proud of it.
3) Savage Priests Crimson: SWIM
Same as #1 only a better color with more attractive people.
4) ODIN: FLOAT
They have some really good players with lots of experience. They lack the numbers or positioning to really thrive at this point, but I am sure they will endure. Much respect for these guys.
5) Masked Profanity: SWIM
Great team of experienced and skilled players. Devastating LotR in a humiliating fashion. Slowing down a little simply because they have to travel so far to find a "Rim Lord" willing to fight. lol. These guys will likely be here for the long haul.
6) HELLAS: SINK
Plagued with inactivity, poor communication, bad organization. Losing against SP and Misfit Toys. Losing members, and starting to accumulate more and more disloyal players. The end is nigh.
7) Storm Legion: SINK
I don't know a lot about these guys, but they have some problems. No solid core and spread out over 3 oceans. Losing against the only major group they have come up against. LOTS of inactive players in their wings. No organized or cohesive direction.
8) HH Reborn: SWIM
They took a beating, but relocated and seem to be building up a solid base of operations. I am not sure what the future holds for them, but it seems an easy bet that they will be here until the end.
9) The Black Flag: Float
Right now they have a solid core of active players, and more than a fair bit of dead weight. Rebels and Hellas were giving them trouble, but both seem to be falling apart rapidly now. They need a kickstart if they are going to do anything in this world. We will see what they do.
10) The Pun-ishers: SWIM
Good group of fun guys. They are fairly even against ODIN and have dominated the small groups around them. Allied with HH Reborn, they have the numbers and positioning to be a force in Byblos.
11) Wrath: Float
Rim alliance, not much known about them. They are beating LotR though... but I guess that doesn't mean much since everybody is. They are putting together a core in 66, but it is nowhere near WW ready, nor do they have the numbers or city count for WW. Likely just here for fun, but if they move north they could easily eat up more LotR cities.
12) Mother Ship: Float
Fun guys, and some really skilled players. They are eating up the fringe Black Flag cities. They are just in the world for fun, and are not worried about such things as politics or crowns. I like them, they are fighters. When a new fast conq world opens I suspect they will leave and go dominate it.
OFF TOPIC:
It is absolutely hilarious to be accused of spamming the likes of LotR. Is there any evidence that we have done so? Nope. We spam in response to spam, and nothing more. But LotR has proven time and time again that they do not have the ability to actually fight, hold territory, or succeed in any lasting way... so such tactics should not be surprising. And with poor leadership like theirs, they couldn't stop their members from doing it even if they cared to try.