Galarraga is perfect in our book

Updated: June 14, 2010, 4:54 PM ET

Ray Allen broke a NBA Finals record, Rafael Nadal won the French Open and Ubaldo Jimenez banked his 11th win. But none of it was good enough to grab No. 1 this week in the "Cross-Sport Power Rankings."

This week's No. 1 spot was reserved for the man that was one correct call away from being the 21st member of the perfect game club. That's right, for the man who single-handedly ignited a plea for instant replay and made umpire Jim Joyce a trending topic on Twitter. For the man that smiled despite having his name unfairly omitted from the history books. Like Dallas Braden and Roy Halladay before him, the ever-classy Armando Galarraga is this week's No. 1 for throwing the first unofficial 28-out perfect game. And for that decision from the panel, there was no instant replay necessary.

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All-Star ESPN panel: John Buccigross, Josh Elliott, Robert Flores, DJ Gallo, Jemele Hill, Dana Jacobson, Brian Kenny, Jeff MacGregor, Bram Weinstein and Trey Wingo.

2010-11 Power Rankings: Week 7

Rank (LW)	Player	Comment
1 (NR)	Armando Galarraga	"Braden and Halladay got the No. 1 spot in the rankings when they threw perfect games, so Galarraga gets it, too. Let's not be the Jim Joyce of power rankings." -- DJ Gallo
2 (5)	Ray Allen	Remember in "NBA Jam" when a player was "on fire" and basically couldn't miss? That was Ray Allen in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Doing everything but setting the hoop aflame, he went 8-for-11 from downtown to claim a Finals record for 3-pointers.
3 (NR)	Rafael Nadal	"As Patrick McEnroe said at the end of the Nadal's French Open win on Sunday, 'All is right again in the tennis world.'" -- Dana Jacobson
4 (NR)	Dustin Byfuglien	Buff came up huge for the Chicago Blackhawks, scoring two goals and dishing out two assists in a vital Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals. Bonus points: His hit on Chris Pronger was beyond epic.
5 (4)	Ubaldo Jimenez	"He has 11 wins and his ERA is below 1.00. His home ballpark is Coors Field. About time we show this man the proper respect, please." -- Dana Jacobson
6 (7)	Rajon Rondo	Rondo is bumped up a spot by continuing to defy logic; putting up a 19-12-10 for the Boston Celtics in Game 2. How good does that contract extension look now, Boston?
7 (10)	Pau Gasol	In addition to making KG look old, the Lakers' forward posted 25 points, eight boards and three assists in Game 2. Who's soft now?
8 (2)	Kobe Bryant	Kobe Bryant ... fouling out? It almost happened in Game 2. But he's still averaging 25.5 points in the Finals.
9 (NR)	Francesca Schiavone	The Italian star earned her first Grand Slam title at the French Open this weekend, only losing one set all tournament.
10 (12)	Miguel Cabrera	We'll overlook his 0-for-4 outing against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. In the four prior games, Cabrera was 7-for-14 with three home runs and four RBIs.
11 (9)	Antti Niemi	He gave up four-plus goals for the third consecutive game on Sunday, but the goalkeeper has the Blackhawks one win away from their first Stanley Cup since 1961.
12 (NR)	Miguel Cotto	Miguel Cotto gave Yuri Foreman boxing's two favorite letters last weekend: the K and the O. With the win, he captured a world title in a third weight class.
13 (19)	Justin Morneau	When he's not sick with the flu, Morneau has been lights out (hence the .370 batting average). In his most recent game, against the Oakland A's, the Minnesota Twins' slugger hit a HR and drove in two runs.
14 (1)	Roy Halladay	Halladay improved his record to 8-3, but drops down 13 spots since his stint with perfection after giving up 10 hits on Friday.
15 (NR)	Stephen Strasburg	"I know he hasn't made his MLB debut yet, but it comes Tuesday night. And when word got out he would finally be throwing for the Nats, tickets to the game sold out faster than a Strasburg pitch!" -- Dana Jacobson
16 (NR)	Denny Hamlin	He races up our rankings with an impressive win at Pocono and a series-high fourth victory of the season.
17 (NR)	Justin Rose	Justin Rose's time has finally come (to win his first PGA Tour event and a spot on our list). The 29-year-old closed with a 6-under 66 to win the Memorial Tournament.
18 (NR)	Jose Bautista	The Toronto Blue Jay has been quiet ever since he exploded for two homers and three RBIs in Friday's win against the New York Yankees. Therefore, we will quietly put him at No. 18.
19 (18)	Garrett Wittels	With his 56-game hitting streak put on hold until next season, the Florida International infielder has provided the sports world's equivalent of a television cliffhanger. Stay tuned ...
20 (NR)	Patrick Kane	Despite struggling in Game 4 against the Philadelphia Flyers, Kane looked solid in Game 5 with a goal and an assist to nab our final spot.