I almost got into the top 100 in a single day with zero strategic knowledge using standard commanders and a build from the beta, and that whole time the only important strategic decisions I made were commander selections. The rest was just micro and situational awareness. That shouldn't be possible in a strategy game.
And I got to rank 7 as USF in 10 games, whats your point?
The whole placement system is busted, your 10 games get weighted so weirdly. Try holding that top 100 or whatever spot you have as arguably the easiest faction to play, once tomorrows patch hits.
Winning your first ten placements, even against shitty players, gets you stupid high ranks.