To be fair, I try and win for a team because I want to get myself a decent w/l.
Even when I don't expect to win, I fight for it, because I want to try and get myself a w/l I can look at and say I've improved from where I once was.
Doesn't matter if the team is top ranked or bottom ranked. Doesn't matter what the reasoning is for the drop.
Don't we all try and win our matches for ourselves, even a little bit?