Falco is even. But if she loses to everyone in the top seven besides Falco and herself, how in the world could she possibly be top tier? Let's even assume that she goes even with both spacies. She still loses decisively to Sheik/Marth, and loses a bit to Falcon, and at least loses a bit to Puff.
If we're going to discount MUs entirely and just go based on how people are fighting her, then sure, she can be second right after Falco. But the moment you say, "Well, let's look at her matchup spread to factor into her placing," I don't think she can be higher than, at the most, 4th.
But that's just my take.
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I want to know (this isn't a sarcastic question or anything, just my curiosity, because I haven't seen it, but perhaps someone has, and I like learning), what new things do you guys think have been introduced to Peach's metagame that haven't been implemented? Obviously, the major one Peach has been Armada, but I mean other players, too. What do you see Peach in general doing differently that she wasn't before, that is helping her overcome the weaknesses she had in the past? Is it how she handles her neutral better? I know her combo game has been improved drastically, and her edgeguarding has come up, but what are other things you guys see? (specifics or general, either works) I'd like to see this whole Peach moving up thing, but I don't.