Explanation: Each team is listed with its record, overall score differential, and its ratings. Brief explanations of the ratings follow.
In order to increase early-season stability, the three main rankings, the improved RPI, and the college pseudopoll include priors based on the previous season final predictive ratings and occasionally incorporating preseason predictions of various major publications. The other rankings for college sports do not include priors, and thus can be wildly unstable early in the year. A team whose rankings are affected by this prior is noted with a P following its rankings.

Full Ranking

                                              STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI    SCORING     OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM            W  L  T PF PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
FC DALLAS      10  2  3 28 14 -0.012  6.732    1  0.306    1  0.325    1  0.285    1 0.5614    7  0.254    1  0.288    3  0.281
SAN JOSE       18  5 11 55 35 -0.054 14.960    2  0.235    3  0.219    2  0.275    2 0.5397    8  0.201    3  0.236    1  0.313
NEW ENGLAND    19  9  8 59 40  0.027 16.781    3  0.186    2  0.231    3  0.201    3 0.5244   10  0.123    7  0.102    2  0.299
CHICAGO        16 14  5 53 51  0.058 17.119    4  0.064    5  0.056    8  0.041    4 0.5116    1  0.466    4  0.224   11 -0.141
LOS ANGELES    16 13  7 51 47 -0.037 16.495    5  0.056    6  0.050    7  0.060    5 0.5106    6  0.278    8  0.083    5  0.036
DC UNITED       5  5  4 21 19  0.089  7.149    6  0.037    4  0.065    6  0.090    7 0.5079    4  0.366    6  0.186    7 -0.006
KANSAS CITY    11  9 12 52 44  0.033 15.294    7  0.013    7  0.050    5  0.097    8 0.5030    2  0.461    2  0.276   10 -0.081
NY/NJ           5  4  5 22 17  0.024  6.743    8  0.008    8  0.034    4  0.111    6 0.5081    3  0.373    5  0.213    6  0.009
COLORADO       14 14  7 43 41 -0.012 16.318    9 -0.100    9 -0.019    9 -0.023    9 0.4872    9  0.155    9 -0.098    4  0.051
COLUMBUS       11 16  5 34 45  0.012 15.398   10 -0.139   10 -0.115   10 -0.134   10 0.4773   11  0.083   10 -0.262    8 -0.006
TEAM            W  L  T PF PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
REAL SALT LAKE  3  9  3 10 25 -0.020  7.552   11 -0.231   11 -0.210   11 -0.358   11 0.4590   12 -0.185   12 -0.669    9 -0.046
CHIVAS USA      4 22  6 31 67  0.000 15.910   12 -0.436   12 -0.432   12 -0.529   12 0.4326    5  0.330   11 -0.463   12 -0.595
TEAM            W  L  T PF PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
UNRANKED       15 25 14 73 87 -0.024 25.823      -1.000      -1.000      -0.176      0.4735       0.483       0.022      -0.374

WESTERN CONFERENCE
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI SCORING OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L T PF PA SCHED ELOSS RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING FC DALLAS 10 2 3 28 14 -0.012 6.732 1 0.306 1 0.325 1 0.285 1 0.5614 7 0.254 1 0.288 3 0.281 SAN JOSE 18 5 11 55 35 -0.054 14.960 2 0.235 3 0.219 2 0.275 2 0.5397 8 0.201 3 0.236 1 0.313 LOS ANGELES 16 13 7 51 47 -0.037 16.495 5 0.056 6 0.050 7 0.060 5 0.5106 6 0.278 8 0.083 5 0.036 COLORADO 14 14 7 43 41 -0.012 16.318 9 -0.100 9 -0.019 9 -0.023 9 0.4872 9 0.155 9 -0.098 4 0.051 REAL SALT LAKE 3 9 3 10 25 -0.020 7.552 11 -0.231 11 -0.210 11 -0.358 11 0.4590 12 -0.185 12 -0.669 9 -0.046 CHIVAS USA 4 22 6 31 67 0.000 15.910 12 -0.436 12 -0.432 12 -0.529 12 0.4326 5 0.330 11 -0.463 12 -0.595

EASTERN CONFERENCE
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI SCORING OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L T PF PA SCHED ELOSS RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING NEW ENGLAND 19 9 8 59 40 0.027 16.781 3 0.186 2 0.231 3 0.201 3 0.5244 10 0.123 7 0.102 2 0.299 CHICAGO 16 14 5 53 51 0.058 17.119 4 0.064 5 0.056 8 0.041 4 0.5116 1 0.466 4 0.224 11 -0.141 DC UNITED 5 5 4 21 19 0.089 7.149 6 0.037 4 0.065 6 0.090 7 0.5079 4 0.366 6 0.186 7 -0.006 KANSAS CITY 11 9 12 52 44 0.033 15.294 7 0.013 7 0.050 5 0.097 8 0.5030 2 0.461 2 0.276 10 -0.081 NY/NJ 5 4 5 22 17 0.024 6.743 8 0.008 8 0.034 4 0.111 6 0.5081 3 0.373 5 0.213 6 0.009 COLUMBUS 11 16 5 34 45 0.012 15.398 10 -0.139 10 -0.115 10 -0.134 10 0.4773 11 0.083 10 -0.262 8 -0.006


DIVISION            W  L  T   PCT  RNK RATING
EASTERN CONFERENCE 67 57 39 0.531    1  0.100
WESTERN CONFERENCE 65 65 37 0.500    2 -0.073

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.254 points in main ratings (0.205 for semineutral)
     0.030 points in improved RPI (0.020 for semineutral)
Average of 1.00 points per score
Predict score:
Team Strength vs. Time Plot:
posted: Sat Jan  4 12:45:35 2020
games through: Sun Nov 13 2005

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