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
SAN JOSE       20  7  9 74 46  0.010 17.503    1  0.209    1  0.200    1  0.273    1 0.5410    1  0.715    1  0.711   15 -0.164
KANSAS CITY    19  8  9 43 29  0.005 17.690    2  0.199    2  0.192    2  0.179    2 0.5362   19 -0.306   15 -0.186    1  0.543
SEATTLE        17  9 12 54 37  0.015 18.818    3  0.154    3  0.144    4  0.174    3 0.5245   15  0.029    8  0.028    2  0.320
NEW YORK       16 10 10 58 48  0.019 18.035    4  0.121    4  0.114    8  0.092    5 0.5213    3  0.497    3  0.323   13 -0.140
LOS ANGELES    20 14  6 71 53  0.019 19.783    5  0.118    6  0.110    3  0.176    8 0.5177    2  0.578    2  0.481   12 -0.130
DC UNITED      18 11  9 57 48  0.005 18.790    6  0.114    7  0.108    7  0.100    4 0.5218    7  0.305    4  0.166    6  0.034
CHICAGO        17 11  6 46 41 -0.010 16.735    7  0.112    5  0.111    9  0.037    6 0.5198   12  0.229    7  0.042    7  0.033
REAL SALT LAKE 17 12  7 46 36  0.009 17.785    8  0.101    8  0.095    6  0.105    9 0.5157   17 -0.063   12 -0.105    3  0.315
HOUSTON        16 11 12 55 47  0.038 19.748    9  0.092    9  0.085    5  0.119    7 0.5191   10  0.244    5  0.135    5  0.102
COLUMBUS       15 12  7 44 44 -0.015 16.768   10  0.060   10  0.059   10 -0.008   10 0.5088    8  0.254    9  0.016   10 -0.033
TEAM            W  L  T PF PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
VANCOUVER      11 14 10 36 43  0.002 17.613   11 -0.046   11 -0.061   11 -0.071   11 0.4898   18 -0.090   18 -0.299    4  0.158
MONTREAL       12 16  6 45 51 -0.002 17.065   12 -0.058   12 -0.073   13 -0.074   12 0.4865    4  0.418    6  0.087   17 -0.235
FC DALLAS       9 13 12 42 47 -0.015 16.951   13 -0.086   13 -0.104   15 -0.076   13 0.4848    9  0.246   11 -0.058   11 -0.094
PORTLAND        8 16 10 34 56 -0.016 17.242   14 -0.141   14 -0.148   17 -0.243   17 0.4713   11  0.236   17 -0.233   18 -0.253
PHILADELPHIA   10 18  6 37 45 -0.013 16.975   15 -0.143   15 -0.152   16 -0.114   15 0.4722   14  0.085   16 -0.220    9 -0.009
NEW ENGLAND     9 17  8 39 44 -0.000 17.113   16 -0.152   16 -0.164   12 -0.074   14 0.4737   13  0.111   14 -0.159    8  0.012
COLORADO       11 19  4 44 50 -0.012 16.949   17 -0.158   17 -0.169   14 -0.075   16 0.4713    6  0.318   10  0.001   14 -0.152
CHIVAS USA      7 18  9 24 58 -0.014 17.403   18 -0.196   18 -0.185   19 -0.361   18 0.4611   16 -0.019   19 -0.542   16 -0.181
TORONTO FC      5 21  8 36 62 -0.015 17.408   19 -0.299   19 -0.302   18 -0.300   19 0.4459    5  0.413   13 -0.142   19 -0.457
TEAM            W  L  T PF PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING

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 SAN JOSE 20 7 9 74 46 0.010 17.503 1 0.209 1 0.200 1 0.273 1 0.5410 1 0.715 1 0.711 15 -0.164 SEATTLE 17 9 12 54 37 0.015 18.818 3 0.154 3 0.144 4 0.174 3 0.5245 15 0.029 8 0.028 2 0.320 LOS ANGELES 20 14 6 71 53 0.019 19.783 5 0.118 6 0.110 3 0.176 8 0.5177 2 0.578 2 0.481 12 -0.130 REAL SALT LAKE 17 12 7 46 36 0.009 17.785 8 0.101 8 0.095 6 0.105 9 0.5157 17 -0.063 12 -0.105 3 0.315 VANCOUVER 11 14 10 36 43 0.002 17.613 11 -0.046 11 -0.061 11 -0.071 11 0.4898 18 -0.090 18 -0.299 4 0.158 FC DALLAS 9 13 12 42 47 -0.015 16.951 13 -0.086 13 -0.104 15 -0.076 13 0.4848 9 0.246 11 -0.058 11 -0.094 PORTLAND 8 16 10 34 56 -0.016 17.242 14 -0.141 14 -0.148 17 -0.243 17 0.4713 11 0.236 17 -0.233 18 -0.253 COLORADO 11 19 4 44 50 -0.012 16.949 17 -0.158 17 -0.169 14 -0.075 16 0.4713 6 0.318 10 0.001 14 -0.152 CHIVAS USA 7 18 9 24 58 -0.014 17.403 18 -0.196 18 -0.185 19 -0.361 18 0.4611 16 -0.019 19 -0.542 16 -0.181

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 KANSAS CITY 19 8 9 43 29 0.005 17.690 2 0.199 2 0.192 2 0.179 2 0.5362 19 -0.306 15 -0.186 1 0.543 NEW YORK 16 10 10 58 48 0.019 18.035 4 0.121 4 0.114 8 0.092 5 0.5213 3 0.497 3 0.323 13 -0.140 DC UNITED 18 11 9 57 48 0.005 18.790 6 0.114 7 0.108 7 0.100 4 0.5218 7 0.305 4 0.166 6 0.034 CHICAGO 17 11 6 46 41 -0.010 16.735 7 0.112 5 0.111 9 0.037 6 0.5198 12 0.229 7 0.042 7 0.033 HOUSTON 16 11 12 55 47 0.038 19.748 9 0.092 9 0.085 5 0.119 7 0.5191 10 0.244 5 0.135 5 0.102 COLUMBUS 15 12 7 44 44 -0.015 16.768 10 0.060 10 0.059 10 -0.008 10 0.5088 8 0.254 9 0.016 10 -0.033 MONTREAL 12 16 6 45 51 -0.002 17.065 12 -0.058 12 -0.073 13 -0.074 12 0.4865 4 0.418 6 0.087 17 -0.235 PHILADELPHIA 10 18 6 37 45 -0.013 16.975 15 -0.143 15 -0.152 16 -0.114 15 0.4722 14 0.085 16 -0.220 9 -0.009 NEW ENGLAND 9 17 8 39 44 -0.000 17.113 16 -0.152 16 -0.164 12 -0.074 14 0.4737 13 0.111 14 -0.159 8 0.012 TORONTO FC 5 21 8 36 62 -0.015 17.408 19 -0.299 19 -0.302 18 -0.300 19 0.4459 5 0.413 13 -0.142 19 -0.457


DIVISION             W   L   T   PCT  RNK RATING
EASTERN CONFERENCE 137 135  81 0.503    1 -0.003
WESTERN CONFERENCE 120 122  79 0.497    2 -0.015

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.312 points in main ratings (0.205 for semineutral)
     0.032 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 12:47:57 2020
games through: Sat Dec  1 2012

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