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   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
LOS ANGELES 31  7 2917 2628  0.053 19.204    1  0.623    1  0.598    1  0.506    1 0.5792    2  3.581    1  1.080   10 -0.068
HOUSTON     25 10 2286 2110  0.037 17.475    2  0.414    2  0.384    2  0.325    2 0.5537   16  3.265   13 -0.341    1  0.990
UTAH        22 15 2780 2736  0.081 19.712    3  0.231    3  0.216    5  0.116    3 0.5330    1  3.634    2  0.917   16 -0.686
NEW YORK    22 18 2666 2568  0.002 20.101    4  0.097    4  0.077    3  0.149    4 0.5097   12  3.379    9 -0.090    2  0.388
WASHINGTON  20 17 2486 2471 -0.013 18.675    5  0.057    5  0.058    7 -0.028    7 0.5041    9  3.431    8 -0.067    8  0.012
SEATTLE     17 17 2308 2250  0.049 17.717    6  0.026    6  0.021    4  0.138    5 0.5073   10  3.407    6  0.005    4  0.270
CHARLOTTE   18 16 2362 2269 -0.043 16.504    7  0.009    8  0.002    6  0.091    8 0.4992    6  3.469    4  0.206    9 -0.023
PORTLAND    16 16 2195 2227  0.011 16.599    8  0.008    7  0.005    8 -0.041    6 0.5047    5  3.482    5  0.123   11 -0.205
INDIANA     17 18 2295 2343 -0.003 18.014    9 -0.025    9 -0.030   10 -0.062    9 0.4938   11  3.406   11 -0.198    6  0.075
ORLANDO     16 16 2254 2255 -0.052 15.748   10 -0.032   10 -0.041    9 -0.043   10 0.4923    3  3.521    3  0.280   13 -0.365
TEAM         W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
MIAMI       15 17 2046 2088 -0.022 16.280   11 -0.057   11 -0.063   11 -0.091   12 0.4878   14  3.349   15 -0.445    5  0.263
SACRAMENTO  14 18 2166 2294 -0.012 16.704   12 -0.097   12 -0.103   12 -0.173   11 0.4884    4  3.484    7 -0.001   12 -0.345
PHOENIX     11 21 2091 2291 -0.019 16.972   13 -0.258   13 -0.267   16 -0.397   13 0.4672    7  3.468   12 -0.289   15 -0.506
MINNESOTA   10 22 2003 2104 -0.014 16.614   14 -0.302   14 -0.330   14 -0.206   14 0.4596   15  3.313   16 -0.696    3  0.283
CLEVELAND   10 22 2071 2140 -0.035 16.198   15 -0.303   15 -0.335   13 -0.198   15 0.4508   13  3.377   14 -0.444    7  0.049
DETROIT      9 23 2114 2266 -0.073 16.069   16 -0.391   16 -0.415   15 -0.283   16 0.4411    8  3.466   10 -0.181   14 -0.384

WESTERN CONFERENCE
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI SCORING OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED ELOSS RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING LOS ANGELES 31 7 2917 2628 0.053 19.204 1 0.623 1 0.598 1 0.506 1 0.5792 2 3.581 1 1.080 10 -0.068 HOUSTON 25 10 2286 2110 0.037 17.475 2 0.414 2 0.384 2 0.325 2 0.5537 16 3.265 13 -0.341 1 0.990 UTAH 22 15 2780 2736 0.081 19.712 3 0.231 3 0.216 5 0.116 3 0.5330 1 3.634 2 0.917 16 -0.686 SEATTLE 17 17 2308 2250 0.049 17.717 6 0.026 6 0.021 4 0.138 5 0.5073 10 3.407 6 0.005 4 0.270 PORTLAND 16 16 2195 2227 0.011 16.599 8 0.008 7 0.005 8 -0.041 6 0.5047 5 3.482 5 0.123 11 -0.205 SACRAMENTO 14 18 2166 2294 -0.012 16.704 12 -0.097 12 -0.103 12 -0.173 11 0.4884 4 3.484 7 -0.001 12 -0.345 PHOENIX 11 21 2091 2291 -0.019 16.972 13 -0.258 13 -0.267 16 -0.397 13 0.4672 7 3.468 12 -0.289 15 -0.506 MINNESOTA 10 22 2003 2104 -0.014 16.614 14 -0.302 14 -0.330 14 -0.206 14 0.4596 15 3.313 16 -0.696 3 0.283

EASTERN CONFERENCE
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI SCORING OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED ELOSS RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING NEW YORK 22 18 2666 2568 0.002 20.101 4 0.097 4 0.077 3 0.149 4 0.5097 12 3.379 9 -0.090 2 0.388 WASHINGTON 20 17 2486 2471 -0.013 18.675 5 0.057 5 0.058 7 -0.028 7 0.5041 9 3.431 8 -0.067 8 0.012 CHARLOTTE 18 16 2362 2269 -0.043 16.504 7 0.009 8 0.002 6 0.091 8 0.4992 6 3.469 4 0.206 9 -0.023 INDIANA 17 18 2295 2343 -0.003 18.014 9 -0.025 9 -0.030 10 -0.062 9 0.4938 11 3.406 11 -0.198 6 0.075 ORLANDO 16 16 2254 2255 -0.052 15.748 10 -0.032 10 -0.041 9 -0.043 10 0.4923 3 3.521 3 0.280 13 -0.365 MIAMI 15 17 2046 2088 -0.022 16.280 11 -0.057 11 -0.063 11 -0.091 12 0.4878 14 3.349 15 -0.445 5 0.263 CLEVELAND 10 22 2071 2140 -0.035 16.198 15 -0.303 15 -0.335 13 -0.198 15 0.4508 13 3.377 14 -0.444 7 0.049 DETROIT 9 23 2114 2266 -0.073 16.069 16 -0.391 16 -0.415 15 -0.283 16 0.4411 8 3.466 10 -0.181 14 -0.384


DIVISION             W   L   PCT  RNK RATING
WESTERN CONFERENCE 146 126 0.537    1  0.038
EASTERN CONFERENCE 127 147 0.464    2 -0.075

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.322 points in main ratings (0.226 for semineutral)
     0.028 points in improved RPI (0.023 for semineutral)
Average of 2.15 points per score
Predict score:
Team Strength vs. Time Plot:
posted: Sat Jan  4 12:44:20 2020
games through: Sat Aug 31 2002

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