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 26 11 2676 2563  0.041 19.164    1  0.316    1  0.309    3  0.130    1 0.5461    1  3.538    1  0.572   11 -0.312
SEATTLE     26 16 2996 2759  0.041 21.439    2  0.214    2  0.185    1  0.304    2 0.5281    4  3.486    2  0.533    6  0.075
SACRAMENTO  21 19 2704 2642  0.106 21.816    3  0.093    3  0.089    2  0.161    3 0.5128    8  3.413    6  0.104    3  0.219
CONNECTICUT 23 19 2864 2810 -0.033 20.871    4  0.045    4  0.043    4  0.104    4 0.5111    5  3.437    5  0.140    8  0.068
MINNESOTA   18 18 2277 2324  0.032 19.124    5  0.018    5  0.018    7 -0.060    7 0.4990   12  3.340   12 -0.400    2  0.279
PHOENIX     17 17 2300 2235  0.023 17.481    6  0.009    6 -0.007    5  0.083    6 0.4998    6  3.430    7  0.093    7  0.074
NEW YORK    20 19 2567 2620 -0.060 19.392    7 -0.006    7 -0.013   12 -0.142    5 0.5009    9  3.402    9 -0.244    9 -0.040
WASHINGTON  18 19 2518 2599 -0.035 18.833    8 -0.030    8 -0.039   10 -0.113    8 0.4969    3  3.505    4  0.193   12 -0.420
DETROIT     18 19 2568 2588 -0.056 18.320    9 -0.036    9 -0.054    6 -0.054    9 0.4961    2  3.525    3  0.335   13 -0.442
CHARLOTTE   16 18 2092 2168 -0.053 17.055   10 -0.061   10 -0.068   11 -0.140   10 0.4917   13  3.288   13 -0.671    1  0.390
TEAM         W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
INDIANA     15 19 2198 2245 -0.053 16.991   11 -0.105   11 -0.117    9 -0.094   11 0.4851   10  3.383   10 -0.268    5  0.079
HOUSTON     13 21 2177 2211  0.014 17.787   12 -0.144   12 -0.160    8 -0.092   12 0.4719   11  3.362   11 -0.346    4  0.162
SAN ANTONIO  9 25 2191 2364  0.008 18.211   13 -0.311   13 -0.321   13 -0.186   13 0.4457    7  3.427    8 -0.189   10 -0.182

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 26 11 2676 2563 0.041 19.164 1 0.316 1 0.309 3 0.130 1 0.5461 1 3.538 1 0.572 11 -0.312 SEATTLE 26 16 2996 2759 0.041 21.439 2 0.214 2 0.185 1 0.304 2 0.5281 4 3.486 2 0.533 6 0.075 SACRAMENTO 21 19 2704 2642 0.106 21.816 3 0.093 3 0.089 2 0.161 3 0.5128 8 3.413 6 0.104 3 0.219 MINNESOTA 18 18 2277 2324 0.032 19.124 5 0.018 5 0.018 7 -0.060 7 0.4990 12 3.340 12 -0.400 2 0.279 PHOENIX 17 17 2300 2235 0.023 17.481 6 0.009 6 -0.007 5 0.083 6 0.4998 6 3.430 7 0.093 7 0.074 HOUSTON 13 21 2177 2211 0.014 17.787 12 -0.144 12 -0.160 8 -0.092 12 0.4719 11 3.362 11 -0.346 4 0.162 SAN ANTONIO 9 25 2191 2364 0.008 18.211 13 -0.311 13 -0.321 13 -0.186 13 0.4457 7 3.427 8 -0.189 10 -0.182

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 CONNECTICUT 23 19 2864 2810 -0.033 20.871 4 0.045 4 0.043 4 0.104 4 0.5111 5 3.437 5 0.140 8 0.068 NEW YORK 20 19 2567 2620 -0.060 19.392 7 -0.006 7 -0.013 12 -0.142 5 0.5009 9 3.402 9 -0.244 9 -0.040 WASHINGTON 18 19 2518 2599 -0.035 18.833 8 -0.030 8 -0.039 10 -0.113 8 0.4969 3 3.505 4 0.193 12 -0.420 DETROIT 18 19 2568 2588 -0.056 18.320 9 -0.036 9 -0.054 6 -0.054 9 0.4961 2 3.525 3 0.335 13 -0.442 CHARLOTTE 16 18 2092 2168 -0.053 17.055 10 -0.061 10 -0.068 11 -0.140 10 0.4917 13 3.288 13 -0.671 1 0.390 INDIANA 15 19 2198 2245 -0.053 16.991 11 -0.105 11 -0.117 9 -0.094 11 0.4851 10 3.383 10 -0.268 5 0.079


DIVISION             W   L   PCT  RNK RATING
WESTERN CONFERENCE 130 127 0.506    1  0.100
EASTERN CONFERENCE 110 113 0.493    2 -0.142

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.336 points in main ratings (0.226 for semineutral)
     0.030 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 12:45:12 2020
games through: Tue Oct 12 2004

Back to Dolphin rankings main page.