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
MINNESOTA   32 11 3617 3284  0.089 20.883    1  0.711    1  0.665    2  0.510    1 0.5573    4  3.635    2  0.778    4  0.242
INDIANA     29 15 3446 3199  0.112 22.215    2  0.500    4  0.453    1  0.565    3 0.5417    8  3.531    5  0.390    2  0.740
CONNECTICUT 28 11 3135 2982 -0.017 18.238    3  0.493    2  0.485    4  0.233    2 0.5454    6  3.616    4  0.417    6  0.050
LOS ANGELES 26 12 3207 3015  0.040 18.230    4  0.479    3  0.461    3  0.423    4 0.5411    1  3.687    1  0.920    8 -0.075
SAN ANTONIO 21 15 2970 2810  0.032 17.308    5  0.224    5  0.180    5  0.223    5 0.5184    5  3.632    3  0.478    7 -0.032
ATLANTA     20 17 2899 2818  0.056 18.539    6  0.155    6  0.114    6  0.215    6 0.5100    7  3.570    6  0.205    5  0.224
SEATTLE     17 20 2650 2666  0.021 18.758    7 -0.056    7 -0.093    7  0.014    7 0.4925   12  3.391   11 -0.718    1  0.746
CHICAGO     14 20 2558 2566 -0.005 16.794    8 -0.182    9 -0.231    8 -0.018    9 0.4781   10  3.504    8 -0.303    3  0.267
NEW YORK    15 21 2606 2765 -0.050 18.125    9 -0.206    8 -0.213    9 -0.300    8 0.4793    9  3.524    9 -0.502    9 -0.098
TULSA        9 25 2626 2863 -0.042 17.730   10 -0.539   10 -0.570   10 -0.474   10 0.4467    3  3.641    7 -0.179   11 -0.770
TEAM         W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
PHOENIX      7 27 2533 2949 -0.063 18.035   11 -0.699   11 -0.702   12 -0.964   11 0.4324    2  3.648   10 -0.639   12 -1.289
WASHINGTON   5 29 2331 2661 -0.065 17.607   12 -0.879   12 -0.930   11 -0.801   12 0.4182   11  3.483   12 -1.171   10 -0.430

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 MINNESOTA 32 11 3617 3284 0.089 20.883 1 0.711 1 0.665 2 0.510 1 0.5573 4 3.635 2 0.778 4 0.242 LOS ANGELES 26 12 3207 3015 0.040 18.230 4 0.479 3 0.461 3 0.423 4 0.5411 1 3.687 1 0.920 8 -0.075 SAN ANTONIO 21 15 2970 2810 0.032 17.308 5 0.224 5 0.180 5 0.223 5 0.5184 5 3.632 3 0.478 7 -0.032 SEATTLE 17 20 2650 2666 0.021 18.758 7 -0.056 7 -0.093 7 0.014 7 0.4925 12 3.391 11 -0.718 1 0.746 TULSA 9 25 2626 2863 -0.042 17.730 10 -0.539 10 -0.570 10 -0.474 10 0.4467 3 3.641 7 -0.179 11 -0.770 PHOENIX 7 27 2533 2949 -0.063 18.035 11 -0.699 11 -0.702 12 -0.964 11 0.4324 2 3.648 10 -0.639 12 -1.289

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 INDIANA 29 15 3446 3199 0.112 22.215 2 0.500 4 0.453 1 0.565 3 0.5417 8 3.531 5 0.390 2 0.740 CONNECTICUT 28 11 3135 2982 -0.017 18.238 3 0.493 2 0.485 4 0.233 2 0.5454 6 3.616 4 0.417 6 0.050 ATLANTA 20 17 2899 2818 0.056 18.539 6 0.155 6 0.114 6 0.215 6 0.5100 7 3.570 6 0.205 5 0.224 CHICAGO 14 20 2558 2566 -0.005 16.794 8 -0.182 9 -0.231 8 -0.018 9 0.4781 10 3.504 8 -0.303 3 0.267 NEW YORK 15 21 2606 2765 -0.050 18.125 9 -0.206 8 -0.213 9 -0.300 8 0.4793 9 3.524 9 -0.502 9 -0.098 WASHINGTON 5 29 2331 2661 -0.065 17.607 12 -0.879 12 -0.930 11 -0.801 12 0.4182 11 3.483 12 -1.171 10 -0.430


DIVISION             W   L   PCT  RNK RATING
WESTERN CONFERENCE 112 110 0.505    1 -0.018
EASTERN CONFERENCE 111 113 0.496    2 -0.029

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.311 points in main ratings (0.226 for semineutral)
     0.024 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 12:47:59 2020
games through: Sun Oct 21 2012

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