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   33  8 3371 2945  0.043 20.120    1  0.743    1  0.711    1  0.840    1 0.5729    5  3.587    1  1.011    1  0.670
LOS ANGELES 25 12 3021 2786  0.051 18.644    2  0.416    2  0.388    2  0.420    2 0.5436    2  3.612    2  0.694    4  0.145
CHICAGO     24 12 2830 2666 -0.071 16.909    3  0.311    3  0.287    3  0.187    3 0.5302    3  3.603    4  0.424    6 -0.051
PHOENIX     21 18 3074 3120  0.111 21.721    4  0.198    4  0.187    5  0.017    4 0.5189    1  3.652    3  0.468   12 -0.434
ATLANTA     21 21 3163 3142 -0.017 21.202    5 -0.017    6 -0.030    6 -0.041    6 0.4977    6  3.557    6  0.003    7 -0.085
SEATTLE     17 19 2529 2629  0.034 19.427    6 -0.022    5 -0.025    8 -0.097    5 0.4981   11  3.439   10 -0.532    3  0.338
WASHINGTON  18 19 2754 2762 -0.043 18.504    7 -0.049    7 -0.058    7 -0.043    7 0.4928    9  3.526    7 -0.128    5  0.042
INDIANA     18 20 2704 2676 -0.074 18.413    8 -0.113    8 -0.131    4  0.043    8 0.4879   12  3.421    9 -0.465    2  0.551
SAN ANTONIO 12 22 2452 2648 -0.002 18.362    9 -0.297    9 -0.299   10 -0.340    9 0.4700    7  3.538    8 -0.376    9 -0.303
TULSA       11 23 2617 2693  0.024 18.124   10 -0.319   10 -0.355    9 -0.104   10 0.4641    4  3.589    5  0.073    8 -0.281
TEAM         W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
NEW YORK    11 23 2367 2617 -0.071 17.694   11 -0.391   11 -0.409   12 -0.594   11 0.4553   10  3.495   12 -0.809   10 -0.380
CONNECTICUT 10 24 2415 2613 -0.077 17.426   12 -0.459   12 -0.502   11 -0.478   12 0.4478    8  3.529   11 -0.550   11 -0.406
TEAM         W  L   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 PF PA SCHED ELOSS RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING MINNESOTA 33 8 3371 2945 0.043 20.120 1 0.743 1 0.711 1 0.840 1 0.5729 5 3.587 1 1.011 1 0.670 LOS ANGELES 25 12 3021 2786 0.051 18.644 2 0.416 2 0.388 2 0.420 2 0.5436 2 3.612 2 0.694 4 0.145 PHOENIX 21 18 3074 3120 0.111 21.721 4 0.198 4 0.187 5 0.017 4 0.5189 1 3.652 3 0.468 12 -0.434 SEATTLE 17 19 2529 2629 0.034 19.427 6 -0.022 5 -0.025 8 -0.097 5 0.4981 11 3.439 10 -0.532 3 0.338 SAN ANTONIO 12 22 2452 2648 -0.002 18.362 9 -0.297 9 -0.299 10 -0.340 9 0.4700 7 3.538 8 -0.376 9 -0.303 TULSA 11 23 2617 2693 0.024 18.124 10 -0.319 10 -0.355 9 -0.104 10 0.4641 4 3.589 5 0.073 8 -0.281

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 CHICAGO 24 12 2830 2666 -0.071 16.909 3 0.311 3 0.287 3 0.187 3 0.5302 3 3.603 4 0.424 6 -0.051 ATLANTA 21 21 3163 3142 -0.017 21.202 5 -0.017 6 -0.030 6 -0.041 6 0.4977 6 3.557 6 0.003 7 -0.085 WASHINGTON 18 19 2754 2762 -0.043 18.504 7 -0.049 7 -0.058 7 -0.043 7 0.4928 9 3.526 7 -0.128 5 0.042 INDIANA 18 20 2704 2676 -0.074 18.413 8 -0.113 8 -0.131 4 0.043 8 0.4879 12 3.421 9 -0.465 2 0.551 NEW YORK 11 23 2367 2617 -0.071 17.694 11 -0.391 11 -0.409 12 -0.594 11 0.4553 10 3.495 12 -0.809 10 -0.380 CONNECTICUT 10 24 2415 2613 -0.077 17.426 12 -0.459 12 -0.502 11 -0.478 12 0.4478 8 3.529 11 -0.550 11 -0.406


DIVISION             W   L   PCT  RNK RATING
WESTERN CONFERENCE 119 102 0.538    1  0.113
EASTERN CONFERENCE 102 119 0.462    2 -0.163

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.312 points in main ratings (0.226 for semineutral)
     0.026 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 12:48:14 2020
games through: Thu Oct 10 2013

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