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
MERCURY  36  6 3533 3103  0.001 21.054    1  0.718    1  0.690    1  0.666    1 0.5849    4  3.613    1  0.865    1  0.468
LYNX     28 11 3189 3055  0.078 20.995    2  0.454    2  0.452    2  0.240    2 0.5572    2  3.631    2  0.517    7 -0.036
DREAM    20 17 2989 2914 -0.093 17.995    3  0.020    3 -0.003    3  0.008    3 0.5014    3  3.627    4  0.266   11 -0.250
SPARKS   16 20 2772 2807  0.074 19.958    4 -0.037    4 -0.061    4  0.005    4 0.4958    8  3.561    6 -0.018    6  0.029
STARS    16 20 2818 2887  0.042 19.739    5 -0.049    5 -0.068    6 -0.077    5 0.4937    5  3.607    5  0.093   10 -0.246
FEVER    19 20 2903 2934 -0.082 19.436    6 -0.062    6 -0.082    7 -0.096    6 0.4890    9  3.495    9 -0.394    4  0.201
SKY      19 24 3278 3399  0.010 23.171    7 -0.089    7 -0.101   10 -0.152    7 0.4877    6  3.582    7 -0.089    9 -0.215
MYSTICS  16 20 2674 2669 -0.081 17.842    8 -0.135    9 -0.164    5 -0.032    8 0.4797   11  3.474   10 -0.412    2  0.348
LIBERTY  15 19 2453 2557 -0.062 17.433    9 -0.138    8 -0.143   11 -0.224    9 0.4792   10  3.485   11 -0.561    5  0.113
SHOCK    12 22 2760 2831  0.027 18.457   10 -0.222   11 -0.244    8 -0.116   11 0.4712    1  3.692    3  0.428   12 -0.659
TEAM      W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
STORM    12 22 2410 2561  0.040 18.939   11 -0.224   10 -0.230   12 -0.225   10 0.4720   12  3.445   12 -0.723    3  0.272
SUN      13 21 2573 2635 -0.069 17.207   12 -0.236   12 -0.253    9 -0.122   12 0.4664    7  3.573    8 -0.096    8 -0.148

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 MERCURY 36 6 3533 3103 0.001 21.054 1 0.718 1 0.690 1 0.666 1 0.5849 4 3.613 1 0.865 1 0.468 LYNX 28 11 3189 3055 0.078 20.995 2 0.454 2 0.452 2 0.240 2 0.5572 2 3.631 2 0.517 7 -0.036 SPARKS 16 20 2772 2807 0.074 19.958 4 -0.037 4 -0.061 4 0.005 4 0.4958 8 3.561 6 -0.018 6 0.029 STARS 16 20 2818 2887 0.042 19.739 5 -0.049 5 -0.068 6 -0.077 5 0.4937 5 3.607 5 0.093 10 -0.246 SHOCK 12 22 2760 2831 0.027 18.457 10 -0.222 11 -0.244 8 -0.116 11 0.4712 1 3.692 3 0.428 12 -0.659 STORM 12 22 2410 2561 0.040 18.939 11 -0.224 10 -0.230 12 -0.225 10 0.4720 12 3.445 12 -0.723 3 0.272

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 DREAM 20 17 2989 2914 -0.093 17.995 3 0.020 3 -0.003 3 0.008 3 0.5014 3 3.627 4 0.266 11 -0.250 FEVER 19 20 2903 2934 -0.082 19.436 6 -0.062 6 -0.082 7 -0.096 6 0.4890 9 3.495 9 -0.394 4 0.201 SKY 19 24 3278 3399 0.010 23.171 7 -0.089 7 -0.101 10 -0.152 7 0.4877 6 3.582 7 -0.089 9 -0.215 MYSTICS 16 20 2674 2669 -0.081 17.842 8 -0.135 9 -0.164 5 -0.032 8 0.4797 11 3.474 10 -0.412 2 0.348 LIBERTY 15 19 2453 2557 -0.062 17.433 9 -0.138 8 -0.143 11 -0.224 9 0.4792 10 3.485 11 -0.561 5 0.113 SUN 13 21 2573 2635 -0.069 17.207 12 -0.236 12 -0.253 9 -0.122 12 0.4664 7 3.573 8 -0.096 8 -0.148


DIVISION             W   L   PCT  RNK RATING
WESTERN CONFERENCE 120 101 0.543    1  0.107
EASTERN CONFERENCE 102 121 0.457    2 -0.148

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.258 points in main ratings (0.226 for semineutral)
     0.022 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 12:48:31 2020
games through: Fri Sep 12 2014

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