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  T PF PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
CHICAGO     15  7  8 53 43  0.020 14.772    1  0.096    1  0.100    1  0.096    1 0.5321    3  0.562    2  0.303    7 -0.111
SAN JOSE    14  7  9 45 34 -0.022 14.305    2  0.071    2  0.078    2  0.070    2 0.5244    8  0.159    7 -0.065    3  0.205
NEW ENGLAND 12  9  9 55 47  0.008 14.734    3  0.034    3  0.038    3  0.049    3 0.5121    1  0.709    1  0.398    9 -0.299
NY/NJ       11 10  9 40 40  0.010 14.827    4  0.013    5  0.016    5  0.018    4 0.5041    7  0.206    8 -0.080    4  0.117
KANSAS CITY 11 10  9 48 44 -0.017 14.521    5  0.013    4  0.016    6  0.008    5 0.5021    4  0.509    3  0.167    8 -0.150
DC UNITED   10 11  9 38 36  0.015 14.878    6 -0.009    7 -0.014    4  0.021    6 0.4979    9  0.016    9 -0.218    2  0.261
COLORADO    11 12  7 40 45 -0.010 14.709    7 -0.013    6 -0.014    9 -0.027    7 0.4953    6  0.321    6 -0.032    6 -0.022
COLUMBUS    10 12  8 43 44  0.020 15.008    8 -0.020    8 -0.023    7 -0.003    8 0.4940    5  0.337    5  0.004    5 -0.011
LOS ANGELES  9 12  9 35 35 -0.012 14.676    9 -0.030    9 -0.036    8 -0.025    9 0.4879   10 -0.131   10 -0.364    1  0.315
DALLAS       6 19  5 35 64  0.010 15.301   10 -0.154   10 -0.145   10 -0.209   10 0.4501    2  0.589    4  0.023   10 -0.441
TEAM         W  L  T PF PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING

WESTERN DIVISION
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI SCORING OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L T PF PA SCHED ELOSS RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING SAN JOSE 14 7 9 45 34 -0.022 14.305 2 0.071 2 0.078 2 0.070 2 0.5244 8 0.159 7 -0.065 3 0.205 KANSAS CITY 11 10 9 48 44 -0.017 14.521 5 0.013 4 0.016 6 0.008 5 0.5021 4 0.509 3 0.167 8 -0.150 COLORADO 11 12 7 40 45 -0.010 14.709 7 -0.013 6 -0.014 9 -0.027 7 0.4953 6 0.321 6 -0.032 6 -0.022 LOS ANGELES 9 12 9 35 35 -0.012 14.676 9 -0.030 9 -0.036 8 -0.025 9 0.4879 10 -0.131 10 -0.364 1 0.315 DALLAS 6 19 5 35 64 0.010 15.301 10 -0.154 10 -0.145 10 -0.209 10 0.4501 2 0.589 4 0.023 10 -0.441

EASTERN DIVISION
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI SCORING OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L T PF PA SCHED ELOSS RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING CHICAGO 15 7 8 53 43 0.020 14.772 1 0.096 1 0.100 1 0.096 1 0.5321 3 0.562 2 0.303 7 -0.111 NEW ENGLAND 12 9 9 55 47 0.008 14.734 3 0.034 3 0.038 3 0.049 3 0.5121 1 0.709 1 0.398 9 -0.299 NY/NJ 11 10 9 40 40 0.010 14.827 4 0.013 5 0.016 5 0.018 4 0.5041 7 0.206 8 -0.080 4 0.117 DC UNITED 10 11 9 38 36 0.015 14.878 6 -0.009 7 -0.014 4 0.021 6 0.4979 9 0.016 9 -0.218 2 0.261 COLUMBUS 10 12 8 43 44 0.020 15.008 8 -0.020 8 -0.023 7 -0.003 8 0.4940 5 0.337 5 0.004 5 -0.011


DIVISION          W  L  T   PCT  RNK RATING
EASTERN DIVISION 58 49 43 0.530    1  0.095
WESTERN DIVISION 51 60 39 0.470    2 -0.093

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.285 points in main ratings (0.205 for semineutral)
     0.029 points in improved RPI (0.020 for semineutral)
Average of 1.00 points per score
Predict score:
Team Strength vs. Time Plot:
posted: Sat Jan  4 12:44:45 2020
games through: Sun Oct 26 2003

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