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
SACRAMENTO  32 10 2899 2618  0.055 20.902    1  0.622    1  0.578    1  0.510    1 0.5624   11  3.371    4  0.269    1  0.751
CONNECTICUT 31 11 3028 2775  0.053 20.972    2  0.555    2  0.514    2  0.432    2 0.5583    2  3.516    1  0.764    4  0.099
INDIANA     23 15 2426 2384  0.004 19.112    3  0.225    3  0.216    5  0.109    3 0.5243   13  3.289   11 -0.438    2  0.655
SEATTLE     21 16 2695 2616 -0.027 18.101    4  0.114    4  0.098    4  0.126    4 0.5114    1  3.574    2  0.701   12 -0.449
HOUSTON     21 18 2652 2607  0.027 19.932    5  0.094    5  0.076    3  0.130    5 0.5099    8  3.418    6  0.069    3  0.192
NEW YORK    18 18 2417 2406 -0.023 17.933    6 -0.004    6 -0.020    7 -0.041    6 0.4989    5  3.433    7 -0.043    7 -0.039
LOS ANGELES 17 19 2461 2501  0.028 18.795    7 -0.025    7 -0.035    8 -0.098    7 0.4963    4  3.499    5  0.163   11 -0.359
PHOENIX     16 18 2361 2354 -0.020 16.961    8 -0.063    9 -0.084    6  0.043    9 0.4905    3  3.512    3  0.357   10 -0.271
WASHINGTON  16 18 2263 2305 -0.033 17.033    9 -0.066    8 -0.082   10 -0.140    8 0.4909    6  3.428    8 -0.162    8 -0.119
DETROIT     16 20 2376 2435 -0.005 18.473   10 -0.091   10 -0.108    9 -0.114   10 0.4881    9  3.412    9 -0.196    5 -0.032
TEAM         W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
MINNESOTA   14 20 2211 2288 -0.008 17.546   11 -0.155   11 -0.174   11 -0.205   11 0.4791   10  3.389   10 -0.377    6 -0.034
SAN ANTONIO  7 27 2141 2401 -0.018 18.095   12 -0.563   12 -0.596   13 -0.540   12 0.4322    7  3.424   12 -0.576   13 -0.503
CHARLOTTE    6 28 2095 2335 -0.038 17.812   13 -0.641   13 -0.682   12 -0.443   13 0.4252   12  3.367   13 -0.698    9 -0.188

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 SACRAMENTO 32 10 2899 2618 0.055 20.902 1 0.622 1 0.578 1 0.510 1 0.5624 11 3.371 4 0.269 1 0.751 SEATTLE 21 16 2695 2616 -0.027 18.101 4 0.114 4 0.098 4 0.126 4 0.5114 1 3.574 2 0.701 12 -0.449 HOUSTON 21 18 2652 2607 0.027 19.932 5 0.094 5 0.076 3 0.130 5 0.5099 8 3.418 6 0.069 3 0.192 LOS ANGELES 17 19 2461 2501 0.028 18.795 7 -0.025 7 -0.035 8 -0.098 7 0.4963 4 3.499 5 0.163 11 -0.359 PHOENIX 16 18 2361 2354 -0.020 16.961 8 -0.063 9 -0.084 6 0.043 9 0.4905 3 3.512 3 0.357 10 -0.271 MINNESOTA 14 20 2211 2288 -0.008 17.546 11 -0.155 11 -0.174 11 -0.205 11 0.4791 10 3.389 10 -0.377 6 -0.034 SAN ANTONIO 7 27 2141 2401 -0.018 18.095 12 -0.563 12 -0.596 13 -0.540 12 0.4322 7 3.424 12 -0.576 13 -0.503

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 31 11 3028 2775 0.053 20.972 2 0.555 2 0.514 2 0.432 2 0.5583 2 3.516 1 0.764 4 0.099 INDIANA 23 15 2426 2384 0.004 19.112 3 0.225 3 0.216 5 0.109 3 0.5243 13 3.289 11 -0.438 2 0.655 NEW YORK 18 18 2417 2406 -0.023 17.933 6 -0.004 6 -0.020 7 -0.041 6 0.4989 5 3.433 7 -0.043 7 -0.039 WASHINGTON 16 18 2263 2305 -0.033 17.033 9 -0.066 8 -0.082 10 -0.140 8 0.4909 6 3.428 8 -0.162 8 -0.119 DETROIT 16 20 2376 2435 -0.005 18.473 10 -0.091 10 -0.108 9 -0.114 10 0.4881 9 3.412 9 -0.196 5 -0.032 CHARLOTTE 6 28 2095 2335 -0.038 17.812 13 -0.641 13 -0.682 12 -0.443 13 0.4252 12 3.367 13 -0.698 9 -0.188


DIVISION             W   L   PCT  RNK RATING
WESTERN CONFERENCE 128 128 0.500    1 -0.006
EASTERN CONFERENCE 110 110 0.500    2 -0.046

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.344 points in main ratings (0.226 for semineutral)
     0.034 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 12:45:37 2020
games through: Thu Sep 22 2005

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