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
DETROIT     29 14 3332 3122 -0.012 20.111    1  0.345    2  0.317    1  0.341    2 0.5381    6  3.545    3  0.320    4  0.362
SAN ANTONIO 29 15 3264 3175  0.034 21.755    2  0.339    1  0.330    5  0.131    1 0.5400   11  3.478    9 -0.164    3  0.426
SEATTLE     23 14 2690 2604  0.025 18.108    3  0.249    3  0.236    4  0.133    3 0.5299   14  3.439   11 -0.317    1  0.584
LOS ANGELES 23 17 3019 2933  0.065 20.212    4  0.186    4  0.161    2  0.195    4 0.5254    9  3.491    7 -0.049    2  0.439
CONNECTICUT 22 15 2888 2750 -0.034 17.103    5  0.161    5  0.135    3  0.139    5 0.5149    4  3.582    4  0.274    8  0.003
NEW YORK    22 18 2969 2931  0.046 20.083    6  0.132    6  0.122    6  0.074    6 0.5132    8  3.503    8 -0.121    6  0.270
SACRAMENTO  19 19 2857 2886  0.047 19.340    7  0.048    7  0.037    9  0.002    7 0.5070    5  3.562    5  0.051   10 -0.047
HOUSTON     17 17 2561 2606  0.011 16.906    8  0.012    8  0.002   12 -0.101    8 0.5008    7  3.526   10 -0.201    9 -0.002
INDIANA     18 19 2695 2700 -0.012 17.959    9 -0.027   10 -0.042   10 -0.060   11 0.4938   13  3.456   13 -0.441    5  0.321
PHOENIX     16 18 3010 3009  0.024 16.931   10 -0.027    9 -0.040    8  0.014    9 0.4955    1  3.881    1  1.509   14 -1.482
TEAM         W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
MINNESOTA   16 18 2767 2721  0.016 16.650   11 -0.044   11 -0.063    7  0.039   10 0.4951    3  3.664    2  0.531   12 -0.452
CHICAGO     12 22 2472 2510 -0.051 16.191   12 -0.286   12 -0.311   11 -0.100   12 0.4589   12  3.473   12 -0.414    7  0.214
WASHINGTON  10 24 2368 2601 -0.034 17.146   13 -0.378   13 -0.380   13 -0.467   13 0.4489   10  3.487   14 -0.723   11 -0.210
ATLANTA      4 30 2535 2879 -0.048 17.004   14 -0.709   14 -0.731   14 -0.523   14 0.4057    2  3.667    6 -0.018   13 -1.027

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 SAN ANTONIO 29 15 3264 3175 0.034 21.755 2 0.339 1 0.330 5 0.131 1 0.5400 11 3.478 9 -0.164 3 0.426 SEATTLE 23 14 2690 2604 0.025 18.108 3 0.249 3 0.236 4 0.133 3 0.5299 14 3.439 11 -0.317 1 0.584 LOS ANGELES 23 17 3019 2933 0.065 20.212 4 0.186 4 0.161 2 0.195 4 0.5254 9 3.491 7 -0.049 2 0.439 SACRAMENTO 19 19 2857 2886 0.047 19.340 7 0.048 7 0.037 9 0.002 7 0.5070 5 3.562 5 0.051 10 -0.047 HOUSTON 17 17 2561 2606 0.011 16.906 8 0.012 8 0.002 12 -0.101 8 0.5008 7 3.526 10 -0.201 9 -0.002 PHOENIX 16 18 3010 3009 0.024 16.931 10 -0.027 9 -0.040 8 0.014 9 0.4955 1 3.881 1 1.509 14 -1.482 MINNESOTA 16 18 2767 2721 0.016 16.650 11 -0.044 11 -0.063 7 0.039 10 0.4951 3 3.664 2 0.531 12 -0.452

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 DETROIT 29 14 3332 3122 -0.012 20.111 1 0.345 2 0.317 1 0.341 2 0.5381 6 3.545 3 0.320 4 0.362 CONNECTICUT 22 15 2888 2750 -0.034 17.103 5 0.161 5 0.135 3 0.139 5 0.5149 4 3.582 4 0.274 8 0.003 NEW YORK 22 18 2969 2931 0.046 20.083 6 0.132 6 0.122 6 0.074 6 0.5132 8 3.503 8 -0.121 6 0.270 INDIANA 18 19 2695 2700 -0.012 17.959 9 -0.027 10 -0.042 10 -0.060 11 0.4938 13 3.456 13 -0.441 5 0.321 CHICAGO 12 22 2472 2510 -0.051 16.191 12 -0.286 12 -0.311 11 -0.100 12 0.4589 12 3.473 12 -0.414 7 0.214 WASHINGTON 10 24 2368 2601 -0.034 17.146 13 -0.378 13 -0.380 13 -0.467 13 0.4489 10 3.487 14 -0.723 11 -0.210 ATLANTA 4 30 2535 2879 -0.048 17.004 14 -0.709 14 -0.731 14 -0.523 14 0.4057 2 3.667 6 -0.018 13 -1.027


DIVISION             W   L   PCT  RNK RATING
WESTERN CONFERENCE 143 118 0.548    1  0.098
EASTERN CONFERENCE 117 142 0.452    2 -0.128

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.304 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 12:46:59 2020
games through: Sun Oct  5 2008

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