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
MYSTICS  32 11 3855 3429  0.106 21.703    1  0.671    1  0.597    1  0.702    1 0.5615    1  3.730    1  1.271    5  0.133
SUN      28 14 3438 3300  0.095 21.972    2  0.463    2  0.449    2  0.333    2 0.5438    5  3.617    4  0.401    3  0.264
ACES     23 16 3256 3140  0.073 20.283    3  0.268    3  0.246    3  0.241    4 0.5246    4  3.653    3  0.464    7  0.017
SPARKS   23 15 3013 2951  0.010 19.278    4  0.234    4  0.222    6  0.111    3 0.5258    7  3.587    5  0.048    4  0.174
SKY      21 15 3073 3001  0.011 18.087    5  0.191    5  0.174    4  0.187    5 0.5183    2  3.730    2  0.753   11 -0.380
STORM    19 17 2696 2719 -0.024 18.198    6  0.053    6  0.036    7 -0.115    6 0.5045   10  3.508   10 -0.505    2  0.275
LYNX     18 17 2739 2665 -0.017 17.331    7  0.040    7  0.001    5  0.150    7 0.5016    8  3.565    6 -0.005    1  0.305
MERCURY  15 20 2677 2744 -0.048 17.658    8 -0.151    8 -0.183    9 -0.227    8 0.4808    9  3.559    9 -0.405    8 -0.048
FEVER    13 21 2638 2730 -0.068 16.966    9 -0.272    9 -0.309    8 -0.187    9 0.4688    6  3.587    7 -0.248   10 -0.126
LIBERTY  10 24 2632 2881 -0.064 17.532   10 -0.452   10 -0.472   12 -0.543   11 0.4491    3  3.660    8 -0.291   12 -0.795
TEAM      W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
WINGS    10 24 2434 2631 -0.086 17.425   11 -0.469   11 -0.501   10 -0.425   10 0.4494   12  3.486   11 -0.907    6  0.056
DREAM     8 26 2421 2681 -0.064 17.746   12 -0.577   12 -0.620   11 -0.515   12 0.4376   11  3.492   12 -0.970    9 -0.061

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 ACES 23 16 3256 3140 0.073 20.283 3 0.268 3 0.246 3 0.241 4 0.5246 4 3.653 3 0.464 7 0.017 SPARKS 23 15 3013 2951 0.010 19.278 4 0.234 4 0.222 6 0.111 3 0.5258 7 3.587 5 0.048 4 0.174 STORM 19 17 2696 2719 -0.024 18.198 6 0.053 6 0.036 7 -0.115 6 0.5045 10 3.508 10 -0.505 2 0.275 LYNX 18 17 2739 2665 -0.017 17.331 7 0.040 7 0.001 5 0.150 7 0.5016 8 3.565 6 -0.005 1 0.305 MERCURY 15 20 2677 2744 -0.048 17.658 8 -0.151 8 -0.183 9 -0.227 8 0.4808 9 3.559 9 -0.405 8 -0.048 WINGS 10 24 2434 2631 -0.086 17.425 11 -0.469 11 -0.501 10 -0.425 10 0.4494 12 3.486 11 -0.907 6 0.056

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 MYSTICS 32 11 3855 3429 0.106 21.703 1 0.671 1 0.597 1 0.702 1 0.5615 1 3.730 1 1.271 5 0.133 SUN 28 14 3438 3300 0.095 21.972 2 0.463 2 0.449 2 0.333 2 0.5438 5 3.617 4 0.401 3 0.264 SKY 21 15 3073 3001 0.011 18.087 5 0.191 5 0.174 4 0.187 5 0.5183 2 3.730 2 0.753 11 -0.380 FEVER 13 21 2638 2730 -0.068 16.966 9 -0.272 9 -0.309 8 -0.187 9 0.4688 6 3.587 7 -0.248 10 -0.126 LIBERTY 10 24 2632 2881 -0.064 17.532 10 -0.452 10 -0.472 12 -0.543 11 0.4491 3 3.660 8 -0.291 12 -0.795 DREAM 8 26 2421 2681 -0.064 17.746 12 -0.577 12 -0.620 11 -0.515 12 0.4376 11 3.492 12 -0.970 9 -0.061


DIVISION             W   L   PCT  RNK RATING
WESTERN CONFERENCE 108 109 0.498    1 -0.030
EASTERN CONFERENCE 112 111 0.502    2 -0.040

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.363 points in main ratings (0.226 for semineutral)
     0.030 points in improved RPI (0.023 for semineutral)
Average of 2.15 points per score
Predict score:
Team Strength vs. Time Plot:
posted: Sat Jul 25 18:34:27 2020
games through: Thu Oct 10 2019

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