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
COLUMBUS    12  6 14 42 34 -0.014 15.736    1  0.024    1  0.020    2  0.021    1 0.5195    9  0.019    9 -0.140    3  0.183
DC UNITED   15 10  9 54 47 -0.014 16.748    2  0.021    2  0.017    3  0.016    2 0.5150    2  0.466    2  0.211    8 -0.179
KANSAS CITY 16 11  7 45 35 -0.025 16.515    3  0.019    3  0.015    1  0.029    3 0.5145    8  0.023    8 -0.129    2  0.188
LOS ANGELES 12 11 10 44 43  0.008 16.672    4  0.006    4  0.003    5 -0.001    4 0.5052    4  0.324    4  0.072    7 -0.075
COLORADO    11 10 11 30 34  0.002 16.153    5  0.002    5 -0.000    7 -0.013    5 0.5039   10 -0.320   10 -0.394    1  0.368
SAN JOSE    10 11 11 43 39  0.001 16.034    6 -0.007    6 -0.012    4  0.004    6 0.4967    7  0.235    6  0.005    4  0.004
NY/NJ       11 14  7 47 53  0.007 16.270    7 -0.013    7 -0.016    8 -0.020    7 0.4897    1  0.601    1  0.299   10 -0.339
NEW ENGLAND  9 14 10 47 48  0.018 16.856    8 -0.014    8 -0.019    6 -0.010    9 0.4848    3  0.455    3  0.175    9 -0.196
DALLAS      10 14  6 34 45  0.010 15.376    9 -0.019    9 -0.020   10 -0.035    8 0.4857    6  0.257    7 -0.017    5 -0.053
CHICAGO      8 13  9 36 44  0.008 15.305   10 -0.020   10 -0.021    9 -0.026   10 0.4814    5  0.273    5  0.005    6 -0.058
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 KANSAS CITY 16 11 7 45 35 -0.025 16.515 3 0.019 3 0.015 1 0.029 3 0.5145 8 0.023 8 -0.129 2 0.188 LOS ANGELES 12 11 10 44 43 0.008 16.672 4 0.006 4 0.003 5 -0.001 4 0.5052 4 0.324 4 0.072 7 -0.075 COLORADO 11 10 11 30 34 0.002 16.153 5 0.002 5 -0.000 7 -0.013 5 0.5039 10 -0.320 10 -0.394 1 0.368 SAN JOSE 10 11 11 43 39 0.001 16.034 6 -0.007 6 -0.012 4 0.004 6 0.4967 7 0.235 6 0.005 4 0.004 DALLAS 10 14 6 34 45 0.010 15.376 9 -0.019 9 -0.020 10 -0.035 8 0.4857 6 0.257 7 -0.017 5 -0.053

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 COLUMBUS 12 6 14 42 34 -0.014 15.736 1 0.024 1 0.020 2 0.021 1 0.5195 9 0.019 9 -0.140 3 0.183 DC UNITED 15 10 9 54 47 -0.014 16.748 2 0.021 2 0.017 3 0.016 2 0.5150 2 0.466 2 0.211 8 -0.179 NY/NJ 11 14 7 47 53 0.007 16.270 7 -0.013 7 -0.016 8 -0.020 7 0.4897 1 0.601 1 0.299 10 -0.339 NEW ENGLAND 9 14 10 47 48 0.018 16.856 8 -0.014 8 -0.019 6 -0.010 9 0.4848 3 0.455 3 0.175 9 -0.196 CHICAGO 8 13 9 36 44 0.008 15.305 10 -0.020 10 -0.021 9 -0.026 10 0.4814 5 0.273 5 0.005 6 -0.058


DIVISION          W  L  T   PCT  RNK RATING
WESTERN DIVISION 59 57 45 0.506    1 -0.002
EASTERN DIVISION 55 57 49 0.494    2 -0.006

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.332 points in main ratings (0.205 for semineutral)
     0.033 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 12:45:12 2020
games through: Sun Nov 14 2004

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