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
D.C.        16  8 11 54 40 -0.010 17.137    1  0.032    1  0.026    1  0.037    1 0.5246    3  0.358    3  0.134    8 -0.060
NEW ENGLAND 13  9 13 42 38  0.032 17.853    2  0.020    2  0.018    2  0.015    2 0.5158   11 -0.008   11 -0.170    2  0.201
HOUSTON     13  9 14 51 44 -0.030 17.508    3  0.011    3  0.010    4  0.007    3 0.5106    7  0.257    7  0.021    6 -0.007
DALLAS      16 13  4 49 46 -0.013 16.290    4  0.011    4  0.009    5  0.005    4 0.5103    2  0.431    2  0.164   11 -0.155
CHICAGO     14 11  8 43 40 -0.009 16.308    5  0.009    5  0.008    3  0.011    5 0.5088    8  0.248    8  0.017    5  0.004
CHIVAS USA  11 10 13 47 45 -0.011 16.808    6  0.001    6 -0.002    6  0.004    6 0.5031    6  0.291    5  0.045    7 -0.037
NEW YORK     9 12 13 42 43  0.021 17.321    7 -0.005    7 -0.010    7 -0.006    7 0.4912    9  0.174    9 -0.058    4  0.046
COLORADO    12 15  8 41 56  0.001 17.701    8 -0.010    8 -0.014   12 -0.035    8 0.4905    5  0.329    6  0.037   10 -0.108
LOS ANGELES 11 14  6 37 36 -0.007 15.448    9 -0.012    9 -0.016    8 -0.007    9 0.4889   10  0.026   10 -0.169    3  0.154
SALT LAKE   10 13  9 45 49 -0.008 15.997   10 -0.013   10 -0.017   10 -0.019   10 0.4888    1  0.499    1  0.201   12 -0.239
TEAM         W  L  T PF PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
KANSAS CITY  9 14  8 40 44  0.026 15.892   11 -0.018   11 -0.020    9 -0.012   11 0.4834    4  0.345    4  0.074    9 -0.099
COLUMBUS     8 14  9 29 39  0.011 15.812   12 -0.027   12 -0.025   11 -0.031   12 0.4779   12 -0.090   12 -0.273    1  0.211

WESTERN CONFERENCE
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 HOUSTON 13 9 14 51 44 -0.030 17.508 3 0.011 3 0.010 4 0.007 3 0.5106 7 0.257 7 0.021 6 -0.007 DALLAS 16 13 4 49 46 -0.013 16.290 4 0.011 4 0.009 5 0.005 4 0.5103 2 0.431 2 0.164 11 -0.155 CHIVAS USA 11 10 13 47 45 -0.011 16.808 6 0.001 6 -0.002 6 0.004 6 0.5031 6 0.291 5 0.045 7 -0.037 COLORADO 12 15 8 41 56 0.001 17.701 8 -0.010 8 -0.014 12 -0.035 8 0.4905 5 0.329 6 0.037 10 -0.108 LOS ANGELES 11 14 6 37 36 -0.007 15.448 9 -0.012 9 -0.016 8 -0.007 9 0.4889 10 0.026 10 -0.169 3 0.154 SALT LAKE 10 13 9 45 49 -0.008 15.997 10 -0.013 10 -0.017 10 -0.019 10 0.4888 1 0.499 1 0.201 12 -0.239

EASTERN CONFERENCE
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 D.C. 16 8 11 54 40 -0.010 17.137 1 0.032 1 0.026 1 0.037 1 0.5246 3 0.358 3 0.134 8 -0.060 NEW ENGLAND 13 9 13 42 38 0.032 17.853 2 0.020 2 0.018 2 0.015 2 0.5158 11 -0.008 11 -0.170 2 0.201 CHICAGO 14 11 8 43 40 -0.009 16.308 5 0.009 5 0.008 3 0.011 5 0.5088 8 0.248 8 0.017 5 0.004 NEW YORK 9 12 13 42 43 0.021 17.321 7 -0.005 7 -0.010 7 -0.006 7 0.4912 9 0.174 9 -0.058 4 0.046 KANSAS CITY 9 14 8 40 44 0.026 15.892 11 -0.018 11 -0.020 9 -0.012 11 0.4834 4 0.345 4 0.074 9 -0.099 COLUMBUS 8 14 9 29 39 0.011 15.812 12 -0.027 12 -0.025 11 -0.031 12 0.4779 12 -0.090 12 -0.273 1 0.211


DIVISION            W  L  T   PCT  RNK RATING
EASTERN CONFERENCE 69 68 62 0.503    1  0.027
WESTERN CONFERENCE 73 74 54 0.498    2 -0.033

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.291 points in main ratings (0.205 for semineutral)
     0.030 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 12:46:01 2020
games through: Sun Nov 12 2006

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