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
LOS ANGELES    21  5 11 50 30  0.020 18.360    1  0.201    1  0.190    1  0.196    1 0.5514   18 -0.190   14 -0.089    1  0.481
SEATTLE        20  7  9 61 39 -0.002 17.640    2  0.161    2  0.154    2  0.151    2 0.5410    4  0.372    1  0.282    8  0.021
HOUSTON        14  9 13 47 41  0.013 18.113    3  0.069    3  0.072    5  0.044    5 0.5167   13  0.160    7  0.003    5  0.085
KANSAS CITY    15 10 11 53 41  0.010 17.957    4  0.060    4  0.058    3  0.101    4 0.5175    7  0.273    4  0.149    7  0.052
REAL SALT LAKE 16 12  8 48 39  0.046 18.445    5  0.059    5  0.056    4  0.099    3 0.5176   15  0.094    6  0.009    2  0.190
FC DALLAS      15 12  7 42 39 -0.005 16.907    6  0.038    6  0.036    7  0.026    6 0.5097   16  0.079   11 -0.075    4  0.128
COLORADO       13 11 13 45 45 -0.006 18.483    7  0.011    7  0.006   10 -0.010    7 0.5055   14  0.121   13 -0.081    6  0.060
NEW YORK       10 11 17 53 51  0.035 19.481    8  0.003    8 -0.006    6  0.039    9 0.5011    3  0.379    3  0.176   13 -0.098
PHILADELPHIA   11 10 16 45 39 -0.016 18.243    9  0.003    9 -0.006    8  0.023    8 0.5016   17  0.003   17 -0.133    3  0.178
CHICAGO         9  9 16 46 45 -0.006 16.940   10 -0.000   10 -0.008    9  0.006   10 0.4992    5  0.344    5  0.113   14 -0.101
TEAM            W  L  T PF PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
COLUMBUS       12 13  8 41 44 -0.023 16.310   11 -0.022   11 -0.030   11 -0.035   11 0.4943    8  0.225    8 -0.025   11 -0.045
PORTLAND       11 14  8 38 46  0.009 16.809   12 -0.024   12 -0.031   15 -0.060   12 0.4901   10  0.202   10 -0.068   12 -0.052
SAN JOSE        8 12 14 40 44  0.010 17.301   13 -0.046   13 -0.059   13 -0.049   13 0.4876   12  0.160   15 -0.090   10 -0.009
DC UNITED       8 13 12 47 52 -0.016 16.457   14 -0.063   14 -0.074   14 -0.054   14 0.4809    1  0.565    2  0.248   18 -0.355
CHIVAS USA      8 14 12 41 43 -0.009 17.015   15 -0.069   15 -0.081   12 -0.040   15 0.4784   11  0.161   12 -0.080    9  0.000
TORONTO FC      6 13 14 34 57 -0.024 16.689   16 -0.094   16 -0.097   18 -0.190   16 0.4737    6  0.333   16 -0.092   16 -0.288
NEW ENGLAND     5 16 13 37 57 -0.021 17.183   17 -0.142   17 -0.143   17 -0.181   17 0.4606    2  0.383    9 -0.041   17 -0.321
VANCOUVER       6 17 10 35 51 -0.021 16.675   18 -0.146   18 -0.147   16 -0.165   18 0.4593    9  0.213   18 -0.164   15 -0.166
TEAM            W  L  T PF PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING

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 LOS ANGELES 21 5 11 50 30 0.020 18.360 1 0.201 1 0.190 1 0.196 1 0.5514 18 -0.190 14 -0.089 1 0.481 SEATTLE 20 7 9 61 39 -0.002 17.640 2 0.161 2 0.154 2 0.151 2 0.5410 4 0.372 1 0.282 8 0.021 REAL SALT LAKE 16 12 8 48 39 0.046 18.445 5 0.059 5 0.056 4 0.099 3 0.5176 15 0.094 6 0.009 2 0.190 FC DALLAS 15 12 7 42 39 -0.005 16.907 6 0.038 6 0.036 7 0.026 6 0.5097 16 0.079 11 -0.075 4 0.128 COLORADO 13 11 13 45 45 -0.006 18.483 7 0.011 7 0.006 10 -0.010 7 0.5055 14 0.121 13 -0.081 6 0.060 PORTLAND 11 14 8 38 46 0.009 16.809 12 -0.024 12 -0.031 15 -0.060 12 0.4901 10 0.202 10 -0.068 12 -0.052 SAN JOSE 8 12 14 40 44 0.010 17.301 13 -0.046 13 -0.059 13 -0.049 13 0.4876 12 0.160 15 -0.090 10 -0.009 CHIVAS USA 8 14 12 41 43 -0.009 17.015 15 -0.069 15 -0.081 12 -0.040 15 0.4784 11 0.161 12 -0.080 9 0.000 VANCOUVER 6 17 10 35 51 -0.021 16.675 18 -0.146 18 -0.147 16 -0.165 18 0.4593 9 0.213 18 -0.164 15 -0.166

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 HOUSTON 14 9 13 47 41 0.013 18.113 3 0.069 3 0.072 5 0.044 5 0.5167 13 0.160 7 0.003 5 0.085 KANSAS CITY 15 10 11 53 41 0.010 17.957 4 0.060 4 0.058 3 0.101 4 0.5175 7 0.273 4 0.149 7 0.052 NEW YORK 10 11 17 53 51 0.035 19.481 8 0.003 8 -0.006 6 0.039 9 0.5011 3 0.379 3 0.176 13 -0.098 PHILADELPHIA 11 10 16 45 39 -0.016 18.243 9 0.003 9 -0.006 8 0.023 8 0.5016 17 0.003 17 -0.133 3 0.178 CHICAGO 9 9 16 46 45 -0.006 16.940 10 -0.000 10 -0.008 9 0.006 10 0.4992 5 0.344 5 0.113 14 -0.101 COLUMBUS 12 13 8 41 44 -0.023 16.310 11 -0.022 11 -0.030 11 -0.035 11 0.4943 8 0.225 8 -0.025 11 -0.045 DC UNITED 8 13 12 47 52 -0.016 16.457 14 -0.063 14 -0.074 14 -0.054 14 0.4809 1 0.565 2 0.248 18 -0.355 TORONTO FC 6 13 14 34 57 -0.024 16.689 16 -0.094 16 -0.097 18 -0.190 16 0.4737 6 0.333 16 -0.092 16 -0.288 NEW ENGLAND 5 16 13 37 57 -0.021 17.183 17 -0.142 17 -0.143 17 -0.181 17 0.4606 2 0.383 9 -0.041 17 -0.321


DIVISION             W   L   T   PCT  RNK RATING
WESTERN CONFERENCE 118 104  92 0.522    1  0.039
EASTERN CONFERENCE  90 104 120 0.478    2 -0.053

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.299 points in main ratings (0.205 for semineutral)
     0.029 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 12:47:44 2020
games through: Sun Nov 20 2011

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