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
PHOENIX     30 15 4181 3997 -0.008 22.095    1  0.144    1  0.120    1  0.104    1 0.5380    1  3.907    1  1.599   13 -1.392
INDIANA     28 16 3448 3353  0.020 22.244    2  0.114    2  0.103    3  0.040    2 0.5343   10  3.510   10 -0.257    4  0.337
SEATTLE     21 16 2746 2695 -0.010 18.385    3  0.037    3  0.033    6  0.004    3 0.5134   13  3.416   13 -0.669    1  0.678
DETROIT     21 18 3054 3019  0.016 19.834    4  0.027    4  0.020    4  0.037    4 0.5109    7  3.551    5 -0.091    5  0.165
LOS ANGELES 21 19 3019 2972  0.035 20.534    5  0.024    5  0.016    2  0.048    5 0.5093   12  3.465   11 -0.432    2  0.528
ATLANTA     18 18 3026 2987 -0.011 17.935    6 -0.001    6 -0.018    5  0.008    6 0.4979    2  3.714    2  0.589   12 -0.572
CONNECTICUT 16 18 2651 2654 -0.008 17.091    7 -0.016    8 -0.033    7 -0.030    7 0.4918    6  3.555    7 -0.140    7  0.081
CHICAGO     16 18 2573 2690 -0.015 17.373    8 -0.019    7 -0.030   12 -0.076    8 0.4915    4  3.587    4 -0.053   10 -0.099
WASHINGTON  16 20 2738 2791 -0.007 18.265    9 -0.030    9 -0.049   11 -0.056    9 0.4871    8  3.549    8 -0.190    8  0.078
SAN ANTONIO 16 21 2877 2958  0.020 19.238   10 -0.034   10 -0.054   10 -0.052   10 0.4868    9  3.547    9 -0.195    6  0.091
TEAM         W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
MINNESOTA   14 20 2733 2827 -0.009 17.384   11 -0.054   11 -0.069   13 -0.092   11 0.4785    3  3.673    3  0.306   11 -0.489
NEW YORK    13 21 2512 2535 -0.025 16.942   12 -0.085   12 -0.097    8 -0.030   12 0.4704   11  3.469   12 -0.492    3  0.432
SACRAMENTO  12 22 2601 2681 -0.010 17.331   13 -0.105   13 -0.110    9 -0.049   13 0.4653    5  3.567    6 -0.111    9  0.012

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 PHOENIX 30 15 4181 3997 -0.008 22.095 1 0.144 1 0.120 1 0.104 1 0.5380 1 3.907 1 1.599 13 -1.392 SEATTLE 21 16 2746 2695 -0.010 18.385 3 0.037 3 0.033 6 0.004 3 0.5134 13 3.416 13 -0.669 1 0.678 LOS ANGELES 21 19 3019 2972 0.035 20.534 5 0.024 5 0.016 2 0.048 5 0.5093 12 3.465 11 -0.432 2 0.528 SAN ANTONIO 16 21 2877 2958 0.020 19.238 10 -0.034 10 -0.054 10 -0.052 10 0.4868 9 3.547 9 -0.195 6 0.091 MINNESOTA 14 20 2733 2827 -0.009 17.384 11 -0.054 11 -0.069 13 -0.092 11 0.4785 3 3.673 3 0.306 11 -0.489 SACRAMENTO 12 22 2601 2681 -0.010 17.331 13 -0.105 13 -0.110 9 -0.049 13 0.4653 5 3.567 6 -0.111 9 0.012

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 INDIANA 28 16 3448 3353 0.020 22.244 2 0.114 2 0.103 3 0.040 2 0.5343 10 3.510 10 -0.257 4 0.337 DETROIT 21 18 3054 3019 0.016 19.834 4 0.027 4 0.020 4 0.037 4 0.5109 7 3.551 5 -0.091 5 0.165 ATLANTA 18 18 3026 2987 -0.011 17.935 6 -0.001 6 -0.018 5 0.008 6 0.4979 2 3.714 2 0.589 12 -0.572 CONNECTICUT 16 18 2651 2654 -0.008 17.091 7 -0.016 8 -0.033 7 -0.030 7 0.4918 6 3.555 7 -0.140 7 0.081 CHICAGO 16 18 2573 2690 -0.015 17.373 8 -0.019 7 -0.030 12 -0.076 8 0.4915 4 3.587 4 -0.053 10 -0.099 WASHINGTON 16 20 2738 2791 -0.007 18.265 9 -0.030 9 -0.049 11 -0.056 9 0.4871 8 3.549 8 -0.190 8 0.078 NEW YORK 13 21 2512 2535 -0.025 16.942 12 -0.085 12 -0.097 8 -0.030 12 0.4704 11 3.469 12 -0.492 3 0.432


DIVISION             W   L   PCT  RNK RATING
WESTERN CONFERENCE 114 113 0.502    1 -0.009
EASTERN CONFERENCE 128 129 0.498    2 -0.021

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.349 points in main ratings (0.226 for semineutral)
     0.035 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 12:47:17 2020
games through: Fri Oct  9 2009

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