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
TEAM            W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  P-SCR  P-OFF  P-DEF  H-SCR
DETROIT        64 30 301 207  0.037 48.320    1  0.929    1  0.249    1  0.304    1 0.5453  0.939  0.264  0.345  0.000
SAN JOSE       55 40 252 225  0.063 50.046    2  0.688    2  0.131    3  0.135    2 0.5246  0.763 -0.096  0.366  0.000
DALLAS         53 43 279 237  0.074 50.948    3  0.615    5  0.103    2  0.161    4 0.5204  0.973  0.159  0.164  0.000
ANAHEIM        48 38 213 206  0.079 45.966    4  0.593    3  0.107    7  0.050    5 0.5203  0.711 -0.233  0.334  0.000
PITTSBURGH     56 36 282 235 -0.064 43.841    5  0.580    4  0.103    4  0.103    3 0.5215  1.009  0.142  0.063  0.000
COLORADO       48 44 257 252  0.059 48.478    6  0.462    6  0.053   11  0.032    6 0.5115  0.992  0.052  0.012  0.000
MINNESOTA      46 42 235 235  0.040 45.699    7  0.453    7  0.044   10  0.033    7 0.5101  0.894 -0.059  0.124  0.000
MONTREAL       52 42 295 257 -0.063 44.890    8  0.437    8  0.032    5  0.060    9 0.5067  1.064  0.165 -0.045  0.000
CALGARY        45 44 246 246  0.055 46.797    9  0.436    9  0.031   13  0.018    8 0.5073  1.019  0.070 -0.034  0.000
NASHVILLE      43 45 242 246  0.084 47.182   10  0.431   10  0.024    6  0.056   13 0.5031  1.001  0.087  0.025  0.000
TEAM            W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  P-SCR  P-OFF  P-DEF  H-SCR
NEW JERSEY     47 40 218 216 -0.047 42.280   11  0.430   11  0.022   24 -0.062   10 0.5058  0.735 -0.322  0.198  0.000
EDMONTON       41 41 235 251  0.048 42.979   12  0.428   12  0.020   21 -0.050   11 0.5045  1.111  0.113 -0.212  0.000
CHICAGO        40 42 239 235  0.058 43.160   13  0.422   13  0.010   12  0.030   15 0.5003  1.091  0.168 -0.108  0.000
PHILADELPHIA   50 45 293 271 -0.049 45.907   14  0.418   14  0.006    8  0.040   12 0.5036  1.119  0.213 -0.132  0.000
N.Y. RANGERS   47 45 244 226 -0.050 44.443   15  0.402   17 -0.016    9  0.036   14 0.5009  0.777 -0.180  0.252  0.000
VANCOUVER      39 43 213 215  0.041 42.616   16  0.401   15 -0.014   14  0.018   16 0.4989  0.851 -0.121  0.156  0.000
PHOENIX        38 44 214 231  0.069 43.605   17  0.399   16 -0.015   16 -0.018   18 0.4972  0.969 -0.024 -0.012  0.000
CAROLINA       43 39 252 249 -0.094 38.324   18  0.395   18 -0.020   23 -0.056   17 0.4974  1.174  0.184 -0.296  0.000
WASHINGTON     46 43 262 254 -0.083 41.937   19  0.393   19 -0.025   20 -0.046   19 0.4964  1.024  0.011 -0.103  0.000
OTTAWA         43 43 266 263 -0.046 41.810   20  0.391   20 -0.026   18 -0.038   20 0.4954  1.191  0.225 -0.300  0.000
TEAM            W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  P-SCR  P-OFF  P-DEF  H-SCR
BOSTON         44 45 227 241 -0.041 43.452   21  0.385   21 -0.031   22 -0.053   21 0.4939  0.796 -0.249  0.144  0.000
BUFFALO        39 43 255 242 -0.059 39.376   22  0.348   22 -0.061   15 -0.009   22 0.4886  1.130  0.176 -0.194  0.000
COLUMBUS       34 48 193 218  0.064 43.467   23  0.318   23 -0.075   17 -0.027   23 0.4837  0.771 -0.249  0.196  0.000
ST. LOUIS      33 49 205 237  0.066 43.560   24  0.283   24 -0.089   19 -0.044   25 0.4809  0.928 -0.098  0.010  0.000
FLORIDA        38 44 216 226 -0.089 38.527   25  0.280   25 -0.090   26 -0.094   24 0.4835  0.870 -0.211  0.023  0.000
TORONTO        36 46 231 260 -0.048 39.873   26  0.255   26 -0.100   27 -0.102   26 0.4803  1.106  0.054 -0.258  0.000
LOS ANGELES    31 49 226 261  0.075 42.817   27  0.250   27 -0.101   25 -0.071   28 0.4796  1.224  0.234 -0.376  0.000
N.Y. ISLANDERS 35 47 194 243 -0.037 40.325   28  0.219   28 -0.111   29 -0.183   27 0.4798  0.879 -0.290 -0.075  0.000
ATLANTA        34 48 216 272 -0.075 39.173   29  0.114   29 -0.141   30 -0.218   29 0.4724  1.062 -0.116 -0.320  0.000
TAMPA BAY      31 51 223 267 -0.080 38.931   30  0.000   30 -0.188   28 -0.170   30 0.4640  1.125  0.009 -0.350  0.000

PACIFIC DIVISION
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI TEAM W L PF PA SCHED ELOSS RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING P-SCR P-OFF P-DEF H-SCR SAN JOSE 55 40 252 225 0.063 50.046 2 0.688 2 0.131 3 0.135 2 0.5246 0.763 -0.096 0.366 0.000 DALLAS 53 43 279 237 0.074 50.948 3 0.615 5 0.103 2 0.161 4 0.5204 0.973 0.159 0.164 0.000 ANAHEIM 48 38 213 206 0.079 45.966 4 0.593 3 0.107 7 0.050 5 0.5203 0.711 -0.233 0.334 0.000 PHOENIX 38 44 214 231 0.069 43.605 17 0.399 16 -0.015 16 -0.018 18 0.4972 0.969 -0.024 -0.012 0.000 LOS ANGELES 31 49 226 261 0.075 42.817 27 0.250 27 -0.101 25 -0.071 28 0.4796 1.224 0.234 -0.376 0.000

NORTHWEST DIVISION
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI TEAM W L PF PA SCHED ELOSS RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING P-SCR P-OFF P-DEF H-SCR COLORADO 48 44 257 252 0.059 48.478 6 0.462 6 0.053 11 0.032 6 0.5115 0.992 0.052 0.012 0.000 MINNESOTA 46 42 235 235 0.040 45.699 7 0.453 7 0.044 10 0.033 7 0.5101 0.894 -0.059 0.124 0.000 CALGARY 45 44 246 246 0.055 46.797 9 0.436 9 0.031 13 0.018 8 0.5073 1.019 0.070 -0.034 0.000 EDMONTON 41 41 235 251 0.048 42.979 12 0.428 12 0.020 21 -0.050 11 0.5045 1.111 0.113 -0.212 0.000 VANCOUVER 39 43 213 215 0.041 42.616 16 0.401 15 -0.014 14 0.018 16 0.4989 0.851 -0.121 0.156 0.000

CENTRAL DIVISION
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI TEAM W L PF PA SCHED ELOSS RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING P-SCR P-OFF P-DEF H-SCR DETROIT 64 30 301 207 0.037 48.320 1 0.929 1 0.249 1 0.304 1 0.5453 0.939 0.264 0.345 0.000 NASHVILLE 43 45 242 246 0.084 47.182 10 0.431 10 0.024 6 0.056 13 0.5031 1.001 0.087 0.025 0.000 CHICAGO 40 42 239 235 0.058 43.160 13 0.422 13 0.010 12 0.030 15 0.5003 1.091 0.168 -0.108 0.000 COLUMBUS 34 48 193 218 0.064 43.467 23 0.318 23 -0.075 17 -0.027 23 0.4837 0.771 -0.249 0.196 0.000 ST. LOUIS 33 49 205 237 0.066 43.560 24 0.283 24 -0.089 19 -0.044 25 0.4809 0.928 -0.098 0.010 0.000

SOUTHEAST DIVISION
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI TEAM W L PF PA SCHED ELOSS RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING P-SCR P-OFF P-DEF H-SCR CAROLINA 43 39 252 249 -0.094 38.324 18 0.395 18 -0.020 23 -0.056 17 0.4974 1.174 0.184 -0.296 0.000 WASHINGTON 46 43 262 254 -0.083 41.937 19 0.393 19 -0.025 20 -0.046 19 0.4964 1.024 0.011 -0.103 0.000 FLORIDA 38 44 216 226 -0.089 38.527 25 0.280 25 -0.090 26 -0.094 24 0.4835 0.870 -0.211 0.023 0.000 ATLANTA 34 48 216 272 -0.075 39.173 29 0.114 29 -0.141 30 -0.218 29 0.4724 1.062 -0.116 -0.320 0.000 TAMPA BAY 31 51 223 267 -0.080 38.931 30 0.000 30 -0.188 28 -0.170 30 0.4640 1.125 0.009 -0.350 0.000

NORTHEAST DIVISION
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI TEAM W L PF PA SCHED ELOSS RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING P-SCR P-OFF P-DEF H-SCR MONTREAL 52 42 295 257 -0.063 44.890 8 0.437 8 0.032 5 0.060 9 0.5067 1.064 0.165 -0.045 0.000 OTTAWA 43 43 266 263 -0.046 41.810 20 0.391 20 -0.026 18 -0.038 20 0.4954 1.191 0.225 -0.300 0.000 BOSTON 44 45 227 241 -0.041 43.452 21 0.385 21 -0.031 22 -0.053 21 0.4939 0.796 -0.249 0.144 0.000 BUFFALO 39 43 255 242 -0.059 39.376 22 0.348 22 -0.061 15 -0.009 22 0.4886 1.130 0.176 -0.194 0.000 TORONTO 36 46 231 260 -0.048 39.873 26 0.255 26 -0.100 27 -0.102 26 0.4803 1.106 0.054 -0.258 0.000

ATLANTIC DIVISION
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI TEAM W L PF PA SCHED ELOSS RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING P-SCR P-OFF P-DEF H-SCR PITTSBURGH 56 36 282 235 -0.064 43.841 5 0.580 4 0.103 4 0.103 3 0.5215 1.009 0.142 0.063 0.000 NEW JERSEY 47 40 218 216 -0.047 42.280 11 0.430 11 0.022 24 -0.062 10 0.5058 0.735 -0.322 0.198 0.000 PHILADELPHIA 50 45 293 271 -0.049 45.907 14 0.418 14 0.006 8 0.040 12 0.5036 1.119 0.213 -0.132 0.000 N.Y. RANGERS 47 45 244 226 -0.050 44.443 15 0.402 17 -0.016 9 0.036 14 0.5009 0.777 -0.180 0.252 0.000 N.Y. ISLANDERS 35 47 194 243 -0.037 40.325 28 0.219 28 -0.111 29 -0.183 27 0.4798 0.879 -0.290 -0.075 0.000


DIVISION             W   L   PCT  RNK RATING
CENTRAL DIVISION   214 214 0.500    1  0.106
PACIFIC DIVISION   225 214 0.513    2  0.086
NORTHWEST DIVISION 219 214 0.506    3  0.021
ATLANTIC DIVISION  235 213 0.525    4 -0.019
NORTHEAST DIVISION 214 219 0.494    5 -0.044
SOUTHEAST DIVISION 192 225 0.460    6 -0.193

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.114 points in main ratings (0.079 for semineutral)
     0.010 points in improved RPI (0.008 for semineutral)
Average of 1.00 points per score
Predict score:
Team Strength vs. Time Plot:
posted: Sun May 11 14:21:42 2008
games through: Sat May 10 2008

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