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
CHICAGO      68 36 349 271  0.046 53.947    1  0.254    1  0.251    1  0.250    1 0.5441    8  1.082    3  0.354    8  0.145
SAN JOSE     59 38 305 256  0.046 50.435    2  0.203    2  0.177    3  0.176    2 0.5331   17  1.015    4  0.201    6  0.151
WASHINGTON   57 32 340 253 -0.062 42.319    3  0.176    3  0.156    2  0.218    5 0.5254    1  1.314    1  0.620   24 -0.184
PHOENIX      53 36 243 227  0.032 45.958    4  0.158    4  0.144    9  0.048    3 0.5278   27  0.819   25 -0.146    4  0.243
VANCOUVER    55 39 315 263  0.031 48.263    5  0.150    5  0.134    4  0.174    4 0.5264    2  1.181    2  0.402   17 -0.054
NASHVILLE    49 39 240 242  0.050 46.158    6  0.092    6  0.101   13  0.010    6 0.5205   21  0.917   19 -0.078   12  0.098
LOS ANGELES  48 40 258 244  0.039 45.664    7  0.066    7  0.078    8  0.054    7 0.5169   19  0.976   12  0.034   13  0.075
NEW JERSEY   49 37 229 202 -0.028 42.304    8  0.064    8  0.076    6  0.065    9 0.5118   29  0.737   26 -0.215    1  0.345
PITTSBURGH   54 41 299 275 -0.050 46.017    9  0.047    9  0.064   14  0.009   10 0.5102    3  1.139    5  0.184   23 -0.165
DETROIT      49 45 272 249  0.050 49.142   10  0.040   10  0.055    5  0.096    8 0.5138   20  0.940   11  0.034    5  0.158
TEAM          W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
COLORADO     45 43 255 252  0.025 45.213   11  0.022   12  0.024   11  0.040   11 0.5072   15  1.017    9  0.067   14  0.013
PHILADELPHIA 55 50 312 286 -0.010 52.421   12  0.020   11  0.025    7  0.064   12 0.5032   11  1.060    6  0.142   15 -0.014
BUFFALO      47 41 250 223 -0.042 42.808   13  0.019   13  0.019   10  0.046   13 0.5018   23  0.904   17 -0.056    7  0.148
OTTAWA       46 42 244 263 -0.040 43.134   14  0.009   14  0.006   23 -0.083   16 0.4995   13  1.041   14 -0.027   20 -0.138
ST. LOUIS    40 42 225 223  0.026 42.157   15  0.004   15 -0.007   12  0.028   14 0.5016   22  0.915   18 -0.061    9  0.117
CALGARY      40 42 204 210  0.012 41.770   16  0.000   16 -0.013   15 -0.005   15 0.5002   28  0.754   29 -0.267    3  0.257
ANAHEIM      39 43 238 251  0.028 42.340   17 -0.005   17 -0.022   18 -0.031   17 0.4994    6  1.102    7  0.098   22 -0.160
BOSTON       46 49 243 237 -0.026 46.943   18 -0.013   18 -0.041   17 -0.013   21 0.4911   30  0.719   30 -0.310    2  0.285
MONTREAL     48 53 263 280 -0.005 50.904   19 -0.014   20 -0.041   20 -0.069   20 0.4913   26  0.836   28 -0.245   10  0.107
MINNESOTA    38 44 219 246  0.022 42.228   20 -0.018   19 -0.041   22 -0.081   18 0.4950   18  0.985   21 -0.092   18 -0.071
TEAM          W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
DALLAS       37 45 237 254  0.031 42.458   21 -0.023   21 -0.051   19 -0.035   19 0.4939    7  1.098    8  0.088   21 -0.159
NY RANGERS   38 44 222 218 -0.035 40.221   22 -0.040   22 -0.071   16 -0.008   22 0.4861   25  0.893   23 -0.123   11  0.106
ATLANTA      35 47 234 256 -0.044 40.103   23 -0.112   24 -0.124   24 -0.093   24 0.4754    5  1.104   10  0.038   26 -0.224
CAROLINA     35 47 230 256 -0.041 40.211   24 -0.112   23 -0.122   25 -0.127   25 0.4754    9  1.079   13 -0.026   27 -0.227
COLUMBUS     32 50 216 259  0.036 42.696   25 -0.124   25 -0.131   21 -0.081   23 0.4793   14  1.027   15 -0.042   19 -0.120
NY ISLANDERS 34 48 222 264 -0.027 40.725   26 -0.126   26 -0.131   28 -0.162   26 0.4742   10  1.062   20 -0.082   28 -0.242
TAMPA BAY    33 48 213 258 -0.040 39.809   27 -0.147   27 -0.147   27 -0.158   27 0.4709   16  1.016   24 -0.132   25 -0.184
FLORIDA      32 50 208 244 -0.035 40.469   28 -0.170   28 -0.167   26 -0.138   28 0.4677   24  0.904   27 -0.241   16 -0.036
TORONTO      30 52 214 267 -0.036 40.462   29 -0.205   29 -0.202   29 -0.190   30 0.4618   12  1.052   22 -0.122   29 -0.259
EDMONTON     27 55 214 284  0.025 42.537   30 -0.216   30 -0.219   30 -0.211   29 0.4633    4  1.132   16 -0.045   30 -0.377

PACIFIC DIVISION
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 SAN JOSE 59 38 305 256 0.046 50.435 2 0.203 2 0.177 3 0.176 2 0.5331 17 1.015 4 0.201 6 0.151 PHOENIX 53 36 243 227 0.032 45.958 4 0.158 4 0.144 9 0.048 3 0.5278 27 0.819 25 -0.146 4 0.243 LOS ANGELES 48 40 258 244 0.039 45.664 7 0.066 7 0.078 8 0.054 7 0.5169 19 0.976 12 0.034 13 0.075 ANAHEIM 39 43 238 251 0.028 42.340 17 -0.005 17 -0.022 18 -0.031 17 0.4994 6 1.102 7 0.098 22 -0.160 DALLAS 37 45 237 254 0.031 42.458 21 -0.023 21 -0.051 19 -0.035 19 0.4939 7 1.098 8 0.088 21 -0.159

NORTHWEST DIVISION
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 VANCOUVER 55 39 315 263 0.031 48.263 5 0.150 5 0.134 4 0.174 4 0.5264 2 1.181 2 0.402 17 -0.054 COLORADO 45 43 255 252 0.025 45.213 11 0.022 12 0.024 11 0.040 11 0.5072 15 1.017 9 0.067 14 0.013 CALGARY 40 42 204 210 0.012 41.770 16 0.000 16 -0.013 15 -0.005 15 0.5002 28 0.754 29 -0.267 3 0.257 MINNESOTA 38 44 219 246 0.022 42.228 20 -0.018 19 -0.041 22 -0.081 18 0.4950 18 0.985 21 -0.092 18 -0.071 EDMONTON 27 55 214 284 0.025 42.537 30 -0.216 30 -0.219 30 -0.211 29 0.4633 4 1.132 16 -0.045 30 -0.377

CENTRAL DIVISION
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 CHICAGO 68 36 349 271 0.046 53.947 1 0.254 1 0.251 1 0.250 1 0.5441 8 1.082 3 0.354 8 0.145 NASHVILLE 49 39 240 242 0.050 46.158 6 0.092 6 0.101 13 0.010 6 0.5205 21 0.917 19 -0.078 12 0.098 DETROIT 49 45 272 249 0.050 49.142 10 0.040 10 0.055 5 0.096 8 0.5138 20 0.940 11 0.034 5 0.158 ST. LOUIS 40 42 225 223 0.026 42.157 15 0.004 15 -0.007 12 0.028 14 0.5016 22 0.915 18 -0.061 9 0.117 COLUMBUS 32 50 216 259 0.036 42.696 25 -0.124 25 -0.131 21 -0.081 23 0.4793 14 1.027 15 -0.042 19 -0.120

SOUTHEAST DIVISION
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 WASHINGTON 57 32 340 253 -0.062 42.319 3 0.176 3 0.156 2 0.218 5 0.5254 1 1.314 1 0.620 24 -0.184 ATLANTA 35 47 234 256 -0.044 40.103 23 -0.112 24 -0.124 24 -0.093 24 0.4754 5 1.104 10 0.038 26 -0.224 CAROLINA 35 47 230 256 -0.041 40.211 24 -0.112 23 -0.122 25 -0.127 25 0.4754 9 1.079 13 -0.026 27 -0.227 TAMPA BAY 33 48 213 258 -0.040 39.809 27 -0.147 27 -0.147 27 -0.158 27 0.4709 16 1.016 24 -0.132 25 -0.184 FLORIDA 32 50 208 244 -0.035 40.469 28 -0.170 28 -0.167 26 -0.138 28 0.4677 24 0.904 27 -0.241 16 -0.036

NORTHEAST DIVISION
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 BUFFALO 47 41 250 223 -0.042 42.808 13 0.019 13 0.019 10 0.046 13 0.5018 23 0.904 17 -0.056 7 0.148 OTTAWA 46 42 244 263 -0.040 43.134 14 0.009 14 0.006 23 -0.083 16 0.4995 13 1.041 14 -0.027 20 -0.138 BOSTON 46 49 243 237 -0.026 46.943 18 -0.013 18 -0.041 17 -0.013 21 0.4911 30 0.719 30 -0.310 2 0.285 MONTREAL 48 53 263 280 -0.005 50.904 19 -0.014 20 -0.041 20 -0.069 20 0.4913 26 0.836 28 -0.245 10 0.107 TORONTO 30 52 214 267 -0.036 40.462 29 -0.205 29 -0.202 29 -0.190 30 0.4618 12 1.052 22 -0.122 29 -0.259

ATLANTIC DIVISION
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 NEW JERSEY 49 37 229 202 -0.028 42.304 8 0.064 8 0.076 6 0.065 9 0.5118 29 0.737 26 -0.215 1 0.345 PITTSBURGH 54 41 299 275 -0.050 46.017 9 0.047 9 0.064 14 0.009 10 0.5102 3 1.139 5 0.184 23 -0.165 PHILADELPHIA 55 50 312 286 -0.010 52.421 12 0.020 11 0.025 7 0.064 12 0.5032 11 1.060 6 0.142 15 -0.014 NY RANGERS 38 44 222 218 -0.035 40.221 22 -0.040 22 -0.071 16 -0.008 22 0.4861 25 0.893 23 -0.123 11 0.106 NY ISLANDERS 34 48 222 264 -0.027 40.725 26 -0.126 26 -0.131 28 -0.162 26 0.4742 10 1.062 20 -0.082 28 -0.242


DIVISION             W   L   PCT  RNK RATING
CENTRAL DIVISION   238 212 0.529    1  0.092
PACIFIC DIVISION   236 202 0.539    2  0.068
ATLANTIC DIVISION  230 220 0.511    3 -0.007
NORTHWEST DIVISION 205 223 0.479    4 -0.024
NORTHEAST DIVISION 217 237 0.478    5 -0.091
SOUTHEAST DIVISION 192 224 0.462    6 -0.093

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.138 points in main ratings (0.079 for semineutral)
     0.014 points in improved RPI (0.008 for semineutral)
Average of 1.00 points per score
Predict score:
Team Strength vs. Time Plot:
posted: Sat Jan  4 12:47:19 2020
games through: Wed Jun  9 2010

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