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 13 3887 3703  0.017 21.463    1  0.300    1  0.281    1  0.242    1 0.5469    1  3.861    1  1.577   13 -1.093
DETROIT     30 15 3552 3425  0.025 22.769    2  0.264    2  0.249    2  0.104    2 0.5438    5  3.582    4  0.175    6  0.034
INDIANA     24 16 2942 2833  0.021 20.172    3  0.161    3  0.142    3  0.096    3 0.5267   13  3.433   12 -0.442    1  0.635
SAN ANTONIO 22 17 2940 2909  0.003 19.584    4  0.094    4  0.080    6  0.015    4 0.5139   10  3.498    8 -0.263    4  0.292
SACRAMENTO  20 17 2752 2711 -0.021 18.194    5  0.051    5  0.031    7  0.001    6 0.5061   11  3.462   11 -0.424    3  0.425
CONNECTICUT 19 18 2915 2852  0.019 18.722    6  0.036    6  0.013    4  0.093    5 0.5061    4  3.605    3  0.259    8 -0.074
WASHINGTON  16 18 2585 2639  0.002 17.301    7 -0.032    7 -0.044    8 -0.063    8 0.4941    6  3.578    6 -0.009    9 -0.118
NEW YORK    17 20 2629 2699  0.028 19.204    8 -0.034    8 -0.049    9 -0.069    7 0.4952   12  3.442   13 -0.573    2  0.435
SEATTLE     17 19 2907 2843 -0.032 17.499    9 -0.042    9 -0.068    5  0.042    9 0.4891    2  3.635    2  0.338   11 -0.255
CHICAGO     14 20 2517 2602  0.006 17.409   10 -0.103   10 -0.118   10 -0.105   10 0.4810    9  3.509   10 -0.340    5  0.130
TEAM         W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
HOUSTON     13 21 2510 2628 -0.021 17.158   11 -0.156   11 -0.169   12 -0.121   11 0.4689    8  3.536    7 -0.244    7  0.003
MINNESOTA   10 24 2636 2752 -0.021 17.154   12 -0.264   12 -0.284   11 -0.117   12 0.4484    3  3.621    5  0.121   12 -0.355
LOS ANGELES 10 24 2524 2700 -0.033 17.148   13 -0.276   13 -0.287   13 -0.273   13 0.4464    7  3.551    9 -0.332   10 -0.213

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 13 3887 3703 0.017 21.463 1 0.300 1 0.281 1 0.242 1 0.5469 1 3.861 1 1.577 13 -1.093 SAN ANTONIO 22 17 2940 2909 0.003 19.584 4 0.094 4 0.080 6 0.015 4 0.5139 10 3.498 8 -0.263 4 0.292 SACRAMENTO 20 17 2752 2711 -0.021 18.194 5 0.051 5 0.031 7 0.001 6 0.5061 11 3.462 11 -0.424 3 0.425 SEATTLE 17 19 2907 2843 -0.032 17.499 9 -0.042 9 -0.068 5 0.042 9 0.4891 2 3.635 2 0.338 11 -0.255 HOUSTON 13 21 2510 2628 -0.021 17.158 11 -0.156 11 -0.169 12 -0.121 11 0.4689 8 3.536 7 -0.244 7 0.003 MINNESOTA 10 24 2636 2752 -0.021 17.154 12 -0.264 12 -0.284 11 -0.117 12 0.4484 3 3.621 5 0.121 12 -0.355 LOS ANGELES 10 24 2524 2700 -0.033 17.148 13 -0.276 13 -0.287 13 -0.273 13 0.4464 7 3.551 9 -0.332 10 -0.213

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 DETROIT 30 15 3552 3425 0.025 22.769 2 0.264 2 0.249 2 0.104 2 0.5438 5 3.582 4 0.175 6 0.034 INDIANA 24 16 2942 2833 0.021 20.172 3 0.161 3 0.142 3 0.096 3 0.5267 13 3.433 12 -0.442 1 0.635 CONNECTICUT 19 18 2915 2852 0.019 18.722 6 0.036 6 0.013 4 0.093 5 0.5061 4 3.605 3 0.259 8 -0.074 WASHINGTON 16 18 2585 2639 0.002 17.301 7 -0.032 7 -0.044 8 -0.063 8 0.4941 6 3.578 6 -0.009 9 -0.118 NEW YORK 17 20 2629 2699 0.028 19.204 8 -0.034 8 -0.049 9 -0.069 7 0.4952 12 3.442 13 -0.573 2 0.435 CHICAGO 14 20 2517 2602 0.006 17.409 10 -0.103 10 -0.118 10 -0.105 10 0.4810 9 3.509 10 -0.340 5 0.130


DIVISION             W   L   PCT  RNK RATING
EASTERN CONFERENCE 120 107 0.529    1  0.032
WESTERN CONFERENCE 122 135 0.475    2 -0.064

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.234 points in main ratings (0.226 for semineutral)
     0.019 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 12:46:30 2020
games through: Sun Sep 16 2007

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