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
MINNESOTA   34  8 3457 3108  0.027 19.342    1  0.762    1  0.732    1  0.623    1 0.5705    5  3.582    3  0.664    2  0.581
INDIANA     24 16 3087 2982  0.004 18.987    2  0.243    2  0.225    5  0.117    3 0.5190    6  3.545    5  0.003    5  0.231
ATLANTA     24 18 3450 3383  0.077 21.169    3  0.234    3  0.206    2  0.273    2 0.5200    2  3.689    2  0.779    8 -0.233
CONNECTICUT 21 15 2872 2770  0.017 17.242    4  0.207    5  0.177    3  0.212    5 0.5164    4  3.583    4  0.258    7  0.165
SEATTLE     22 15 2672 2605 -0.034 17.211    5  0.205    4  0.182    7  0.098    4 0.5182   12  3.397   10 -0.607    1  0.803
PHOENIX     21 18 3408 3360  0.061 19.579    6  0.168    6  0.139    8  0.033    6 0.5145    1  3.827    1  1.179   12 -1.112
NEW YORK    20 17 2805 2760  0.028 18.129    7  0.145    7  0.115    4  0.118    8 0.5081    9  3.525    7 -0.077    3  0.313
SAN ANTONIO 19 18 2856 2794  0.058 18.419    8  0.088    8  0.058    6  0.114    7 0.5084    7  3.543    6 -0.008    4  0.235
LOS ANGELES 15 19 2623 2731 -0.049 16.642    9 -0.165    9 -0.170   10 -0.296    9 0.4848    3  3.597    8 -0.192   10 -0.401
CHICAGO     14 20 2524 2556  0.001 16.702   10 -0.190   10 -0.203    9 -0.088   10 0.4775   10  3.508    9 -0.352    6  0.176
TEAM         W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
WASHINGTON   6 28 2409 2678 -0.011 17.561   11 -0.719   11 -0.733   11 -0.596   11 0.4253   11  3.498   11 -0.904    9 -0.288
TULSA        3 31 2353 2789 -0.051 17.588   12 -0.978   12 -1.018   12 -0.875   12 0.4065    8  3.530   12 -1.052   11 -0.699

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 MINNESOTA 34 8 3457 3108 0.027 19.342 1 0.762 1 0.732 1 0.623 1 0.5705 5 3.582 3 0.664 2 0.581 SEATTLE 22 15 2672 2605 -0.034 17.211 5 0.205 4 0.182 7 0.098 4 0.5182 12 3.397 10 -0.607 1 0.803 PHOENIX 21 18 3408 3360 0.061 19.579 6 0.168 6 0.139 8 0.033 6 0.5145 1 3.827 1 1.179 12 -1.112 SAN ANTONIO 19 18 2856 2794 0.058 18.419 8 0.088 8 0.058 6 0.114 7 0.5084 7 3.543 6 -0.008 4 0.235 LOS ANGELES 15 19 2623 2731 -0.049 16.642 9 -0.165 9 -0.170 10 -0.296 9 0.4848 3 3.597 8 -0.192 10 -0.401 TULSA 3 31 2353 2789 -0.051 17.588 12 -0.978 12 -1.018 12 -0.875 12 0.4065 8 3.530 12 -1.052 11 -0.699

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 24 16 3087 2982 0.004 18.987 2 0.243 2 0.225 5 0.117 3 0.5190 6 3.545 5 0.003 5 0.231 ATLANTA 24 18 3450 3383 0.077 21.169 3 0.234 3 0.206 2 0.273 2 0.5200 2 3.689 2 0.779 8 -0.233 CONNECTICUT 21 15 2872 2770 0.017 17.242 4 0.207 5 0.177 3 0.212 5 0.5164 4 3.583 4 0.258 7 0.165 NEW YORK 20 17 2805 2760 0.028 18.129 7 0.145 7 0.115 4 0.118 8 0.5081 9 3.525 7 -0.077 3 0.313 CHICAGO 14 20 2524 2556 0.001 16.702 10 -0.190 10 -0.203 9 -0.088 10 0.4775 10 3.508 9 -0.352 6 0.176 WASHINGTON 6 28 2409 2678 -0.011 17.561 11 -0.719 11 -0.733 11 -0.596 11 0.4253 11 3.498 11 -0.904 9 -0.288


DIVISION             W   L   PCT  RNK RATING
EASTERN CONFERENCE 109 114 0.489    1  0.009
WESTERN CONFERENCE 114 109 0.511    2 -0.033

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.354 points in main ratings (0.226 for semineutral)
     0.032 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 12:47:45 2020
games through: Fri Oct  7 2011

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