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Power Rankings Overview: RSL ranking jumps after good week
Power Rankings Overview: RSL ranking jumps after good week
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Editor's Note: Hello, again! Kreg Asay is back with his weekly power rankings overview. Do take a look and remark on it, won't you? Isn't it fascinating how we've improved after a good week? It's funny, we almost switched spots with the Galaxy. You've got to admit, it's looking better. Better all the time, right? Right? Yep.
The sites used are:
*Soccer America (socceramerica.com)
*Major League Soccer (MLSSoccer.com)
*Goal (Goal.com)
*Soccer by Ives (soccerbyives.net)
*ESPN (espn.go.com/sports/soccer)
*SB Nation (sbnation.com)
*NBC Sports (prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com)
*Sports Illustrated (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)
*Bleacher Report (bleacherreport.com) - stopped after wk 11.
Weekly Average Power Ranking
W29 - W28 - W27 - Team - Ave -High-Low
1 - 1 - 1 - San Jose - 1.14 - 1 - 2
2 - 2 - 2 - Kansas City - 1.86 - 1 - 2
3 - 7 - 7 - Salt Lake - 4.00 - 3 - 5
4 - 6 - 5 - Seattle - 4.14 - 3 - 6
5 - 4 - 3 - Chicago - 4.29 - 3 - 6
6 - 3 - 4 - LA Galaxy - 5.86 - 4 - 7
7 - 8 - 8 - DC United - 7.00 - 4 - 8
8 - 5 - 6 - New York - 7.57 - 7 - 8
9 - 9 - 9 - Houston - 9.00 - 9 - 9
10 - 10 - 10 - Columbus - 10.29 - 10 - 11
11 - 12 - 13 - Vancouver - 11.29 - 10 - 14
12 - 11 - 11 - Dallas - 12.14 - 11 - 14
13 - 13 - 12 - Montreal - 12.71 - 11 - 14
14 - 14 - 14 - Philadelphia - 13.57 - 13 - 14
15 - 15 - 17 - Colorado - 15.86 - 15 - 17
15 - 15 - 15 - Portland - 15.86 - 15 - 17
17 - 17 - 15 - New England - 16.29 - 15 - 17
18 - 18 - 18 - Chivas - 18.00 - 18 - 18
19 - 19 - 19 - Toronto - 19.00 - 19 - 19
Ten teams remained static in the rankings between week 28 and 29; Houston, Chivas and Toronto were the only teams to receive a unanimous ranking. There was 1 tie in week 28, CR / PT at 15th place with a 15.86 ave.
Variances (week 26):
4 positions = DCU, VWc
3 positions = CF, FCD, LAG, MI, SS
2 positions = CR, NER, RSL, PT
1 position = CC, NY, PU, SJ, SKC
0 positions = CUSA, HD, TFC
Site Consistency (in descending order best/worst for week 26):
This depends on how drastic changes are for a ranking between week. Simply put, if a team drops more than 3 places in a ranking there better be an extremely good reason for it.
SB Nation (previous: 8th)
2 positions - 2 team
1 position - 6 teams
No change - 11 teams
NBC Sports (previous: 1st)
3 positions - 1 team
2 positions - 4 teams
1 position - 7 teams
No change - 7 teams
Sports Illustrated (previous: 4th)
3 positions - 1 team
2 positions - 4 teams
1 position - 3 teams
No change - 11 teams
ESPN (previous: 3rd)
3 positions - 4 teams
2 positions - 1 team
1 position - 6 teams
No change - 8 teams
Goal.com (previous: 7th)
4 positions - 1 team
3 positions - 2 teams
1 position - 4 teams
No change - 12 teams
Major League Soccer (previous: 6th)
5 positions - 1 team
4 positions - 1 team
3 positions - 1 team
2 positions - 1 team
1 position - 9 teams
No change - 6 teams
Soccer America (previous: 2nd)
3 positions - 1 team
2 positions - 2 team
1 position - 7 teams
No change - 9 teams
Soccer by Ives (previous: 5th)
No ratings published
Firsts and Lasts:
SJE have now been ranked #1 for 18 weeks, with RSL at 6, and SKC for 5 weeks.
TFC has been last for a total of 17 weeks (1 tied with PT, 1 with CUSA), Portland for 7 weeks (1 tied with TFC), Montreal, Dallas and Philly held last for 2 weeks each, Chivas for 2 weeks (1 tied with TFC).
Movers:
Jets: RSL (7th to 3rd), SS (6th to 4th),
Bricks: LA (3rd to 6th), NY (5th to 8th)
Glaciers: SJ, KC, HD, CC, MI, PU, PT, NE, CUSA, TFC (no change)
Season Average Power Ranking
W29 W28 W27 W26 Team
2.72 - 2.78 - 2.83 - 2.90 - San Jose
3.15 - 3.20 - 3.25 - 3.30 - Kansas City
3.69 - 3.68 - 3.59 - 3.47 - Salt Lake
5.13 - 5.17 - 5.16 - 5.16 - Seattle
5.44 - 5.36 - 5.37 - 5.35 - New York
6.59 - 6.51 - 6.43 - 6.33 - Houston
7.64 - 7.66 - 7.64 - 7.63 - DC United
7.98 - 8.11 - 8.25 - 8.43 - Chicago
8.57 - 8.67 - 8.83 - 9.02 - LA Galaxy
8.80 - 8.71 - 8.57 - 8.41 - Vancouver
11.79 - 11.85 - 11.90 - 12.32 - Columbus
12.68 - 12.56 - 12.45 - 11.97 - Colorado
12.92 - 12.95 - 13.03 - 13.12 - Dallas
14.10 - 14.15 - 14.20 - 14.27 - Montreal
14.70 - 14.64 - 14.58 - 14.53 - New England
15.14 - 15.04 - 14.92 - 14.78 - Chivas
15.24 - 15.30 - 15.34 - 15.38 - Philadelphia
15.88 - 15.88 - 15.89 - 15.89 - Portland
17.80 - 17.76 - 17.72 - 17.69 - Toronto
There were no position changes on the table this week.
PT once again moved the least with no change from last week. CR dropped the most -.12 points; CF rose the most at .13 points. The smallest gap in the season average is .1 separating PU / CUSA. The widest gulf once again lies between VWc and Columbus at 2.99 (down from 3.14); five other gaps of over 1 point also exist.
Firsts and Lasts:
*RSL held the top spot on the season table for a total of 21 weeks (1 tied with SKC). SJ has held it for 6 weeks, and SKC held for 3 weeks (1 tied with RSL).
*Toronto has been in 19th place for 22 weeks, with Montreal at 7 weeks.
Forecast:
Dallas is making steady progress on the Rapids. Only .24 points separate the two (down from .39). One more good result may be enough.
Philadelphia also looks likely to pass Chivas in the seasonal average. One more week should do the trick.
