Power Ranking Averages - Wk 8
Sounders gap in 1st place shrinking
Seattle Sounders once had an overwhelming lead for 1st with almost 2 points clear, now with New England Revolution surging it’s down to 1.2 points. This week’s averages DO NOT include the mid-week games; only 12 of 18 sites this for week 8.
As always, if you know of a site I have not used please let me know in the comments and I’ll look into adding it to the list!
Sites Used
- Jeff Sagarin
- Five Thirty Eight (Proj. points)
- Who Scored
- ESPN
- Massey
- Sonny Moore Rankings
- MLS
- Sports Club Stats (Seas. finish avg)
- Broadway Sports
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3rd Degree - Freeborg Power Index
- MLS Fantasy Boss
Coach & Crew- Bleacher Report
MLS MultiplexSoccer America-
KNUP(Twice a month) -
US Soccer Players
You may notice the list includes several ‘analytic’ sites; they serve to function as a stable counterbalance or ‘control group’ to the rest which are based more on personal opinions, and those done by ‘group rankers’. There are also sites included that some will argue are ‘prediction rankings’ - but that also is a form of Power Ranking is (see the quote at the top) since it uses algorithms to calculate a team’s likely final position.
All the averages use the Olympic method (I.E. Truncated Mean value) of dropping the highest and lowest scores, and then averaging the rest to reduce bias.
The full spreadsheeet is here.
- Highest Standard Deviation: Los Angeles FC 4.21
- Lowest Standard Deviation: Seattle Sounders 0.0
- Biggest Rise: New York Red Bulls up 3
- Biggest Fall: Nashville SC down 3
Site Bias
All sites are going to have bias, whether conscious (blogs) or due to analytic calculation (based on past performance). This section lets you see the extent that sites are biased for/against teams. Negative totals (-) are bias FOR, positive numbers (+) are bias AGAINST.