Wasatch Soccer SentinelMLS Power Ranking Averages - Week 2
Two sites added for Week 2! The Redditors on r/MLS have started their own 'power ranking average' with 20 members (one fan from each team) submitting rankings and an average taken for a final list. Weeks 1-2 have been included so totals for Wk1 have been slightly adjusted. The second is The Sports Network, which started their rankings this week after skipping Wk1.
As always, if you come across any that I have not included please send me a link and I'll add it to the list.
Here's a reminder of the Power Ranking "Guidelines":
"If two teams played tomorrow, given their current injury concerns, form, and other considerations, who is likely to win on a neutral field? This list is designed to tell you who we feel is most likely to win that match-up. All things being equal, who is the best team going forward, based on what we know now?"
-Richard Farley, NBC Sports ProSoccerTalk. 3/11/14
Sites Used:
- Major League Soccer (www.mlssoccer.com/news/power-rankings)
- Soccer by Ives (www.sbisoccer.com/sbi-mls-power-rankings)
- Soccer America (www.socceramerica.com)
- ESPN (espnfc.us/major-league-soccer)
- Seattle Times Blog (seattletimes.com/sports/matt-pentzs-mls-power-rankings)
- MLS GB (mlsbg.com/tag/power-rankings)
- Black & Red United (www.blackandredunited.com)
- Sports Illustrated (www.soccer.si.com)
- Examiner (examiner.com/topic/power-rankings)
- The Mane Land (themaneland.com)
- Who Scored 'team rating' (whoscored.com/Regions/233/Tournaments/85/USA-Major-League-Soccer)
- Playing for 90 (playingfor90.com) *No ranking for Wk 2
- Reddit MLS subreddit (reddit/r/mls)
- The Sports Network (sportsnetwork.com)
You may notice several 'team specific' sites used; yes they will at times be a bit more biased for/against certain teams, as such the averages use the Olympic Method of dropping the highest and lowest scores, and averaging the rest to compensate for possible bias. Each week I'll also be listing the sites closest and furthest from average to show which are more biased than others.
Weekly Power Ranking Averages
Using the "Olympic" method of dropping the highest / lowest scores, and averaging the rest.
Wk 2
Wk 1
Team
W2 Avg
W1 Avg
2014 Avg
Worst
Best
Range
1
2
Los Angeles
1.55
1.64
6.77
3
1
2
2
4
Dallas
1.73
4.64
7.09
6
1
5
3
1
Seattle
3.73
1.09
4.04
8
2
6
4
4
D.C.
4.55
4.64
12.15
11
1
10
5
12
Columbus
5.46
10.45
8.97
11
2
9
6
13
New York FC
6.00
11.50
N/A
11
3
8
7
10
Orlando
6.27
10.18
N/A
18
3
15
8
3
Toronto
6.73
2.82
7.47
12
5
7
9
8
Salt Lake
9.27
8.46
2.94
14
8
6
10
9
New York RB
10.18
9.18
11.07
16
4
12
11
18
San Jose
10.36
16.55
14.44
16
5
11
11
14
Vancouver
10.36
12.73
7.40
15
5
10
13
12
Portland
10.73
10.45
11.34
16
8
8
14
7
Houston
12.64
7.18
9.48
17
10
7
15
15
Philadelphia
13.27
13.82
11.33
17
12
5
16
6
Kansas City
13.73
6.91
4.45
18
11
7
17
11
New England
14.73
10.36
11.50
20
7
13
18
16
Colorado
15.27
14.27
9.66
20
9
11
19
17
Montreal
16.64
15.91
17.67
19
14
5
20
19
Chicago
18.00
17.73
15.61
20
18
2
Site Evaluations
Each site's ranking is compared to the weekly averages above. The best and worst # of matches is indicated.
Site
Exact
1 off
2 off
3 off
4 off
5+ off
Team(s) furthest off
Major League Soccer
4
8
3
3
0
2
NYCFC -5, VAN +5
Soccer by Ives
4
6
4
4
0
2
NER +10
Soccer America
6
4
5
1
1
3
CLB -6
ESPN
3
8
1
6
1
1
SJE +5
Seattle Times
4
5
2
5
2
2
NER +9
MLS GB
3
6
5
3
1
2
CLB -5, SJE +5
Black & Red United
4
6
3
1
2
4
NER +5, RSL -5, SJE -5, SKC +5
Sports Illustrated
2
4
7
2
3
2
VAN +6
Examiner
2
6
5
1
3
2
SJE +6
The Mane Land
7
5
4
2
2
0
COL +4, FCD -4
Who Scored
2
4
6
2
2
4
ORL -11
Playing for 90
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Reddit /r/MLS
3
8
2
5
2
0
NYRB -4, POR +4
The Sports Network
1
7
3
4
2
3
DCU -7
- Most Accurate Site: (best Exact, with +1 as tiebreaker) The Mane Land
- Least Accurate Site: (most 5+) Black & Red United and Who Scored each with 4
- Furthest Off: Who Scored placed Orlando 11 places lower than average.
Season Average Power Ranking
Wk 2
Wk 1
Team
W2 Avg
W1 Avg
2015 Avg
2014 Avg
2013 Avg
2012 Avg
1
2
Los Angeles
1.59
1.80
1.70
6.77
5.14
2.46
2
1
Seattle
2.41
1.20
1.81
4.04
9.36
4.39
3
4
Dallas
3.18
5.10
4.14
7.09
8.78
17.17
4
4
D.C.
4.59
5.10
4.85
12.15
17.29
9.33
5
3
Toronto
4.77
3.10
3.94
7.47
16.85
10.96
6
12
Columbus
7.95
11.50
9.73
8.97
12.89
9.46
7
10
Orlando
8.23
11.20
9.72
N/A
N/A
N/A
8
14
New York FC
8.77
12.70
10.74
N/A
N/A
N/A
9
8
Salt Lake
8.86
9.30
9.08
2.94
4.52
8.40
10
9
New York RB
9.68
10.10
9.89
11.07
6.38
7.23
11
7
Houston
9.91
7.90
8.91
9.48
7.74
6.29
12
6
Kansas City
10.32
7.60
8.96
4.45
4.45
3.09
13
12
Portland
10.59
11.50
11.05
11.34
5.73
13.89
14
15
Vancouver
11.55
14.00
12.78
7.40
10.41
7.87
15
11
New England
12.55
11.40
11.98
11.50
12.35
14.84
16
19
San Jose
13.45
18.20
15.83
14.44
12.34
4.86
17
16
Philadelphia
13.55
15.20
14.38
11.33
10.53
15.70
18
17
Colorado
14.77
15.70
15.24
9.66
9.79
10.06
19
18
Montreal
16.27
17.50
16.89
17.67
5.32
15.74
20
20
Chicago
17.86
19.50
18.68
15.61
14.27
13.07
Team High / Low
Best and worst placement for each team in weekly and season position, avg rank total for weekly and season.
Team
Weekly
Worst
Weekly
Best
Highest
Wk. Avg.
Lowest
Wk. Avg.
Season
Best
Season
Worst
Highest
Seas. Avg
Lowest
Seas. Avg
20
19
17.73
18.00
20
20
17.86
19.50
18
16
15.27
14.27
17
18
14.77
15.70
Columbus Crew
12
5
10.45
5.46
6
12
7.95
11.50
4
4
4.64
4.55
4
4
4.59
5.10
4
2
4.64
1.73
3
4
3.18
5.10
14
7
12.64
7.18
7
11
9.91
7.90
2
1
1.64
1.55
1
2
1.59
1.80
19
17
16.64
15.91
18
19
16.27
17.50
17
11
14.73
10.36
11
15
11.40
12.55
13
6
11.55
6.00
8
14
8.77
12.70
10
9
10.18
9.18
9
10
9.68
10.10
Orlando SC
10
7
10.18
6.27
7
10
8.23
11.20
15
15
13.82
13.27
16
17
13.55
15.20
13
12
10.73
10.45
12
13
10.59
11.50
9
8
9.27
8.46
8
9
8.86
9.30
18
11
16.55
10.36
16
19
13.45
18.20
3
1
3.73
1.09
1
2
1.20
2.41
16
6
13.73
6.91
6
12
7.60
10.32
8
3
6.73
2.82
3
5
3.10
4.77
14
11
12.73
10.36
14
15
11.55
14.00
