2000 Power Rankings
through Week 14
| Place |
Team |
Rank |
| 1 |
Toronto Rock |
12.368 |
| 2 |
Rochester Knighthawks |
11.550 |
| 3 |
Philadelphia Wings |
9.679 |
| 4 |
Buffalo Bandits |
9.525 |
| 5 |
Pittsburgh Crossefire |
7.812 |
| 6 |
Albany Attack |
7.274 |
| 7 |
New York Saints |
1.362 |
| 8 |
Syracuse Smash |
0.000 |
Notes on the Rankings:
- Rankings are normalized so that the 8th place team
(Syracuse) has a score of zero.
- Rankings are based on Wins, Loss, Goals and Shots For,
Goals and Shots Against, Penalty Minutes, and Opponent's
Winning Percentage. Recent results weigh in more than
more distant results.
- The difference between two teams power ranking is the
projected scoring difference should the two teams meet.
- The 1999 home field advantage was 1.3810 goals.
- So far, the 2000 home field advantage is .9111
goals.
- A credibility weighted average of last years and this
years home field advantage (.7500 weight
for this year) is calculated to be 1.0286
goals.
Week 15 spreads
Toronto Rock @ Syracuse Smash - Rock by 11
Philadelphia Wings @ Rochester Knighthawks - Knighthawks by 3
Buffalo Bandits @ Albany Attack - Bandits by 1