Slaga's Power Rankings - Week 1

[slaga]

These rankings are done the same way as last year. It is a numerical ranking system where the first 1/2 of the season is compiled thusly. 50% of the total is the teams own winning percentage. 25% is the percentage of past openents. The last 25% is (1-future opponents). Basically 1/2 of the teams score is their own record. Having played tough opponents will boost your numbers. Having weak future opponents will boost you score as well. The opposite holds true too. Beating a "good" team will boost your score and beating a "bad" team will keep the status quo. Getting beat by a "bad" team will drop your score and getting beat by a really "good" team shouldn't hurt your score much. Week 1 is never indicative of where the teams will finish, but you have to start somewhere.

Rank --- Week 1 --- Combined Winning %

1 --- Arizona Cardinals --- 66.7%

2 --- Kansas City Chiefs --- 66.7%

3 --- Green Bay Packers --- 65.0%

4 --- New Orleans Saints --- 65.0%

5 --- New England Patriots --- 65.0%

6 --- Chicago Bears --- 63.3%

7 -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers --- 63.3%

8 --- Seattle Seahawks --- 63.3%

9 --- Miami Dolphins --- 63.3%

10 --- Baltimore Ravens --- 63.3%

11 --- Pittsburgh Steelers --- 63.3%

12 --- Jacksonville Jaguars --- 63.3%

13 --- New York Giants --- 61.7%

14 --- Washington Redskins --- 61.7%

15 --- Houston Texans --- 61.7%

16 --- Tennessee Titans --- 60.0%

17 --- St. Louis Rams --- 38.3%

18 --- San Franciso 49ers --- 38.3%

19 --- Cinncinnati Bengals --- 38.3%

20 --- San Diego Chargers --- 38.3%

21 --- Denver Broncos --- 38.3%

22 --- Philadelphia Eagles --- 36.7%

23 --- Detroit Lions --- 36.7%

24 --- Atlanta Falcons --- 36.7%

25 --- New York Jets --- 36.7%

26 --- Oakland Raiders --- 36.7%

27 --- Minnesota Vikings --- 35.0%

28 --- Carolina Panthers --- 35.0%

29 --- Buffalo Bills --- 35.0%

30 --- Cleveland Browns --- 35.0%

31 --- Indiannapolis Colts --- 35.0%

32 --- Dallas Cowboys --- 33.3%

1 AFC South 55.0%

2 NFC West 51.7%

2 NFC North 50.0%

2 NFC South 50.0%

2 AFC East 50.0%

2 AFC North 50.0%

2 NFC East 48.3%

8 AFC West 45.0%

[KDawg]

At this point, these are useless.

I'll be interested how they change as the season moves on, though.

[slaga]

I agree completely, but you have to start somewhere. Basically the teams that won are ranked in the order of the number of future opponents that won in week 1. Arizona and Kansas have the fewest future opponents that won in week 1 and Tennessee has the most future opponents that won in week 1.

[Ellis]

@ 32nd ranked team.

[Quincy]

ESPN has them ranked at 8. *sigh*

[slaga]

It takes a few weeks or so for the numbers to start crunching. At this point the top half (winners from week 1) are ranked according to stregnth of schedule (easy at the top and hardest at the bottom). The same is true for the bottom half (those that lost in week 1). I whole heartedly admit the rankings are pretty much useless after weeks 1 and 2. By week 3 or 4, you start to see elite teams (4-0), bad teams (0-4) and a bunch muddled in the middle. I just wanted to get the method out there so people had an idea what I was doing. Feel free to start bashing in week 4. Until then you are just repeating something I already admit.