I didn't pay attention toward the end. Kudos to sully if he got it pretty close. That's pretty cool if the formula is accurate.

I have class to go to now...

Lions will be #1 next week after they blow out the Bears.

2005 NFL Power Rankings
 

Yes, they are back this year. I did minimal tweaking to the formula, so the values will be very similar to last year's. I've entered in most of the numbers from the early games, so I bet I can have rankings sans MNF by tomorrow. As of right now, there are a couple of teams in the top 5 I didn't expect to be in there before today.

miami? cincy? kc? ughh...tampa?

Well, I thought I'd get these done earlier today over lunch, but I forgot to email the spreadsheet from my home computer to my work computer.

Meh, I'm leaving soon anyway. Expect these bad boys to be up in an hour (Note: It is possible that the Colts/Ravens game may change the rankings, as all teams start out the year at 0. I have to add those stats into the mix). I will tell you this - There is one team that performed so badly that they are already into the negative numbers on the rankings, just one game in.

Your just like the rest of the media when it comes to the pack!

Hah, you only wish.

Without numbers, here's the top 5 right now:

1] Dolphins
2] Steelers
3] Bills
4] Lions
5] Patriots

And... The team that was in the negative? It was the Titans. However, the last couple of stats I needed got them out of the red and into the black.

For those who are very curious, here's how they turned out at the end of last year:

http://sports-boards.net/forums/show...42&postcount=1

I'd seriously suggest looking at the power ratings in week 17.

Mo'...i dono if you payed attention to sully's rankings last year, but by the end, they wound up being pretty damn good.

This isnt the ESPN power rankings most of us are used to...this is taken game-by-game...and as of right now, the Fins, Steelers, etc. played the best games.

The rankings always look flawed at first...after about 5 or 6 weeks they'll start to look more normal. This is due to certain guys having rediculous games (a la Willie Parker and Gus Ferrotte), as well as favorable matchups for certain teams.

i know yours i want to hear monk's

I'll be honest, i dont have a formula. I watch the games check the highlights and read game stats. Calling the Lions and Fins better then the Pats right now is crazy. You should look deeper then just the stats. Mental toughness and heart arn't sitting in a stat book. You can all think i'm wrong, which is fine, but i dont think you can look at a bunch of numbers and then rank teams without looking deeper into their game play.

what formula did you use to rank your teams?

It's not a joke. I'm using actual game statistics to come up with these, not opinions that may be biased one way or another.

Stuff like wins, losses, points scored/allowed, yards, and a whole slew of other categories are included in this, and those numbers are weighted. If you don't like it, then that's not really my problem, is it?

His ranks are based solely on stats. It isn't like Miami and Detroit will be in the Top 5 very long.

I just know that the Lions are better than every team in the league. Because I said so.

I think it's silly to say someone is improved based on one pass, but that's just me.

Hasn't the BCS shown that a formula to rank teams pretty much doesn't work?

That being said, it is hard to look at teams in week 1 and rank them, regardless of how you are doing it. It's a new season.

Agreed...a sub-50% completion percentage and merely 150 yards is hard to consider one a "megastar" as Mr. I Love the Falcons John Madden liked to refer to Vick as.

Yes, the pass was a good one, but besdies that he didnt look like much of a QB.

It's a whole combination of stats, including but not limited to:

Wins (Division/Conference/Non Conference)
Losses (Division/Conference/Non Conference)
Points scored/allowed
Time of possession
Yards per play
3rd down conversion %
Turnovers (Giveaways/Takeaways)
Field Goal %
Kickoff Return Average