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Power Ranking Averages for Week 11

17 of 20 sites published, LA barely holds off the Rapids for 1st.

By Kreg Asay
Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports


17 of 20 sites published for Week 11.

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:

  • Who Scored (whoscored.com)
  • Squawka (squawka.com)
  • Jeff Sagarin (sagarin.com/sports/soccer.htm)
  • Sports Club Stats (www.sportsclubstats.com/USA/MLS.html)
  • Sports Illustrated (www.soccer.si.com)
  • ESPN (espnfc.us/major-league-soccer)
  • SoccerAmerica (socceramerica.com)
  • The Mane Land (themaneland.com)
  • Major League Soccer (www.mlssoccer.com/news/power-rankings)
  • Reddit user/FlyingCarsArePlanes (User analytic ranking)
  • NYCFC Blog (skybluesofny.com) - No ranking Wks 8-11
  • MLS Fantasy Boss (mlsfantasyboss.com) - No ranking Wk 11
  • Soccer By Ives (sbisoccer.com/sbi-mls-power-rankings)
  • Reddit r/MLS (reddit.com/r/mls)
  • Bleacher Report (bleacherreport.com/mls) - No ranking Wks 10-11
  • Seattle Times (seattletimes.com/author/matt-pentz)
  • Power Rankings & More (powerrankingsandmore.com/tag/mls)
  • Hot Footy (hotfooty.com/major-league-soccer)
  • The Score (thescore.com/mls/news)
  • Sportify (sportify.io/category/analysis)

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.  The 'analytic' sites that are based on numbers make up a control group since they are based on performance and/or results rather than opinion.  Each week I'll list the sites closest and furthest from average to show which are more biased than others.

As with previous years, if you know of a site that I have not listed, please let me know in the comments below and I'll add it!

Weekly Power Ranking Averages
Using the "Olympic" method of dropping the highest / lowest scores, and averaging the rest.

Wk11 Wk10 Wk9 Team
Wk11
Avg
Wk10
Avg
Wk9
Avg
Worst
 		Best
 		Range
1
 1
 1
 Los Angeles 1.60
 1.25
 1.47
 3
 1
 2
2
 2
 3
 Colorado 1.67
 2.75
 4.00
 10
 1
 9
3
 7
 5
 Dallas 5.07
 8.50
 6.24
 9
 1
 8
4
 3
 4
 Toronto 5.27
 3.06
 4.59
 9
 3
 6
5
 5
 6
 Montreal 6.27
 5.81
 7.12
 14
 4
 10
6
 6
 7
 Philadelphia 6.80
 7.50
 8.00
 9
 3
 6
7
 4
 2
 Salt Lake 7.53
 4.81
 2.88
 11
 3
 8
8
 8
 8
 San Jose 7.60
 8.88
 7.76
 12
 3
 9
9
 13
 16
 Vancouver 9.13
 13.31
 16.29
 18
 4
 14
10
 14
 17
 New York FC 10.40
 14.13
 17.71
 13
 3
 10
11
 11
 9
 Kansas City 12.27
 12.81
 9.12
 14
 2
 12
12
 9
 12
 Seattle 12.73
 9.44
 13.24
 15
 5
 10
13
 10
 10
 Portland 14.67
 11.06
 9.53
 20
 10
 10
14
 17
 13
 D. C. U.
 15.47
 17.69
 14.71
 18
 6
 12
15
 12
 11
 Orlando 15.87
 13.06
 11.82
 19
 7
 12
16
 19
 18
 New England 17.40
 19.19
 17.94
 20
 11
 9
17
 16
 15
 Columbus 17.87
 17.19
 15.76
 20
 6
 14
18
 15
 14
 New York RB 18.13
 14.75
 14.59
 19
 11
 8
19
 18
 20
 Houston 18.27
 18.69
 20.00
 19
 13
 6
20
 20
 19
 Chicago 20.00
 19.88
 19.06
 20
 14
 6
  • Largest Rise: Dallas, Vancouver, New York FC +4
  • Largest Fall: Salt Lake, Seattle, Portland, Orlando, New York RB -3
  • Largest Range: Vancouver, Columbus (14)
  • Smallest Range: Los Angeles (2)

Site Evaluations
Each site's ranking is compared to the weekly averages above.  The best and worst # of matches is indicated.  Team bias column shows what team the site shows the highest average for/against (including Preseason ranking).

Site
 		# Exact
 		1 off
 		2 off
 3+ off Furthest off
 		most bias vs
 		most bias for
Who Scored
 3
 4
 1
 12
 DCU/VAN
 VAN -4.38
 NYFC +7.47
Squawka
 2
 2
 2
 14
 CLB
 TFC -5.53
 CLB +9.00
Jeff Sagarin
 4
 7
 2
 7
 HOU
 POR -2.36
 COL +3.72
Sports Club Stats
 2
 7
 4
 7
 ORL
 POR -7.06
 CHI +5.82
Sports Illustrated 4
 3
 4
 9
 MTL
 COL -2.20 NYRB +4.68
ESPN
 8
 6
 4
 2
 HOU/PHI
 RSL -2.98
 NYRB +4.92
Soccer America 4
 9
 4
 3
 VAN
 NYRB -1.87 CHI +4.28
The Mane Land 8
 6
 3
 3
 VAN
 PHI -3.21 VAN +4.59
Major League Soccer 5
 7
 5
 3
 FCD/NYRB/PHI
 COL -2.41 NYRB +4.09
Reddit u/FlyingCarsArePlanes 5
 9
 3
 3
 FCD
 FCD -2.67 CLB +5.16
NYCFC Blog
 NA



TFC -3.86
 VAN +3.93
MLS Fantasy Boss
 NA



PHI -4.91
 SEA +7.76
Soccer By Ives 5
 4
 8
 3
 SJE
 TFC -2.36 SEA +3.20
Reddit r/MLS 6
 11
 2
 1
 RSL
 PHI -0.63
 VAN +1.68
Bleacher Report NA



NYFC -2.31
 VAN +3.26
Seattle Times 6
 6
 5
 3
 VAN
 COL -0.65
 VAN +3.26
Power Rankings & More 0
 7
 6
 7
 HOU/NER
 POR -2.31 COL +3.36
Hot Footy 9
 8
 1
 2
 PHI/SJE
 PHI -1.93
 DCU +1.94
The Score 6
 5
 7
 2
 RSL
 COL -2.92 NYRB +3.86
Sportify
 7
 5
 1
 7
 CLB/VAN
 SKC -6.54
 COL +6.26
  • Most Accurate Site: (best Exact, with 1 off as tiebreaker) Hot Footy:  with 9 exact matches.
  • Least Accurate Site: (most 3+ with 2 off, and 1 off as tiebreaker): Squawka with 14 off by 3+.
  • Site with Worst Bias VS:  Sports Club Stats with POR 7.06 from avg.
  • Site with Worst Bias FOR: Squawka with CLB 9.00 places from avg.
  • Site with Least Bias VS: Reddit r/MLS with PHI 0.63 places from avg.
  • Site with Least Bias FOR: Reddit/r/MLS with VAN 1.68 places from avg.

Season Average Power Ranking
The 5 Year Weighted Average is calculated using a variation of the "FIFA method" with the current year counting for 100%, and previous years counting for a decreasing amount.  The table is ordered based on the Weighted Points.

Team
Week
11
Week
10
Week
9
2015
Avg
5 Yr
Avg
 Weighted
Pts
 		Wk
10 		Wk
9
LA Galaxy 3.75
 3.96
 4.26
 4.51
 5.41
 83.6
 83.39
 83.09
Sporting Kansas City 5.96
 5.35
 4.50
 6.35
 5.10
 81.09
 81.72
 82.55
FC Dallas 4.33
 4.24
 3.81
 4.64
 7.36
 79.22
 79.29
 79.74
Real Salt Lake 7.02
 6.97
 7.21
 12.43
 6.37
 75.49
 75.54
 75.30
Seattle Sounders 14.87
 15.09
 15.75
 6.07
 7.65
 71.56
 71.34
 70.68
Vancouver Whitecaps 13.26
 13.66
 13.70
 5.09
 9.12
 68.77
 68.36
 68.33
New York Red Bulls 15.59
 15.34
 15.43
 4.68
 8.48
 68.01
 68.26
 68.17
Portland Timbers 9.19
 8.67
 8.43
 9.45
 10.40
 66.69
 67.23
 67.45
Toronto FC 6.47
 6.59
 6.97
 9.75
 11.97
 65.15
 65.03
 64.65
San Jose Earthquakes 8.65
 8.77
 8.76
 11.14
 10.00
 63.08
 62.97
 62.97
Montreal Impact 4.72
 4.58
 4.40
 15.06
 11.30
 62.49
 62.64
 62.81
Orlando City * 11.17
 10.71
 10.44
 14.21
 10.48
 62.54
 63.01
 63.27
D.C. United 17.54
 17.76
 17.75
 5.91
 11.13
 61.04
 60.83
 60.83
Columbus Crew SC 15.45
 15.24
 15.00
 8.75
 11.66
 60.15
 60.39
 60.60
New England Revolution 15.36
 15.16
 14.73
 9.50
 12.36
 58.89
 59.09
 59.52
New York City FC * 14.47
 14.86
 14.96
 15.47
 11.39
 58.11
 57.70
 57.62
Colorado Rapids 10.26
 11.12
 12.03
 17.38
 12.38
 57.29
 56.43
 55.52
Houston Dynamo 15.33
 15.04
 14.64
 13.81
 11.27
 57.12
 57.41
 57.81
Philadelphia Union 9.87
 10.18
 10.45
 18.07
 13.09
 55.96
 55.65
 55.38
Chicago Fire 18.82
 18.62
 18.47
 17.71
 14.87
 44.43
 44.64
 44.78

* Expansion teams points adjusted to compensate - (median of 9 for missing years)

Team High / Low
Best and worst placement for each team in weekly, avg rank total.

Team
 		Best
Avg
 Worst
Avg
 Best
Pos		 Worst
Pos
Chicago Fire
 17.06
 20.00
 17
 20
Colorado Rapids
 1.67
 19.50
 2
 20
Columbus Crew SC
 8.06
 20.00
 7
 20
D.C. United
 14.56
 20.00
 13
 20
FC Dallas
 1.73
 8.81
 1
 8
Houston Dynamo
 8.19
 20.00
 7
 20
LA Galaxy
 1.25
 7.69
 1
 6
Montreal Impact
 1.19
 7.12
 1
 6
New England Revolution
 11.06
 19.19
 9
 19
New York City FC
 10.25
 19.94
 9
 19
New York Red Bulls
 9.72
 20.00
 8
 20
Orlando City
 4.80
 15.37
 3
 16
Philadelphia Union
 6.80
 19.78
 6
 18
Portland Timbers
 1.94
 14.67
 2
 13
Real Salt Lake
 2.06
 14.67
 2
 15
San Jose Earthquakes
 5.31
 11.06
 5
 12
Seattle Sounders
 9.44
 19.25
 9
 18
Sporting Kansas City
 1.31
 13.00
 1
 11
Toronto FC
 3.06
 10.94
 3
 9
Vancouver Whitecaps
 9.13
 16.29
 7
 16
  • Largest Range (position): 18 (Colorado)
  • Smallest Range (position): 3 (Chicago)
  • 4 teams have been ranked first
  • 6 teams have been ranked last

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