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Final 2002 Regular Season Rankings

(Strength of schedule is purely a statistical analysis of the record or power rating of the teams any particular team has already played. Opponent strength has already been calculated into each team's power rating.)
Sorted by power rating
#TeamPower
Rating		RecordStrength of Schedule
(based on record)		Strength of Schedule
(based on power rating)		LW 
1Seattle Sounders.48823-4-1.416.3551
2Charleston Battery.47019-3-6.471.3842
3Richmond Kickers.43113-9-6.518.3993
4Milwaukee Rampage.43016-7-5.464.3736
5Montreal Impact.42916-9-3.471.3825
6Minnesota Thunder.42614-9-5.467.3714
7Rochester Raging Rhinos.42617-8-3.490.3907
8Atlanta Silverbacks.40113-13-2.512.3948
9Portland Timbers.39513-12-3.478.3759
10Charlotte Eagles.38310-14-4.525.39912
11Vancouver Whitecaps.38211-12-5.497.38010
12Toronto Lynx.37410-13-5.508.39311
13El Paso Patriots.35610-11-7.513.38913
14Pittsburgh Riverhounds.3528-15-5.520.39715
15Hampton Roads Mariners.3236-19-3.565.41516
16Cincinnati Riverhawks.3238-20-0.518.38714
17Indiana Blast.2946-18-4.527.39517
18Calgary Storm.2804-21-3.538.39518


(These tables are just to show the relative strength of each team's schedule to this point of the season.)
Sorted by Strength of Schedule (based on opponent's record)
#TeamPower
Rating		RecordStrength of Schedule
(based on record)		Strength of Schedule
(based on power rating)
1Hampton Roads Mariners.3236-19-3.565.415
2Calgary Storm.2804-21-3.538.395
3Indiana Blast.2946-18-4.527.395
4Charlotte Eagles.38310-14-4.525.399
5Pittsburgh Riverhounds.3528-15-5.520.397
6Richmond Kickers.43113-9-6.518.399
7Cincinnati Riverhawks.3238-20-0.518.387
8El Paso Patriots.35610-11-7.513.389
9Atlanta Silverbacks.40113-13-2.512.394
10Toronto Lynx.37410-13-5.508.393
11Vancouver Whitecaps.38211-12-5.497.380
12Rochester Raging Rhinos.42617-8-3.490.390
13Portland Timbers.39513-12-3.478.375
14Charleston Battery.47019-3-6.471.384
15Montreal Impact.42916-9-3.471.382
16Minnesota Thunder.42614-9-5.467.371
17Milwaukee Rampage.43016-7-5.464.373
18Seattle Sounders.48823-4-1.416.355


Sorted by Strength of Schedule (based on opponent's power rating)
#TeamPower
Rating		RecordStrength of Schedule
(based on record)		Strength of Schedule
(based on power rating)
1Hampton Roads Mariners.3236-19-3.565.415
2Charlotte Eagles.38310-14-4.525.399
3Richmond Kickers.43113-9-6.518.399
4Pittsburgh Riverhounds.3528-15-5.520.397
5Indiana Blast.2946-18-4.527.395
6Calgary Storm.2804-21-3.538.395
7Atlanta Silverbacks.40113-13-2.512.394
8Toronto Lynx.37410-13-5.508.393
9Rochester Raging Rhinos.42617-8-3.490.390
10El Paso Patriots.35610-11-7.513.389
11Cincinnati Riverhawks.3238-20-0.518.387
12Charleston Battery.47019-3-6.471.384
13Montreal Impact.42916-9-3.471.382
14Vancouver Whitecaps.38211-12-5.497.380
15Portland Timbers.39513-12-3.478.375
16Milwaukee Rampage.43016-7-5.464.373
17Minnesota Thunder.42614-9-5.467.371
18Seattle Sounders.48823-4-1.416.355


The power rating uses the following factors:
  • Wins, ties (weighted more heavily for road wins or ties).
  • Record of the opponent
  • Goal differential (up to 4 goals, no bonus for running up the score)
  • Whether the win was in regulation or in overtime
  • Only matches that count in A-League standings are used
  • For win percentage, ties count as half a win
  • Strength of schedule is only for games that have been played

Ratings by Allison Andrews
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