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USLFans.com Power Ratings

For the week ending June 30, 2008

(Strength of schedule is simply a statistical analysis of the record or power rating of the teams any particular team has already played)

USL First Division

Sorted by power rating
#TeamPower
Rating
RecordStrength of Schedule
(based on record)
Strength of Schedule
(based on power rating)
LW+/-
1Vancouver Whitecaps.4707-3-2.458.3931
2Charleston Battery.4597-3-3.452.3902
3Seattle Sounders.4234-2-7.489.3943
4Puerto Rico Islanders.4134-4-3.470.3889
5Miami FC Blues.4003-6-7.528.4094
6Montreal Impact.3994-6-3.547.4145t
7Rochester Rhinos.3852-5-5.559.4175t
8Atlanta Silverbacks.3794-4-5.507.3978
9Portland Timbers.3775-5-6.489.39610
10Minnesota Thunder.3534-6-4.519.4047
11Carolina RailHawks.3384-4-5.473.38911

USL Second Division

Sorted by power rating
#TeamPower
Rating
RecordStrength of Schedule
(based on record)
Strength of Schedule
(based on power rating)
LW+/-
1Charlotte Eagles.4968-1-4.473.3961
2Crystal Palace Baltimore.4777-3-1.462.3883t
3Harrisburg City Islanders.4554-1-7.506.4103t
4Richmond Kickers.4546-4-2.562.4275
5Cleveland City Stars.4536-2-5.386.3622
6Western Mass Pioneers.3985-5-4.487.4036
7Wilmington Hammerheads.3541-5-6.506.4087
8Bermuda Hogges.3353-6-1.546.4209
9Real Maryland FC.3233-8-0.560.4238
10Pittsburgh Riverhounds.2750-8-4.534.41610


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 3 goals, no bonus for running up the score)
  • Only matches that count in United Soccer Leagues matches within their division are used
  • For win percentage, ties count as half a win
  • Strength of schedule is only for games that have been played
  • Ratings are based on matches within each division, so comparison of power rating between First and Second Division is not valid
  • The last five matches count the equally towards the rating, reducing by 10% for each match from 6 to 10 matches ago
  • Ten or more matches ago only counts 50% as much as most recent five matches

Ratings by Allison Andrews

Many Thanks to News Digger John Zukas who scours up the vast majority of the news links during the year.