Designed solely for predictive purposes, our current ratings improved upon our original ratings in several ways, most notably by incorporating a preseason rating (or "prior") for each team. Using preseason ratings improves the overall predictive accuracy of the system, although the impact of a team's preseason rating decreases over time.

Rating name Best Worst
Predictive Rating LA Dodgers Chi Sox
Home Rating Philadelphia Miami
Away Rating NY Yankees Chi Sox
Home Advantage Colorado Atlanta
Strength Of Schedule Colorado Houston
Future SOS
Season SOS Colorado Houston
SOS - Basic Colorado Houston
In-Div SOS Colorado Houston
Non-Div SOS NY Mets Tampa Bay
Last 5 Rating Miami LA Angels
Last 10 Rating Seattle LA Angels
In-Div Rating Baltimore Chi Sox
Non-Div Rating LA Dodgers Chi Sox
Luck Rating San Diego Chi Sox
Consistency Rating Cleveland Arizona
Vs. 1-5 Rating NY Yankees Chi Sox
Vs. 6-10 Rating San Diego Baltimore
Vs. 11-16 Rating LA Dodgers Colorado
Vs. 17-22 Rating Philadelphia Chi Sox
Vs. 23-30 Rating LA Dodgers Miami

Do you still use our old rankings for your personal system? See our old rankings.