There are a number of different league ranking methods out there, and I'll start off by stating that I took this posting layout from one of the more common ones. However, this is a completely homegrown spreadsheet and power ranking calculation.
What I did was extract the data straight from the league stat center ( http://goallineblitz.com/game/team_stats.pl?league_id=194&conference_id=0 ) into a spreadsheet and used it to compile each team's yardage and point totals, both for and against. On offense, I calculated the rankings based on who had the best yardage and scoring for each separate category (passing and rushing), as well as the combination of the two, which is depicted in the overall rating. For defense, it was just the opposite; using the least amount of yards and points given up to determine the better ranking.
For the overall ranking, it is the average of all of the different sub-category offensive and defensive rankings (rushing yards for, rushing yards against, rushing TDs for... etc), with an added weighting to the difference between each team's yardage/points for and against (this is used for purposes of tie-breakers, when dealing with averages)... because it is, after all, more impressive to win convincingly by racking up a lot of points/yards and hold your opponents to very few points/yards; as opposed to gaining a lot of points/yards, but giving up a lot of points/yards as well.
Keep in mind these power rankings are based off of one league game played, thus far. They will shift dramatically and reflect a more accurate assessment as each team begins to play common opponents. In other words, the Dax Wild Dogs look like a true powerhouse right now, but they've only played The Punter Academy; expect them to come back to Earth when they face the likes of the Blackpool Scourge and miami sharks.
O - Overall
P - Passing
R - Rushing
... Ranking ........ Offense .......... Defense ......... Team Name
.. (Previous) ...... O - P - R .......... O - P - R
Alpha Conference:
. . . 02 (NA) . . . 02 - 06 - 02 . . . 01 - 03 - 02 . . . Copenhagen Kings
. . . 04 (NA) . . . 07 - 01 - 16 . . . 04 - 02 - 13 . . . The Speyside Whiskys
. . . 05 (NA) . . . 04 - 03 - 10 . . . 07 - 12 - 01 . . . Manchester Mud Dogs
. . . 06 (NA) . . . 11 - 17 - 08 . . . 03 - 05 - 03 . . . Vienna Beef
. . . 14 (NA) . . . 17 - 12 - 17 . . . 09 - 06 - 15 . . . Naples Hippos
. . . 15 (NA) . . . 08 - 11 - 06 . . . 21 - 25 - 17 . . . Loch Ness Nessies
. . . 17 (NA) . . . 23 - 23 - 17 . . . 19 - 18 - 19 . . . Porto Mambas
. . . 20 (NA) . . . 19 - 18 - 22 . . . 20 - 22 - 20 . . . Valencia Vaqueros
. . . 21 (NA) . . . 24 - 22 - 26 . . . 15 - 08 - 22 . . . South Yorkshire Terror
. . . 22 (NA) . . . 19 - 14 - 25 . . . 23 - 17 - 27 . . . Manchester Juggernauts
. . . 23 (NA) . . . 14 - 09 - 21 . . . 28 - 26 - 24 . . . Venece Vampires
. . . 24 (NA) . . . 21 - 16 - 27 . . . 22 - 13 - 29 . . . London Hitmen
. . . 25 (NA) . . . 27 - 26 - 24 . . . 18 - 04 - 30 . . . Iowa Chiefs
. . . 26 (NA) . . . 21 - 19 - 23 . . . 27 - 29 - 21 . . . Liverpool Wave
. . . 30 (NA) . . . 27 - 24 - 27 . . . 29 - 28 - 24 . . . Barcelona Brawlin' Brewers
. . . 32 (NA) . . . 31 - 32 - 27 . . . 32 - 31 - 32 . . . The Punter Academy
Zeta Conference:
. . . 01 (NA) . . . 01 - 02 - 01 . . . 01 - 01 - 04 . . . Dax Wild Dogs
. . . 03 (NA) . . . 03 - 05 - 07 . . . 06 - 10 - 04 . . . Glasgow Aftershocks
. . . 07 (NA) . . . 06 - 04 - 12 . . . 11 - 13 - 10 . . . Bastogne Nuts
. . . 08 (NA) . . . 16 - 29 - 03 . . . 04 - 07 - 09 . . . London Olympians
. . . 09 (NA) . . . 10 - 21 - 04 . . . 10 - 15 - 04 . . . Blackpool Scourge
. . . 10 (NA) . . . 05 - 07 - 09 . . . 17 - 24 - 12 . . . Munich Mastodons
. . . 11 (NA) . . . 09 - 14 - 05 . . . 12 - 20 - 08 . . . Lille Marlins
. . . 12 (NA) . . . 18 - 25 - 10 . . . 07 - 11 - 07 . . . Zurich Capitals
. . . 13 (NA) . . . 13 - 10 - 13 . . . 12 - 16 - 11 . . . miami sharks
. . . 16 (NA) . . . 14 - 12 - 14 . . . 14 - 09 - 17 . . . Rome Gladiators
. . . 18 (NA) . . . 25 - 27 - 19 . . . 15 - 22 - 14 . . . Chernobyl Air Raid
. . . 19 (NA) . . . 12 - 08 - 15 . . . 25 - 19 - 28 . . . Vienna Ravens
. . . 27 (NA) . . . 30 - 28 - 30 . . . 24 - 21 - 24 . . . Belfast Brawlers
. . . 28 (NA) . . . 25 - 20 - 32 . . . 29 - 30 - 23 . . . Rotterdam Fighting Dutch
. . . 29 (NA) . . . 27 - 31 - 19 . . . 26 - 32 - 16 . . . Turin Poison CPU
. . . 31 (NA) . . . 32 - 30 - 31 . . . 31 - 27 - 31 . . . Lyon Lions
What I did was extract the data straight from the league stat center ( http://goallineblitz.com/game/team_stats.pl?league_id=194&conference_id=0 ) into a spreadsheet and used it to compile each team's yardage and point totals, both for and against. On offense, I calculated the rankings based on who had the best yardage and scoring for each separate category (passing and rushing), as well as the combination of the two, which is depicted in the overall rating. For defense, it was just the opposite; using the least amount of yards and points given up to determine the better ranking.
For the overall ranking, it is the average of all of the different sub-category offensive and defensive rankings (rushing yards for, rushing yards against, rushing TDs for... etc), with an added weighting to the difference between each team's yardage/points for and against (this is used for purposes of tie-breakers, when dealing with averages)... because it is, after all, more impressive to win convincingly by racking up a lot of points/yards and hold your opponents to very few points/yards; as opposed to gaining a lot of points/yards, but giving up a lot of points/yards as well.
Keep in mind these power rankings are based off of one league game played, thus far. They will shift dramatically and reflect a more accurate assessment as each team begins to play common opponents. In other words, the Dax Wild Dogs look like a true powerhouse right now, but they've only played The Punter Academy; expect them to come back to Earth when they face the likes of the Blackpool Scourge and miami sharks.
O - Overall
P - Passing
R - Rushing
... Ranking ........ Offense .......... Defense ......... Team Name
.. (Previous) ...... O - P - R .......... O - P - R
Alpha Conference:
. . . 02 (NA) . . . 02 - 06 - 02 . . . 01 - 03 - 02 . . . Copenhagen Kings
. . . 04 (NA) . . . 07 - 01 - 16 . . . 04 - 02 - 13 . . . The Speyside Whiskys
. . . 05 (NA) . . . 04 - 03 - 10 . . . 07 - 12 - 01 . . . Manchester Mud Dogs
. . . 06 (NA) . . . 11 - 17 - 08 . . . 03 - 05 - 03 . . . Vienna Beef
. . . 14 (NA) . . . 17 - 12 - 17 . . . 09 - 06 - 15 . . . Naples Hippos
. . . 15 (NA) . . . 08 - 11 - 06 . . . 21 - 25 - 17 . . . Loch Ness Nessies
. . . 17 (NA) . . . 23 - 23 - 17 . . . 19 - 18 - 19 . . . Porto Mambas
. . . 20 (NA) . . . 19 - 18 - 22 . . . 20 - 22 - 20 . . . Valencia Vaqueros
. . . 21 (NA) . . . 24 - 22 - 26 . . . 15 - 08 - 22 . . . South Yorkshire Terror
. . . 22 (NA) . . . 19 - 14 - 25 . . . 23 - 17 - 27 . . . Manchester Juggernauts
. . . 23 (NA) . . . 14 - 09 - 21 . . . 28 - 26 - 24 . . . Venece Vampires
. . . 24 (NA) . . . 21 - 16 - 27 . . . 22 - 13 - 29 . . . London Hitmen
. . . 25 (NA) . . . 27 - 26 - 24 . . . 18 - 04 - 30 . . . Iowa Chiefs
. . . 26 (NA) . . . 21 - 19 - 23 . . . 27 - 29 - 21 . . . Liverpool Wave
. . . 30 (NA) . . . 27 - 24 - 27 . . . 29 - 28 - 24 . . . Barcelona Brawlin' Brewers
. . . 32 (NA) . . . 31 - 32 - 27 . . . 32 - 31 - 32 . . . The Punter Academy
Zeta Conference:
. . . 01 (NA) . . . 01 - 02 - 01 . . . 01 - 01 - 04 . . . Dax Wild Dogs
. . . 03 (NA) . . . 03 - 05 - 07 . . . 06 - 10 - 04 . . . Glasgow Aftershocks
. . . 07 (NA) . . . 06 - 04 - 12 . . . 11 - 13 - 10 . . . Bastogne Nuts
. . . 08 (NA) . . . 16 - 29 - 03 . . . 04 - 07 - 09 . . . London Olympians
. . . 09 (NA) . . . 10 - 21 - 04 . . . 10 - 15 - 04 . . . Blackpool Scourge
. . . 10 (NA) . . . 05 - 07 - 09 . . . 17 - 24 - 12 . . . Munich Mastodons
. . . 11 (NA) . . . 09 - 14 - 05 . . . 12 - 20 - 08 . . . Lille Marlins
. . . 12 (NA) . . . 18 - 25 - 10 . . . 07 - 11 - 07 . . . Zurich Capitals
. . . 13 (NA) . . . 13 - 10 - 13 . . . 12 - 16 - 11 . . . miami sharks
. . . 16 (NA) . . . 14 - 12 - 14 . . . 14 - 09 - 17 . . . Rome Gladiators
. . . 18 (NA) . . . 25 - 27 - 19 . . . 15 - 22 - 14 . . . Chernobyl Air Raid
. . . 19 (NA) . . . 12 - 08 - 15 . . . 25 - 19 - 28 . . . Vienna Ravens
. . . 27 (NA) . . . 30 - 28 - 30 . . . 24 - 21 - 24 . . . Belfast Brawlers
. . . 28 (NA) . . . 25 - 20 - 32 . . . 29 - 30 - 23 . . . Rotterdam Fighting Dutch
. . . 29 (NA) . . . 27 - 31 - 19 . . . 26 - 32 - 16 . . . Turin Poison CPU
. . . 31 (NA) . . . 32 - 30 - 31 . . . 31 - 27 - 31 . . . Lyon Lions
Last edited Jan 3, 2009 03:56:14
