For the 3 of you who enjoyed this, sorry for no week 5-7 ranking. I was away getting married and just didn't have the time. Rank Points (record) Team - Last week's ranking 1 15.096 ( 7 - 0 ) New Orleans Saints - 1 How good is this team, they played badly during the past 2 games and still came away with victories. 2 13.025 ( 6 - 1 ) Denver Broncos - 2 The Broncos hold their #2 ranking despite their first loss. This is simply due to tougher opponents than the Vikes or Colts have faced. 3 11.754 ( 7 - 1 ) Minnesota Vikings - 5 3 of 7 victories were against the Browns, Lions and Rams. 4 10.989 ( 7 - 0 ) Indianapolis Colts - 3 Undefeated, but still behind 1-loss teams? In 7 games, they've only played 1 team with record of .500 or better, the 4-3 Cardinals. 5 9.513 ( 5 - 2 ) Cincinnati Bengals - 4 They hold the edge against fellow AFC North opponents (ranked 6 and 7) due to 6 of 7 opponents currently at .500 or better. 6 7.646 ( 5 - 2 ) Pittsburgh Steelers - 8 The defending champs have crept back after a 1-2 start. 7 7.545 ( 4 - 3 ) Baltimore Ravens - 18 Big victory against Denver, and the Ravens make the biggest leap this week up 11 spots. 8 7.482 ( 5 - 2 ) Philadelphia Eagles - 15 Big division victory against the Giants and the Eagles make an impressive leap themselves up 7 spots. 9 7.175 ( 5 - 2 ) New England Patriots - 7 A bye week and victories by the Ravens and Eagles move the Patsies down 2 spots this week. 10 6.864 ( 4 - 3 ) Atlanta Falcons - 10 You don't get punished in my mathematical formula for losing to a team that no one else could beat either, so the Falcons hold their 10 spot despite a loss. 11 6.607 ( 5 - 3 ) Houston Texans - 12 12 6.536 ( 4 - 3 ) Arizona Cardinals - 6 13 6.455 ( 5 - 2 ) Dallas Cowboys - 14 14 6.143 ( 5 - 3 ) New York Giants - 9 15 4.954 ( 4 - 3 ) Green Bay Packers - 13 16 4.946 ( 4 - 3 ) Chicago Bears - 17 17 4.402 ( 4 - 4 ) New York Jets - 11 18 4.239 ( 3 - 4 ) San Francisco 49ers - 16 19 3.982 ( 3 - 4 ) Miami Dolphins - 21 The Dolphins have hovered around this spot for a few weeks now. They can move up significantly by getting to .500 with a victory this week in New England. 20 3.464 ( 4 - 3 ) San Diego Chargers - 20 21 1.784 ( 3 - 4 ) Carolina Panthers - 25 22 1.393 ( 3 - 5 ) Buffalo Bills - 24 23 1.161 ( 3 - 4 ) Jacksonville Jaguars - 19 24 0.429 ( 2 - 6 ) Oakland Raiders - 22 25 -0.482 ( 2 - 5 ) Seattle Seahawks - 23 26 -1.920 ( 1 - 6 ) Tennessee Titans - 30 27 -2.188 ( 1 - 7 ) Cleveland Browns - 27 28 -2.536 ( 1 - 6 ) Detroit Lions - 26 29 -3.009 ( 1 - 6 ) Kansas City Chiefs - 28 30 -3.045 ( 2 - 5 ) Washington Redskins - 29 31 -3.920 ( 1 - 7 ) St. Louis Rams - 31 32 -5.964 ( 0 - 7 ) Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 32
2009 strength of Schedule - Team - (games played thus far) 0.574 Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 0.549 ) 0.560 Carolina Panthers ( 0.460 ) 0.552 Detroit Lions ( 0.588 ) 0.548 Cleveland Browns ( 0.655 ) Hardest schedule so far. 0.544 New York Giants ( 0.456 ) 0.543 Baltimore Ravens ( 0.569 ) 0.543 Oakland Raiders ( 0.576 ) 0.538 Miami Dolphins ( 0.635 ) Second Hardest so far. 0.530 Kansas City Chiefs ( 0.529 ) 0.518 St. Louis Rams ( 0.509 ) 0.517 Washington Redskins ( 0.314 ) Easiest schedule so far. 0.513 Atlanta Falcons ( 0.612 ) 0.513 New England Patriots ( 0.431 ) 0.509 New York Jets ( 0.492 ) 0.504 Philadelphia Eagles ( 0.392 ) 0.500 Chicago Bears ( 0.419 ) 0.500 Denver Broncos ( 0.510 ) 0.496 Tennessee Titans ( 0.627 ) 0.492 Cincinnati Bengals ( 0.569 ) 0.483 Buffalo Bills ( 0.475 ) 0.474 San Francisco 49ers ( 0.577 ) 0.466 Dallas Cowboys ( 0.353 ) 0.466 Green Bay Packers ( 0.478 ) 0.466 Houston Texans ( 0.424 ) 0.466 San Diego Chargers ( 0.451 ) 0.457 Pittsburgh Steelers ( 0.451 ) 0.453 Indianapolis Colts ( 0.340 ) 0.452 Seattle Seahawks ( 0.540 ) 0.449 Jacksonville Jaguars ( 0.412 ) 0.444 Arizona Cardinals ( 0.549 ) 0.443 Minnesota Vikings ( 0.440 ) 0.414 New Orleans Saints ( 0.481 )
I don't want to be "that guy" but..... I can't take any set of power rankings serious that has a Team A ranked hight than Team B when Team B has beaten Team A TWICE. Just sayin'.