Here are my power rankings generated by a mathematical program that takes into account this seasons results so far. Be warned that they will not be totally accurate until later on in the year when more match data is available. With only 3 weeks worth of results the rankings dont look very accurate with a few surprises (Chicago ranked 2nd!) but they will start to take shape later in the year. When comparing the chances of two teams playing each other a total of 7 must be added to the home teams rating to allow for home field advantage. An example would be Philadelphia@Kansas City next weekend. Philadelphia are rated at 32 compared to KC 30. Because KC are at home we add 7 points which makes their rating 37. So the tip here would be KC by 5. These predictions become more accurate as the season progresses.




1 Cincinatti 47
2 Chicago 34
3 Pitsburgh 33
4 Philadelphia 32
5 Kansas City 30
6 Jacksonville 30
7 Washington 29
8 Indianapolis 29
9 Atlanta 29
10 Cleveland 26
11 Seattle 25
12 Tampa Bay 24
13 Carolina 23
14 Dallas 21
15 New England 21
16 Minnesota 21
17 NY Giants 21
18 San Diego 20
19 Denver 20
20 Miami 19
21 Oakland 18
22 NY Jets 17
23 Green Bay 16
24 Detroit 16
25 Buffalo 14
26 Tennessee 13
27 New Orleans 11
28 St Louis 11
29 San Francisco 7
30 Houston 6
31 Baltimore 5
32 Arizona 5