RandomSoccerFan
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Surf beat Koge *and* Breakers. New rating is already shifted.
So for SW, it's now:
1. Surf
2. HBK
3. Breakers
4. Legends
5. So Cal Blues
How’s the 2025-2026 season going?
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Surf beat Koge *and* Breakers. New rating is already shifted.
So for SW, it's now:
1. Surf
2. HBK
3. Breakers
4. Legends
5. So Cal Blues
Definitely a surprise with Koge losing both their games this weekend. They also scored 0 goals.
Not with standing the metric of the ranking algorithm.....The ACTUAL ECNL standings for SW Conference .....
1. Surf - 12 games played, 30pts
2. HBK 12 games played, 28 pts
3. Legends, 11 games played, 22 pts
4. Beach 11 games played, 22 pts
5. Slammers 10 games played, 18 pts
these 5 currently qualify for ECNL playoff spots
6. Breakers 10 games played, 17 pts
7. PHX Rising, 12 games, 20 pts
8. Blues, 11 games, 18 pts
RandomSoccerFan
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Yes - but even then you get into deciding whether the most correct answer is ranking purely by the number of points, or instead by PPG, and which represents the "better" team at this moment. All options are correct - they are three (including SR) different ways to decide how to rank teams. SR is ranking them by which team is expected to beat which team in the very next game. Standings are ranked by the record in league this season up to this point. Looking at it by PPG tries to normalize it for teams that have played different numbers of games - but by the end of the season it should catch up so all teams played the same number (or almost the same number) of games.
futboldad1
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That’s weird as the standings look different to what you posted above when I looked on ECNLgirls.com. I just looked. Maybe not all results were in. Are these the latest standings?
You are correct, the standings have been updated since my original collection. The conference plays 16 league games (I'm sure you know). At the moment, Legends, Beach, Breakers and Blues have a game in hand (possible 3 pts), and Slammers has 2 games in hand (possible 6 pts).
Could be a close race to the finish, no?
1. Surf - 12 games played, 30pts
2. HBK 12 games played, 28 pts
3. Legends, 11 games played, 22 pts
4. Beach 11 games played, 22 pts
5. Breakers 11 games played, 20 pts
these 5 currently qualify for ECNL playoff spots
6. Slammers 10 games played, 18 pts
7. PHX Rising, 12 games, 20 pts
8. Blues, 11 games, 18 pts
I think of "ranking" and "standing" as two different items. And who wins the Cup, therefore crowned as Champions, as a third.
Definitely seeing this being played out in current March Madness.
Close, but Koge is two points back and still has 3 tough games. Surf only has 2 tough games.
Surf 1, Koge 2.
More interesting is the Slammers, Beach, Breakers , Legends fight for the last 3 spots.
RandomSoccerFan
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Agreed, no argument here. They are answering 3 different (yet similar) questions. How well did the team do vs. other teams in its bracket during the season, how well is the team expected to fare in their very next game, and did they win out in playoffs. In some cases the same team is dominant in all 3. In other cases it's not nearly as clear. And it's awesome when an "underdog" manages to take the championship.
3. Legends at 22 points. 5 games left: Still has to play SD Surf and Slammers. Predicting 3W/1L/1T 10 points -32
4. Beach at 22 points. 5 games left: Still has to play SD Surf and HBK. Predicting 3W/2L 9 points -31
5. Breakers at 20 points. 5 games left: Still has to play HBK. Predicting 3W/1L/1T 10 points -30
6. Slammers at 18 points. 6 games left: Still has HBK and Legends. Predicting 3W/2L/1T 11 points -29
Dark horse:
Phoenix Rising at 20 points: 4 games left: Toughest game is Breakers. Predicting 10 points. -30
Blues at 19 points: 5 games left: Still has to play Breakers. Predicting 3W/1L/1T 10 points -29