just wanted to know if anyone knows the answer.  i know three of the teams with the most wins and points in a regular season.  just wanted to see if anyone knows the correct answer.
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He almost got it right...\n\nDetroit, Ottawa, Carolina, Dallas, Buffalo in that order!!
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The NBA signed a new contract with Lenovo computers and will showcase their technology this season during games. And the Lenovo company will use their computers to compile a new stat that shows the strength of the current players on court for certain situations. \n\nThe following article says thus:\n"The Lenovo Stat, a plus or minus number that shows the point differential for when a player, or combination of players, is in the game and the effect they have on the team as a whole. \nThe NBA will then publicize the statistics on TV and on a dedicated section of its web site after each game.\nHall of Fame Coach Lenny Wilkens said the statistic will be of use to coaches in deciding which players will be the most effective in a game."\n\nHope that helps.
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I don't think anyone has answered the question yet, but I think a three way tie for the most Super Bowls is nice. That makes it competitive.
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ESPN, in the times I have seen, haven't arbitrarily decided which team to place where. The rankings are done by MLB and the major sports networks will not forsake their credibility by "fine tuning" the standing to suit their audience. If you want to know the real standings without any doubts at all, visit the only source worth visitng: mlb.com. Cheers!
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They're a dynasty.  Granted, in these times of team parity, where free agents go to where the money is and where they feel they can contribute the most, teams always have a different makeup as far as the roster goes.  The best teams, nowadays, are the ones who can consistently win.  The Patriots have shown that they are one of these teams.  While arguments could be made for Pittsburgh and other winners in recent years, one simply has to remember that New England has won 3 titles in the past 5 years.  That in itself is a remarkable feat - and worthy of NE being deemed a dynasty in light of the current ebb and flow of players in today's league.
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They didnt come out with any type of ranking system until about week 4 of the season.  Teams that played non D1 schools werent allowed to be ranked until week 6 and had to start at the bottom of the polls.  Ranking was determined by SOS, and Wins vs Losses instead of by name and history of the school or conference.  Teams that havent played a top 25 opponent outside of conference during the season were penalized.  Conference champions had to open the season at another conference champion from the previous season.  Teams that ended the season ranked in the top 25 for 3 consecutive years had to try and schedule a home and home with a 2 schools out of conference with the same stats.  Just really scheduling.
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So it's 5-3 for every 8 games. So that's 4 times 8 games.\nSo that should make a total of 5x4 win against 3x4 losses, or a 20-12 record.
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Answer: 2nd place\n\nEach team plays 12 games, which means that each pair of teams plays each other four times.  Since there are six possible pairings among the four teams, that means that 24 games were played altogether.  Which means that (assuming there are no ties) the four teams have a total of 24 wins and 24 losses between them.  \n\nNow the worst team has twice as many losses as wins.  Since we know that they played 12 games, we can calculate that they have 8 losses and 4 wins.  If we add up the wins from all the teams, they should equal 24.\nWins: (Billy)7+(Bobby)8+(loser team)4=19 wins\n5+19=24\nSo the unknown fourth team has 5 wins and is in 3rd place.  Therefore, Billy's team is in 2nd place.
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both are important.  the more points a team has in their conference the better they are in the standings. there are 30 teams in two conferences(East and West) and three divisions in both conferences with five teams in them.  out of the fifteen teams the teams with the eight best records are determined by their points they earn.  the team that has the most points out of the fifteen teams in the conference is seeded 1st in the conference.  then the second seed goes to the best team in the second division.  and the third seed is given to the best record in the third division. seeds four through eight are determined by the amount of points the remaining teams in the three divisions have.  as far as playoffs go, the 1st seed plays the 8th seed, 2nd plays the 7th seed, 3rd seed plays the 6th seed and 4th seed plays the 5th seed. then the winner between the 1st seed and the 8th seed plays the winner of the third seed and sixth seed . the winner of the fourth seed and fifth seed plays the winner of the 2nd seed and 7th seed match.  then the two winners of those matchups face each other in the conference finals and the remaining team in the conference plays against the winner of the other conference.  the winner wins the stanley cup.
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It is No.2 getting beat by a No.1 team.  The odds it will still remain in the top ten and if not 5 or 7.  It is late in the season to drop out of the top ten, but it would shift at least four or more spots.
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I think the above answers lead you to the answer you are looking for. The spread is based largely on who the prognosticators think the public will be betting on (not necessarily who is the better of the teams). We would like to think that the public would pick the team that is most likely to win based on current performance and statistics. However, the truth of the matter is, the public bets on who they feel will win (largely based on emotion rather than data). Take the 2.5 points. Denver is by far the better of the two teams right now.
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The team with the highest score.
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If you're in a Roto league, all the points you get in those different categories are tallied and kept and whoever has the most points in each category get the most available points for leading.\n\nex. 12 teams  if your team is leading in scoring above all other teams in the roto league, you get 12 points, the next highest point total receives 11 points the team with the lowest amount of points out of all team receives 1 point.\n\nIn A head to head league\nThe points are tallied by you competiting against another manager weekly. and whoever wins the most categories at the end of the week receives points for how many categories you won\n\nEx. your team at the end of the week, has won the fg% ft% points, 3pt , rebounds and assists. and the other team wins blocks, turnovers, steals,  \nYou win that week by a score of 6 to 3 because you won 6 categories to the other person 3
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Ok hard to show a matrix here, but here goes (sorry for the length):\nFor 8 teams:\nGroup A:\nHomevAway\nAvB (Game 1)\nCvD (Game 2)\nAvC (Game 3)\nBvD (Game 4)\nDvA (Game 5)\n\nGroup B:\nHvA\nEvF (Game 6)\nGvH (Game 7)\nEvG (Game 8)\nFvH (Game 9)\nHvE (Game 10)\n\nThen the top two from each group go on to the playoffs:\nGroup A 1st place v Group B 2nd place (Game 11)\nGroup B 1st place v Group A 2nd place (Game 12)\n\nChampionship Game 11 winner vs Game 12 winner.\n\nFor 10 teams:\nGroup A:\nHomevAway\nAvB (Game 1)\nCvD (Game 2)\nEvA (Game 3)\nAvC (Game 4)\nDvE (Game 5)\nBvD (Game 6)\nEvB (Game 7)\nDvA (Game 8)\nBvC (Game 9)\nCvE (Game 10)\n\nGroup B:\nHomevAway\nFvG (Game 11)\nHvI (Game 12)\nJvF (Game 13)\nFvH (Game 14)\nIvJ (Game 15)\nGvI (Game 16)\nJvG (Game 17)\nIvF (Game 18)\nGvH (Game 19)\nHvJ (Game 20)\n\nThen the top two from each group go on to the playoffs:\nGroup A 1st place v Group B 2nd place (Game 21)\nGroup B 1st place v Group A 2nd place (Game 22)\n\nChampionship Game 21 winner vs Game 22 winner.\n\n\nHope that helps.
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Denver won the division champion so they are the 3rd seed, but their record is only 44W-38L.  Clippers have a record of 47W-35L.  The rule says the better record team get the home court advantage.\n\nIt's a weird system, but it's to protect a very cometitive league.  Because teams play more within their devision, a competive devision can make the record of division champion look very bad.  So in the foreseeable feature, it probably won't be changed.
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The formula you mention would be correct.  However, you have to realize that this would be an estimation.  The only way it works for sure is if all the leading teams players do EXACTLY what they did last year, which is highly unlikely.
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Your assumption is partially correct.  Each team plays:\n\n6 games in their respective division\n\n4 games against another division in their conference (NFC, AFC)\n\n4 games against a division in the other conference\n\n2 games against teams with similar records from the previous season (random teams year to year) \n\nAnd the 4 out of division and out of conference games (total 8) rotate from division to division each year...so you only play those teams every 4 seasons