USLFans.com Power Ratings
For the week ending May 5, 2008
(Strength of schedule is simply a statistical analysis of the record or power rating of the teams any particular team has already played)
USL First Division
| Sorted by power rating |
| # | Team | Power
Rating | Record | Strength of
Schedule
(based on record) | Strength of Schedule
(based on power
rating) | LW | +/- |
| 1 | Portland Timbers | .561 | 3-0-0 | .472 | .431 | 1 |  |
| 2 | Carolina RailHawks | .513 | 2-0-1 | .433 | .367 | 3 |  |
| 3 | Minnesota Thunder | .490 | 2-1-0 | .500 | .413 | 2 |  |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders | .466 | 1-1-1 | .667 | .440 | 9 | |
| 5 | Montreal Impact | .437 | 2-2-0 | .388 | .369 | 5 | |
| 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps | .416 | 1-1-0 | .583 | .464 | 6 | |
| 7 | Atlanta Silverbacks | .382 | 1-1-1 | .611 | .473 | 4 | |
| 8 | Charleston Battery | .376 | 1-1-2 | .408 | .396 | 10 | |
| 9 | Miami FC Blues | .343 | 1-3-1 | .467 | .400 | 8 | |
| 10 | Puerto Rico Islanders | .335 | 1-3-0 | .525 | .421 | 7 | |
| 11 | Rochester Rhinos | .261 | 0-2-0 | .583 | .433 | 11 | |
USL Second Division
| Sorted by power rating |
| # | Team | Power
Rating | Record | Strength of
Schedule
(based on record) | Strength of Schedule
(based on power
rating) | LW | +/- |
| 1 | Charlotte Eagles | .605 | 3-0-0 | .278 | .365 | 1 | |
| 2 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | .570 | 2-0-0 | .229 | .348 | 3 | |
| 3 | Richmond Kickers | .424 | 1-2-0 | .889 | .533 | 2 | |
| 4 | Western Mass Pioneers | .423 | 2-1-0 | .333 | .389 | 5 | |
| 5 | Cleveland City Stars | .395 | 1-0-2 | .375 | .331 | 4 | |
| 6 | Bermuda Hogges | .385 | 1-1-0 | .500 | .445 | 7 | |
| 7 | Real Maryland FC | .370 | 1-2-0 | .486 | .373 | 8 | |
| 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | .360 | 0-0-3 | .486 | .354 | 6 | |
| 9 | Wilmington Hammerheads | .285 | 0-2-0 | .750 | .495 | 10 | |
| 10 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | .272 | 0-3-1 | .625 | .424 | 9 | |
The power rating uses the following factors:
- Wins, ties (weighted more heavily for road wins or ties).
- Record of the opponent
- Goal differential (up to 3 goals, no bonus for running up the score)
- Only matches that count in United Soccer Leagues matches within their division are used
- For win percentage, ties count as half a win
- Strength of schedule is only for games that have been played
- Ratings are based on matches within each division, so comparison of power rating between First and Second Division is not valid
- The last five matches count the equally towards the rating, reducing by 10% for each match from 6 to 10 matches ago
- Ten or more matches ago only counts 50% as much as most recent five matches
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