@ Red Army, yes the table you put together is the more common format used in major league sports. I will be tweaking the spreadsheet to reflect a change from a manually changed record (W-L) column to the W and L columns you showed.
Two things that I'm not sure should be changed:
- Changing from ranking by max points.
I think teams should be ranked my max points as it has to do with potential rather then current standings. For example, say a team has a (6-10) record and another team had a (5-1) record. If you rank by points first, the (6-10) record would be higher ranked despite their much lower potential. Even if you rank by points then win rate, win rate is only considered when points are tied which isn't very common later in the season. No ranking method is perfect and unless there is a ground swell desiring a change to the format, it will probably stay the way it is.
- Changing from games left to games played.
I don't really care if its games left or games played. Game left, imo, is easier to see where things are going. Games played looks at where things are now and is doesn't convey information quite as simply. Again, if players want this to change it can.
@Mike, I'm not sure if you are talking to me or not. Or what exactly you are referring to....
I probably will at the very least change to ranking by max points, then win rate but I need to figure out how to do that. I'm not that familiar with using spreadsheets and it will take some trial and error to figure out.
Edited 3/13/2016 19:33:56