NFL 1968 Team Rankings

1968 NFL Team Rankings

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Inside The Numbers

A statistical analysis of the NFL with rankings based on team performance. Unlike most computer rankings, this chart takes ALL the following factors into account to produce an accurate ranking of true team strengths and weaknesses:

winning percentage
overtime wins/losses

strength of schedule
offensive/defense performance

Year:1968                                                           Week:1 Thru Week:17

 # TEAM NAME   CONF   DIV   W  L T OW OL PW PL  RkPct RawPct SOVPct OpPct Psc Pal   AVM
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 1 Colts       NFL   Coast 15  2 0  0  0  8  2  2.042 0.8824 0.4864 0.517 467 174  17.2
 2 Raiders     AFL   Weste 13  3 0  0  0  3  3  1.745 0.8125 0.4008 0.467 517 266  15.7
 3 Jets        AFL   Easte 13  3 0  0  0  5  1  1.724 0.8125 0.4933 0.479 462 310   9.5
 4 Cowboys     NFL   Capit 12  3 0  0  0  3  1  1.700 0.8000 0.3923 0.424 451 217  15.6
 5 Chiefs      AFL   Weste 12  3 0  0  0  3  2  1.625 0.8000 0.4157 0.474 377 211  11.1
 6 Rams        NFL   Coast 10  3 1  0  0  4  3  1.565 0.7692 0.4186 0.499 312 200   8.0
 7 Browns      NFL   Centu 11  5 0  0  0  3  5  1.398 0.6875 0.3897 0.508 425 327   6.1
 8 Cardinals   NFL   Centu  9  4 1  0  0  2  4  1.261 0.6923 0.3652 0.459 325 289   2.6
 9 Chargers    AFL   Weste  9  5 0  0  0  1  3  1.204 0.6429 0.3558 0.473 382 310   5.1
10 Vikings     NFL   Centr  8  7 0  0  0  1  4  0.998 0.5333 0.3464 0.494 296 266   2.0
11 Packers     NFL   Centr  6  7 1  0  0  1  5  0.953 0.4615 0.3751 0.477 281 227   3.9
12 Bears       NFL   Centr  7  7 0  0  0  4  2  0.940 0.5000 0.4695 0.471 250 333  -5.9
13 49ers       NFL   Coast  7  6 1  0  0  1  6  0.931 0.5385 0.3467 0.532 303 310  -0.5
14 Oilers      AFL   Easte  7  7 0  0  0  0  4  0.892 0.5000 0.2402 0.437 303 248   3.9
15 Giants      NFL   Capit  7  7 0  0  0  1  6  0.839 0.5000 0.3231 0.484 289 325  -2.6
16 Lions       NFL   Centr  4  8 2  0  0  0  6  0.664 0.3333 0.4011 0.495 207 241  -2.4
17 Dolphins    AFL   Easte  5  8 1  0  0  0  3  0.621 0.3846 0.2725 0.412 276 355  -5.6
18 Saints      NFL   Centu  4  9 1  0  0  1  5  0.541 0.3077 0.2995 0.478 246 322  -5.4
19 Redskins    NFL   Capit  5  9 0  0  0  0  5  0.523 0.3571 0.2546 0.468 249 358  -7.8
20 Broncos     AFL   Weste  5  9 0  0  0  0  6  0.504 0.3571 0.2923 0.498 255 404 -10.6
21 Patriots    AFL   Easte  4 10 0  0  0  0  3  0.348 0.2857 0.1813 0.436 229 406 -12.6
22 Bengals     AFL   Weste  3 11 0  0  0  0  6  0.318 0.2143 0.2729 0.525 215 329  -8.1
23 Bills       AFL   Easte  1 12 1  0  0  0  4  0.222 0.0769 0.5000 0.499 199 367 -12.0
24 Falcons     NFL   Coast  2 12 0  0  0  0  9  0.216 0.1429 0.5000 0.589 170 389 -15.6
25 Eagles      NFL   Capit  2 12 0  0  0  0  5  0.216 0.1429 0.3205 0.499 202 351 -10.6
26 Steelers    NFL   Centu  2 11 1  0  0  0  8  0.168 0.1538 0.1429 0.536 244 397 -10.9
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League Averages             7  7 0  0  0  2  4  0.929 0.4880 0.3560 0.486 305 305  -0.4

 

Table 1: Legend

CONF 
Conference
DIV 
Division


W
Total Wins
L
Total Losses


OW
Over-time Wins
OL
Over-time Losses


PW 
Wins against teams with playoff potential (RawPct > .500)
PL 
Losses against teams with playoff potential (RawPct > .500)


RkPct 
Statistical ranking percentage
RawPct 
"Raw" Winning percentage


T
Ties
AVM 
Average victory margin


Psc
Total points scored
Pal
Total points allowed 


SOVPct 
Strength of Victory (average of winning percentages of teams defeated)
OpPct 


Opponents "Raw" winning percentage (Strength of Schedule)

CONF	Conference	DIV	Division
W	Total Wins	L	Total Losses
OW	Over-time Wins	OL	Over-time Losses
PW	Wins against teams with playoff potential (RawPct > .500)	PL	Losses against teams with playoff potential (RawPct > .500)
RkPct	Statistical ranking percentage	RawPct	"Raw" Winning percentage
T	Ties	AVM	Average victory margin
Psc	Total points scored	Pal	Total points allowed
SOVPct	Strength of Victory (average of winning percentages of teams defeated)	OpPct	Opponents "Raw" winning percentage (Strength of Schedule)