PBA Power Rankings: San Miguel duo leads the pack

PBA Power Rankings: San Miguel duo leads the pack

(games played up to 15 Jan 2014)

With only six games remaining in the elimination rounds of the 2013-2014 PBA Philippine Cup, the final playoff picture is slowly coming into full form, with the top teams cementing their holds on the precious twice-to-beat spots while the middling teams battle for that final spot to complete the cast of eight. After playing roughly thirteen games each, the PBA teams have established their identity going into the playoffs, and the true contenders have clearly risen above the rest.

The duo of Barangay Ginebra and San Mig Coffee headline this week's power rankings: the Gin Kings have been dominant the entire season, blitzing every opponent standing in their path, while the Coffee Mixers have peaked at just the right time, hauling in three impressive victories in a row, despite a slow start to the campaign. In this first ever edition of the PBA Power Rankings, compiled by yours truly, we examine how each team fares against the rest of the competition and separate the contenders from the pretenders.

ANR stands for adjusted net rating based on the whole season to date, ANR-L3 stands for adjusted net rating based on the last 3 games, PANR stands for predictive adjusted net rating which takes into account a team's current form together with its total season performance to date. Other stats provided are based on the whole season to date. League rank for advanced stats are provided in parentheses.
Rank Team Record

1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings (10-2)
ORtg: 101.6 (2), DRtg: 95.5 (3), NRtg: 6.1 (1), Pace: 88.9 (6)
ANR: +4.9 (1), ANR-L3: +8.3 (2), PANR: +6.6 (1)
 
2 San Mig Coffee Mixers (6-7)
ORtg: 92.6 (10), DRtg: 96.0 (4), NRtg: -3.4 (8), Pace: 86.0 (10)
ANR: -2.6 (8), ANR-L3: +12.2 (1), PANR: +4.8 (2)

3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (10-3)
ORtg: 101.3 (3), DRtg: 96.3 (5), NRtg: 5.0 (2), Pace: 89.9 (3)
ANR: +4.3 (2), ANR-L3: +1.3 (4), PANR: +2.8 (3)

4 Meralco Bolts (5-8)
ORtg: 96.9 (7), DRtg: 95.2 (2), NRtg: 1.6 (4), Pace: 88.0 (7)
ANR: +1.4 (4), ANR-L3: +0.8 (5), PANR: +1.1 (4)

5 Barako Bull Energy Cola (5-8)
ORtg: 100.5 (5), DRtg: 101.2 (7), NRtg: -0.7 (6), Pace: 88.0 (8)
ANR: -0.1 (6), ANR-L3: +1.5 (3), PANR: +0.7 (5)

6 Petron Blaze Boosters (9-4)
ORtg: 96.6 (8), DRtg: 93.6 (1), NRtg: 3.0 (3), Pace: 92.9 (1)
ANR: +2.4 (3), ANR-L3: -2.3 (7), PANR: +0.1 (6)

7 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (7-5)
ORtg: 102.3 (1), DRtg: 101.4 (8), NRtg: 0.9 (5), Pace: 89.9 (4)
ANR: +0.9 (5), ANR-L3: -2.6 (8), PANR: -0.9 (7)

8 Air21 Express (3-9)
ORtg: 92.7 (9), DRtg: 99.2 (6), NRtg: -6.6 (10), Pace: 89.2 (5)
APM: -6.3 (10), ANR-L3: +0.5 (6), PANR: -2.9 (8)

9 Alaska Aces (4-7)
ORtg: 100.4 (6), DRtg: 102.2 (9), NRtg: -1.9 (7), Pace: 86.6 (9)
ANR: -1.7 (7), ANR-L3: -9.4 (9), PANR: -5.6 (9)

10 Globalport Batang Pier (5-8)
ORtg: 100.8 (4), DRtg: 104.2 (10), NRtg: -3.4 (9), Pace: 91.3 (2)
APM: -3.1 (9), ANR-L3: -10.4 (10), PANR: -6.8 (10)

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