RealClearSports Rankings
MLB RANKING - 9/5/08
1
AOL Sports (1)
2
Bugs & Cranks (1)
3
CBS Sports (1)
4
ESPN (1)
5
Fox Sports (1)
6
Sports Illustrated (1)
7
Team Rankings (1)
RCS Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | RCS Avg. | |
| 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.14 |
| 2 |  | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2.71 |
| 3 |  | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3.43 |
| 3 |  | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3.43 |
| 5 |  | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6.14 |
| 5 |  | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6.14 |
| 7 |  | 5 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7.14 |
| 8 |  | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8.14 |
| 9 |  | 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 10 |
| 10 |  | 14 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 10.43 |
| 11 |  | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 10.57 |
| 12 |  | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 11.29 |
| 13 |  | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 12.43 |
| 14 |  | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 15.71 |
| 15 |  | 13 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 16 |
| 16 |  | 18 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 16.57 |
| 17 |  | 16 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 17.14 |
| 18 |  | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 17.29 |
| 19 |  | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 18.14 |
| 20 |  | 21 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 20.43 |
| 20 |  | 19 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 20.43 |
| 20 |  | 22 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 20.43 |
| 23 |  | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 22.71 |
| 24 |  | 26 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 19 | 25.14 |
| 24 |  | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25.14 |
| 26 |  | 25 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 25.57 |
| 27 |  | 29 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 27 |
| 28 |  | 28 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27.29 |
| 29 |  | 27 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 27.71 |
| 30 |  | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29.29 |