RealClearSports Rankings
NHL RANKING - 10/17/08
1
AOL Sports (1)
2
CBS Sportsline (1)
3
ESPN (1)
4
Fox Sports News (1)
5
Sports Illustrated (1)
6
TSN (1)
7
Yahoo! Sports (1)
RCS Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | RCS Avg. | |
| 1 |  | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 1.8 |
| 2 |  | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 4.8 |
| 3 |  | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | N/A | N/A | 4 | 4.8 |
| 5 |  | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | N/A | N/A | 7 | 6.2 |
| 6 |  | 6 | 16 | 4 | 7 | N/A | N/A | 11 | 8.8 |
| 7 |  | 7 | 14 | 7 | 9 | N/A | N/A | 10 | 9.4 |
| 8 |  | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | N/A | N/A | 13 | 10.2 |
| 9 |  | 21 | 13 | 9 | 5 | N/A | N/A | 5 | 10.6 |
| 9 |  | 9 | 8 | 6 | 22 | N/A | N/A | 8 | 10.6 |
| 11 |  | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | N/A | N/A | 9 | 11 |
| 12 |  | 20 | 17 | 16 | 4 | N/A | N/A | 6 | 12.6 |
| 13 |  | 15 | 19 | 12 | 6 | N/A | N/A | 14 | 13.2 |
| 14 |  | 14 | 11 | 14 | 21 | N/A | N/A | 12 | 14.4 |
| 15 |  | 10 | 9 | 15 | 23 | N/A | N/A | 21 | 15.6 |
| 16 |  | 17 | 15 | 13 | 20 | N/A | N/A | 18 | 16.6 |
| 17 |  | 19 | 24 | 18 | 15 | N/A | N/A | 15 | 18.2 |
| 18 |  | 12 | 6 | 21 | 27 | N/A | N/A | 26 | 18.4 |
| 19 |  | 22 | 21 | 20 | 14 | N/A | N/A | 17 | 18.8 |
| 19 |  | 13 | 18 | 17 | 24 | N/A | N/A | 22 | 18.8 |
| 21 |  | 11 | 10 | 22 | 30 | N/A | N/A | 25 | 19.6 |
| 22 |  | 25 | 25 | 28 | 10 | N/A | N/A | 16 | 20.8 |
| 23 |  | 30 | 20 | 25 | 17 | N/A | N/A | 19 | 22.2 |
| 24 |  | 26 | 23 | 26 | 18 | N/A | N/A | 20 | 22.6 |
| 25 |  | 23 | 28 | 27 | 12 | N/A | N/A | 24 | 22.8 |
| 26 |  | 18 | 22 | 19 | 29 | N/A | N/A | 27 | 23 |
| 27 |  | 28 | 29 | 23 | 16 | N/A | N/A | 23 | 23.8 |
| 28 |  | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | N/A | N/A | 28 | 27 |
| 29 |  | 29 | 30 | 24 | 26 | N/A | N/A | 29 | 27.6 |
| 30 |  | 27 | 27 | 30 | 25 | N/A | N/A | 30 | 27.8 |