Power Ranking Averages
MLB RANKING - 5/1/12
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RCS Rank | | | | | | | | RCS Avg. | |
| 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.14 |
| 2 |  | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3.14 |
| 3 |  | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3.29 |
| 4 |  | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3.71 |
| 5 |  | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5.29 |
| 5 |  | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5.29 |
| 7 |  | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6.57 |
| 8 |  | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| 9 |  | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 11.43 |
| 10 |  | 16 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12.57 |
| 11 |  | 8 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12.71 |
| 12 |  | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 12.86 |
| 13 |  | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 13.14 |
| 14 |  | 15 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 14.14 |
| 15 |  | 14 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 14.71 |
| 16 |  | 19 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 15.29 |
| 17 |  | 11 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 23 | 15 | 16.14 |
| 18 |  | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 17.43 |
| 19 |  | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18.86 |
| 20 |  | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20.14 |
| 21 |  | 21 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 20.86 |
| 22 |  | 22 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22.14 |
| 23 |  | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 25 | 23.43 |
| 24 |  | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23.86 |
| 24 |  | 24 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 23.86 |
| 26 |  | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 24.14 |
| 27 |  | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 25.57 |
| 28 |  | 28 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25.71 |
| 29 |  | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 28.14 |
| 30 |  | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29.43 |