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NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Detroit Lions	North	9	1	0	.900	2–0	6–1	.480	.489	W8
2	Philadelphia Eagles	East	8	2	0	.800	3–0	5–2	.390	.369	W6
3	Arizona Cardinals	West	6	4	0	.600	2–0	3–3	.583	.459	W4
4	Atlanta Falcons	South	6	5	0	.545	4–1	6–2	.513	.426	L2
Wild cards
5	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	2	0	.800	1–1	3–2	.452	.393	W3
6	Green Bay Packers	North	7	3	0	.700	1–2	3–3	.544	.425	W1
7	Washington Commanders	East	7	4	0	.636	2–1	5–2	.446	.324	L2
In the hunt
8^[a]	Los Angeles Rams	West	5	5	0	.500	2–1	3–4	.525	.451	W1
9^[a]^[b]	Seattle Seahawks	West	5	5	0	.500	1–2	2–4	.519	.453	W1
10^[a]^[b]	San Francisco 49ers	West	5	5	0	.500	1–3	3–4	.500	.346	L1
11^[c]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	4	6	0	.400	1–2	4–3	.632	.667	L4
12^[c]	Chicago Bears	North	4	6	0	.400	0–1	2–3	.448	.293	L4
13	New Orleans Saints	South	4	7	0	.364	2–3	3–4	.504	.341	W2
14^[d]	Carolina Panthers	South	3	7	0	.300	1–2	2–4	.434	.258	W2
15^[d]	Dallas Cowboys	East	3	7	0	.300	1–1	1–5	.558	.400	L5
16	New York Giants	East	2	8	0	.200	0–4	1–6	.534	.350	L5
Tiebreakers^[e]
^ ^a ^b ^c LA Rams wins tie break over Seattle and San Francisco based on head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b Seattle wins tie break over San Francisco based on division record. ^ ^a ^b Tampa Bay wins tie break over Chicago based on conference record. ^ ^a ^b Carolina wins tie break over Dallas based on conference record. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Kansas City Chiefs	West	9	1	0	.900	3–0	5–1	.509	.474	L1
2	Buffalo Bills	East	9	2	0	.818	3–0	7–2	.470	.430	W6
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	8	2	0	.800	1–0	5–1	.453	.471	W5
4	Houston Texans	South	7	4	0	.636	3–0	5–1	.500	.413	W1
Wild cards
5	Los Angeles Chargers	West	7	3	0	.700	2–1	5–2	.447	.315	W4
6	Baltimore Ravens	North	7	4	0	.636	2–2	4–4	.504	.493	L1
7	Denver Broncos	West	6	5	0	.545	1–2	2–4	.509	.349	W1
In the hunt
8	Indianapolis Colts	South	5	6	0	.455	1–3	4–4	.530	.412	W1
9	Miami Dolphins	East	4	6	0	.400	1–2	3–4	.457	.286	W2
10	Cincinnati Bengals	North	4	7	0	.364	1–2	2–5	.500	.225	L2
11^[a]	New York Jets	East	3	8	0	.273	1–2	3–5	.534	.375	L2
12^[a]	New England Patriots	East	3	8	0	.273	1–2	2–5	.383	.344	L1
13^[b]	Cleveland Browns	North	2	8	0	.200	1–1	2–3	.438	.409	L2
14^[b]	Tennessee Titans	South	2	8	0	.200	0–1	2–4	.567	.333	L2
15^[b]	Las Vegas Raiders	West	2	8	0	.200	0–3	2–6	.534	.429	L6
16	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	2	9	0	.182	1–1	2–4	.579	.364	L4
Tiebreakers^[c]
^ ^a ^b NY Jets wins tie break over New England based on common record. ^ ^a ^b ^c Cleveland, Tennessee and Las Vegas are ranked based on conference record. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Soccer

MLS

MLS Western Conference table (2024)
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Los Angeles FC	34	19	8	7	63	43	+20	64	Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2	LA Galaxy	34	19	8	7	69	50	+19	64	Qualification for round one
3	Real Salt Lake	34	16	7	11	65	48	+17	59
4	Seattle Sounders FC	34	16	9	9	51	35	+16	57
5	Houston Dynamo FC	34	15	10	9	47	39	+8	54
6	Minnesota United FC	34	15	12	7	58	49	+9	52
7	Colorado Rapids	34	15	14	5	61	60	+1	50
8	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	13	13	8	52	49	+3	47	Qualification for the wild-card round
9	Portland Timbers	34	12	11	11	65	56	+9	47	Qualification for the wild-card round
10	Austin FC	34	11	14	9	39	48	−9	42
11	FC Dallas	34	11	15	8	54	56	−2	41
12	St. Louis City SC	34	8	13	13	50	63	−13	37
13	Sporting Kansas City	34	8	19	7	51	66	−15	31
14	San Jose Earthquakes	34	6	25	3	41	78	−37	21

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

MLS Eastern Conference table (2024)
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Inter Miami CF	34	22	4	8	79	49	+30	74	Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2	Columbus Crew	34	19	6	9	72	40	+32	66	Qualification for round one
3	FC Cincinnati	34	18	11	5	58	48	+10	59
4	Orlando City SC	34	15	12	7	59	50	+9	52
5	Charlotte FC	34	14	11	9	46	37	+9	51
6	New York City FC	34	14	12	8	54	49	+5	50
7	New York Red Bulls	34	11	9	14	55	50	+5	47
8	CF Montréal	34	11	13	10	48	64	−16	43	Qualification for the wild-card round
9	Atlanta United FC	34	10	14	10	46	49	−3	40	Qualification for the wild-card round
10	D.C. United	34	10	14	10	52	70	−18	40
11	Toronto FC	34	11	19	4	40	61	−21	37
12	Philadelphia Union	34	9	15	10	62	55	+7	37
13	Nashville SC	34	9	16	9	38	54	−16	36
14	New England Revolution	34	9	21	4	37	74	−37	31
15	Chicago Fire FC	34	7	18	9	40	62	−22	30

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

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NHL

Pacific Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vegas Golden Knights	18	11	5	2	10	72	57	+15	24
2	Los Angeles Kings	19	10	6	3	10	61	55	+6	23
3	Vancouver Canucks	17	9	5	3	8	54	55	−1	21
4	Calgary Flames	18	9	6	3	6	49	51	−2	21
5	Edmonton Oilers	19	9	8	2	5	50	60	−10	20
6	Seattle Kraken	19	9	9	1	6	55	55	0	19
7	Anaheim Ducks	17	7	8	2	6	43	52	−9	16
8	San Jose Sharks	20	6	10	4	3	50	71	−21	16

Updated to game(s) played on November 18, 2024. Source: National Hockey League^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Central Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Winnipeg Jets	18	15	3	0	12	74	43	+31	30
2	Minnesota Wild	17	11	3	3	10	57	41	+16	25
3	Dallas Stars	17	11	6	0	10	57	40	+17	22
4	Colorado Avalanche	19	10	9	0	8	64	70	−6	20
5	Utah Hockey Club	18	7	8	3	4	49	62	−13	17
6	St. Louis Blues	19	8	10	1	5	47	65	−18	17
7	Nashville Predators	19	6	10	3	5	46	61	−15	15
8	Chicago Blackhawks	18	6	11	1	4	43	56	−13	13

Updated to game(s) played on November 18, 2024. Source: National Hockey League^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Atlantic Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Florida Panthers	18	12	5	1	10	66	56	+10	25
2	Toronto Maple Leafs	19	11	6	2	9	58	50	+8	24
3	Tampa Bay Lightning	16	9	6	1	8	57	46	+11	19
4	Boston Bruins	20	8	9	3	5	48	69	−21	19
5	Ottawa Senators	17	8	8	1	6	55	53	+2	17
6	Buffalo Sabres	18	8	9	1	6	61	61	0	17
7	Detroit Red Wings	18	7	9	2	6	42	55	−13	16
8	Montreal Canadiens	19	7	10	2	7	54	71	−17	16

Updated to game(s) played on November 18, 2024. Source: National Hockey League^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Metropolitan Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Washington Capitals	18	13	4	1	12	78	50	+28	27
2	Carolina Hurricanes	17	13	4	0	11	68	41	+27	26
3	New Jersey Devils	21	12	7	2	11	72	56	+16	26
4	New York Rangers	16	11	4	1	11	57	38	+19	23
5	New York Islanders	18	7	7	4	4	49	55	−6	18
6	Philadelphia Flyers	19	8	9	2	4	56	67	−11	18
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	20	7	10	3	4	55	80	−25	17
8	Columbus Blue Jackets	18	7	9	2	7	58	62	−4	16

Updated to game(s) played on November 18, 2024. Source: National Hockey League^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

NBA

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Cleveland Cavaliers *	15	0	1.000	–	15
2	Boston Celtics *	11	3	.786	3.5	14
3	Orlando Magic *	9	6	.600	6.0	15
4	New York Knicks	8	6	.571	6.5	14
5	Atlanta Hawks	7	8	.467	8.0	15
6	Miami Heat	6	7	.462	8.0	13

7	Detroit Pistons	7	9	.438	8.5	16
8	Indiana Pacers	6	8	.429	8.5	14
9	Chicago Bulls	6	9	.400	9.0	15
10	Charlotte Hornets	5	8	.385	9.0	13

11	Brooklyn Nets	5	9	.357	9.5	14
12	Milwaukee Bucks	5	9	.357	9.5	14
13	Toronto Raptors	3	12	.200	12.0	15
14	Washington Wizards	2	11	.154	12.0	13
15	Philadelphia 76ers	2	11	.154	12.0	13

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Oklahoma City Thunder *	11	3	.786	–	14
2	Golden State Warriors *	10	3	.769	0.5	13
3	Los Angeles Lakers	9	4	.692	1.5	13
4	Houston Rockets *	10	5	.667	1.5	15
5	Phoenix Suns	9	6	.600	2.5	15
6	Denver Nuggets	7	5	.583	3.0	12

7	Minnesota Timberwolves	8	6	.571	3.0	14
8	Memphis Grizzlies	8	6	.571	3.0	14
9	Sacramento Kings	8	7	.533	3.5	15
10	Los Angeles Clippers	8	7	.533	3.5	15

11	Dallas Mavericks	7	7	.500	4.0	14
12	San Antonio Spurs	6	8	.429	5.0	14
13	Portland Trail Blazers	6	8	.429	5.0	14
14	New Orleans Pelicans	4	10	.286	7.0	14
15	Utah Jazz	3	10	.231	7.5	13

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. National Hockey League.

[5-5a-1] LA Rams wins tie break over Seattle and San Francisco based on head-to-head victory.

[5-5b-2] Seattle wins tie break over San Francisco based on division record.

[4-6-3] Tampa Bay wins tie break over Chicago based on conference record.

[3-7-4] Carolina wins tie break over Dallas based on conference record.

[5] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

[3-8-6] NY Jets wins tie break over New England based on common record.

[2-8-7] Cleveland, Tennessee and Las Vegas are ranked based on conference record.

[8] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

[nhl-div-9] "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. National Hockey League.

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