Επίσης παίζουν ρόλο και οι αγώνες κυπέλλου αλλά λιγότερο από τους αγώνες του πρωταθλήματος..
The rankings take into account the importance of each game, the result, and the strength of the opponent (the strength of the players actually playing in the game, not the overall strength of the roster). Are tournament games weighted more heavily? Yes, tournament games are more important than league games. Yes again, because this is evidenced by teams later in the tournament who have three games to navigate during a given week typically putting the most effort and the best lineup into their cup game.