Our Bundesliga Power Rankings are calculated by aggregating computer rankings from around the web and determining each team’s average ranking. Our own opinions and biases are checked at the door. We simply work with what other sites have put out.
Aggregated German Bundesliga Rankings
Power Rankings
Our Bundesliga Power Rankings table is straightforward. Each team’s ranking reflects an averaging of rankings from across the four sites that we pull from. Up or down movement versus the previous week is provided for each team. The HI/LO column shows each team’s best and worst ranking of the week across the four sites we pull from.
| RK | TEAM | TEAM | REC | PTS | AVG | 1-WK MOVE | HI/LO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Bayern Munich | BMU | 27-3-4 | 84 | 1.00 | - | 1/1 |
| 2 |  | Schalke 04 | SCH | 18-9-7 | 63 | 2.75 | ↑ 1 | 2/5 |
| 3 |  | Dortmund | BVB | 15-10-9 | 55 | 3.00 | ↓ 1 | 2/4 |
| 4 |  | Leverkusen | LEV | 15-10-9 | 55 | 4.00 | ↑ 1 | 3/5 |
| 5 |  | Hoffenheim | HOF | 15-10-9 | 55 | 4.50 | ↓ 1 | 3/6 |
| 6 |  | RB Leipzig | RBL | 15-8-11 | 53 | 6.25 | - | 5/7 |
| 7 |  | VfB Stuttgart | STU | 15-6-13 | 51 | 7.00 | ↑ 5 | 6/8 |
| 8 |  | Gladbach | MGB | 13-8-13 | 47 | 8.50 | ↓ 1 | 7/10 |
| 9 |  | Eintracht | FRA | 14-7-13 | 49 | 9.00 | ↑ 1 | 7/10 |
| 10 |  | Werder Bremen | BRE | 10-12-12 | 42 | 10.25 | ↑ 1 | 8/13 |
| 11 |  | FC Augsburg | AUG | 10-11-13 | 41 | 11.00 | ↓ 2 | 10/12 |
| 12 |  | Hertha BSC | HER | 10-13-11 | 43 | 11.00 | ↓ 4 | 9/12 |
| 13 |  | Mainz | MNZ | 9-9-16 | 36 | 13.25 | - | 13/14 |
| 14 |  | Hannover 96 | HAN | 10-9-15 | 39 | 14.25 | - | 12/17 |
| 15 |  | SC Freiburg | FRE | 8-12-14 | 36 | 15.50 | ↑ 2 | 14/16 |
| 16 |  | Wolfsburg | WLF | 6-15-13 | 33 | 15.75 | ↓ 1 | 15/17 |
| 17 |  | Hamburger SV | HSV | 8-7-19 | 31 | 16.00 | ↓ 1 | 15/17 |
| 18 |  | 1. FC Cologne | COL | 5-7-22 | 22 | 18.00 | - | 18/18 |
Heat Chart
Our heat chart shows how each of the four sites we pull from ranks all 18 teams. We pull from FiveThirtyEight (538), WhoScored (WS), Massey Ratings (MY) and Football DB (FDB).
| TEAM | TEAM | 538 | WS | MY | FDB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | BMU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Schalke 04 | SCH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.75 |
| Dortmund | BVB | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.00 |
| Leverkusen | LEV | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.00 |
| Hoffenheim | HOF | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4.50 |
| RB Leipzig | RBL | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6.25 |
| VfB Stuttgart | STU | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7.00 |
| Gladbach | MGB | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8.50 |
| Eintracht | FRA | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9.00 |
| Werder Bremen | BRE | 9 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10.25 |
| FC Augsburg | AUG | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11.00 |
| Hertha BSC | HER | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11.00 |
| Mainz | MNZ | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13.25 |
| Hannover 96 | HAN | 14 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14.25 |
| SC Freiburg | FRE | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15.50 |
| Wolfsburg | WLF | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15.75 |
| Hamburger SV | HSV | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16.00 |
| 1. FC Cologne | COL | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18.00 |