RealClearSports Rankings
MLB RANKING - 8/8/08
1
AOL Sports (1)
2
Bugs & Cranks (1)
3
CBS Sports (1)
4
ESPN (1)
5
Fox Sports (1)
6
Sports Illustrated (1)
7
Team Rankings (1)
RCS Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | RCS Avg. | |
| 1 |  | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.29 |
| 2 |  | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.57 |
| 3 |  | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 |  | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4.14 |
| 5 |  | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5.86 |
| 6 |  | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6.71 |
| 7 |  | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6.86 |
| 8 |  | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 7.43 |
| 9 |  | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9.43 |
| 10 |  | 7 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 9.86 |
| 11 |  | 12 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 13 |
| 11 |  | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 |
| 13 |  | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 13.14 |
| 14 |  | 17 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 13.71 |
| 15 |  | 14 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 14.86 |
| 16 |  | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 16.14 |
| 17 |  | 13 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 16.29 |
| 18 |  | 18 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 16.57 |
| 19 |  | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 19.29 |
| 20 |  | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 19.57 |
| 20 |  | 20 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 19.57 |
| 22 |  | 22 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 23.29 |
| 22 |  | 26 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 23.29 |
| 24 |  | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23.71 |
| 24 |  | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23.71 |
| 26 |  | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| 27 |  | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 26.57 |
| 28 |  | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 28 |
| 29 |  | 28 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| 30 |  | 30 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29.14 |