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Does Draft
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Draft Position |
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First |
Second |
Third |
Fourth |
Fifth |
Sixth |
Seventh |
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W |
L |
T |
Plc |
W |
L |
T |
Plc |
W |
L |
T |
Plc |
W |
L |
T |
Plc |
W |
L |
T |
Plc |
W |
L |
T |
Plc |
W |
L |
T |
Plc |
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1988 |
9 |
6 |
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4 |
13 |
2 |
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1 |
8 |
7 |
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5 |
9 |
6 |
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3 |
7 |
8 |
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7 |
8 |
7 |
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6 |
4 |
11 |
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10 |
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1989 |
13 |
3 |
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1 |
6 |
10 |
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10 |
4 |
11 |
1 |
11 |
9 |
7 |
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5 |
7 |
9 |
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9 |
7 |
9 |
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8 |
4 |
12 |
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12 |
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1990 |
12 |
5 |
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1 |
10 |
7 |
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4 |
9 |
8 |
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5 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
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7 |
6 |
11 |
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10 |
12 |
5 |
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2 |
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1991 |
5 |
12 |
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11 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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6 |
9 |
8 |
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5 |
6 |
11 |
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9 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
8 |
6 |
11 |
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10 |
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1992 |
7 |
10 |
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9 |
7 |
10 |
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10 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
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5 |
10 |
7 |
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2 |
6 |
11 |
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12 |
10 |
7 |
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4 |
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1993 |
6 |
12 |
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12 |
7 |
11 |
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10 |
10 |
8 |
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5 |
13 |
5 |
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1 |
8 |
10 |
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6 |
6 |
12 |
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11 |
8 |
10 |
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7 |
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1994 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
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11 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
8 |
11 |
6 |
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2 |
9 |
8 |
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6 |
9 |
8 |
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5 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
9 |
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1995 |
11 |
6 |
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4 |
4 |
13 |
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11 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
1 |
10 |
7 |
10 |
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9 |
14 |
3 |
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2 |
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1996 |
8 |
9 |
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8 |
10 |
7 |
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5 |
12 |
5 |
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1 |
12 |
5 |
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2 |
8 |
9 |
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9 |
6 |
11 |
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11 |
6 |
11 |
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12 |
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1997 |
11 |
6 |
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3 |
7 |
10 |
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9 |
8 |
9 |
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8 |
14 |
3 |
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1 |
9 |
8 |
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7 |
11 |
6 |
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2 |
3 |
14 |
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14 |
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1998 |
11 |
6 |
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2 |
8 |
9 |
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9 |
14 |
3 |
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1 |
8 |
9 |
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10 |
8 |
9 |
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11 |
4 |
13 |
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14 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
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1999 |
6 |
11 |
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12 |
10 |
7 |
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4 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
11 |
4 |
12 |
1 |
14 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
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6 |
12 |
5 |
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2 |
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2000 |
8 |
9 |
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8 |
8 |
9 |
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9 |
11 |
6 |
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1 |
7 |
10 |
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12 |
9 |
8 |
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6 |
10 |
7 |
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4 |
8 |
9 |
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10 |
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2001 |
8 |
9 |
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10 |
10 |
7 |
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3 |
8 |
9 |
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9 |
4 |
12 |
1 |
14 |
10 |
7 |
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4 |
9 |
8 |
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5 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
11 |
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2002 |
6 |
11 |
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12 |
7 |
10 |
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10 |
10 |
7 |
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4 |
8 |
9 |
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9 |
9 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
8 |
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7 |
11 |
6 |
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3 |
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2003 |
9 |
8 |
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6 |
3 |
14 |
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14 |
13 |
4 |
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1 |
9 |
8 |
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9 |
11 |
6 |
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2 |
3 |
13 |
1 |
13 |
10 |
7 |
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5 |
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2004 |
8 |
9 |
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10 |
9 |
8 |
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5 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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9 |
10 |
7 |
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2 |
8 |
9 |
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11 |
10 |
7 |
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3 |
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2005 |
11 |
6 |
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3 |
5 |
12 |
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14 |
10 |
7 |
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4 |
8 |
9 |
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8 |
7 |
10 |
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10 |
13 |
4 |
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1 |
6 |
11 |
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2006 |
6 |
11 |
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12 |
13 |
4 |
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1 |
12 |
5 |
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2 |
6 |
11 |
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10 |
11 |
6 |
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4 |
11 |
6 |
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5 |
7 |
10 |
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9 |
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2007 |
13 |
4 |
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1 |
11 |
6 |
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4 |
5 |
11 |
1 |
12 |
8 |
9 |
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7 |
12 |
5 |
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3 |
8 |
9 |
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8 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
9 |
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2008 |
8 |
9 |
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9 |
8 |
9 |
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7 |
12 |
5 |
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1 |
9 |
8 |
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6 |
10 |
7 |
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3 |
8 |
9 |
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10 |
7 |
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2009 |
12 |
5 |
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2 |
7 |
10 |
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9 |
10 |
7 |
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4 |
6 |
11 |
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11 |
9 |
8 |
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5 |
8 |
9 |
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6 |
10 |
7 |
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3 |
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2010 |
9 |
8 |
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5 |
8 |
9 |
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9 |
6 |
10 |
1 |
13 |
14 |
3 |
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9 |
8 |
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8 |
7 |
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1 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
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4 |
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2011 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
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10 |
10 |
7 |
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4 |
10 |
7 |
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3 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
11 |
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Avg |
9 |
7.8 |
1.5 |
6.3 |
8 |
8.9 |
1 |
7.8 |
9 |
7.5 |
1.1 |
5.8 |
8.8 |
8 |
1 |
6.7 |
8.6 |
8.1 |
1.3 |
6.4 |
8 |
8.8 |
1 |
7.5 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
1.3 |
7.2 |
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Eighth |
Ninth |
Tenth |
Eleventh |
Twelfth |
Thirteenth |
Fourteenth |
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W |
L |
T |
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W |
L |
T |
Plc |
W |
L |
T |
Plc |
W |
L |
T |
Plc |
W |
L |
T |
Plc |
W |
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T |
Plc |
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L |
T |
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1988 |
6 |
9 |
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9 |
1 |
14 |
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11 |
11 |
4 |
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2 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
8 |
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1989 |
10 |
6 |
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3 |
9 |
7 |
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6 |
9 |
7 |
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4 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
10 |
6 |
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1990 |
7 |
10 |
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9 |
6 |
11 |
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11 |
5 |
12 |
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12 |
11 |
6 |
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3 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
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1991 |
4 |
13 |
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12 |
13 |
4 |
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2 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
7 |
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1992 |
6 |
11 |
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11 |
13 |
4 |
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1 |
9 |
8 |
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6 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
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3 |
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1993 |
13 |
5 |
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2 |
10 |
8 |
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4 |
7 |
11 |
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9 |
13 |
5 |
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3 |
7 |
11 |
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1994 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
1 |
12 |
8 |
9 |
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7 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
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10 |
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1995 |
2 |
15 |
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12 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
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7 |
11 |
6 |
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3 |
13 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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1996 |
9 |
8 |
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7 |
10 |
7 |
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6 |
5 |
12 |
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13 |
11 |
6 |
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4 |
6 |
11 |
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10 |
11 |
6 |
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3 |
5 |
12 |
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14 |
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1997 |
11 |
6 |
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4 |
6 |
11 |
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12 |
7 |
10 |
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10 |
10 |
7 |
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5 |
6 |
11 |
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13 |
6 |
11 |
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11 |
10 |
7 |
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1998 |
4 |
12 |
1 |
13 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
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6 |
9 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
8 |
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5 |
10 |
7 |
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3 |
7 |
10 |
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12 |
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1999 |
13 |
4 |
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9 |
8 |
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5 |
8 |
9 |
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9 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
12 |
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13 |
8 |
9 |
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8 |
11 |
6 |
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3 |
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2000 |
8 |
9 |
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7 |
8 |
9 |
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11 |
5 |
12 |
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14 |
6 |
11 |
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13 |
10 |
7 |
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5 |
10 |
7 |
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3 |
11 |
6 |
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2001 |
8 |
9 |
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7 |
7 |
10 |
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12 |
10 |
7 |
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2 |
14 |
3 |
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9 |
8 |
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6 |
7 |
10 |
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13 |
8 |
9 |
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2002 |
3 |
14 |
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14 |
8 |
9 |
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8 |
6 |
11 |
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13 |
6 |
11 |
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11 |
12 |
5 |
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2 |
14 |
3 |
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9 |
7 |
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2003 |
7 |
10 |
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11 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
7 |
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4 |
7 |
9 |
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10 |
7 |
10 |
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12 |
9 |
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11 |
6 |
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2004 |
5 |
12 |
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14 |
8 |
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6 |
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11 |
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12 |
9 |
8 |
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4 |
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2 |
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6 |
11 |
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13 |
8 |
9 |
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2005 |
8 |
9 |
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6 |
9 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
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9 |
6 |
10 |
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11 |
13 |
4 |
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2 |
6 |
11 |
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13 |
8 |
9 |
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2006 |
6 |
11 |
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13 |
8 |
9 |
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7 |
7 |
10 |
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8 |
6 |
11 |
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14 |
6 |
11 |
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11 |
11 |
6 |
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3 |
9 |
8 |
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2007 |
4 |
12 |
1 |
14 |
6 |
11 |
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11 |
12 |
5 |
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2 |
7 |
10 |
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10 |
9 |
8 |
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6 |
5 |
12 |
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13 |
10 |
7 |
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2008 |
7 |
10 |
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10 |
10 |
7 |
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5 |
4 |
13 |
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6 |
11 |
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10 |
7 |
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2009 |
8 |
9 |
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7 |
8 |
9 |
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8 |
5 |
12 |
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12 |
6 |
11 |
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10 |
13 |
4 |
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2010 |
9 |
8 |
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7 |
4 |
13 |
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14 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
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3 |
7 |
10 |
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11 |
6 |
10 |
1 |
12 |
10 |
7 |
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2011 |
10 |
7 |
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5 |
3 |
14 |
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14 |
6 |
10 |
1 |
13 |
9 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
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1 |
8 |
6 |
10 |
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Avg |
7.5 |
9.3 |
1 |
8.3 |
7.7 |
8.9 |
1.2 |
8 |
7.8 |
9 |
1.3 |
8 |
8.5 |
7.9 |
1.1 |
6.8 |
9.2 |
7.7 |
1.3 |
6.2 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
1 |
7.9 |
8.8 |
8.1 |
1 |
6.7 |
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This chart shows the final record of each
draft position, for that season. |
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Example: In 1988, the team that drafted
finished 9-6, in 4th place. |
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The average first draft pick finished with 8.9 wins, 7.9 losses and 2
ties. And averaged 6.3th place. |
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Through 2001, the 11th and 1st have been the
most successful draft spots. |
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I've updated the past 10 seasons, and now the
3rd and 12th draft spots have been the most successful in terms of finishing
position. |
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The best average winning percentage comes from
the 12th spot. |
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The 8th spot has the worst winning percentage,
but 2 champions have come from there. |
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The 8th spot is also the worst average
finishing position. |
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Championships By Draft Position |
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3rd |
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1st |
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4th |
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12th |
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8th |
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2nd |
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5th |
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9th |
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10th |
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11th |
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13th |
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6th |
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7th |
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14th |
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