Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando

Regular contributor Pete Reggio recently asked to see how each of the ESPN.com division bloggers rated teams in their assigned divisions relative to how they rated other teams. I've crunched the numbers and can offer a few insights.

Seven of the eight bloggers rated his own division higher, on average, than the other panelists rated that division. AFC South blogger Paul Kuharsky rated teams in his division slightly lower on average.

None ranked his own teams more favorably than me. Perhaps I'm the only one paying close attention to this beaten-down division, or perhaps Arizona and San Francisco are considerably worse than I have estimated. Both could be true.

The following bulleted items break down voting patterns for each of the eight bloggers. Averages reflect votes from the divisional bloggers, plus votes from senior writer John Clayton, senior writer Jeff Chadiha and Scouts Inc. contributors Matt Williamson and Jeremy Green.

I'm listed first because I ranked NFC West teams 3.43 places higher on average than the other panelists ranked those teams. NFC South blogger Pat Yasinskas is listed second because he ranked teams in his division 2.78 places higher on average, etc.

• Mike Sando, NFC West (plus 3.43): I ranked NFC West teams 18th overall on average, significantly higher than the 21.4 average for all other voters. Yasinskas was also kind to the NFC West, ranking its teams 19th on average. Matt Williamson's No. 20 ranking for Seattle dragged down the division's overall ranking from 20.9 to 21.1.
• Pat Yasinskas, NFC South (plus 2.78): Yasinskas ranked NFC South teams at 15.75 on average, higher than any panelist ranked those teams and significantly higher than the 18.5 average. He ranked Carolina 11th. The other panelists ranked the Panthers 18th on average.
  
• Tim Graham, AFC East (plus 2.3): Graham ranked teams in his division at 14.5 on average. None of the other division bloggers ranked AFC East teams as high. Only Clayton ranked AFC East teams higher, at 13.75 on average. Clayton and Graham ranked the Jets, Dolphins and Bills higher than average.
• Matt Mosley, NFC East (plus 1.9): Mosley bestowed teams in his division with an 8.75 average ranking. None of the other voters ranked NFC East teams higher on average. Mosley's 8.75 average ranking tied my ranking for NFC East teams. Voters other than Mosley voted NFC East teams at 10.6 on average.
• James Walker, AFC North (plus 1.36): Walker ranked teams in his division at 15.75 on average. Other panelists ranked AFC North teams at 17.1 on average. Only Graham and Matt Williamson ranked AFC North teams higher on average.
• Bill Williamson, AFC West (plus .57): Williamson ranked AFC West teams at 19.5 on average, slightly higher than average. Only Kuharsky and Walker ranked AFC West teams higher among voters.
• Kevin Seifert, NFC North (plus .55): Seifert ranked NFC North teams at 17.5 on average, slightly higher than average. Chadiha, Clayton, Graham and Mosley ranked teams in this division higher than Seifert. Chadiha ranked them significantly higher, at 14.75 on average.
• Paul Kuharsky, AFC South (minus .55): Kuharsky ranked AFC South teams 11th on average, lower than average. Only Green, Clayton and Chadiha ranked AFC South teams lower on average. Graham and Walker matched Kuharsky with No. 11 rankings on average.

I ranked the Cardinals 15th, five spots higher than other panelists on average. I ranked the 49ers at No. 24, compared to a 28.5 average for other voters. I ranked the Seahawks seventh. The other contributors ranked them at 10.2 on average (thanks to a No. 20 ranking from Matt Williamson of Scouts Inc.). I ranked the Rams 26th, slightly higher than the average ranking for other voters (26.9).