Suggestion: Standings should not be published until the end. To prevent players from compiling standings on their own, players' identity should be anonymous for all games, communications, and AARs.
Justification: At the end of the season, meta-strategy will be rampant. Rather than (or in addition to) winning, players will often have an incentive to make sure a particular opponent does not win. This will distort and potentially ruin the ebb and flow of the game.