Explanation: Each team is listed with its record, overall score differential, and six ratings. Brief explanations of the ratings follow.
Because these ratings contain no prejudices regarding team or conference strengths, they tend to be quite inaccurate early in the seasons. College football appears to take at least 5 games per team before even remotely reasonable ratings are produced; acceptable ratings are produced with 8 games per team; excellent ratings unfortunately require 14 games per team.

Rankings by division: Overall I-A I-AA II III NAIA NESCAC NSIC


Full Ranking

                                               STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Minn St-Mankato         13  1 490 251  1.481    1  2.135    1  1.927    1  1.694    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    1 13.640    4  1.588    1  1.799
Winona St               10  2 450 300  1.142    2  1.637    2  1.527    3  1.312    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    3 12.760    2  1.632    5  0.992
Minnesota-Duluth        10  2 558 281  1.220    3  1.563    3  1.436    2  1.582    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    2 12.868    1  2.190    6  0.974
Sioux Falls              9  2 344 222  1.081    4  1.554    4  1.427    4  1.177    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    4 12.537    8  1.070    3  1.284
Bemidji St               7  4 265 206  0.864    5  1.250    6  1.047    7  0.989    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    6 11.803   13  0.457    2  1.522
St Cloud St              7  4 394 294  0.939    6  1.237    5  1.062    5  1.036    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    5 11.886    5  1.571    8  0.500
Wayne St NE              6  5 290 238  0.980    7  1.050    7  0.927    6  0.995    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    7 11.652   11  0.757    4  1.234
Augustana SD             5  6 401 357  1.059    8  0.944    9  0.798    8  0.981    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    8 11.470    3  1.608   11  0.354
Northern St SD           6  5 358 292  0.774    9  0.927    8  0.818    9  0.937    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    9 11.461    7  1.137    7  0.737
SW Minnesota St          4  7 325 400  0.802   10  0.663   10  0.589   10  0.686    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   10 10.664    6  1.231   13  0.142
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Mary                     4  7 274 385  0.499   11  0.572   11  0.471   13  0.364    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   11 10.337   12  0.620   14  0.108
Minot St                 3  8 190 358  0.413   12  0.479   12  0.357   14  0.196    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   13 10.035   16 -0.039    9  0.430
Concordia-St Paul        2  9 282 384  0.805   13  0.392   13  0.270   11  0.643    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   12 10.065   10  0.884   10  0.401
Upper Iowa               2  9 287 448  0.636   14  0.381   14  0.257   12  0.368    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   14  9.957    9  1.004   16 -0.269
Minnesota-Crookston      2  9 187 451  0.216   15  0.295   15  0.147   16 -0.046    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   15  9.588   15 -0.035   15 -0.057
Minn St-Moorhead         1 10 184 400  0.256   16  0.144   16 -0.036   15  0.118    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   16  9.266   14  0.049   12  0.188


Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference: strength=0.822 (#1)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING Minn St-Mankato 13 1 490 251 1.481 1 2.135 1 1.927 1 1.694 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 1 13.640 4 1.588 1 1.799 Winona St 10 2 450 300 1.142 2 1.637 2 1.527 3 1.312 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 3 12.760 2 1.632 5 0.992 Minnesota-Duluth 10 2 558 281 1.220 3 1.563 3 1.436 2 1.582 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 2 12.868 1 2.190 6 0.974 Sioux Falls 9 2 344 222 1.081 4 1.554 4 1.427 4 1.177 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 4 12.537 8 1.070 3 1.284 Bemidji St 7 4 265 206 0.864 5 1.250 6 1.047 7 0.989 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 6 11.803 13 0.457 2 1.522 St Cloud St 7 4 394 294 0.939 6 1.237 5 1.062 5 1.036 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 5 11.886 5 1.571 8 0.500 Wayne St NE 6 5 290 238 0.980 7 1.050 7 0.927 6 0.995 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 7 11.652 11 0.757 4 1.234 Augustana SD 5 6 401 357 1.059 8 0.944 9 0.798 8 0.981 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 8 11.470 3 1.608 11 0.354 Northern St SD 6 5 358 292 0.774 9 0.927 8 0.818 9 0.937 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 9 11.461 7 1.137 7 0.737 SW Minnesota St 4 7 325 400 0.802 10 0.663 10 0.589 10 0.686 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 10 10.664 6 1.231 13 0.142 Mary 4 7 274 385 0.499 11 0.572 11 0.471 13 0.364 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 11 10.337 12 0.620 14 0.108 Minot St 3 8 190 358 0.413 12 0.479 12 0.357 14 0.196 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 13 10.035 16 -0.039 9 0.430 Concordia-St Paul 2 9 282 384 0.805 13 0.392 13 0.270 11 0.643 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 12 10.065 10 0.884 10 0.401 Upper Iowa 2 9 287 448 0.636 14 0.381 14 0.257 12 0.368 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 14 9.957 9 1.004 16 -0.269 Minnesota-Crookston 2 9 187 451 0.216 15 0.295 15 0.147 16 -0.046 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 15 9.588 15 -0.035 15 -0.057 Minn St-Moorhead 1 10 184 400 0.256 16 0.144 16 -0.036 15 0.118 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 16 9.266 14 0.049 12 0.188
Conference Strengths CONFERENCE W L PCT RNK RATING Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 91 90 0.503 1 0.822

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.176 points in main ratings
     0.024 points in improved RPI
Average of 6.20 points per score
Predict score:
Team Strength vs. Time Plot:
posted: Mon Dec 23 16:38:02 2019

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