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
St Cloud St             12  2 551 319  0.871    1  1.617    1  1.424    3  1.140    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    1 12.252    4  1.343    3  0.938
Minn St-Mankato         11  1 526 213  0.830    2  1.535    2  1.342    2  1.427    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    2 12.226    1  1.609    2  1.245
Minnesota-Duluth        11  2 540 223  0.983    3  1.469    3  1.264    1  1.463    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    3 12.127    3  1.431    1  1.494
SW Minnesota St          7  5 489 484  0.299    4  0.496    4  0.387    5  0.277    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    4 10.009    2  1.514   15 -0.960
Sioux Falls              6  5 363 295  0.349    5  0.365    5  0.277    4  0.476    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    5  9.883    6  0.739    6  0.212
Upper Iowa               6  5 301 343  0.151    6  0.348    6  0.266    9 -0.033    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    6  9.753    8  0.184   10 -0.250
Mary                     6  5 277 263  0.110    7  0.278    7  0.189    8  0.135    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    7  9.684    9 -0.086    5  0.356
Winona St                6  5 401 353  0.146    8  0.243    8  0.153    6  0.183    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    8  9.618    5  0.822   11 -0.456
Concordia-St Paul        5  6 205 300 -0.048    9  0.115    9  0.012   12 -0.283    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    9  9.188   13 -0.775    7  0.209
Augustana SD             4  7 222 214  0.089   10 -0.167   10 -0.304    7  0.159    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   10  8.901   12 -0.603    4  0.920
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Northern St SD           4  7 248 337 -0.111   11 -0.179   11 -0.318   10 -0.179    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   11  8.570   10 -0.266    9 -0.093
Minn St-Moorhead         4  7 350 456 -0.198   12 -0.203   12 -0.345   11 -0.281    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   12  8.485    7  0.734   16 -1.296
Bemidji St               3  8 199 302 -0.251   13 -0.426   13 -0.507   14 -0.475    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   13  8.133   14 -0.864    8 -0.086
Wayne St NE              2  9 241 391 -0.066   14 -0.520   14 -0.607   13 -0.414    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   14  7.920   11 -0.278   13 -0.550
Minot St                 2  9 167 374 -0.445   15 -0.669   15 -0.772   15 -0.809    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   15  7.111   15 -1.143   12 -0.474
Minnesota-Crookston      2  9 137 427 -0.568   16 -0.686   16 -0.793   16 -1.007    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   16  6.974   16 -1.435   14 -0.578


Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference: strength=0.048 (#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 St Cloud St 12 2 551 319 0.871 1 1.617 1 1.424 3 1.140 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 1 12.252 4 1.343 3 0.938 Minn St-Mankato 11 1 526 213 0.830 2 1.535 2 1.342 2 1.427 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 2 12.226 1 1.609 2 1.245 Minnesota-Duluth 11 2 540 223 0.983 3 1.469 3 1.264 1 1.463 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 3 12.127 3 1.431 1 1.494 SW Minnesota St 7 5 489 484 0.299 4 0.496 4 0.387 5 0.277 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 4 10.009 2 1.514 15 -0.960 Sioux Falls 6 5 363 295 0.349 5 0.365 5 0.277 4 0.476 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 5 9.883 6 0.739 6 0.212 Upper Iowa 6 5 301 343 0.151 6 0.348 6 0.266 9 -0.033 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 6 9.753 8 0.184 10 -0.250 Mary 6 5 277 263 0.110 7 0.278 7 0.189 8 0.135 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 7 9.684 9 -0.086 5 0.356 Winona St 6 5 401 353 0.146 8 0.243 8 0.153 6 0.183 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 8 9.618 5 0.822 11 -0.456 Concordia-St Paul 5 6 205 300 -0.048 9 0.115 9 0.012 12 -0.283 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 9 9.188 13 -0.775 7 0.209 Augustana SD 4 7 222 214 0.089 10 -0.167 10 -0.304 7 0.159 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 10 8.901 12 -0.603 4 0.920 Northern St SD 4 7 248 337 -0.111 11 -0.179 11 -0.318 10 -0.179 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 11 8.570 10 -0.266 9 -0.093 Minn St-Moorhead 4 7 350 456 -0.198 12 -0.203 12 -0.345 11 -0.281 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 12 8.485 7 0.734 16 -1.296 Bemidji St 3 8 199 302 -0.251 13 -0.426 13 -0.507 14 -0.475 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 13 8.133 14 -0.864 8 -0.086 Wayne St NE 2 9 241 391 -0.066 14 -0.520 14 -0.607 13 -0.414 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 14 7.920 11 -0.278 13 -0.550 Minot St 2 9 167 374 -0.445 15 -0.669 15 -0.772 15 -0.809 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 15 7.111 15 -1.143 12 -0.474 Minnesota-Crookston 2 9 137 427 -0.568 16 -0.686 16 -0.793 16 -1.007 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 16 6.974 16 -1.435 14 -0.578
Conference Strengths CONFERENCE W L PCT RNK RATING Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 91 92 0.497 1 0.048

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.180 points in main ratings
     0.024 points in improved RPI
Average of 6.20 points per score
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Team Strength vs. Time Plot:
posted: Sun Oct 12 21:52:54 2025

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