Dolphin Ratings - College Football

Explanation: Each team is listed with its record, overall score differential, and six ratings. Brief explanations of the ratings follow.

Schedule The number in this column is the effective opponent strength of a team. In other words, they would be expected to have the same record had they played all games against an opponent of this predictive rating at a neutral site. Because this calculation depends on the strength of the team in question, it is not possible to rank schedules using these values.
Standard Ranks teams in an order such that a team is "probably better" than all teams ranked lower than it. This calculation uses margin of victory only for computing a team's opponents strengths; the team's rating itself is computed using only wins, losses, and ties relative to its schedule
Median Likelihood Determines the likely ratings for each team, based on its wins, losses, and ties relative to its schedule. This generally produces the same or similar ratings as the standard ranking.
Predictive Both schedule strength and rating vs. schedule strength are determined considering both the wins and losses and the score differentials. This rating contains none of the biases in the standard rating, but does weight recent games slightly more than past games since those are a better indication of the team's current strength. This rating is the best of the first three for seeing how good teams are, and thus is the best for predicting future results.
Improved RPI Rating The improved RPI formula is similar to the standard RPI, except that the schedule strength is carried out to infinite depth instead of ending with opponents' opponents, thus allows for a better comparison of isolated groups of teams than is given by the standard RPI calculation. It is similar to the simple rating, except that all games are given equal weight.
RPI Rating. Included only because of common real-life usage. The RPI rating has many statistical problems. The football RPI rating is based on the BCS formula, and approximates the schedule, loss, and quality win components.
Pseudo-Poll. A blended ranking based on win-loss and predictive ratings, calibrated to match real-life polls as closely as possible. This gives a rough but unbiased estimate of how typical voters value record vs. impressive wins.
Predictive-Scoring. This value indicates how many points a team would be expected to score if it played an identical team.
Predictive-Offense. This combines the predictive and scoring ratings to measure how many points a team scores. The number is the predictive rating of an opponent against whom the team would be expected to score the league average number of points. This does not necessarily rate a team's offensive abilities, as a fast pace in basketball or big-play defense in football can make a team score more points.
Predictive-Defense. This combines the predictive and scoring ratings to measure how many points a team allows. The number is the predictive rating of an opponent against whom the team would be expected to allow the league average number of points. The same caveat in the predictive-offense rating applies here.

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 KCAC GAC NESCAC

Full Ranking

                                                  STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                     W  L  T  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Pikeville                8  2  0 374 152 -1.508   27 -0.910   27 -0.858   23 -0.686    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   27  7.651   30 -0.827   22 -0.546
Arkansas Baptist         2  9  0 148 458 -2.206   69 -2.857   70 -2.879   75 -2.990    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   70  3.604   77 -3.414   64 -2.566
Montana St-Northern      0 10  0 167 427 -1.374   78 -3.032   78 -3.143   60 -2.366    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   76  3.282   61 -2.251   62 -2.481
Carroll MT               7  2  0 380 155 -0.383   14 -0.257   14 -0.116   10  0.321    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   14  9.059    8  0.326    9  0.316
St Thomas FL            10  0  0 456 109 -0.145    1  1.123    1  1.172    1  0.936    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    1 11.484    3  0.851    1  1.021
Cumberland TN            6  4  0 314 187 -0.366   20 -0.497   20 -0.397   15 -0.070    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   17  8.659   19 -0.228   13  0.088
Union KY                 3  6  0 190 329 -1.913   54 -2.160   54 -2.122   63 -2.423    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   56  5.163   63 -2.260   65 -2.585
Cumberlands KY           6  3  0 296 278 -1.170   23 -0.690   23 -0.568   30 -1.062    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   24  7.933   23 -0.481   41 -1.643
Marian IN                9  1  0 410 141 -0.470    6  0.312    6  0.457    7  0.406    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    6 10.143   12  0.110    3  0.702
Kentucky Christian       3  7  0 213 458 -2.059   62 -2.331   62 -2.360   67 -2.639    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   62  4.900   62 -2.258   74 -3.021
TEAM                     W  L  T  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Reinhardt                6  4  0 354 257 -1.365   34 -1.289   34 -1.280   29 -0.972    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   34  6.863   26 -0.681   32 -1.263
Lindsey Wilson           8  2  0 425 145 -0.291   10  0.013   10  0.181    8  0.382    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   10  9.777    7  0.359    5  0.405
Rocky Mountain           5  4  0 217 282 -0.884   24 -0.744   24 -0.638   32 -1.121    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   26  7.689   35 -1.060   28 -1.183
Dickinson St             5  6  0 243 305 -1.302   38 -1.383   38 -1.401   37 -1.404    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   38  6.389   46 -1.570   31 -1.238
Midland U.               8  2  0 356 161 -0.541   13 -0.137   13  0.034   12  0.006    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   13  9.161   18 -0.215   11  0.227
Ottawa AZ                7  1  0 269  93 -1.269   18 -0.459   18 -0.355   18 -0.369    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   19  8.626   33 -0.928   12  0.189
Montana Tech             9  1  0 412 123 -0.179    4  0.422    4  0.584    3  0.749    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    4 10.410    6  0.483    2  1.014
Louisiana Christian      9  1  0 510 257 -1.155   12 -0.078   12  0.099   21 -0.496    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   12  9.197   11  0.217   29 -1.210
Taylor                   7  3  0 381 254 -1.192   26 -0.819   26 -0.735   24 -0.791    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   25  7.732   20 -0.356   30 -1.227
Olivet Nazarene          8  1  0 406 155 -1.151   15 -0.268   15 -0.132   17 -0.317    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   15  8.907   17 -0.192   20 -0.441
TEAM                     W  L  T  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
William Woods            5  5  0 221 353 -2.663   57 -2.244   58 -2.244   71 -2.819    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   60  5.021   70 -2.834   71 -2.804
Valley City St           2  7  0 235 285 -1.489   58 -2.247   57 -2.240   51 -1.854    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   57  5.146   44 -1.541   52 -2.168
Texas Wesleyan           5  5  0 320 340 -1.485   37 -1.380   37 -1.397   40 -1.492    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   37  6.438   32 -0.899   51 -2.086
Northwestern IA          8  2  0 382 241 -0.455    8  0.154    8  0.263   13 -0.020    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   11  9.652   10  0.226   17 -0.265
Graceland                3  7  0 387 420 -2.456   72 -2.870   72 -2.901   65 -2.553    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   68  3.769   38 -1.181   82 -3.926
William Penn             7  3  0 326 175 -1.988   44 -1.511   44 -1.575   35 -1.343    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   40  6.227   49 -1.656   25 -1.031
Dordt                    8  2  0 448 168 -0.196    9  0.023    9  0.197    5  0.535    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    8  9.791    4  0.681    7  0.390
Indiana Wesleyan         9  1  0 539 142 -0.499    7  0.196    7  0.315    6  0.444    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    7 10.001    5  0.525    8  0.363
Bethel TN                2  7  0 130 303 -1.234   53 -1.966   53 -1.950   52 -1.940    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   53  5.536   57 -2.129   42 -1.751
Bluefield VA             4  6  0 229 315 -2.434   63 -2.470   63 -2.542   68 -2.664    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   63  4.548   65 -2.385   72 -2.944
TEAM                     W  L  T  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Mayville St              6  4  0 255 262 -1.877   42 -1.458   42 -1.499   49 -1.808    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   45  6.066   53 -1.841   43 -1.775
Briar Cliff              1  9  0 154 340 -1.655   70 -2.857   69 -2.877   59 -2.358    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   69  3.679   68 -2.657   50 -2.059
Georgetown KY            5  4  0 258 184 -0.067   16 -0.376   16 -0.249   14 -0.045    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   16  8.863   16 -0.151   14  0.061
St Francis IN            6  4  0 322 220 -1.108   30 -1.027   30 -0.955   28 -0.895    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   29  7.325   34 -0.984   23 -0.806
Campbellsville           8  1  0 349 136 -0.386    5  0.321    5  0.467    9  0.358    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    5 10.171    9  0.317    6  0.399
Waldorf                  0 10  0 126 572 -1.748   79 -3.131   79 -3.269   78 -3.213    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   79  2.866   73 -2.999   80 -3.427
Concordia NE             5  4  0 318 271 -0.920   29 -1.012   29 -0.934   27 -0.853    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   28  7.326   21 -0.360   33 -1.346
St Ambrose               6  3  0 261 276 -2.417   40 -1.437   40 -1.474   64 -2.452    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   44  6.084   60 -2.212   68 -2.692
Culver-Stockton          4  6  0 280 357 -2.579   64 -2.514   64 -2.603   69 -2.684    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   65  4.200   58 -2.170   75 -3.198
Dakota Wesleyan          4  6  0 219 304 -1.107   36 -1.344   36 -1.348   39 -1.458    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   36  6.480   45 -1.560   34 -1.356
TEAM                     W  L  T  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Dakota St                6  4  0 352 241 -1.225   33 -1.188   33 -1.163   25 -0.831    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   32  6.991   24 -0.512   27 -1.149
Rio Grande               0 10  0 169 449 -2.247   82 -3.730   82 -3.815   76 -3.114    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   81  2.232   71 -2.939   77 -3.289
Defiance                 3  7  0 229 396 -1.914   59 -2.249   59 -2.245   62 -2.409    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   59  5.028   55 -2.096   69 -2.722
Coll of Idaho            9  0  0 475 150 -0.183    2  0.873    2  1.037    2  0.854    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    2 11.191    1  1.125    4  0.583
Eastern Oregon           7  2  0 364 291 -1.151   17 -0.424   17 -0.310   26 -0.845    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   21  8.420   14 -0.141   40 -1.548
Florida Memorial         5  5  0 301 328 -1.082   31 -1.125   31 -1.081   36 -1.374    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   31  7.015   29 -0.812   48 -1.936
St Francis IL            2  8  0 163 429 -1.638   60 -2.327   60 -2.351   61 -2.390    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   61  4.924   67 -2.523   57 -2.258
OK Panhandle St          5  5  0 274 363 -1.875   50 -1.653   50 -1.718   53 -1.971    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   50  5.777   50 -1.687   56 -2.254
Central Methodist        3  7  0 196 290 -2.229   65 -2.556   65 -2.663   66 -2.576    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   64  4.270   69 -2.779   60 -2.374
Benedictine KS          10  1  0 478 141 -0.817   11 -0.019   11  0.135   11  0.173    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    9  9.780   13  0.042   10  0.304
TEAM                     W  L  T  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Morningside              9  1  0 470 212 -0.166    3  0.499    3  0.686    4  0.537    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    3 10.470    2  1.096   15 -0.022
Clarke IA                0 10  0 132 445 -2.931   85 -4.001   85 -4.239   82 -3.868    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   85  1.765   85 -3.967   81 -3.768
Mount Marty              4  6  0 325 297 -1.067   46 -1.528   46 -1.591   31 -1.113    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   42  6.130   27 -0.715   39 -1.510
MidAmerica Nazarene      6  4  0 292 309 -2.127   48 -1.586   48 -1.679   54 -2.008    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   49  5.935   48 -1.650   59 -2.367
Nelson TX                2  8  0 195 334 -1.866   66 -2.692   66 -2.686   57 -2.249    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   66  4.122   64 -2.301   53 -2.197
Grand View               9  1  0 413 132 -1.485   21 -0.518   21 -0.439   20 -0.471    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   18  8.642   28 -0.721   16 -0.220
Peru St                  3  6  0 224 258 -2.388   67 -2.748   67 -2.768   58 -2.354    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   67  4.031   66 -2.390   58 -2.318
Andrew                   0  8  0  76 404 -2.089   80 -3.282   80 -3.408   81 -3.483    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   80  2.650   82 -3.599   78 -3.368
Southern Oregon          3  6  0 247 352 -1.126   45 -1.518   45 -1.578   43 -1.567    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   46  6.003   40 -1.223   47 -1.912
Simpson CA               3  6  0 338 379 -1.443   52 -1.960   52 -1.943   44 -1.595    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   52  5.582   25 -0.549   67 -2.641
TEAM                     W  L  T  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Faulkner                 6  4  0 287 208 -1.946   49 -1.643   49 -1.707   45 -1.629    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   48  5.941   51 -1.758   38 -1.501
Southeastern FL          7  2  0 316 184 -0.979   19 -0.478   19 -0.376   19 -0.454    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   20  8.523   22 -0.366   21 -0.543
Wayland Baptist          6  3  0 304 224 -1.783   35 -1.334   35 -1.340   34 -1.292    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   35  6.625   37 -1.089   37 -1.496
Lawrence Tech            5  5  0 277 253 -1.617   47 -1.553   47 -1.628   42 -1.530    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   47  5.996   47 -1.590   36 -1.471
U of Fort Lauderdale     0  7  0  68 338 -1.363   73 -2.882   73 -2.913   73 -2.889    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   72  3.430   72 -2.990   70 -2.787
Webber Int'l             2  8  0 160 301 -1.318   56 -2.221   56 -2.205   48 -1.776    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   54  5.220   56 -2.106   35 -1.446
Thomas GA                1  9  0  98 512 -2.084   71 -2.862   71 -2.885   77 -3.210    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   75  3.328   79 -3.456   73 -2.963
Warner U.                4  6  0 230 340 -1.235   39 -1.412   39 -1.435   46 -1.647    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   39  6.373   41 -1.415   45 -1.879
Keiser                   6  3  0 331 178 -0.633   22 -0.663   22 -0.535   16 -0.208    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   22  8.308   15 -0.144   18 -0.272
Baker                    8  1  0 365 112 -1.699   25 -0.769   25 -0.670   22 -0.650    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   23  8.087   31 -0.891   19 -0.409
TEAM                     W  L  T  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Doane                    2  7  0 157 344 -1.428   55 -2.167   55 -2.128   55 -2.057    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   55  5.191   59 -2.174   49 -1.940
Hastings                 4  5  0 197 228 -0.943   32 -1.180   32 -1.151   33 -1.163    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   33  6.873   42 -1.415   24 -0.910
Arizona Christian        0  9  0  85 386 -1.458   77 -3.001   77 -3.093   72 -2.848    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   78  3.218   76 -3.313   61 -2.383
Mount Mercy              1  9  0 180 406 -3.200   84 -3.865   84 -4.038   83 -3.885    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   83  1.958   83 -3.667   84 -4.104
Point U.                 1  7  0 103 261 -2.083   75 -2.948   75 -3.028   70 -2.704    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   74  3.368   74 -3.169   55 -2.239
St Mary-Woods            1  8  0 110 463 -2.291   74 -2.894   74 -2.941   80 -3.454    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   77  3.244   80 -3.527   79 -3.381
Ave Maria                5  4  0 164 232 -1.234   28 -0.922   28 -0.868   38 -1.425    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   30  7.269   52 -1.806   26 -1.045
Langston                 2  7  0 137 372 -2.466   68 -2.754   68 -2.772   79 -3.340    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   71  3.553   78 -3.415   76 -3.266
Judson IL                0 10  0 110 627 -2.636   83 -3.787   83 -3.907   85 -3.958    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   84  1.917   84 -3.910   83 -4.006
Madonna                  3  7  0 334 376 -1.610   61 -2.328   61 -2.355   50 -1.843    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   58  5.084   36 -1.084   66 -2.601
TEAM                     W  L  T  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Montana-Western          4  6  0 271 348 -1.228   41 -1.448   41 -1.484   41 -1.528    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   41  6.143   39 -1.186   44 -1.870
Missouri Baptist         2  7  0 140 268 -2.493   76 -2.949   76 -3.031   74 -2.901    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   73  3.401   75 -3.250   63 -2.552
St Xavier                5  5  0 265 321 -1.569   43 -1.486   43 -1.535   47 -1.707    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   43  6.095   43 -1.532   46 -1.883
Texas College            0  6  0 105 320 -2.763   81 -3.705   81 -3.774   84 -3.935    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   82  2.107   81 -3.555   85 -4.315
Missouri Valley          4  5  0 206 270 -1.894   51 -1.929   51 -1.903   56 -2.134    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   51  5.629   54 -2.066   54 -2.202


Appalachian Athletic Conference: strength=-2.361 (#8)
                                                  STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                     W  L  T  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Pikeville                8  2  0 374 152 -1.508   27 -0.910   27 -0.858   23 -0.686    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   27  7.651   30 -0.827   22 -0.546
Union KY                 3  6  0 190 329 -1.913   54 -2.160   54 -2.122   63 -2.423    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   56  5.163   63 -2.260   65 -2.585
Kentucky Christian       3  7  0 213 458 -2.059   62 -2.331   62 -2.360   67 -2.639    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   62  4.900   62 -2.258   74 -3.021
Reinhardt                6  4  0 354 257 -1.365   34 -1.289   34 -1.280   29 -0.972    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   34  6.863   26 -0.681   32 -1.263
Bluefield VA             4  6  0 229 315 -2.434   63 -2.470   63 -2.542   68 -2.664    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   63  4.548   65 -2.385   72 -2.944
Rio Grande               0 10  0 169 449 -2.247   82 -3.730   82 -3.815   76 -3.114    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   81  2.232   71 -2.939   77 -3.289
Point U.                 1  7  0 103 261 -2.083   75 -2.948   75 -3.028   70 -2.704    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   74  3.368   74 -3.169   55 -2.239

Frontier Conference: strength=-1.214 (#4)
                                                  STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                     W  L  T  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Montana St-Northern      0 10  0 167 427 -1.374   78 -3.032   78 -3.143   60 -2.366    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   76  3.282   61 -2.251   62 -2.481
Carroll MT               7  2  0 380 155 -0.383   14 -0.257   14 -0.116   10  0.321    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   14  9.059    8  0.326    9  0.316
Rocky Mountain           5  4  0 217 282 -0.884   24 -0.744   24 -0.638   32 -1.121    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   26  7.689   35 -1.060   28 -1.183
Dickinson St             5  6  0 243 305 -1.302   38 -1.383   38 -1.401   37 -1.404    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   38  6.389   46 -1.570   31 -1.238
Montana Tech             9  1  0 412 123 -0.179    4  0.422    4  0.584    3  0.749    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    4 10.410    6  0.483    2  1.014
Valley City St           2  7  0 235 285 -1.489   58 -2.247   57 -2.240   51 -1.854    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   57  5.146   44 -1.541   52 -2.168
Mayville St              6  4  0 255 262 -1.877   42 -1.458   42 -1.499   49 -1.808    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   45  6.066   53 -1.841   43 -1.775
Dakota St                6  4  0 352 241 -1.225   33 -1.188   33 -1.163   25 -0.831    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   32  6.991   24 -0.512   27 -1.149
Coll of Idaho            9  0  0 475 150 -0.183    2  0.873    2  1.037    2  0.854    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    2 11.191    1  1.125    4  0.583
Eastern Oregon           7  2  0 364 291 -1.151   17 -0.424   17 -0.310   26 -0.845    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   21  8.420   14 -0.141   40 -1.548
Southern Oregon          3  6  0 247 352 -1.126   45 -1.518   45 -1.578   43 -1.567    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   46  6.003   40 -1.223   47 -1.912
Simpson CA               3  6  0 338 379 -1.443   52 -1.960   52 -1.943   44 -1.595    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   52  5.582   25 -0.549   67 -2.641
Arizona Christian        0  9  0  85 386 -1.458   77 -3.001   77 -3.093   72 -2.848    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   78  3.218   76 -3.313   61 -2.383
Montana-Western          4  6  0 271 348 -1.228   41 -1.448   41 -1.484   41 -1.528    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   41  6.143   39 -1.186   44 -1.870

Great Plains Athletic Conference: strength=-0.910 (#2)
                                                  STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                     W  L  T  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Midland U.               8  2  0 356 161 -0.541   13 -0.137   13  0.034   12  0.006    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   13  9.161   18 -0.215   11  0.227
Northwestern IA          8  2  0 382 241 -0.455    8  0.154    8  0.263   13 -0.020    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   11  9.652   10  0.226   17 -0.265
Dordt                    8  2  0 448 168 -0.196    9  0.023    9  0.197    5  0.535    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    8  9.791    4  0.681    7  0.390
Briar Cliff              1  9  0 154 340 -1.655   70 -2.857   69 -2.877   59 -2.358    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   69  3.679   68 -2.657   50 -2.059
Waldorf                  0 10  0 126 572 -1.748   79 -3.131   79 -3.269   78 -3.213    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   79  2.866   73 -2.999   80 -3.427
Concordia NE             5  4  0 318 271 -0.920   29 -1.012   29 -0.934   27 -0.853    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   28  7.326   21 -0.360   33 -1.346
Dakota Wesleyan          4  6  0 219 304 -1.107   36 -1.344   36 -1.348   39 -1.458    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   36  6.480   45 -1.560   34 -1.356
Morningside              9  1  0 470 212 -0.166    3  0.499    3  0.686    4  0.537    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    3 10.470    2  1.096   15 -0.022
Mount Marty              4  6  0 325 297 -1.067   46 -1.528   46 -1.591   31 -1.113    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   42  6.130   27 -0.715   39 -1.510
Doane                    2  7  0 157 344 -1.428   55 -2.167   55 -2.128   55 -2.057    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   55  5.191   59 -2.174   49 -1.940
Hastings                 4  5  0 197 228 -0.943   32 -1.180   32 -1.151   33 -1.163    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   33  6.873   42 -1.415   24 -0.910

Heart of America Athletic Conference: strength=-2.346 (#7)
                                                  STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                     W  L  T  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
William Woods            5  5  0 221 353 -2.663   57 -2.244   58 -2.244   71 -2.819    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   60  5.021   70 -2.834   71 -2.804
Graceland                3  7  0 387 420 -2.456   72 -2.870   72 -2.901   65 -2.553    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   68  3.769   38 -1.181   82 -3.926
William Penn             7  3  0 326 175 -1.988   44 -1.511   44 -1.575   35 -1.343    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   40  6.227   49 -1.656   25 -1.031
St Ambrose               6  3  0 261 276 -2.417   40 -1.437   40 -1.474   64 -2.452    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   44  6.084   60 -2.212   68 -2.692
Culver-Stockton          4  6  0 280 357 -2.579   64 -2.514   64 -2.603   69 -2.684    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   65  4.200   58 -2.170   75 -3.198
Central Methodist        3  7  0 196 290 -2.229   65 -2.556   65 -2.663   66 -2.576    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   64  4.270   69 -2.779   60 -2.374
Benedictine KS          10  1  0 478 141 -0.817   11 -0.019   11  0.135   11  0.173    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    9  9.780   13  0.042   10  0.304
Clarke IA                0 10  0 132 445 -2.931   85 -4.001   85 -4.239   82 -3.868    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   85  1.765   85 -3.967   81 -3.768
MidAmerica Nazarene      6  4  0 292 309 -2.127   48 -1.586   48 -1.679   54 -2.008    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   49  5.935   48 -1.650   59 -2.367
Grand View               9  1  0 413 132 -1.485   21 -0.518   21 -0.439   20 -0.471    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   18  8.642   28 -0.721   16 -0.220
Peru St                  3  6  0 224 258 -2.388   67 -2.748   67 -2.768   58 -2.354    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   67  4.031   66 -2.390   58 -2.318
Baker                    8  1  0 365 112 -1.699   25 -0.769   25 -0.670   22 -0.650    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   23  8.087   31 -0.891   19 -0.409
Mount Mercy              1  9  0 180 406 -3.200   84 -3.865   84 -4.038   83 -3.885    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   83  1.958   83 -3.667   84 -4.104
Missouri Baptist         2  7  0 140 268 -2.493   76 -2.949   76 -3.031   74 -2.901    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   73  3.401   75 -3.250   63 -2.552
Missouri Valley          4  5  0 206 270 -1.894   51 -1.929   51 -1.903   56 -2.134    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   51  5.629   54 -2.066   54 -2.202

Mid-South Conference: strength=-0.196 (#1)
                                                  STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                     W  L  T  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Cumberland TN            6  4  0 314 187 -0.366   20 -0.497   20 -0.397   15 -0.070    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   17  8.659   19 -0.228   13  0.088
Cumberlands KY           6  3  0 296 278 -1.170   23 -0.690   23 -0.568   30 -1.062    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   24  7.933   23 -0.481   41 -1.643
Lindsey Wilson           8  2  0 425 145 -0.291   10  0.013   10  0.181    8  0.382    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   10  9.777    7  0.359    5  0.405
Bethel TN                2  7  0 130 303 -1.234   53 -1.966   53 -1.950   52 -1.940    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   53  5.536   57 -2.129   42 -1.751
Georgetown KY            5  4  0 258 184 -0.067   16 -0.376   16 -0.249   14 -0.045    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   16  8.863   16 -0.151   14  0.061
Campbellsville           8  1  0 349 136 -0.386    5  0.321    5  0.467    9  0.358    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    5 10.171    9  0.317    6  0.399

Mid-States Football Association: strength=-1.493 (#5)
                                                  STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                     W  L  T  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Marian IN                9  1  0 410 141 -0.470    6  0.312    6  0.457    7  0.406    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    6 10.143   12  0.110    3  0.702
Taylor                   7  3  0 381 254 -1.192   26 -0.819   26 -0.735   24 -0.791    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   25  7.732   20 -0.356   30 -1.227
Olivet Nazarene          8  1  0 406 155 -1.151   15 -0.268   15 -0.132   17 -0.317    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   15  8.907   17 -0.192   20 -0.441
Indiana Wesleyan         9  1  0 539 142 -0.499    7  0.196    7  0.315    6  0.444    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    7 10.001    5  0.525    8  0.363
St Francis IN            6  4  0 322 220 -1.108   30 -1.027   30 -0.955   28 -0.895    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   29  7.325   34 -0.984   23 -0.806
Defiance                 3  7  0 229 396 -1.914   59 -2.249   59 -2.245   62 -2.409    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   59  5.028   55 -2.096   69 -2.722
St Francis IL            2  8  0 163 429 -1.638   60 -2.327   60 -2.351   61 -2.390    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   61  4.924   67 -2.523   57 -2.258
Lawrence Tech            5  5  0 277 253 -1.617   47 -1.553   47 -1.628   42 -1.530    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   47  5.996   47 -1.590   36 -1.471
St Mary-Woods            1  8  0 110 463 -2.291   74 -2.894   74 -2.941   80 -3.454    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   77  3.244   80 -3.527   79 -3.381
Judson IL                0 10  0 110 627 -2.636   83 -3.787   83 -3.907   85 -3.958    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   84  1.917   84 -3.910   83 -4.006
Madonna                  3  7  0 334 376 -1.610   61 -2.328   61 -2.355   50 -1.843    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   58  5.084   36 -1.084   66 -2.601
St Xavier                5  5  0 265 321 -1.569   43 -1.486   43 -1.535   47 -1.707    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   43  6.095   43 -1.532   46 -1.883

Sooner Athletic Conference: strength=-2.060 (#6)
                                                  STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                     W  L  T  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Arkansas Baptist         2  9  0 148 458 -2.206   69 -2.857   70 -2.879   75 -2.990    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   70  3.604   77 -3.414   64 -2.566
Ottawa AZ                7  1  0 269  93 -1.269   18 -0.459   18 -0.355   18 -0.369    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   19  8.626   33 -0.928   12  0.189
Louisiana Christian      9  1  0 510 257 -1.155   12 -0.078   12  0.099   21 -0.496    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   12  9.197   11  0.217   29 -1.210
Texas Wesleyan           5  5  0 320 340 -1.485   37 -1.380   37 -1.397   40 -1.492    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   37  6.438   32 -0.899   51 -2.086
OK Panhandle St          5  5  0 274 363 -1.875   50 -1.653   50 -1.718   53 -1.971    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   50  5.777   50 -1.687   56 -2.254
Nelson TX                2  8  0 195 334 -1.866   66 -2.692   66 -2.686   57 -2.249    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   66  4.122   64 -2.301   53 -2.197
Wayland Baptist          6  3  0 304 224 -1.783   35 -1.334   35 -1.340   34 -1.292    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   35  6.625   37 -1.089   37 -1.496
Langston                 2  7  0 137 372 -2.466   68 -2.754   68 -2.772   79 -3.340    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   71  3.553   78 -3.415   76 -3.266
Texas College            0  6  0 105 320 -2.763   81 -3.705   81 -3.774   84 -3.935    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   82  2.107   81 -3.555   85 -4.315

Sun Conference: strength=-1.132 (#3)
                                                  STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                     W  L  T  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
St Thomas FL            10  0  0 456 109 -0.145    1  1.123    1  1.172    1  0.936    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    1 11.484    3  0.851    1  1.021
Florida Memorial         5  5  0 301 328 -1.082   31 -1.125   31 -1.081   36 -1.374    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   31  7.015   29 -0.812   48 -1.936
Southeastern FL          7  2  0 316 184 -0.979   19 -0.478   19 -0.376   19 -0.454    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   20  8.523   22 -0.366   21 -0.543
Webber Int'l             2  8  0 160 301 -1.318   56 -2.221   56 -2.205   48 -1.776    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   54  5.220   56 -2.106   35 -1.446
Thomas GA                1  9  0  98 512 -2.084   71 -2.862   71 -2.885   77 -3.210    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   75  3.328   79 -3.456   73 -2.963
Warner U.                4  6  0 230 340 -1.235   39 -1.412   39 -1.435   46 -1.647    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   39  6.373   41 -1.415   45 -1.879
Keiser                   6  3  0 331 178 -0.633   22 -0.663   22 -0.535   16 -0.208    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   22  8.308   15 -0.144   18 -0.272
Ave Maria                5  4  0 164 232 -1.234   28 -0.922   28 -0.868   38 -1.425    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   30  7.269   52 -1.806   26 -1.045

NAIA Independent: strength=-2.954 (#9)
                                                  STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                     W  L  T  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Monroe                   2  6  0 145 260 -1.355      -1.500      -1.548      -1.710      0.0000      0.0000       6.090      -1.844      -1.576
Virginia U-Lynchburg     0  9  0  60 411 -1.775      -3.658      -3.696      -3.207      0.0000      0.0000       2.355      -3.930      -2.484
Andrew                   0  8  0  76 404 -2.089   80 -3.282   80 -3.408   81 -3.483    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   80  2.650   82 -3.599   78 -3.368
Faulkner                 6  4  0 287 208 -1.946   49 -1.643   49 -1.707   45 -1.629    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   48  5.941   51 -1.758   38 -1.501
U of Fort Lauderdale     0  7  0  68 338 -1.363   73 -2.882   73 -2.913   73 -2.889    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   72  3.430   72 -2.990   70 -2.787
Apprentice               1  3  0  46 119 -3.468      -3.697      -3.772      -3.739      0.0000      0.0000       2.140      -3.948      -3.531

Conference Strengths
CONFERENCE                                               W  L  T   PCT  RNK RATING
Mid-South Conference                                    35 21  0 0.625    1 -0.196
Great Plains Athletic Conference                        53 54  0 0.495    2 -0.910
Sun Conference                                          40 37  0 0.519    3 -1.132
Frontier Conference                                     66 67  0 0.496    4 -1.214
Mid-States Football Association                         58 60  0 0.492    5 -1.493
Sooner Athletic Conference                              38 45  0 0.458    6 -2.060
Heart of America Athletic Conference                    71 75  0 0.486    7 -2.346
Appalachian Athletic Conference                         25 42  0 0.373    8 -2.361
NAIA Independent                                         9 37  0 0.196    9 -2.954

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.156 points in main ratings
     0.025 points in improved RPI
Average of 6.20 points per score

Predict score:






Team Strength vs. Time Plot:





posted: Tue Nov 10 20:55:59 2026

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