RANKING EXPLANATION

#87 Temple

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Game control

Rewards teams that consistently outscore opponents, with schedule strength considered.

Your importance: 8 out of 10
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Scoring punch

Rewards teams that put points on the board, adjusted for who they played.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
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Defensive toughness

Rewards teams that keep opponents off the scoreboard, adjusted for who they played.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
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Winning

Rewards teams for simply winning the games on their schedule.

Your importance: 8 out of 10
Moderate boost

Tough schedules

Rewards teams that have faced stronger opponents.

Your importance: 6 out of 10
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Big-game wins

Gives extra credit for beating strong opponents.

Your importance: 6 out of 10
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Wins away from home

Gives extra credit for winning road and neutral-site games.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
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Statement wins

Rewards teams for wins by 14 or more points.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
Not used: evidence unavailable

Close-game grit

Rewards teams that win games decided by eight points or fewer.

Your importance: 2 out of 10
Small effect

Avoiding bad losses

Rewards teams whose worst result was still competitive.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
Moderate drag

Team talent

How much proven player talent is already on the roster.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
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Recruiting strength

Rewards teams that have stacked several strong recruiting classes.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
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Returning production

Rewards teams bringing back more of last season's on-field production.

Your importance: 4 out of 10
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Transfer portal impact

Rewards teams whose rated transfer additions outweigh their departures.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
Small effect

Previous-season performance

Lets last season's results matter until this season builds its own story.

Your importance: 4 out of 10
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Recent form

Emphasizes how a team performed in its three most recently completed games.

Your importance: 4 out of 10
Show the technical details
FactorRaw valueAdjusted valueContribution
Game control2.4830.1120.013
Scoring punch28.949-0.249-0.019
Defensive toughness32.699-0.050-0.004
Winning0.500-0.416-0.050
Tough schedules10.0960.5630.050
Big-game wins1.000-0.136-0.012
Wins away from home0.000-0.381-0.017
Statement wins0.5000.0920.004
Close-game gritNot available0.0000.000
Avoiding bad losses-18.000-0.542-0.024
Team talent507.910-1.115-0.056
Recruiting strength151.099-0.769-0.039
Returning production0.370-0.196-0.008
Transfer portal impact3.7500.7150.022
Previous-season performance-6.833-0.617-0.025
Recent form3.000-0.384-0.023

This ranking used completed results through week 3. The stored values below reproduce this ranking’s explanation.