RANKING EXPLANATION

#129 Wyoming

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Large drag

Game control

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

Your importance: 8 out of 10
Moderate drag

Scoring punch

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

Your importance: 5 out of 10
Small effect

Defensive toughness

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

Your importance: 5 out of 10
Moderate drag

Winning

Rewards teams for simply winning the games on their schedule.

Your importance: 8 out of 10
Moderate drag

Tough schedules

Rewards teams that have faced stronger opponents.

Your importance: 6 out of 10
Moderate drag

Big-game wins

Gives extra credit for beating strong opponents.

Your importance: 6 out of 10
Small effect

Wins away from home

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

Your importance: 3 out of 10
Small effect

Statement wins

Rewards teams for wins by 14 or more points.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
Small effect

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
Small effect

Team talent

How much proven player talent is already on the roster.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
Small effect

Recruiting strength

Rewards teams that have stacked several strong recruiting classes.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
Small effect

Returning production

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

Your importance: 4 out of 10
Small effect

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
Moderate drag

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 control-21.731-1.983-0.268
Scoring punch7.419-1.644-0.139
Defensive toughness33.971-0.530-0.045
Winning0.400-0.753-0.102
Tough schedules-10.836-1.886-0.191
Big-game wins1.000-0.904-0.091
Wins away from home0.000-0.763-0.039
Statement wins0.200-0.804-0.041
Close-game grit1.0001.1390.038
Avoiding bad losses-28.000-0.671-0.034
Team talent489.330-1.254-0.032
Recruiting strength156.905-0.644-0.016
Returning production0.230-0.734-0.015
Transfer portal impact1.9800.3950.006
Previous-season performance-11.167-1.002-0.020
Recent form-8.333-0.871-0.059

This ranking used completed results through week 5. The stored values below reproduce this ranking’s explanation.