RANKING EXPLANATION

#99 Arkansas State

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Moderate drag

Game control

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

Your importance: 8 out of 10
Small effect

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
Small effect

Tough schedules

Rewards teams that have faced stronger opponents.

Your importance: 6 out of 10
Small effect

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-6.629-0.604-0.081
Scoring punch25.897-0.466-0.039
Defensive toughness31.531-0.197-0.017
Winning0.400-0.747-0.101
Tough schedules-0.223-0.045-0.005
Big-game wins1.587-0.479-0.048
Wins away from home0.000-0.796-0.040
Statement wins0.200-0.759-0.038
Close-game grit0.500-0.035-0.001
Avoiding bad losses-24.000-0.353-0.018
Team talent591.270-0.492-0.012
Recruiting strength175.799-0.238-0.006
Returning production0.300-0.465-0.009
Transfer portal impact-4.950-0.861-0.013
Previous-season performance-10.086-0.905-0.018
Recent form-8.000-0.791-0.053

This ranking used completed results through week 6. The stored values below reproduce this ranking’s explanation.