RANKING EXPLANATION

#99 Eastern Michigan

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Moderate 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
Moderate drag

Defensive toughness

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

Your importance: 5 out of 10
Small effect

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
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
Moderate drag

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
Small effect

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-9.756-0.885-0.124
Scoring punch21.809-0.904-0.079
Defensive toughness37.669-1.056-0.093
Winning0.500-0.345-0.048
Tough schedules-4.059-0.712-0.075
Big-game wins2.164-0.021-0.002
Wins away from home1.1640.9290.049
Statement wins0.333-0.185-0.010
Close-game grit0.000-1.222-0.043
Avoiding bad losses-35.000-1.153-0.061
Team talent572.900-0.629-0.011
Recruiting strength162.802-0.517-0.009
Returning production0.7211.1520.016
Transfer portal impact-5.830-1.020-0.010
Previous-season performance-15.190-1.359-0.018
Recent form5.0000.2100.015

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