RANKING EXPLANATION

#138 Charlotte

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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
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
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
Moderate drag

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
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-27.473-1.769-0.248
Scoring punch13.480-1.665-0.146
Defensive toughness46.112-2.052-0.180
Winning0.000-1.730-0.243
Tough schedules-0.335-0.049-0.005
Big-game wins0.000-1.243-0.131
Wins away from home0.000-0.814-0.043
Statement wins0.000-1.632-0.086
Close-game grit0.000-1.260-0.044
Avoiding bad losses-35.000-1.152-0.061
Team talent526.300-0.978-0.017
Recruiting strength123.036-1.372-0.023
Returning production0.409-0.046-0.001
Transfer portal impact-0.840-0.116-0.001
Previous-season performance-23.517-1.571-0.021
Recent form-32.333-1.705-0.120

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