RANKING EXPLANATION

#24 Louisiana Tech

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Moderate boost

Game control

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

Your importance: 8 out of 10
Moderate boost

Scoring punch

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

Your importance: 5 out of 10
Moderate boost

Defensive toughness

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

Your importance: 5 out of 10
Moderate boost

Winning

Rewards teams for simply winning the games on their schedule.

Your importance: 8 out of 10
Not used: evidence unavailable

Tough schedules

Rewards teams that have faced stronger opponents.

Your importance: 6 out of 10
Moderate boost

Big-game wins

Gives extra credit for beating strong opponents.

Your importance: 6 out of 10
Negligible 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
Not used: evidence unavailable

Close-game grit

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

Your importance: 2 out of 10
Moderate boost

Recent form

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

Your importance: 4 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
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
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FactorRaw valueAdjusted valueContribution
Game control34.7461.5250.174
Scoring punch85.4932.1530.154
Defensive toughness11.8521.4690.105
Winning1.0000.7640.087
Tough schedulesNot available0.0000.000
Big-game wins1.0001.2830.110
Wins away from home0.0000.0000.000
Statement wins1.0000.9610.041
Close-game gritNot available0.0000.000
Recent form35.0001.0630.061
Avoiding bad losses35.0001.0830.046
Team talent493.500-1.222-0.072
Recruiting strength154.557-0.694-0.041
Returning production0.6390.8370.040
Transfer portal impact-5.120-0.892-0.032
Previous-season performance-4.812-0.437-0.021

This ranking used completed results through week 2. The stored values below reproduce this ranking’s explanation.