RANKING EXPLANATION

#128 Nevada

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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
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
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
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-18.703-1.389-0.173
Scoring punch12.391-1.700-0.132
Defensive toughness37.967-0.630-0.049
Winning0.333-1.059-0.132
Tough schedules-26.094-1.984-0.185
Big-game wins0.000-1.337-0.124
Wins away from home0.000-0.531-0.025
Statement wins0.333-0.346-0.016
Close-game grit0.000-1.067-0.033
Avoiding bad losses-13.000-0.031-0.001
Team talent488.690-1.258-0.053
Recruiting strength153.935-0.708-0.030
Returning production0.355-0.254-0.009
Transfer portal impact-4.980-0.866-0.022
Previous-season performance-15.646-1.399-0.047
Recent form5.000-0.181-0.011

This ranking used completed results through week 4. The stored values below reproduce this ranking’s explanation.