RANKING EXPLANATION

#107 Jacksonville State

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Game control

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

Your importance: 8 out of 10
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Scoring punch

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

Your importance: 5 out of 10
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Defensive toughness

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

Your importance: 5 out of 10
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Winning

Rewards teams for simply winning the games on their schedule.

Your importance: 8 out of 10
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Tough schedules

Rewards teams that have faced stronger opponents.

Your importance: 6 out of 10
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Big-game wins

Gives extra credit for beating strong opponents.

Your importance: 6 out of 10
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Wins away from home

Gives extra credit for winning road and neutral-site games.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
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Statement wins

Rewards teams for wins by 14 or more points.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
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Close-game grit

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

Your importance: 2 out of 10
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Recent form

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

Your importance: 4 out of 10
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Avoiding bad losses

Rewards teams whose worst result was still competitive.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
Held them back

Team talent

How much proven player talent is already on the roster.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
Held them back

Recruiting strength

Rewards teams that have stacked several strong recruiting classes.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
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Returning production

Rewards teams bringing back more of last season's on-field production.

Your importance: 4 out of 10
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Transfer portal impact

Rewards teams whose rated transfer additions outweigh their departures.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
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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 controlNot available0.0000.000
Scoring punchNot available0.0000.000
Defensive toughnessNot available0.0000.000
WinningNot available0.0000.000
Tough schedulesNot available0.0000.000
Big-game winsNot available0.0000.000
Wins away from homeNot available0.0000.000
Statement winsNot available0.0000.000
Close-game gritNot available0.0000.000
Recent formNot available0.0000.000
Avoiding bad lossesNot available0.0000.000
Team talent519.930-1.025-0.069
Recruiting strength137.267-1.066-0.072
Returning production0.4950.2840.015
Transfer portal impact1.7600.3550.014
Previous-season performanceNot available0.0000.000

This preseason ranking used evidence available before the season. The stored values below reproduce this ranking’s explanation.