RANKING EXPLANATION

#131 Buffalo

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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
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
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
Moderate drag

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-24.002-1.815-0.225
Scoring punch20.654-0.978-0.076
Defensive toughness52.518-2.064-0.160
Winning0.333-1.053-0.131
Tough schedules-5.347-0.507-0.047
Big-game wins1.000-0.521-0.049
Wins away from home0.000-0.559-0.026
Statement wins0.000-1.580-0.074
Close-game grit1.0001.0570.033
Avoiding bad losses-35.000-1.368-0.064
Team talent513.330-1.074-0.045
Recruiting strength161.524-0.545-0.023
Returning production-0.008-1.524-0.051
Transfer portal impact0.9700.2120.005
Previous-season performance-12.068-1.082-0.037
Recent form-14.667-1.826-0.113

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