RANKING EXPLANATION

#131 Wyoming

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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
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 drag

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
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-18.596-0.799-0.091
Scoring punch19.550-0.744-0.053
Defensive toughness45.123-0.817-0.058
Winning0.000-1.387-0.158
Tough schedules-18.596-0.406-0.035
Big-game wins0.000-0.768-0.065
Wins away from home0.0000.0000.000
Statement wins0.000-1.080-0.046
Close-game gritNot available0.0000.000
Avoiding bad losses-22.000-1.208-0.051
Team talent489.330-1.254-0.074
Recruiting strength156.905-0.644-0.038
Returning production0.230-0.734-0.035
Transfer portal impact1.9800.3950.014
Previous-season performance-11.167-1.002-0.047
Recent form-22.000-1.289-0.073

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