RANKING EXPLANATION

#136 Hawai'i

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Large 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
Large 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
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
Small effect

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
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-26.341-1.784-0.250
Scoring punch9.071-1.657-0.145
Defensive toughness39.157-1.413-0.124
Winning0.167-1.857-0.260
Tough schedules-13.301-1.779-0.187
Big-game wins0.259-1.248-0.131
Wins away from home0.000-0.776-0.041
Statement wins0.000-1.675-0.088
Close-game grit0.000-1.343-0.047
Avoiding bad losses-18.0000.2640.014
Team talent481.200-1.314-0.022
Recruiting strength133.827-1.140-0.019
Returning production0.6450.8600.012
Transfer portal impact7.9501.4760.015
Previous-season performance-2.941-0.271-0.004
Recent form-13.000-1.150-0.081

This ranking used completed results through week 7. The stored values below reproduce this ranking’s explanation.