RANKING EXPLANATION

#120 Eastern Michigan

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Moderate drag

Avoiding bad losses

Rewards teams whose worst result was still competitive.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
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
Small effect

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
Negligible effect

Close-game grit

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

Your importance: 2 out of 10
Negligible effect

Team talent

How much proven player talent is already on the roster.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
Negligible effect

Recruiting strength

Rewards teams that have stacked several strong recruiting classes.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
Negligible effect

Returning production

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

Your importance: 4 out of 10
Negligible effect

Transfer portal impact

Rewards teams whose rated transfer additions outweigh their departures.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
Negligible 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
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FactorRaw valueAdjusted valueContribution
Avoiding bad losses-35.000-1.148-0.065
Game control-15.258-1.432-0.216
Scoring punch17.277-1.412-0.133
Defensive toughness37.360-1.214-0.115
Winning0.500-0.271-0.041
Tough schedules-9.268-1.695-0.192
Big-game wins1.725-0.642-0.073
Wins away from home0.725-0.117-0.007
Statement wins0.250-0.448-0.025
Close-game grit0.5000.0000.000
Team talent572.900-0.6290.000
Recruiting strength162.802-0.5170.000
Returning production0.7211.1520.000
Transfer portal impact-5.830-1.0200.000
Previous-season performance-15.190-1.3590.000
Recent form2.0000.1030.008

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