RANKING EXPLANATION

#134 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-22.213-1.777-0.259
Scoring punch10.715-1.675-0.152
Defensive toughness35.375-0.926-0.084
Winning0.143-1.945-0.283
Tough schedules-9.058-1.627-0.178
Big-game wins0.219-1.259-0.138
Wins away from home0.000-0.813-0.044
Statement wins0.000-1.686-0.092
Close-game grit0.000-1.373-0.050
Avoiding bad losses-18.0000.2910.016
Team talent481.200-1.314-0.011
Recruiting strength133.827-1.140-0.010
Returning production0.6450.8600.006
Transfer portal impact7.9501.4760.007
Previous-season performance-2.941-0.271-0.002
Recent form-11.000-1.041-0.076

This ranking used completed results through week 8. The stored values below reproduce this ranking’s explanation.