RANKING EXPLANATION

#104 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
Small effect

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
Moderate boost

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
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
Moderate boost

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
Game control-14.280-1.345-0.203
Scoring punch13.929-1.652-0.156
Defensive toughness32.345-0.496-0.047
Winning0.6250.3120.047
Tough schedules-11.428-1.674-0.190
Big-game wins1.688-0.692-0.078
Wins away from home0.000-0.818-0.046
Statement wins0.3750.1920.011
Close-game grit1.0001.3840.052
Avoiding bad losses-28.000-0.553-0.031
Team talent489.330-1.2540.000
Recruiting strength156.905-0.6440.000
Returning production0.230-0.7340.000
Transfer portal impact1.9800.3950.000
Previous-season performance-11.167-1.0020.000
Recent form11.6670.9330.070

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