RANKING EXPLANATION

#90 Arkansas State

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Moderate drag

Game control

Rewards teams that consistently outscore opponents, with schedule strength considered.

Your importance: 8 out of 10
Small effect

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
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
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
Game control-6.545-0.629-0.095
Scoring punch26.190-0.286-0.027
Defensive toughness32.314-0.564-0.053
Winning0.500-0.257-0.039
Tough schedules-4.010-0.663-0.075
Big-game wins2.073-0.634-0.072
Wins away from home0.000-0.879-0.050
Statement wins0.125-1.087-0.062
Close-game grit0.5000.0390.001
Avoiding bad losses-24.000-0.102-0.006
Team talent591.270-0.4920.000
Recruiting strength175.799-0.2380.000
Returning production0.300-0.4650.000
Transfer portal impact-4.950-0.8610.000
Previous-season performance-10.086-0.9050.000
Recent form3.0000.2480.019

This ranking used completed results through week 9. The stored values below reproduce this ranking’s explanation.