RANKING EXPLANATION

#75 NC State

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Game control

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

Your importance: 8 out of 10
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Scoring punch

Rewards teams that put points on the board, adjusted for who they played.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
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Defensive toughness

Rewards teams that keep opponents off the scoreboard, adjusted for who they played.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
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Winning

Rewards teams for simply winning the games on their schedule.

Your importance: 8 out of 10
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Tough schedules

Rewards teams that have faced stronger opponents.

Your importance: 6 out of 10
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Big-game wins

Gives extra credit for beating strong opponents.

Your importance: 6 out of 10
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Wins away from home

Gives extra credit for winning road and neutral-site games.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
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Statement wins

Rewards teams for wins by 14 or more points.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
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Close-game grit

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

Your importance: 2 out of 10
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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
Show the technical details
FactorRaw valueAdjusted valueContribution
Game control-1.799-0.181-0.027
Scoring punch32.3240.5240.049
Defensive toughness29.344-0.145-0.014
Winning0.500-0.232-0.035
Tough schedules-0.128-0.026-0.003
Big-game wins3.8480.0930.011
Wins away from home0.000-0.873-0.049
Statement wins0.250-0.398-0.023
Close-game grit0.333-0.460-0.017
Avoiding bad losses-26.000-0.246-0.014
Team talent707.5100.3760.000
Recruiting strength213.7990.5790.000
Returning production0.5990.6840.000
Transfer portal impact-0.1500.0090.000
Previous-season performance7.6700.6720.000
Recent form-2.000-0.213-0.016

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