RANKING EXPLANATION

#134 UTEP

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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
Small effect

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
Not used: evidence unavailable

Close-game grit

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

Your importance: 2 out of 10
Moderate drag

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 drag

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-21.339-1.698-0.259
Scoring punch16.211-1.579-0.151
Defensive toughness42.889-1.970-0.188
Winning0.125-2.036-0.311
Tough schedules0.6220.1080.012
Big-game wins1.000-1.141-0.131
Wins away from home0.000-0.871-0.050
Statement wins0.125-1.078-0.062
Close-game gritNot available0.0000.000
Avoiding bad losses-35.000-1.062-0.061
Team talent551.880-0.7860.000
Recruiting strength168.355-0.3980.000
Returning production-0.011-1.5240.000
Transfer portal impact-0.920-0.1310.000
Previous-season performance-17.912-1.5710.000
Recent form-18.000-1.581-0.121

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