RANKING EXPLANATION

#127 Old Dominion

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Small effect

Avoiding bad losses

Rewards teams whose worst result was still competitive.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
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
Moderate 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
Small effect

Close-game grit

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

Your importance: 2 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
Avoiding bad losses-32.000-0.789-0.045
Game control-16.478-1.613-0.243
Scoring punch15.502-1.676-0.158
Defensive toughness31.835-0.508-0.048
Winning0.222-1.566-0.236
Tough schedules-2.132-0.378-0.043
Big-game wins1.542-0.922-0.104
Wins away from home0.542-0.432-0.024
Statement wins0.111-1.189-0.067
Close-game grit0.333-0.462-0.017
Team talent477.450-1.3420.000
Recruiting strength148.118-0.8330.000
Returning production0.092-1.2640.000
Transfer portal impact-3.550-0.6070.000
Previous-season performance6.7250.5880.000
Recent form-15.667-1.560-0.118

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