RANKING EXPLANATION

#120 Nevada

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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
Moderate drag

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
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
Small effect

Team talent

How much proven player talent is already on the roster.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
Small effect

Recruiting strength

Rewards teams that have stacked several strong recruiting classes.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
Small effect

Returning production

Rewards teams bringing back more of last season's on-field production.

Your importance: 4 out of 10
Small effect

Transfer portal impact

Rewards teams whose rated transfer additions outweigh their departures.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
Small 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
Show the technical details
FactorRaw valueAdjusted valueContribution
Game control-6.788-0.594-0.077
Scoring punch22.660-0.837-0.068
Defensive toughness34.661-0.521-0.042
Winning0.250-1.416-0.183
Tough schedules-5.081-0.836-0.081
Big-game wins0.000-1.544-0.150
Wins away from home0.000-0.680-0.033
Statement wins0.250-0.646-0.031
Close-game grit0.000-1.090-0.035
Avoiding bad losses-13.0000.2230.011
Team talent488.690-1.258-0.043
Recruiting strength153.935-0.708-0.024
Returning production0.355-0.254-0.007
Transfer portal impact-4.980-0.866-0.018
Previous-season performance-15.646-1.399-0.038
Recent form-7.667-1.091-0.071

This ranking used completed results through week 4. The stored values below reproduce this ranking’s explanation.