RANKING EXPLANATION

#96 Houston

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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
Moderate drag

Defensive toughness

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

Your importance: 5 out of 10
Moderate boost

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
Not used: evidence unavailable

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
Moderate boost

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
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-46.169-1.507-0.171
Scoring punch1.321-1.375-0.098
Defensive toughness64.146-1.548-0.110
Winning1.0000.8790.100
Tough schedules-46.169-1.314-0.112
Big-game wins0.000-0.852-0.073
Wins away from home0.000-0.323-0.014
Statement wins0.000-1.201-0.051
Close-game gritNot available0.0000.000
Avoiding bad losses13.0000.4680.020
Team talent656.740-0.0030.000
Recruiting strength203.1560.3500.021
Returning production0.8121.5020.071
Transfer portal impact3.9400.7500.027
Previous-season performance5.0420.4380.021
Recent form13.0000.1870.011

This ranking used completed results through week 2. The stored values below reproduce this ranking’s explanation.