RANKING EXPLANATION

#118 Wyoming

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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
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-20.998-1.843-0.239
Scoring punch8.771-1.738-0.141
Defensive toughness34.280-0.482-0.039
Winning0.500-0.393-0.051
Tough schedules-16.945-1.817-0.177
Big-game wins1.000-0.795-0.077
Wins away from home0.000-0.701-0.034
Statement wins0.250-0.613-0.030
Close-game grit1.0001.1450.037
Avoiding bad losses-22.000-0.317-0.015
Team talent489.330-1.254-0.042
Recruiting strength156.905-0.644-0.022
Returning production0.230-0.734-0.020
Transfer portal impact1.9800.3950.008
Previous-season performance-11.167-1.002-0.027
Recent form3.667-0.070-0.005

This ranking used completed results through week 5. The stored values below reproduce this ranking’s explanation.