RANKING EXPLANATION

#96 Middle Tennessee

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Game control

Rewards teams that consistently outscore opponents, with schedule strength considered.

Your importance: 8 out of 10
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Scoring punch

Rewards teams that put points on the board, adjusted for who they played.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
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Defensive toughness

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

Your importance: 5 out of 10
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Winning

Rewards teams for simply winning the games on their schedule.

Your importance: 8 out of 10
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Tough schedules

Rewards teams that have faced stronger opponents.

Your importance: 6 out of 10
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Big-game wins

Gives extra credit for beating strong opponents.

Your importance: 6 out of 10
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Wins away from home

Gives extra credit for winning road and neutral-site games.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
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Statement wins

Rewards teams for wins by 14 or more points.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
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Close-game grit

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

Your importance: 2 out of 10
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Avoiding bad losses

Rewards teams whose worst result was still competitive.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
Moderate drag

Team talent

How much proven player talent is already on the roster.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
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Recruiting strength

Rewards teams that have stacked several strong recruiting classes.

Your importance: 5 out of 10
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Returning production

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

Your importance: 4 out of 10
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Transfer portal impact

Rewards teams whose rated transfer additions outweigh their departures.

Your importance: 3 out of 10
Moderate drag

Previous-season performance

Lets last season's results matter until this season builds its own story.

Your importance: 4 out of 10
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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-2.017-0.106-0.013
Scoring punch25.880-0.397-0.029
Defensive toughness36.860-0.300-0.022
Winning0.500-0.398-0.047
Tough schedules-13.655-0.516-0.046
Big-game wins1.000-0.082-0.007
Wins away from home0.000-0.362-0.016
Statement wins0.5000.0490.002
Close-game grit0.000-1.024-0.030
Avoiding bad losses-2.0000.0810.004
Team talent520.550-1.020-0.052
Recruiting strength147.863-0.838-0.042
Returning production0.325-0.369-0.015
Transfer portal impact0.6300.1500.005
Previous-season performance-20.596-1.571-0.064
Recent form11.0000.1110.007

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