RANKING EXPLANATION

#114 Hawai'i

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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 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
Negligible 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
Not used: evidence unavailable

Close-game grit

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

Your importance: 2 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
Small effect

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
Moderate drag

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
Not used: evidence unavailable

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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FactorRaw valueAdjusted valueContribution
Game control-34.702-0.766-0.091
Scoring punch8.707-0.705-0.053
Defensive toughness49.638-0.773-0.058
Winning0.000-1.387-0.165
Tough schedules-15.326-0.178-0.016
Big-game wins0.000-0.753-0.067
Wins away from home0.0000.0000.000
Statement wins0.000-1.080-0.048
Close-game gritNot available0.0000.000
Recent form-12.500-0.897-0.053
Avoiding bad losses-15.000-0.927-0.041
Team talent481.200-1.314-0.067
Recruiting strength133.827-1.140-0.058
Returning production0.6450.8600.035
Transfer portal impact7.9501.4760.045
Previous-season performanceNot available0.0000.000

This ranking used completed results through week 1. The stored values below reproduce this ranking’s explanation.