RANKING EXPLANATION

#74 Minnesota

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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
Moderate drag

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
Not used: evidence unavailable

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
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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
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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-0.267-0.031-0.004
Scoring punch38.0730.2970.022
Defensive toughness31.6390.0530.004
Winning0.500-0.429-0.051
Tough schedules-3.668-0.067-0.006
Big-game wins1.000-0.109-0.010
Wins away from home0.000-0.374-0.017
Statement wins0.5000.0400.002
Close-game gritNot available0.0000.000
Avoiding bad losses-25.000-0.968-0.043
Team talent711.0400.4020.020
Recruiting strength213.3990.5700.029
Returning production0.6490.8760.036
Transfer portal impact3.1400.6050.018
Previous-season performance0.1650.0050.000
Recent form5.000-0.276-0.016

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