RANKING EXPLANATION

#112 Buffalo

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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
Small effect

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
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
Moderate drag

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 drag

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
Moderate drag

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-17.818-0.795-0.094
Scoring punch17.413-0.911-0.068
Defensive toughness39.167-0.445-0.033
Winning0.500-0.440-0.052
Tough schedules-14.848-0.565-0.050
Big-game wins1.000-0.124-0.011
Wins away from home0.000-0.368-0.016
Statement wins0.000-1.386-0.062
Close-game grit1.0000.9930.029
Avoiding bad losses-13.000-0.396-0.018
Team talent513.330-1.074-0.054
Recruiting strength161.524-0.545-0.028
Returning production-0.008-1.524-0.062
Transfer portal impact0.9700.2120.006
Previous-season performance-12.068-1.082-0.044
Recent form-4.500-0.893-0.053

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