RANKING EXPLANATION

#125 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
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
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
Moderate drag

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
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-15.613-1.427-0.193
Scoring punch22.565-0.823-0.069
Defensive toughness43.971-1.876-0.158
Winning0.400-0.767-0.103
Tough schedules-2.456-0.427-0.043
Big-game wins2.000-0.048-0.005
Wins away from home0.000-0.754-0.038
Statement wins0.000-1.711-0.087
Close-game grit0.6670.3870.013
Avoiding bad losses-35.000-1.166-0.059
Team talent513.330-1.074-0.027
Recruiting strength161.524-0.545-0.014
Returning production-0.008-1.524-0.031
Transfer portal impact0.9700.2120.003
Previous-season performance-12.068-1.082-0.022
Recent form-11.667-1.200-0.081

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