RANKING EXPLANATION

#81 Louisiana

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Small effect

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 boost

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
Moderate drag

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
Small effect

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
Small effect

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
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
Small effect

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-2.106-0.190-0.025
Scoring punch24.454-0.642-0.052
Defensive toughness31.190-0.121-0.010
Winning0.7500.6520.085
Tough schedules-11.010-1.886-0.183
Big-game wins1.211-0.724-0.070
Wins away from home0.000-0.770-0.037
Statement wins0.5000.5260.026
Close-game grit1.0001.1520.037
Avoiding bad losses-19.000-0.036-0.002
Team talent585.820-0.533-0.018
Recruiting strength164.589-0.479-0.016
Returning production0.9191.7990.049
Transfer portal impact-1.120-0.167-0.003
Previous-season performance-11.076-0.993-0.027
Recent form5.0000.1510.010

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