Dolphin Ratings - College Football

Explanation: Each team is listed with its record, overall score differential, and six ratings. Brief explanations of the ratings follow.

Schedule The number in this column is the effective opponent strength of a team. In other words, they would be expected to have the same record had they played all games against an opponent of this predictive rating at a neutral site. Because this calculation depends on the strength of the team in question, it is not possible to rank schedules using these values.
Standard Ranks teams in an order such that a team is "probably better" than all teams ranked lower than it. This calculation uses margin of victory only for computing a team's opponents strengths; the team's rating itself is computed using only wins, losses, and ties relative to its schedule
Median Likelihood Determines the likely ratings for each team, based on its wins, losses, and ties relative to its schedule. This generally produces the same or similar ratings as the standard ranking.
Predictive Both schedule strength and rating vs. schedule strength are determined considering both the wins and losses and the score differentials. This rating contains none of the biases in the standard rating, but does weight recent games slightly more than past games since those are a better indication of the team's current strength. This rating is the best of the first three for seeing how good teams are, and thus is the best for predicting future results.
Improved RPI Rating The improved RPI formula is similar to the standard RPI, except that the schedule strength is carried out to infinite depth instead of ending with opponents' opponents, thus allows for a better comparison of isolated groups of teams than is given by the standard RPI calculation. It is similar to the simple rating, except that all games are given equal weight.
RPI Rating. Included only because of common real-life usage. The RPI rating has many statistical problems. The football RPI rating is based on the BCS formula, and approximates the schedule, loss, and quality win components.
Pseudo-Poll. A blended ranking based on win-loss and predictive ratings, calibrated to match real-life polls as closely as possible. This gives a rough but unbiased estimate of how typical voters value record vs. impressive wins.
Predictive-Scoring. This value indicates how many points a team would be expected to score if it played an identical team.
Predictive-Offense. This combines the predictive and scoring ratings to measure how many points a team scores. The number is the predictive rating of an opponent against whom the team would be expected to score the league average number of points. This does not necessarily rate a team's offensive abilities, as a fast pace in basketball or big-play defense in football can make a team score more points.
Predictive-Defense. This combines the predictive and scoring ratings to measure how many points a team allows. The number is the predictive rating of an opponent against whom the team would be expected to allow the league average number of points. The same caveat in the predictive-offense rating applies here.

Because these ratings contain no prejudices regarding team or conference strengths, they tend to be quite inaccurate early in the seasons. College football appears to take at least 5 games per team before even remotely reasonable ratings are produced; acceptable ratings are produced with 8 games per team; excellent ratings unfortunately require 14 games per team.

Rankings by division: Overall I-A I-AA II III NAIA NESCAC

Full Ranking

                                              STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                    W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Carroll MT             12  2 401 145  0.119    1  1.044    1  0.803    1  0.751    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    1 11.737    2  0.397    2  1.105
Azusa Pacific          11  3 357 135  0.032    2  0.761    2  0.573    3  0.559    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    2 11.370    7 -0.256    1  1.374
St Francis IN          13  1 555 147 -0.544    3  0.693    3  0.483    2  0.610    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    3 11.316    1  0.470    3  0.749
Georgetown KY          12  1 513 178 -0.755    4  0.503    4  0.308    4  0.116    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    4 10.665    5  0.049    6  0.182
Sioux Falls            11  1 491 169 -0.761    5  0.394    5  0.233    5  0.025    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    5 10.515    3  0.264    9 -0.213
Montana-Western         7  4 236 219 -0.244    6  0.299    6  0.115   11 -0.389    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    7  9.998   12 -0.540   10 -0.239
NW Oklahoma St          9  2 348 118 -0.599    7  0.211    7 -0.004    6 -0.098    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    6 10.181   14 -0.652    5  0.455
Montana Tech            8  4 319 227 -0.250    8  0.207    8 -0.006    8 -0.193    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    8  9.727    9 -0.371    8 -0.016
McKendree               9  2 278 183 -0.940    9  0.016    9 -0.162   14 -0.545    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    9  9.333   16 -0.733   11 -0.358
Eastern Oregon          6  4 251 174 -0.261   10 -0.108   10 -0.260    7 -0.162    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   10  9.253    8 -0.312    7 -0.012
TEAM                    W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Dickinson St           10  2 379 190 -1.044   11 -0.116   11 -0.275   12 -0.501    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   11  9.206   11 -0.536   15 -0.467
Hastings                9  3 333 253 -0.951   12 -0.185   13 -0.361   16 -0.710    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   13  8.974   13 -0.557   25 -0.863
Lindenwood             11  1 337 152 -1.577   13 -0.221   12 -0.354   25 -0.983    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   14  8.932   40 -1.369   18 -0.597
Trinity Int'l           8  3 266 194 -0.870   14 -0.229   14 -0.361   15 -0.653    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   12  8.987   20 -0.866   14 -0.441
Mary                    9  2 283 157 -1.243   15 -0.472   15 -0.465   18 -0.774    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   15  8.683   27 -1.133   13 -0.416
St Xavier               7  4 251 242 -0.833   16 -0.510   16 -0.510   22 -0.918    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   19  8.596   21 -0.894   27 -0.943
Morningside             8  3 266 179 -0.938   17 -0.515   17 -0.522   19 -0.804    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   17  8.630   33 -1.237   12 -0.371
Walsh                   8  3 291 209 -1.061   18 -0.519   18 -0.527   20 -0.853    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   18  8.621   22 -0.997   20 -0.709
Cumberland KY           8  3 420 224 -1.037   19 -0.571   19 -0.592   13 -0.510    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   16  8.641    6 -0.104   26 -0.916
Bacone                  7  3 324 222 -1.052   20 -0.592   20 -0.620   21 -0.856    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   20  8.402   10 -0.527   32 -1.186
TEAM                    W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Northwestern IA         7  3 260  81 -0.901   21 -0.697   21 -0.759    9 -0.338    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   21  8.211   34 -1.277    4  0.601
St Ambrose              7  3 375 174 -1.064   22 -0.747   22 -0.804   10 -0.376    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   22  8.169    4  0.087   24 -0.840
MidAmerica Nazarene    10  3 387 213 -1.394   23 -0.758   23 -0.819   17 -0.732    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   23  8.000   17 -0.735   21 -0.730
Edward Waters           7  3 234 232 -1.349   24 -0.763   24 -0.825   34 -1.267    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   24  7.916   29 -1.165   35 -1.369
Graceland               8  2 331 271 -1.774   25 -0.797   25 -0.872   40 -1.547    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   27  7.608   18 -0.749   68 -2.345
Pikeville               8  3 262 177 -1.401   26 -0.828   26 -0.904   27 -1.009    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   25  7.796   44 -1.504   16 -0.513
Olivet Nazarene         7  5 255 207 -1.043   27 -0.838   27 -0.914   24 -0.982    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   26  7.759   38 -1.343   19 -0.621
Nebraska Wesleyan       6  4 258 228 -1.310   28 -0.997   28 -1.103   33 -1.264    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   28  7.255   26 -1.133   37 -1.396
Southern Nazarene       6  4 192 165 -1.441   29 -1.035   29 -1.150   37 -1.432    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   29  7.206   59 -2.081   23 -0.783
Southern Oregon         3  6 133 221 -0.583   30 -1.104   30 -1.240   26 -1.005    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   31  7.090   42 -1.485   17 -0.524
TEAM                    W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Minot St                6  4 245 202 -1.403   31 -1.108   31 -1.251   31 -1.183    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   32  7.080   41 -1.408   28 -0.959
Langston                6  5 315 256 -1.264   32 -1.113   32 -1.256   32 -1.245    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   30  7.160   25 -1.084   38 -1.407
Lambuth                 6  4 282 239 -1.480   33 -1.139   33 -1.292   35 -1.305    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   33  7.061   28 -1.138   39 -1.472
Concordia NE            5  5 293 221 -1.209   34 -1.293   34 -1.446   28 -1.035    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   35  6.908   19 -0.762   34 -1.307
Texas College           5  6 329 295 -1.041   35 -1.299   35 -1.454   23 -0.973    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   34  6.989   15 -0.670   33 -1.277
Geneva                  5  5 175 192 -1.469   36 -1.312   36 -1.471   39 -1.539    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   36  6.621   55 -1.968   30 -1.111
Tabor                   9  2 302 263 -2.567   37 -1.332   37 -1.512   61 -2.223    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   37  6.542   60 -2.109   67 -2.337
Valley City St          5  5 223 251 -1.499   38 -1.350   38 -1.530   44 -1.652    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   39  6.507   46 -1.648   45 -1.656
Jamestown               5  5 228 237 -1.586   39 -1.361   39 -1.544   46 -1.726    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   41  6.445   47 -1.665   51 -1.787
Campbellsville          6  5 313 307 -1.621   40 -1.361   40 -1.546   41 -1.618    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   38  6.537   30 -1.179   61 -2.057
TEAM                    W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Webber Int'l            4  5 192 243 -1.457   41 -1.479   41 -1.580   42 -1.622    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   40  6.503   49 -1.736   41 -1.509
Midland Lutheran        5  6 237 298 -1.636   42 -1.531   42 -1.653   50 -1.851    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   44  6.266   48 -1.695   59 -2.006
Quincy                  4  7 268 299 -1.184   43 -1.556   43 -1.685   36 -1.364    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   43  6.401   24 -1.050   47 -1.678
Bethel TN               5  7 304 404 -1.528   44 -1.566   44 -1.697   49 -1.794    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   46  6.193   39 -1.350   64 -2.238
Urbana                  5  6 274 221 -1.342   45 -1.583   45 -1.718   29 -1.045    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   42  6.419   23 -1.037   29 -1.053
William Penn            3  8 224 252 -0.834   46 -1.749   46 -1.856   30 -1.049    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   45  6.222   35 -1.330   22 -0.767
Benedictine KS          5  6 284 272 -1.644   47 -1.761   49 -1.876   38 -1.482    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   47  6.071   32 -1.211   49 -1.752
William Jewell          5  5 201 202 -1.853   48 -1.790   47 -1.857   48 -1.757    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   48  6.027   56 -2.010   40 -1.504
Malone                  4  6 229 267 -1.568   49 -1.799   48 -1.867   47 -1.744    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   49  5.993   45 -1.553   56 -1.935
Union KY                4  7 293 339 -1.456   50 -1.826   50 -1.903   45 -1.687    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   50  5.973   36 -1.336   60 -2.039
TEAM                    W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Si Tanka-Huron          4  6 267 302 -1.683   51 -1.849   51 -1.932   52 -1.872    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   51  5.867   31 -1.189   73 -2.555
Waldorf                 3  7 103 405 -2.016   52 -1.935   52 -2.053   80 -2.705    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   63  5.228   77 -2.979   69 -2.431
Belhaven                4  7 236 291 -1.720   53 -1.945   55 -2.068   55 -2.023    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   53  5.698   58 -2.064   58 -1.981
Briar Cliff             3  7 143 247 -1.619   54 -1.946   54 -2.067   59 -2.094    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   57  5.524   68 -2.545   43 -1.643
Dakota St               4  6 236 216 -1.735   55 -1.958   56 -2.085   43 -1.635    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   52  5.705   50 -1.758   42 -1.513
Black Hills St          4  6 164 202 -1.831   56 -2.001   53 -2.060   54 -1.917    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   54  5.575   67 -2.461   36 -1.373
Missouri Valley         4  6 183 220 -1.935   57 -2.047   57 -2.117   58 -2.086    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   55  5.543   63 -2.262   55 -1.910
Baker                   4  6 229 300 -1.957   58 -2.062   59 -2.132   60 -2.184    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   59  5.414   51 -1.761   76 -2.606
Evangel                 4  6 268 310 -1.930   59 -2.074   58 -2.131   56 -2.050    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   56  5.525   37 -1.337   84 -2.762
Kentucky Wesleyan       4  7 178 301 -1.888   60 -2.079   60 -2.137   66 -2.280    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   61  5.291   71 -2.666   54 -1.894
TEAM                    W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Iowa Wesleyan           2  9 123 375 -1.295   61 -2.084   61 -2.140   63 -2.249    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   62  5.267   70 -2.653   53 -1.845
Virginia-Wise           3  8 258 421 -1.630   62 -2.118   62 -2.185   57 -2.078    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   60  5.350   43 -1.501   81 -2.655
Central Methodist       4  7 168 176 -1.848   63 -2.118   63 -2.186   53 -1.877    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   58  5.486   69 -2.577   31 -1.177
South Dakota Tech       3  7 202 312 -1.880   64 -2.187   64 -2.274   67 -2.313    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   64  4.776   54 -1.961   82 -2.665
Montana St-Northern     1 10 121 380 -0.977   65 -2.307   65 -2.337   51 -1.860    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   65  4.703   57 -2.060   46 -1.659
Rocky Mountain          1 10  85 333 -1.054   66 -2.339   66 -2.340   65 -2.262    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   66  4.659   75 -2.871   44 -1.654
Taylor                  2  8 105 320 -1.735   67 -2.411   67 -2.385   71 -2.541    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   69  4.544   83 -3.104   57 -1.979
St Francis IL           1 10 100 311 -1.338   68 -2.450   68 -2.434   70 -2.456    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   71  4.510   81 -3.083   52 -1.830
Haskell                 4  7 195 286 -2.314   69 -2.468   69 -2.464   79 -2.676    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   72  4.490   84 -3.129   63 -2.224
Doane                   2  8 110 274 -1.735   70 -2.476   70 -2.472   69 -2.383    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   74  4.416   79 -2.995   50 -1.772
TEAM                    W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Friends                 5  4 221 230 -2.762   71 -2.478   71 -2.479   76 -2.657    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   68  4.584   66 -2.415   87 -2.900
Northwestern MN         6  5 236 255 -3.039   72 -2.485   72 -2.490   84 -2.826    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   75  4.383   82 -3.100   72 -2.553
Paul Quinn              2  6 200 289 -1.863   73 -2.502   73 -2.512   64 -2.254    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   67  4.597   53 -1.863   79 -2.645
Southwestern KS         5  5 252 268 -2.648   74 -2.505   74 -2.521   73 -2.556    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   70  4.542   64 -2.277   85 -2.835
Sterling                5  5 263 230 -2.661   75 -2.558   75 -2.590   68 -2.359    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   73  4.429   61 -2.110   77 -2.608
Dana                    2  9 227 374 -1.790   76 -2.648   76 -2.682   62 -2.236    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   76  4.187   52 -1.823   80 -2.649
Culver-Stockton         2  8  99 206 -2.045   77 -2.673   77 -2.719   74 -2.563    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   80  4.071   89 -3.393   48 -1.734
Bethel KS               4  5 203 197 -2.777   78 -2.712   80 -2.778   75 -2.630    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   77  4.145   72 -2.691   74 -2.568
Bethany KS              4  5 174 175 -2.795   79 -2.736   78 -2.767   77 -2.669    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   78  4.134   80 -3.038   66 -2.299
Kansas Wesleyan         4  6 209 242 -2.642   80 -2.762   79 -2.773   78 -2.672    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   79  4.089   73 -2.750   75 -2.593
TEAM                    W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Avila                   2  9  73 264 -2.150   81 -2.784   81 -2.797   88 -3.103    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   82  3.841   93 -4.119   62 -2.087
McPherson               4  6 156 206 -2.783   82 -2.822   82 -2.850   87 -2.980    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   81  3.933   90 -3.474   70 -2.486
Dakota Wesleyan         1 10 143 427 -1.936   83 -2.918   83 -2.979   86 -2.968    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   86  3.483   76 -2.974   88 -2.962
Ottawa                  3  7 158 214 -2.657   84 -2.941   84 -3.015   83 -2.793    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   83  3.668   87 -3.292   65 -2.295
Peru St                 1  9 129 376 -1.944   85 -2.957   85 -3.035   82 -2.772    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   85  3.518   78 -2.992   71 -2.552
St Mary KS              3  6 233 273 -2.813   86 -2.964   86 -3.050   81 -2.757    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   84  3.610   62 -2.178   90 -3.336
Allen                   1  7 116 302 -2.428   87 -3.053   87 -3.173   90 -3.298    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   88  3.208   85 -3.292   89 -3.304
Ohio Dominican          0 10 154 380 -1.561   88 -3.113   88 -3.261   72 -2.556    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   87  3.217   65 -2.414   83 -2.697
Cumberland TN           0 10 113 369 -1.885   89 -3.226   89 -3.432   85 -2.952    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   89  2.811   86 -3.292   78 -2.612
Mayville St             0 10  75 356 -2.228   90 -3.384   90 -3.635   91 -3.481    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   91  2.468   92 -4.066   86 -2.896
TEAM                    W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
SW Assem of God         1 10 221 474 -2.660   91 -3.442   91 -3.732   89 -3.266    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   90  2.491   74 -2.800   91 -3.733
Southern Virginia       0  8 103 354 -3.076   92 -3.709   92 -4.130   93 -3.981    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   92  1.966   91 -3.891   92 -4.070
Crown                   2  7 218 298 -3.874   93 -3.898   93 -4.426   92 -3.814    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   93  1.738   88 -3.381   93 -4.247
Trinity Bible           0 10  67 534 -5.260   94 -4.872   94 -5.676   94 -6.327    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   94  0.000   94 -6.665   94 -5.990


Central States Football League: strength=-1.562 (#4)
                                              STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                    W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
NW Oklahoma St          9  2 348 118 -0.599    7  0.211    7 -0.004    6 -0.098    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    6 10.181   14 -0.652    5  0.455
Bacone                  7  3 324 222 -1.052   20 -0.592   20 -0.620   21 -0.856    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   20  8.402   10 -0.527   32 -1.186
Southern Nazarene       6  4 192 165 -1.441   29 -1.035   29 -1.150   37 -1.432    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   29  7.206   59 -2.081   23 -0.783
Langston                6  5 315 256 -1.264   32 -1.113   32 -1.256   32 -1.245    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   30  7.160   25 -1.084   38 -1.407
Texas College           5  6 329 295 -1.041   35 -1.299   35 -1.454   23 -0.973    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   34  6.989   15 -0.670   33 -1.277
Haskell                 4  7 195 286 -2.314   69 -2.468   69 -2.464   79 -2.676    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   72  4.490   84 -3.129   63 -2.224
Peru St                 1  9 129 376 -1.944   85 -2.957   85 -3.035   82 -2.772    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   85  3.518   78 -2.992   71 -2.552
SW Assem of God         1 10 221 474 -2.660   91 -3.442   91 -3.732   89 -3.266    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   90  2.491   74 -2.800   91 -3.733

Dakota Athletic Conference: strength=-1.666 (#6)
                                              STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                    W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Dickinson St           10  2 379 190 -1.044   11 -0.116   11 -0.275   12 -0.501    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   11  9.206   11 -0.536   15 -0.467
Mary                    9  2 283 157 -1.243   15 -0.472   15 -0.465   18 -0.774    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   15  8.683   27 -1.133   13 -0.416
Minot St                6  4 245 202 -1.403   31 -1.108   31 -1.251   31 -1.183    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   32  7.080   41 -1.408   28 -0.959
Valley City St          5  5 223 251 -1.499   38 -1.350   38 -1.530   44 -1.652    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   39  6.507   46 -1.648   45 -1.656
Jamestown               5  5 228 237 -1.586   39 -1.361   39 -1.544   46 -1.726    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   41  6.445   47 -1.665   51 -1.787
Si Tanka-Huron          4  6 267 302 -1.683   51 -1.849   51 -1.932   52 -1.872    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   51  5.867   31 -1.189   73 -2.555
Dakota St               4  6 236 216 -1.735   55 -1.958   56 -2.085   43 -1.635    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   52  5.705   50 -1.758   42 -1.513
Black Hills St          4  6 164 202 -1.831   56 -2.001   53 -2.060   54 -1.917    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   54  5.575   67 -2.461   36 -1.373
South Dakota Tech       3  7 202 312 -1.880   64 -2.187   64 -2.274   67 -2.313    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   64  4.776   54 -1.961   82 -2.665
Mayville St             0 10  75 356 -2.228   90 -3.384   90 -3.635   91 -3.481    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   91  2.468   92 -4.066   86 -2.896

Frontier Conference: strength=-0.646 (#1)
                                              STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                    W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Carroll MT             12  2 401 145  0.119    1  1.044    1  0.803    1  0.751    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    1 11.737    2  0.397    2  1.105
Montana-Western         7  4 236 219 -0.244    6  0.299    6  0.115   11 -0.389    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    7  9.998   12 -0.540   10 -0.239
Montana Tech            8  4 319 227 -0.250    8  0.207    8 -0.006    8 -0.193    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    8  9.727    9 -0.371    8 -0.016
Montana St-Northern     1 10 121 380 -0.977   65 -2.307   65 -2.337   51 -1.860    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   65  4.703   57 -2.060   46 -1.659
Rocky Mountain          1 10  85 333 -1.054   66 -2.339   66 -2.340   65 -2.262    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   66  4.659   75 -2.871   44 -1.654

Great Plains Athletic Conference: strength=-1.363 (#3)
                                              STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                    W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Sioux Falls            11  1 491 169 -0.761    5  0.394    5  0.233    5  0.025    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    5 10.515    3  0.264    9 -0.213
Hastings                9  3 333 253 -0.951   12 -0.185   13 -0.361   16 -0.710    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   13  8.974   13 -0.557   25 -0.863
Morningside             8  3 266 179 -0.938   17 -0.515   17 -0.522   19 -0.804    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   17  8.630   33 -1.237   12 -0.371
Northwestern IA         7  3 260  81 -0.901   21 -0.697   21 -0.759    9 -0.338    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   21  8.211   34 -1.277    4  0.601
Nebraska Wesleyan       6  4 258 228 -1.310   28 -0.997   28 -1.103   33 -1.264    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   28  7.255   26 -1.133   37 -1.396
Concordia NE            5  5 293 221 -1.209   34 -1.293   34 -1.446   28 -1.035    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   35  6.908   19 -0.762   34 -1.307
Midland Lutheran        5  6 237 298 -1.636   42 -1.531   42 -1.653   50 -1.851    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   44  6.266   48 -1.695   59 -2.006
Briar Cliff             3  7 143 247 -1.619   54 -1.946   54 -2.067   59 -2.094    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   57  5.524   68 -2.545   43 -1.643
Doane                   2  8 110 274 -1.735   70 -2.476   70 -2.472   69 -2.383    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   74  4.416   79 -2.995   50 -1.772
Dana                    2  9 227 374 -1.790   76 -2.648   76 -2.682   62 -2.236    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   76  4.187   52 -1.823   80 -2.649
Dakota Wesleyan         1 10 143 427 -1.936   83 -2.918   83 -2.979   86 -2.968    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   86  3.483   76 -2.974   88 -2.962

Heart of America Athletic Conference: strength=-1.871 (#8)
                                              STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                    W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Lindenwood             11  1 337 152 -1.577   13 -0.221   12 -0.354   25 -0.983    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   14  8.932   40 -1.369   18 -0.597
MidAmerica Nazarene    10  3 387 213 -1.394   23 -0.758   23 -0.819   17 -0.732    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   23  8.000   17 -0.735   21 -0.730
Graceland               8  2 331 271 -1.774   25 -0.797   25 -0.872   40 -1.547    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   27  7.608   18 -0.749   68 -2.345
Benedictine KS          5  6 284 272 -1.644   47 -1.761   49 -1.876   38 -1.482    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   47  6.071   32 -1.211   49 -1.752
William Jewell          5  5 201 202 -1.853   48 -1.790   47 -1.857   48 -1.757    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   48  6.027   56 -2.010   40 -1.504
Missouri Valley         4  6 183 220 -1.935   57 -2.047   57 -2.117   58 -2.086    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   55  5.543   63 -2.262   55 -1.910
Baker                   4  6 229 300 -1.957   58 -2.062   59 -2.132   60 -2.184    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   59  5.414   51 -1.761   76 -2.606
Evangel                 4  6 268 310 -1.930   59 -2.074   58 -2.131   56 -2.050    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   56  5.525   37 -1.337   84 -2.762
Central Methodist       4  7 168 176 -1.848   63 -2.118   63 -2.186   53 -1.877    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   58  5.486   69 -2.577   31 -1.177
Culver-Stockton         2  8  99 206 -2.045   77 -2.673   77 -2.719   74 -2.563    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   80  4.071   89 -3.393   48 -1.734
Avila                   2  9  73 264 -2.150   81 -2.784   81 -2.797   88 -3.103    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   82  3.841   93 -4.119   62 -2.087

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference: strength=-2.768 (#9)
                                              STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                    W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Tabor                   9  2 302 263 -2.567   37 -1.332   37 -1.512   61 -2.223    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   37  6.542   60 -2.109   67 -2.337
Friends                 5  4 221 230 -2.762   71 -2.478   71 -2.479   76 -2.657    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   68  4.584   66 -2.415   87 -2.900
Southwestern KS         5  5 252 268 -2.648   74 -2.505   74 -2.521   73 -2.556    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   70  4.542   64 -2.277   85 -2.835
Sterling                5  5 263 230 -2.661   75 -2.558   75 -2.590   68 -2.359    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   73  4.429   61 -2.110   77 -2.608
Bethel KS               4  5 203 197 -2.777   78 -2.712   80 -2.778   75 -2.630    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   77  4.145   72 -2.691   74 -2.568
Bethany KS              4  5 174 175 -2.795   79 -2.736   78 -2.767   77 -2.669    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   78  4.134   80 -3.038   66 -2.299
Kansas Wesleyan         4  6 209 242 -2.642   80 -2.762   79 -2.773   78 -2.672    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   79  4.089   73 -2.750   75 -2.593
McPherson               4  6 156 206 -2.783   82 -2.822   82 -2.850   87 -2.980    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   81  3.933   90 -3.474   70 -2.486
Ottawa                  3  7 158 214 -2.657   84 -2.941   84 -3.015   83 -2.793    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   83  3.668   87 -3.292   65 -2.295
St Mary KS              3  6 233 273 -2.813   86 -2.964   86 -3.050   81 -2.757    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   84  3.610   62 -2.178   90 -3.336

Mid-South Conference: strength=-1.566 (#5)
                                              STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                    W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Georgetown KY          12  1 513 178 -0.755    4  0.503    4  0.308    4  0.116    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    4 10.665    5  0.049    6  0.182
Cumberland KY           8  3 420 224 -1.037   19 -0.571   19 -0.592   13 -0.510    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   16  8.641    6 -0.104   26 -0.916
Pikeville               8  3 262 177 -1.401   26 -0.828   26 -0.904   27 -1.009    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   25  7.796   44 -1.504   16 -0.513
Lambuth                 6  4 282 239 -1.480   33 -1.139   33 -1.292   35 -1.305    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   33  7.061   28 -1.138   39 -1.472
Campbellsville          6  5 313 307 -1.621   40 -1.361   40 -1.546   41 -1.618    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   38  6.537   30 -1.179   61 -2.057
Bethel TN               5  7 304 404 -1.528   44 -1.566   44 -1.697   49 -1.794    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   46  6.193   39 -1.350   64 -2.238
Union KY                4  7 293 339 -1.456   50 -1.826   50 -1.903   45 -1.687    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   50  5.973   36 -1.336   60 -2.039
Belhaven                4  7 236 291 -1.720   53 -1.945   55 -2.068   55 -2.023    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   53  5.698   58 -2.064   58 -1.981
Kentucky Wesleyan       4  7 178 301 -1.888   60 -2.079   60 -2.137   66 -2.280    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   61  5.291   71 -2.666   54 -1.894
Virginia-Wise           3  8 258 421 -1.630   62 -2.118   62 -2.185   57 -2.078    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   60  5.350   43 -1.501   81 -2.655
Cumberland TN           0 10 113 369 -1.885   89 -3.226   89 -3.432   85 -2.952    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   89  2.811   86 -3.292   78 -2.612

Mid-States Football Association: strength=-1.197 (#2)
                                              STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                    W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
St Francis IN          13  1 555 147 -0.544    3  0.693    3  0.483    2  0.610    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    3 11.316    1  0.470    3  0.749
McKendree               9  2 278 183 -0.940    9  0.016    9 -0.162   14 -0.545    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    9  9.333   16 -0.733   11 -0.358
Trinity Int'l           8  3 266 194 -0.870   14 -0.229   14 -0.361   15 -0.653    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   12  8.987   20 -0.866   14 -0.441
St Xavier               7  4 251 242 -0.833   16 -0.510   16 -0.510   22 -0.918    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   19  8.596   21 -0.894   27 -0.943
Walsh                   8  3 291 209 -1.061   18 -0.519   18 -0.527   20 -0.853    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   18  8.621   22 -0.997   20 -0.709
St Ambrose              7  3 375 174 -1.064   22 -0.747   22 -0.804   10 -0.376    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   22  8.169    4  0.087   24 -0.840
Olivet Nazarene         7  5 255 207 -1.043   27 -0.838   27 -0.914   24 -0.982    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   26  7.759   38 -1.343   19 -0.621
Geneva                  5  5 175 192 -1.469   36 -1.312   36 -1.471   39 -1.539    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   36  6.621   55 -1.968   30 -1.111
Quincy                  4  7 268 299 -1.184   43 -1.556   43 -1.685   36 -1.364    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   43  6.401   24 -1.050   47 -1.678
Urbana                  5  6 274 221 -1.342   45 -1.583   45 -1.718   29 -1.045    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   42  6.419   23 -1.037   29 -1.053
William Penn            3  8 224 252 -0.834   46 -1.749   46 -1.856   30 -1.049    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   45  6.222   35 -1.330   22 -0.767
Malone                  4  6 229 267 -1.568   49 -1.799   48 -1.867   47 -1.744    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   49  5.993   45 -1.553   56 -1.935
Iowa Wesleyan           2  9 123 375 -1.295   61 -2.084   61 -2.140   63 -2.249    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   62  5.267   70 -2.653   53 -1.845
Taylor                  2  8 105 320 -1.735   67 -2.411   67 -2.385   71 -2.541    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   69  4.544   83 -3.104   57 -1.979
St Francis IL           1 10 100 311 -1.338   68 -2.450   68 -2.434   70 -2.456    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   71  4.510   81 -3.083   52 -1.830
Ohio Dominican          0 10 154 380 -1.561   88 -3.113   88 -3.261   72 -2.556    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   87  3.217   65 -2.414   83 -2.697

NAIA Independents: strength=-1.800 (#7)
                                              STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                    W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Azusa Pacific          11  3 357 135  0.032    2  0.761    2  0.573    3  0.559    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    2 11.370    7 -0.256    1  1.374
Eastern Oregon          6  4 251 174 -0.261   10 -0.108   10 -0.260    7 -0.162    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   10  9.253    8 -0.312    7 -0.012
Edward Waters           7  3 234 232 -1.349   24 -0.763   24 -0.825   34 -1.267    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   24  7.916   29 -1.165   35 -1.369
Southern Oregon         3  6 133 221 -0.583   30 -1.104   30 -1.240   26 -1.005    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   31  7.090   42 -1.485   17 -0.524
Webber Int'l            4  5 192 243 -1.457   41 -1.479   41 -1.580   42 -1.622    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   40  6.503   49 -1.736   41 -1.509
Waldorf                 3  7 103 405 -2.016   52 -1.935   52 -2.053   80 -2.705    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   63  5.228   77 -2.979   69 -2.431
Paul Quinn              2  6 200 289 -1.863   73 -2.502   73 -2.512   64 -2.254    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   67  4.597   53 -1.863   79 -2.645
Allen                   1  7 116 302 -2.428   87 -3.053   87 -3.173   90 -3.298    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   88  3.208   85 -3.292   89 -3.304
Southern Virginia       0  8 103 354 -3.076   92 -3.709   92 -4.130   93 -3.981    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   92  1.966   91 -3.891   92 -4.070

Conference Strengths
CONFERENCE                                               W  L   PCT  RNK RATING
Frontier Conference                                     29 30 0.492    1 -0.646
Mid-States Football Association                         85 90 0.486    2 -1.197
Great Plains Athletic Conference                        59 59 0.500    3 -1.363
Central States Football League                          39 46 0.459    4 -1.562
Mid-South Conference                                    60 62 0.492    5 -1.566
Dakota Athletic Conference                              50 53 0.485    6 -1.666
NAIA Independents                                       37 49 0.430    7 -1.800
Heart of America Athletic Conference                    59 59 0.500    8 -1.871
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference                   46 51 0.474    9 -2.768

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.214 points in main ratings
     0.027 points in improved RPI
Average of 6.20 points per score

Predict score:






Team Strength vs. Time Plot:





posted: Sun Oct 12 21:49:41 2025

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