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
Sioux Falls             14  0 511  83  0.067    1  1.634    1  1.442    1  1.250    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    1 12.200    3  0.605    1  1.895
Carroll MT              13  1 453 200 -0.135    2  1.149    2  0.963    4  0.519    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    2 11.036    6  0.295    2  0.744
St Francis IN           12  1 585 168 -0.183    3  0.973    3  0.742    2  0.838    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    3 10.908    2  0.935    3  0.742
Lindenwood              11  2 521 270 -0.448    4  0.695    4  0.444    5  0.119    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    4 10.206    5  0.531   13 -0.293
Morningside             10  2 576 185 -0.204    5  0.457    5  0.247    3  0.678    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    5 10.154    1  1.218    7  0.137
MidAmerica Nazarene     10  1 415 203 -0.923    6  0.368    6  0.133   11 -0.347    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    6  9.536    7  0.058   26 -0.752
Cumberlands KY          10  2 418 298 -0.840    7  0.340    7  0.096   12 -0.398    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    8  9.345    8 -0.059   25 -0.736
Langston                10  3 322 216 -0.765    8  0.327    8  0.081   16 -0.468    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    7  9.379   35 -1.031    8  0.095
Montana St-Northern      7  3 233 196 -0.357    9  0.211    9 -0.016   10 -0.312    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    9  9.058   24 -0.698    9  0.073
Dakota Wesleyan          7  3 257 155 -0.643   10 -0.075   10 -0.296   15 -0.429    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   10  8.668   26 -0.729   11 -0.128
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Union KY                 9  3 369 332 -1.137   11 -0.112   11 -0.345   37 -1.088    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   16  8.375   30 -0.873   39 -1.302
Baker                    8  4 397 297 -0.656   12 -0.136   12 -0.371   14 -0.416    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   11  8.569   12 -0.127   23 -0.705
Shorter                  9  3 330 234 -1.020   13 -0.146   13 -0.385   23 -0.700    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   14  8.435   32 -0.994   17 -0.406
Northwestern IA          7  3 288 112 -0.615   14 -0.190   14 -0.443    8 -0.250    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   12  8.535   25 -0.729    4  0.229
NW Oklahoma St           9  2 410 183 -1.266   15 -0.286   16 -0.504   17 -0.490    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   17  8.308   15 -0.262   24 -0.718
Friends                 10  1 452 191 -1.656   16 -0.312   15 -0.475   27 -0.878    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   15  8.401   19 -0.653   31 -1.103
Ohio Dominican           7  3 347 142 -0.620   17 -0.345   17 -0.515    6 -0.011    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   13  8.497   13 -0.177    5  0.155
Nebraska Wesleyan        7  3 200 112 -0.986   18 -0.380   18 -0.560   21 -0.682    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   20  8.061   48 -1.513    6  0.150
Southern Oregon          3  7 159 253  0.072   19 -0.456   19 -0.621   18 -0.637    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   22  7.819   33 -1.005   12 -0.269
Lambuth                  8  4 522 356 -0.874   20 -0.464   20 -0.634   13 -0.399    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   19  8.086    4  0.554   40 -1.353
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
St Xavier                7  4 357 178 -0.550   21 -0.467   21 -0.637    7 -0.127    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   18  8.174   16 -0.272   10  0.018
Eastern Oregon           5  6 310 330 -0.435   22 -0.575   22 -0.665   19 -0.642    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   24  7.649    9 -0.071   36 -1.213
St Ambrose               8  4 299 238 -1.156   23 -0.587   23 -0.686   30 -0.943    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   23  7.689   37 -1.223   21 -0.664
Marian                   7  4 276 379 -1.280   24 -0.606   24 -0.708   49 -1.552    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   27  7.459   34 -1.030   67 -2.074
Missouri Valley          7  3 365 165 -0.892   25 -0.612   25 -0.716    9 -0.297    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   21  7.900   14 -0.215   15 -0.380
Dickinson St             7  4 252 238 -1.076   26 -0.639   26 -0.753   31 -0.947    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   26  7.524   38 -1.228   22 -0.666
Malone                   6  4 323 270 -0.883   27 -0.670   27 -0.795   22 -0.685    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   25  7.618   11 -0.118   37 -1.251
Jamestown                7  3 328 243 -1.322   28 -0.800   28 -0.842   34 -1.062    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   29  7.313   23 -0.695   43 -1.430
Hastings                 7  4 236 194 -1.127   29 -0.827   29 -0.879   32 -0.972    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   30  7.218   39 -1.311   19 -0.633
Virginia-Wise            8  3 455 290 -1.372   30 -0.831   30 -0.886   26 -0.868    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   28  7.353   17 -0.273   44 -1.463
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Montana Tech             4  7 188 248 -0.455   31 -0.861   32 -0.920   25 -0.849    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   32  7.069   40 -1.340   14 -0.358
Rocky Mountain           4  7 304 394 -0.475   32 -0.865   31 -0.911   29 -0.930    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   33  7.050   10 -0.090   57 -1.770
Minot St                 6  4 288 273 -1.196   33 -0.895   33 -0.951   42 -1.207    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   35  7.011   27 -0.735   53 -1.680
Black Hills St           6  4 257 175 -1.146   34 -0.901   34 -0.959   33 -0.994    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   31  7.144   42 -1.354   20 -0.633
Quincy                   6  5 225 313 -1.301   35 -1.045   35 -1.059   47 -1.474    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   39  6.774   51 -1.542   42 -1.407
Benedictine KS           7  4 320 203 -1.251   36 -1.050   36 -1.067   24 -0.831    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   36  6.920   28 -0.839   28 -0.823
Ottawa                   8  2 380 166 -1.835   37 -1.056   37 -1.078   36 -1.086    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   34  7.037   36 -1.043   32 -1.128
Cumberland TN            6  5 351 338 -1.181   38 -1.063   38 -1.082   40 -1.137    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   38  6.824   20 -0.660   52 -1.615
Azusa Pacific            2  8 160 301  0.002   39 -1.085   39 -1.110   20 -0.671    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   37  6.844   31 -0.954   16 -0.388
McKendree                6  4 223 167 -1.457   40 -1.213   40 -1.289   35 -1.077    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   40  6.477   54 -1.645   18 -0.509
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Midland Lutheran         6  5 248 193 -1.286   41 -1.228   41 -1.311   38 -1.090    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   41  6.436   43 -1.360   27 -0.819
St Francis IL            7  4 254 212 -1.753   42 -1.235   42 -1.320   52 -1.590    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   43  6.366   56 -1.711   46 -1.469
Sterling                 7  3 306 187 -1.809   43 -1.322   43 -1.386   45 -1.315    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   42  6.415   44 -1.439   35 -1.191
William Penn             7  4 283 265 -1.902   44 -1.331   44 -1.396   57 -1.780    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   47  6.116   47 -1.513   64 -2.048
Montana-Western          2  9 238 366 -0.353   45 -1.346   45 -1.411   28 -0.893    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   45  6.247   22 -0.689   30 -1.096
Georgetown KY            5  5 361 279 -1.314   46 -1.385   46 -1.466   39 -1.093    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   44  6.284   21 -0.671   48 -1.514
Valley City St           5  5 329 264 -1.396   47 -1.413   47 -1.493   41 -1.152    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   46  6.221   18 -0.599   54 -1.705
Concordia AL             5  6 251 327 -1.511   48 -1.530   48 -1.615   54 -1.726    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   48  5.844   50 -1.533   61 -1.919
Doane                    4  7 203 251 -1.143   49 -1.535   49 -1.620   46 -1.383    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   49  5.811   52 -1.576   34 -1.190
South Dakota Tech        5  5 313 198 -1.659   50 -1.661   50 -1.743   48 -1.509    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   50  5.656   53 -1.640   41 -1.378
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Bethel KS                6  4 230 207 -2.193   51 -1.684   51 -1.781   63 -2.110    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   53  5.491   70 -2.419   59 -1.800
Evangel                  4  7 178 323 -1.548   52 -1.697   52 -1.796   62 -2.004    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   56  5.334   67 -2.285   55 -1.723
Edward Waters            2  8 176 365 -1.088   53 -1.737   53 -1.850   55 -1.746    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   55  5.393   45 -1.482   63 -2.011
Bethel TN                4  6 255 209 -1.418   54 -1.748   54 -1.866   44 -1.281    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   52  5.501   46 -1.494   29 -1.068
William Jewell           4  7 207 275 -1.494   55 -1.754   55 -1.874   53 -1.726    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   57  5.301   58 -1.881   50 -1.570
Kansas Wesleyan          6  4 321 189 -2.063   56 -1.755   56 -1.879   50 -1.560    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   51  5.530   49 -1.528   51 -1.592
Walsh                    3  8 234 276 -1.069   57 -1.765   57 -1.887   43 -1.236    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   54  5.488   41 -1.341   33 -1.132
Webber Int'l             3  8 133 296 -1.328   58 -1.838   58 -1.934   59 -1.883    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   58  5.276   74 -2.482   38 -1.285
SW Assem of God          4  5 177 245 -2.035   59 -1.839   59 -1.936   66 -2.253    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   60  5.104   73 -2.454   65 -2.053
Olivet Nazarene          4  7 196 306 -1.749   60 -1.865   60 -1.974   64 -2.174    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   61  5.049   68 -2.286   66 -2.063
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Campbellsville           3  8 329 430 -1.295   61 -1.897   61 -1.985   51 -1.566    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   59  5.202   29 -0.845   71 -2.287
Bacone                   6  5 255 291 -2.246   62 -1.969   62 -2.088   69 -2.289    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   63  4.814   63 -2.143   76 -2.435
Dana                     3  8 151 383 -1.776   63 -2.005   63 -2.130   73 -2.411    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   66  4.502   75 -2.522   72 -2.299
Central Methodist        3  8 189 295 -1.445   64 -2.007   64 -2.135   56 -1.766    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   62  4.843   60 -2.028   47 -1.503
Taylor                   2  8 156 276 -1.415   65 -2.109   65 -2.272   58 -1.819    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   64  4.631   64 -2.176   45 -1.463
Peru St                  4  6 245 298 -2.201   66 -2.116   66 -2.284   70 -2.299    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   68  4.357   65 -2.208   74 -2.390
Southern Nazarene        3  8 229 295 -1.701   67 -2.123   67 -2.292   60 -1.979    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   65  4.549   59 -1.981   62 -1.977
St Mary KS               5  5 304 323 -2.502   68 -2.127   68 -2.300   72 -2.405    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   67  4.440   55 -1.706   88 -3.104
Belhaven                 2  9 240 407 -1.531   69 -2.270   69 -2.416   68 -2.270    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   69  4.244   62 -2.045   78 -2.496
Pikeville                2  9 166 372 -1.636   70 -2.278   70 -2.427   76 -2.532    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   70  4.136   79 -2.813   69 -2.250
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Avila                    3  8 115 292 -2.049   71 -2.314   71 -2.478   77 -2.574    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   73  4.049   86 -3.373   58 -1.774
Briar Cliff              2  9 119 314 -1.721   72 -2.333   72 -2.505   65 -2.246    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   72  4.065   78 -2.761   56 -1.730
Graceland                2  8  93 301 -1.898   73 -2.339   73 -2.513   78 -2.596    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   74  3.963   84 -3.288   60 -1.904
Faulkner                 2  9 145 422 -1.831   74 -2.353   74 -2.534   81 -2.744    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   77  3.919   83 -3.071   75 -2.417
Urbana                   1 10 146 347 -1.206   75 -2.376   75 -2.563   61 -1.999    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   71  4.111   72 -2.450   49 -1.548
Dakota St                3  7 227 286 -2.120   76 -2.458   76 -2.631   67 -2.257    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   76  3.944   61 -2.044   77 -2.471
McPherson                4  6 258 270 -2.475   77 -2.483   77 -2.667   74 -2.423    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   75  3.952   69 -2.296   80 -2.551
Iowa Wesleyan            3  8 197 330 -2.340   78 -2.567   78 -2.787   84 -2.845    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   79  3.510   80 -2.897   83 -2.792
Grand View               2  8 256 332 -2.040   79 -2.708   79 -2.904   71 -2.331    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   78  3.543   57 -1.880   81 -2.782
Texas College            1  9 149 330 -1.881   80 -2.730   80 -2.937   75 -2.433    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   80  3.450   77 -2.692   68 -2.174
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Concordia NE             1  9  77 345 -1.928   81 -2.734   81 -2.944   82 -2.777    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   82  3.107   85 -3.299   70 -2.256
Southern Virginia        3  8 250 370 -2.517   82 -2.802   82 -3.044   80 -2.736    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   81  3.269   71 -2.446   86 -3.027
Bethany KS               2  8 130 361 -2.632   83 -2.858   83 -3.113   88 -3.257    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   83  2.920   88 -3.643   85 -2.870
Tabor                    2  8 187 434 -2.736   84 -2.902   84 -3.178   90 -3.450    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   85  2.727   82 -2.999   91 -3.901
Trinity Int'l            1 10  92 376 -2.156   85 -2.904   85 -3.179   87 -3.183    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   84  2.734   89 -3.834   79 -2.532
Mayville St              1  9  94 355 -2.332   86 -2.908   86 -3.184   89 -3.348    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   86  2.644   90 -3.895   84 -2.802
Dordt                    1 10  55 399 -2.303   87 -3.013   87 -3.337   86 -3.142    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   89  2.381   91 -3.914   73 -2.369
Culver-Stockton          0 11 124 469 -1.820   88 -3.069   88 -3.423   85 -2.864    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   88  2.391   81 -2.943   82 -2.785
West Virginia Tech       0 11 233 447 -1.819   89 -3.118   89 -3.498   79 -2.661    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   87  2.432   66 -2.213   89 -3.109
Southwestern KS          1  9 106 402 -2.822   90 -3.170   90 -3.586   91 -3.669    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   91  2.135   92 -4.082   90 -3.255
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Haskell                  2  9 195 472 -3.182   91 -3.188   91 -3.612   92 -3.924    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   92  2.010   87 -3.597   93 -4.251
Kentucky Christian       1  9 230 343 -2.524   92 -3.306   92 -3.719   83 -2.829    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   90  2.164   76 -2.613   87 -3.045
Waldorf                  1 10  82 419 -3.245   93 -3.481   93 -3.972   93 -4.371    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   93  1.397   93 -4.821   92 -3.921
Trinity Bible            0  6  56 282 -3.653   94 -3.893   94 -4.300   94 -4.806    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   94  0.769   94 -5.012   94 -4.600


Central States Football League: strength=-1.794 (#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
Langston                10  3 322 216 -0.765    8  0.327    8  0.081   16 -0.468    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    7  9.379   35 -1.031    8  0.095
NW Oklahoma St           9  2 410 183 -1.266   15 -0.286   16 -0.504   17 -0.490    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   17  8.308   15 -0.262   24 -0.718
SW Assem of God          4  5 177 245 -2.035   59 -1.839   59 -1.936   66 -2.253    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   60  5.104   73 -2.454   65 -2.053
Bacone                   6  5 255 291 -2.246   62 -1.969   62 -2.088   69 -2.289    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   63  4.814   63 -2.143   76 -2.435
Southern Nazarene        3  8 229 295 -1.701   67 -2.123   67 -2.292   60 -1.979    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   65  4.549   59 -1.981   62 -1.977
Texas College            1  9 149 330 -1.881   80 -2.730   80 -2.937   75 -2.433    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   80  3.450   77 -2.692   68 -2.174

Dakota Athletic Conference: strength=-1.444 (#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             7  4 252 238 -1.076   26 -0.639   26 -0.753   31 -0.947    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   26  7.524   38 -1.228   22 -0.666
Jamestown                7  3 328 243 -1.322   28 -0.800   28 -0.842   34 -1.062    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   29  7.313   23 -0.695   43 -1.430
Minot St                 6  4 288 273 -1.196   33 -0.895   33 -0.951   42 -1.207    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   35  7.011   27 -0.735   53 -1.680
Black Hills St           6  4 257 175 -1.146   34 -0.901   34 -0.959   33 -0.994    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   31  7.144   42 -1.354   20 -0.633
Valley City St           5  5 329 264 -1.396   47 -1.413   47 -1.493   41 -1.152    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   46  6.221   18 -0.599   54 -1.705
South Dakota Tech        5  5 313 198 -1.659   50 -1.661   50 -1.743   48 -1.509    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   50  5.656   53 -1.640   41 -1.378
Dakota St                3  7 227 286 -2.120   76 -2.458   76 -2.631   67 -2.257    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   76  3.944   61 -2.044   77 -2.471
Mayville St              1  9  94 355 -2.332   86 -2.908   86 -3.184   89 -3.348    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   86  2.644   90 -3.895   84 -2.802

Frontier Conference: strength=-0.410 (#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              13  1 453 200 -0.135    2  1.149    2  0.963    4  0.519    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    2 11.036    6  0.295    2  0.744
Montana St-Northern      7  3 233 196 -0.357    9  0.211    9 -0.016   10 -0.312    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    9  9.058   24 -0.698    9  0.073
Eastern Oregon           5  6 310 330 -0.435   22 -0.575   22 -0.665   19 -0.642    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   24  7.649    9 -0.071   36 -1.213
Montana Tech             4  7 188 248 -0.455   31 -0.861   32 -0.920   25 -0.849    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   32  7.069   40 -1.340   14 -0.358
Rocky Mountain           4  7 304 394 -0.475   32 -0.865   31 -0.911   29 -0.930    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   33  7.050   10 -0.090   57 -1.770
Montana-Western          2  9 238 366 -0.353   45 -1.346   45 -1.411   28 -0.893    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   45  6.247   22 -0.689   30 -1.096

Great Plains Athletic Conference: strength=-1.075 (#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
Sioux Falls             14  0 511  83  0.067    1  1.634    1  1.442    1  1.250    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    1 12.200    3  0.605    1  1.895
Morningside             10  2 576 185 -0.204    5  0.457    5  0.247    3  0.678    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    5 10.154    1  1.218    7  0.137
Dakota Wesleyan          7  3 257 155 -0.643   10 -0.075   10 -0.296   15 -0.429    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   10  8.668   26 -0.729   11 -0.128
Northwestern IA          7  3 288 112 -0.615   14 -0.190   14 -0.443    8 -0.250    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   12  8.535   25 -0.729    4  0.229
Nebraska Wesleyan        7  3 200 112 -0.986   18 -0.380   18 -0.560   21 -0.682    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   20  8.061   48 -1.513    6  0.150
Hastings                 7  4 236 194 -1.127   29 -0.827   29 -0.879   32 -0.972    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   30  7.218   39 -1.311   19 -0.633
Midland Lutheran         6  5 248 193 -1.286   41 -1.228   41 -1.311   38 -1.090    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   41  6.436   43 -1.360   27 -0.819
Doane                    4  7 203 251 -1.143   49 -1.535   49 -1.620   46 -1.383    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   49  5.811   52 -1.576   34 -1.190
Dana                     3  8 151 383 -1.776   63 -2.005   63 -2.130   73 -2.411    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   66  4.502   75 -2.522   72 -2.299
Briar Cliff              2  9 119 314 -1.721   72 -2.333   72 -2.505   65 -2.246    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   72  4.065   78 -2.761   56 -1.730
Concordia NE             1  9  77 345 -1.928   81 -2.734   81 -2.944   82 -2.777    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   82  3.107   85 -3.299   70 -2.256
Dordt                    1 10  55 399 -2.303   87 -3.013   87 -3.337   86 -3.142    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   89  2.381   91 -3.914   73 -2.369

Heart of America Athletic Conference: strength=-1.375 (#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
Lindenwood              11  2 521 270 -0.448    4  0.695    4  0.444    5  0.119    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    4 10.206    5  0.531   13 -0.293
MidAmerica Nazarene     10  1 415 203 -0.923    6  0.368    6  0.133   11 -0.347    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    6  9.536    7  0.058   26 -0.752
Baker                    8  4 397 297 -0.656   12 -0.136   12 -0.371   14 -0.416    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   11  8.569   12 -0.127   23 -0.705
Missouri Valley          7  3 365 165 -0.892   25 -0.612   25 -0.716    9 -0.297    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   21  7.900   14 -0.215   15 -0.380
Benedictine KS           7  4 320 203 -1.251   36 -1.050   36 -1.067   24 -0.831    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   36  6.920   28 -0.839   28 -0.823
Evangel                  4  7 178 323 -1.548   52 -1.697   52 -1.796   62 -2.004    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   56  5.334   67 -2.285   55 -1.723
William Jewell           4  7 207 275 -1.494   55 -1.754   55 -1.874   53 -1.726    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   57  5.301   58 -1.881   50 -1.570
Central Methodist        3  8 189 295 -1.445   64 -2.007   64 -2.135   56 -1.766    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   62  4.843   60 -2.028   47 -1.503
Avila                    3  8 115 292 -2.049   71 -2.314   71 -2.478   77 -2.574    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   73  4.049   86 -3.373   58 -1.774
Graceland                2  8  93 301 -1.898   73 -2.339   73 -2.513   78 -2.596    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   74  3.963   84 -3.288   60 -1.904
Culver-Stockton          0 11 124 469 -1.820   88 -3.069   88 -3.423   85 -2.864    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   88  2.391   81 -2.943   82 -2.785

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference: strength=-2.266 (#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
Friends                 10  1 452 191 -1.656   16 -0.312   15 -0.475   27 -0.878    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   15  8.401   19 -0.653   31 -1.103
Ottawa                   8  2 380 166 -1.835   37 -1.056   37 -1.078   36 -1.086    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   34  7.037   36 -1.043   32 -1.128
Sterling                 7  3 306 187 -1.809   43 -1.322   43 -1.386   45 -1.315    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   42  6.415   44 -1.439   35 -1.191
Bethel KS                6  4 230 207 -2.193   51 -1.684   51 -1.781   63 -2.110    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   53  5.491   70 -2.419   59 -1.800
Kansas Wesleyan          6  4 321 189 -2.063   56 -1.755   56 -1.879   50 -1.560    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   51  5.530   49 -1.528   51 -1.592
St Mary KS               5  5 304 323 -2.502   68 -2.127   68 -2.300   72 -2.405    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   67  4.440   55 -1.706   88 -3.104
McPherson                4  6 258 270 -2.475   77 -2.483   77 -2.667   74 -2.423    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   75  3.952   69 -2.296   80 -2.551
Bethany KS               2  8 130 361 -2.632   83 -2.858   83 -3.113   88 -3.257    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   83  2.920   88 -3.643   85 -2.870
Tabor                    2  8 187 434 -2.736   84 -2.902   84 -3.178   90 -3.450    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   85  2.727   82 -2.999   91 -3.901
Southwestern KS          1  9 106 402 -2.822   90 -3.170   90 -3.586   91 -3.669    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   91  2.135   92 -4.082   90 -3.255

Mid-South Conference: strength=-1.382 (#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
Cumberlands KY          10  2 418 298 -0.840    7  0.340    7  0.096   12 -0.398    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    8  9.345    8 -0.059   25 -0.736
Union KY                 9  3 369 332 -1.137   11 -0.112   11 -0.345   37 -1.088    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   16  8.375   30 -0.873   39 -1.302
Shorter                  9  3 330 234 -1.020   13 -0.146   13 -0.385   23 -0.700    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   14  8.435   32 -0.994   17 -0.406
Lambuth                  8  4 522 356 -0.874   20 -0.464   20 -0.634   13 -0.399    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   19  8.086    4  0.554   40 -1.353
Virginia-Wise            8  3 455 290 -1.372   30 -0.831   30 -0.886   26 -0.868    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   28  7.353   17 -0.273   44 -1.463
Cumberland TN            6  5 351 338 -1.181   38 -1.063   38 -1.082   40 -1.137    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   38  6.824   20 -0.660   52 -1.615
Georgetown KY            5  5 361 279 -1.314   46 -1.385   46 -1.466   39 -1.093    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   44  6.284   21 -0.671   48 -1.514
Bethel TN                4  6 255 209 -1.418   54 -1.748   54 -1.866   44 -1.281    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   52  5.501   46 -1.494   29 -1.068
Campbellsville           3  8 329 430 -1.295   61 -1.897   61 -1.985   51 -1.566    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   59  5.202   29 -0.845   71 -2.287
Belhaven                 2  9 240 407 -1.531   69 -2.270   69 -2.416   68 -2.270    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   69  4.244   62 -2.045   78 -2.496
Pikeville                2  9 166 372 -1.636   70 -2.278   70 -2.427   76 -2.532    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   70  4.136   79 -2.813   69 -2.250
Faulkner                 2  9 145 422 -1.831   74 -2.353   74 -2.534   81 -2.744    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   77  3.919   83 -3.071   75 -2.417
West Virginia Tech       0 11 233 447 -1.819   89 -3.118   89 -3.498   79 -2.661    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   87  2.432   66 -2.213   89 -3.109

Mid-States Football Association: strength=-1.379 (#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
St Francis IN           12  1 585 168 -0.183    3  0.973    3  0.742    2  0.838    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    3 10.908    2  0.935    3  0.742
Ohio Dominican           7  3 347 142 -0.620   17 -0.345   17 -0.515    6 -0.011    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   13  8.497   13 -0.177    5  0.155
St Xavier                7  4 357 178 -0.550   21 -0.467   21 -0.637    7 -0.127    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   18  8.174   16 -0.272   10  0.018
St Ambrose               8  4 299 238 -1.156   23 -0.587   23 -0.686   30 -0.943    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   23  7.689   37 -1.223   21 -0.664
Marian                   7  4 276 379 -1.280   24 -0.606   24 -0.708   49 -1.552    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   27  7.459   34 -1.030   67 -2.074
Malone                   6  4 323 270 -0.883   27 -0.670   27 -0.795   22 -0.685    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   25  7.618   11 -0.118   37 -1.251
Quincy                   6  5 225 313 -1.301   35 -1.045   35 -1.059   47 -1.474    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   39  6.774   51 -1.542   42 -1.407
McKendree                6  4 223 167 -1.457   40 -1.213   40 -1.289   35 -1.077    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   40  6.477   54 -1.645   18 -0.509
St Francis IL            7  4 254 212 -1.753   42 -1.235   42 -1.320   52 -1.590    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   43  6.366   56 -1.711   46 -1.469
William Penn             7  4 283 265 -1.902   44 -1.331   44 -1.396   57 -1.780    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   47  6.116   47 -1.513   64 -2.048
Walsh                    3  8 234 276 -1.069   57 -1.765   57 -1.887   43 -1.236    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   54  5.488   41 -1.341   33 -1.132
Olivet Nazarene          4  7 196 306 -1.749   60 -1.865   60 -1.974   64 -2.174    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   61  5.049   68 -2.286   66 -2.063
Taylor                   2  8 156 276 -1.415   65 -2.109   65 -2.272   58 -1.819    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   64  4.631   64 -2.176   45 -1.463
Urbana                   1 10 146 347 -1.206   75 -2.376   75 -2.563   61 -1.999    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   71  4.111   72 -2.450   49 -1.548
Iowa Wesleyan            3  8 197 330 -2.340   78 -2.567   78 -2.787   84 -2.845    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   79  3.510   80 -2.897   83 -2.792
Trinity Int'l            1 10  92 376 -2.156   85 -2.904   85 -3.179   87 -3.183    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   84  2.734   89 -3.834   79 -2.532

NAIA Independents: strength=-2.504 (#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
Southern Oregon          3  7 159 253  0.072   19 -0.456   19 -0.621   18 -0.637    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   22  7.819   33 -1.005   12 -0.269
Azusa Pacific            2  8 160 301  0.002   39 -1.085   39 -1.110   20 -0.671    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   37  6.844   31 -0.954   16 -0.388
Concordia AL             5  6 251 327 -1.511   48 -1.530   48 -1.615   54 -1.726    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   48  5.844   50 -1.533   61 -1.919
Edward Waters            2  8 176 365 -1.088   53 -1.737   53 -1.850   55 -1.746    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   55  5.393   45 -1.482   63 -2.011
Webber Int'l             3  8 133 296 -1.328   58 -1.838   58 -1.934   59 -1.883    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   58  5.276   74 -2.482   38 -1.285
Peru St                  4  6 245 298 -2.201   66 -2.116   66 -2.284   70 -2.299    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   68  4.357   65 -2.208   74 -2.390
Grand View               2  8 256 332 -2.040   79 -2.708   79 -2.904   71 -2.331    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   78  3.543   57 -1.880   81 -2.782
Southern Virginia        3  8 250 370 -2.517   82 -2.802   82 -3.044   80 -2.736    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   81  3.269   71 -2.446   86 -3.027
Haskell                  2  9 195 472 -3.182   91 -3.188   91 -3.612   92 -3.924    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   92  2.010   87 -3.597   93 -4.251
Kentucky Christian       1  9 230 343 -2.524   92 -3.306   92 -3.719   83 -2.829    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   90  2.164   76 -2.613   87 -3.045
Waldorf                  1 10  82 419 -3.245   93 -3.481   93 -3.972   93 -4.371    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   93  1.397   93 -4.821   92 -3.921
Trinity Bible            0  6  56 282 -3.653   94 -3.893   94 -4.300   94 -4.806    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   94  0.769   94 -5.012   94 -4.600

Conference Strengths
CONFERENCE                                               W  L   PCT  RNK RATING
Frontier Conference                                     35 33 0.515    1 -0.410
Great Plains Athletic Conference                        69 63 0.523    2 -1.075
Heart of America Athletic Conference                    59 63 0.484    3 -1.375
Mid-States Football Association                         87 88 0.497    4 -1.379
Mid-South Conference                                    68 77 0.469    5 -1.382
Dakota Athletic Conference                              40 41 0.494    6 -1.444
Central States Football League                          33 32 0.508    7 -1.794
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference                   51 50 0.505    8 -2.266
NAIA Independents                                       28 93 0.231    9 -2.504

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

Predict score:






Team Strength vs. Time Plot:





posted: Sun Oct 12 21:52:00 2025

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