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


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
Minn St-Mankato         13  1 562 215  0.835    1  1.888    1  1.664    1  1.528    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    1 13.965    1  1.565    2  1.492
Winona St               10  2 400 175  0.684    2  1.474    2  1.185    2  1.073    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    2 13.092    2  0.844    3  1.302
Sioux Falls              9  3 313 150  0.495    3  1.034    3  0.842    3  0.828    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    3 12.450    5  0.068    1  1.588
Minnesota-Duluth         9  3 393 222  0.424    4  1.001    4  0.804    4  0.815    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    4 12.383    3  0.688    4  0.941
Bemidji St               8  3 388 190 -0.017    5  0.431    5  0.344    5  0.476    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    5 11.364    4  0.423    5  0.528
Wayne St NE              6  5 272 254 -0.020    6  0.149    7  0.040    6  0.071    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    6 10.677    6 -0.080    6  0.222
Upper Iowa               6  5 271 273 -0.097    7  0.127    6  0.073    9 -0.220    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    7 10.646   10 -0.336    9 -0.103
Northern St SD           6  5 265 301 -0.286    8  0.084    8  0.016   11 -0.380    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    8 10.431   11 -0.386   10 -0.374
St Cloud St              6  5 310 231 -0.252    9 -0.194    9 -0.245    8 -0.098    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    9 10.242    7 -0.189    8 -0.007
Augustana SD             4  7 226 284 -0.007   10 -0.281   10 -0.350    7 -0.084    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   10  9.825    8 -0.206    7  0.038
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Minn St-Moorhead         5  6 285 289 -0.383   11 -0.425   11 -0.442   10 -0.374    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   11  9.669    9 -0.322   11 -0.425
SW Minnesota St          2  9 205 377 -0.151   12 -0.834   12 -0.810   13 -0.773    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   13  8.756   13 -0.640   14 -0.906
Concordia-St Paul        2  9 213 342 -0.082   13 -0.876   13 -0.866   12 -0.429    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   12  8.864   12 -0.394   12 -0.464
Minot St                 3  8 188 320 -0.659   14 -0.917   14 -0.914   14 -0.894    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   14  8.529   15 -1.203   13 -0.585
Mary                     1 10 180 469 -0.695   15 -1.302   15 -1.408   15 -1.324    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   15  7.362   14 -1.077   15 -1.571
Minnesota-Crookston      0 11 141 513 -0.876   16 -1.638   16 -1.777   16 -1.785    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   16  6.582   16 -1.677   16 -1.894


Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference: strength=-0.111 (#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 Minn St-Mankato 13 1 562 215 0.835 1 1.888 1 1.664 1 1.528 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 1 13.965 1 1.565 2 1.492 Winona St 10 2 400 175 0.684 2 1.474 2 1.185 2 1.073 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 2 13.092 2 0.844 3 1.302 Sioux Falls 9 3 313 150 0.495 3 1.034 3 0.842 3 0.828 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 3 12.450 5 0.068 1 1.588 Minnesota-Duluth 9 3 393 222 0.424 4 1.001 4 0.804 4 0.815 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 4 12.383 3 0.688 4 0.941 Bemidji St 8 3 388 190 -0.017 5 0.431 5 0.344 5 0.476 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 5 11.364 4 0.423 5 0.528 Wayne St NE 6 5 272 254 -0.020 6 0.149 7 0.040 6 0.071 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 6 10.677 6 -0.080 6 0.222 Upper Iowa 6 5 271 273 -0.097 7 0.127 6 0.073 9 -0.220 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 7 10.646 10 -0.336 9 -0.103 Northern St SD 6 5 265 301 -0.286 8 0.084 8 0.016 11 -0.380 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 8 10.431 11 -0.386 10 -0.374 St Cloud St 6 5 310 231 -0.252 9 -0.194 9 -0.245 8 -0.098 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 9 10.242 7 -0.189 8 -0.007 Augustana SD 4 7 226 284 -0.007 10 -0.281 10 -0.350 7 -0.084 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 10 9.825 8 -0.206 7 0.038 Minn St-Moorhead 5 6 285 289 -0.383 11 -0.425 11 -0.442 10 -0.374 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 11 9.669 9 -0.322 11 -0.425 SW Minnesota St 2 9 205 377 -0.151 12 -0.834 12 -0.810 13 -0.773 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 13 8.756 13 -0.640 14 -0.906 Concordia-St Paul 2 9 213 342 -0.082 13 -0.876 13 -0.866 12 -0.429 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 12 8.864 12 -0.394 12 -0.464 Minot St 3 8 188 320 -0.659 14 -0.917 14 -0.914 14 -0.894 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 14 8.529 15 -1.203 13 -0.585 Mary 1 10 180 469 -0.695 15 -1.302 15 -1.408 15 -1.324 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 15 7.362 14 -1.077 15 -1.571 Minnesota-Crookston 0 11 141 513 -0.876 16 -1.638 16 -1.777 16 -1.785 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 16 6.582 16 -1.677 16 -1.894
Conference Strengths CONFERENCE W L PCT RNK RATING Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 90 92 0.495 1 -0.111

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.165 points in main ratings
     0.023 points in improved RPI
Average of 6.20 points per score
Predict score:
Team Strength vs. Time Plot:
posted: Sun Oct 12 21:53:45 2025

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