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 NCAA-I NCAA-II NCAA-III NAIA-I NCCAA-I NCCAA-II USCAA-I USCAA-II CIS CCAA NBCAA Indep


Full Ranking

                                                    STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM                     W  L  T   PF   PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Clinton College         14  9  0 2207 2078 -0.797    2 -0.422    2 -0.593    2 -0.808    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    2 15.610    1  0.742    7 -2.357
U of Fort Lauderdale    22 14  0 2879 2707 -0.743    1 -0.376    1 -0.543    1 -0.402    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    1 15.859    2 -0.205    1 -0.600
Baptist Bible MO        13 16  0 2413 2421 -1.230    5 -1.412    5 -1.467    5 -1.373    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    5 12.380    3 -0.317    9 -2.429
Coll of the Ozarks MO   10 18  0 2053 2094 -1.522    9 -1.871    9 -1.967    7 -1.635    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    8 10.602    9 -1.691    4 -1.580
Ecclesia                 8 18  0 1855 2111 -1.457    8 -1.858    8 -1.952    9 -1.802    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    9 10.503   11 -1.792    5 -1.812
Virginia U-Lynchburg     1 18  0 1377 1942 -0.722   10 -2.046   10 -2.154   10 -2.183    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   10  9.770    7 -1.227   11 -3.138
Bethesda                 3 17  0 1508 1829 -0.461    7 -1.614    7 -1.672    4 -1.352    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    7 11.776    4 -0.351    6 -2.353
West Coast Baptist       3 16  0 1450 1911 -2.327   11 -2.744   11 -2.953   12 -3.100    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   11  7.451   10 -1.729   12 -4.470
Regent                   1 17  0 1019 1554 -1.918   12 -2.851   12 -3.118   11 -3.061    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   12  7.245   12 -3.356   10 -2.765
Carolina U.             14 17  0 2337 2694 -1.332    4 -1.145    3 -1.185    8 -1.783    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    4 13.045    6 -1.209    8 -2.357
TEAM                     W  L  T   PF   PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Paine                    9 14  0 1757 1797 -0.764    3 -1.083    4 -1.206    3 -0.968    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    3 13.507    5 -0.680    2 -1.255
SAGU Amer Ind            6 14  0 1426 1593 -0.935    6 -1.562    6 -1.628    6 -1.409    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    6 11.856    8 -1.321    3 -1.496


*: strength=-1.512 (#1)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L T PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING Baptist Bible MO 13 16 0 2413 2421 -1.230 5 -1.412 5 -1.467 5 -1.373 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 5 12.380 3 -0.317 9 -2.429 Coll of the Ozarks MO 10 18 0 2053 2094 -1.522 9 -1.871 9 -1.967 7 -1.635 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 8 10.602 9 -1.691 4 -1.580 Virginia U-Lynchburg 1 18 0 1377 1942 -0.722 10 -2.046 10 -2.154 10 -2.183 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 10 9.770 7 -1.227 11 -3.138 Paine 9 14 0 1757 1797 -0.764 3 -1.083 4 -1.206 3 -0.968 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 3 13.507 5 -0.680 2 -1.255
PCAC: strength=-3.369 (#2)
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI RPI POLL OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L T PF PA SCHED RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING Portland Bible 0 20 0 845 1914 -2.838 -3.842 -4.701 -5.402 0.0000 0.0000 4.003 -6.615 -4.189 Bethesda 3 17 0 1508 1829 -0.461 7 -1.614 7 -1.672 4 -1.352 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 7 11.776 4 -0.351 6 -2.353 West Coast Baptist 3 16 0 1450 1911 -2.327 11 -2.744 11 -2.953 12 -3.100 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 11 7.451 10 -1.729 12 -4.470
Conference Strengths CONFERENCE W L T PCT RNK RATING * 33 66 0 0.333 1 -1.512 PCAC 6 53 0 0.102 2 -3.369

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.254 points in main ratings
     0.030 points in improved RPI
Average of 2.15 points per score
Predict score:
Team Strength vs. Time Plot:
posted: Tue Apr  4 18:49:18 2023

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