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 NESCAC NSIC


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
St Cloud St             12  2 551 319  0.871    1  1.615    1  1.423    3  1.140    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    1 12.222    4  1.342    3  0.938
Minn St-Mankato         11  1 526 213  0.829    2  1.534    2  1.341    2  1.426    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    2 12.213    1  1.609    2  1.244
Minnesota-Duluth        11  2 540 223  0.983    3  1.467    3  1.263    1  1.462    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    3 12.116    3  1.431    1  1.493
SW Minnesota St          7  5 489 484  0.299    4  0.495    4  0.387    5  0.277    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    4  9.997    2  1.514   15 -0.960
Sioux Falls              6  5 363 295  0.349    5  0.364    5  0.277    4  0.475    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    5  9.872    6  0.739    6  0.212
Upper Iowa               6  5 301 343  0.151    6  0.347    6  0.266    9 -0.033    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    6  9.743    8  0.183   10 -0.250
Mary                     6  5 277 263  0.110    7  0.277    7  0.189    8  0.135    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    7  9.674    9 -0.086    5  0.356
Winona St                6  5 401 353  0.146    8  0.242    8  0.153    6  0.183    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    8  9.612    5  0.822   11 -0.456
Concordia-St Paul        5  6 205 300 -0.048    9  0.114    9  0.012   12 -0.283    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    9  9.183   13 -0.775    7  0.209
Augustana SD             4  7 222 214  0.089   10 -0.167   10 -0.304    7  0.158    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   10  8.896   12 -0.603    4  0.920
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Northern St SD           4  7 248 337 -0.111   11 -0.180   11 -0.318   10 -0.179    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   11  8.565   10 -0.266    9 -0.093
Minn St-Moorhead         4  7 350 456 -0.197   12 -0.204   12 -0.345   11 -0.281    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   12  8.480    7  0.734   16 -1.296
Bemidji St               3  8 199 302 -0.250   13 -0.425   13 -0.506   14 -0.475    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   13  8.128   14 -0.864    8 -0.086
Wayne St NE              2  9 241 391 -0.066   14 -0.521   14 -0.607   13 -0.414    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   14  7.915   11 -0.278   13 -0.550
Minot St                 2  9 167 374 -0.445   15 -0.667   15 -0.772   15 -0.808    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   15  7.107   15 -1.143   12 -0.473
Minnesota-Crookston      2  9 137 427 -0.567   16 -0.684   16 -0.792   16 -1.007    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   16  6.970   16 -1.435   14 -0.578


Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference: strength=0.048 (#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 St Cloud St 12 2 551 319 0.871 1 1.615 1 1.423 3 1.140 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 1 12.222 4 1.342 3 0.938 Minn St-Mankato 11 1 526 213 0.829 2 1.534 2 1.341 2 1.426 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 2 12.213 1 1.609 2 1.244 Minnesota-Duluth 11 2 540 223 0.983 3 1.467 3 1.263 1 1.462 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 3 12.116 3 1.431 1 1.493 SW Minnesota St 7 5 489 484 0.299 4 0.495 4 0.387 5 0.277 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 4 9.997 2 1.514 15 -0.960 Sioux Falls 6 5 363 295 0.349 5 0.364 5 0.277 4 0.475 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 5 9.872 6 0.739 6 0.212 Upper Iowa 6 5 301 343 0.151 6 0.347 6 0.266 9 -0.033 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 6 9.743 8 0.183 10 -0.250 Mary 6 5 277 263 0.110 7 0.277 7 0.189 8 0.135 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 7 9.674 9 -0.086 5 0.356 Winona St 6 5 401 353 0.146 8 0.242 8 0.153 6 0.183 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 8 9.612 5 0.822 11 -0.456 Concordia-St Paul 5 6 205 300 -0.048 9 0.114 9 0.012 12 -0.283 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 9 9.183 13 -0.775 7 0.209 Augustana SD 4 7 222 214 0.089 10 -0.167 10 -0.304 7 0.158 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 10 8.896 12 -0.603 4 0.920 Northern St SD 4 7 248 337 -0.111 11 -0.180 11 -0.318 10 -0.179 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 11 8.565 10 -0.266 9 -0.093 Minn St-Moorhead 4 7 350 456 -0.197 12 -0.204 12 -0.345 11 -0.281 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 12 8.480 7 0.734 16 -1.296 Bemidji St 3 8 199 302 -0.250 13 -0.425 13 -0.506 14 -0.475 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 13 8.128 14 -0.864 8 -0.086 Wayne St NE 2 9 241 391 -0.066 14 -0.521 14 -0.607 13 -0.414 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 14 7.915 11 -0.278 13 -0.550 Minot St 2 9 167 374 -0.445 15 -0.667 15 -0.772 15 -0.808 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 15 7.107 15 -1.143 12 -0.473 Minnesota-Crookston 2 9 137 427 -0.567 16 -0.684 16 -0.792 16 -1.007 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 16 6.970 16 -1.435 14 -0.578
Conference Strengths CONFERENCE W L PCT RNK RATING Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 91 92 0.497 1 0.048

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.180 points in main ratings
     0.024 points in improved RPI
Average of 6.20 points per score
Predict score:
Team Strength vs. Time Plot:
posted: Mon Dec 23 16:38:06 2019

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