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
Sioux Falls             12  1 507 255  1.457    1  2.390    1  2.081    1  1.819    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    1 14.028    3  1.929    2  1.709
Minnesota-Duluth        10  2 541 397  0.917    2  1.872    2  1.581    6  1.088    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    2 12.906    1  2.085   11  0.092
Bemidji St               9  3 547 293  1.140    3  1.619    4  1.348    2  1.485    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    3 12.741    2  2.033    4  0.936
Minn St-Mankato          8  3 366 254  1.143    4  1.578    3  1.378    4  1.240    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    4 12.682    7  1.229    3  1.251
Augustana SD             8  3 466 292  1.032    5  1.456    5  1.279    5  1.232    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    6 12.559    4  1.717    5  0.746
Winona St                8  3 408 194  1.151    6  1.440    6  1.259    3  1.456    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    5 12.623    8  1.150    1  1.762
Minn St-Moorhead         7  4 391 324  0.703    7  1.211    7  0.981    7  0.811    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    7 11.940    6  1.238    9  0.383
Northern St SD           6  5 391 300  0.675    8  0.861    8  0.668    8  0.785    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    8 11.495    9  1.014    7  0.556
SW Minnesota St          5  6 392 381  0.676    9  0.679    9  0.548    9  0.654    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    9 11.071    5  1.323   13 -0.014
St Cloud St              5  6 284 314  0.567   10  0.658   10  0.520   11  0.551    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   10 10.990   12  0.421    6  0.681
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Upper Iowa               3  8 295 370  0.800   11  0.414   11  0.236   10  0.556    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   11 10.351   10  0.756   10  0.356
Wayne St NE              3  8 282 368  0.763   12  0.372   12  0.234   12  0.534    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   12 10.249   11  0.685    8  0.383
Minot St                 3  8 194 379  0.078   13  0.125   13  0.026   14 -0.278    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   13  9.564   14 -0.549   12 -0.008
Concordia-St Paul        2  9 217 412  0.200   14 -0.089   14 -0.211   13 -0.118    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   14  9.190   13 -0.208   14 -0.028
Mary                     1 10 116 479 -0.334   15 -0.420   15 -0.560   15 -0.834    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   15  8.332   16 -1.388   15 -0.280
Minnesota-Crookston      0 11 146 541 -0.422   16 -0.874   16 -0.902   16 -0.884    1 0.0000    1 0.0000   16  7.789   15 -1.034   16 -0.735


Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference: strength=0.732 (#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 Sioux Falls 12 1 507 255 1.457 1 2.390 1 2.081 1 1.819 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 1 14.028 3 1.929 2 1.709 Minnesota-Duluth 10 2 541 397 0.917 2 1.872 2 1.581 6 1.088 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 2 12.906 1 2.085 11 0.092 Bemidji St 9 3 547 293 1.140 3 1.619 4 1.348 2 1.485 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 3 12.741 2 2.033 4 0.936 Minn St-Mankato 8 3 366 254 1.143 4 1.578 3 1.378 4 1.240 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 4 12.682 7 1.229 3 1.251 Augustana SD 8 3 466 292 1.032 5 1.456 5 1.279 5 1.232 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 6 12.559 4 1.717 5 0.746 Winona St 8 3 408 194 1.151 6 1.440 6 1.259 3 1.456 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 5 12.623 8 1.150 1 1.762 Minn St-Moorhead 7 4 391 324 0.703 7 1.211 7 0.981 7 0.811 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 7 11.940 6 1.238 9 0.383 Northern St SD 6 5 391 300 0.675 8 0.861 8 0.668 8 0.785 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 8 11.495 9 1.014 7 0.556 SW Minnesota St 5 6 392 381 0.676 9 0.679 9 0.548 9 0.654 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 9 11.071 5 1.323 13 -0.014 St Cloud St 5 6 284 314 0.567 10 0.658 10 0.520 11 0.551 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 10 10.990 12 0.421 6 0.681 Upper Iowa 3 8 295 370 0.800 11 0.414 11 0.236 10 0.556 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 11 10.351 10 0.756 10 0.356 Wayne St NE 3 8 282 368 0.763 12 0.372 12 0.234 12 0.534 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 12 10.249 11 0.685 8 0.383 Minot St 3 8 194 379 0.078 13 0.125 13 0.026 14 -0.278 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 13 9.564 14 -0.549 12 -0.008 Concordia-St Paul 2 9 217 412 0.200 14 -0.089 14 -0.211 13 -0.118 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 14 9.190 13 -0.208 14 -0.028 Mary 1 10 116 479 -0.334 15 -0.420 15 -0.560 15 -0.834 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 15 8.332 16 -1.388 15 -0.280 Minnesota-Crookston 0 11 146 541 -0.422 16 -0.874 16 -0.902 16 -0.884 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 16 7.789 15 -1.034 16 -0.735
Conference Strengths CONFERENCE W L PCT RNK RATING Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 90 90 0.500 1 0.732

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.127 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 16:38:20 2019

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