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 NAIA-II 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   PF   PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Tennessee Temple        17 13 2284 2152 -0.531    1 -0.419    1 -0.493    1 -0.340    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    1 14.635    1 -0.347    1 -0.332
Central Baptist         15 19 2595 2528 -0.570    2 -0.854    2 -0.873    2 -0.676    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    2 13.124    2 -0.397    2 -0.955
Walla Walla             13 12 1873 1855 -1.043    3 -0.991    3 -1.041    3 -0.994    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    3 12.279    3 -0.830    3 -1.157
Pensacola Christian      9 16 1777 1840 -1.425    4 -1.638    4 -1.675    4 -1.630    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    4  9.663    4 -1.684    4 -1.576
Bethany Lutheran         4 21 1676 2021 -1.232    5 -1.917    5 -2.026    5 -1.968    1 0.0000    1 0.0000    5  8.817    5 -1.880    5 -2.056


NCCAA-I-Central: strength=-1.124 (#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 MidAmerica Nazarene 23 14 2833 2758 0.061 0.580 0.361 0.234 0.0000 0.0000 18.170 0.529 -0.060 Central Baptist 15 19 2595 2528 -0.570 2 -0.854 2 -0.873 2 -0.676 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 2 13.124 2 -0.397 2 -0.955 York NE 9 16 1636 1828 -0.860 -1.083 -1.102 -1.314 0.0000 0.0000 11.957 -1.692 -0.936 Oklahoma Wesleyan 10 23 2371 2640 -0.780 -1.248 -1.265 -1.168 0.0000 0.0000 11.177 -0.784 -1.551 LeTourneau 5 20 1868 2048 -0.695 -1.546 -1.566 -1.132 0.0000 0.0000 10.010 -0.666 -1.597 Central Christian KS 5 29 2370 3003 -2.040 -2.817 -2.934 -2.509 0.0000 0.0000 6.171 -1.866 -3.151
NCCAA-I-East: strength=-0.584 (#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 Mt Vernon Nazarene 20 10 2360 2194 -0.443 0.105 -0.009 -0.173 0.0000 0.0000 16.637 -0.034 -0.313 Geneva 19 12 2674 2485 -0.302 0.094 -0.022 -0.073 0.0000 0.0000 16.653 0.804 -0.950 Malone 17 15 2765 2727 -0.169 -0.005 -0.118 -0.099 0.0000 0.0000 16.326 1.180 -1.378 Nyack 20 14 2437 2344 -0.576 -0.189 -0.296 -0.370 0.0000 0.0000 15.590 -0.661 -0.080 Roberts Wesleyan 6 21 1889 2110 -0.693 -1.497 -1.502 -1.117 0.0000 0.0000 10.361 -1.163 -1.071 Houghton 4 18 1479 1732 -1.047 -1.837 -1.915 -1.599 0.0000 0.0000 9.116 -1.798 -1.400
NCCAA-I-MidEast: strength=-1.030 (#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 Oakland City 20 10 2485 1891 -0.632 -0.098 -0.184 -0.191 0.0000 0.0000 15.995 -0.319 -0.062 Bryan 19 12 2400 2302 -0.915 -0.584 -0.624 -0.710 0.0000 0.0000 13.982 -0.300 -1.120 Asbury 20 17 2687 2743 -1.551 -1.117 -1.139 -1.684 0.0000 0.0000 11.568 -1.720 -1.648 Crichton 2 20 1596 1923 -0.661 -1.639 -1.675 -1.473 0.0000 0.0000 9.736 -1.028 -1.918
NCCAA-I-MidWest: strength=-0.087 (#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 Cedarville 28 10 3120 2854 0.059 0.966 0.652 0.455 0.0000 0.0000 19.277 1.044 -0.134 Taylor 25 10 2478 2041 0.171 0.902 0.600 0.806 0.0000 0.0000 19.289 -0.228 1.840 Spring Arbor 24 17 3039 3026 -0.066 0.354 0.170 -0.129 0.0000 0.0000 17.367 0.087 -0.346 Grace IN 19 14 2572 2477 -0.190 0.129 0.015 -0.168 0.0000 0.0000 16.673 0.171 -0.506 Concordia MI 10 19 2051 2243 -0.479 -0.851 -0.869 -0.810 0.0000 0.0000 12.996 -0.825 -0.795 Indiana Wesleyan 7 21 1700 1892 -0.238 -0.863 -0.881 -0.716 0.0000 0.0000 13.043 -1.644 0.212
NCCAA-I-North Central: strength=-0.863 (#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 Olivet Nazarene 9 11 1503 1534 0.269 0.249 0.112 0.125 0.0000 0.0000 17.321 0.510 -0.260 Bethel IN 19 15 2887 2638 -0.027 0.160 0.012 0.352 0.0000 0.0000 16.960 1.356 -0.652 Trinity Christian 18 16 2416 2410 -0.626 -0.429 -0.505 -0.597 0.0000 0.0000 14.281 -0.838 -0.355 Northwestern MN 18 9 2034 1921 -1.001 -0.540 -0.577 -0.706 0.0000 0.0000 14.076 -0.737 -0.675 Trinity Int'l 16 18 2651 2625 -0.726 -0.784 -0.830 -0.681 0.0000 0.0000 13.237 -0.322 -1.040 Greenville 8 17 1812 1940 -1.068 -1.544 -1.564 -1.193 0.0000 0.0000 10.000 -1.010 -1.375 Judson IL 8 22 1919 2380 -1.171 -1.570 -1.598 -2.162 0.0000 0.0000 9.719 -2.112 -2.213 Bethany Lutheran 4 21 1676 2021 -1.232 5 -1.917 5 -2.026 5 -1.968 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 5 8.817 5 -1.880 5 -2.056
NCCAA-I-Northwest: strength=-1.070 (#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 Walla Walla 13 12 1873 1855 -1.043 3 -0.991 3 -1.041 3 -0.994 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 3 12.279 3 -0.830 3 -1.157
NCCAA-I-South: strength=-0.579 (#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 Palm Beach Atlantic 29 4 2852 2299 -0.953 0.528 0.304 0.027 0.0000 0.0000 17.878 0.451 -0.397 Faulkner 21 15 2808 2757 0.082 0.483 0.303 0.102 0.0000 0.0000 17.932 0.446 -0.242 Southern Wesleyan 15 17 2528 2481 -0.053 -0.049 -0.165 0.084 0.0000 0.0000 16.193 0.434 -0.266 Tennessee Temple 17 13 2284 2152 -0.531 1 -0.419 1 -0.493 1 -0.340 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 1 14.635 1 -0.347 1 -0.332 Chowan 14 12 1933 1906 -0.650 -0.509 -0.539 -0.582 0.0000 0.0000 14.232 -0.319 -0.846 North Greenville 10 20 2125 2276 -0.350 -0.643 -0.687 -0.636 0.0000 0.0000 13.689 -0.498 -0.774 Piedmont GA 11 16 2309 2264 -0.850 -1.158 -1.155 -0.916 0.0000 0.0000 12.043 0.308 -2.141 Emmanuel GA 4 28 2050 2456 -0.231 -1.266 -1.285 -1.067 0.0000 0.0000 11.334 -1.479 -0.656 Pensacola Christian 9 16 1777 1840 -1.425 4 -1.638 4 -1.675 4 -1.630 1 0.0000 1 0.0000 4 9.663 4 -1.684 4 -1.576
NCCAA-I-West: strength=0.206 (#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 The Master's College 19 11 2347 2109 0.396 0.985 0.666 0.680 0.0000 0.0000 19.460 0.945 0.414 Christian Heritage 20 12 2450 2314 0.362 0.977 0.658 0.533 0.0000 0.0000 19.321 0.888 0.177 Hope Int'l 4 25 1930 2376 0.055 -0.905 -0.930 -0.788 0.0000 0.0000 12.690 -0.556 -1.020
Conference Strengths CONFERENCE W L PCT RNK RATING NCCAA-I-West 43 48 0.473 1 0.206 NCCAA-I-MidWest 113 91 0.554 2 -0.087 NCCAA-I-South 130 141 0.480 3 -0.579 NCCAA-I-East 86 90 0.489 4 -0.584 NCCAA-I-North Central 100 129 0.437 5 -0.863 NCCAA-I-MidEast 61 59 0.508 6 -1.030 NCCAA-I-Northwest 13 12 0.520 7 -1.070 NCCAA-I-Central 67 121 0.356 8 -1.124

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.295 points in main ratings
     0.032 points in improved RPI
Average of 2.15 points per score
Predict score:
Team Strength vs. Time Plot:
posted: Mon Dec 23 16:22:59 2019

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