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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Brandon Cool
League: A District 4 (moving from A District 2)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 19.8
2011 National Rank: #3341
2011 State Rank: #38
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 18.6
2012 National Rank: #3235
2012 State Rank: #39
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 23.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1655
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.3
Dynasty Record: 71-26 (33-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 24.6
2011 Points Against Average: 18.6
2011 Differential: +6
2011 Wins: #4476 Columbus (21-12), #4678 Bellevue West (Bellevue) (24-21), #5330 Lincoln East (Lincoln) (13-0), #5528 North Star (Lincoln) (24-13), #6949 Norfolk (35-7), #9800 North Platte (35-0), #11319 Fremont (35-0)
2011 Losses: #976 Papillion-LaVista (Papillion) (49-14), #1280 Grand Island (36-24), #1306 Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln) (48-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 50-50
Recent State Championships: 2006
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; A District 2), 2007 (A District 1), 2006 (A District 1), 2004 (A District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Pius X (Lincoln), 8/31 at Norfolk, 9/7 Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln), 9/14 at Millard North (Omaha), 9/21 Grand Island, 9/28 Lincoln, 10/5 at Fremont, 10/12 North Star (Lincoln), 10/19 at North Platte
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Millard North (Omaha) (35.6), Grand Island (30.6), Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln) (25.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Fremont (-14.9), Lincoln (-8.5), North Platte (-7.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.4 (15.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #50
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4296
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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