Billings West (Billings, MT)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Bears
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Paul Klaboe
League: AA
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 12.9
2012 National Rank: #4879
2012 State Rank: #16
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 11.5
2013 National Rank: #4932
2013 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 18.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3102
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.6
Dynasty Record: 43-16 (38-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 7-3 (tied for 5th)
2012 Points For Average: 27
2012 Points Against Average: 22.1
2012 Differential: +4.9
2012 Wins: #3228 Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls) (28-24), #3788 Helena (31-28), #6839 Capital (Helena) (41-0), #7181 Big Sky (Missoula) (40-21), #9591 Billings (22-14), #10523 Great Falls (36-22), #11309 Hellgate (Missoula) (41-0)
2012 Losses: #2050 Butte (45-13), #3228 Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls) (28-21), #3456 Bozeman (37-17), #4908 Skyview (Billings) (24-7)
2012 Opponents W-L: 67-56
Recent State Championships: 2005
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2005, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 vs Glacier (Kalispell), 9/6 vs Helena, 9/13 at Billings, 9/20 at Butte, 9/27 vs Capital (Helena), 10/4 vs Sentinel (Missoula), 10/11 vs Skyview (Billings), 10/17 vs Bozeman, 10/25 vs Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls), 11/1 vs Big Sky (Missoula)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Butte (27.9), Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls) (20.7), Bozeman (19.4)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Sentinel (Missoula) (-9.2), Billings (-6.7), Big Sky (Missoula) (3.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.6 (9.7 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4069
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2013 Projected League Finish: 7th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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