Melrose (Memphis, TN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Golden Wildcats Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Chester Ford League: 3A Region 8 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #11 RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 19.2 2015 National Rank: #3619 2015 State Rank: #107 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -2.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3 2016 Starting Power Rating: 16.4 2016 National Rank: #3989 2016 State Rank: #111 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 23 Dynasty National Rank: #1807 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.6 Dynasty Record: 102-58 (45-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 7-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 25.3 2015 Points Against Average: 26.7 2015 Differential: -1.4 2015 Wins: #3595 Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (48-27), #4202 Westview (Martin) (28-21), #6784 Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis) (32-6), #7271 Bolivar Central (Bolivar) (38-13), #9487 Fayette Ware (Somerville) (27-6), #11110 Hamilton (Memphis) (32-6), #12376 Sheffield (Memphis) (38-12) 2015 Losses: #113 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville) (62-21), #891 Memphis East (Memphis) (30-14), #939 Liberty Tech Magnet (Jackson) (47-0), #2262 Ridgeway (Memphis) (56-6), #3560 Covington (34-19) 2015 Opponents W-L: 78-60 Recent League Championships: 2009 (5A District 16), 2007 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 8), 2006 (4A Region 8), 2005 (4A Region 8), 2004 (4A Region 8), 2003 (4A Region 8) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville), 8/26 Covington, 9/2 at Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville), 9/9 at Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis), 9/16 at Fayette Ware (Somerville), 9/24 at Memphis East (Memphis), 9/30 at Sheffield (Memphis), 10/14 Bolivar Central (Bolivar), 10/21 Ridgeway (Memphis), 10/28 Hamilton (Memphis) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville) (52.6), Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (30.8), Memphis East (Memphis) (27.1) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Sheffield (Memphis) (-27.6), Hamilton (Memphis) (-26.5), Fayette Ware (Somerville) (-12.4) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2 (17.1 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.7 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #142 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4832 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.