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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Nick Nitti
League: North Central
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #34

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -12
2015 National Rank: #10529
2015 State Rank: #208
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -8.5
2016 National Rank: #9771
2016 State Rank: #195
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -5
Dynasty National Rank: #9772
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.5
Dynasty Record: 33-87 (26-67 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 2-8
2015 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (22nd)
2015 Points For Average: 13.1
2015 Points Against Average: 37
2015 Differential: -23.9
2015 Wins: #7723 Grand Rapids (21-20), #12420 Cloquet (27-9)
2015 Losses: #2427 St. Francis (42-0), #2468 Monticello (62-7), #3382 Hermantown (59-6), #4620 Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom) (28-7), #6830 Princeton (34-0), #7483 Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (49-14), #7863 Big Lake (39-22), #10258 Duluth East (Duluth) (28-27)
2015 Opponents W-L: 53-45
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Grand Rapids, 9/9 at St. Francis, 9/16 Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom), 9/23 Big Lake, 9/30 at Duluth East (Duluth), 10/7 at Princeton, 10/14 Monticello, 10/19 at Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Monticello (23.3), St. Francis (20.4), Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom) (14.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Duluth East (Duluth) (-13.5), Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (-5.7), Grand Rapids (1.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 (4.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #117
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5696
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-7
2016 Projected League Finish: 21st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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