Sault Area (Sault St. Marie, MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Devils Colors: Navy/White Coach: Scott Menard League: Great Northern U.P. (moving from Freelance) Playoff Division: none RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 3.1 2015 National Rank: #7123 2015 State Rank: #266 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.9 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -5.8 2016 National Rank: #9186 2016 State Rank: #338 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -0.5 Dynasty National Rank: #8380 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.3 Dynasty Record: 58-66 (14-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 6-4 2015 League Record/Finish:   2015 Points For Average: 23.8 2015 Points Against Average: 23 2015 Differential: +0.8 2015 Wins: Superior Heights (Sault St. Marie, Ontario) (2-0), #5419 Marquette (35-21), #8665 Alpena (19-10), #9384 Gladstone (37-27), #10326 Manton (55-14), #11265 Cheboygan (28-6) 2015 Losses: #3296 Petoskey (34-7), #3296 Petoskey (42-14), #4391 Lake Fenton (Linden) (42-33), #5569 Escanaba (34-8) 2015 Opponents W-L: 39-47 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Cheboygan, 9/2 Alpena, 9/9 at Marquette, 9/16 Kingsford, 9/23 Escanaba, 9/30 Gladstone, 10/14 at Ogemaw Heights (West Branch) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Kingsford (13.6), Escanaba (10.2), Marquette (3.1) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Ogemaw Heights (West Branch) (-32.2), Cheboygan (-20), Gladstone (-6.3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7 (6.6 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.4 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #346 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9364 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-4 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.