Central (Salina, KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Michael Hall League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division I Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #24 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 10 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 3 All-State HM Players Return Offensively, Returning Versatile QB, All 4 LBs Are Back Team Weaknesses: Size RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -12.6 2016 National Rank: #10263 2016 State Rank: #160 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: -2.6 2017 National Rank: #8012 2017 State Rank: #134 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 26.8 Dynasty National Rank: #1251 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.4 Dynasty Record: 88-57 (41-33 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 0-9 2016 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th) 2016 Points For Average: 14.1 2016 Points Against Average: 39.4 2016 Differential: -25.3 2016 Wins: none 2016 Losses: #61 Derby (46-16), #1101 Hutchinson (33-14), #1851 Heights (Wichita) (55-0), #4189 Maize (42-28), #4305 Andover (48-20), #5801 Haysville Campus (Wichita) (45-8), #6823 South (Salina) (28-13), #7628 Arkansas City (13-7), #8216 Newton (45-21) 2016 Opponents W-L: 52-39 Recent State Championships: 2005 Recent League Championships: 2005, 2004 (Ark Valley Chisholm Trail Division I), 2003 (I-70) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 Andover, 9/8 at Arkansas City, 9/15 at Hutchinson, 9/22 Haysville Campus (Wichita), 9/29 at Newton, 10/6 Derby, 10/13 Maize, 10/20 at South (Salina) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Derby (54), Hutchinson (29.6), Maize (14.8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Arkansas City (-10.2), Newton (-5), Andover (3.4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.6 (20.9 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.8 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3426 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 6th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%