Indianapolis Northwest (Indianapolis, IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Space Pioneers Colors: Green/Silver/White Coach: Jonas Williams League: Indianapolis Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #55 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2016 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Raylen Cox 5'11" 160 Senior WR/DB 4.6 Christian Ocasio-Rivera 6'2" 295 OL/DL 5.0 Mikeal Gordon 6'0" 180 Senior S/ATH 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Players Understand System Team Weaknesses: Youthful, Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -14.1 2016 National Rank: #10542 2016 State Rank: #233 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.7 2017 Starting Power Rating: -22.6 2017 National Rank: #11894 2017 State Rank: #274 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -15.7 Dynasty National Rank: #12429 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.9 Dynasty Record: 44-98 [43-99 on the field] (28-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (4th) 2016 Points For Average: 34 2016 Points Against Average: 22.1 2016 Differential: +11.9 2016 Wins: #12664 Shortridge (Indianapolis) (58-14), #13726 Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary) (32-0), #13812 Marshall [John] (Indianapolis) (60-0), #14076 Washington [George] (Indianapolis) (51-14), #14148 Tindley [Charles A.] (Indianapolis) (46-6) 2016 Losses: #3206 Danville (53-12), #5951 East Chicago Central (East Chicago) (42-6), #7668 Howe [Thomas Carr] (Indianapolis) (23-18), #8439 Heritage Christian (Indianapolis) (43-36), #9119 Arlington (Indianapolis) (26-21) 2016 Opponents W-L: 44-56 Recent League Championships: 2005, 2004 (Circle City) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 at East Chicago Central (East Chicago), 8/25 at Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary), 9/8 at Manual [Emmerich] (Indianapolis), 9/15 Washington [George] (Indianapolis), 9/22 at Arlington (Indianapolis), 9/29 at Heritage Christian (Indianapolis), 10/6 Knightstown, 10/13 at Howe [Thomas Carr] (Indianapolis) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: East Chicago Central (East Chicago) (6), Howe [Thomas Carr] (Indianapolis) (-1.8), Heritage Christian (Indianapolis) (-1.9) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Washington [George] (Indianapolis) (-55.3), Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary) (-46.6), Manual [Emmerich] (Indianapolis) (-19.9) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21 (-12.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #297 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12468 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%