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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Coach: Brandon Back
League: 6A District 2
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 11.3
2016 National Rank: #4861
2016 State Rank: #16
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 1.7
2017 National Rank: #6935
2017 State Rank: #26
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 31.9
Dynasty National Rank: #687
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 30.2
Dynasty Record: 118-48 (44-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 32.4
2016 Points Against Average: 21.1
2016 Differential: +11.3
2016 Wins: #4676 Eldorado (Albuquerque) (31-28), #6271 Cibola (Albuquerque) (31-26), #8344 Sandia (Albuquerque) (22-0), #9781 West Mesa (Albuquerque) (49-7), #12246 Highland (Albuquerque) (51-6), #13332 Santa Fe (55-0)
2016 Losses: #1169 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (38-37), #1684 Manzano (Albuquerque) (27-14), #2303 Centennial (Las Cruces) (23-20), #2383 Onate (Las Cruces) (56-28), #2710 Clovis (21-18)
2016 Opponents W-L: 59-61
Recent State Championships: 2009 (5A), 2004 (AAAAA), 2003 (AAAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2012 (5A District 2), 2009 (5A District 2), 2008 (5A District 2), 2007 (5A District 2), 2005 (AAAAA District 2), 2004 (AAAAA District 2), 2003 (AAAAA District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Cibola (Albuquerque), 8/31 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho), 9/8 Centennial (Las Cruces), 9/14 West Mesa (Albuquerque), 9/22 Highland (Albuquerque), 9/29 Albuquerque, 10/6 Manzano (Albuquerque), 10/20 Sandia (Albuquerque), 10/27 Eldorado (Albuquerque), 11/3 Clovis
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Manzano (Albuquerque) (40.4), Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (35.3), Centennial (Las Cruces) (20.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Highland (Albuquerque) (-23.2), Albuquerque (-20.1), West Mesa (Albuquerque) (-19.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7 (11 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4670
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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