Melrose (Memphis, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Wildcats
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Chester Ford
League: 3A Region 8
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 6.1
2016 National Rank: #5999
2016 State Rank: #140
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -6.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -0.5
2017 National Rank: #7507
2017 State Rank: #171
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 22.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1972
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.7
Dynasty Record: 105-65 (48-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 29.1
2016 Points Against Average: 32.7
2016 Differential: -3.6
2016 Wins: #4567 Bolivar Central (Bolivar) (53-38), #10087 Hamilton (Memphis) (73-40), #11853 Sheffield (Memphis) (49-0)
2016 Losses: #178 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville) (44-0), #487 Memphis East (Memphis) (37-6), #1135 Ridgeway (Memphis) (34-0), #1415 Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (28-22), #4349 Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis) (26-21), #5503 Fayette Ware (Somerville) (47-41), #5951 Covington (33-26)
2016 Opponents W-L: 73-44
Recent League Championships: 2009 (5A District 16), 2007 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 8), 2006 (4A Region 8), 2005 (4A Region 8), 2004 (4A Region 8), 2003 (4A Region 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/28/16 Hamilton (Memphis) (73-40)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Memphis Central (Memphis), 8/25 at Kirby (Memphis), 9/2 at King Prep [Dr. Martin Luther] (Memphis), 9/8 Memphis East (Memphis), 9/14 at Sheffield (Memphis), 9/22 Houston (Germantown), 9/29 at Trezevant (Memphis), 10/6 Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis), 10/19 at Hamilton (Memphis), 10/27 Wooddale (Memphis)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Memphis East (Memphis) (33.7), Trezevant (Memphis) (23.7), Memphis Central (Memphis) (22.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sheffield (Memphis) (-35.4), King Prep [Dr. Martin Luther] (Memphis) (-33.2), Hamilton (Memphis) (-11.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #156
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6581
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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