Merrillville (IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Pirates Colors: Purple/White Coach: Zac Wells League: Duneland Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #23 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 26.1 2016 National Rank: #2191 2016 State Rank: #46 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 25.9 2017 National Rank: #2150 2017 State Rank: #48 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 32.6 Dynasty National Rank: #628 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.7 Dynasty Record: 123-52 [122-53 on the field] (70-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th) 2016 Points For Average: 24.1 2016 Points Against Average: 24.8 2016 Differential: -0.7 2016 Wins: #1672 Crown Point (41-28), #2229 Portage (20-14), #2229 Portage (22-21), #5008 Chesterton (34-13), #5951 Andrean (Merrillville) (35-7) 2016 Losses: #225 Penn (Mishawaka) (35-2), #1185 LaPorte (46-35), #1672 Crown Point (24-19), #1993 Valparaiso (20-15), #2152 Michigan City (42-35), #2614 Lake Central (St. John) (23-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 68-52 Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 Andrean (Merrillville), 8/25 at Penn (Mishawaka), 9/1 at Crown Point, 9/8 Portage, 9/15 at Michigan City, 9/22 LaPorte, 9/29 at Valparaiso, 10/6 at Lake Central (St. John), 10/13 Chesterton Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Penn (Mishawaka) (45.4), LaPorte (33.6), Crown Point (32.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Andrean (Merrillville) (6.3), Chesterton (19.4), Lake Central (St. John) (26) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25 (28.7 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #754 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 7th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.