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GENERAL
Nickname: Skippers
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Dave Nelson
League: Metro - West (moving from West Metro - South)
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #10

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Powers Warren 6'3" 220 Senior TE

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 32.5
2016 National Rank: #1383
2016 State Rank: #21
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.9
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -5.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 26.8
2017 National Rank: #2022
2017 State Rank: #29
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 33
Dynasty National Rank: #595
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.2
Dynasty Record: 91-54 (36-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 25.3
2016 Points Against Average: 19.4
2016 Differential: +5.9
2016 Wins: #867 Champlin Park (Champlin) (28-14), #2064 Edina (21-18), #2064 Prior Lake (15-10), #2503 Hopkins (Minnetonka) (28-27), #2665 Burnsville (35-21), #4283 Wayzata (Plymouth) (24-7), #5903 Shakopee (42-6), #7716 Forest Lake (57-6)
2016 Losses: #202 Eden Prairie (20-0), #563 Blaine (39-14), #1090 Maple Grove (45-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 61-54
Recent State Championships: 2004 (AAAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Classic Lake), 2004 (tied for 1st; Classic Lake)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/31 Eagan, 9/8 at Wayzata (Plymouth), 9/15 Maple Grove, 9/22 at Prior Lake, 9/28 at Lakeville South (Lakeville), 10/6 Edina, 10/13 at Eden Prairie, 10/18 Burnsville
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Eden Prairie (57.7), Burnsville (31.3), Maple Grove (31.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Eagan (-7.4), Lakeville South (Lakeville) (3.2), Prior Lake (16.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.8 (27 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1362
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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