Normal West (Normal, IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Darren Hess League: Big Twelve Playoff Division: none RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 23.4 2016 National Rank: #2577 2016 State Rank: #141 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +3.6 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2017 Starting Power Rating: 27 2017 National Rank: #1991 2017 State Rank: #108 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 17.8 Dynasty National Rank: #2855 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.2 Dynasty Record: 89-52 [88-53 on the field] (80-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 4th) 2016 Points For Average: 37.4 2016 Points Against Average: 37.2 2016 Differential: +0.2 2016 Wins: #2775 Peoria Notre Dame (Peoria) (49-43), #3883 Bloomington (41-34), #4939 Centennial (Champaign) (20-0), #6668 Richwoods (Peoria) (49-20), #9761 Manual (Peoria) (62-6) 2016 Losses: #166 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (57-20), #348 Peoria (70-63), #943 Normal (49-21), #1569 Danville (45-14), #1684 O'Fallon (48-35) 2016 Opponents W-L: 65-41 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2004 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Peoria, 9/1 O'Fallon, 9/8 at Centennial (Champaign), 9/15 Normal, 9/22 Danville, 9/29 at Bloomington, 10/6 Manual (Peoria), 10/13 Richwoods (Peoria), 10/21 at Peoria Notre Dame (Peoria) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Peoria (44.6), O'Fallon (35.4), Normal (33.3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Manual (Peoria) (-12.1), Centennial (Champaign) (2.4), Richwoods (Peoria) (10.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.7 (29.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #112 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1696 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.