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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Nick Nitti
League: Northeast - Red (moving from North Central - White)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #37

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -15.8
2016 National Rank: #10854
2016 State Rank: #220
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -13.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: -14.2
2017 National Rank: #10461
2017 State Rank: #215
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -5.7
Dynasty National Rank: #9934
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.5
Dynasty Record: 34-96 (26-72 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-9
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 11.4
2016 Points Against Average: 31.2
2016 Differential: -19.8
2016 Wins: #11383 Denfeld (Duluth) (19-10)
2016 Losses: #1287 Monticello (62-14), #3759 St. Francis (24-0), #4144 Big Lake (34-25), #5860 Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom) (47-0), #7219 Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (43-14), #7759 Cloquet (34-13), #7843 Grand Rapids (14-0), #8439 Princeton (18-15), #9709 Duluth East (Duluth) (26-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 44-53
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Princeton, 9/8 at Hermantown, 9/15 Duluth East (Duluth), 9/22 Cloquet, 9/29 at Hibbing, 10/6 Denfeld (Duluth), 10/13 at Grand Rapids, 10/18 Proctor
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Proctor (2.4), Cloquet (0), Grand Rapids (-0.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hibbing (-35.3), Denfeld (Duluth) (-18.8), Duluth East (Duluth) (-17.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 (2.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #199
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10459
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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