North Pole (AK) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Dennis Diviney League: Southeast Playoff Division: II Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Andrew Gaines 6'0" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.65 Craig Borba 6'2" 225 Senior QB 5.1 Jacob Breazeale 6'2" 285 Senior T 5.3 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -15.3 2016 National Rank: #10772 2016 State Rank: #16 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.8 2017 Starting Power Rating: -9.8 2017 National Rank: #9590 2017 State Rank: #13 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15.6 Dynasty National Rank: #3384 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.4 Dynasty Record: 74-54 (45-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 21.9 2016 Points Against Average: 29.4 2016 Differential: -7.5 2016 Wins: #13031 Barrow (24-14), #13762 Juneau-Douglas (Juneau) (48-6), #14108 Ketchikan (58-14) 2016 Losses: #2652 Soldotna (57-13), #2652 Soldotna (25-21), #3648 Bartlett (Anchorage) (49-7), #5008 Rainier (OR) (42-6), #5877 Lathrop (Fairbanks) (36-0), #10895 Thunder Mountain (Juneau) (22-20) 2016 Opponents W-L: 57-25 Recent State Championships: 2004 (Large) Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2008 (Northern Railbelt), 2004 (Northern Railbelt) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/11 at Palmer, 8/18 Kenai Central (Kenai), 8/25 at Wasilla, 9/1 Barrow, 9/8 Lathrop (Fairbanks), 9/15 Thunder Mountain (Juneau), 9/23 vs Juneau-Douglas (Juneau), 9/27 at Ketchikan Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lathrop (Fairbanks) (13.3), Palmer (-1.3), Kenai Central (Kenai) (-12.1) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ketchikan (-44.5), Juneau-Douglas (Juneau) (-32.4), Barrow (-23.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.7 (-0.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12372 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |