Polo (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Marcos Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Jeff Bumsted League: Northwest Upstate Illini - Upstate Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Reid Taylor 6'1" 195 Senior RB/ILB 4.55 Braiden Soltow 6'1" 175 Junior QB/FS 4.58 A.J. Williams 6'3" 295 Junior OL/DL 5.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior Leadership Team Weaknesses: Roster Size RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -1 2016 National Rank: #7652 2016 State Rank: #328 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -0.5 2017 National Rank: #7507 2017 State Rank: #322 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -0.4 Dynasty National Rank: #8354 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.1 Dynasty Record: 73-66 (56-45 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 26.5 2016 Points Against Average: 22.1 2016 Differential: +4.4 2016 Wins: #8106 Milledgeville (13-0), #10583 Orangeville (41-14), #11118 Warren/Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Warren) (42-28), #11605 Ashton-Franklin Center (Ashton) (49-8), #11839 River Ridge (Hanover) (22-0), #13881 Durand (45-6) 2016 Losses: #3466 Pearl City-Eastland (Pearl City) (39-6), #4264 Dakota (42-21), #4327 Aquin Catholic (Freeport) (34-20), #4913 Stockton (50-6) 2016 Opponents W-L: 49-49 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Orangeville, 9/1 at Milledgeville, 9/8 Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville), 9/15 at Aquin Catholic (Freeport), 9/22 Warren, 9/29 River Ridge (Hanover), 10/6 at Stockton, 10/13 at Ashton-Franklin Center (Ashton), 10/20 Pearl City-Eastland (Pearl City) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pearl City-Eastland (Pearl City) (23.7), Aquin Catholic (Freeport) (13.6), Stockton (10.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: River Ridge (Hanover) (-16.2), Ashton-Franklin Center (Ashton) (-12.7), Orangeville (-6.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.5 (-2 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #341 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7062 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%