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GENERAL
Nickname: Saints
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Dan Smrekar
League: AA (moving from AA West)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 28.3
2016 National Rank: #1874
2016 State Rank: #1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 31.1
2017 National Rank: #1499
2017 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5755
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.6
Dynasty Record: 76-60 (51-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 12-0
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 38.7
2016 Points Against Average: 8.8
2016 Differential: +29.9
2016 Wins: #4581 Shanley (Fargo) (18-7), #4595 Kindred (47-6), #5367 Hillsboro/Central Valley (Buxton) (28-6), #6051 Beulah (38-13), #7359 Trinity/New England (Dickinson) (43-7), #8674 Central Cass (Casselton) (28-6), #8726 Valley City (40-20), #9946 Watford City/Johnson Corners Christian Academy (Watford City) (42-0), #11671 Stanley/Powers Lake (Stanley) (42-8), #12076 Wahpeton (41-0), #12493 Turtle Mountain (Belcourt) (48-20), #13818 Griggs County Central/Midkota (Cooperstown) (49-12)
2016 Losses: none
2016 Opponents W-L: 58-59
Recent State Championships: 2016, 2014, 2013
Recent League Championships: 2016 (AA West), 2015 (tied for 1st; AA West), 2014 (AA West), 2010 (tied for 1st; AA West)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 12
Streak List: 8/26/16 Shanley (Fargo) (18-7), 9/2/16 Wahpeton (41-0), 9/9/16 Beulah (38-13), 9/17/16 Turtle Mountain (Belcourt) (48-20), 9/24/16 Trinity/New England (Dickinson) (43-7), 9/30/16 Watford City/Johnson Corners Christian Academy (Watford City) (42-0), 10/7/16 Stanley/Powers Lake (Stanley) (42-8), 10/14/16 Griggs County Central/Midkota (Cooperstown) (49-12), 10/22/16 Valley City (40-20), 10/29/16 Central Cass (Casselton) (28-6), 11/5/16 Hillsboro/Central Valley (Buxton) (28-6), 11/11/16 Kindred (47-6)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Grafton/St. Thomas/Drayton (Grafton), 9/1 at Valley City, 9/8 Wahpeton, 9/16 Devils Lake/Minnewaukan (Devils Lake), 9/22 at Jamestown/Medina (Jamestown), 9/29 Shanley (Fargo), 10/6 at Watford City/Johnson Corners Christian Academy (Watford City), 10/12 Central Cass (Casselton)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Shanley (Fargo) (17.5), Central Cass (Casselton) (-3.9), Watford City/Johnson Corners Christian Academy (Watford City) (-11.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wahpeton (-24.5), Devils Lake/Minnewaukan (Devils Lake) (-21.8), Valley City (-15.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.2 (-2.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #28
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9777
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 85%



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