Ames (IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Little Cyclones Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Bruce Vertanen League: 4A District 7 (moving from 4A District 2) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #21 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Have 3 Returning DL Starters, Elite Speed At CB Team Weaknesses: Only 4 Returning Offensive Starters, LB/S Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 1.6 2017 National Rank: #6505 2017 State Rank: #102 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -18.4 2018 National Rank: #7494 2018 State Rank: #122 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 28.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1815 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 46.6 Dynasty Record: 89-63 (45-30 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 4-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2017 Points For Average: 41 2017 Points Against Average: 41.8 2017 Differential: -0.8 2017 Wins: #9678 Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs) (55-21), #10971 Sioux City West (Sioux City) (74-21), #11111 Iowa City (56-33), #11632 Marshalltown (43-13) 2017 Losses: #246 Dowling (West Des Moines) (61-28), #1076 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (53-13), #1922 Cedar Falls (65-7), #4750 Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (47-41), #6613 Fort Dodge (62-52) 2017 Opponents W-L: 47-43 Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A Division 2) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Cedar Falls, 8/31 at Fort Dodge, 9/7 at Iowa City, 9/14 Marshalltown, 9/21 Des Moines North (Des Moines), 9/28 at Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs), 10/5 Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs), 10/12 at Valley (West Des Moines), 10/19 Urbandale Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Valley (West Des Moines) (20.9), Cedar Falls (9.6), Urbandale (0.2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Des Moines North (Des Moines) (-59.3), Iowa City (-44.2), Marshalltown (-42) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.8 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -28 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #122 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8002 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%