Central (Battle Creek, MI)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Doug Bess
League: Southwestern Michigan - East
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -2.6
2017 National Rank: #7512
2017 State Rank: #293
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -8.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: -26.7
2018 National Rank: #9333
2018 State Rank: #361
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 5.8
Dynasty National Rank: #7604
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.5
Dynasty Record: 56-85 (32-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 3-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 26.1
2017 Points Against Average: 31.6
2017 Differential: -5.5
2017 Wins: #7121 Lakeview (Battle Creek) (32-13), #9440 Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) (42-36), #9579 Niles (26-7)
2017 Losses: #2433 Lakeshore (Stevensville) (37-14), #3210 Portage Central (Portage) (26-14), #4061 St. Johns (70-52), #4906 Mattawan (42-33), #6644 Gull Lake (Richland) (18-8), #7876 Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo) (35-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 41-44
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Michigan - Central), 2005 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Michigan Central), 2004 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Michigan Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/20/17 Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) (42-36)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 vs St. Joseph, 8/30 Gull Lake (Richland), 9/7 at Lakeview (Battle Creek), 9/14 Portage Central (Portage), 9/21 at Benton Harbor, 9/28 at Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo), 10/5 Portage Northern (Portage), 10/12 at Niles, 10/19 Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Portage Central (Portage) (10.9), St. Joseph (-1.7), Benton Harbor (-5.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) (-27.4), Gull Lake (Richland) (-24.9), Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo) (-20.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #223
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6311
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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