Harding Academy (Memphis, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/White/Red
Coach: John Allen
League: Division II-AA West
Playoff Division: II-AA
Playoff Division Rank: #17

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Will Lawrence 6'4" 285 Senior OG

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -9
2017 National Rank: #9024
2017 State Rank: #207
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: -28.7
2018 National Rank: #9717
2018 State Rank: #226
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 11.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5974
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 39.8
Dynasty Record: 100-69 (41-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 3-8
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th)
2017 Points For Average: 27.3
2017 Points Against Average: 38.7
2017 Differential: -11.4
2017 Wins: #7491 Northpoint Christian (Southaven, MS) (40-17), #9491 First Assembly Christian (Cordova) (35-24), #13014 King Prep [Dr. Martin Luther] (Memphis) (63-20)
2017 Losses: #877 Lausanne Collegiate (Memphis) (48-21), #2244 Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis) (62-21), #2607 Battle Ground Academy (Franklin) (54-14), #5198 University School of Jackson (Jackson) (44-14), #5246 Bolivar Central (Bolivar) (60-33), #7415 St. George's (Collierville) (40-27), #7516 Evangelical Christian (Cordova) (35-16), #8322 Trezevant (Memphis) (22-16)
2017 Opponents W-L: 69-57
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Division II A - West District 1), 2008 (tied for 1st; Division II A)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Trezevant (Memphis), 8/24 at Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis), 8/31 at Lausanne Collegiate (Memphis), 9/7 Bolivar Central (Bolivar), 9/14 St. George's (Collierville), 9/21 King Prep [Dr. Martin Luther] (Memphis), 9/28 vs Northpoint Christian (Southaven, MS), 10/5 at First Assembly Christian (Cordova), 10/19 at Evangelical Christian (Cordova), 10/26 University School of Jackson (Jackson)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lausanne Collegiate (Memphis) (31.6), Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis) (2.2), Evangelical Christian (Cordova) (-9.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: King Prep [Dr. Martin Luther] (Memphis) (-49.5), First Assembly Christian (Cordova) (-38.2), Northpoint Christian (Southaven, MS) (-27.1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.6 (9.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #142
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7185
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2018 Projected League Finish: 6th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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