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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Darren Hess
League: Big Twelve
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 21.9
2017 National Rank: #2542
2017 State Rank: #97
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 6.8
2018 National Rank: #2465
2018 State Rank: #103
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 23.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2571
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.1
Dynasty Record: 97-55 [96-56 on the field] (86-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 41.8
2017 Points Against Average: 26.2
2017 Differential: +15.6
2017 Wins: #2750 Danville (76-35), #3217 Richwoods (Peoria) (35-21), #4500 Peoria (70-46), #5606 O'Fallon (41-7), #6121 Bloomington (40-20), #6628 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Blue Island) (43-30), #10309 Centennial (Champaign) (48-7), #11833 Manual (Peoria) (56-8)
2017 Losses: #621 Providence Catholic (New Lenox) (33-7), #720 Normal (50-16), #4338 Peoria Notre Dame (Peoria) (31-28)
2017 Opponents W-L: 61-52
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Peoria Notre Dame (Peoria), 8/31 at Normal, 9/7 at Danville, 9/14 Bloomington, 9/21 Peoria, 9/28 at Hampshire, 10/5 at Manual (Peoria), 10/12 Central (Champaign), 10/19 at Urbana
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Normal (19.8), Peoria Notre Dame (Peoria) (-2.8), Danville (-6.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Manual (Peoria) (-51.7), Central (Champaign) (-29.3), Urbana (-29)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5 (16.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.4
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #264
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6586
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%



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