Polo (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Marcos Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Jeff Bumsted League: Northwest Upstate Illini - Upstate Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Braiden Soltow 6'3" 175 Senior QB/CB 4.6 Brady Webb 5'11" 175 Senior RB/CB 4.4 Draven Wells 6'3" 185 Senior FB/MLB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Skill Position Players Team Weaknesses: Roster Size RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -10.2 2017 National Rank: #9288 2017 State Rank: #343 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -22.2 2018 National Rank: #8412 2018 State Rank: #313 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 1.4 Dynasty National Rank: #8918 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.6 Dynasty Record: 78-70 (60-48 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th) 2017 Points For Average: 23 2017 Points Against Average: 20 2017 Differential: +3 2017 Wins: #8874 Orangeville (20-12), #10982 Ashton-Franklin Center (Ashton) (28-14), #12062 River Ridge (Hanover) (29-8), #12965 Warren (41-8), #14393 Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville) (55-6) 2017 Losses: #4622 Aquin Catholic (Freeport) (28-0), #5263 Pearl City-Eastland (Pearl City) (41-7), #5631 Stockton (49-21), #6413 Milledgeville (14-6) 2017 Opponents W-L: 42-47 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Orangeville, 8/31 Milledgeville, 9/7 at Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville), 9/14 Aquin Catholic (Freeport), 9/21 at Warren, 9/28 at River Ridge (Hanover), 10/5 Stockton, 10/12 Ashton-Franklin Center (Ashton), 10/19 at Pearl City-Eastland (Pearl City) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pearl City-Eastland (Pearl City) (-1.9), Milledgeville (-13.5), Aquin Catholic (Freeport) (-15.4) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville) (-74.5), Warren (-46.2), Ashton-Franklin Center (Ashton) (-37.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -30 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #429 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11332 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%