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GENERAL
Nickname: Polar Bears
Colors: Blue/Red
League: Big Ten
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank*: #1

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Zach Frazier 6'2" 275 Senior OC

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 26
2019 National Rank: #1841
2019 State Rank: #7
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.8
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -2.8
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +7.6
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 22.1
2020 National Rank*: #1126
2020 State Rank*: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 17
Dynasty National Rank: #3944
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 5.1
Dynasty Record: 136-61 (90-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 12-1
2019 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 46.2
2019 Points Against Average: 10.5
2019 Differential: +35.7
2019 Wins: #1124 Bridgeport (34-15), #4655 Frankfort (Ridgeley) (31-7), #5805 Weir (Weirton) (33-0), #6072 North Marion (Farmington) (39-6), #6826 Lewis County (Weston) (49-7), #7477 Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg) (56-0), #8382 Winfield (63-34), #10279 Lincoln (Shinnston) (62-0), #10354 University (Morgantown) (52-6), #10621 Elkins (49-7), #11610 East Fairmont (Fairmont) (53-0), #13222 Buckhannon-Upshur (Buckhannon) (56-14)
2019 Losses: #1475 Bluefield (40-24)
2019 Opponents W-L: 82-62
Recent State Championships: 2018
Recent League Championships: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2009 (North Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/11 vs North Marion (Farmington), 9/17 vs Bridgeport, 9/25 vs Musselman (Inwood), 10/2 vs Winfield, 10/9 vs Spring Valley (Huntington), 10/19 at Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg), 10/23 vs Lewis County (Weston), 10/30 vs Elkins, 11/6 vs East Fairmont (Fairmont), 11/13 vs Braxton County (Sutton), 11/20 vs Independence (Coal City), 11/28 vs Bluefield
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Spring Valley (Huntington) (27.8), Bridgeport (22.6), Bluefield (19.2)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: East Fairmont (Fairmont) (-39.9), Braxton County (Sutton) (-39.7), Independence (Coal City) (-33.1)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.2 (-1.4 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -9.4
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -3.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #24
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #5425
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 10-2
2020 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 5%



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