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GENERAL
Nickname: Polar Bears
Colors: Blue/Red
League: Big Ten
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #2

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Eric Smith 6'6" 290 Senior OT

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 15.1
2021 National Rank: #2875
2021 State Rank: #9
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2022 Starting Power Rating: -0.6
2022 National Rank: #3135
2022 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 17.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3616
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.8
Dynasty Record: 155-67 (100-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 9-4
2021 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 3rd)
2021 Points For Average: 26.8
2021 Points Against Average: 20
2021 Differential: +6.8
2021 Wins: #3817 Independence (Coal City) (21-12), #4147 Hoover [Herbert] (Clendenin) (30-28), #5101 Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg) (21-20), #5101 Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg) (33-28), #5498 North Marion (Farmington) (20-14), #6358 Poca (41-7), #10666 East Fairmont (Fairmont) (26-7), #12625 Lewis County (Weston) (47-22), #13730 Elkins (53-0)
2021 Losses: #870 Bridgeport (35-28), #985 Spring Valley (Huntington) (21-0), #1362 University (Morgantown) (35-6), #4301 Linsly (Wheeling) (31-22)
2021 Opponents W-L: 93-48
Recent State Championships: 2021, 2018
Recent League Championships: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2009 (North Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: 6
Streak List: 10/29/21 Elkins (53-0), 11/5/21 East Fairmont (Fairmont) (26-7), 11/13/21 Hoover [Herbert] (Clendenin) (30-28), 11/19/21 Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg) (33-28), 11/26/21 Poca (41-7), 12/3/21 Independence (Coal City) (21-12)

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 vs Lewis County (Weston), 9/2 vs Linsly (Wheeling), 9/9 at Preston (Kingwood), 9/15 vs Bridgeport, 9/23 at University (Morgantown), 9/30 vs North Marion (Farmington), 10/7 at Morgantown, 10/14 vs Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg), 10/28 vs Elkins, 11/4 vs East Fairmont (Fairmont)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Bridgeport (20), University (Morgantown) (17.2), Morgantown (-0.5)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Elkins (-67.3), Lewis County (Weston) (-52.3), Preston (Kingwood) (-45.5)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8 (0.9 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.8
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.6
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6092
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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