Blue Earth (MN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Buccaneers Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Randy Kuechenmeilser League: South - Central Blue (moving from South Central - Blue) Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #10 RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 17.4 2022 National Rank: #2578 2022 State Rank: #48 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -6.9 2023 Starting Power Rating: -9.2 2023 National Rank: #3967 2023 State Rank: #82 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 14.2 Dynasty National Rank: #2907 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.4 Dynasty Record: 36-14 (16-5 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 9-3 2022 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2022 Points For Average: 40.8 2022 Points Against Average: 20.8 2022 Differential: +20 2022 Wins: #4084 St. Clair/Loyola (St. Clair) (44-20), #4663 Central (Norwood-Young America) (52-21), #5190 Maple River (Mapleton) (38-6), #5190 Maple River (Mapleton) (24-21), #10001 Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal) (51-12), #10761 Sibley East (Arlington) (51-12), #11025 Le Sueur-Henderson (Le Sueur) (42-7), #11025 Le Sueur-Henderson (Le Sueur) (62-35), #11731 Windom (73-12) 2022 Losses: #689 Chatfield (35-6), #1914 Jackson County Central (Jackson) (34-26), #2250 Fairmont/Martin Luther (Fairmont) (34-20) 2022 Opponents W-L: 71-55 Recent State Championships: 2012 (AAA) Recent League Championships: 2022 (South Central - Blue), 2020 (South Central - White), 2019 (AA Section 2), 2012 (South Central), 2007 (South Central) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 9/1 at Pipestone, 9/8 Triton (Dodge Center), 9/16 at Jackson County Central (Jackson), 9/22 Maple River (Mapleton), 9/29 Luverne, 10/6 at Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal), 10/13 Le Sueur-Henderson (Le Sueur), 10/18 at Sibley East (Arlington) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Jackson County Central (Jackson) (1.8), Pipestone (-12.9), Maple River (Mapleton) (-14.3) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Le Sueur-Henderson (Le Sueur) (-49.2), Sibley East (Arlington) (-48.2), Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal) (-40.5) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.1 (-1.3 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.4 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.3 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #203 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7326 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.