Prairie (Cedar Rapids, IA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Mark Bliss
League: 5A Group 6 (moving from 5A Group 5)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 19.8
2022 National Rank: #2263
2022 State Rank: #40
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -14.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -17.4
2023 National Rank: #5343
2023 State Rank: #111
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 17.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2382
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 35.1
Dynasty Record: 33-17 (14-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 7-4
2022 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 3rd)
2022 Points For Average: 26.7
2022 Points Against Average: 25
2022 Differential: +1.7
2022 Wins: #2034 Cedar Falls (24-7), #3185 Linn-Mar (Marion) (50-28), #5396 Dubuque (40-20), #5681 Bettendorf (18-17), #5903 Iowa City West (Iowa City) (49-28), #8421 Ottumwa (49-14), #8979 Waterloo West (Waterloo) (45-14)
2022 Losses: #232 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (41-0), #232 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (41-0), #1336 Pleasant Valley (37-6), #3185 Linn-Mar (Marion) (28-13)
2022 Opponents W-L: 71-41
Recent League Championships: 2016 (4A District 8), 2005 (tied for 1st; Mississippi Valley- Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 Cedar Falls, 9/1 Dubuque, 9/8 at Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 9/15 at Pleasant Valley, 9/22 Liberty (North Liberty), 9/29 Ankeny, 10/6 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids), 10/13 Bettendorf, 10/20 at Iowa City West (Iowa City)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (31), Ankeny (9), Liberty (North Liberty) (8.8)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) (-52.2), Iowa City West (Iowa City) (-22.9), Dubuque (-20.7)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8 (16.2 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.8
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.6
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #22
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2427
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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