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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Bryan McGrath
League: A - Northwest
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank*: #3

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 11.7
2023 National Rank: #3453
2023 State Rank: #3
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -4.7
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -6.2
2024 National Rank*: #4154
2024 State Rank*: #4
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -2.4
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6263
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 3.8
5-Year Dynasty Record: 28-20 (21-14 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 8.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5775
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 14.5
Dynasty Record: 119-80 (67-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 9-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 35.7
2023 Points Against Average: 11.8
2023 Differential: +23.9
2023 Wins: #4512 Corvallis (19-7), #4688 Billings Central Catholic (Billings) (21-16), #7949 Whitefish (42-0), #8031 Bigfork (51-30), #8034 Frenchtown (42-12), #9551 Polson (42-0), #10117 Libby (41-0), #11084 Ronan (53-0), #11398 Browning (49-0)
2023 Losses: #2194 Beaverhead County (Dillon) (21-19), #2194 Beaverhead County (Dillon) (36-35), #7949 Whitefish (20-14)
2023 Opponents W-L: 70-44
Recent State Championships: 2017
Recent League Championships: 2023, 2018, 2017, 2013 (Northwestern A), 2010 (tied for 1st; Northwestern A)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 Frenchtown, 8/30 at Anaconda, 9/20 Whitefish, 9/27 at Polson, 10/11 at Libby, 10/18 Bigfork, 10/25 Ronan
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Bigfork (-23.6), Whitefish (-26.9), Frenchtown (-27)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Anaconda (-77.6), Ronan (-49.8), Libby (-44.1)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.4 (-4.8 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -41.1
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -29.7
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #33
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #6615
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-0
2024 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 71%



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