Pre Season Rankings Topic

What do you guys think the preseason ranking points come from? I'm speculating it's the amount of prestige a program has. Or do you think it's a legit formula for that season's rosters. I'm only asking bc you can tell certain things in the recruiting page so wondering if there's more underlying loopholes.
12/13/2023 6:07 PM
Couldn't be the prestige rankings, at least the ones according to you, because the 14 elites are all ranked 1-14 in some order.
12/14/2023 4:33 PM
I always thought it was based on the previous seasons performance combined with the number of returning starters/level of seniors.
12/14/2023 5:36 PM
At D1, it's some kind of calculation that includes prestige (as the Elites are almost always the top 14 teams) and overall roster strength/overall ratings formula.

Every once and awhile, an Elite gets "tanked" somehow they drop out of the top 14, but it's rare.


12/15/2023 2:10 AM
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