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GENERAL
League: 5A District 1 (moving from 5A Group 4)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #9

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 20.4
2024 National Rank: #1935
2024 State Rank: #37
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 17
2025 National Rank*: #1250
2025 State Rank*: #24
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 23
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1543
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 21-18 (14-1 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 23
Dynasty National Rank: #2092
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 6
Dynasty Record: 21-18 (14-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 4-5
2024 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2024 Points For Average: 34.6
2024 Points Against Average: 23.9
2024 Differential: +10.7
2024 Wins: #3646 Waterloo West (Waterloo) (49-21), #4543 Ottumwa (65-13), #6718 Ames (50-6), #9155 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (56-13)
2024 Losses: #535 Valley (West Des Moines) (45-21), #600 Dowling (West Des Moines) (21-14), #781 Johnston (28-17), #848 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (28-10), #1684 Waukee (40-29)
2024 Opponents W-L: 57-37
Recent League Championships: 2023 (5A Group 4), 2022 (5A Group 6), 2021 (5A Group 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/25/24 Ames (50-6)

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 at Ankeny, 9/5 Valley (West Des Moines), 9/12 at Iowa City, 9/19 at Prairie (Cedar Rapids), 9/26 Des Moines East (Des Moines), 10/3 Ottumwa, 10/10 at Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 10/17 Waukee, 10/24 at Norwalk
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (37.3), Ankeny (30), Valley (West Des Moines) (27.3)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Des Moines East (Des Moines) (-36.6), Norwalk (-8.6), Ottumwa (-5.3)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.6
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 10
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -6.6
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #2
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #154
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-4
2025 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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*temporary; not finalized until August 7th