Waterloo West (Waterloo, IA) previews home TEAM NOT OFFICIALLY RATED YET; HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM COACH GENERAL Nickname: Warhawks Colors: Old Rose/Black Coach: Lonnie Moore League: 5A District 2 (moving from 5A Group 4) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank*: #21 D1 PROSPECT Carson Nielsen 6'7" 275 Senior OT ![]() RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: 8.1 2024 National Rank: #3646 2024 State Rank: #83 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.6 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -5.2 2025 Starting Power Rating*: -6.6 2025 National Rank*: #4201 2025 State Rank*: #94 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -3 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6082 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 3.6 5-Year Dynasty Record: 21-25 (8-9 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 8.3 Dynasty National Rank: #5591 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 14.9 Dynasty Record: 64-110 (28-69 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 6-4 2024 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 3rd) 2024 Points For Average: 23.5 2024 Points Against Average: 29.4 2024 Differential: -5.9 2024 Wins: #4543 Ottumwa (28-21), #4711 Hempstead (Dubuque) (26-7), #5429 Davenport North (Davenport) (36-26), #7441 Marshalltown (44-17), #8346 Waterloo East (Waterloo) (29-6), #9190 Davenport Central (Davenport) (28-7) 2024 Losses: #535 Valley (West Des Moines) (49-0), #717 Liberty (North Liberty) (63-9), #781 Johnston (49-14), #1935 Northwest (Waukee) (49-21) 2024 Opponents W-L: 56-43 Recent League Championships: 2020 (tied for 1st; 4A Group 6), 2007 (tied for 1st; Mississippi Valley - Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none SCHEDULE 2025 Schedule: 8/29 at Waterloo East (Waterloo), 9/5 at Dubuque, 9/12 Hempstead (Dubuque), 9/19 Fort Dodge, 9/26 at Dowling (West Des Moines), 10/3 Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center), 10/10 at Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids), 10/17 Marshalltown, 10/24 at Waukee Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Dowling (West Des Moines) (29), Waukee (19.5), Fort Dodge (2.9) Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Dubuque (-31.2), Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center) (-26.5), Waterloo East (Waterloo) (-24.4) 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1 (11.2 overall) 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -8.1 2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -15.2 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #88 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #507 2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-4 2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th 2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1% This school has refused to participate in our preview. *temporary; not finalized until August 7th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it) |