The TWISTR Ratings are an iterative least-squares, score-based ratings system built in the spirit of an Elo model. Team ratings are agnostic to the final result of a game, as only the scoring margins are important when rating teams. No additional benefit is provided for a win or penalty for a loss. The TWISTR ratings for BASEBALL and SOFTBALL incorporate two key concepts:
The RATING represents the number of runs a team would be favored by against an average opponent. Teams with a positive RATING are considered better than average, while teams with a negative RATING are considered worse than average.
Both the STRENGTH OF RECORD (SoR) and Z-SCORE (Z-SCR) are resume ratings - SoR only considers a team's win-loss record and is independent of margin of victory, while Z-SCR is a blend of RATING and SoR.
| TWISTR IHSAA TEAM RATINGS | SCHEDULE & RESUME | COMPONENT RATINGS | |||||||||||||||
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| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 3 | Guerin Catholic | 1 | +10.60 | 20 | 3 | 1 | .676 | 9 | +.180 | 2 | +1.65 | 2 | +10.59 | 3 | +10.66 | 3 | |
| 7 | Andrean | 2 | +9.86 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .685 | 11 | +.227 | 1 | +1.69 | 1 | +10.04 | 6 | +9.81 | 10 | |
| 10 | Indianapolis Roncalli | 3 | +9.70 | 17 | 5 | 0 | .690 | 12 | +.082 | 7 | +1.39 | 5 | +9.21 | 11 | +9.99 | 8 | |
| 12 | Indianapolis Cathedral | 4 | +9.17 | 16 | 9 | 1 | .518 | 1 | +.115 | 4 | +1.42 | 3 | +9.02 | 12 | +9.34 | 12 | |
| 14 | Shelbyville | 5 | +8.70 | 17 | 4 | 0 | .690 | 13 | +.124 | 3 | +1.40 | 4 | +8.53 | 14 | +8.80 | 16 | |
| 20 | New Palestine | 6 | +8.20 | 15 | 8 | 0 | .601 | 3 | +.052 | 8 | +1.22 | 8 | +8.01 | 25 | +8.33 | 22 | |
| 21 | Hanover Central | 7 | +8.16 | 14 | 8 | 0 | .600 | 2 | +.035 | 10 | +1.18 | 9 | +8.41 | 17 | +8.06 | 31 | |
| 28 | Gibson Southern | 8 | +8.07 | 19 | 6 | 0 | .667 | 8 | +.093 | 6 | +1.29 | 6 | +7.80 | 28 | +8.26 | 25 | |
| 32 | Western | 9 | +7.96 | 23 | 2 | 0 | .823 | 49 | +.096 | 5 | +1.29 | 7 | +7.49 | 37 | +8.22 | 27 | |
| 37 | Jasper | 10 | +7.57 | 17 | 10 | 0 | .648 | 4 | -.021 | 14 | +1.02 | 13 | +7.23 | 39 | +7.81 | 37 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 42 | Heritage Hills | 11 | +7.18 | 21 | 4 | 0 | .830 | 57 | +.009 | 12 | +1.05 | 11 | +6.75 | 42 | +7.44 | 39 | |
| 43 | Evansville Memorial | 12 | +7.14 | 14 | 8 | 0 | .658 | 6 | -.022 | 15 | +0.99 | 14 | +6.68 | 45 | +7.42 | 40 | |
| 45 | Providence | 13 | +6.91 | 16 | 4 | 0 | .841 | 64 | -.038 | 17 | +0.94 | 15 | +6.87 | 41 | +6.85 | 47 | |
| 46 | New Prairie | 14 | +6.84 | 19 | 5 | 0 | .766 | 33 | +.026 | 11 | +1.06 | 10 | +6.97 | 40 | +6.74 | 49 | |
| 50 | Northwestern | 15 | +6.53 | 20 | 5 | 0 | .859 | 70 | -.058 | 18 | +0.87 | 16 | +6.22 | 52 | +6.79 | 48 | |
| 51 | Norwell | 16 | +6.43 | 16 | 8 | 0 | .784 | 36 | -.118 | 25 | +0.74 | 19 | +6.34 | 49 | +6.52 | 52 | |
| 58 | DeKalb | 17 | +5.93 | 17 | 4 | 0 | .765 | 32 | +.044 | 9 | +1.03 | 12 | +6.23 | 51 | +5.83 | 61 | |
| 62 | Leo | 18 | +5.60 | 14 | 5 | 0 | .833 | 58 | -.098 | 21 | +0.72 | 20 | +5.80 | 60 | +5.55 | 67 | |
| 65 | Fort Wayne Dwenger | 19 | +5.51 | 21 | 6 | 0 | .800 | 40 | -.023 | 16 | +0.86 | 17 | +5.89 | 55 | +5.35 | 70 | |
| 67 | Danville | 20 | +5.45 | 13 | 10 | 0 | .698 | 17 | -.132 | 28 | +0.64 | 24 | +4.97 | 70 | +5.74 | 63 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 68 | Greensburg | 21 | +5.44 | 18 | 7 | 0 | .815 | 46 | -.093 | 20 | +0.72 | 21 | +4.77 | 73 | +5.81 | 62 | |
| 72 | Cascade | 22 | +5.17 | 13 | 8 | 0 | .817 | 47 | -.199 | 35 | +0.48 | 30 | +4.66 | 77 | +5.46 | 68 | |
| 73 | Illiana Christian | 23 | +5.15 | 14 | 8 | 0 | .741 | 25 | -.106 | 22 | +0.67 | 23 | +5.39 | 67 | +5.06 | 77 | |
| 74 | Madison | 24 | +5.00 | 18 | 6 | 0 | .761 | 30 | -.010 | 13 | +0.85 | 18 | +4.66 | 76 | +5.13 | 75 | |
| 78 | Batesville | 25 | +4.82 | 11 | 10 | 0 | .804 | 43 | -.278 | 51 | +0.30 | 39 | +4.51 | 79 | +5.07 | 76 | |
| 79 | Jay County | 26 | +4.81 | 15 | 6 | 0 | .851 | 69 | -.134 | 29 | +0.59 | 26 | +4.77 | 74 | +4.89 | 79 | |
| 80 | Vincennes Lincoln | 27 | +4.74 | 13 | 12 | 0 | .726 | 21 | -.206 | 38 | +0.44 | 33 | +4.28 | 84 | +5.01 | 78 | |
| 81 | Brebeuf Jesuit | 28 | +4.65 | 13 | 9 | 0 | .702 | 18 | -.112 | 23 | +0.62 | 25 | +4.52 | 78 | +4.75 | 82 | |
| 83 | Twin Lakes | 29 | +4.55 | 20 | 8 | 0 | .779 | 35 | -.065 | 19 | +0.71 | 22 | +4.38 | 81 | +4.69 | 83 | |
| 84 | Lowell | 30 | +4.40 | 14 | 13 | 0 | .708 | 19 | -.189 | 34 | +0.44 | 32 | +4.69 | 75 | +4.27 | 92 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 85 | Frankfort | 31 | +4.36 | 17 | 10 | 0 | .828 | 55 | -.200 | 36 | +0.42 | 34 | +3.86 | 96 | +4.62 | 84 | |
| 87 | Delta | 32 | +4.34 | 13 | 10 | 0 | .690 | 14 | -.125 | 26 | +0.57 | 28 | +4.12 | 88 | +4.48 | 88 | |
| 88 | Indian Creek | 33 | +4.27 | 10 | 10 | 0 | .762 | 31 | -.261 | 45 | +0.29 | 40 | +3.82 | 98 | +4.57 | 85 | |
| 89 | Heritage | 34 | +4.27 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .933 | 90 | -.182 | 32 | +0.45 | 31 | +4.37 | 82 | +4.30 | 91 | |
| 90 | Tri-West | 35 | +4.25 | 13 | 9 | 0 | .827 | 52 | -.234 | 40 | +0.34 | 38 | +3.71 | 100 | +4.56 | 86 | |
| 92 | Yorktown | 36 | +4.14 | 10 | 15 | 0 | .715 | 20 | -.312 | 57 | +0.18 | 49 | +4.19 | 85 | +4.13 | 95 | |
| 94 | Southridge | 37 | +4.10 | 13 | 8 | 0 | .734 | 23 | -.116 | 24 | +0.57 | 27 | +4.15 | 87 | +4.10 | 96 | |
| 95 | Evansville Central | 38 | +4.08 | 9 | 16 | 0 | .655 | 5 | -.296 | 55 | +0.21 | 47 | +3.61 | 104 | +4.37 | 90 | |
| 100 | Logansport | 39 | +3.80 | 17 | 10 | 0 | .761 | 29 | -.131 | 27 | +0.52 | 29 | +3.90 | 93 | +3.80 | 104 | |
| 102 | Northview | 40 | +3.74 | 13 | 8 | 0 | .802 | 41 | -.183 | 33 | +0.41 | 36 | +3.56 | 106 | +3.88 | 101 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 103 | Edgewood | 41 | +3.73 | 10 | 9 | 0 | .785 | 37 | -.259 | 44 | +0.25 | 42 | +3.62 | 103 | +3.86 | 102 | |
| 109 | Lebanon | 42 | +3.40 | 10 | 14 | 0 | .730 | 22 | -.314 | 58 | +0.12 | 51 | +2.92 | 117 | +3.49 | 110 | |
| 112 | Washington | 43 | +3.35 | 15 | 11 | 0 | .839 | 63 | -.262 | 46 | +0.22 | 45 | +2.74 | 122 | +3.69 | 105 | |
| 115 | Crawfordsville | 44 | +3.21 | 12 | 13 | 0 | .805 | 44 | -.325 | 62 | +0.08 | 55 | +2.60 | 125 | +3.49 | 111 | |
| 117 | Connersville | 45 | +3.17 | 14 | 12 | 0 | .810 | 45 | -.268 | 48 | +0.19 | 48 | +2.89 | 119 | +3.48 | 112 | |
| 119 | Highland | 46 | +3.04 | 11 | 16 | 0 | .693 | 16 | -.287 | 54 | +0.15 | 50 | +3.59 | 105 | +2.84 | 122 | |
| 120 | Angola | 47 | +3.04 | 20 | 6 | 0 | .922 | 86 | -.156 | 31 | +0.41 | 35 | +2.93 | 116 | +3.19 | 120 | |
| 122 | North Harrison | 48 | +3.03 | 14 | 10 | 0 | .827 | 51 | -.243 | 43 | +0.23 | 44 | +2.42 | 129 | +3.35 | 117 | |
| 128 | Mishawaka Marian | 49 | +2.52 | 12 | 8 | 0 | .800 | 39 | -.201 | 37 | +0.28 | 41 | +2.79 | 121 | +2.47 | 131 | |
| 129 | Greenwood | 50 | +2.52 | 11 | 14 | 0 | .677 | 10 | -.238 | 41 | +0.21 | 46 | +2.42 | 130 | +2.58 | 127 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 131 | NorthWood | 51 | +2.38 | 14 | 10 | 0 | .897 | 80 | -.314 | 59 | +0.04 | 56 | +2.44 | 128 | +2.45 | 133 | |
| 133 | Charlestown | 52 | +2.34 | 14 | 11 | 0 | .838 | 62 | -.277 | 50 | +0.12 | 52 | +2.37 | 133 | +2.19 | 138 | |
| 138 | Columbia City | 53 | +2.20 | 16 | 11 | 0 | .803 | 42 | -.212 | 39 | +0.24 | 43 | +2.49 | 127 | +2.11 | 142 | |
| 140 | Peru | 54 | +2.14 | 15 | 9 | 0 | .897 | 81 | -.272 | 49 | +0.11 | 54 | +2.09 | 139 | +2.16 | 141 | |
| 144 | Boonville | 55 | +1.90 | 10 | 13 | 0 | .738 | 24 | -.305 | 56 | +0.03 | 57 | +1.39 | 155 | +2.17 | 140 | |
| 145 | Hammond Noll | 56 | +1.81 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .863 | 71 | -.136 | 30 | +0.36 | 37 | +1.87 | 146 | +1.78 | 149 | |
| 148 | New Castle | 57 | +1.78 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .691 | 15 | -.449 | 76 | -0.28 | 70 | +1.53 | 151 | +1.93 | 144 | |
| 155 | West Lafayette | 58 | +1.60 | 10 | 15 | 0 | .790 | 38 | -.390 | 69 | -0.17 | 64 | +1.33 | 157 | +1.78 | 150 | |
| 156 | Jennings County | 59 | +1.59 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .667 | 7 | -.403 | 70 | -0.20 | 65 | +1.35 | 156 | +1.73 | 152 | |
| 158 | John Glenn | 60 | +1.36 | 15 | 7 | 0 | .922 | 87 | -.242 | 42 | +0.11 | 53 | +1.41 | 154 | +1.37 | 158 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 161 | New Haven | 61 | +1.15 | 13 | 10 | 0 | .885 | 77 | -.321 | 61 | -0.06 | 62 | +1.04 | 160 | +1.25 | 163 | |
| 164 | Lawrenceburg | 62 | +1.10 | 10 | 12 | 0 | .846 | 68 | -.390 | 68 | -0.21 | 66 | +0.78 | 170 | +1.29 | 161 | |
| 165 | Beech Grove | 63 | +1.01 | 11 | 12 | 1 | .844 | 67 | -.364 | 66 | -0.16 | 63 | +0.93 | 169 | +1.06 | 166 | |
| 167 | Garrett | 64 | +0.99 | 13 | 10 | 0 | .878 | 75 | -.315 | 60 | -0.06 | 61 | +1.02 | 161 | +1.02 | 168 | |
| 172 | Indianapolis Chatard | 65 | +0.83 | 10 | 11 | 0 | .755 | 27 | -.278 | 52 | +0.00 | 58 | +0.66 | 172 | +0.94 | 171 | |
| 173 | Maconaquah | 66 | +0.64 | 14 | 9 | 0 | .894 | 79 | -.285 | 53 | -0.03 | 60 | +0.62 | 173 | +0.70 | 173 | |
| 176 | Scottsburg | 67 | +0.43 | 13 | 8 | 0 | .887 | 78 | -.267 | 47 | -0.01 | 59 | +0.15 | 183 | +0.64 | 174 | |
| 181 | Kankakee Valley | 68 | +0.27 | 9 | 16 | 0 | .745 | 26 | -.386 | 67 | -0.26 | 69 | +0.55 | 176 | +0.13 | 187 | |
| 182 | South Dearborn | 69 | +0.15 | 7 | 16 | 0 | .827 | 53 | -.521 | 83 | -0.54 | 78 | -0.26 | 188 | +0.41 | 177 | |
| 184 | Mount Vernon (Posey) | 70 | +0.09 | 9 | 11 | 0 | .866 | 73 | -.416 | 73 | -0.33 | 71 | -0.13 | 187 | +0.23 | 184 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 185 | Bellmont | 71 | +0.09 | 8 | 12 | 1 | .835 | 61 | -.431 | 75 | -0.36 | 73 | +0.19 | 182 | +0.08 | 188 | |
| 186 | Franklin County | 72 | +0.07 | 10 | 12 | 0 | .819 | 48 | -.363 | 65 | -0.23 | 68 | -0.08 | 186 | +0.24 | 183 | |
| 187 | East Noble | 73 | -0.03 | 9 | 12 | 0 | .842 | 66 | -.416 | 72 | -0.34 | 72 | +0.39 | 180 | -0.19 | 191 | |
| 197 | Fairfield | 74 | -0.60 | 12 | 15 | 0 | .933 | 89 | -.489 | 80 | -0.53 | 77 | -0.81 | 196 | -0.46 | 196 | |
| 198 | Culver Academy | 75 | -0.69 | 12 | 8 | 0 | .932 | 88 | -.331 | 63 | -0.22 | 67 | -0.42 | 193 | -0.80 | 207 | |
| 200 | Plymouth | 76 | -0.73 | 8 | 16 | 0 | .863 | 72 | -.530 | 85 | -0.63 | 80 | -0.79 | 195 | -0.51 | 198 | |
| 205 | Rushville | 77 | -0.82 | 8 | 14 | 0 | .842 | 65 | -.478 | 79 | -0.53 | 76 | -1.19 | 215 | -0.61 | 203 | |
| 212 | Corydon Central | 78 | -1.17 | 10 | 14 | 1 | .829 | 56 | -.409 | 71 | -0.41 | 74 | -1.19 | 214 | -1.41 | 221 | |
| 214 | Hamilton Heights | 79 | -1.25 | 7 | 18 | 0 | .757 | 28 | -.476 | 78 | -0.55 | 79 | -1.07 | 209 | -1.28 | 218 | |
| 218 | Mississinewa | 80 | -1.31 | 7 | 14 | 0 | .866 | 74 | -.533 | 86 | -0.68 | 81 | -1.31 | 219 | -1.26 | 217 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 231 | Princeton | 81 | -1.83 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .834 | 60 | -.574 | 88 | -0.80 | 84 | -2.01 | 233 | -1.66 | 227 | |
| 235 | Griffith | 82 | -2.02 | 9 | 13 | 0 | .828 | 54 | -.419 | 74 | -0.50 | 75 | -1.69 | 227 | -2.15 | 240 | |
| 248 | Speedway | 83 | -2.55 | 6 | 16 | 0 | .834 | 59 | -.558 | 87 | -0.82 | 85 | -2.94 | 257 | -2.35 | 245 | |
| 270 | Fort Wayne Concordia | 84 | -3.81 | 8 | 13 | 0 | .907 | 82 | -.527 | 84 | -0.85 | 86 | -3.58 | 265 | -3.90 | 270 | |
| 281 | Owen Valley | 85 | -4.55 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .915 | 84 | -.582 | 89 | -1.01 | 88 | -4.97 | 288 | -4.33 | 277 | |
| 283 | Tippecanoe Valley | 86 | -4.59 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .914 | 83 | -.758 | 95 | -1.37 | 92 | -4.47 | 276 | -4.63 | 285 | |
| 288 | Purdue Poly Englewood | 87 | -5.07 | 10 | 9 | 1 | .974 | 95 | -.449 | 77 | -0.78 | 83 | -5.39 | 290 | -4.96 | 287 | |
| 293 | Wawasee | 88 | -5.57 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .880 | 76 | -.715 | 93 | -1.36 | 91 | -5.56 | 293 | -5.62 | 294 | |
| 301 | Evansville Bosse | 89 | -6.15 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .776 | 34 | -.500 | 82 | -0.97 | 87 | -6.11 | 298 | -6.15 | 303 | |
| 308 | West Noble | 90 | -6.54 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .933 | 91 | -.649 | 91 | -1.30 | 90 | -5.81 | 295 | -6.87 | 314 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 312 | River Forest | 91 | -6.64 | 12 | 8 | 0 | .962 | 93 | -.362 | 64 | -0.72 | 82 | -6.47 | 303 | -6.79 | 313 | |
| 325 | Marion | 92 | -8.16 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .918 | 85 | -.826 | 97 | -1.78 | 94 | -7.34 | 319 | -8.56 | 326 | |
| 334 | South Bend Washington | 93 | -9.07 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .825 | 50 | -.625 | 90 | -1.44 | 93 | -8.85 | 333 | -9.13 | 334 | |
| 338 | Indianapolis Herron | 94 | -9.83 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .966 | 94 | -.498 | 81 | -1.23 | 89 | -9.93 | 341 | -9.74 | 338 | |
| 362 | East Chicago Central | 95 | -15.85 | 6 | 14 | 0 | .992 | 97 | -.692 | 92 | -2.07 | 95 | -15.65 | 364 | -15.99 | 362 | |
| 367 | Indianapolis Shortridge | 96 | -16.99 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .979 | 96 | -.747 | 94 | -2.27 | 96 | -17.14 | 367 | -16.87 | 367 | |
| 374 | Indianapolis Attucks | 97 | -20.74 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .949 | 92 | -.781 | 96 | -2.62 | 97 | -21.71 | 374 | -20.65 | 374 | |
| 378 | Gary West | 98 | -24.54 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .998 | 99 | -.908 | 98 | -3.16 | 98 | -24.21 | 377 | -24.83 | 379 | |
| 380 | Indianapolis Washington | 99 | -27.74 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .998 | 98 | -.998 | 99 | -3.58 | 99 | -28.24 | 380 | -27.74 | 380 | |