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 | |
1 | Center Grove | 1 | +11.54 | 25 | 3 | 0 | .740 | 15 | +.152 | 1 | +1.58 | 1 | +11.34 | 1 | +11.73 | 1 | |
2 | Noblesville | 2 | +10.66 | 18 | 6 | 0 | .663 | 6 | +.085 | 5 | +1.37 | 4 | +10.49 | 2 | +10.83 | 3 | |
3 | Lake Central | 3 | +10.62 | 23 | 5 | 0 | .726 | 13 | +.098 | 4 | +1.40 | 2 | +10.28 | 3 | +10.83 | 2 | |
4 | Valparaiso | 4 | +10.02 | 20 | 3 | 0 | .767 | 27 | +.108 | 3 | +1.37 | 5 | +9.81 | 4 | +10.19 | 4 | |
5 | Floyd Central | 5 | +9.61 | 23 | 3 | 0 | .825 | 53 | +.059 | 7 | +1.24 | 6 | +9.74 | 5 | +9.64 | 8 | |
6 | Chesterton | 6 | +9.59 | 22 | 7 | 0 | .760 | 25 | +.001 | 12 | +1.12 | 10 | +9.10 | 8 | +9.86 | 5 | |
7 | Mooresville | 7 | +9.51 | 32 | 3 | 0 | .774 | 29 | +.141 | 2 | +1.39 | 3 | +9.16 | 7 | +9.71 | 7 | |
8 | Zionsville | 8 | +9.50 | 17 | 8 | 0 | .632 | 1 | +.044 | 10 | +1.20 | 7 | +9.01 | 10 | +9.80 | 6 | |
9 | Carmel | 9 | +9.27 | 18 | 8 | 0 | .641 | 2 | +.049 | 9 | +1.19 | 8 | +9.24 | 6 | +9.33 | 11 | |
10 | Westfield | 10 | +9.24 | 18 | 10 | 0 | .652 | 3 | -.012 | 13 | +1.06 | 12 | +9.06 | 9 | +9.37 | 10 | |
RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
12 | Indianapolis Cathedral | 11 | +8.89 | 14 | 11 | 0 | .721 | 10 | -.160 | 29 | +0.74 | 21 | +8.58 | 13 | +9.13 | 12 | |
13 | Castle | 12 | +8.80 | 18 | 9 | 0 | .747 | 18 | -.083 | 20 | +0.89 | 17 | +8.55 | 15 | +8.99 | 14 | |
15 | New Palestine | 13 | +8.75 | 25 | 6 | 0 | .854 | 63 | -.048 | 17 | +0.95 | 14 | +8.55 | 14 | +8.90 | 15 | |
17 | Fishers | 14 | +8.60 | 20 | 7 | 0 | .673 | 7 | +.066 | 6 | +1.17 | 9 | +8.50 | 16 | +8.69 | 17 | |
19 | McCutcheon | 15 | +8.27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | .761 | 26 | +.054 | 8 | +1.12 | 11 | +8.24 | 19 | +8.34 | 19 | |
20 | Evansville North | 16 | +8.22 | 21 | 7 | 0 | .784 | 33 | -.036 | 15 | +0.93 | 15 | +8.47 | 17 | +8.14 | 23 | |
23 | Avon | 17 | +7.97 | 16 | 14 | 0 | .659 | 5 | -.127 | 24 | +0.73 | 22 | +7.71 | 26 | +8.17 | 22 | |
24 | South Bend Adams | 18 | +7.93 | 18 | 5 | 0 | .827 | 56 | -.043 | 16 | +0.89 | 16 | +7.76 | 24 | +8.06 | 25 | |
27 | Lawrence North | 19 | +7.58 | 27 | 4 | 0 | .852 | 62 | +.021 | 11 | +0.99 | 13 | +7.41 | 27 | +7.78 | 27 | |
29 | Columbus North | 20 | +7.50 | 17 | 8 | 0 | .745 | 16 | -.064 | 18 | +0.82 | 19 | +7.83 | 23 | +7.32 | 33 | |
RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
30 | Carroll (Fort Wayne) | 21 | +7.32 | 20 | 10 | 0 | .873 | 69 | -.207 | 37 | +0.52 | 31 | +7.03 | 31 | +7.58 | 29 | |
31 | Penn | 22 | +7.22 | 16 | 9 | 0 | .725 | 12 | -.081 | 19 | +0.76 | 20 | +6.96 | 33 | +7.41 | 30 | |
32 | Crown Point | 23 | +7.21 | 21 | 9 | 0 | .723 | 11 | -.021 | 14 | +0.88 | 18 | +6.97 | 32 | +7.37 | 31 | |
33 | LaPorte | 24 | +7.21 | 18 | 11 | 0 | .754 | 23 | -.132 | 26 | +0.66 | 26 | +7.03 | 30 | +7.34 | 32 | |
35 | Mount Vernon (Fortville) | 25 | +6.92 | 18 | 8 | 0 | .804 | 43 | -.113 | 23 | +0.67 | 24 | +6.84 | 35 | +6.97 | 37 | |
36 | Bloomington South | 26 | +6.86 | 15 | 8 | 1 | .745 | 17 | -.100 | 22 | +0.70 | 23 | +6.65 | 37 | +7.01 | 36 | |
38 | Munster | 27 | +6.71 | 12 | 10 | 0 | .734 | 14 | -.187 | 33 | +0.51 | 33 | +6.23 | 43 | +6.91 | 38 | |
39 | Franklin | 28 | +6.64 | 17 | 11 | 0 | .776 | 30 | -.167 | 31 | +0.54 | 29 | +6.35 | 40 | +6.82 | 39 | |
40 | Warsaw | 29 | +6.62 | 21 | 7 | 0 | .888 | 74 | -.137 | 27 | +0.60 | 27 | +6.55 | 38 | +6.74 | 40 | |
41 | Jeffersonville | 30 | +6.31 | 9 | 10 | 0 | .789 | 38 | -.315 | 54 | +0.22 | 47 | +6.68 | 36 | +6.14 | 52 | |
RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
44 | Perry Meridian | 31 | +6.22 | 19 | 7 | 0 | .822 | 52 | -.090 | 21 | +0.66 | 25 | +6.04 | 46 | +6.37 | 45 | |
45 | Indianapolis Roncalli | 32 | +6.18 | 15 | 9 | 0 | .787 | 37 | -.160 | 30 | +0.52 | 32 | +6.22 | 44 | +6.20 | 49 | |
46 | North Central (Indianapolis) | 33 | +6.18 | 14 | 9 | 0 | .814 | 48 | -.206 | 36 | +0.43 | 34 | +5.51 | 60 | +6.61 | 41 | |
50 | Harrison (West Lafayette) | 34 | +6.05 | 15 | 12 | 1 | .786 | 36 | -.232 | 40 | +0.37 | 38 | +5.80 | 51 | +6.22 | 48 | |
51 | Whiteland | 35 | +6.05 | 14 | 11 | 0 | .829 | 57 | -.269 | 47 | +0.29 | 43 | +5.96 | 49 | +6.16 | 50 | |
53 | Hamilton Southeastern | 36 | +6.01 | 13 | 12 | 0 | .654 | 4 | -.138 | 28 | +0.55 | 28 | +5.80 | 52 | +6.15 | 51 | |
54 | Seymour | 37 | +5.96 | 15 | 8 | 0 | .881 | 71 | -.229 | 39 | +0.37 | 37 | +6.21 | 45 | +5.85 | 56 | |
55 | Evansville Central | 38 | +5.76 | 15 | 12 | 0 | .793 | 40 | -.241 | 43 | +0.33 | 40 | +5.70 | 54 | +5.85 | 57 | |
59 | Hobart | 39 | +5.61 | 16 | 11 | 0 | .826 | 55 | -.233 | 42 | +0.33 | 39 | +4.98 | 73 | +5.98 | 53 | |
60 | Homestead | 40 | +5.61 | 20 | 11 | 0 | .773 | 28 | -.128 | 25 | +0.54 | 30 | +5.61 | 56 | +5.70 | 61 | |
RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
61 | New Albany | 41 | +5.60 | 15 | 10 | 0 | .795 | 41 | -.194 | 35 | +0.40 | 35 | +5.59 | 57 | +5.62 | 65 | |
64 | Greenfield-Central | 42 | +5.55 | 13 | 14 | 0 | .785 | 34 | -.303 | 51 | +0.18 | 49 | +5.32 | 66 | +5.69 | 62 | |
66 | Pendleton Heights | 43 | +5.52 | 15 | 10 | 0 | .859 | 65 | -.258 | 46 | +0.27 | 45 | +5.38 | 64 | +5.48 | 69 | |
67 | Plainfield | 44 | +5.49 | 13 | 14 | 0 | .817 | 49 | -.334 | 58 | +0.12 | 52 | +5.46 | 62 | +5.54 | 66 | |
68 | Franklin Central | 45 | +5.40 | 12 | 17 | 0 | .692 | 8 | -.281 | 48 | +0.22 | 48 | +5.32 | 65 | +5.50 | 68 | |
70 | East Central | 46 | +5.22 | 19 | 8 | 0 | .898 | 77 | -.194 | 34 | +0.37 | 36 | +5.03 | 72 | +5.36 | 70 | |
71 | Bedford North Lawrence | 47 | +5.18 | 16 | 12 | 0 | .818 | 50 | -.246 | 44 | +0.27 | 46 | +5.44 | 63 | +5.08 | 73 | |
72 | Greenwood | 48 | +5.04 | 12 | 14 | 0 | .750 | 20 | -.287 | 49 | +0.17 | 51 | +4.79 | 77 | +5.23 | 71 | |
73 | Brownsburg | 49 | +5.02 | 8 | 17 | 0 | .694 | 9 | -.378 | 64 | -0.01 | 57 | +4.88 | 75 | +5.12 | 72 | |
74 | Concord | 50 | +5.01 | 19 | 11 | 0 | .868 | 67 | -.233 | 41 | +0.28 | 44 | +5.05 | 71 | +5.06 | 74 | |
RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
75 | Shelbyville | 51 | +4.99 | 16 | 9 | 0 | .858 | 64 | -.217 | 38 | +0.31 | 42 | +5.13 | 69 | +4.94 | 76 | |
79 | Mishawaka | 52 | +4.75 | 15 | 14 | 0 | .834 | 58 | -.314 | 53 | +0.10 | 53 | +4.73 | 80 | +4.85 | 81 | |
87 | Evansville Harrison | 53 | +4.16 | 8 | 9 | 0 | .826 | 54 | -.357 | 62 | -0.04 | 59 | +4.51 | 82 | +4.05 | 94 | |
88 | Elkhart | 54 | +4.16 | 14 | 11 | 0 | .807 | 45 | -.246 | 45 | +0.18 | 50 | +4.20 | 88 | +4.24 | 89 | |
89 | Bloomington North | 55 | +4.13 | 8 | 18 | 0 | .756 | 24 | -.449 | 72 | -0.22 | 67 | +4.20 | 87 | +4.17 | 92 | |
90 | Northridge | 56 | +4.11 | 13 | 15 | 0 | .805 | 44 | -.338 | 59 | -0.00 | 56 | +4.06 | 92 | +4.20 | 91 | |
93 | Terre Haute North | 57 | +4.07 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .900 | 78 | -.177 | 32 | +0.31 | 41 | +4.07 | 91 | +4.10 | 93 | |
96 | Goshen | 58 | +3.87 | 13 | 14 | 0 | .869 | 68 | -.386 | 66 | -0.12 | 61 | +3.81 | 97 | +3.99 | 96 | |
97 | Fort Wayne Northrop | 59 | +3.86 | 18 | 10 | 0 | .933 | 86 | -.290 | 50 | +0.07 | 54 | +3.34 | 104 | +4.22 | 90 | |
100 | Columbia City | 60 | +3.72 | 17 | 12 | 0 | .936 | 88 | -.350 | 61 | -0.06 | 60 | +3.56 | 100 | +3.87 | 97 | |
RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
102 | Portage | 61 | +3.55 | 12 | 15 | 0 | .777 | 31 | -.329 | 57 | -0.03 | 58 | +3.24 | 107 | +3.75 | 102 | |
104 | Jennings County | 62 | +3.55 | 14 | 14 | 0 | .812 | 47 | -.310 | 52 | +0.01 | 55 | +3.51 | 102 | +3.55 | 105 | |
106 | Lowell | 63 | +3.41 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .752 | 22 | -.375 | 63 | -0.13 | 63 | +3.01 | 114 | +3.59 | 104 | |
113 | Terre Haute South | 64 | +3.20 | 11 | 11 | 1 | .891 | 75 | -.390 | 67 | -0.18 | 65 | +3.05 | 112 | +3.32 | 114 | |
119 | Logansport | 65 | +2.90 | 16 | 16 | 0 | .883 | 72 | -.383 | 65 | -0.19 | 66 | +2.62 | 125 | +3.08 | 116 | |
123 | Southport | 66 | +2.79 | 9 | 12 | 0 | .835 | 59 | -.407 | 69 | -0.25 | 69 | +2.73 | 122 | +2.87 | 123 | |
125 | Evansville Reitz | 67 | +2.75 | 9 | 14 | 0 | .785 | 35 | -.395 | 68 | -0.23 | 68 | +2.69 | 124 | +2.83 | 124 | |
127 | Kokomo | 68 | +2.54 | 13 | 13 | 0 | .849 | 61 | -.350 | 60 | -0.15 | 64 | +2.40 | 130 | +2.60 | 128 | |
128 | Columbus East | 69 | +2.54 | 9 | 17 | 0 | .784 | 32 | -.438 | 71 | -0.33 | 70 | +2.58 | 126 | +2.53 | 132 | |
130 | Decatur Central | 70 | +2.49 | 10 | 17 | 0 | .811 | 46 | -.436 | 70 | -0.33 | 71 | +2.44 | 129 | +2.64 | 127 | |
RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
137 | Ben Davis | 71 | +2.18 | 10 | 16 | 0 | .846 | 60 | -.460 | 75 | -0.40 | 72 | +2.05 | 138 | +2.49 | 133 | |
138 | Richmond | 72 | +2.16 | 13 | 9 | 0 | .914 | 81 | -.321 | 55 | -0.13 | 62 | +2.35 | 132 | +2.08 | 144 | |
165 | DeKalb | 73 | +1.12 | 11 | 17 | 0 | .918 | 82 | -.524 | 77 | -0.62 | 76 | +1.04 | 162 | +1.24 | 164 | |
169 | Plymouth | 74 | +0.94 | 6 | 19 | 0 | .863 | 66 | -.622 | 85 | -0.82 | 78 | +1.19 | 158 | +0.85 | 173 | |
177 | Lafayette Jeff | 75 | +0.67 | 5 | 22 | 0 | .799 | 42 | -.613 | 83 | -0.83 | 79 | +0.49 | 179 | +0.77 | 176 | |
181 | Martinsville | 76 | +0.48 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .818 | 51 | -.700 | 90 | -1.02 | 85 | +0.44 | 181 | +0.53 | 185 | |
187 | Lawrence Central | 77 | +0.28 | 10 | 14 | 0 | .874 | 70 | -.457 | 74 | -0.55 | 73 | -0.26 | 201 | +0.62 | 184 | |
193 | Fort Wayne Snider | 78 | +0.08 | 11 | 14 | 0 | .893 | 76 | -.452 | 73 | -0.56 | 75 | +0.04 | 191 | +0.13 | 193 | |
203 | Huntington North | 79 | -0.31 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .885 | 73 | -.658 | 88 | -1.00 | 84 | -0.51 | 207 | -0.17 | 199 | |
204 | Kankakee Valley | 80 | -0.42 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .791 | 39 | -.562 | 82 | -0.82 | 77 | -0.62 | 210 | -0.31 | 202 | |
RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
227 | Pike | 81 | -1.53 | 9 | 17 | 0 | .900 | 79 | -.553 | 81 | -0.89 | 81 | -1.47 | 224 | -1.52 | 228 | |
230 | Anderson | 82 | -1.76 | 10 | 16 | 0 | .928 | 85 | -.544 | 80 | -0.89 | 80 | -1.89 | 233 | -1.70 | 230 | |
233 | Warren Central | 83 | -1.96 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .902 | 80 | -.721 | 92 | -1.26 | 86 | -2.04 | 236 | -1.89 | 233 | |
244 | Michigan City | 84 | -2.37 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .747 | 19 | -.527 | 78 | -0.91 | 82 | -2.91 | 257 | -2.07 | 239 | |
252 | Merrillville | 85 | -2.71 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .750 | 21 | -.539 | 79 | -0.96 | 83 | -3.39 | 268 | -2.37 | 246 | |
258 | Hammond Morton | 86 | -2.92 | 13 | 9 | 0 | .918 | 83 | -.327 | 56 | -0.56 | 74 | -3.01 | 261 | -2.83 | 258 | |
265 | New Haven | 87 | -3.14 | 7 | 19 | 0 | .958 | 90 | -.690 | 89 | -1.29 | 87 | -3.58 | 270 | -2.66 | 253 | |
286 | Fort Wayne South | 88 | -4.57 | 7 | 17 | 0 | .945 | 89 | -.653 | 86 | -1.34 | 88 | -4.57 | 283 | -4.50 | 285 | |
305 | Marion | 89 | -5.52 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .969 | 93 | -.706 | 91 | -1.52 | 89 | -5.68 | 307 | -5.45 | 306 | |
308 | Fort Wayne Wayne | 90 | -5.61 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .963 | 92 | -.867 | 96 | -1.85 | 93 | -6.07 | 312 | -5.28 | 302 | |
RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
315 | Muncie Central | 91 | -6.39 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .926 | 84 | -.863 | 95 | -1.90 | 94 | -6.86 | 319 | -6.17 | 315 | |
316 | Fort Wayne North | 92 | -6.39 | 5 | 20 | 0 | .959 | 91 | -.759 | 94 | -1.70 | 91 | -6.64 | 317 | -6.13 | 314 | |
337 | Hammond Central | 93 | -9.97 | 7 | 15 | 0 | .973 | 94 | -.655 | 87 | -1.78 | 92 | -9.94 | 338 | -10.00 | 337 | |
344 | Indianapolis Tech | 94 | -10.71 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .935 | 87 | -.518 | 76 | -1.57 | 90 | -10.98 | 348 | -10.65 | 345 | |
370 | East Chicago Central | 95 | -16.10 | 8 | 14 | 1 | .991 | 95 | -.621 | 84 | -2.22 | 95 | -16.29 | 370 | -16.07 | 370 | |
372 | Indianapolis Attucks | 96 | -18.27 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .994 | 96 | -.744 | 93 | -2.64 | 96 | -18.21 | 371 | -18.41 | 372 | |
383 | Gary West | 97 | -23.50 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .999 | 97 | -.999 | 97 | -3.57 | 97 | -23.31 | 382 | -23.72 | 383 |