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 | |
2 | Hagerstown | 1 | +16.32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .753 | 26 | +.135 | 5 | +1.93 | 3 | +15.79 | 2 | +16.66 | 2 | |
10 | West Vigo | 2 | +13.72 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .692 | 11 | +.312 | 2 | +2.09 | 1 | +13.77 | 9 | +13.80 | 10 | |
13 | Alexandria | 3 | +12.37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .753 | 27 | +.250 | 3 | +1.89 | 4 | +12.00 | 15 | +12.61 | 13 | |
27 | Tecumseh | 4 | +10.47 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .660 | 7 | +.344 | 1 | +1.94 | 2 | +10.43 | 24 | +10.43 | 29 | |
31 | Lapel | 5 | +9.96 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .641 | 6 | +.160 | 4 | +1.57 | 5 | +9.19 | 35 | +10.42 | 30 | |
40 | Western Boone | 6 | +8.94 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .732 | 19 | +.086 | 8 | +1.36 | 6 | +9.09 | 38 | +9.02 | 39 | |
46 | Madison-Grant | 7 | +8.46 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .709 | 15 | +.043 | 12 | +1.25 | 10 | +8.12 | 50 | +8.62 | 48 | |
47 | Shenandoah | 8 | +8.37 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .729 | 18 | +.073 | 9 | +1.30 | 9 | +8.33 | 46 | +8.43 | 50 | |
48 | Sullivan | 9 | +8.33 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .626 | 4 | +.093 | 7 | +1.34 | 7 | +8.26 | 47 | +8.44 | 49 | |
52 | Frankton | 10 | +8.06 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .594 | 3 | +.004 | 13 | +1.16 | 12 | +8.10 | 51 | +8.04 | 55 | |
RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
54 | Woodlan | 11 | +7.74 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .815 | 46 | +.112 | 6 | +1.34 | 8 | +7.22 | 59 | +7.91 | 56 | |
60 | Andrean | 12 | +7.46 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .579 | 1 | -.021 | 18 | +1.07 | 13 | +7.95 | 52 | +7.29 | 67 | |
66 | Triton Central | 13 | +6.99 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .793 | 39 | +.063 | 10 | +1.20 | 11 | +7.00 | 61 | +7.06 | 68 | |
78 | Eastside | 14 | +6.37 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .787 | 36 | -.018 | 16 | +1.01 | 15 | +6.19 | 79 | +6.42 | 80 | |
84 | Evansville Mater Dei | 15 | +5.94 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .685 | 9 | -.066 | 20 | +0.89 | 18 | +6.07 | 82 | +5.93 | 85 | |
87 | Rossville | 16 | +5.78 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .820 | 49 | -.020 | 17 | +0.97 | 16 | +5.92 | 85 | +5.76 | 87 | |
90 | South Putnam | 17 | +5.55 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .794 | 41 | -.015 | 15 | +0.96 | 17 | +5.26 | 94 | +5.65 | 93 | |
96 | South Adams | 18 | +5.12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .848 | 64 | -.048 | 19 | +0.87 | 19 | +5.24 | 95 | +5.13 | 99 | |
101 | Winamac | 19 | +4.77 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .864 | 73 | +.051 | 11 | +1.03 | 14 | +4.42 | 105 | +5.06 | 102 | |
107 | Central Noble | 20 | +4.51 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .862 | 72 | -.194 | 37 | +0.56 | 31 | +3.86 | 115 | +4.80 | 107 | |
RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
113 | Boone Grove | 21 | +4.38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .719 | 17 | -.116 | 29 | +0.70 | 20 | +3.90 | 112 | +4.71 | 109 | |
116 | Brownstown Central | 22 | +3.92 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .736 | 22 | -.274 | 44 | +0.38 | 36 | +3.64 | 122 | +4.22 | 118 | |
119 | Centerville | 23 | +3.87 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .854 | 68 | -.104 | 27 | +0.69 | 22 | +3.01 | 135 | +4.21 | 119 | |
123 | Eastbrook | 24 | +3.78 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .855 | 70 | -.164 | 33 | +0.57 | 30 | +3.38 | 126 | +4.01 | 122 | |
124 | Churubusco | 25 | +3.77 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .846 | 63 | -.131 | 30 | +0.63 | 23 | +3.71 | 119 | +3.55 | 129 | |
125 | Linton-Stockton | 26 | +3.65 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .732 | 20 | -.147 | 32 | +0.59 | 27 | +3.49 | 124 | +3.80 | 126 | |
134 | Northeastern | 27 | +2.92 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .839 | 58 | -.214 | 39 | +0.42 | 35 | +2.32 | 144 | +3.29 | 131 | |
135 | Oak Hill | 28 | +2.90 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .780 | 33 | -.111 | 28 | +0.61 | 26 | +2.31 | 145 | +3.18 | 133 | |
136 | North Putnam | 29 | +2.85 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .689 | 10 | -.068 | 21 | +0.69 | 21 | +2.34 | 143 | +2.65 | 142 | |
139 | Eastern Hancock | 30 | +2.71 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .639 | 5 | -.099 | 26 | +0.62 | 24 | +2.79 | 137 | +2.73 | 140 | |
RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
145 | Southmont | 31 | +2.29 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .857 | 71 | -.088 | 24 | +0.62 | 25 | +1.74 | 150 | +2.55 | 145 | |
147 | Jimtown | 32 | +2.17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .854 | 69 | -.186 | 36 | +0.43 | 34 | +1.40 | 155 | +2.64 | 143 | |
151 | Greencastle | 33 | +1.80 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .709 | 14 | -.270 | 43 | +0.25 | 38 | +0.63 | 161 | +2.30 | 149 | |
152 | Wheeler | 34 | +1.69 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .835 | 55 | -.083 | 23 | +0.59 | 29 | +1.83 | 149 | +1.63 | 158 | |
155 | Rochester | 35 | +1.48 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .842 | 59 | -.073 | 22 | +0.59 | 28 | +1.32 | 156 | +1.65 | 156 | |
159 | Rensselaer Central | 36 | +1.10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .845 | 60 | -.245 | 41 | +0.25 | 37 | +0.25 | 168 | +1.46 | 159 | |
162 | Whitko | 37 | +0.82 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .888 | 77 | -.137 | 31 | +0.43 | 33 | +0.60 | 162 | +0.95 | 164 | |
164 | Perry Central | 38 | +0.69 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .827 | 50 | -.372 | 55 | -0.01 | 43 | +0.35 | 165 | +1.06 | 162 | |
169 | South Spencer | 39 | +0.31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .792 | 38 | -.290 | 47 | +0.12 | 42 | -0.42 | 182 | +0.58 | 167 | |
170 | Eastern (Pekin) | 40 | +0.16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .792 | 37 | -.391 | 61 | -0.08 | 46 | -0.03 | 170 | +0.28 | 171 | |
RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
174 | North Knox | 41 | -0.11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .830 | 51 | -.385 | 60 | -0.09 | 47 | -0.74 | 187 | +0.23 | 172 | |
176 | Providence | 42 | -0.19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .845 | 61 | -.098 | 25 | +0.44 | 32 | -0.26 | 178 | -0.03 | 178 | |
177 | Tell City | 43 | -0.26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .775 | 31 | -.443 | 63 | -0.20 | 51 | -0.71 | 186 | +0.04 | 176 | |
180 | Salem | 44 | -0.45 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .872 | 74 | -.206 | 38 | +0.22 | 39 | -0.33 | 180 | -0.39 | 185 | |
181 | North Montgomery | 45 | -0.46 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .757 | 28 | -.262 | 42 | +0.12 | 41 | -1.03 | 192 | -0.03 | 179 | |
190 | Monrovia | 46 | -0.82 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .708 | 13 | -.376 | 56 | -0.12 | 49 | -1.92 | 210 | -0.20 | 181 | |
195 | Pike Central | 47 | -1.10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .673 | 8 | -.508 | 74 | -0.38 | 61 | -1.49 | 201 | -0.97 | 195 | |
202 | Bremen | 48 | -1.53 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .793 | 40 | -.526 | 77 | -0.44 | 64 | -1.26 | 195 | -1.60 | 209 | |
207 | Forest Park | 49 | -1.69 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .778 | 32 | -.415 | 62 | -0.24 | 55 | -1.77 | 206 | -1.63 | 210 | |
209 | Hebron | 50 | -1.73 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .877 | 75 | -.379 | 58 | -0.18 | 50 | -2.66 | 228 | -1.44 | 203 | |
RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
210 | Knox | 51 | -1.80 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .835 | 54 | -.475 | 66 | -0.36 | 59 | -1.64 | 202 | -1.79 | 213 | |
211 | Clarksville | 52 | -1.80 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .883 | 76 | -.329 | 48 | -0.09 | 48 | -1.77 | 205 | -1.69 | 211 | |
215 | Manchester | 53 | -2.04 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .897 | 79 | -.280 | 45 | -0.02 | 44 | -2.46 | 221 | -1.48 | 206 | |
217 | South Vermillion | 54 | -2.05 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .734 | 21 | -.290 | 46 | -0.03 | 45 | -2.84 | 230 | -1.70 | 212 | |
219 | Lewis Cass | 55 | -2.32 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .831 | 52 | -.494 | 70 | -0.43 | 63 | -2.54 | 226 | -2.19 | 221 | |
220 | Fort Wayne Luers | 56 | -2.33 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .743 | 24 | -.381 | 59 | -0.22 | 53 | -2.13 | 214 | -2.50 | 227 | |
227 | Westview | 57 | -2.60 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .850 | 66 | -.183 | 35 | +0.13 | 40 | -2.35 | 217 | -2.79 | 232 | |
233 | South Knox | 58 | -2.97 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .781 | 34 | -.582 | 82 | -0.64 | 71 | -2.54 | 224 | -3.11 | 237 | |
237 | Lakeland | 59 | -3.19 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .763 | 30 | -.512 | 76 | -0.52 | 66 | -2.86 | 231 | -3.40 | 243 | |
238 | Elwood | 60 | -3.25 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .747 | 25 | -.345 | 53 | -0.21 | 52 | -2.87 | 232 | -3.31 | 242 | |
RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
245 | Union County | 61 | -3.66 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .797 | 42 | -.344 | 52 | -0.24 | 54 | -3.55 | 241 | -3.67 | 246 | |
247 | Blackford | 62 | -3.93 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .783 | 35 | -.343 | 51 | -0.25 | 56 | -3.76 | 246 | -3.99 | 248 | |
251 | Bluffton | 63 | -4.42 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .848 | 65 | -.465 | 65 | -0.51 | 65 | -4.77 | 252 | -4.17 | 252 | |
252 | Prairie Heights | 64 | -4.65 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .762 | 29 | -.492 | 69 | -0.58 | 69 | -4.71 | 251 | -4.71 | 255 | |
253 | Delphi | 65 | -4.74 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .895 | 78 | -.337 | 50 | -0.29 | 57 | -5.07 | 256 | -4.52 | 254 | |
254 | Tipton | 66 | -4.87 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .710 | 16 | -.378 | 57 | -0.38 | 60 | -4.82 | 254 | -4.91 | 256 | |
262 | Parke Heritage | 67 | -5.60 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .833 | 53 | -.446 | 64 | -0.55 | 68 | -6.65 | 268 | -5.19 | 261 | |
264 | Brown County | 68 | -5.91 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .740 | 23 | -.481 | 67 | -0.64 | 70 | -6.11 | 265 | -5.85 | 266 | |
265 | Benton Central | 69 | -5.93 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .814 | 44 | -.511 | 75 | -0.69 | 72 | -6.96 | 274 | -5.56 | 263 | |
268 | Wabash | 70 | -6.37 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .908 | 83 | -.542 | 78 | -0.78 | 74 | -6.62 | 267 | -6.11 | 270 | |
RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
269 | Seeger | 71 | -6.38 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .816 | 47 | -.503 | 72 | -0.71 | 73 | -7.15 | 275 | -6.07 | 268 | |
273 | Mitchell | 72 | -6.64 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .814 | 45 | -.564 | 80 | -0.84 | 76 | -6.90 | 272 | -6.46 | 273 | |
274 | Eastern (Greentown) | 73 | -6.66 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .800 | 43 | -.733 | 89 | -1.15 | 83 | -6.89 | 271 | -6.48 | 274 | |
283 | Crawford County | 74 | -8.41 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .845 | 62 | -.746 | 90 | -1.29 | 84 | -8.55 | 283 | -8.31 | 284 | |
284 | Whiting | 75 | -8.51 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .931 | 87 | -.330 | 49 | -0.52 | 67 | -8.87 | 287 | -8.64 | 290 | |
285 | Paoli | 76 | -8.68 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .852 | 67 | -.653 | 84 | -1.13 | 82 | -8.56 | 284 | -8.62 | 289 | |
287 | Adams Central | 77 | -8.86 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .692 | 12 | -.551 | 79 | -0.95 | 78 | -8.93 | 288 | -8.61 | 288 | |
292 | Winchester | 78 | -9.04 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .942 | 90 | -.244 | 40 | -0.40 | 62 | -8.83 | 286 | -9.12 | 294 | |
293 | Indianapolis Ritter | 79 | -9.19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .908 | 84 | -.576 | 81 | -1.02 | 80 | -11.19 | 301 | -8.44 | 285 | |
296 | Christel House | 80 | -9.92 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .978 | 92 | -.178 | 34 | -0.33 | 58 | -10.20 | 296 | -9.80 | 296 | |
RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
298 | Wapahani | 81 | -10.63 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .594 | 2 | -.483 | 68 | -0.94 | 77 | -11.10 | 300 | -10.40 | 299 | |
300 | Heritage Christian | 82 | -11.14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .838 | 56 | -.508 | 73 | -1.02 | 79 | -12.55 | 310 | -10.60 | 300 | |
302 | Switzerland County | 83 | -11.26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .931 | 88 | -.789 | 91 | -1.55 | 87 | -12.10 | 307 | -11.01 | 302 | |
304 | Southwestern (Hanover) | 84 | -11.58 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .968 | 91 | -.367 | 54 | -0.79 | 75 | -10.81 | 298 | -11.98 | 307 | |
306 | Austin | 85 | -11.90 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .899 | 81 | -.499 | 71 | -1.05 | 81 | -11.73 | 304 | -11.98 | 308 | |
314 | Sheridan | 86 | -12.75 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .899 | 80 | -.733 | 88 | -1.54 | 86 | -13.54 | 318 | -12.53 | 314 | |
315 | South Ripley | 87 | -12.90 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .923 | 86 | -.725 | 87 | -1.53 | 85 | -12.56 | 311 | -13.03 | 317 | |
322 | Taylor | 88 | -14.32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .818 | 48 | -.821 | 92 | -1.80 | 90 | -13.93 | 319 | -14.47 | 324 | |
329 | Indianapolis Scecina | 89 | -15.83 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .839 | 57 | -.677 | 85 | -1.63 | 88 | -17.76 | 333 | -14.88 | 325 | |
332 | Irvington Prep | 90 | -17.22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .923 | 85 | -.639 | 83 | -1.65 | 89 | -17.82 | 334 | -16.92 | 333 | |
RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
345 | Lake Station | 91 | -22.41 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .932 | 89 | -.707 | 86 | -2.11 | 91 | -22.35 | 347 | -22.54 | 348 | |
354 | LaVille | 92 | -28.84 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .900 | 82 | -.822 | 93 | -2.73 | 92 | -28.66 | 357 | -28.92 | 357 |