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 | |
| 9 | Tecumseh | 1 | +12.57 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .584 | 3 | +.269 | 1 | +2.06 | 1 | +11.98 | 10 | +12.92 | 9 | |
| 31 | Alexandria | 2 | +9.07 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .828 | 58 | +.173 | 2 | +1.63 | 2 | +8.97 | 31 | +9.21 | 32 | |
| 54 | Andrean | 3 | +7.45 | 11 | 10 | 0 | .416 | 1 | +.107 | 3 | +1.40 | 3 | +7.12 | 54 | +7.67 | 53 | |
| 56 | North Putnam | 4 | +7.25 | 18 | 5 | 0 | .729 | 28 | +.051 | 12 | +1.28 | 7 | +6.90 | 62 | +7.40 | 56 | |
| 58 | Hagerstown | 5 | +7.15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .783 | 45 | +.067 | 8 | +1.30 | 4 | +7.17 | 53 | +7.23 | 60 | |
| 61 | Frankton | 6 | +7.00 | 18 | 6 | 0 | .684 | 12 | +.067 | 9 | +1.29 | 5 | +6.93 | 61 | +7.32 | 58 | |
| 63 | Boone Grove | 7 | +6.92 | 16 | 5 | 0 | .709 | 20 | +.055 | 10 | +1.26 | 9 | +6.93 | 60 | +7.00 | 63 | |
| 69 | Sullivan | 8 | +6.45 | 17 | 6 | 0 | .653 | 8 | +.086 | 6 | +1.29 | 6 | +6.04 | 73 | +6.71 | 66 | |
| 77 | Woodlan | 9 | +5.99 | 15 | 6 | 0 | .661 | 10 | +.055 | 11 | +1.20 | 12 | +5.85 | 79 | +6.34 | 74 | |
| 78 | Winamac | 10 | +5.96 | 20 | 3 | 0 | .873 | 80 | -.003 | 18 | +1.09 | 15 | +5.98 | 75 | +6.05 | 78 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 80 | Southmont | 11 | +5.83 | 18 | 5 | 0 | .692 | 15 | +.091 | 5 | +1.26 | 10 | +5.88 | 77 | +5.85 | 82 | |
| 81 | Evansville Mater Dei | 12 | +5.82 | 16 | 8 | 0 | .569 | 2 | +.100 | 4 | +1.27 | 8 | +5.58 | 81 | +5.89 | 81 | |
| 82 | Brownstown Central | 13 | +5.75 | 16 | 9 | 0 | .621 | 4 | +.018 | 13 | +1.11 | 13 | +5.72 | 80 | +5.73 | 86 | |
| 85 | Eastern Hancock | 14 | +5.62 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .726 | 26 | +.003 | 17 | +1.07 | 16 | +5.57 | 82 | +5.67 | 87 | |
| 88 | Eastbrook | 15 | +5.46 | 13 | 6 | 0 | .746 | 35 | -.061 | 22 | +0.94 | 21 | +5.24 | 90 | +5.64 | 89 | |
| 89 | Lapel | 16 | +5.46 | 14 | 6 | 0 | .685 | 13 | +.017 | 14 | +1.09 | 14 | +5.47 | 86 | +5.49 | 90 | |
| 92 | Churubusco | 17 | +5.28 | 24 | 3 | 0 | .803 | 50 | +.085 | 7 | +1.21 | 11 | +5.48 | 85 | +5.32 | 92 | |
| 93 | Western Boone | 18 | +5.13 | 18 | 7 | 0 | .745 | 34 | -.026 | 21 | +0.98 | 19 | +5.01 | 93 | +5.32 | 93 | |
| 94 | Northeastern | 19 | +5.08 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .842 | 67 | -.005 | 20 | +1.02 | 18 | +4.98 | 95 | +5.18 | 95 | |
| 101 | Triton Central | 20 | +4.80 | 14 | 7 | 0 | .660 | 9 | +.006 | 16 | +1.02 | 17 | +4.64 | 101 | +4.84 | 100 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 104 | Linton-Stockton | 21 | +4.55 | 14 | 9 | 0 | .733 | 29 | -.127 | 29 | +0.75 | 24 | +4.23 | 107 | +4.70 | 104 | |
| 110 | South Putnam | 22 | +3.84 | 11 | 8 | 0 | .721 | 23 | -.144 | 31 | +0.67 | 28 | +3.73 | 113 | +3.90 | 110 | |
| 113 | Perry Central | 23 | +3.58 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .812 | 52 | -.239 | 44 | +0.47 | 36 | +3.14 | 120 | +3.78 | 111 | |
| 114 | West Vigo | 24 | +3.57 | 13 | 11 | 0 | .653 | 7 | -.113 | 26 | +0.71 | 26 | +3.81 | 111 | +3.48 | 119 | |
| 115 | Eastside | 25 | +3.52 | 11 | 12 | 0 | .690 | 14 | -.212 | 38 | +0.52 | 33 | +3.75 | 112 | +3.50 | 117 | |
| 117 | Rochester | 26 | +3.50 | 21 | 3 | 0 | .857 | 75 | +.017 | 15 | +0.95 | 20 | +3.52 | 115 | +3.55 | 116 | |
| 119 | Central Noble | 27 | +3.42 | 16 | 7 | 0 | .698 | 18 | -.003 | 19 | +0.91 | 22 | +3.43 | 116 | +3.48 | 118 | |
| 121 | Monrovia | 28 | +3.36 | 14 | 14 | 0 | .641 | 6 | -.141 | 30 | +0.64 | 30 | +3.04 | 122 | +3.45 | 120 | |
| 124 | Knox | 29 | +3.15 | 22 | 7 | 0 | .832 | 61 | -.073 | 25 | +0.76 | 23 | +3.05 | 121 | +3.29 | 121 | |
| 126 | Providence | 30 | +2.84 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .839 | 63 | -.116 | 28 | +0.65 | 29 | +2.91 | 125 | +2.77 | 130 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 132 | Jimtown | 31 | +2.54 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .800 | 47 | -.072 | 23 | +0.72 | 25 | +2.23 | 140 | +2.69 | 132 | |
| 135 | Prairie Heights | 32 | +2.47 | 13 | 9 | 0 | .744 | 33 | -.155 | 33 | +0.55 | 31 | +2.37 | 134 | +2.61 | 133 | |
| 141 | Westview | 33 | +2.31 | 11 | 9 | 0 | .739 | 31 | -.190 | 36 | +0.48 | 35 | +2.23 | 141 | +2.43 | 139 | |
| 143 | Salem | 34 | +2.27 | 10 | 9 | 0 | .774 | 41 | -.248 | 45 | +0.36 | 41 | +2.33 | 136 | +2.21 | 146 | |
| 144 | South Adams | 35 | +2.25 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .718 | 22 | -.164 | 34 | +0.52 | 32 | +2.15 | 145 | +2.37 | 142 | |
| 146 | Oak Hill | 36 | +2.10 | 17 | 8 | 0 | .751 | 36 | -.072 | 24 | +0.69 | 27 | +2.04 | 149 | +2.08 | 148 | |
| 147 | Fort Wayne Luers | 37 | +2.03 | 13 | 10 | 0 | .783 | 43 | -.216 | 40 | +0.41 | 38 | +1.79 | 150 | +2.23 | 145 | |
| 153 | Benton Central | 38 | +1.54 | 13 | 7 | 0 | .856 | 74 | -.206 | 37 | +0.39 | 40 | +1.71 | 151 | +1.47 | 156 | |
| 162 | Greencastle | 39 | +1.07 | 13 | 11 | 0 | .724 | 24 | -.183 | 35 | +0.40 | 39 | +1.26 | 157 | +0.95 | 167 | |
| 166 | Bluffton | 40 | +0.96 | 10 | 14 | 0 | .763 | 39 | -.346 | 53 | +0.09 | 46 | +0.89 | 165 | +0.93 | 168 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 169 | Rossville | 41 | +0.81 | 13 | 9 | 0 | .830 | 60 | -.237 | 43 | +0.28 | 42 | +0.90 | 164 | +0.83 | 172 | |
| 173 | Elwood | 42 | +0.73 | 16 | 8 | 0 | .783 | 44 | -.116 | 27 | +0.51 | 34 | +0.71 | 170 | +0.80 | 173 | |
| 176 | South Knox | 43 | +0.64 | 15 | 8 | 0 | .801 | 48 | -.149 | 32 | +0.44 | 37 | +0.73 | 169 | +0.61 | 176 | |
| 180 | Tell City | 44 | +0.26 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .697 | 17 | -.327 | 50 | +0.08 | 48 | +0.05 | 183 | +0.31 | 180 | |
| 181 | Wheeler | 45 | +0.19 | 16 | 11 | 0 | .824 | 56 | -.231 | 42 | +0.25 | 43 | +0.59 | 174 | +0.08 | 181 | |
| 185 | Centerville | 46 | -0.18 | 11 | 8 | 0 | .804 | 51 | -.224 | 41 | +0.24 | 44 | -0.11 | 186 | -0.24 | 189 | |
| 186 | Lakeland | 47 | -0.19 | 8 | 16 | 0 | .765 | 40 | -.433 | 63 | -0.16 | 55 | -0.27 | 188 | -0.06 | 185 | |
| 189 | Delphi | 48 | -0.23 | 14 | 10 | 0 | .892 | 87 | -.308 | 46 | +0.08 | 47 | -0.30 | 190 | +0.04 | 182 | |
| 190 | Lewis Cass | 49 | -0.33 | 10 | 13 | 0 | .759 | 38 | -.324 | 48 | +0.04 | 49 | -0.84 | 198 | -0.02 | 183 | |
| 196 | Seeger | 50 | -0.60 | 17 | 8 | 0 | .893 | 88 | -.213 | 39 | +0.23 | 45 | -0.59 | 194 | -0.63 | 197 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 202 | Forest Park | 51 | -0.91 | 8 | 15 | 0 | .699 | 19 | -.349 | 54 | -0.05 | 51 | -0.96 | 203 | -0.89 | 203 | |
| 203 | Shenandoah | 52 | -0.92 | 8 | 13 | 0 | .741 | 32 | -.357 | 55 | -0.06 | 52 | -0.92 | 201 | -0.90 | 205 | |
| 204 | Blackford | 53 | -0.96 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .739 | 30 | -.444 | 65 | -0.23 | 59 | -0.96 | 202 | -0.90 | 204 | |
| 209 | Eastern (Greentown) | 54 | -1.31 | 13 | 14 | 0 | .802 | 49 | -.321 | 47 | -0.02 | 50 | -1.18 | 206 | -1.31 | 209 | |
| 217 | Wabash | 55 | -1.95 | 11 | 11 | 0 | .871 | 79 | -.371 | 57 | -0.16 | 56 | -1.78 | 217 | -2.02 | 219 | |
| 218 | Rensselaer Central | 56 | -1.99 | 9 | 13 | 0 | .869 | 77 | -.460 | 68 | -0.33 | 62 | -2.00 | 218 | -1.93 | 218 | |
| 224 | Union County | 57 | -2.27 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .823 | 54 | -.447 | 67 | -0.33 | 61 | -2.11 | 221 | -2.34 | 225 | |
| 225 | North Knox | 58 | -2.31 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .825 | 57 | -.325 | 49 | -0.10 | 53 | -2.71 | 232 | -2.18 | 223 | |
| 231 | Manchester | 59 | -2.64 | 8 | 14 | 0 | .847 | 71 | -.484 | 69 | -0.42 | 65 | -2.79 | 234 | -2.46 | 230 | |
| 232 | Mitchell | 60 | -2.68 | 10 | 10 | 0 | .841 | 66 | -.341 | 51 | -0.15 | 54 | -3.02 | 237 | -2.58 | 231 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 235 | South Spencer | 61 | -2.81 | 6 | 16 | 0 | .694 | 16 | -.420 | 60 | -0.31 | 60 | -3.03 | 238 | -2.75 | 234 | |
| 237 | Parke Heritage | 62 | -2.86 | 10 | 14 | 0 | .788 | 46 | -.373 | 58 | -0.23 | 58 | -2.45 | 226 | -3.11 | 238 | |
| 241 | Wapahani | 63 | -3.25 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .635 | 5 | -.442 | 64 | -0.39 | 64 | -3.03 | 239 | -3.33 | 245 | |
| 247 | Clarksville | 64 | -3.57 | 10 | 10 | 0 | .843 | 68 | -.343 | 52 | -0.22 | 57 | -3.35 | 244 | -3.77 | 250 | |
| 249 | Adams Central | 65 | -3.81 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .728 | 27 | -.550 | 76 | -0.63 | 71 | -4.00 | 251 | -3.61 | 248 | |
| 250 | North Montgomery | 66 | -3.89 | 8 | 16 | 0 | .753 | 37 | -.419 | 59 | -0.38 | 63 | -4.86 | 264 | -3.46 | 247 | |
| 252 | Bremen | 67 | -3.94 | 7 | 20 | 0 | .828 | 59 | -.569 | 77 | -0.68 | 73 | -3.94 | 249 | -3.88 | 252 | |
| 257 | South Vermillion | 68 | -4.54 | 6 | 16 | 0 | .781 | 42 | -.510 | 74 | -0.60 | 70 | -4.61 | 258 | -4.56 | 258 | |
| 258 | Pike Central | 69 | -4.59 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .725 | 25 | -.497 | 72 | -0.58 | 68 | -4.77 | 259 | -4.51 | 256 | |
| 259 | Tipton | 70 | -4.60 | 7 | 18 | 0 | .713 | 21 | -.432 | 62 | -0.46 | 66 | -4.84 | 263 | -4.45 | 255 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 275 | Covenant Christian | 71 | -6.25 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .813 | 53 | -.444 | 66 | -0.59 | 69 | -6.15 | 272 | -6.33 | 276 | |
| 278 | Sheridan | 72 | -6.76 | 6 | 13 | 0 | .913 | 89 | -.597 | 83 | -0.92 | 76 | -6.73 | 279 | -6.76 | 278 | |
| 280 | Madison-Grant | 73 | -7.03 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .671 | 11 | -.576 | 78 | -0.90 | 75 | -6.72 | 278 | -7.16 | 281 | |
| 284 | Indianapolis Ritter | 74 | -7.33 | 10 | 11 | 0 | .840 | 64 | -.363 | 56 | -0.51 | 67 | -7.80 | 287 | -7.07 | 280 | |
| 286 | Switzerland County | 75 | -7.63 | 9 | 11 | 0 | .877 | 81 | -.428 | 61 | -0.66 | 72 | -7.69 | 285 | -7.35 | 284 | |
| 287 | Whitko | 76 | -7.77 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .824 | 55 | -.673 | 88 | -1.14 | 79 | -7.70 | 286 | -7.77 | 287 | |
| 291 | Heritage Christian | 77 | -8.99 | 8 | 11 | 0 | .915 | 91 | -.493 | 71 | -0.88 | 74 | -9.42 | 295 | -8.66 | 291 | |
| 293 | Brown County | 78 | -9.15 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .845 | 70 | -.584 | 80 | -1.06 | 77 | -9.24 | 294 | -9.07 | 292 | |
| 294 | Austin | 79 | -9.18 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .844 | 69 | -.584 | 79 | -1.06 | 78 | -9.19 | 293 | -9.32 | 295 | |
| 295 | Hebron | 80 | -9.31 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .848 | 72 | -.687 | 90 | -1.27 | 84 | -9.13 | 292 | -9.37 | 296 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 296 | Paoli | 81 | -9.33 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .884 | 84 | -.735 | 92 | -1.36 | 86 | -9.60 | 299 | -9.30 | 294 | |
| 300 | LaVille | 82 | -9.97 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .870 | 78 | -.610 | 84 | -1.17 | 81 | -9.70 | 300 | -10.14 | 302 | |
| 303 | Eastern (Pekin) | 83 | -10.17 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .848 | 73 | -.743 | 93 | -1.43 | 90 | -10.72 | 305 | -10.04 | 300 | |
| 307 | Winchester | 84 | -10.99 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .840 | 65 | -.680 | 89 | -1.37 | 87 | -10.95 | 306 | -11.00 | 307 | |
| 308 | Eastern Greene | 85 | -11.10 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .884 | 85 | -.767 | 94 | -1.54 | 91 | -11.34 | 309 | -11.08 | 310 | |
| 310 | Crawford County | 86 | -11.30 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .890 | 86 | -.623 | 85 | -1.28 | 85 | -11.98 | 314 | -11.18 | 311 | |
| 312 | South Ripley | 87 | -11.58 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .880 | 82 | -.595 | 81 | -1.25 | 82 | -11.47 | 311 | -11.65 | 313 | |
| 315 | Southwestern (Hanover) | 88 | -11.95 | 6 | 21 | 0 | .881 | 83 | -.659 | 86 | -1.39 | 88 | -11.81 | 313 | -12.11 | 315 | |
| 317 | Whiting | 89 | -12.70 | 7 | 13 | 0 | .859 | 76 | -.510 | 73 | -1.16 | 80 | -13.09 | 321 | -12.72 | 317 | |
| 327 | Christel House | 90 | -14.85 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .987 | 94 | -.487 | 70 | -1.26 | 83 | -14.86 | 326 | -14.92 | 328 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 331 | Indianapolis Scecina | 91 | -15.25 | 7 | 10 | 0 | .954 | 93 | -.542 | 75 | -1.40 | 89 | -15.68 | 333 | -15.24 | 330 | |
| 334 | Taylor | 92 | -16.60 | 0 | 24 | 0 | .837 | 62 | -.837 | 95 | -2.05 | 93 | -16.21 | 334 | -16.75 | 335 | |
| 347 | Irvington Prep | 93 | -20.53 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .931 | 92 | -.597 | 82 | -1.86 | 92 | -21.35 | 348 | -18.97 | 346 | |
| 349 | Park Tudor | 94 | -21.57 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .997 | 95 | -.664 | 87 | -2.06 | 94 | -21.41 | 349 | -22.39 | 351 | |
| 356 | Lake Station | 95 | -26.24 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .914 | 90 | -.714 | 91 | -2.48 | 95 | -25.04 | 355 | -26.82 | 356 | |