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 | |
| 8 | Indianapolis Cathedral | 1 | +13.36 | 22 | 4 | 1 | .639 | 3 | +.195 | 2 | +1.46 | 1 | +12.85 | 8 | +13.67 | 6 | |
| 11 | Yorktown | 2 | +12.46 | 23 | 2 | 0 | .752 | 14 | +.168 | 4 | +1.38 | 4 | +12.60 | 9 | +12.33 | 12 | |
| 13 | New Palestine | 3 | +12.09 | 20 | 7 | 0 | .551 | 1 | +.191 | 3 | +1.40 | 2 | +11.94 | 11 | +12.22 | 14 | |
| 15 | Logansport | 4 | +11.34 | 21 | 1 | 0 | .754 | 15 | +.199 | 1 | +1.38 | 3 | +11.46 | 15 | +11.30 | 16 | |
| 16 | Leo | 5 | +11.32 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .779 | 21 | +.134 | 6 | +1.27 | 5 | +11.29 | 16 | +11.49 | 15 | |
| 17 | Hanover Central | 6 | +10.88 | 18 | 5 | 0 | .662 | 5 | +.121 | 7 | +1.23 | 7 | +10.83 | 17 | +11.03 | 17 | |
| 22 | Cascade | 7 | +10.26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | .766 | 18 | +.158 | 5 | +1.27 | 6 | +10.65 | 20 | +9.95 | 25 | |
| 25 | Jay County | 8 | +9.81 | 15 | 4 | 0 | .812 | 28 | -.021 | 18 | +0.96 | 12 | +9.68 | 26 | +9.95 | 24 | |
| 26 | Indianapolis Roncalli | 9 | +9.74 | 20 | 6 | 0 | .651 | 4 | +.119 | 8 | +1.18 | 8 | +9.89 | 24 | +9.73 | 27 | |
| 28 | Edgewood | 10 | +9.60 | 25 | 4 | 0 | .853 | 50 | +.007 | 12 | +0.99 | 10 | +9.39 | 29 | +9.72 | 28 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 32 | Danville | 11 | +9.00 | 19 | 7 | 0 | .703 | 8 | +.031 | 11 | +1.01 | 9 | +8.72 | 32 | +9.21 | 31 | |
| 33 | Indian Creek | 12 | +8.89 | 21 | 7 | 0 | .755 | 16 | -.006 | 14 | +0.94 | 14 | +8.63 | 33 | +9.01 | 34 | |
| 34 | Lowell | 13 | +8.68 | 9 | 12 | 0 | .560 | 2 | -.131 | 29 | +0.73 | 26 | +8.20 | 35 | +9.02 | 33 | |
| 37 | Kankakee Valley | 14 | +8.37 | 14 | 8 | 0 | .684 | 7 | -.048 | 20 | +0.85 | 17 | +8.13 | 38 | +8.61 | 37 | |
| 38 | East Noble | 15 | +8.32 | 20 | 3 | 0 | .871 | 59 | -.001 | 13 | +0.93 | 15 | +8.15 | 37 | +8.49 | 38 | |
| 41 | Mississinewa | 16 | +8.22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | .856 | 51 | -.083 | 24 | +0.79 | 21 | +7.98 | 41 | +8.41 | 40 | |
| 43 | Greenwood | 17 | +8.12 | 20 | 6 | 0 | .789 | 25 | -.020 | 17 | +0.89 | 16 | +7.81 | 44 | +8.28 | 44 | |
| 45 | Illiana Christian | 18 | +7.91 | 15 | 7 | 0 | .745 | 13 | -.062 | 21 | +0.81 | 20 | +7.77 | 46 | +8.10 | 45 | |
| 52 | Griffith | 19 | +7.61 | 22 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 64 | +.041 | 9 | +0.97 | 11 | +7.77 | 45 | +7.56 | 54 | |
| 55 | Vincennes Lincoln | 20 | +7.31 | 23 | 3 | 0 | .850 | 47 | +.036 | 10 | +0.94 | 13 | +6.95 | 58 | +7.47 | 55 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 59 | Fort Wayne Dwenger | 21 | +7.13 | 20 | 7 | 0 | .828 | 42 | -.087 | 25 | +0.74 | 24 | +7.01 | 56 | +7.29 | 59 | |
| 60 | Silver Creek | 22 | +7.06 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .818 | 31 | -.089 | 26 | +0.73 | 25 | +7.05 | 55 | +7.01 | 61 | |
| 62 | Hamilton Heights | 23 | +6.94 | 12 | 7 | 0 | .738 | 12 | -.107 | 27 | +0.69 | 28 | +6.93 | 59 | +7.00 | 62 | |
| 64 | Boonville | 24 | +6.56 | 16 | 9 | 0 | .765 | 17 | -.123 | 28 | +0.65 | 29 | +6.12 | 70 | +6.74 | 65 | |
| 65 | Norwell | 25 | +6.54 | 21 | 5 | 0 | .820 | 32 | -.012 | 15 | +0.83 | 18 | +6.36 | 65 | +6.75 | 64 | |
| 68 | North Harrison | 26 | +6.45 | 18 | 3 | 0 | .873 | 61 | -.015 | 16 | +0.83 | 19 | +6.25 | 67 | +6.45 | 72 | |
| 71 | Fairfield | 27 | +6.42 | 22 | 5 | 0 | .890 | 73 | -.076 | 23 | +0.72 | 27 | +6.07 | 71 | +6.66 | 67 | |
| 72 | Gibson Southern | 28 | +6.42 | 15 | 7 | 0 | .822 | 36 | -.139 | 30 | +0.62 | 30 | +6.00 | 74 | +6.59 | 69 | |
| 74 | Jennings County | 29 | +6.24 | 21 | 8 | 0 | .788 | 24 | -.065 | 22 | +0.74 | 23 | +6.17 | 68 | +6.27 | 75 | |
| 75 | Southridge | 30 | +6.09 | 15 | 11 | 0 | .816 | 29 | -.238 | 39 | +0.44 | 36 | +5.30 | 89 | +6.47 | 71 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 76 | Jasper | 31 | +6.07 | 15 | 8 | 0 | .816 | 30 | -.163 | 32 | +0.57 | 31 | +5.87 | 78 | +6.10 | 77 | |
| 86 | Evansville Memorial | 32 | +5.52 | 14 | 9 | 0 | .780 | 22 | -.171 | 33 | +0.53 | 32 | +5.21 | 91 | +5.67 | 88 | |
| 87 | Greensburg | 33 | +5.51 | 18 | 3 | 0 | .884 | 71 | -.029 | 19 | +0.76 | 22 | +5.14 | 92 | +5.81 | 84 | |
| 90 | Bellmont | 34 | +5.40 | 10 | 10 | 0 | .794 | 26 | -.294 | 44 | +0.32 | 40 | +4.93 | 97 | +5.75 | 85 | |
| 97 | Northview | 35 | +4.92 | 10 | 9 | 0 | .776 | 20 | -.250 | 40 | +0.37 | 38 | +5.00 | 94 | +4.97 | 98 | |
| 98 | Mount Vernon (Posey) | 36 | +4.90 | 14 | 7 | 0 | .853 | 48 | -.185 | 35 | +0.48 | 35 | +4.32 | 106 | +5.19 | 94 | |
| 99 | Connersville | 37 | +4.88 | 13 | 7 | 0 | .828 | 40 | -.178 | 34 | +0.49 | 34 | +4.74 | 100 | +5.07 | 96 | |
| 102 | Shelbyville | 38 | +4.80 | 10 | 17 | 0 | .675 | 6 | -.304 | 45 | +0.28 | 43 | +4.89 | 98 | +4.77 | 102 | |
| 103 | Garrett | 39 | +4.77 | 17 | 7 | 0 | .863 | 56 | -.154 | 31 | +0.53 | 33 | +4.84 | 99 | +4.83 | 101 | |
| 106 | North Posey | 40 | +4.49 | 16 | 13 | 0 | .826 | 39 | -.274 | 41 | +0.32 | 41 | +4.33 | 105 | +4.55 | 108 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 107 | Heritage Hills | 41 | +4.42 | 15 | 9 | 0 | .841 | 44 | -.214 | 37 | +0.41 | 37 | +3.89 | 110 | +4.62 | 107 | |
| 112 | John Glenn | 42 | +3.60 | 19 | 9 | 0 | .904 | 77 | -.225 | 38 | +0.36 | 39 | +3.71 | 114 | +3.64 | 113 | |
| 128 | Delta | 43 | +2.73 | 10 | 14 | 0 | .723 | 11 | -.305 | 46 | +0.19 | 46 | +2.80 | 127 | +2.73 | 131 | |
| 130 | Northwestern | 44 | +2.59 | 14 | 10 | 0 | .902 | 75 | -.318 | 48 | +0.17 | 47 | +2.08 | 147 | +2.91 | 127 | |
| 138 | Franklin County | 45 | +2.42 | 11 | 12 | 0 | .861 | 55 | -.381 | 54 | +0.05 | 51 | +2.48 | 133 | +2.42 | 141 | |
| 139 | Charlestown | 46 | +2.35 | 13 | 9 | 0 | .867 | 58 | -.276 | 43 | +0.23 | 44 | +2.24 | 139 | +2.36 | 143 | |
| 145 | Lawrenceburg | 47 | +2.14 | 13 | 12 | 0 | .877 | 67 | -.357 | 52 | +0.08 | 49 | +2.53 | 131 | +1.97 | 149 | |
| 148 | Corydon Central | 48 | +2.03 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .846 | 46 | -.275 | 42 | +0.21 | 45 | +2.21 | 142 | +1.83 | 150 | |
| 149 | Heritage | 49 | +2.02 | 9 | 12 | 0 | .820 | 33 | -.390 | 55 | +0.02 | 53 | +2.10 | 146 | +2.12 | 147 | |
| 156 | Lebanon | 50 | +1.34 | 7 | 17 | 0 | .721 | 10 | -.428 | 59 | -0.07 | 57 | +1.09 | 160 | +1.51 | 155 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 159 | West Lafayette | 51 | +1.21 | 14 | 6 | 0 | .899 | 74 | -.199 | 36 | +0.31 | 42 | +1.25 | 159 | +1.19 | 162 | |
| 160 | Owen Valley | 52 | +1.17 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .858 | 52 | -.491 | 63 | -0.18 | 61 | +1.05 | 162 | +1.22 | 159 | |
| 163 | Brebeuf Jesuit | 53 | +1.05 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .890 | 72 | -.334 | 50 | +0.08 | 50 | +0.92 | 163 | +1.16 | 163 | |
| 170 | Madison | 54 | +0.80 | 8 | 11 | 0 | .822 | 35 | -.400 | 56 | -0.04 | 55 | +0.54 | 175 | +0.58 | 177 | |
| 172 | Evansville Central | 55 | +0.75 | 7 | 15 | 0 | .853 | 49 | -.533 | 68 | -0.26 | 64 | +0.20 | 178 | +1.00 | 165 | |
| 175 | DeKalb | 56 | +0.67 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .771 | 19 | -.520 | 67 | -0.25 | 63 | +0.36 | 177 | +0.90 | 169 | |
| 178 | Beech Grove | 57 | +0.55 | 9 | 19 | 0 | .828 | 41 | -.507 | 66 | -0.23 | 62 | +0.00 | 184 | +0.71 | 175 | |
| 179 | Tippecanoe Valley | 58 | +0.53 | 14 | 9 | 0 | .916 | 81 | -.307 | 47 | +0.10 | 48 | +0.69 | 171 | +0.53 | 179 | |
| 183 | Fort Wayne Concordia | 59 | -0.03 | 9 | 13 | 0 | .841 | 45 | -.431 | 60 | -0.13 | 58 | +0.07 | 182 | -0.05 | 184 | |
| 184 | Indianapolis Chatard | 60 | -0.09 | 10 | 11 | 0 | .823 | 37 | -.347 | 51 | +0.01 | 54 | +0.18 | 180 | -0.26 | 191 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 188 | Plymouth | 61 | -0.20 | 16 | 10 | 0 | .943 | 87 | -.327 | 49 | +0.03 | 52 | -0.07 | 185 | -0.26 | 190 | |
| 191 | Columbia City | 62 | -0.39 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .810 | 27 | -.592 | 74 | -0.41 | 68 | -0.63 | 195 | -0.21 | 188 | |
| 198 | Twin Lakes | 63 | -0.73 | 15 | 13 | 1 | .903 | 76 | -.368 | 53 | -0.06 | 56 | -0.86 | 200 | -0.63 | 198 | |
| 201 | Wawasee | 64 | -0.91 | 13 | 13 | 0 | .914 | 79 | -.414 | 58 | -0.14 | 59 | -0.80 | 197 | -0.89 | 202 | |
| 205 | Rushville | 65 | -0.99 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .876 | 66 | -.500 | 64 | -0.28 | 66 | -1.03 | 204 | -0.92 | 206 | |
| 208 | Speedway | 66 | -1.22 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .825 | 38 | -.608 | 78 | -0.47 | 71 | -1.37 | 210 | -1.14 | 208 | |
| 211 | Highland | 67 | -1.40 | 8 | 18 | 0 | .715 | 9 | -.407 | 57 | -0.15 | 60 | -1.52 | 213 | -1.35 | 211 | |
| 216 | Guerin Catholic | 68 | -1.67 | 6 | 9 | 0 | .884 | 70 | -.483 | 62 | -0.28 | 67 | -2.00 | 219 | -1.49 | 214 | |
| 229 | Mishawaka Marian | 69 | -2.42 | 9 | 13 | 0 | .863 | 57 | -.455 | 61 | -0.27 | 65 | -3.04 | 240 | -2.99 | 237 | |
| 230 | New Haven | 70 | -2.57 | 9 | 18 | 0 | .879 | 68 | -.545 | 70 | -0.42 | 69 | -2.70 | 231 | -2.37 | 226 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 233 | New Castle | 71 | -2.71 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .784 | 23 | -.573 | 72 | -0.47 | 72 | -2.75 | 233 | -2.64 | 232 | |
| 234 | Marion | 72 | -2.79 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .943 | 88 | -.554 | 71 | -0.45 | 70 | -2.56 | 228 | -2.85 | 236 | |
| 236 | NorthWood | 73 | -2.83 | 8 | 18 | 0 | .915 | 80 | -.608 | 77 | -0.54 | 74 | -3.02 | 236 | -2.69 | 233 | |
| 242 | Princeton | 74 | -3.27 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .834 | 43 | -.642 | 81 | -0.61 | 77 | -3.55 | 248 | -3.15 | 240 | |
| 253 | Angola | 75 | -4.04 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .821 | 34 | -.604 | 76 | -0.58 | 75 | -4.07 | 252 | -3.98 | 254 | |
| 260 | Peru | 76 | -4.67 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .940 | 86 | -.663 | 82 | -0.70 | 79 | -4.83 | 261 | -4.59 | 260 | |
| 262 | Batesville | 77 | -4.87 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .882 | 69 | -.594 | 75 | -0.60 | 76 | -4.21 | 254 | -5.21 | 267 | |
| 270 | Washington | 78 | -5.47 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .859 | 53 | -.771 | 85 | -0.92 | 80 | -6.19 | 273 | -5.15 | 266 | |
| 272 | South Dearborn | 79 | -5.67 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .875 | 63 | -.625 | 80 | -0.68 | 78 | -5.47 | 269 | -5.73 | 272 | |
| 277 | Hammond Noll | 80 | -6.48 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .873 | 60 | -.505 | 65 | -0.52 | 73 | -6.74 | 280 | -6.32 | 275 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 285 | Maconaquah | 81 | -7.39 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .940 | 85 | -.815 | 88 | -1.07 | 82 | -7.47 | 284 | -7.31 | 283 | |
| 299 | Crawfordsville | 82 | -9.96 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .873 | 62 | -.713 | 84 | -1.01 | 81 | -9.56 | 298 | -10.00 | 299 | |
| 318 | Frankfort | 83 | -12.80 | 2 | 25 | 0 | .859 | 54 | -.785 | 86 | -1.24 | 86 | -13.01 | 319 | -12.53 | 316 | |
| 320 | West Noble | 84 | -13.02 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .908 | 78 | -.803 | 87 | -1.28 | 87 | -13.05 | 320 | -12.99 | 319 | |
| 337 | River Forest | 85 | -17.18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .952 | 89 | -.619 | 79 | -1.15 | 84 | -17.40 | 338 | -17.28 | 337 | |
| 339 | Scottsburg | 86 | -17.36 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .918 | 83 | -.918 | 93 | -1.65 | 89 | -17.80 | 341 | -17.38 | 339 | |
| 341 | Culver Academy | 87 | -17.96 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .973 | 91 | -.705 | 83 | -1.33 | 88 | -17.82 | 343 | -18.08 | 341 | |
| 344 | Indianapolis Herron | 88 | -18.92 | 7 | 10 | 0 | .952 | 90 | -.540 | 69 | -1.10 | 83 | -18.78 | 344 | -19.02 | 347 | |
| 345 | Purdue Poly Englewood | 89 | -19.63 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .989 | 93 | -.573 | 73 | -1.18 | 85 | -20.97 | 345 | -18.56 | 343 | |
| 355 | Indianapolis Shortridge | 90 | -24.94 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .997 | 94 | -.872 | 91 | -1.89 | 90 | -25.37 | 356 | -24.70 | 353 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 359 | Indianapolis Attucks | 91 | -30.91 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1.000 | 95 | -.833 | 89 | -2.08 | 91 | -31.56 | 359 | -30.44 | 359 | |
| 360 | Evansville Bosse | 92 | -37.20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .876 | 65 | -.874 | 92 | -2.41 | 92 | -35.43 | 361 | -38.01 | 360 | |
| 361 | Calumet | 93 | -38.06 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .936 | 84 | -.860 | 90 | -2.42 | 93 | -35.12 | 360 | -39.45 | 361 | |
| 362 | Indianapolis Washington | 94 | -42.72 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .918 | 82 | -.920 | 94 | -2.71 | 94 | -41.48 | 362 | -43.12 | 362 | |
| 363 | East Chicago Central | 95 | -47.98 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .988 | 92 | -.987 | 95 | -3.04 | 95 | -45.04 | 363 | -49.37 | 363 | |