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 | Lake Central | 1 | +17.43 | 26 | 1 | 0 | .716 | 10 | +.248 | 1 | +1.96 | 1 | +17.41 | 1 | +17.45 | 1 | |
| 2 | Crown Point | 2 | +14.79 | 23 | 4 | 0 | .712 | 8 | +.140 | 2 | +1.62 | 2 | +14.74 | 2 | +14.83 | 2 | |
| 3 | Terre Haute North | 3 | +14.19 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .927 | 58 | +.073 | 5 | +1.47 | 5 | +13.87 | 4 | +14.36 | 4 | |
| 4 | Center Grove | 4 | +14.10 | 23 | 7 | 0 | .777 | 15 | -.013 | 8 | +1.31 | 7 | +13.61 | 6 | +14.45 | 3 | |
| 5 | Hamilton Southeastern | 5 | +14.04 | 18 | 4 | 0 | .710 | 7 | +.106 | 4 | +1.52 | 4 | +13.79 | 5 | +14.28 | 5 | |
| 6 | Penn | 6 | +13.67 | 23 | 2 | 0 | .796 | 18 | +.123 | 3 | +1.53 | 3 | +13.89 | 3 | +13.71 | 6 | |
| 8 | Noblesville | 7 | +12.97 | 19 | 7 | 0 | .693 | 3 | +.040 | 7 | +1.34 | 6 | +12.78 | 7 | +13.12 | 8 | |
| 10 | Munster | 8 | +12.50 | 15 | 7 | 0 | .764 | 14 | -.084 | 13 | +1.10 | 11 | +11.98 | 12 | +12.76 | 11 | |
| 13 | Avon | 9 | +11.93 | 16 | 11 | 0 | .663 | 1 | -.070 | 12 | +1.09 | 12 | +11.54 | 13 | +12.19 | 13 | |
| 14 | Floyd Central | 10 | +11.87 | 19 | 3 | 0 | .899 | 47 | -.035 | 10 | +1.15 | 9 | +11.38 | 14 | +12.17 | 14 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 17 | Westfield | 11 | +10.93 | 17 | 10 | 1 | .693 | 4 | -.069 | 11 | +1.04 | 13 | +10.80 | 17 | +11.05 | 16 | |
| 18 | Harrison (West Lafayette) | 12 | +10.62 | 10 | 9 | 0 | .705 | 6 | -.179 | 19 | +0.82 | 16 | +10.58 | 18 | +10.64 | 18 | |
| 19 | Brownsburg | 13 | +10.40 | 19 | 9 | 0 | .693 | 5 | -.013 | 9 | +1.11 | 10 | +10.25 | 21 | +10.52 | 19 | |
| 21 | Carroll (Fort Wayne) | 14 | +10.14 | 26 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 56 | +.041 | 6 | +1.19 | 8 | +10.32 | 19 | +10.10 | 21 | |
| 22 | Fishers | 15 | +9.82 | 15 | 10 | 0 | .714 | 9 | -.114 | 14 | +0.90 | 14 | +9.87 | 23 | +9.84 | 24 | |
| 25 | Plainfield | 16 | +9.69 | 17 | 9 | 0 | .864 | 34 | -.214 | 26 | +0.71 | 19 | +9.23 | 29 | +9.94 | 22 | |
| 26 | Castle | 17 | +9.63 | 21 | 6 | 0 | .893 | 41 | -.115 | 15 | +0.89 | 15 | +9.44 | 26 | +9.79 | 26 | |
| 27 | Carmel | 18 | +9.51 | 12 | 13 | 0 | .689 | 2 | -.210 | 25 | +0.71 | 20 | +9.40 | 27 | +9.64 | 27 | |
| 29 | Franklin Central | 19 | +9.28 | 17 | 12 | 0 | .779 | 16 | -.194 | 22 | +0.73 | 17 | +9.23 | 28 | +9.11 | 31 | |
| 34 | Franklin | 20 | +8.60 | 18 | 12 | 0 | .883 | 38 | -.283 | 31 | +0.53 | 26 | +8.28 | 36 | +8.77 | 34 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 38 | Valparaiso | 21 | +8.28 | 16 | 10 | 1 | .797 | 19 | -.185 | 21 | +0.69 | 22 | +7.79 | 41 | +8.48 | 37 | |
| 39 | Chesterton | 22 | +8.17 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .752 | 13 | -.180 | 20 | +0.69 | 21 | +7.83 | 38 | +7.80 | 44 | |
| 40 | Western | 23 | +8.12 | 19 | 9 | 0 | .841 | 29 | -.162 | 17 | +0.72 | 18 | +7.75 | 43 | +8.34 | 39 | |
| 42 | Mount Vernon (Fortville) | 24 | +7.91 | 11 | 11 | 0 | .797 | 20 | -.298 | 34 | +0.46 | 31 | +7.80 | 40 | +8.02 | 41 | |
| 46 | McCutcheon | 25 | +7.63 | 12 | 11 | 0 | .785 | 17 | -.262 | 29 | +0.51 | 27 | +7.48 | 45 | +7.57 | 48 | |
| 47 | Seymour | 26 | +7.62 | 15 | 10 | 0 | .877 | 36 | -.275 | 30 | +0.49 | 29 | +7.42 | 47 | +7.77 | 45 | |
| 49 | Whiteland | 27 | +7.46 | 14 | 10 | 0 | .903 | 50 | -.319 | 38 | +0.40 | 33 | +7.31 | 49 | +7.54 | 50 | |
| 50 | Decatur Central | 28 | +7.43 | 11 | 12 | 0 | .808 | 21 | -.330 | 42 | +0.38 | 35 | +6.83 | 55 | +7.59 | 47 | |
| 51 | Homestead | 29 | +7.26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | .924 | 57 | -.155 | 16 | +0.69 | 23 | +7.24 | 50 | +7.33 | 52 | |
| 55 | Tri-West | 30 | +7.06 | 14 | 10 | 0 | .896 | 42 | -.311 | 35 | +0.39 | 34 | +6.89 | 53 | +7.17 | 55 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 58 | Pendleton Heights | 31 | +6.82 | 17 | 14 | 0 | .748 | 12 | -.201 | 23 | +0.58 | 24 | +6.54 | 62 | +7.01 | 57 | |
| 65 | East Central | 32 | +6.47 | 17 | 9 | 0 | .897 | 43 | -.243 | 28 | +0.49 | 30 | +6.61 | 60 | +6.70 | 63 | |
| 67 | Greenfield-Central | 33 | +6.25 | 12 | 11 | 0 | .845 | 30 | -.324 | 39 | +0.33 | 37 | +6.44 | 64 | +6.22 | 71 | |
| 71 | Elkhart | 34 | +6.09 | 20 | 8 | 0 | .915 | 53 | -.202 | 24 | +0.54 | 25 | +5.96 | 69 | +6.22 | 70 | |
| 83 | Fort Wayne Northrop | 35 | +5.54 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .928 | 59 | -.317 | 37 | +0.30 | 38 | +5.59 | 79 | +5.57 | 83 | |
| 84 | Bloomington South | 36 | +5.54 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .869 | 35 | -.296 | 33 | +0.34 | 36 | +5.37 | 84 | +5.59 | 82 | |
| 85 | Columbus East | 37 | +5.37 | 14 | 9 | 0 | .936 | 61 | -.327 | 41 | +0.28 | 39 | +5.19 | 87 | +5.48 | 85 | |
| 90 | Southport | 38 | +4.90 | 16 | 8 | 0 | .899 | 48 | -.233 | 27 | +0.42 | 32 | +5.26 | 85 | +4.59 | 99 | |
| 92 | Hobart | 39 | +4.84 | 10 | 15 | 1 | .833 | 28 | -.429 | 46 | +0.06 | 43 | +4.38 | 100 | +5.10 | 89 | |
| 96 | Zionsville | 40 | +4.69 | 7 | 13 | 0 | .731 | 11 | -.381 | 44 | +0.14 | 42 | +4.73 | 93 | +4.72 | 96 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 97 | Columbus North | 41 | +4.66 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .829 | 25 | -.454 | 48 | +0.01 | 45 | +4.43 | 99 | +4.84 | 93 | |
| 103 | LaPorte | 42 | +4.40 | 14 | 14 | 0 | .825 | 23 | -.325 | 40 | +0.23 | 40 | +4.07 | 107 | +4.63 | 98 | |
| 105 | Mishawaka | 43 | +4.25 | 18 | 5 | 0 | .951 | 64 | -.169 | 18 | +0.50 | 28 | +4.16 | 102 | +4.36 | 104 | |
| 116 | Terre Haute South | 44 | +3.39 | 9 | 14 | 0 | .899 | 45 | -.506 | 55 | -0.15 | 48 | +3.13 | 120 | +3.50 | 116 | |
| 119 | Evansville Reitz | 45 | +3.34 | 8 | 14 | 0 | .860 | 32 | -.496 | 53 | -0.14 | 47 | +2.96 | 123 | +3.53 | 115 | |
| 129 | Evansville North | 46 | +2.84 | 10 | 18 | 0 | .936 | 60 | -.578 | 62 | -0.31 | 56 | +2.88 | 126 | +2.79 | 132 | |
| 130 | Martinsville | 47 | +2.79 | 7 | 21 | 0 | .830 | 26 | -.579 | 63 | -0.32 | 57 | +2.49 | 132 | +2.86 | 131 | |
| 131 | Portage | 48 | +2.66 | 13 | 13 | 0 | .814 | 22 | -.314 | 36 | +0.15 | 41 | +3.03 | 121 | +2.98 | 127 | |
| 132 | New Prairie | 49 | +2.61 | 9 | 13 | 1 | .912 | 52 | -.500 | 54 | -0.19 | 51 | +2.19 | 135 | +2.99 | 125 | |
| 134 | South Bend Adams | 50 | +2.50 | 9 | 14 | 1 | .885 | 39 | -.491 | 51 | -0.18 | 49 | +2.60 | 130 | +2.51 | 135 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 137 | Bedford North Lawrence | 51 | +2.37 | 7 | 15 | 0 | .909 | 51 | -.590 | 64 | -0.36 | 58 | +2.20 | 134 | +2.44 | 137 | |
| 141 | Mooresville | 52 | +1.90 | 8 | 18 | 0 | .831 | 27 | -.523 | 56 | -0.27 | 53 | +1.67 | 148 | +1.87 | 143 | |
| 142 | Lawrence Central | 53 | +1.88 | 12 | 7 | 0 | .983 | 75 | -.353 | 43 | +0.04 | 44 | +1.67 | 147 | +1.96 | 142 | |
| 144 | New Albany | 54 | +1.80 | 10 | 14 | 0 | .955 | 66 | -.537 | 58 | -0.30 | 55 | +2.14 | 137 | +1.59 | 152 | |
| 152 | Perry Meridian | 55 | +1.56 | 8 | 20 | 0 | .898 | 44 | -.612 | 65 | -0.44 | 61 | +1.45 | 151 | +1.52 | 154 | |
| 158 | South Bend Riley | 56 | +1.19 | 11 | 12 | 0 | .900 | 49 | -.424 | 45 | -0.12 | 46 | +1.42 | 153 | +1.15 | 158 | |
| 170 | Northridge | 57 | +0.67 | 13 | 11 | 0 | .981 | 74 | -.440 | 47 | -0.18 | 50 | +0.57 | 171 | +0.74 | 172 | |
| 173 | Lawrence North | 58 | +0.50 | 11 | 15 | 0 | .899 | 46 | -.476 | 50 | -0.26 | 52 | +0.63 | 170 | +0.42 | 178 | |
| 194 | North Central (Indianapolis) | 59 | -0.74 | 7 | 13 | 0 | .889 | 40 | -.540 | 59 | -0.44 | 60 | -0.72 | 192 | -0.76 | 197 | |
| 195 | Concord | 60 | -0.74 | 11 | 15 | 0 | .993 | 82 | -.570 | 60 | -0.49 | 62 | -0.74 | 193 | -0.56 | 191 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 201 | Huntington North | 61 | -1.12 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .957 | 68 | -.695 | 70 | -0.74 | 64 | -1.24 | 202 | -1.01 | 201 | |
| 217 | Fort Wayne Snider | 62 | -2.09 | 8 | 15 | 0 | .964 | 69 | -.617 | 66 | -0.65 | 63 | -2.12 | 218 | -2.01 | 218 | |
| 221 | Bloomington North | 63 | -2.23 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .878 | 37 | -.767 | 75 | -0.93 | 66 | -2.27 | 222 | -2.31 | 223 | |
| 225 | Lafayette Jeff | 64 | -2.44 | 13 | 13 | 0 | .968 | 71 | -.468 | 49 | -0.40 | 59 | -2.22 | 221 | -2.54 | 226 | |
| 252 | Ben Davis | 65 | -4.21 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .861 | 33 | -.686 | 69 | -0.89 | 65 | -4.49 | 255 | -4.14 | 251 | |
| 255 | Jeffersonville | 66 | -4.47 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .922 | 55 | -.859 | 81 | -1.21 | 72 | -4.39 | 253 | -4.48 | 255 | |
| 263 | Warsaw | 67 | -5.12 | 7 | 17 | 0 | .988 | 77 | -.696 | 71 | -0.96 | 68 | -5.05 | 264 | -5.17 | 265 | |
| 268 | Evansville Harrison | 68 | -5.51 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .973 | 72 | -.734 | 73 | -1.04 | 69 | -5.74 | 268 | -5.37 | 268 | |
| 269 | Anderson | 69 | -5.51 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .937 | 62 | -.779 | 77 | -1.12 | 70 | -6.05 | 272 | -5.20 | 267 | |
| 270 | Goshen | 70 | -5.63 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .986 | 76 | -.844 | 80 | -1.25 | 74 | -5.25 | 265 | -6.04 | 273 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 272 | Hammond Morton | 71 | -5.91 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .915 | 54 | -.290 | 32 | -0.27 | 54 | -6.71 | 279 | -5.61 | 269 | |
| 276 | Warren Central | 72 | -6.27 | 7 | 14 | 0 | .979 | 73 | -.646 | 67 | -0.93 | 67 | -6.43 | 275 | -6.24 | 276 | |
| 304 | Fort Wayne North | 73 | -10.62 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .992 | 80 | -.684 | 68 | -1.23 | 73 | -10.23 | 304 | -10.70 | 306 | |
| 307 | Kokomo | 74 | -11.08 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .941 | 63 | -.829 | 79 | -1.52 | 76 | -11.62 | 311 | -10.89 | 307 | |
| 322 | Richmond | 75 | -13.85 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .994 | 83 | -.994 | 83 | -1.96 | 82 | -14.25 | 325 | -13.67 | 322 | |
| 328 | Merrillville | 76 | -14.87 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .829 | 24 | -.577 | 61 | -1.27 | 75 | -15.03 | 327 | -15.21 | 332 | |
| 330 | Muncie Central | 77 | -15.07 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .955 | 67 | -.788 | 78 | -1.66 | 79 | -15.31 | 330 | -14.90 | 330 | |
| 333 | Hammond Central | 78 | -15.32 | 8 | 9 | 1 | .968 | 70 | -.495 | 52 | -1.14 | 71 | -15.18 | 329 | -15.24 | 333 | |
| 336 | Pike | 79 | -16.55 | 6 | 16 | 0 | .992 | 79 | -.719 | 72 | -1.61 | 78 | -16.94 | 337 | -16.40 | 335 | |
| 340 | Fort Wayne Wayne | 80 | -17.81 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .991 | 78 | -.741 | 74 | -1.72 | 80 | -17.85 | 342 | -17.81 | 339 | |
| RANK | TEAM | CLASS | RATING | WIN | LOSS | TIE | SoS | Rk | SoR | Rk | Z-SCR | Rk | INDY | Rk | CASTER | Rk | |
| 348 | Michigan City | 81 | -20.53 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .856 | 31 | -.768 | 76 | -1.92 | 81 | -21.00 | 347 | -18.36 | 343 | |
| 350 | Indianapolis Arsenal Tech | 82 | -22.13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .953 | 65 | -.536 | 57 | -1.59 | 77 | -22.81 | 351 | -21.71 | 350 | |
| 354 | Fort Wayne South | 83 | -24.82 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .993 | 81 | -.926 | 82 | -2.43 | 83 | -24.76 | 353 | -24.92 | 355 | |