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Which football team improved the most in 2023?
The top 5 most improved teams in every division
Hi Everyone -
As we end the year and shift to basketball, I thought I’d ‘cap off’ the football season with some stats we’ve never really looked at: the teams who improved the most in 2023.
We’re going to tackle this by comparing each team’s final 2023 computer rating to their final 2022 computer rating.
Before you dive in, remember that your team’s computer rating is a point total (example: 39.5).
When compared to another team’s point total, the differential between the two point totals is the theoretical point spread between you and that team.
So, comparing your team's final 2023 rating to its final 2022 rating, you can see how many points better your team this year is compared to last year.
For example, 2023’s most improved 8 Man team is Bellevue. Because their final 2023 rating (20.5) is 58.1 points better than their final 2022 rating (-37.7), we think their team this year would beat their team last year by 8+ touchdowns.
Make sense?
Let’s jump in!
Every Team, Ranked
As you’re scrolling below, you might be wondering where your team’s computer rating finished this season.
You can find this out by logging back on to Goosepoop Pro.
Just last week, we updated the site to include all State Championship games…
… as you might expect, this also had an impact on some teams’ final computer ratings.
Check them out for yourself right here.
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8 Man, Division 2
Below are the five most improved teams in 8 Man, Division 2:
Burr Oak
2023: -26.5
2022: -68.2
Improvement: 41.7 Points
Pittsford
2023: 24.5
2022: -12.6
Improvement: 37.1 Points
Deckerville
2023: 28.7
2022: 0.2
Improvement: 28.6 Points
Litchfield
2023: -11.2
2022: -38.0
Improvement: 26.8 Points
Bay City All Saints
2023: 5.1
2022: -20.9
Improvement: 26.1 Points
8 Man, Division 1
Below are the five most improved teams in 8 Man, Division 1:
Bellevue
2023: 20.5
2022: -37.7
Improvement: 58.1 Points
North Adams-Jerome
2023: -35.4
2022: -61.3
Improvement: 25.9 Points
Pickford
2023: 39.9
2022: 20.3
Improvement: 19.6 Points
Kingston
2023: 35.2
2022: 15.9
Improvement: 19.3 Points
Gobles
2023: 53.0
2022: 34.7
Improvement: 18.3 Points
Division 8
Below are the five most improved teams in Division 8:
Saugatuck
2023: 4.1
2022: -35.5
Improvement: 39.7 Points
Cassopolis
2023: -42.7
2022: -70.0
Improvement: 27.2 Points
Mount Clemens
2023: -31.9
2022: -59.1
Improvement: 27.2 Points
Pontiac Arts & Technology
2023: -44.3
2022: -70.8
Improvement: 26.5 Points
Marlette
2023: 0.7
2022: -24.8
Improvement: 25.5 Points
Division 7
Below are the five most improved teams in Division 7:
Houghton Lake
2023: -17.7
2022: -55.2
Improvement: 37.6 Points
Menominee
2023: 28.0
2022: 0.5
Improvement: 27.4 Points
Manistique
2023: -13.1
2022: -36.6
Improvement: 23.6 Points
LeRoy Pine River
2023: -30.9
2022: -54.3
Improvement: 23.4 Points
Lakeview
2023: -20.9
2022: -42.7
Improvement: 21.8 Points
Division 6
Below are the five most improved teams in Division 6:
Hart
2023: 1.8
2022: -22.9
Improvement: 24.7 Points
Central Montcalm
2023: 3.9
2022: -20.2
Improvement: 24.1 Points
Pinconning
2023: -27.4
2022: -49.0
Improvement: 21.6 Points
Chesaning
2023: 7.8
2022: -10.5
Improvement: 18.3 Points
Manistee
2023: 17.9
2022: 0.2
Improvement: 17.7 Points
Division 5
Below are the five most improved teams in Division 5:
Saginaw Valley Lutheran
2023: -22.6
2022: -57.3
Improvement: 34.7 Points
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep
2023: 51.1
2022: 18.8
Improvement: 32.3 Points
Corunna
2023: 46.9
2022: 21.0
Improvement: 25.9 Points
Ogemaw Heights
2023: 35.6
2022: 16.4
Improvement: 19.3 Points
Richmond
2023: -1.5
2022: -20.6
Improvement: 19.2 Points
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Division 4
Below are the five most improved teams in Division 4:
Niles
2023: 42.8
2022: 17.1
Improvement: 25.8 Points
Paw Paw
2023: 24.9
2022: 4.6
Improvement: 20.3 Points
Harper Woods
2023: 45.5
2022: 27.0
Improvement: 18.5 Points
Eastpointe
2023: -23.9
2022: -40.9
Improvement: 17.0 Points
Allendale
2023: 31.0
2022: 14.7
Improvement: 16.3 Points
Division 3
Below are the five most improved teams in Division 3:
Warren Fitzgerald
2023: -6.1
2022: -34.6
Improvement: 28.5 Points
Holland
2023: -11.5
2022: -39.2
Improvement: 27.7 Points
Zeeland East
2023: 31.4
2022: 10.8
Improvement: 20.6 Points
Petoskey
2023: 23.6
2022: 3.2
Improvement: 20.4 Points
Battle Creek Harper Creek
2023: 13.7
2022: -5.1
Improvement: 18.9 Points
Division 2
Below are the five most improved teams in Division 2:
Midland Dow
2023: 19.0
2022: -1.6
Improvement: 20.7 Points
Portage Central
2023: 35.6
2022: 15.3
Improvement: 20.3 Points
Lansing Everett
2023: 7.7
2022: -10.0
Improvement: 17.7 Points
Warren Mott
2023: 4.7
2022: -11.4
Improvement: 16.2 Points
Forest Hills Northern
2023: 28.3
2022: 13.0
Improvement: 15.3 Points
Division 1
Below are the five most improved teams in Division 1:
Lake Orion
2023: 53.0
2022: 31.6
Improvement: 21.4 Points
Fraser
2023: -16.7
2022: -35.0
Improvement: 18.2 Points
Westland John Glenn
2023: 23.5
2022: 6.7
Improvement: 16.8 Points
Kalamazoo Central
2023: 4.0
2022: -11.9
Improvement: 15.9 Points
Northville
2023: 36.6
2022: 25.3
Improvement: 11.4 Points
Top 15 Overall (11-Man Only)
Below are the fifteen most improved teams across ALL divisions:
Saugatuck - 39.7 point improvement
Houghton Lake - 37.6 point improvement
Saginaw Valley Lutheran - 34.7 point improvement
Pontiac Notre Dame Prep - 32.3 point improvement
Warren Fitzgerald - 28.5 point improvement
Holland - 27.7 point improvement
Menominee - 27.4 point improvement
Cassopolis - 27.2 point improvement
Mount Clemens - 27.2 point improvement
Pontiac Arts & Technology - 26.5 point improvement
Corunna - 25.9 point improvement
Niles - 25.8 point improvement
Marlette - 25.5 point mimprovmeent
Fowler - 25.3 point improvement
Hart - 24.7 point improvement
Fowler is the only team to appear in the top 15 that did not appear in their division’s top 5
How large was the average improvement?
To round out today’s note, here’s a few high level stats.
Of the 228 11-man teams who improved this year, the average improvement was 11 points
Improvement was harder to come by in the upper divisions: Division 1 & 2 teams who improved only did so by 9 points on average, as compared to 12 points in Divisions 7 & 8
Zero of the State’s top 15 most improved teams were from Divisions 1 or 2
The most improved team from Division 1 or 2 (Lake Orion) was only the 22nd most improved team overall!
That’s all for today’s note guys!
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