About Us

Pronounced S-Crank, we deliver unbiased power rankings built on real results—not opinions. Our rankings are driven by three key factors:

  1. How much you’re winning
  2. How many points you’re scoring and allowing
  3. How you perform against both strong and weak opponents

We believe a win is a win, but also recognize that not all wins are equal. And unlike many systems, we don’t cap point differential—dominant performances matter here.

SCRANK originally began as a tool to help Iowa high school football coaches project playoff outcomes. We provide an early look at RPI rankings and project final playoff RPI standins using our own SCRANK Ratings, designed to mirror state calculations as closely as possible. After Iowa, we expanded into College Basketball and later the NFL, offering detailed rankings, projections, and probabilities. All preseason rankings, projections, and probabilities are based on each team’s final SCRANK Rating from the previous season.

All Iowa and NFL probabilities are powered by 10,000 full-season simulations, with win probabilities generated from SCRANK Ratings.

Rating Types

There are three main rating types you will see:

  • SCRANK Rating – Our core rating, based on results, scoring, and opponent strength.
  • DOM (Dominance Rating) – Focuses on who you beat (or lose to) and by how much. Beating a top team by a wide margin earns big points; close games count too, but differently.
  • SOV (Strength of Victory) – Matches the NFL’s official calculation, used in playoff tiebreakers. For Iowa, SOV is adjusted by class (e.g., a 2A team beating a 4A team is weighted more heavily).
Our only area of built-in bias: conference tiering. Wins (and losses) in stronger conferences carry more weight than those in weaker ones—because not all conferences are created equal.

Coming Soon

We’re just getting started. Upcoming features include:

  • College Basketball Projections & NCAA Brackets
  • College Football Projections
  • Expanded High School Football Coverage (beyond Iowa and Idaho)

We’re also working on a “Project Your Season” tool—letting you plug in wins and losses to see how potential outcomes could affect your playoff chances. If you’d like to see your state added to our high school football rankings, let us know!

Contact

Questions? Suggestions? Noticed a team color that looks off, or found an error? Reach out to us at scranksports@gmail.com