Records alone do not tell you who has been tested. Strength of schedule is the model's estimate of the average opponent faced so far, adjusted onto the same point scale as the power rating. A team can be 1-2 against a brutal opening slate and still be more dangerous than a 3-0 team whose wins came against provisional opponents.
| Team | Division | Record | Schedule strength | Team rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dothan High School | 6A | 0-1 | 27.9 | 6.0 |
| Johnson Abernathy Graetz (JAG) High School | 6A | 0-3 | 27.3 | 0.5 |
| Booker T. Washington Magnet High School | 1A-4A | 0-1 | 22.1 | -2.5 |
| Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School | Private | 2-1 | 21.9 | 22.4 |
| Oak Mountain High School | 6A | 2-1 | 17.7 | 14.4 |
| Moody High School | 1A-4A | 5-0 | 17.6 | 37.3 |
| Mae Jemison High School | 5A | 0-2 | 17.4 | -11.3 |
| Opelika High School | 6A | 1-2 | 16.6 | 13.7 |
| Hale County High School | 1A-4A | 0-1 | 15.3 | -13.9 |
| James Clemens High School | 6A | 0-3 | 15.1 | -2.1 |
What the division averages show
The division averages in this snapshot are: 1A-4A: -3.4 across 55 teams, 5A: 1.1 across 45 teams, 6A: 7.6 across 31 teams, Private: -3.3 across 14 teams, Unclassified: -8.8 across 3 teams. Those averages matter less than the spread inside each division. The strongest team in a smaller division can be a better statewide opponent than the middle of a larger division.
How coaches can use it
If your next opponent has played a much tougher opening schedule, treat its record with caution. Watch the film against its best opponent first, then ask what translated: did the offense still create conversion chances, did the defense force long fields, and did the opponent's speed change the script?
Data and methods
Schedule strength is published in public/data/rankings.json by the rankings pipeline. It is descriptive, not a separate trophy: early opponents, missing score reports, and jamboree/exhibition filtering can all move the number during September.