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| College Football | |||||||
| NAIA - most improved teams | |||||||
| 2009 Season | |||||||
| Improvement in : | |||||||
| Rank | Team | Rating | Wins | Conference | |||
| 1 | McPherson | 25.64 | 5 | Kansas Collegiate | |||
| 2 | Walsh | 24.14 | 5 | Mid-States - Mideast | |||
| 3 | Grand View | 23.36 | 6 | Mid-States - Midwest | |||
| 4 | St. Xavier | 22.13 | 6 | Mid-States - Mideast | |||
| 5 | Lambuth | 18.09 | 4 | Mid-South | |||
| 6 | Campbellsville | 17.81 | 4 | Mid-South | |||
| 7 | Belhaven | 16.65 | 4 | Mid-South | |||
| 8 | Taylor | 16.61 | 5 | Mid-States - Mideast | |||
| 9 | Ottawa | 14.65 | 3 | Kansas Collegiate | |||
| 10 | McKendree | 14.60 | 3 | Mid-States - Midwest | |||
| Explanation | |||||||
| We calculated a team's improvement by comparing its final 2009 rating | |||||||
| to an adjusted 2008 rating. Based on this calculation, the above listed | |||||||
| 10 teams showed the most improvement in 2009 vs. 2008. | |||||||
| A team's improvement roughly equates to improvement in net points | |||||||
| (points scored less points allowed) per game. Based on the calculation, all | |||||||
| teams listed above improved by at least 14 net points per game. | |||||||