First,
A reminder of the nomenclature:wimpy (1)
scrawny (2)
weak (3)
decent (4)
solid (5)
stout (6)
robust (7)
rigorous (8)
tough as nails (9)
Chuck Norris (10)And now...
The moment you've all been waiting for...
The Season 21 D.IV Toughness Ratings as of the end of interconference play (10/17/12)IV.1 - stout / 107
IV.2 - decent / 93
IV.3 - solid / 95
IV.4 - robust / 108
IV.5 - robust / 110
IV.6 - weak / 88
IV.7 - decent / 91
IV.8 - solid / 99
IV.9 - decent / 90
IV.10 - stout / 107
IV.11 - wimpy / 75
IV.12 - solid / 96
IV.13 - stout / 105
IV.14 - rigorous / 114
IV.15 - decent / 95
IV.16 - solid / 96
IV.17 - stout / 104
IV.18 - tough as nails / 120
IV.19 - solid / 95
IV.20 - tough as nails / 123
IV.21 - solid / 98
IV.22 - robust / 109
IV.23 - decent / 93
IV.24 - decent / 94
IV.25 - solid / 99
IV.26 - stout / 102
IV.27 - decent / 92
IV.28 - scrawny / 79
IV.29 - stout / 101
IV.30 - robust / 111
IV.31 - stout / 105
IV.32 - Chuck Norris / 132
IV.33 - decent / 91
IV.34 - decent / 94
IV.35 - stout / 106
IV.36 - weak / 89
IV.37 - stout / 102
IV.38 - decent / 95
IV.39 - rigorous / 116
IV.40 - stout / 101
IV.41 - Chuck Norris / 130
IV.42 - robust / 111
IV.43 - stout / 105
IV.44 - solid / 96
IV.45 - stout / 104
IV.46 - robust / 111
IV.47 - robust / 108
IV.48 - decent / 95
IV.49 - scrawny / 80
IV.50 - robust / 107
IV.51 - stout / 105
IV.52 - robust / 110
IV.53 - robust / 110
IV.54 - robust / 111
IV.55 - robust / 109
IV.56 - robust / 110
IV.57 - solid / 96
IV.58 - Chuck Norris / 131
IV.59 - robust / 110
IV.60 - Chuck Norris / 126
IV.61 - stout / 107
IV.62 - solid / 98
IV.63 - wimpy / 76
IV.64 - stout / 106
If you're interested in my method, check this post:
(214659.97). I adjusted the nomenclature a little bit since the spread was a little wider this season (75-132, instead of 76-127). So it was harder to get out of the middle ratings. As I said before
(214659.110), these ratings are quite subjective. The nomenclature is probably more meaningful than the number.
Still, in my calculations, the title of
"Toughest D.IV League" goes to
IV.32.
And
IV.11 has earned the title of
"Easiest D.IV League".
Congratulations and condolences are in order, though to which league's managers I'm not sure... ;-)
And here are some interesting stats:
Average ranking for a Div IV team: 1056
Average NR, Win %, PD/Game by Conference Standings:
1st: 455, 88.7%, +25.6
2nd: 614, 74.3%, +16.3
3rd: 733, 64.7%, +10.3
4th: 894, 53.9%, +3.7
5th: 1022, 44.9%, -1.5
6th: 1265, 36.5%, -7.2
7th: 1502, 25.4%, -16.0
8th: 1965, 11.6%, -31.0
AVG NR of all US Div.IV Great 8 teams: 1071
AVG NR of all US Div.IV Big 8 teams: 1041
Big 8 teams went 2097-1999 against the Great 8 this season.