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Valparaiso

latest conference era: Pioneer

Loaded Seasons12
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2026 | +7.9
Best Finish#240 in 2017
Program Explorer

Program Arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +7.9 PWR -12.0 2016: 4-7, margin -113, power -10.2, resume 10 / 100, final rank #2622017: 6-5, margin +17, power -6.4, resume 25 / 100, final rank #2402018: 2-9, margin -102, power -9.1, resume 13 / 100, final rank #2602019: 1-11, margin -197, power -12.0, resume 3 / 100, final rank #2972021: 4-7, margin -48, power -2.1, resume 43 / 100, final rank #2552022: 5-7, margin -94, power +5.8, resume 45 / 100, final rank #2702023: 3-8, margin -78, power +7.8, resume 27 / 100, final rank #2452024: 4-7, margin -130, power +5.8, resume 63 / 100, final rank #2782025: 2-10, margin -183, power +4.4, resume 16 / 100, final rank #2832026: 1-1, margin +37, power +7.9, resume 59 / 100, final rank #283 2016: 4-7, margin -113, power -10.2, resume 10 / 100, final rank #262-10.22017: 6-5, margin +17, power -6.4, resume 25 / 100, final rank #240-6.42018: 2-9, margin -102, power -9.1, resume 13 / 100, final rank #260-9.12019: 1-11, margin -197, power -12.0, resume 3 / 100, final rank #297-12.02021: 4-7, margin -48, power -2.1, resume 43 / 100, final rank #255-2.12022: 5-7, margin -94, power +5.8, resume 45 / 100, final rank #270+5.82023: 3-8, margin -78, power +7.8, resume 27 / 100, final rank #245+7.82024: 4-7, margin -130, power +5.8, resume 63 / 100, final rank #278+5.82025: 2-10, margin -183, power +4.4, resume 16 / 100, final rank #283+4.42026: 1-1, margin +37, power +7.9, resume 59 / 100, final rank #283+7.9 20164-720176-520182-920191-1120214-720225-720233-820244-720252-1020261-1

Historical Snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 12

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +6.0

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline +1.9

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 0.0

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2026 | +7.9

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Best loaded season

No earlier loaded season beat the current closing power.

Best Resume Since Since 2024

This is the program's best resume season since 2024.

Best Finish 2017 | #240

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2024 | 63 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #2 | Power #1

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 92th | Power 100th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2017 | 6-5

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current Context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #242 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 1-1
Program baseline +6.0 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 0.0 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program Signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2026 Season

Ended at power +7.9, record 1-1, and final loaded-board rank #283.

Best Loaded Resume

2024 Season

Resume 63 / 100 with 4 wins and a 33% win rate.

Year-Over-Year Swing

+3.5 power

From 2025 to 2026, the program moved from +4.4 to +7.9.

Best Record

6-5

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2017, with a margin of +17.

Best Resume Season

2024 | 63 / 100

Latest Vs. Standard

+1.9

Season Explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

12 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 PioneerFCS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 1-1 #283 +7.9 59 +37 Open season page
2025 PioneerFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 2-10 #283 +4.4 16 -183 Program view
2024 PioneerFCS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 4-7 #278 +5.8 63 -130 Program view
2023 PioneerFCS Above standardClosed comfortably above the program's recent baseline. 3-8 #245 +7.8 27 -78 Program view
2022 PioneerFCS In rangeA season that landed inside the normal historical band. 5-7 #270 +5.8 45 -94 Program view
2021 PioneerFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 4-7 #255 -2.1 43 -48 Program view
2019 PioneerFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 1-11 #297 -12.0 3 -197 Program view
2018 PioneerFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 2-9 #260 -9.1 13 -102 Program view
2017 PioneerFCS Best finishHighest loaded final board finish. 6-5 #240 -6.4 25 +17 Program view
2016 PioneerFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 4-7 #262 -10.2 10 -113 Program view
2015 PioneerFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 1-9 #286 -12.4 3 -273 Program view
2014 PioneerFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 3-8 #261 -7.5 17 -98 Program view