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Howard

latest conference era: MEAC

Loaded Seasons22
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2023 | +12.5
Best Finish#173 in 2017
2026 Season PageCurrent RankingsHistory Hub
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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 +12.5 PWR -6.1 2016: 2-9, margin -175, power -5.5, resume 14 / 100, final rank #2302017: 7-4, margin +19, power -1.3, resume 47 / 100, final rank #1732018: 4-6, margin -5, power -2.0, resume 15 / 100, final rank #1952019: 2-10, margin -340, power -6.1, resume 4 / 100, final rank #2442021: 3-8, margin -68, power +1.0, resume 16 / 100, final rank #2352022: 5-6, margin +32, power +11.8, resume 53 / 100, final rank #1902023: 6-6, margin +57, power +12.5, resume 54 / 100, final rank #1842024: 4-8, margin -76, power +8.6, resume 17 / 100, final rank #2612025: 5-7, margin -57, power +8.5, resume 30 / 100, final rank #2472026: 1-2, margin -55, power +8.4, resume 73 / 100, final rank #259 2016: 2-9, margin -175, power -5.5, resume 14 / 100, final rank #230-5.52017: 7-4, margin +19, power -1.3, resume 47 / 100, final rank #173-1.32018: 4-6, margin -5, power -2.0, resume 15 / 100, final rank #195-2.02019: 2-10, margin -340, power -6.1, resume 4 / 100, final rank #244-6.12021: 3-8, margin -68, power +1.0, resume 16 / 100, final rank #235+1.02022: 5-6, margin +32, power +11.8, resume 53 / 100, final rank #190+11.82023: 6-6, margin +57, power +12.5, resume 54 / 100, final rank #184+12.52024: 4-8, margin -76, power +8.6, resume 17 / 100, final rank #261+8.62025: 5-7, margin -57, power +8.5, resume 30 / 100, final rank #247+8.52026: 1-2, margin -55, power +8.4, resume 73 / 100, final rank #259+8.4 20162-920177-420184-620192-1020213-820225-620236-620244-820255-720261-2

Historical Snapshot

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

Loaded Seasons 22

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

Program Baseline +9.8

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

Current Vs. Baseline -1.4

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

Gap To Peak 4.1

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

Peak Loaded Season 2023 | +12.5

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

Best Power Since Since 2025

This is the program's best power season since 2025.

Best Resume Since Best loaded season

No earlier loaded season beat the current resume.

Best Finish 2017 | #173

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

Best Resume Season 2026 | 73 / 100

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

Current Season Standing Resume #1 | Power #5

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

Program Percentile Resume 100th | Power 82th

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 2012 | 6-3

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 #227 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 1-2
Program baseline +9.8 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 4.1 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

2023 Season

Ended at power +12.5, record 6-6, and final loaded-board rank #184.

Best Loaded Resume

2026 Season

Resume 73 / 100 with 1 wins and a 33% win rate.

Year-Over-Year Swing

-0.0 power

From 2025 to 2026, the program moved from +8.5 to +8.4.

Best Record

6-3

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2012, with a margin of -20.

Best Resume Season

2026 | 73 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season in the loaded archive for this program.

Latest Vs. Standard

-1.4

Positive means the latest season closed above the program's recent baseline. Negative means it finished below the standard.

Season Explorer

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

22 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 MEACFCS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 1-2 #259 +8.4 73 -55 Open season page
2025 MEACFCS In rangeA season that landed inside the normal historical band. 5-7 #247 +8.5 30 -57 Program view
2024 MEACFCS In rangeA season that landed inside the normal historical band. 4-8 #261 +8.6 17 -76 Program view
2023 MEACFCS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 6-6 #184 +12.5 54 +57 Program view
2022 MEACFCS Above standardClosed comfortably above the program's recent baseline. 5-6 #190 +11.8 53 +32 Program view
2021 MEACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 3-8 #235 +1.0 16 -68 Program view
2019 MEACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 2-10 #244 -6.1 4 -340 Program view
2018 MEACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 4-6 #195 -2.0 15 -5 Program view
2017 MEACFCS Best finishHighest loaded final board finish. 7-4 #173 -1.3 47 +19 Program view
2016 MEACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 2-9 #230 -5.5 14 -175 Program view
2015 MEACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 1-10 #235 -5.1 10 -239 Program view
2014 MEACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 5-7 #200 -2.5 16 -59 Program view
2013 MEACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 6-6 #233 -2.8 44 -6 Program view
2012 MEACFCS Best recordCleanest win-loss season in the loaded archive. 6-3 #231 -5.4 57 -20 Program view
2011 MEACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 5-6 #270 -7.0 29 -69 Program view
2010 MEACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 1-10 #298 -12.3 19 -215 Program view
2009 MEACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 2-9 #284 -9.3 12 -210 Program view
2008 MEACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 1-10 #300 -9.9 19 -140 Program view
2007 MEACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 4-7 #256 -5.0 18 -66 Program view
2006 MEACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 5-6 #232 -3.9 34 -57 Program view
2005 MEACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 3-6 #281 -9.7 21 -59 Program view
2004 MEACFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 6-5 #253 -7.5 40 +24 Program view