Everybody acting like the ODAC power ranking is just about who won the conference last season is missing what actually drives success at this level. Bridgewater's roster continuity is the single biggest factor nobody wants to talk about. The Eagles return 73% of their defensive production from a unit that ranked 2nd in the ODAC in yards allowed per play last fall. Meanwhile, the teams getting hyped in the spring portal rankings are the ones who lost 15 starters and are scrambling to plug holes. That's not a power ranking, that's a rebuild. Bridgewater sits in the top half of the conference in returning offensive line snaps too, which is where games actually get decided in this league. The pecking order in the ODAC right now goes through whoever kept their core intact, and that's the Eagles.