How do I raise team prestige?

[tessl]

Is it based solely on number of NFL draft picks or are there other factors? I ask because I set up a teambuilder dynasty with recruiting house rules based partially on team prestige and after one year my prestige dropped from 3 star to 2 star. I'm trying to figure out how to increase it.

[falcor1234]

Quote: Originally Posted by tessl

Is it based solely on number of NFL draft picks or are there other factors? I ask because I set up a teambuilder dynasty with recruiting house rules based partially on team prestige and after one year my prestige dropped from 3 star to 2 star. I'm trying to figure out how to increase it.

wins and winning bowls and championships I think is the best and quickest way to raise it.

[SilverBullet19]

Winning seasons will raise it, but it has cutoff points. For example:

going 6-6 as a 1* will raise you to 2*
Going 8-4 as a 6* will drop you to 5*

Basically, a successful season will raise it. It has to be successful based on the programs standards. 6-6 for a 1* is successful. 8-4 for a 6* is not. You won't jump more than 1* a season.

I have no idea if NFL draft picks matter. I've climbed to 5* without any so far.

[Archsmith99]

Draft picks only matter for your schools pro potential grade.

[jello1717]

You gain/lose prestige based on this:

1-Star: If your final rank is better than 80th, you have a chance to move up.
2-Star: If your team has a bowl bid or finishes with a final ranking better than 60th, you have a chance to move up. If you finish worse than 100th, you have a chance to move down.
3-Star:If you finish better than 40th, you have a chance to move up. If your team finishes worse than 75th, you have a chance to move down.
4-Star: If your team has won a BCS bowl or finishes better than 20th, you have a chance to move up. If you miss a bowl or finish worse than 50th, you have a chance to move down.
5-Star: If your team has won the national championship or finishes with a final ranking better than 5th, you have a chance to move up. If you finish with a final ranking worse than 25th, you have a chance to move down.
6-Star: If you finish with a final ranking worse than 15th or win less than 8 games you have a chance to move down.

[tessl]

Thanks for the replies. After a 1-11 season my first year in which I dropped from 3 star to 2 star I posted a winning record in my second year and went back to a 3 star program.

[Dj2360]

Quote: Originally Posted by SilverBullet19

Winning seasons will raise it, but it has cutoff points. For example: going 6-6 as a 1* will raise you to 2* Going 8-4 as a 6* will drop you to 5* Basically, a successful season will raise it. It has to be successful based on the programs standards. 6-6 for a 1* is successful. 8-4 for a 6* is not. You won't jump more than 1* a season. I have no idea if NFL draft picks matter. I've climbed to 5* without any so far.

Actually, I played a Dynasty with Missouri (4-star) one year, my team won the Nat'l championship and my player won the Heisman... My team jumped from 4-star to 6-star in one off-season