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Includes regular season games against power-conference opponents + Notre Dame. Conference championships are excluded. Teams with fewer than 3 such games are not ranked. Kansas State played 10 such games.

Big 12, 2014

Rank within the division. Teal is top 10, orange is bottom 10. Sorted by top-10 ranks minus bottom-10 ranks. The three count columns (top-10 classes, top-10 wins, top-25 wins) are not ranks and are not scored. Hover a team for its score, a rank for the numbers.

SeasonTeamTop-10 clsprior 5T10 WregT25 WregTotal offenseScoring offenseTotal defenseScoring defensePoint marginTurnover marginPossessionReturning passingof last yrReturning receivingof last yrReturning rushingof last yrTeam talentOffensive EPADefensive EPAOffensive success rateDefensive success rateOffensive explosivenessDefensive explosiveness
2014Kansas State9–40 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range 0–4.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason)#29 (of 76 teams · 418.3 yds/g · 4,183 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#23 (of 76 teams · 31.7 pts/g · 317 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#25 (of 76 teams · 378.0 yds/g allowed · 3,780 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#10 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 21.7 pts/g allowed · 217 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#13 (of 76 teams · +10.0 /g · +100 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#6 — top 10 (of 76 teams · +10 in these games · 19 taken, 9 given · +1.00 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#15 (of 76 teams · 32:19 /g · 5h 23m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#51 (of 128 teams · 83% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#48 (of 128 teams · 69% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#119 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 22% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))— (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#15 (of 76 teams · 0.233 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#37 (of 76 teams · 0.135 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#11 (of 76 teams · 47% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#61 (of 76 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#39 (of 76 teams · 1.239 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#14 (of 76 teams · 1.162 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))
Medianof 10 Big 12 teams in 20140 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range 0–4.)0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.)0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.)#13 (Total offense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range #2–#67. 4 of 10 in the top 10.)#25 (Scoring offense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range #1–#68. 3 of 10 in the top 10.)#43 (Total defense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range #23–#74. 0 of 10 in the top 10.)#44 (Scoring defense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range #10–#74. 1 of 10 in the top 10.)#29 (Point margin: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range #1–#72. 2 of 10 in the top 10.)#39 (Turnover margin: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range #1–#74. 3 of 10 in the top 10.)#34 (Possession: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range #15–#70. 0 of 10 in the top 10.)#51 (Returning passing: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range #15–#90. 0 of 10 in the top 10.)#72 (Returning receiving: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range #29–#118. 0 of 10 in the top 10.)#66 (Returning rushing: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range #33–#119. 0 of 10 in the top 10.)— (No team has a rank for this)#20 (Offensive EPA: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range #10–#66. 1 of 10 in the top 10.)#37 (Defensive EPA: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range #13–#73. 0 of 10 in the top 10.)#34 (Offensive success rate: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range #4–#68. 1 of 10 in the top 10.)#35 (Defensive success rate: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range #5–#73. 1 of 10 in the top 10.)#36 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range #2–#58. 1 of 10 in the top 10.)#55 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range #8–#69. 1 of 10 in the top 10.)
2014Baylor11–20 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range 0–4.)1 (1 regular-season win over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason — #6 TCU)2 (2 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #6 TCU, #11 Kansas State)#2 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 557.0 yds/g · 5,013 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#2 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 45.3 pts/g · 408 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#45 (of 76 teams · 416.6 yds/g allowed · 3,749 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#46 (of 76 teams · 29.2 pts/g allowed · 263 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#6 — top 10 (of 76 teams · +16.1 /g · +145 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#3 — top 10 (of 76 teams · +11 in these games · 19 taken, 8 given · +1.22 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#39 (of 76 teams · 30:02 /g · 4h 30m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#15 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#29 (of 128 teams · 77% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#79 (of 128 teams · 53% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))— (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#10 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 0.273 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#46 (of 76 teams · 0.155 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#4 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 50% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#35 (of 76 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#58 (of 76 teams · 1.179 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#58 (of 76 teams · 1.325 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2014TCU12–10 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range 0–4.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · 1 including the postseason — postseason: #9 Ole Miss)2 (2 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · 3 including the postseason — regular: #11 Kansas State, #25 Minnesota · postseason: #9 Ole Miss)#3 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 533.7 yds/g · 5,337 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#1 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 45.8 pts/g · 458 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#32 (of 76 teams · 392.6 yds/g allowed · 3,926 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#18 (of 76 teams · 23.0 pts/g allowed · 230 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#1 — top 10 (of 76 teams · +22.8 /g · +228 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#1 — top 10 (of 76 teams · +15 in these games · 31 taken, 16 given · +1.50 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#36 (of 76 teams · 30:06 /g · 5h 01m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#75 (of 128 teams · 42% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#72 (of 128 teams · 60% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#44 (of 128 teams · 78% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))— (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#12 (of 76 teams · 0.254 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#13 (of 76 teams · 0.054 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#14 (of 76 teams · 46% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#5 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 35% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#18 (of 76 teams · 1.314 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#69 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 1.384 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2014Oklahoma8–52 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range 0–4.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason)#13 (of 76 teams · 475.0 yds/g · 4,750 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#10 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 36.7 pts/g · 367 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#39 (of 76 teams · 401.4 yds/g allowed · 4,014 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#40 (of 76 teams · 27.4 pts/g allowed · 274 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#14 (of 76 teams · +9.3 /g · +93 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#51 (of 76 teams · -3 in these games · 14 taken, 17 given · -0.30 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#16 (of 76 teams · 31:55 /g · 5h 19m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#34 (of 128 teams · 96% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#118 (of 128 teams · 32% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#113 (of 128 teams · 30% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))— (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#20 (of 76 teams · 0.220 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#28 (of 76 teams · 0.115 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#15 (of 76 teams · 46% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#20 (of 76 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#40 (of 76 teams · 1.239 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#63 (of 76 teams · 1.347 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2014Texas6–74 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range 0–4.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason)#42 (of 76 teams · 371.5 yds/g · 3,715 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#57 (of 76 teams · 22.6 pts/g · 226 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#23 (of 76 teams · 365.7 yds/g allowed · 3,657 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#19 (of 76 teams · 23.1 pts/g allowed · 231 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#37 (of 76 teams · -0.5 /g · -5 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#39 (of 76 teams · -1 in these games · 16 taken, 17 given · -0.10 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#28 (of 76 teams · 30:53 /g · 5h 09m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#89 (of 128 teams · 24% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#75 (of 128 teams · 59% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#33 (of 128 teams · 80% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))— (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#47 (of 76 teams · 0.102 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#14 (of 76 teams · 0.062 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#43 (of 76 teams · 40% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#18 (of 76 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#53 (of 76 teams · 1.197 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#8 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 1.132 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2014West Virginia7–60 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range 0–4.)1 (1 regular-season win over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason — #5 Baylor)1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #5 Baylor)#8 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 492.6 yds/g · 5,419 yds · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#25 (of 76 teams · 31.3 pts/g · 344 points · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#43 (of 76 teams · 412.8 yds/g allowed · 4,541 yds · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#44 (of 76 teams · 28.6 pts/g allowed · 314 points · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#29 (of 76 teams · +2.7 /g · +30 in these games · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#74 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · -14 in these games · 13 taken, 27 given · -1.27 /g · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#23 (of 76 teams · 31:21 /g · 5h 45m in these games · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#48 (of 128 teams · 87% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#45 (of 128 teams · 70% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#88 (of 128 teams · 46% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))— (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#32 (of 76 teams · 0.154 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#29 (of 76 teams · 0.115 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#38 (of 76 teams · 41% of plays successful · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#12 (of 76 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#29 (of 76 teams · 1.284 average PPA on successful plays · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#62 (of 76 teams · 1.346 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2014Oklahoma State7–60 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range 0–4.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason)#52 (of 76 teams · 349.5 yds/g · 3,495 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#45 (of 76 teams · 24.6 pts/g · 246 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#65 (of 76 teams · 466.7 yds/g allowed · 4,667 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#56 (of 76 teams · 34.8 pts/g allowed · 348 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#55 (of 76 teams · -10.2 /g · -102 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#69 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · -9 in these games · 11 taken, 20 given · -0.90 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#68 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 27:07 /g · 4h 31m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#76 (of 128 teams · 39% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#108 (of 128 teams · 41% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#66 (of 128 teams · 59% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))— (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#55 (of 76 teams · 0.063 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#56 (of 76 teams · 0.206 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#57 (of 76 teams · 37% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#43 (of 76 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#23 (of 76 teams · 1.302 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#55 (of 76 teams · 1.309 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2014Texas Tech4–80 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range 0–4.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason)#9 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 490.9 yds/g · 4,909 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#29 (of 76 teams · 29.4 pts/g · 294 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#73 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 536.2 yds/g allowed · 5,362 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#74 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 43.4 pts/g allowed · 434 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#65 (of 76 teams · -14.0 /g · -140 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#70 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · -10 in these games · 15 taken, 25 given · -1.00 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#70 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 26:30 /g · 4h 25m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#70 (of 128 teams · 51% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#92 (of 128 teams · 50% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#50 (of 128 teams · 72% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))— (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#14 (of 76 teams · 0.237 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#73 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 0.313 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#34 (of 76 teams · 41% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#67 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#2 — top 10 (of 76 teams · 1.478 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#54 (of 76 teams · 1.306 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2014Iowa State2–100 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range 0–4.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason)#39 (of 76 teams · 376.3 yds/g · 3,763 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#56 (of 76 teams · 22.7 pts/g · 227 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#74 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 541.6 yds/g allowed · 5,416 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#70 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 40.2 pts/g allowed · 402 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#69 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · -17.5 /g · -175 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#26 (of 76 teams · +2 in these games · 16 taken, 14 given · +0.20 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#59 (of 76 teams · 28:37 /g · 4h 46m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#16 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#39 (of 128 teams · 72% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#62 (of 128 teams · 62% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))— (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#53 (of 76 teams · 0.066 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#68 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 0.280 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#49 (of 76 teams · 39% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#73 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 51% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#36 (of 76 teams · 1.244 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#15 (of 76 teams · 1.169 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2014Kansas3–90 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2014. Range 0–4.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason)#67 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 306.3 yds/g · 3,063 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#68 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 15.6 pts/g · 156 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#67 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 473.8 yds/g allowed · 4,738 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#61 (of 76 teams · 36.1 pts/g allowed · 361 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#72 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · -20.5 /g · -205 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#46 (of 76 teams · -2 in these games · 15 taken, 17 given · -0.20 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#34 (of 76 teams · 30:12 /g · 5h 02m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#90 (of 128 teams · 20% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#73 (of 128 teams · 59% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#112 (of 128 teams · 31% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))— (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#66 (of 76 teams · 0.018 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#57 (of 76 teams · 0.221 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#68 — bottom 10 (of 76 teams · 34% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#50 (of 76 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#42 (of 76 teams · 1.233 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#59 (of 76 teams · 1.334 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))

What clusters, and what does not

One dot per team, placed by its rank within that season's division. A tight cluster is something they share; a spread is something they do not.

Big 12, 20142014 Kansas StateBig 12 medianVertical position is spacing only — it carries no meaning.
Total offensemedian #13
Total offense. Big 12, 2014, best rank first: 2014 Baylor #2 of 76; 2014 TCU #3 of 76; 2014 West Virginia #8 of 76; 2014 Texas Tech #9 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma #13 of 76; 2014 Iowa State #39 of 76; 2014 Texas #42 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma State #52 of 76; 2014 Kansas #67 of 76. Marked: 2014 Kansas State, ranked 29 of 76. Big 12 median rank 13.
Scoring offensemedian #25
Scoring offense. Big 12, 2014, best rank first: 2014 TCU #1 of 76; 2014 Baylor #2 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma #10 of 76; 2014 West Virginia #25 of 76; 2014 Texas Tech #29 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma State #45 of 76; 2014 Iowa State #56 of 76; 2014 Texas #57 of 76; 2014 Kansas #68 of 76. Marked: 2014 Kansas State, ranked 23 of 76. Big 12 median rank 25.
Total defensemedian #43
Total defense. Big 12, 2014, best rank first: 2014 Texas #23 of 76; 2014 TCU #32 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma #39 of 76; 2014 West Virginia #43 of 76; 2014 Baylor #45 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma State #65 of 76; 2014 Kansas #67 of 76; 2014 Texas Tech #73 of 76; 2014 Iowa State #74 of 76. Marked: 2014 Kansas State, ranked 25 of 76. Big 12 median rank 43.
Scoring defensemedian #44
Scoring defense. Big 12, 2014, best rank first: 2014 TCU #18 of 76; 2014 Texas #19 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma #40 of 76; 2014 West Virginia #44 of 76; 2014 Baylor #46 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma State #56 of 76; 2014 Kansas #61 of 76; 2014 Iowa State #70 of 76; 2014 Texas Tech #74 of 76. Marked: 2014 Kansas State, ranked 10 of 76. Big 12 median rank 44.
Point marginmedian #29
Point margin. Big 12, 2014, best rank first: 2014 TCU #1 of 76; 2014 Baylor #6 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma #14 of 76; 2014 West Virginia #29 of 76; 2014 Texas #37 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma State #55 of 76; 2014 Texas Tech #65 of 76; 2014 Iowa State #69 of 76; 2014 Kansas #72 of 76. Marked: 2014 Kansas State, ranked 13 of 76. Big 12 median rank 29.
Turnover marginmedian #39
Turnover margin. Big 12, 2014, best rank first: 2014 TCU #1 of 76; 2014 Baylor #3 of 76; 2014 Iowa State #26 of 76; 2014 Texas #39 of 76; 2014 Kansas #46 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma #51 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma State #69 of 76; 2014 Texas Tech #70 of 76; 2014 West Virginia #74 of 76. Marked: 2014 Kansas State, ranked 6 of 76. Big 12 median rank 39.
Possessionmedian #34
Possession. Big 12, 2014, best rank first: 2014 Oklahoma #16 of 76; 2014 West Virginia #23 of 76; 2014 Texas #28 of 76; 2014 Kansas #34 of 76; 2014 TCU #36 of 76; 2014 Baylor #39 of 76; 2014 Iowa State #59 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma State #68 of 76; 2014 Texas Tech #70 of 76. Marked: 2014 Kansas State, ranked 15 of 76. Big 12 median rank 34.
Returning passingmedian #51
Returning passing. Big 12, 2014, best rank first: 2014 Baylor #15 of 128; 2014 Iowa State #16 of 128; 2014 Oklahoma #34 of 128; 2014 West Virginia #48 of 128; 2014 Texas Tech #70 of 128; 2014 TCU #75 of 128; 2014 Oklahoma State #76 of 128; 2014 Texas #89 of 128; 2014 Kansas #90 of 128. Marked: 2014 Kansas State, ranked 51 of 128. Big 12 median rank 51.
Returning receivingmedian #72
Returning receiving. Big 12, 2014, best rank first: 2014 Baylor #29 of 128; 2014 Iowa State #39 of 128; 2014 West Virginia #45 of 128; 2014 TCU #72 of 128; 2014 Kansas #73 of 128; 2014 Texas #75 of 128; 2014 Texas Tech #92 of 128; 2014 Oklahoma State #108 of 128; 2014 Oklahoma #118 of 128. Marked: 2014 Kansas State, ranked 48 of 128. Big 12 median rank 72.
Returning rushingmedian #66
Returning rushing. Big 12, 2014, best rank first: 2014 Texas #33 of 128; 2014 TCU #44 of 128; 2014 Texas Tech #50 of 128; 2014 Iowa State #62 of 128; 2014 Oklahoma State #66 of 128; 2014 Baylor #79 of 128; 2014 West Virginia #88 of 128; 2014 Kansas #112 of 128; 2014 Oklahoma #113 of 128. Marked: 2014 Kansas State, ranked 119 of 128. Big 12 median rank 66.
Team talent
Team talent. Big 12, 2014, best rank first: . Marked: 2014 Kansas State, which has no value for this metric.
Offensive EPAmedian #20
Offensive EPA. Big 12, 2014, best rank first: 2014 Baylor #10 of 76; 2014 TCU #12 of 76; 2014 Texas Tech #14 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma #20 of 76; 2014 West Virginia #32 of 76; 2014 Texas #47 of 76; 2014 Iowa State #53 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma State #55 of 76; 2014 Kansas #66 of 76. Marked: 2014 Kansas State, ranked 15 of 76. Big 12 median rank 20.
Defensive EPAmedian #37
Defensive EPA. Big 12, 2014, best rank first: 2014 TCU #13 of 76; 2014 Texas #14 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma #28 of 76; 2014 West Virginia #29 of 76; 2014 Baylor #46 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma State #56 of 76; 2014 Kansas #57 of 76; 2014 Iowa State #68 of 76; 2014 Texas Tech #73 of 76. Marked: 2014 Kansas State, ranked 37 of 76. Big 12 median rank 37.
Offensive success ratemedian #34
Offensive success rate. Big 12, 2014, best rank first: 2014 Baylor #4 of 76; 2014 TCU #14 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma #15 of 76; 2014 Texas Tech #34 of 76; 2014 West Virginia #38 of 76; 2014 Texas #43 of 76; 2014 Iowa State #49 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma State #57 of 76; 2014 Kansas #68 of 76. Marked: 2014 Kansas State, ranked 11 of 76. Big 12 median rank 34.
Defensive success ratemedian #35
Defensive success rate. Big 12, 2014, best rank first: 2014 TCU #5 of 76; 2014 West Virginia #12 of 76; 2014 Texas #18 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma #20 of 76; 2014 Baylor #35 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma State #43 of 76; 2014 Kansas #50 of 76; 2014 Texas Tech #67 of 76; 2014 Iowa State #73 of 76. Marked: 2014 Kansas State, ranked 61 of 76. Big 12 median rank 35.
Offensive explosivenessmedian #36
Offensive explosiveness. Big 12, 2014, best rank first: 2014 Texas Tech #2 of 76; 2014 TCU #18 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma State #23 of 76; 2014 West Virginia #29 of 76; 2014 Iowa State #36 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma #40 of 76; 2014 Kansas #42 of 76; 2014 Texas #53 of 76; 2014 Baylor #58 of 76. Marked: 2014 Kansas State, ranked 39 of 76. Big 12 median rank 36.
Defensive explosivenessmedian #55
Defensive explosiveness. Big 12, 2014, best rank first: 2014 Texas #8 of 76; 2014 Iowa State #15 of 76; 2014 Texas Tech #54 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma State #55 of 76; 2014 Baylor #58 of 76; 2014 Kansas #59 of 76; 2014 West Virginia #62 of 76; 2014 Oklahoma #63 of 76; 2014 TCU #69 of 76. Marked: 2014 Kansas State, ranked 14 of 76. Big 12 median rank 55.