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Sun Belt, 2005

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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
2005Louisiana650 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.)#46 (of 119 teams · 386.6 yds/g · 4,253 yards)#63 (of 119 teams · 26.0 pts/g · 286 points)#61 (of 119 teams · 370.7 yds/g allowed · 4,078 yards)#72 (of 119 teams · 27.6 pts/g allowed · 304 points)#76 (of 119 teams · -1.6 /g · -18 on the season)#74 (of 119 teams · -3 on the season · 18 taken, 21 given · -0.27 /g)#9 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 19:38 /g · 3h 36m on the season) (— of last season's passing production returning) (— of last season's receiving production returning) (— of last season's rushing production returning) (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#49 (of 119 teams · 0.072 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#102 (of 119 teams · 0.130 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#71 (of 119 teams · 38% of plays successful)#118 (of 119 teams · 51% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#43 (of 119 teams · 1.026 average PPA on successful plays)#2 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 0.724 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
Medianof 8 Sun Belt teams in 20050 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. 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.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. 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.)#72 (Total offense: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range #46–#116. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#89 (Scoring offense: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range #63–#116. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#66 (Total defense: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range #28–#107. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#72 (Scoring defense: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range #17–#99. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#88 (Point margin: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range #63–#113. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#59 (Turnover margin: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range #27–#101. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#59 (Possession: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range #9–#116. 1 of 8 in the top 10.) (No team has a rank for this) (No team has a rank for this) (No team has a rank for this) (No team has a rank for this)#93 (Offensive EPA: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range #49–#119. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#75 (Defensive EPA: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range #1–#119. 1 of 8 in the top 10.)#95 (Offensive success rate: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range #69–#119. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#96 (Defensive success rate: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range #1–#119. 1 of 8 in the top 10.)#26 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range #1–#119. 2 of 8 in the top 10.)#17 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range #1–#119. 3 of 8 in the top 10.)
2005Arkansas State660 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.)#55 (of 119 teams · 370.1 yds/g · 4,441 yards)#70 (of 119 teams · 24.5 pts/g · 294 points)#71 (of 119 teams · 378.8 yds/g allowed · 4,546 yards)#56 (of 119 teams · 25.3 pts/g allowed · 303 points)#71 (of 119 teams · -0.8 /g · -9 on the season)#37 (of 119 teams · +5 on the season · 26 taken, 21 given · +0.42 /g)#86 (of 119 teams · 16:58 /g · 3h 24m on the season) (— of last season's passing production returning) (— of last season's receiving production returning) (— of last season's rushing production returning) (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#61 (of 119 teams · 0.053 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#26 (of 119 teams · 0.016 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#69 (of 119 teams · 38% of plays successful)#67 (of 119 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#13 (of 119 teams · 1.109 average PPA on successful plays)#29 (of 119 teams · 0.942 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2005Florida Atlantic290 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.)#107 (of 119 teams · 292.0 yds/g · 3,212 yards)#116 (of 119 teams · 13.4 pts/g · 148 points)#80 (of 119 teams · 394.7 yds/g allowed · 4,342 yards)#93 (of 119 teams · 30.8 pts/g allowed · 339 points)#113 (of 119 teams · -17.4 /g · -191 on the season)#101 (of 119 teams · -9 on the season · 18 taken, 27 given · -0.82 /g)#116 (of 119 teams · 14:51 /g · 2h 43m on the season) (— of last season's passing production returning) (— of last season's receiving production returning) (— of last season's rushing production returning) (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#111 (of 119 teams · -0.032 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#75 (of 119 teams · 0.083 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#114 (of 119 teams · 29% of plays successful)#117 (of 119 teams · 50% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#1 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 1.226 average PPA on successful plays)#1 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 0.703 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2005Florida International560 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.)#64 (of 119 teams · 358.4 yds/g · 3,943 yards)#79 (of 119 teams · 23.4 pts/g · 257 points)#66 (of 119 teams · 375.6 yds/g allowed · 4,132 yards)#84 (of 119 teams · 29.4 pts/g allowed · 323 points)#88 (of 119 teams · -6.0 /g · -66 on the season)#101 (of 119 teams · -9 on the season · 23 taken, 32 given · -0.82 /g)#102 (of 119 teams · 16:16 /g · 2h 59m on the season) (— of last season's passing production returning) (— of last season's receiving production returning) (— of last season's rushing production returning) (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#76 (of 119 teams · 0.024 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#119 (of 119 teams · 0.396 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#72 (of 119 teams · 38% of plays successful)#119 (of 119 teams · 57% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#85 (of 119 teams · 0.966 average PPA on successful plays)#96 (of 119 teams · 1.073 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2005Middle Tennessee470 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.)#104 (of 119 teams · 307.6 yds/g · 3,383 yards)#99 (of 119 teams · 19.1 pts/g · 210 points)#34 (of 119 teams · 333.4 yds/g allowed · 3,668 yards)#17 (of 119 teams · 18.7 pts/g allowed · 206 points)#63 (of 119 teams · +0.4 /g · +4 on the season)#27 (of 119 teams · +6 on the season · 18 taken, 12 given · +0.55 /g)#25 (of 119 teams · 19:00 /g · 3h 29m on the season) (— of last season's passing production returning) (— of last season's receiving production returning) (— of last season's rushing production returning) (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#109 (of 119 teams · -0.029 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#43 (of 119 teams · 0.041 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#117 (of 119 teams · 27% of plays successful)#106 (of 119 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#75 (of 119 teams · 0.980 average PPA on successful plays)#9 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 0.882 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2005North Texas290 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.)#116 (of 119 teams · 271.9 yds/g · 2,991 yards)#113 (of 119 teams · 14.3 pts/g · 157 points)#107 (of 119 teams · 438.4 yds/g allowed · 4,823 yards)#99 (of 119 teams · 31.4 pts/g allowed · 346 points)#112 (of 119 teams · -17.2 /g · -189 on the season)#50 (of 119 teams · +1 on the season · 22 taken, 21 given · +0.09 /g)#83 (of 119 teams · 17:00 /g · 3h 07m on the season) (— of last season's passing production returning) (— of last season's receiving production returning) (— of last season's rushing production returning) (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#118 (of 119 teams · -0.140 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#118 (of 119 teams · 0.231 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#118 (of 119 teams · 24% of plays successful)#96 (of 119 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#9 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 1.135 average PPA on successful plays)#114 (of 119 teams · 1.139 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2005Troy470 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.)#110 (of 119 teams · 285.1 yds/g · 3,136 yards)#112 (of 119 teams · 15.9 pts/g · 175 points)#28 (of 119 teams · 327.3 yds/g allowed · 3,600 yards)#39 (of 119 teams · 23.2 pts/g allowed · 255 points)#92 (of 119 teams · -7.3 /g · -80 on the season)#101 (of 119 teams · -9 on the season · 17 taken, 26 given · -0.82 /g)#59 (of 119 teams · 17:54 /g · 3h 17m on the season) (— of last season's passing production returning) (— of last season's receiving production returning) (— of last season's rushing production returning) (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#93 (of 119 teams · 0.007 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#97 (of 119 teams · 0.121 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#95 (of 119 teams · 35% of plays successful)#94 (of 119 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#26 (of 119 teams · 1.062 average PPA on successful plays)#17 (of 119 teams · 0.913 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2005UL Monroe560 / 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2005. Range 0–0.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.)#72 (of 119 teams · 351.2 yds/g · 3,863 yards)#89 (of 119 teams · 21.7 pts/g · 239 points)#82 (of 119 teams · 400.4 yds/g allowed · 4,405 yards)#93 (of 119 teams · 30.8 pts/g allowed · 339 points)#96 (of 119 teams · -9.1 /g · -100 on the season)#59 (of 119 teams · +0 on the season · 27 taken, 27 given · +0.00 /g)#26 (of 119 teams · 18:56 /g · 3h 28m on the season) (— of last season's passing production returning) (— of last season's receiving production returning) (— of last season's rushing production returning) (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#119 (of 119 teams · -0.377 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#1 — top 10 (of 119 teams · -0.184 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#119 (of 119 teams · 21% of plays successful)#1 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 26% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#119 (of 119 teams · 0.809 average PPA on successful plays)#119 (of 119 teams · 1.174 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)

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.

Sun Belt, 20052005 LouisianaSun Belt medianVertical position is spacing only — it carries no meaning.
Total offensemedian #72
Total offense. Sun Belt, 2005, best rank first: 2005 Arkansas State #55 of 119; 2005 Florida International #64 of 119; 2005 UL Monroe #72 of 119; 2005 Middle Tennessee #104 of 119; 2005 Florida Atlantic #107 of 119; 2005 Troy #110 of 119; 2005 North Texas #116 of 119. Marked: 2005 Louisiana, ranked 46 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 72.
Scoring offensemedian #89
Scoring offense. Sun Belt, 2005, best rank first: 2005 Arkansas State #70 of 119; 2005 Florida International #79 of 119; 2005 UL Monroe #89 of 119; 2005 Middle Tennessee #99 of 119; 2005 Troy #112 of 119; 2005 North Texas #113 of 119; 2005 Florida Atlantic #116 of 119. Marked: 2005 Louisiana, ranked 63 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 89.
Total defensemedian #66
Total defense. Sun Belt, 2005, best rank first: 2005 Troy #28 of 119; 2005 Middle Tennessee #34 of 119; 2005 Florida International #66 of 119; 2005 Arkansas State #71 of 119; 2005 Florida Atlantic #80 of 119; 2005 UL Monroe #82 of 119; 2005 North Texas #107 of 119. Marked: 2005 Louisiana, ranked 61 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 66.
Scoring defensemedian #72
Scoring defense. Sun Belt, 2005, best rank first: 2005 Middle Tennessee #17 of 119; 2005 Troy #39 of 119; 2005 Arkansas State #56 of 119; 2005 Florida International #84 of 119; 2005 Florida Atlantic #93 of 119; 2005 UL Monroe #93 of 119; 2005 North Texas #99 of 119. Marked: 2005 Louisiana, ranked 72 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 72.
Point marginmedian #88
Point margin. Sun Belt, 2005, best rank first: 2005 Middle Tennessee #63 of 119; 2005 Arkansas State #71 of 119; 2005 Florida International #88 of 119; 2005 Troy #92 of 119; 2005 UL Monroe #96 of 119; 2005 North Texas #112 of 119; 2005 Florida Atlantic #113 of 119. Marked: 2005 Louisiana, ranked 76 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 88.
Turnover marginmedian #59
Turnover margin. Sun Belt, 2005, best rank first: 2005 Middle Tennessee #27 of 119; 2005 Arkansas State #37 of 119; 2005 North Texas #50 of 119; 2005 UL Monroe #59 of 119; 2005 Florida Atlantic #101 of 119; 2005 Florida International #101 of 119; 2005 Troy #101 of 119. Marked: 2005 Louisiana, ranked 74 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 59.
Possessionmedian #59
Possession. Sun Belt, 2005, best rank first: 2005 Middle Tennessee #25 of 119; 2005 UL Monroe #26 of 119; 2005 Troy #59 of 119; 2005 North Texas #83 of 119; 2005 Arkansas State #86 of 119; 2005 Florida International #102 of 119; 2005 Florida Atlantic #116 of 119. Marked: 2005 Louisiana, ranked 9 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 59.
Returning passing
Returning passing. Sun Belt, 2005, best rank first: . Marked: 2005 Louisiana, which has no value for this metric.
Returning receiving
Returning receiving. Sun Belt, 2005, best rank first: . Marked: 2005 Louisiana, which has no value for this metric.
Returning rushing
Returning rushing. Sun Belt, 2005, best rank first: . Marked: 2005 Louisiana, which has no value for this metric.
Team talent
Team talent. Sun Belt, 2005, best rank first: . Marked: 2005 Louisiana, which has no value for this metric.
Offensive EPAmedian #93
Offensive EPA. Sun Belt, 2005, best rank first: 2005 Arkansas State #61 of 119; 2005 Florida International #76 of 119; 2005 Troy #93 of 119; 2005 Middle Tennessee #109 of 119; 2005 Florida Atlantic #111 of 119; 2005 North Texas #118 of 119; 2005 UL Monroe #119 of 119. Marked: 2005 Louisiana, ranked 49 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 93.
Defensive EPAmedian #75
Defensive EPA. Sun Belt, 2005, best rank first: 2005 UL Monroe #1 of 119; 2005 Arkansas State #26 of 119; 2005 Middle Tennessee #43 of 119; 2005 Florida Atlantic #75 of 119; 2005 Troy #97 of 119; 2005 North Texas #118 of 119; 2005 Florida International #119 of 119. Marked: 2005 Louisiana, ranked 102 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 75.
Offensive success ratemedian #95
Offensive success rate. Sun Belt, 2005, best rank first: 2005 Arkansas State #69 of 119; 2005 Florida International #72 of 119; 2005 Troy #95 of 119; 2005 Florida Atlantic #114 of 119; 2005 Middle Tennessee #117 of 119; 2005 North Texas #118 of 119; 2005 UL Monroe #119 of 119. Marked: 2005 Louisiana, ranked 71 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 95.
Defensive success ratemedian #96
Defensive success rate. Sun Belt, 2005, best rank first: 2005 UL Monroe #1 of 119; 2005 Arkansas State #67 of 119; 2005 Troy #94 of 119; 2005 North Texas #96 of 119; 2005 Middle Tennessee #106 of 119; 2005 Florida Atlantic #117 of 119; 2005 Florida International #119 of 119. Marked: 2005 Louisiana, ranked 118 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 96.
Offensive explosivenessmedian #26
Offensive explosiveness. Sun Belt, 2005, best rank first: 2005 Florida Atlantic #1 of 119; 2005 North Texas #9 of 119; 2005 Arkansas State #13 of 119; 2005 Troy #26 of 119; 2005 Middle Tennessee #75 of 119; 2005 Florida International #85 of 119; 2005 UL Monroe #119 of 119. Marked: 2005 Louisiana, ranked 43 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 26.
Defensive explosivenessmedian #17
Defensive explosiveness. Sun Belt, 2005, best rank first: 2005 Florida Atlantic #1 of 119; 2005 Middle Tennessee #9 of 119; 2005 Troy #17 of 119; 2005 Arkansas State #29 of 119; 2005 Florida International #96 of 119; 2005 North Texas #114 of 119; 2005 UL Monroe #119 of 119. Marked: 2005 Louisiana, ranked 2 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 17.