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Sun Belt, 2006

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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
2006Louisiana660 / 2 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. 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.)#80 (of 119 teams · 317.6 yds/g · 3,811 yards)#83 (of 119 teams · 20.7 pts/g · 248 points)#58 (of 119 teams · 331.1 yds/g allowed · 3,973 yards)#73 (of 119 teams · 24.7 pts/g allowed · 296 points)#81 (of 119 teams · -4.0 /g · -48 on the season)#96 (of 119 teams · -7 on the season · 16 taken, 23 given · -0.58 /g)#22 (of 119 teams · 19:06 /g · 3h 49m 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)#46 (of 119 teams · 0.053 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#118 (of 119 teams · 0.214 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#94 (of 119 teams · 37% of plays successful)#98 (of 119 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#67 (of 119 teams · 0.923 average PPA on successful plays)#80 (of 119 teams · 0.976 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
Medianof 8 Sun Belt teams in 20060 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. 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 2006. 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 2006. 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.)#86 (Total offense: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. Range #71–#117. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#83 (Scoring offense: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. Range #69–#119. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#52 (Total defense: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. Range #31–#73. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#70 (Scoring defense: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. Range #55–#87. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#81 (Point margin: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. Range #62–#112. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#85 (Turnover margin: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. Range #14–#115. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#15 (Possession: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. Range #3–#113. 2 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)#108 (Offensive EPA: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. Range #46–#118. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#86 (Defensive EPA: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. Range #7–#118. 1 of 8 in the top 10.)#111 (Offensive success rate: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. Range #75–#119. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#87 (Defensive success rate: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. Range #25–#114. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#8 — top 10 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. Range #1–#115. 4 of 8 in the top 10.)#64 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. Range #1–#119. 1 of 8 in the top 10.)
2006Arkansas State660 / 2 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. 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.)#86 (of 119 teams · 312.3 yds/g · 3,747 yards)#109 (of 119 teams · 15.2 pts/g · 182 points)#35 (of 119 teams · 309.4 yds/g allowed · 3,713 yards)#70 (of 119 teams · 24.1 pts/g allowed · 289 points)#99 (of 119 teams · -8.9 /g · -107 on the season)#85 (of 119 teams · -5 on the season · 28 taken, 33 given · -0.42 /g)#3 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 20:26 /g · 4h 05m 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)#98 (of 119 teams · -0.021 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#33 (of 119 teams · 0.009 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#75 (of 119 teams · 39% of plays successful)#69 (of 119 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#115 (of 119 teams · 0.783 average PPA on successful plays)#59 (of 119 teams · 0.937 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2006Florida Atlantic570 / 2 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. 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.)#95 (of 119 teams · 297.3 yds/g · 3,568 yards)#110 (of 119 teams · 15.1 pts/g · 181 points)#63 (of 119 teams · 334.1 yds/g allowed · 4,009 yards)#75 (of 119 teams · 24.9 pts/g allowed · 299 points)#104 (of 119 teams · -9.8 /g · -118 on the season)#61 (of 119 teams · +0 on the season · 27 taken, 27 given · +0.00 /g)#10 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 19:35 /g · 3h 55m 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 · -0.053 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#105 (of 119 teams · 0.130 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#113 (of 119 teams · 32% of plays successful)#87 (of 119 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#84 (of 119 teams · 0.903 average PPA on successful plays)#64 (of 119 teams · 0.946 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2006Florida International0120 / 2 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. 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 · 233.1 yds/g · 2,797 yards)#119 (of 119 teams · 9.6 pts/g · 115 points)#31 (of 119 teams · 300.9 yds/g allowed · 3,611 yards)#87 (of 119 teams · 26.1 pts/g allowed · 313 points)#112 (of 119 teams · -16.5 /g · -198 on the season)#107 (of 119 teams · -11 on the season · 18 taken, 29 given · -0.92 /g)#107 (of 119 teams · 17:02 /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)#118 (of 119 teams · -0.115 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#7 — top 10 (of 119 teams · -0.061 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#119 (of 119 teams · 27% of plays successful)#25 (of 119 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#8 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 1.087 average PPA on successful plays)#94 (of 119 teams · 1.000 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2006Middle Tennessee760 / 2 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. 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.)#101 (of 119 teams · 285.5 yds/g · 3,712 yards)#69 (of 119 teams · 22.8 pts/g · 296 points)#52 (of 119 teams · 324.5 yds/g allowed · 4,219 yards)#63 (of 119 teams · 23.2 pts/g allowed · 302 points)#66 (of 119 teams · -0.5 /g · -6 on the season)#30 (of 119 teams · +6 on the season · 27 taken, 21 given · +0.46 /g)#12 (of 119 teams · 19:29 /g · 4h 13m 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)#110 (of 119 teams · -0.053 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#112 (of 119 teams · 0.147 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#111 (of 119 teams · 33% of plays successful)#112 (of 119 teams · 48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#22 (of 119 teams · 1.016 average PPA on successful plays)#96 (of 119 teams · 1.001 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2006North Texas390 / 2 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. 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.)#117 (of 119 teams · 232.2 yds/g · 2,786 yards)#115 (of 119 teams · 12.8 pts/g · 154 points)#67 (of 119 teams · 338.4 yds/g allowed · 4,061 yards)#79 (of 119 teams · 25.3 pts/g allowed · 304 points)#107 (of 119 teams · -12.5 /g · -150 on the season)#115 (of 119 teams · -16 on the season · 15 taken, 31 given · -1.33 /g)#65 (of 119 teams · 18:03 /g · 3h 37m 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)#116 (of 119 teams · -0.094 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#86 (of 119 teams · 0.078 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#118 (of 119 teams · 28% of plays successful)#106 (of 119 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#7 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 1.093 average PPA on successful plays)#34 (of 119 teams · 0.885 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2006Troy850 / 2 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. 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.)#76 (of 119 teams · 319.9 yds/g · 4,159 yards)#69 (of 119 teams · 22.8 pts/g · 296 points)#73 (of 119 teams · 344.4 yds/g allowed · 4,477 yards)#55 (of 119 teams · 22.2 pts/g allowed · 289 points)#62 (of 119 teams · +0.5 /g · +7 on the season)#99 (of 119 teams · -8 on the season · 26 taken, 34 given · -0.62 /g)#113 (of 119 teams · 16:41 /g · 3h 37m 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)#108 (of 119 teams · -0.052 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#104 (of 119 teams · 0.118 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#116 (of 119 teams · 31% of plays successful)#55 (of 119 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#4 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 1.103 average PPA on successful plays)#119 (of 119 teams · 1.215 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2006UL Monroe480 / 2 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2006. 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.)#71 (of 119 teams · 326.1 yds/g · 3,913 yards)#76 (of 119 teams · 21.8 pts/g · 262 points)#37 (of 119 teams · 310.8 yds/g allowed · 3,730 yards)#56 (of 119 teams · 22.3 pts/g allowed · 267 points)#65 (of 119 teams · -0.4 /g · -5 on the season)#14 (of 119 teams · +10 on the season · 35 taken, 25 given · +0.83 /g)#15 (of 119 teams · 19:21 /g · 3h 52m 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)#101 (of 119 teams · -0.031 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#34 (of 119 teams · 0.012 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#104 (of 119 teams · 35% of plays successful)#114 (of 119 teams · 48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#1 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 1.175 average PPA on successful plays)#1 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 0.689 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, 20062006 LouisianaSun Belt medianVertical position is spacing only — it carries no meaning.
Total offensemedian #86
Total offense. Sun Belt, 2006, best rank first: 2006 UL Monroe #71 of 119; 2006 Troy #76 of 119; 2006 Arkansas State #86 of 119; 2006 Florida Atlantic #95 of 119; 2006 Middle Tennessee #101 of 119; 2006 Florida International #116 of 119; 2006 North Texas #117 of 119. Marked: 2006 Louisiana, ranked 80 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 86.
Scoring offensemedian #83
Scoring offense. Sun Belt, 2006, best rank first: 2006 Middle Tennessee #69 of 119; 2006 Troy #69 of 119; 2006 UL Monroe #76 of 119; 2006 Arkansas State #109 of 119; 2006 Florida Atlantic #110 of 119; 2006 North Texas #115 of 119; 2006 Florida International #119 of 119. Marked: 2006 Louisiana, ranked 83 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 83.
Total defensemedian #52
Total defense. Sun Belt, 2006, best rank first: 2006 Florida International #31 of 119; 2006 Arkansas State #35 of 119; 2006 UL Monroe #37 of 119; 2006 Middle Tennessee #52 of 119; 2006 Florida Atlantic #63 of 119; 2006 North Texas #67 of 119; 2006 Troy #73 of 119. Marked: 2006 Louisiana, ranked 58 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 52.
Scoring defensemedian #70
Scoring defense. Sun Belt, 2006, best rank first: 2006 Troy #55 of 119; 2006 UL Monroe #56 of 119; 2006 Middle Tennessee #63 of 119; 2006 Arkansas State #70 of 119; 2006 Florida Atlantic #75 of 119; 2006 North Texas #79 of 119; 2006 Florida International #87 of 119. Marked: 2006 Louisiana, ranked 73 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 70.
Point marginmedian #81
Point margin. Sun Belt, 2006, best rank first: 2006 Troy #62 of 119; 2006 UL Monroe #65 of 119; 2006 Middle Tennessee #66 of 119; 2006 Arkansas State #99 of 119; 2006 Florida Atlantic #104 of 119; 2006 North Texas #107 of 119; 2006 Florida International #112 of 119. Marked: 2006 Louisiana, ranked 81 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 81.
Turnover marginmedian #85
Turnover margin. Sun Belt, 2006, best rank first: 2006 UL Monroe #14 of 119; 2006 Middle Tennessee #30 of 119; 2006 Florida Atlantic #61 of 119; 2006 Arkansas State #85 of 119; 2006 Troy #99 of 119; 2006 Florida International #107 of 119; 2006 North Texas #115 of 119. Marked: 2006 Louisiana, ranked 96 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 85.
Possessionmedian #15
Possession. Sun Belt, 2006, best rank first: 2006 Arkansas State #3 of 119; 2006 Florida Atlantic #10 of 119; 2006 Middle Tennessee #12 of 119; 2006 UL Monroe #15 of 119; 2006 North Texas #65 of 119; 2006 Florida International #107 of 119; 2006 Troy #113 of 119. Marked: 2006 Louisiana, ranked 22 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 15.
Returning passing
Returning passing. Sun Belt, 2006, best rank first: . Marked: 2006 Louisiana, which has no value for this metric.
Returning receiving
Returning receiving. Sun Belt, 2006, best rank first: . Marked: 2006 Louisiana, which has no value for this metric.
Returning rushing
Returning rushing. Sun Belt, 2006, best rank first: . Marked: 2006 Louisiana, which has no value for this metric.
Team talent
Team talent. Sun Belt, 2006, best rank first: . Marked: 2006 Louisiana, which has no value for this metric.
Offensive EPAmedian #108
Offensive EPA. Sun Belt, 2006, best rank first: 2006 Arkansas State #98 of 119; 2006 UL Monroe #101 of 119; 2006 Troy #108 of 119; 2006 Florida Atlantic #109 of 119; 2006 Middle Tennessee #110 of 119; 2006 North Texas #116 of 119; 2006 Florida International #118 of 119. Marked: 2006 Louisiana, ranked 46 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 108.
Defensive EPAmedian #86
Defensive EPA. Sun Belt, 2006, best rank first: 2006 Florida International #7 of 119; 2006 Arkansas State #33 of 119; 2006 UL Monroe #34 of 119; 2006 North Texas #86 of 119; 2006 Troy #104 of 119; 2006 Florida Atlantic #105 of 119; 2006 Middle Tennessee #112 of 119. Marked: 2006 Louisiana, ranked 118 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 86.
Offensive success ratemedian #111
Offensive success rate. Sun Belt, 2006, best rank first: 2006 Arkansas State #75 of 119; 2006 UL Monroe #104 of 119; 2006 Middle Tennessee #111 of 119; 2006 Florida Atlantic #113 of 119; 2006 Troy #116 of 119; 2006 North Texas #118 of 119; 2006 Florida International #119 of 119. Marked: 2006 Louisiana, ranked 94 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 111.
Defensive success ratemedian #87
Defensive success rate. Sun Belt, 2006, best rank first: 2006 Florida International #25 of 119; 2006 Troy #55 of 119; 2006 Arkansas State #69 of 119; 2006 Florida Atlantic #87 of 119; 2006 North Texas #106 of 119; 2006 Middle Tennessee #112 of 119; 2006 UL Monroe #114 of 119. Marked: 2006 Louisiana, ranked 98 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 87.
Offensive explosivenessmedian #8
Offensive explosiveness. Sun Belt, 2006, best rank first: 2006 UL Monroe #1 of 119; 2006 Troy #4 of 119; 2006 North Texas #7 of 119; 2006 Florida International #8 of 119; 2006 Middle Tennessee #22 of 119; 2006 Florida Atlantic #84 of 119; 2006 Arkansas State #115 of 119. Marked: 2006 Louisiana, ranked 67 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 8.
Defensive explosivenessmedian #64
Defensive explosiveness. Sun Belt, 2006, best rank first: 2006 UL Monroe #1 of 119; 2006 North Texas #34 of 119; 2006 Arkansas State #59 of 119; 2006 Florida Atlantic #64 of 119; 2006 Florida International #94 of 119; 2006 Middle Tennessee #96 of 119; 2006 Troy #119 of 119. Marked: 2006 Louisiana, ranked 80 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 64.