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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
2012Louisville1120 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. 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.)#51 (of 124 teams · 418.3 yds/g · 5,438 yards)#51 (of 124 teams · 31.1 pts/g · 405 points)#24 (of 124 teams · 340.5 yds/g allowed · 4,427 yards)#36 (of 124 teams · 23.8 pts/g allowed · 309 points)#38 (of 124 teams · +7.4 /g · +96 on the season)#17 (of 124 teams · +11 on the season · 24 taken, 13 given · +0.85 /g)#15 (of 124 teams · 32:56 /g · 7h 08m 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)#19 (of 124 teams · 0.128 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#52 (of 124 teams · 0.047 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#36 (of 124 teams · 44% of plays successful)#73 (of 124 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#25 (of 124 teams · 0.976 average PPA on successful plays)#36 (of 124 teams · 0.899 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
Medianof 8 Big East teams in 20120 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. 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 Big East teams in 2012. 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 Big East teams in 2012. 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.)#71 (Total offense: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. Range #18–#114. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#76 (Scoring offense: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. Range #39–#121. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#24 (Total defense: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. Range #9–#92. 2 of 8 in the top 10.)#23 (Scoring defense: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. Range #4–#88. 1 of 8 in the top 10.)#50 (Point margin: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. Range #17–#95. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#24 (Turnover margin: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. Range #15–#122. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#56 (Possession: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. Range #15–#102. 0 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)#39 (Offensive EPA: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. Range #12–#118. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#52 (Defensive EPA: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. Range #4–#113. 2 of 8 in the top 10.)#59 (Offensive success rate: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. Range #35–#120. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#50 (Defensive success rate: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. Range #5–#89. 1 of 8 in the top 10.)#26 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. Range #7–#86. 1 of 8 in the top 10.)#58 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. Range #36–#123. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)
2012Cincinnati1030 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. 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.)#36 (of 124 teams · 440.2 yds/g · 5,723 yards)#39 (of 124 teams · 32.3 pts/g · 420 points)#54 (of 124 teams · 385.0 yds/g allowed · 5,005 yards)#14 (of 124 teams · 18.5 pts/g allowed · 240 points)#17 (of 124 teams · +13.8 /g · +180 on the season)#24 (of 124 teams · +9 on the season · 28 taken, 19 given · +0.69 /g)#91 (of 124 teams · 29:19 /g · 6h 21m 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)#39 (of 124 teams · 0.093 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#71 (of 124 teams · 0.068 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#59 (of 124 teams · 42% of plays successful)#64 (of 124 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#12 (of 124 teams · 1.000 average PPA on successful plays)#71 (of 124 teams · 0.942 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2012Pittsburgh670 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. 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 124 teams · 390.1 yds/g · 5,071 yards)#76 (of 124 teams · 26.6 pts/g · 346 points)#18 (of 124 teams · 330.5 yds/g allowed · 4,297 yards)#23 (of 124 teams · 21.1 pts/g allowed · 274 points)#50 (of 124 teams · +5.5 /g · +72 on the season)#15 (of 124 teams · +12 on the season · 22 taken, 10 given · +0.92 /g)#54 (of 124 teams · 30:53 /g · 6h 41m 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)#12 (of 124 teams · 0.133 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#29 (of 124 teams · 0.008 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#55 (of 124 teams · 42% of plays successful)#42 (of 124 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#7 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 1.021 average PPA on successful plays)#51 (of 124 teams · 0.921 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2012Rutgers940 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. 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 124 teams · 329.8 yds/g · 4,287 yards)#98 (of 124 teams · 21.5 pts/g · 279 points)#10 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 311.3 yds/g allowed · 4,047 yards)#4 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 14.2 pts/g allowed · 184 points)#40 (of 124 teams · +7.3 /g · +95 on the season)#22 (of 124 teams · +10 on the season · 32 taken, 22 given · +0.77 /g)#56 (of 124 teams · 30:44 /g · 6h 40m 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 124 teams · -0.023 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#4 — top 10 (of 124 teams · -0.045 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#120 (of 124 teams · 35% of plays successful)#13 (of 124 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#26 (of 124 teams · 0.973 average PPA on successful plays)#58 (of 124 teams · 0.928 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2012South Florida390 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. 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.)#94 (of 124 teams · 363.8 yds/g · 4,365 yards)#106 (of 124 teams · 20.6 pts/g · 247 points)#67 (of 124 teams · 401.8 yds/g allowed · 4,822 yards)#57 (of 124 teams · 27.4 pts/g allowed · 329 points)#95 (of 124 teams · -6.8 /g · -82 on the season)#122 (of 124 teams · -19 on the season · 9 taken, 28 given · -1.58 /g)#102 (of 124 teams · 28:27 /g · 5h 41m 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)#73 (of 124 teams · 0.049 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#107 (of 124 teams · 0.117 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#62 (of 124 teams · 41% of plays successful)#86 (of 124 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#86 (of 124 teams · 0.900 average PPA on successful plays)#74 (of 124 teams · 0.945 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2012Syracuse850 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. 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.)#18 (of 124 teams · 475.7 yds/g · 6,184 yards)#56 (of 124 teams · 30.0 pts/g · 390 points)#49 (of 124 teams · 378.5 yds/g allowed · 4,920 yards)#46 (of 124 teams · 24.8 pts/g allowed · 322 points)#52 (of 124 teams · +5.2 /g · +68 on the season)#71 (of 124 teams · -2 on the season · 20 taken, 22 given · -0.15 /g)#93 (of 124 teams · 29:18 /g · 6h 21m 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)#23 (of 124 teams · 0.118 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#59 (of 124 teams · 0.054 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#35 (of 124 teams · 44% of plays successful)#50 (of 124 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#52 (of 124 teams · 0.939 average PPA on successful plays)#48 (of 124 teams · 0.917 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2012Temple470 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. 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 124 teams · 322.0 yds/g · 3,542 yards)#86 (of 124 teams · 24.7 pts/g · 272 points)#92 (of 124 teams · 436.7 yds/g allowed · 4,804 yards)#88 (of 124 teams · 31.2 pts/g allowed · 343 points)#92 (of 124 teams · -6.5 /g · -71 on the season)#77 (of 124 teams · -2 on the season · 17 taken, 19 given · -0.18 /g)#57 (of 124 teams · 30:39 /g · 5h 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)#105 (of 124 teams · 0.004 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#113 (of 124 teams · 0.134 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#108 (of 124 teams · 38% of plays successful)#89 (of 124 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#30 (of 124 teams · 0.967 average PPA on successful plays)#89 (of 124 teams · 0.969 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2012UConn570 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2012. 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.)#114 (of 124 teams · 317.9 yds/g · 3,815 yards)#121 (of 124 teams · 17.8 pts/g · 213 points)#9 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 309.8 yds/g allowed · 3,717 yards)#19 (of 124 teams · 19.8 pts/g allowed · 238 points)#78 (of 124 teams · -2.1 /g · -25 on the season)#114 (of 124 teams · -14 on the season · 12 taken, 26 given · -1.17 /g)#47 (of 124 teams · 31:07 /g · 6h 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)#118 (of 124 teams · -0.035 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#10 — top 10 (of 124 teams · -0.018 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#118 (of 124 teams · 36% of plays successful)#5 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 34% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#27 (of 124 teams · 0.972 average PPA on successful plays)#123 (of 124 teams · 1.101 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.

Big East, 20122012 LouisvilleBig East medianVertical position is spacing only — it carries no meaning.
Total offensemedian #71
Total offense. Big East, 2012, best rank first: 2012 Syracuse #18 of 124; 2012 Cincinnati #36 of 124; 2012 Pittsburgh #71 of 124; 2012 South Florida #94 of 124; 2012 Rutgers #107 of 124; 2012 Temple #110 of 124; 2012 UConn #114 of 124. Marked: 2012 Louisville, ranked 51 of 124. Big East median rank 71.
Scoring offensemedian #76
Scoring offense. Big East, 2012, best rank first: 2012 Cincinnati #39 of 124; 2012 Syracuse #56 of 124; 2012 Pittsburgh #76 of 124; 2012 Temple #86 of 124; 2012 Rutgers #98 of 124; 2012 South Florida #106 of 124; 2012 UConn #121 of 124. Marked: 2012 Louisville, ranked 51 of 124. Big East median rank 76.
Total defensemedian #24
Total defense. Big East, 2012, best rank first: 2012 UConn #9 of 124; 2012 Rutgers #10 of 124; 2012 Pittsburgh #18 of 124; 2012 Syracuse #49 of 124; 2012 Cincinnati #54 of 124; 2012 South Florida #67 of 124; 2012 Temple #92 of 124. Marked: 2012 Louisville, ranked 24 of 124. Big East median rank 24.
Scoring defensemedian #23
Scoring defense. Big East, 2012, best rank first: 2012 Rutgers #4 of 124; 2012 Cincinnati #14 of 124; 2012 UConn #19 of 124; 2012 Pittsburgh #23 of 124; 2012 Syracuse #46 of 124; 2012 South Florida #57 of 124; 2012 Temple #88 of 124. Marked: 2012 Louisville, ranked 36 of 124. Big East median rank 23.
Point marginmedian #50
Point margin. Big East, 2012, best rank first: 2012 Cincinnati #17 of 124; 2012 Rutgers #40 of 124; 2012 Pittsburgh #50 of 124; 2012 Syracuse #52 of 124; 2012 UConn #78 of 124; 2012 Temple #92 of 124; 2012 South Florida #95 of 124. Marked: 2012 Louisville, ranked 38 of 124. Big East median rank 50.
Turnover marginmedian #24
Turnover margin. Big East, 2012, best rank first: 2012 Pittsburgh #15 of 124; 2012 Rutgers #22 of 124; 2012 Cincinnati #24 of 124; 2012 Syracuse #71 of 124; 2012 Temple #77 of 124; 2012 UConn #114 of 124; 2012 South Florida #122 of 124. Marked: 2012 Louisville, ranked 17 of 124. Big East median rank 24.
Possessionmedian #56
Possession. Big East, 2012, best rank first: 2012 UConn #47 of 124; 2012 Pittsburgh #54 of 124; 2012 Rutgers #56 of 124; 2012 Temple #57 of 124; 2012 Cincinnati #91 of 124; 2012 Syracuse #93 of 124; 2012 South Florida #102 of 124. Marked: 2012 Louisville, ranked 15 of 124. Big East median rank 56.
Returning passing
Returning passing. Big East, 2012, best rank first: . Marked: 2012 Louisville, which has no value for this metric.
Returning receiving
Returning receiving. Big East, 2012, best rank first: . Marked: 2012 Louisville, which has no value for this metric.
Returning rushing
Returning rushing. Big East, 2012, best rank first: . Marked: 2012 Louisville, which has no value for this metric.
Team talent
Team talent. Big East, 2012, best rank first: . Marked: 2012 Louisville, which has no value for this metric.
Offensive EPAmedian #39
Offensive EPA. Big East, 2012, best rank first: 2012 Pittsburgh #12 of 124; 2012 Syracuse #23 of 124; 2012 Cincinnati #39 of 124; 2012 South Florida #73 of 124; 2012 Temple #105 of 124; 2012 Rutgers #116 of 124; 2012 UConn #118 of 124. Marked: 2012 Louisville, ranked 19 of 124. Big East median rank 39.
Defensive EPAmedian #52
Defensive EPA. Big East, 2012, best rank first: 2012 Rutgers #4 of 124; 2012 UConn #10 of 124; 2012 Pittsburgh #29 of 124; 2012 Syracuse #59 of 124; 2012 Cincinnati #71 of 124; 2012 South Florida #107 of 124; 2012 Temple #113 of 124. Marked: 2012 Louisville, ranked 52 of 124. Big East median rank 52.
Offensive success ratemedian #59
Offensive success rate. Big East, 2012, best rank first: 2012 Syracuse #35 of 124; 2012 Pittsburgh #55 of 124; 2012 Cincinnati #59 of 124; 2012 South Florida #62 of 124; 2012 Temple #108 of 124; 2012 UConn #118 of 124; 2012 Rutgers #120 of 124. Marked: 2012 Louisville, ranked 36 of 124. Big East median rank 59.
Defensive success ratemedian #50
Defensive success rate. Big East, 2012, best rank first: 2012 UConn #5 of 124; 2012 Rutgers #13 of 124; 2012 Pittsburgh #42 of 124; 2012 Syracuse #50 of 124; 2012 Cincinnati #64 of 124; 2012 South Florida #86 of 124; 2012 Temple #89 of 124. Marked: 2012 Louisville, ranked 73 of 124. Big East median rank 50.
Offensive explosivenessmedian #26
Offensive explosiveness. Big East, 2012, best rank first: 2012 Pittsburgh #7 of 124; 2012 Cincinnati #12 of 124; 2012 Rutgers #26 of 124; 2012 UConn #27 of 124; 2012 Temple #30 of 124; 2012 Syracuse #52 of 124; 2012 South Florida #86 of 124. Marked: 2012 Louisville, ranked 25 of 124. Big East median rank 26.
Defensive explosivenessmedian #58
Defensive explosiveness. Big East, 2012, best rank first: 2012 Syracuse #48 of 124; 2012 Pittsburgh #51 of 124; 2012 Rutgers #58 of 124; 2012 Cincinnati #71 of 124; 2012 South Florida #74 of 124; 2012 Temple #89 of 124; 2012 UConn #123 of 124. Marked: 2012 Louisville, ranked 36 of 124. Big East median rank 58.