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Sun Belt, 2007

Rank within the division. Hover a rank for the season and per-game 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
2007Middle Tennessee570 / 3 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. 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.)#93 (of 119 teams · 336.8 yds/g · 4,042 yards)#73 (of 119 teams · 25.7 pts/g · 308 points)#85 (of 119 teams · 415.2 yds/g allowed · 4,982 yards)#65 (of 119 teams · 28.3 pts/g allowed · 339 points)#75 (of 119 teams · -2.6 /g · -31 on the season)#10 — top 10 (of 119 teams · +12 on the season · 31 taken, 19 given · +1.00 /g)#18 (of 119 teams · 19:33 /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)#98 (of 119 teams · -0.024 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#94 (of 119 teams · 0.084 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#110 (of 119 teams · 37% of plays successful)#74 (of 119 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#31 (of 119 teams · 0.958 average PPA on successful plays)#74 (of 119 teams · 0.951 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
Medianof 8 Sun Belt teams in 20070 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. 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 2007. 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 2007. 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.)#43 (Total offense: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. Range #12–#117. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#77 (Scoring offense: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. Range #25–#119. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#85 (Total defense: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. Range #46–#114. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#65 (Scoring defense: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. Range #44–#119. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#77 (Point margin: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. Range #24–#119. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#52 (Turnover margin: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. Range #4–#113. 2 of 8 in the top 10.)#59 (Possession: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. Range #2–#115. 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)#63 (Offensive EPA: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. Range #48–#119. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#67 (Defensive EPA: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. Range #11–#101. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#81 (Offensive success rate: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. Range #38–#119. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#78 (Defensive success rate: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. Range #42–#93. 0 of 8 in the top 10.)#40 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. Range #3–#90. 1 of 8 in the top 10.)#67 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. Range #10–#108. 1 of 8 in the top 10.)
2007Arkansas State570 / 3 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. 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.)#66 (of 119 teams · 379.8 yds/g · 4,558 yards)#82 (of 119 teams · 24.3 pts/g · 291 points)#46 (of 119 teams · 363.4 yds/g allowed · 4,361 yards)#62 (of 119 teams · 27.6 pts/g allowed · 331 points)#77 (of 119 teams · -3.3 /g · -40 on the season)#78 (of 119 teams · -3 on the season · 22 taken, 25 given · -0.25 /g)#81 (of 119 teams · 17:50 /g · 3h 34m 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)#78 (of 119 teams · 0.007 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#79 (of 119 teams · 0.063 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#81 (of 119 teams · 39% of plays successful)#91 (of 119 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#40 (of 119 teams · 0.939 average PPA on successful plays)#25 (of 119 teams · 0.858 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2007Florida Atlantic850 / 3 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. 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.)#33 (of 119 teams · 417.1 yds/g · 5,422 yards)#42 (of 119 teams · 31.1 pts/g · 405 points)#87 (of 119 teams · 415.6 yds/g allowed · 5,403 yards)#99 (of 119 teams · 33.2 pts/g allowed · 432 points)#71 (of 119 teams · -2.1 /g · -27 on the season)#4 — top 10 (of 119 teams · +17 on the season · 33 taken, 16 given · +1.31 /g)#59 (of 119 teams · 18:20 /g · 3h 58m 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)#63 (of 119 teams · 0.029 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#70 (of 119 teams · 0.046 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#86 (of 119 teams · 38% of plays successful)#93 (of 119 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#3 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 1.054 average PPA on successful plays)#14 (of 119 teams · 0.835 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2007Florida International1110 / 3 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. 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 · 269.7 yds/g · 3,236 yards)#119 (of 119 teams · 15.1 pts/g · 181 points)#106 (of 119 teams · 447.3 yds/g allowed · 5,367 yards)#115 (of 119 teams · 39.1 pts/g allowed · 469 points)#119 (of 119 teams · -24.0 /g · -288 on the season)#113 (of 119 teams · -14 on the season · 20 taken, 34 given · -1.17 /g)#68 (of 119 teams · 18:16 /g · 3h 39m 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 · -0.115 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#101 (of 119 teams · 0.096 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#119 (of 119 teams · 29% of plays successful)#87 (of 119 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#54 (of 119 teams · 0.927 average PPA on successful plays)#108 (of 119 teams · 1.012 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2007Louisiana390 / 3 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. 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.)#43 (of 119 teams · 406.9 yds/g · 4,883 yards)#88 (of 119 teams · 23.8 pts/g · 285 points)#105 (of 119 teams · 446.7 yds/g allowed · 5,360 yards)#106 (of 119 teams · 35.8 pts/g allowed · 430 points)#107 (of 119 teams · -12.1 /g · -145 on the season)#97 (of 119 teams · -7 on the season · 17 taken, 24 given · -0.58 /g)#115 (of 119 teams · 16:25 /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)#56 (of 119 teams · 0.034 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#64 (of 119 teams · 0.040 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#56 (of 119 teams · 41% of plays successful)#78 (of 119 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#70 (of 119 teams · 0.906 average PPA on successful plays)#67 (of 119 teams · 0.938 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2007North Texas2100 / 3 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. 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.)#40 (of 119 teams · 408.4 yds/g · 4,901 yards)#77 (of 119 teams · 24.8 pts/g · 298 points)#114 (of 119 teams · 486.4 yds/g allowed · 5,837 yards)#119 (of 119 teams · 45.1 pts/g allowed · 541 points)#118 (of 119 teams · -20.3 /g · -243 on the season)#108 (of 119 teams · -11 on the season · 25 taken, 36 given · -0.92 /g)#32 (of 119 teams · 18:56 /g · 3h 47m 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)#113 (of 119 teams · -0.051 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#67 (of 119 teams · 0.043 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#93 (of 119 teams · 38% of plays successful)#79 (of 119 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#90 (of 119 teams · 0.869 average PPA on successful plays)#75 (of 119 teams · 0.952 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2007Troy840 / 3 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. 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.)#12 (of 119 teams · 452.8 yds/g · 5,434 yards)#25 (of 119 teams · 34.0 pts/g · 408 points)#61 (of 119 teams · 378.3 yds/g allowed · 4,539 yards)#44 (of 119 teams · 24.6 pts/g allowed · 295 points)#24 (of 119 teams · +9.4 /g · +113 on the season)#52 (of 119 teams · +0 on the season · 32 taken, 32 given · +0.00 /g)#67 (of 119 teams · 18:16 /g · 3h 39m 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)#48 (of 119 teams · 0.050 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#11 (of 119 teams · -0.042 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#38 (of 119 teams · 43% of plays successful)#42 (of 119 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#36 (of 119 teams · 0.945 average PPA on successful plays)#10 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 0.802 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2007UL Monroe660 / 3 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Sun Belt teams in 2007. 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.)#59 (of 119 teams · 385.7 yds/g · 4,628 yards)#89 (of 119 teams · 23.5 pts/g · 282 points)#84 (of 119 teams · 414.3 yds/g allowed · 4,972 yards)#64 (of 119 teams · 27.7 pts/g allowed · 332 points)#81 (of 119 teams · -4.2 /g · -50 on the season)#52 (of 119 teams · +0 on the season · 21 taken, 21 given · +0.00 /g)#2 — top 10 (of 119 teams · 20:37 /g · 4h 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)#52 (of 119 teams · 0.042 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#51 (of 119 teams · 0.026 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#60 (of 119 teams · 40% of plays successful)#51 (of 119 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#65 (of 119 teams · 0.910 average PPA on successful plays)#102 (of 119 teams · 0.997 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, 20072007 Middle TennesseeSun Belt medianVertical position is spacing only — it carries no meaning.
Total offensemedian #43
Total offense. Sun Belt, 2007, best rank first: 2007 Troy #12 of 119; 2007 Florida Atlantic #33 of 119; 2007 North Texas #40 of 119; 2007 Louisiana #43 of 119; 2007 UL Monroe #59 of 119; 2007 Arkansas State #66 of 119; 2007 Florida International #117 of 119. Marked: 2007 Middle Tennessee, ranked 93 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 43.
Scoring offensemedian #77
Scoring offense. Sun Belt, 2007, best rank first: 2007 Troy #25 of 119; 2007 Florida Atlantic #42 of 119; 2007 North Texas #77 of 119; 2007 Arkansas State #82 of 119; 2007 Louisiana #88 of 119; 2007 UL Monroe #89 of 119; 2007 Florida International #119 of 119. Marked: 2007 Middle Tennessee, ranked 73 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 77.
Total defensemedian #85
Total defense. Sun Belt, 2007, best rank first: 2007 Arkansas State #46 of 119; 2007 Troy #61 of 119; 2007 UL Monroe #84 of 119; 2007 Florida Atlantic #87 of 119; 2007 Louisiana #105 of 119; 2007 Florida International #106 of 119; 2007 North Texas #114 of 119. Marked: 2007 Middle Tennessee, ranked 85 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 85.
Scoring defensemedian #65
Scoring defense. Sun Belt, 2007, best rank first: 2007 Troy #44 of 119; 2007 Arkansas State #62 of 119; 2007 UL Monroe #64 of 119; 2007 Florida Atlantic #99 of 119; 2007 Louisiana #106 of 119; 2007 Florida International #115 of 119; 2007 North Texas #119 of 119. Marked: 2007 Middle Tennessee, ranked 65 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 65.
Point marginmedian #77
Point margin. Sun Belt, 2007, best rank first: 2007 Troy #24 of 119; 2007 Florida Atlantic #71 of 119; 2007 Arkansas State #77 of 119; 2007 UL Monroe #81 of 119; 2007 Louisiana #107 of 119; 2007 North Texas #118 of 119; 2007 Florida International #119 of 119. Marked: 2007 Middle Tennessee, ranked 75 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 77.
Turnover marginmedian #52
Turnover margin. Sun Belt, 2007, best rank first: 2007 Florida Atlantic #4 of 119; 2007 Troy #52 of 119; 2007 UL Monroe #52 of 119; 2007 Arkansas State #78 of 119; 2007 Louisiana #97 of 119; 2007 North Texas #108 of 119; 2007 Florida International #113 of 119. Marked: 2007 Middle Tennessee, ranked 10 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 52.
Possessionmedian #59
Possession. Sun Belt, 2007, best rank first: 2007 UL Monroe #2 of 119; 2007 North Texas #32 of 119; 2007 Florida Atlantic #59 of 119; 2007 Troy #67 of 119; 2007 Florida International #68 of 119; 2007 Arkansas State #81 of 119; 2007 Louisiana #115 of 119. Marked: 2007 Middle Tennessee, ranked 18 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 59.
Returning passing
Returning passing. Sun Belt, 2007, best rank first: . Marked: 2007 Middle Tennessee, which has no value for this metric.
Returning receiving
Returning receiving. Sun Belt, 2007, best rank first: . Marked: 2007 Middle Tennessee, which has no value for this metric.
Returning rushing
Returning rushing. Sun Belt, 2007, best rank first: . Marked: 2007 Middle Tennessee, which has no value for this metric.
Team talent
Team talent. Sun Belt, 2007, best rank first: . Marked: 2007 Middle Tennessee, which has no value for this metric.
Offensive EPAmedian #63
Offensive EPA. Sun Belt, 2007, best rank first: 2007 Troy #48 of 119; 2007 UL Monroe #52 of 119; 2007 Louisiana #56 of 119; 2007 Florida Atlantic #63 of 119; 2007 Arkansas State #78 of 119; 2007 North Texas #113 of 119; 2007 Florida International #119 of 119. Marked: 2007 Middle Tennessee, ranked 98 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 63.
Defensive EPAmedian #67
Defensive EPA. Sun Belt, 2007, best rank first: 2007 Troy #11 of 119; 2007 UL Monroe #51 of 119; 2007 Louisiana #64 of 119; 2007 North Texas #67 of 119; 2007 Florida Atlantic #70 of 119; 2007 Arkansas State #79 of 119; 2007 Florida International #101 of 119. Marked: 2007 Middle Tennessee, ranked 94 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 67.
Offensive success ratemedian #81
Offensive success rate. Sun Belt, 2007, best rank first: 2007 Troy #38 of 119; 2007 Louisiana #56 of 119; 2007 UL Monroe #60 of 119; 2007 Arkansas State #81 of 119; 2007 Florida Atlantic #86 of 119; 2007 North Texas #93 of 119; 2007 Florida International #119 of 119. Marked: 2007 Middle Tennessee, ranked 110 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 81.
Defensive success ratemedian #78
Defensive success rate. Sun Belt, 2007, best rank first: 2007 Troy #42 of 119; 2007 UL Monroe #51 of 119; 2007 Louisiana #78 of 119; 2007 North Texas #79 of 119; 2007 Florida International #87 of 119; 2007 Arkansas State #91 of 119; 2007 Florida Atlantic #93 of 119. Marked: 2007 Middle Tennessee, ranked 74 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 78.
Offensive explosivenessmedian #40
Offensive explosiveness. Sun Belt, 2007, best rank first: 2007 Florida Atlantic #3 of 119; 2007 Troy #36 of 119; 2007 Arkansas State #40 of 119; 2007 Florida International #54 of 119; 2007 UL Monroe #65 of 119; 2007 Louisiana #70 of 119; 2007 North Texas #90 of 119. Marked: 2007 Middle Tennessee, ranked 31 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 40.
Defensive explosivenessmedian #67
Defensive explosiveness. Sun Belt, 2007, best rank first: 2007 Troy #10 of 119; 2007 Florida Atlantic #14 of 119; 2007 Arkansas State #25 of 119; 2007 Louisiana #67 of 119; 2007 North Texas #75 of 119; 2007 UL Monroe #102 of 119; 2007 Florida International #108 of 119. Marked: 2007 Middle Tennessee, ranked 74 of 119. Sun Belt median rank 67.