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Missouri StateBears
Season
Conference USA
Includes regular season games against power-conference opponents + Notre Dame. Conference championships are excluded. Teams with fewer than 3 such games are not ranked. Missouri State played 2 such games.
Conference USA, 2026
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.
| Season | Team | Top-10 clsprior 5 | T10 Wreg | T25 Wreg | Total offenseTot off | Scoring offenseSc off | Total defenseTot def | Scoring defenseSc def | Point marginMargin | Turnover marginTO mgn | PossessionTOP | Returning passingRet passof last yr | Returning receivingRet recof last yr | Returning rushingRet rushof last yr | Team talentTalent | Offensive EPAOff EPA | Defensive EPADef EPA | Offensive success rateOff SR | Defensive success rateDef SR | Offensive explosivenessOff Expl | Defensive explosivenessDef Expl |
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| 2026 | Missouri State3–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2026. 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.) | — (153.0 yds/g · 306 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (12.0 pts/g · 24 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (548.5 yds/g allowed · 1,097 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (42.0 pts/g allowed · 84 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-30.0 /g · -60 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-1 in these games · 3 taken, 4 given · -0.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (21:22 /g · 0h 43m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #119 (of 138 teams · 0% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #57 (of 138 teams · 42% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #108 (of 138 teams · 19% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #119 (of 138 teams · 549.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.161 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.266 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (25% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (56% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.113 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.092 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| Median | of 10 Conference USA teams in 2026 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2026. 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 10 Conference USA teams in 2026. 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 10 Conference USA teams in 2026. 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 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) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | #68 (Returning passing: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2026. Range #15–#127. 0 of 10 in the top 10.) | #57 (Returning receiving: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2026. Range #10–#113. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) | #68 (Returning rushing: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2026. Range #7–#133. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) | #109 (Team talent: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2026. Range #79–#135. 0 of 10 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) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) |
| 2026 | Delaware4–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2026. 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.) | — (249.0 yds/g · 498 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (14.5 pts/g · 29 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (447.5 yds/g allowed · 895 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (38.5 pts/g allowed · 77 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-24.0 /g · -48 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-2 in these games · 2 taken, 4 given · -1.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (27:35 /g · 0h 55m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #26 (of 138 teams · 98% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #10 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 80% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #7 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 99% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #134 — bottom 10 (of 138 teams · 483.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.090 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.240 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (31% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.208 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.385 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2026 | Florida International3–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2026. 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.) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #124 (of 138 teams · 0% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #41 (of 138 teams · 49% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #80 (of 138 teams · 34% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #90 (of 138 teams · 607.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (— predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of plays successful · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— average PPA on successful plays · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2026 | Jacksonville State6–2 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2026. 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.) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #61 (of 138 teams · 66% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #87 (of 138 teams · 29% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #65 (of 138 teams · 44% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #93 (of 138 teams · 602.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (— predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of plays successful · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— average PPA on successful plays · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2026 | Liberty7–1 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2026. 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.) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #55 (of 138 teams · 83% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #92 (of 138 teams · 28% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #102 (of 138 teams · 22% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #79 (of 138 teams · 633.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (— predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of plays successful · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— average PPA on successful plays · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee4–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2026. 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.) | — (136.0 yds/g · 136 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.0 pts/g · 0 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (706.0 yds/g allowed · 706 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (55.0 pts/g allowed · 55 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-55.0 /g · -55 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-1 in these games · 0 taken, 1 given · -1.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (19:05 /g · 0h 19m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #70 (of 138 teams · 29% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #76 (of 138 teams · 33% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #103 (of 138 teams · 21% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #109 (of 138 teams · 571.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.455 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.564 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (17% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (66% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.642 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.161 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2026 | Sam Houston1–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2026. 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.) | — (269.0 yds/g · 269 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (14.0 pts/g · 14 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (470.0 yds/g allowed · 470 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (49.0 pts/g allowed · 49 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-35.0 /g · -35 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+1 in these games · 4 taken, 3 given · +1.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (35:06 /g · 0h 35m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #68 (of 138 teams · 38% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #17 (of 138 teams · 66% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #44 (of 138 teams · 56% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #117 (of 138 teams · 554.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.290 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.335 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (32% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (65% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.456 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.004 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2026 | Western Kentucky3–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2026. 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.) | — (205.5 yds/g · 411 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (10.0 pts/g · 20 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (503.0 yds/g allowed · 1,006 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (54.0 pts/g allowed · 108 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-44.0 /g · -88 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-3 in these games · 2 taken, 5 given · -1.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (28:08 /g · 0h 56m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #15 (of 138 teams · 99% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #11 (of 138 teams · 78% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #58 (of 138 teams · 49% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #87 (of 138 teams · 611.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.234 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.476 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (27% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (50% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.348 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.384 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2026 | New Mexico State3–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2026. 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.) | — (319.0 yds/g · 319 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (17.0 pts/g · 17 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (419.0 yds/g allowed · 419 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (34.0 pts/g allowed · 34 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-17.0 /g · -17 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+0 in these games · 1 taken, 1 given · +0.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (28:28 /g · 0h 28m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #77 (of 138 teams · 23% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #86 (of 138 teams · 30% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #68 (of 138 teams · 42% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #135 — bottom 10 (of 138 teams · 460.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.192 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.364 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (35% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.637 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.364 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2026 | Kennesaw State2–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2026. 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.) | — (291.0 yds/g · 291 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (9.0 pts/g · 9 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (446.0 yds/g allowed · 446 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (42.0 pts/g allowed · 42 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-33.0 /g · -33 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+0 in these games · 1 taken, 1 given · +0.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (30:57 /g · 0h 31m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #127 (of 138 teams · 0% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #113 (of 138 teams · 18% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #133 — bottom 10 (of 138 teams · 1% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #133 — bottom 10 (of 138 teams · 502.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.097 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.377 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (37% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (52% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.967 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.058 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
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.
Conference USA, 20262026 Missouri StateConference USA medianVertical position is spacing only — it carries no meaning.
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Total offense. Conference USA, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 Missouri State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Missouri Statelast
Scoring offense. Conference USA, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 Missouri State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Missouri Statelast
Total defense. Conference USA, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 Missouri State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Missouri Statelast
Scoring defense. Conference USA, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 Missouri State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Missouri Statelast
Point margin. Conference USA, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 Missouri State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Missouri Statelast
Turnover margin. Conference USA, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 Missouri State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Missouri Statelast
Possession. Conference USA, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 Missouri State, which has no value for this metric.#1last
Returning passing. Conference USA, 2026, best rank first: 2026 Western Kentucky #15 of 138; 2026 Delaware #26 of 138; 2026 Liberty #55 of 138; 2026 Jacksonville State #61 of 138; 2026 Sam Houston #68 of 138; 2026 Middle Tennessee #70 of 138; 2026 New Mexico State #77 of 138; 2026 Florida International #124 of 138; 2026 Kennesaw State #127 of 138. Marked: 2026 Missouri State, ranked 119 of 138. Conference USA median rank 68.#1last
Returning receiving. Conference USA, 2026, best rank first: 2026 Delaware #10 of 138; 2026 Western Kentucky #11 of 138; 2026 Sam Houston #17 of 138; 2026 Florida International #41 of 138; 2026 Middle Tennessee #76 of 138; 2026 New Mexico State #86 of 138; 2026 Jacksonville State #87 of 138; 2026 Liberty #92 of 138; 2026 Kennesaw State #113 of 138. Marked: 2026 Missouri State, ranked 57 of 138. Conference USA median rank 57.#1last
Returning rushing. Conference USA, 2026, best rank first: 2026 Delaware #7 of 138; 2026 Sam Houston #44 of 138; 2026 Western Kentucky #58 of 138; 2026 Jacksonville State #65 of 138; 2026 New Mexico State #68 of 138; 2026 Florida International #80 of 138; 2026 Liberty #102 of 138; 2026 Middle Tennessee #103 of 138; 2026 Kennesaw State #133 of 138. Marked: 2026 Missouri State, ranked 108 of 138. Conference USA median rank 68.#1last
Team talent. Conference USA, 2026, best rank first: 2026 Liberty #79 of 138; 2026 Western Kentucky #87 of 138; 2026 Florida International #90 of 138; 2026 Jacksonville State #93 of 138; 2026 Middle Tennessee #109 of 138; 2026 Sam Houston #117 of 138; 2026 Kennesaw State #133 of 138; 2026 Delaware #134 of 138; 2026 New Mexico State #135 of 138. Marked: 2026 Missouri State, ranked 119 of 138. Conference USA median rank 109.#1no data for Missouri Statelast
Offensive EPA. Conference USA, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 Missouri State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Missouri Statelast
Defensive EPA. Conference USA, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 Missouri State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Missouri Statelast
Offensive success rate. Conference USA, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 Missouri State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Missouri Statelast
Defensive success rate. Conference USA, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 Missouri State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Missouri Statelast
Offensive explosiveness. Conference USA, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 Missouri State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Missouri Statelast
Defensive explosiveness. Conference USA, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 Missouri State, which has no value for this metric.