| 2017 | New Mexico State7–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #28 (of 130 teams · 446.9 yds/g · 5,810 yards) | #55 (of 130 teams · 29.3 pts/g · 381 points) | #74 (of 130 teams · 400.9 yds/g allowed · 5,211 yards) | #86 (of 130 teams · 29.7 pts/g allowed · 386 points) | #76 (of 130 teams · -0.4 /g · -5 on the season) | #80 (of 130 teams · -2 on the season · 27 taken, 29 given · -0.15 /g) | #101 (of 130 teams · 28:20 /g · 6h 08m on the season) | #24 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's passing production returning) | #20 (of 130 teams · 80% of last season's receiving production returning) | #65 (of 130 teams · 66% of last season's rushing production returning) | #125 (of 130 teams · 233.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #67 (of 130 teams · 0.149 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #48 (of 130 teams · 0.103 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #82 (of 130 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #61 (of 130 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #35 (of 130 teams · 1.274 average PPA on successful plays) | #70 (of 130 teams · 1.219 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. 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.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. 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.) | #65 (Total offense: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range #10–#114. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #67 (Scoring offense: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range #13–#123. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #74 (Total defense: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range #24–#129. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #63 (Scoring defense: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range #11–#126. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #94 (Point margin: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range #17–#121. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #75 (Turnover margin: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range #11–#126. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #72 (Possession: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range #5–#112. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #41 (Returning passing: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range #1–#127. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) | #64 (Returning receiving: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range #5–#125. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #61 (Returning rushing: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range #1–#127. 3 of 12 in the top 10.) | #105 (Team talent: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range #79–#128. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #66 (Offensive EPA: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range #22–#121. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #64 (Defensive EPA: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range #6–#129. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #80 (Offensive success rate: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range #20–#119. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #61 (Defensive success rate: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range #17–#127. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #41 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range #9–#125. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #63 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range #32–#130. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) |
| 2017 | App State9–4 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #31 (of 130 teams · 439.6 yds/g · 5,715 yards) | #30 (of 130 teams · 33.5 pts/g · 435 points) | #29 (of 130 teams · 342.5 yds/g allowed · 4,453 yards) | #21 (of 130 teams · 20.2 pts/g allowed · 263 points) | #17 (of 130 teams · +13.2 /g · +172 on the season) | #11 (of 130 teams · +12 on the season · 26 taken, 14 given · +0.92 /g) | #35 (of 130 teams · 31:16 /g · 6h 46m on the season) | #41 (of 130 teams · 97% of last season's passing production returning) | #69 (of 130 teams · 54% of last season's receiving production returning) | #61 (of 130 teams · 67% of last season's rushing production returning) | #105 (of 130 teams · 335.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #22 (of 130 teams · 0.234 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #44 (of 130 teams · 0.096 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #53 (of 130 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #32 (of 130 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #9 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 1.332 average PPA on successful plays) | #64 (of 130 teams · 1.199 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Arkansas State7–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #10 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 494.8 yds/g · 5,937 yards) | #13 (of 130 teams · 37.8 pts/g · 454 points) | #54 (of 130 teams · 377.5 yds/g allowed · 4,530 yards) | #56 (of 130 teams · 25.8 pts/g allowed · 309 points) | #21 (of 130 teams · +12.1 /g · +145 on the season) | #75 (of 130 teams · -1 on the season · 24 taken, 25 given · -0.08 /g) | #88 (of 130 teams · 28:51 /g · 5h 46m on the season) | #66 (of 130 teams · 83% of last season's passing production returning) | #41 (of 130 teams · 70% of last season's receiving production returning) | #46 (of 130 teams · 77% of last season's rushing production returning) | #79 (of 130 teams · 436.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #60 (of 130 teams · 0.158 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #29 (of 130 teams · 0.059 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #20 (of 130 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #17 (of 130 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #79 (of 130 teams · 1.175 average PPA on successful plays) | #104 (of 130 teams · 1.281 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Coastal Carolina3–9 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #106 (of 130 teams · 345.3 yds/g · 4,144 yards) | #102 (of 130 teams · 23.7 pts/g · 284 points) | #81 (of 130 teams · 410.8 yds/g allowed · 4,929 yards) | #108 (of 130 teams · 34.0 pts/g allowed · 408 points) | #107 (of 130 teams · -10.3 /g · -124 on the season) | #106 (of 130 teams · -7 on the season · 11 taken, 18 given · -0.58 /g) | #59 (of 130 teams · 30:19 /g · 6h 04m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | #128 (of 130 teams · 119.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #61 (of 130 teams · 0.154 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #122 (of 130 teams · 0.272 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #80 (of 130 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #119 (of 130 teams · 48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #28 (of 130 teams · 1.281 average PPA on successful plays) | #47 (of 130 teams · 1.170 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Georgia Southern2–10 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #114 (of 130 teams · 332.3 yds/g · 3,988 yards) | #113 (of 130 teams · 20.8 pts/g · 250 points) | #80 (of 130 teams · 410.2 yds/g allowed · 4,922 yards) | #98 (of 130 teams · 32.2 pts/g allowed · 386 points) | #114 (of 130 teams · -11.3 /g · -136 on the season) | #64 (of 130 teams · +0 on the season · 20 taken, 20 given · +0.00 /g) | #5 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 33:59 /g · 6h 48m on the season) | #113 (of 130 teams · 3% of last season's passing production returning) | #116 (of 130 teams · 32% of last season's receiving production returning) | #121 (of 130 teams · 25% of last season's rushing production returning) | #96 (of 130 teams · 365.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #107 (of 130 teams · 0.080 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #97 (of 130 teams · 0.208 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #114 (of 130 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #53 (of 130 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #125 (of 130 teams · 1.063 average PPA on successful plays) | #130 (of 130 teams · 1.477 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Georgia State7–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #81 (of 130 teams · 387.6 yds/g · 4,651 yards) | #117 (of 130 teams · 20.3 pts/g · 244 points) | #61 (of 130 teams · 387.8 yds/g allowed · 4,654 yards) | #48 (of 130 teams · 24.8 pts/g allowed · 297 points) | #92 (of 130 teams · -4.4 /g · -53 on the season) | #93 (of 130 teams · -4 on the season · 17 taken, 21 given · -0.33 /g) | #24 (of 130 teams · 31:40 /g · 6h 20m on the season) | #12 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #64 (of 130 teams · 57% of last season's receiving production returning) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's rushing production returning) | #97 (of 130 teams · 364.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #88 (of 130 teams · 0.116 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #78 (of 130 teams · 0.165 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #90 (of 130 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #47 (of 130 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #61 (of 130 teams · 1.218 average PPA on successful plays) | #88 (of 130 teams · 1.250 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Idaho4–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #104 (of 130 teams · 349.5 yds/g · 4,194 yards) | #111 (of 130 teams · 20.9 pts/g · 251 points) | #63 (of 130 teams · 389.5 yds/g allowed · 4,674 yards) | #56 (of 130 teams · 25.8 pts/g allowed · 309 points) | #94 (of 130 teams · -4.8 /g · -58 on the season) | #53 (of 130 teams · +2 on the season · 18 taken, 16 given · +0.17 /g) | #44 (of 130 teams · 30:51 /g · 6h 10m on the season) | #43 (of 130 teams · 97% of last season's passing production returning) | #86 (of 130 teams · 44% of last season's receiving production returning) | #14 (of 130 teams · 95% of last season's rushing production returning) | #126 (of 130 teams · 184.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #104 (of 130 teams · 0.082 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #56 (of 130 teams · 0.127 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #113 (of 130 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #75 (of 130 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #72 (of 130 teams · 1.194 average PPA on successful plays) | #40 (of 130 teams · 1.160 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Louisiana5–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #65 (of 130 teams · 398.5 yds/g · 4,782 yards) | #67 (of 130 teams · 28.2 pts/g · 338 points) | #124 (of 130 teams · 492.7 yds/g allowed · 5,912 yards) | #124 (of 130 teams · 40.0 pts/g allowed · 480 points) | #116 (of 130 teams · -11.8 /g · -142 on the season) | #75 (of 130 teams · -1 on the season · 15 taken, 16 given · -0.08 /g) | #75 (of 130 teams · 29:35 /g · 5h 55m on the season) | #116 (of 130 teams · 2% of last season's passing production returning) | #84 (of 130 teams · 44% of last season's receiving production returning) | #114 (of 130 teams · 32% of last season's rushing production returning) | #112 (of 130 teams · 329.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #66 (of 130 teams · 0.151 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #124 (of 130 teams · 0.288 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #74 (of 130 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #127 (of 130 teams · 50% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #24 (of 130 teams · 1.286 average PPA on successful plays) | #51 (of 130 teams · 1.180 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | South Alabama4–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #112 (of 130 teams · 334.3 yds/g · 4,012 yards) | #118 (of 130 teams · 19.8 pts/g · 238 points) | #85 (of 130 teams · 417.8 yds/g allowed · 5,013 yards) | #63 (of 130 teams · 26.5 pts/g allowed · 318 points) | #100 (of 130 teams · -6.7 /g · -80 on the season) | #53 (of 130 teams · +2 on the season · 20 taken, 18 given · +0.17 /g) | #74 (of 130 teams · 29:36 /g · 5h 55m on the season) | #28 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's passing production returning) | #125 (of 130 teams · 21% of last season's receiving production returning) | #70 (of 130 teams · 60% of last season's rushing production returning) | #88 (of 130 teams · 387.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #121 (of 130 teams · 0.035 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #64 (of 130 teams · 0.138 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #108 (of 130 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #86 (of 130 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #102 (of 130 teams · 1.123 average PPA on successful plays) | #32 (of 130 teams · 1.146 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Texas State2–10 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #108 (of 130 teams · 339.8 yds/g · 4,077 yards) | #123 (of 130 teams · 17.3 pts/g · 207 points) | #103 (of 130 teams · 438.9 yds/g allowed · 5,267 yards) | #105 (of 130 teams · 33.6 pts/g allowed · 403 points) | #121 (of 130 teams · -16.3 /g · -196 on the season) | #126 (of 130 teams · -15 on the season · 9 taken, 24 given · -1.25 /g) | #77 (of 130 teams · 29:31 /g · 5h 54m on the season) | #127 (of 130 teams · 0% of last season's passing production returning) | #36 (of 130 teams · 72% of last season's receiving production returning) | #127 (of 130 teams · 9% of last season's rushing production returning) | #123 (of 130 teams · 274.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #120 (of 130 teams · 0.042 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #90 (of 130 teams · 0.201 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #119 (of 130 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #89 (of 130 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #63 (of 130 teams · 1.213 average PPA on successful plays) | #50 (of 130 teams · 1.179 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | Troy11–2 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #17 LSU) | #46 (of 130 teams · 418.6 yds/g · 5,442 yards) | #43 (of 130 teams · 31.5 pts/g · 410 points) | #24 (of 130 teams · 336.6 yds/g allowed · 4,376 yards) | #11 (of 130 teams · 18.5 pts/g allowed · 240 points) | #18 (of 130 teams · +13.1 /g · +170 on the season) | #26 (of 130 teams · +7 on the season · 26 taken, 19 given · +0.54 /g) | #112 (of 130 teams · 27:36 /g · 5h 59m on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #5 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 96% of last season's receiving production returning) | #2 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's rushing production returning) | #99 (of 130 teams · 352.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #48 (of 130 teams · 0.189 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #6 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 0.007 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #43 (of 130 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #24 (of 130 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #41 (of 130 teams · 1.250 average PPA on successful plays) | #63 (of 130 teams · 1.198 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2017 | UL Monroe4–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Sun Belt teams in 2017. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #22 (of 130 teams · 457.5 yds/g · 5,490 yards) | #25 (of 130 teams · 33.9 pts/g · 407 points) | #129 (of 130 teams · 532.1 yds/g allowed · 6,385 yards) | #126 (of 130 teams · 41.0 pts/g allowed · 492 points) | #102 (of 130 teams · -7.1 /g · -85 on the season) | #93 (of 130 teams · -4 on the season · 14 taken, 18 given · -0.33 /g) | #72 (of 130 teams · 29:44 /g · 5h 57m on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #49 (of 130 teams · 63% of last season's receiving production returning) | #7 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's rushing production returning) | #115 (of 130 teams · 304.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #41 (of 130 teams · 0.198 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #129 (of 130 teams · 0.344 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #46 (of 130 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #121 (of 130 teams · 48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #19 (of 130 teams · 1.299 average PPA on successful plays) | #122 (of 130 teams · 1.364 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |