| 2022 | New Mexico State7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range 0–3.) | 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) | #69 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 197.3 yds/g · 592 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #70 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 7.0 pts/g · 21 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #69 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 507.7 yds/g allowed · 1,523 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #70 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 49.7 pts/g allowed · 149 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #70 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · -42.7 /g · -128 in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #70 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · -4 in these games · 2 taken, 6 given · -1.33 /g · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #69 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 24:56 /g · 1h 15m in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #97 (of 131 teams · 15% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #105 (of 131 teams · 37% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #74 (of 131 teams · 51% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #126 — bottom 10 (of 131 teams · 189.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #70 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · -0.060 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #70 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 0.438 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #69 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 33% of plays successful · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #70 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 58% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #67 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 1.104 average PPA on successful plays · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #16 (of 70 teams · 1.182 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| Median | of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range 0–3.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. 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 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. 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.) | #47 (Total offense: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range #32–#70. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #37 (Scoring offense: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range #26–#70. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #55 (Total defense: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range #12–#69. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #56 (Scoring defense: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range #9–#70. 1 of 7 in the top 10.) | #47 (Point margin: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range #15–#70. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #38 (Turnover margin: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range #8–#70. 1 of 7 in the top 10.) | #63 (Possession: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range #20–#69. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #92 (Returning passing: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range #48–#107. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #37 (Returning receiving: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range #10–#105. 1 of 7 in the top 10.) | #74 (Returning rushing: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range #8–#116. 1 of 7 in the top 10.) | #125 (Team talent: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range #10–#129. 1 of 7 in the top 10.) | #59 (Offensive EPA: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range #13–#70. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #64 (Defensive EPA: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range #10–#70. 1 of 7 in the top 10.) | #39 (Offensive success rate: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range #11–#70. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #61 (Defensive success rate: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range #4–#70. 1 of 7 in the top 10.) | #48 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range #16–#68. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) | #37 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range #14–#66. 0 of 7 in the top 10.) |
| 2022 | Notre Dame9–4 | 3 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range 0–3.) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason — #7 Clemson) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · 2 including the postseason — regular: #7 Clemson · postseason: #19 South Carolina) | #38 (of 70 teams · 372.8 yds/g · 2,982 yds · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #26 (of 70 teams · 30.0 pts/g · 240 points · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #12 (of 70 teams · 327.5 yds/g allowed · 2,620 yds · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #9 — top 10 (of 70 teams · 20.3 pts/g allowed · 162 points · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #15 (of 70 teams · +9.8 /g · +78 in these games · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #27 (of 70 teams · +2 in these games · 10 taken, 8 given · +0.25 /g · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #20 (of 70 teams · 31:03 /g · 4h 08m in these games · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #96 (of 131 teams · 16% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #37 (of 131 teams · 68% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #93 (of 131 teams · 42% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #10 — top 10 (of 131 teams · 866.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #27 (of 70 teams · 0.200 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #10 — top 10 (of 70 teams · 0.110 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #11 (of 70 teams · 49% of plays successful · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #17 (of 70 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #68 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 1.083 average PPA on successful plays · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #51 (of 70 teams · 1.324 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 8 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2022 | Army6–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range 0–3.) | 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) | — (407.0 yds/g · 407 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (10.0 pts/g · 10 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (488.0 yds/g allowed · 488 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (45.0 pts/g allowed · 45 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) | — (-2 in these games · 0 taken, 2 given · -2.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (35:56 /g · 0h 36m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #92 (of 131 teams · 18% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #10 — top 10 (of 131 teams · 80% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #70 (of 131 teams · 55% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #129 — bottom 10 (of 131 teams · 17.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.055 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.443 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (38% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (60% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.235 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.024 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2022 | Massachusetts1–11 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range 0–3.) | 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) | — (168.0 yds/g · 168 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (3.0 pts/g · 3 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (404.0 yds/g allowed · 404 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (20.0 pts/g allowed · 20 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) | — (+3 in these games · 4 taken, 1 given · +3.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (32:23 /g · 0h 32m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #48 (of 131 teams · 85% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #23 (of 131 teams · 72% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #8 — top 10 (of 131 teams · 93% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #122 — bottom 10 (of 131 teams · 292.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.144 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.137 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (26% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.615 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.502 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2022 | Liberty8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range 0–3.) | 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) | #47 (of 70 teams · 358.3 yds/g · 1,075 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #37 (of 70 teams · 26.3 pts/g · 79 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #23 (of 70 teams · 366.0 yds/g allowed · 1,098 yds · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #31 (of 70 teams · 26.3 pts/g allowed · 79 points · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #31 (of 70 teams · +0.0 /g · +0 in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #65 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · -3 in these games · 4 taken, 7 given · -1.00 /g · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #35 (of 70 teams · 29:56 /g · 1h 30m in these games · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #107 (of 131 teams · 8% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #71 (of 131 teams · 54% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #116 (of 131 teams · 27% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #127 — bottom 10 (of 131 teams · 161.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #59 (of 70 teams · 0.059 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #23 (of 70 teams · 0.141 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #39 (of 70 teams · 41% of plays successful · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #4 — top 10 (of 70 teams · 35% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #20 (of 70 teams · 1.294 average PPA on successful plays · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #66 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 1.400 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 3 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2022 | BYU8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range 0–3.) | 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) | #32 (of 70 teams · 386.8 yds/g · 1,934 yds · 5 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #33 (of 70 teams · 27.2 pts/g · 136 points · 5 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #58 (of 70 teams · 447.8 yds/g allowed · 2,239 yds · 5 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #56 (of 70 teams · 33.4 pts/g allowed · 167 points · 5 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #47 (of 70 teams · -6.2 /g · -31 in these games · 5 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #38 (of 70 teams · -1 in these games · 3 taken, 4 given · -0.20 /g · 5 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #64 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 26:35 /g · 2h 13m in these games · 5 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #50 (of 131 teams · 83% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #50 (of 131 teams · 63% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #99 (of 131 teams · 34% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #106 (of 131 teams · 415.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #13 (of 70 teams · 0.270 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 5 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #66 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 0.333 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 5 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #22 (of 70 teams · 45% of plays successful · 5 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #61 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 5 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #16 (of 70 teams · 1.302 average PPA on successful plays · 5 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #37 (of 70 teams · 1.259 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 5 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2022 | UConn6–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 7 FBS Independents teams in 2022. Range 0–3.) | 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) | #70 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 188.0 yds/g · 752 yds · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #69 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 9.3 pts/g · 37 points · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #55 (of 70 teams · 439.3 yds/g allowed · 1,757 yds · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #65 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 37.8 pts/g allowed · 151 points · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #68 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · -28.5 /g · -114 in these games · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #8 — top 10 (of 70 teams · +3 in these games · 6 taken, 3 given · +0.75 /g · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #63 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 26:35 /g · 1h 46m in these games · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #89 (of 131 teams · 25% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #30 (of 131 teams · 70% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #73 (of 131 teams · 53% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #125 — bottom 10 (of 131 teams · 239.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #69 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · -0.036 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #64 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 0.291 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #70 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 28% of plays successful · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #65 — bottom 10 (of 70 teams · 50% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #48 (of 70 teams · 1.204 average PPA on successful plays · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #14 (of 70 teams · 1.177 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 4 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |