| 2008 | South Florida8–5 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. 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.) | #31 (of 120 teams · 405.0 yds/g · 5,265 yards) | #45 (of 120 teams · 27.6 pts/g · 359 points) | #10 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 287.6 yds/g allowed · 3,739 yards) | #24 (of 120 teams · 20.0 pts/g allowed · 260 points) | #28 (of 120 teams · +7.6 /g · +99 on the season) | #93 (of 120 teams · -7 on the season · 19 taken, 26 given · -0.54 /g) | #45 (of 120 teams · 18:38 /g · 4h 02m 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) | #26 (of 120 teams · 0.085 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #13 (of 120 teams · -0.044 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #14 (of 120 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #5 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 34% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #94 (of 120 teams · 0.865 average PPA on successful plays) | #85 (of 120 teams · 0.941 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 8 Big East teams in 2008 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. 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 2008. 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 2008. 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.) | #51 (Total offense: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. Range #31–#114. 0 of 8 in the top 10.) | #55 (Scoring offense: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. Range #39–#108. 0 of 8 in the top 10.) | #32 (Total defense: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. Range #7–#104. 2 of 8 in the top 10.) | #24 (Scoring defense: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. Range #11–#102. 0 of 8 in the top 10.) | #38 (Point margin: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. Range #24–#111. 0 of 8 in the top 10.) | #80 (Turnover margin: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. Range #9–#114. 1 of 8 in the top 10.) | #45 (Possession: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. Range #6–#111. 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) | #62 (Offensive EPA: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. Range #26–#92. 0 of 8 in the top 10.) | #40 (Defensive EPA: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. Range #4–#105. 1 of 8 in the top 10.) | #48 (Offensive success rate: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. Range #14–#116. 0 of 8 in the top 10.) | #25 (Defensive success rate: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. Range #4–#109. 3 of 8 in the top 10.) | #87 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. Range #68–#118. 0 of 8 in the top 10.) | #47 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. Range #21–#114. 0 of 8 in the top 10.) |
| 2008 | Cincinnati11–3 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. 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 120 teams · 370.6 yds/g · 5,189 yards) | #55 (of 120 teams · 25.9 pts/g · 362 points) | #32 (of 120 teams · 321.9 yds/g allowed · 4,507 yards) | #25 (of 120 teams · 20.1 pts/g allowed · 282 points) | #38 (of 120 teams · +5.7 /g · +80 on the season) | #90 (of 120 teams · -7 on the season · 23 taken, 30 given · -0.50 /g) | #85 (of 120 teams · 17:33 /g · 4h 06m 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) | #38 (of 120 teams · 0.062 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #40 (of 120 teams · 0.003 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #48 (of 120 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #25 (of 120 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #68 (of 120 teams · 0.908 average PPA on successful plays) | #77 (of 120 teams · 0.933 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | Louisville5–7 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. 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.) | #45 (of 120 teams · 376.7 yds/g · 4,520 yards) | #68 (of 120 teams · 24.7 pts/g · 296 points) | #72 (of 120 teams · 368.8 yds/g allowed · 4,426 yards) | #89 (of 120 teams · 29.8 pts/g allowed · 358 points) | #89 (of 120 teams · -5.2 /g · -62 on the season) | #114 (of 120 teams · -14 on the season · 19 taken, 33 given · -1.17 /g) | #15 (of 120 teams · 19:14 /g · 3h 51m 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) | #58 (of 120 teams · 0.041 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #50 (of 120 teams · 0.013 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #55 (of 120 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #8 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 35% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #87 (of 120 teams · 0.875 average PPA on successful plays) | #114 (of 120 teams · 1.044 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | Pittsburgh9–4 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. 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.) | #74 (of 120 teams · 342.5 yds/g · 4,452 yards) | #50 (of 120 teams · 27.1 pts/g · 352 points) | #28 (of 120 teams · 317.1 yds/g allowed · 4,123 yards) | #35 (of 120 teams · 21.5 pts/g allowed · 279 points) | #39 (of 120 teams · +5.6 /g · +73 on the season) | #80 (of 120 teams · -5 on the season · 26 taken, 31 given · -0.38 /g) | #26 (of 120 teams · 19:07 /g · 4h 09m 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) | #92 (of 120 teams · -0.017 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #22 (of 120 teams · -0.017 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #71 (of 120 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #34 (of 120 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #86 (of 120 teams · 0.876 average PPA on successful plays) | #47 (of 120 teams · 0.891 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | Rutgers8–5 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. 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.) | #39 (of 120 teams · 398.4 yds/g · 5,179 yards) | #39 (of 120 teams · 29.0 pts/g · 377 points) | #33 (of 120 teams · 326.9 yds/g allowed · 4,250 yards) | #19 (of 120 teams · 18.9 pts/g allowed · 245 points) | #24 (of 120 teams · +10.2 /g · +132 on the season) | #54 (of 120 teams · +1 on the season · 23 taken, 22 given · +0.08 /g) | #48 (of 120 teams · 18:36 /g · 4h 02m 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) | #62 (of 120 teams · 0.036 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #63 (of 120 teams · 0.030 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #33 (of 120 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #32 (of 120 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #97 (of 120 teams · 0.853 average PPA on successful plays) | #93 (of 120 teams · 0.959 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | Syracuse3–9 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. 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 120 teams · 270.2 yds/g · 3,242 yards) | #108 (of 120 teams · 18.1 pts/g · 217 points) | #104 (of 120 teams · 414.5 yds/g allowed · 4,974 yards) | #102 (of 120 teams · 32.7 pts/g allowed · 392 points) | #111 (of 120 teams · -14.6 /g · -175 on the season) | #77 (of 120 teams · -3 on the season · 17 taken, 20 given · -0.25 /g) | #111 (of 120 teams · 16:42 /g · 3h 20m 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) | #91 (of 120 teams · -0.016 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #105 (of 120 teams · 0.101 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #116 (of 120 teams · 33% of plays successful) | #109 (of 120 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #80 (of 120 teams · 0.886 average PPA on successful plays) | #28 (of 120 teams · 0.851 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | UConn8–5 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. 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.) | #60 (of 120 teams · 356.1 yds/g · 4,629 yards) | #65 (of 120 teams · 24.9 pts/g · 324 points) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 278.0 yds/g allowed · 3,614 yards) | #22 (of 120 teams · 19.8 pts/g allowed · 257 points) | #42 (of 120 teams · +5.2 /g · +67 on the season) | #80 (of 120 teams · -5 on the season · 25 taken, 30 given · -0.38 /g) | #6 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 19:58 /g · 4h 20m 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) | #75 (of 120 teams · 0.011 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · -0.089 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #47 (of 120 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 34% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #118 (of 120 teams · 0.758 average PPA on successful plays) | #23 (of 120 teams · 0.847 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | West Virginia9–4 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2008. 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.) | #57 (of 120 teams · 360.4 yds/g · 4,685 yards) | #73 (of 120 teams · 24.5 pts/g · 319 points) | #36 (of 120 teams · 328.9 yds/g allowed · 4,276 yards) | #11 (of 120 teams · 17.0 pts/g allowed · 221 points) | #29 (of 120 teams · +7.5 /g · +98 on the season) | #9 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +16 on the season · 32 taken, 16 given · +1.23 /g) | #79 (of 120 teams · 17:44 /g · 3h 50m 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) | #71 (of 120 teams · 0.017 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #49 (of 120 teams · 0.012 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #66 (of 120 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #73 (of 120 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #96 (of 120 teams · 0.857 average PPA on successful plays) | #21 (of 120 teams · 0.845 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |