| 2013 | South Florida2–10 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. 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.) | #123 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 255.5 yds/g · 3,066 yds) | #122 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 13.8 pts/g · 165 points) | #21 (of 125 teams · 350.8 yds/g allowed · 4,209 yds) | #74 (of 125 teams · 28.6 pts/g allowed · 343 points) | #110 (of 125 teams · -14.8 /g · -178 on the season) | #81 (of 125 teams · -3 on the season · 25 taken, 28 given · -0.25 /g) | #105 (of 125 teams · 28:30 /g · 5h 42m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #113 (of 125 teams · 0.001 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #33 (of 125 teams · 0.040 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #124 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 32% of plays successful) | #74 (of 125 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #7 — top 10 (of 125 teams · 1.048 average PPA on successful plays) | #24 (of 125 teams · 0.881 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. 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 American Athletic teams in 2013. 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 American Athletic teams in 2013. 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.) | #55 (Total offense: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. Range #23–#123. 0 of 10 in the top 10.) | #76 (Scoring offense: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. Range #25–#122. 0 of 10 in the top 10.) | #39 (Total defense: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. Range #1–#110. 2 of 10 in the top 10.) | #44 (Scoring defense: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. Range #2–#100. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) | #83 (Point margin: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. Range #5–#110. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) | #81 (Turnover margin: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. Range #1–#121. 2 of 10 in the top 10.) | #57 (Possession: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. Range #6–#121. 1 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) | #46 (Offensive EPA: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. Range #3–#113. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) | #47 (Defensive EPA: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. Range #10–#109. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) | #56 (Offensive success rate: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. Range #4–#124. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) | #50 (Defensive success rate: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. Range #8–#112. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) | #41 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. Range #7–#109. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) | #66 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. Range #2–#123. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) |
| 2013 | Louisville12–1 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. 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.) | #28 (of 125 teams · 460.9 yds/g · 5,991 yds) | #25 (of 125 teams · 35.1 pts/g · 457 points) | #1 — top 10 (of 125 teams · 251.5 yds/g allowed · 3,269 yds) | #2 — top 10 (of 125 teams · 12.2 pts/g allowed · 158 points) | #5 — top 10 (of 125 teams · +23.0 /g · +299 on the season) | #2 — top 10 (of 125 teams · +17 on the season · 27 taken, 10 given · +1.31 /g) | #6 — top 10 (of 125 teams · 33:43 /g · 7h 18m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #3 — top 10 (of 125 teams · 0.214 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #10 — top 10 (of 125 teams · -0.001 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #4 — top 10 (of 125 teams · 50% of plays successful) | #8 — top 10 (of 125 teams · 35% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #51 (of 125 teams · 0.964 average PPA on successful plays) | #121 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 1.103 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2013 | Cincinnati9–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. 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.) | #23 (of 125 teams · 472.1 yds/g · 6,137 yds) | #47 (of 125 teams · 32.1 pts/g · 417 points) | #9 — top 10 (of 125 teams · 315.6 yds/g allowed · 4,103 yds) | #14 (of 125 teams · 21.0 pts/g allowed · 273 points) | #32 (of 125 teams · +11.1 /g · +144 on the season) | #103 (of 125 teams · -7 on the season · 21 taken, 28 given · -0.54 /g) | #28 (of 125 teams · 32:00 /g · 6h 56m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #40 (of 125 teams · 0.116 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #63 (of 125 teams · 0.075 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #19 (of 125 teams · 47% of plays successful) | #37 (of 125 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #63 (of 125 teams · 0.948 average PPA on successful plays) | #53 (of 125 teams · 0.928 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2013 | Houston8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. 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.) | #55 (of 125 teams · 419.5 yds/g · 5,454 yds) | #38 (of 125 teams · 33.1 pts/g · 431 points) | #80 (of 125 teams · 415.8 yds/g allowed · 5,405 yds) | #20 (of 125 teams · 21.8 pts/g allowed · 283 points) | #31 (of 125 teams · +11.4 /g · +148 on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 125 teams · +25 on the season · 43 taken, 18 given · +1.92 /g) | #121 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 26:21 /g · 5h 43m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #86 (of 125 teams · 0.048 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #47 (of 125 teams · 0.062 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #87 (of 125 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #87 (of 125 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #38 (of 125 teams · 0.984 average PPA on successful plays) | #2 — top 10 (of 125 teams · 0.811 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2013 | SMU5–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. 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.) | #41 (of 125 teams · 435.2 yds/g · 5,222 yds) | #76 (of 125 teams · 26.8 pts/g · 321 points) | #73 (of 125 teams · 412.6 yds/g allowed · 4,951 yds) | #100 (of 125 teams · 33.3 pts/g allowed · 400 points) | #93 (of 125 teams · -6.6 /g · -79 on the season) | #106 (of 125 teams · -7 on the season · 17 taken, 24 given · -0.58 /g) | #94 (of 125 teams · 28:51 /g · 5h 46m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #46 (of 125 teams · 0.106 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #83 (of 125 teams · 0.096 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #56 (of 125 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #112 (of 125 teams · 47% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #61 (of 125 teams · 0.950 average PPA on successful plays) | #14 (of 125 teams · 0.862 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2013 | Temple2–10 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. 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.) | #75 (of 125 teams · 399.0 yds/g · 4,788 yds) | #89 (of 125 teams · 24.9 pts/g · 299 points) | #110 (of 125 teams · 473.6 yds/g allowed · 5,683 yds) | #83 (of 125 teams · 29.8 pts/g allowed · 358 points) | #85 (of 125 teams · -4.9 /g · -59 on the season) | #97 (of 125 teams · -6 on the season · 13 taken, 19 given · -0.50 /g) | #57 (of 125 teams · 30:15 /g · 6h 03m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #30 (of 125 teams · 0.129 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #109 (of 125 teams · 0.137 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #55 (of 125 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #100 (of 125 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #18 (of 125 teams · 1.008 average PPA on successful plays) | #66 (of 125 teams · 0.949 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2013 | UConn3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. 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 125 teams · 318.6 yds/g · 3,823 yds) | #107 (of 125 teams · 20.6 pts/g · 247 points) | #52 (of 125 teams · 384.6 yds/g allowed · 4,615 yds) | #86 (of 125 teams · 30.3 pts/g allowed · 363 points) | #101 (of 125 teams · -9.7 /g · -116 on the season) | #71 (of 125 teams · -1 on the season · 24 taken, 25 given · -0.08 /g) | #44 (of 125 teams · 31:02 /g · 6h 12m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #110 (of 125 teams · 0.013 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #25 (of 125 teams · 0.032 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #109 (of 125 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #27 (of 125 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #41 (of 125 teams · 0.976 average PPA on successful plays) | #114 (of 125 teams · 1.053 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2013 | Memphis3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. 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 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 311.5 yds/g · 3,738 yds) | #111 (of 125 teams · 19.5 pts/g · 234 points) | #39 (of 125 teams · 370.7 yds/g allowed · 4,448 yds) | #44 (of 125 teams · 24.6 pts/g allowed · 295 points) | #86 (of 125 teams · -5.1 /g · -61 on the season) | #111 (of 125 teams · -8 on the season · 18 taken, 26 given · -0.67 /g) | #68 (of 125 teams · 29:55 /g · 5h 59m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #96 (of 125 teams · 0.039 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #39 (of 125 teams · 0.052 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #89 (of 125 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #51 (of 125 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #73 (of 125 teams · 0.934 average PPA on successful plays) | #70 (of 125 teams · 0.954 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2013 | Rutgers6–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. 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.) | #96 (of 125 teams · 365.1 yds/g · 4,747 yds) | #77 (of 125 teams · 26.5 pts/g · 345 points) | #74 (of 125 teams · 412.8 yds/g allowed · 5,366 yds) | #81 (of 125 teams · 29.8 pts/g allowed · 387 points) | #83 (of 125 teams · -3.2 /g · -42 on the season) | #121 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · -12 on the season · 18 taken, 30 given · -0.92 /g) | #90 (of 125 teams · 29:05 /g · 6h 18m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #94 (of 125 teams · 0.042 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #105 (of 125 teams · 0.127 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #82 (of 125 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #50 (of 125 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #25 (of 125 teams · 0.995 average PPA on successful plays) | #108 (of 125 teams · 1.035 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2013 | UCF12–1 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 American Athletic teams in 2013. 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 125 teams · 441.5 yds/g · 5,740 yds) | #30 (of 125 teams · 34.6 pts/g · 450 points) | #29 (of 125 teams · 362.0 yds/g allowed · 4,706 yds) | #17 (of 125 teams · 21.3 pts/g allowed · 277 points) | #24 (of 125 teams · +13.3 /g · +173 on the season) | #32 (of 125 teams · +5 on the season · 26 taken, 21 given · +0.38 /g) | #26 (of 125 teams · 32:09 /g · 6h 58m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #41 (of 125 teams · 0.115 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #74 (of 125 teams · 0.089 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #13 (of 125 teams · 48% of plays successful) | #29 (of 125 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #109 (of 125 teams · 0.871 average PPA on successful plays) | #123 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 1.130 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |