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Includes regular season games against power-conference opponents + Notre Dame. Conference championships are excluded. Teams with fewer than 3 such games are not ranked. Texas State played 1 such game.
Sun Belt, 2017
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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| 2017 | Texas State2–10 | 0 (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) | — (283.0 yds/g · 283 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) | — (430.0 yds/g allowed · 430 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (37.0 pts/g allowed · 37 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-34.0 /g · -34 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) | — (33:25 /g · 0h 33m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #127 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 0% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #36 (of 130 teams · 72% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #127 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 9% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #123 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 274.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.069 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.132 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (28% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.204 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.202 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 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.) | — (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) | #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.) | — (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) |
| 2017 | Troy11–2 | 0 (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) | — (363.0 yds/g · 363 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (24.0 pts/g · 24 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (428.0 yds/g allowed · 428 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (21.0 pts/g allowed · 21 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+3.0 /g · +3 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+2 in these games · 4 taken, 2 given · +2.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (34:44 /g · 0h 35m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #5 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 96% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #2 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #99 (of 130 teams · 352.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.140 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.157 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (39% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.377 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.119 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | UL Monroe4–8 | 0 (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) | — (315.0 yds/g · 630 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) | — (528.0 yds/g allowed · 1,056 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 · 4 taken, 3 given · +0.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (29:36 /g · 0h 59m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #49 (of 130 teams · 63% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #7 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #115 (of 130 teams · 304.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.036 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.370 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (32% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (53% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.420 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.268 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | Georgia State7–5 | 0 (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) | — (320.0 yds/g · 320 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) | — (526.0 yds/g allowed · 526 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (56.0 pts/g allowed · 56 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-56.0 /g · -56 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-5 in these games · 0 taken, 5 given · -5.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (38:47 /g · 0h 39m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #12 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #64 (of 130 teams · 57% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #97 (of 130 teams · 364.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.071 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.608 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (31% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (53% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.344 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.636 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | App State9–4 | 0 (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) | — (389.0 yds/g · 778 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) | — (356.0 yds/g allowed · 712 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (25.5 pts/g allowed · 51 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-11.0 /g · -22 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+2 in these games · 2 taken, 0 given · +1.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (33:24 /g · 1h 07m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #41 (of 130 teams · 97% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #69 (of 130 teams · 54% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #61 (of 130 teams · 67% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #105 (of 130 teams · 335.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.039 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.211 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (34% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.428 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.255 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | Arkansas State7–5 | 0 (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) | — (497.0 yds/g · 497 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (36.0 pts/g · 36 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (463.0 yds/g allowed · 463 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (43.0 pts/g allowed · 43 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-7.0 /g · -7 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) | — (27:42 /g · 0h 28m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #66 (of 130 teams · 83% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #41 (of 130 teams · 70% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #46 (of 130 teams · 77% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #79 (of 130 teams · 436.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.222 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.290 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (54% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.921 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.172 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | Louisiana5–7 | 0 (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) | — (368.0 yds/g · 736 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (21.5 pts/g · 43 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (560.5 yds/g allowed · 1,121 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (47.5 pts/g allowed · 95 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-26.0 /g · -52 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-2 in these games · 3 taken, 5 given · -1.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (29:43 /g · 0h 59m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #116 (of 130 teams · 2% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #84 (of 130 teams · 44% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #114 (of 130 teams · 32% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #112 (of 130 teams · 329.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.101 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.393 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (38% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (53% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.430 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.402 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | Coastal Carolina3–9 | 0 (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) | — (359.0 yds/g · 359 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (38.0 pts/g · 38 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (523.0 yds/g allowed · 523 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (39.0 pts/g allowed · 39 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-1.0 /g · -1 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+1 in these games · 1 taken, 0 given · +1.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (31:02 /g · 0h 31m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— 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)) | #128 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 119.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.296 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.490 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (47% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (57% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.211 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.388 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | Georgia Southern2–10 | 0 (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) | — (226.5 yds/g · 453 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) | — (501.0 yds/g allowed · 1,002 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (46.5 pts/g allowed · 93 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-34.5 /g · -69 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) | — (31:50 /g · 1h 04m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #113 (of 130 teams · 3% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #116 (of 130 teams · 32% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #121 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 25% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #96 (of 130 teams · 365.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.088 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.261 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (26% 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) | — (1.091 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.344 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | Idaho4–8 | 0 (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) | — (278.0 yds/g · 278 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (21.0 pts/g · 21 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (658.0 yds/g allowed · 658 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (68.0 pts/g allowed · 68 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-47.0 /g · -47 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) | — (35:35 /g · 0h 36m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #43 (of 130 teams · 97% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #86 (of 130 teams · 44% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #14 (of 130 teams · 95% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #126 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 184.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.040 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.674 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (30% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (53% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.591 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.702 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | New Mexico State7–6 | 0 (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) | — (452.0 yds/g · 904 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (27.5 pts/g · 55 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (447.0 yds/g allowed · 894 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (39.5 pts/g allowed · 79 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-12.0 /g · -24 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-3 in these games · 1 taken, 4 given · -1.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (24:23 /g · 0h 49m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #24 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #20 (of 130 teams · 80% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #65 (of 130 teams · 66% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #125 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 233.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.230 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.253 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (46% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.310 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.330 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2017 | South Alabama4–8 | 0 (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) | — (274.5 yds/g · 549 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (17.0 pts/g · 34 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (518.0 yds/g allowed · 1,036 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (45.5 pts/g allowed · 91 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-28.5 /g · -57 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-1 in these games · 1 taken, 2 given · -0.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (30:54 /g · 1h 02m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #28 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #125 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 21% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #70 (of 130 teams · 60% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #88 (of 130 teams · 387.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.022 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.417 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (37% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (51% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.161 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.370 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games 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.
Sun Belt, 20172017 Texas StateSun Belt medianVertical position is spacing only — it carries no meaning.
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Total offense. Sun Belt, 2017, best rank first: . Marked: 2017 Texas State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Texas Statelast
Scoring offense. Sun Belt, 2017, best rank first: . Marked: 2017 Texas State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Texas Statelast
Total defense. Sun Belt, 2017, best rank first: . Marked: 2017 Texas State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Texas Statelast
Scoring defense. Sun Belt, 2017, best rank first: . Marked: 2017 Texas State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Texas Statelast
Point margin. Sun Belt, 2017, best rank first: . Marked: 2017 Texas State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Texas Statelast
Turnover margin. Sun Belt, 2017, best rank first: . Marked: 2017 Texas State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Texas Statelast
Possession. Sun Belt, 2017, best rank first: . Marked: 2017 Texas State, which has no value for this metric.#1last
Returning passing. Sun Belt, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Troy #1 of 130; 2017 UL Monroe #1 of 130; 2017 Georgia State #12 of 130; 2017 New Mexico State #24 of 130; 2017 South Alabama #28 of 130; 2017 App State #41 of 130; 2017 Idaho #43 of 130; 2017 Arkansas State #66 of 130; 2017 Georgia Southern #113 of 130; 2017 Louisiana #116 of 130. Marked: 2017 Texas State, ranked 127 of 130. Sun Belt median rank 41.#1last
Returning receiving. Sun Belt, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Troy #5 of 130; 2017 New Mexico State #20 of 130; 2017 Arkansas State #41 of 130; 2017 UL Monroe #49 of 130; 2017 Georgia State #64 of 130; 2017 App State #69 of 130; 2017 Louisiana #84 of 130; 2017 Idaho #86 of 130; 2017 Georgia Southern #116 of 130; 2017 South Alabama #125 of 130. Marked: 2017 Texas State, ranked 36 of 130. Sun Belt median rank 64.#1last
Returning rushing. Sun Belt, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Georgia State #1 of 130; 2017 Troy #2 of 130; 2017 UL Monroe #7 of 130; 2017 Idaho #14 of 130; 2017 Arkansas State #46 of 130; 2017 App State #61 of 130; 2017 New Mexico State #65 of 130; 2017 South Alabama #70 of 130; 2017 Louisiana #114 of 130; 2017 Georgia Southern #121 of 130. Marked: 2017 Texas State, ranked 127 of 130. Sun Belt median rank 61.#1last
Team talent. Sun Belt, 2017, best rank first: 2017 Arkansas State #79 of 130; 2017 South Alabama #88 of 130; 2017 Georgia Southern #96 of 130; 2017 Georgia State #97 of 130; 2017 Troy #99 of 130; 2017 App State #105 of 130; 2017 Louisiana #112 of 130; 2017 UL Monroe #115 of 130; 2017 New Mexico State #125 of 130; 2017 Idaho #126 of 130; 2017 Coastal Carolina #128 of 130. Marked: 2017 Texas State, ranked 123 of 130. Sun Belt median rank 105.#1no data for Texas Statelast
Offensive EPA. Sun Belt, 2017, best rank first: . Marked: 2017 Texas State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Texas Statelast
Defensive EPA. Sun Belt, 2017, best rank first: . Marked: 2017 Texas State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Texas Statelast
Offensive success rate. Sun Belt, 2017, best rank first: . Marked: 2017 Texas State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Texas Statelast
Defensive success rate. Sun Belt, 2017, best rank first: . Marked: 2017 Texas State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Texas Statelast
Offensive explosiveness. Sun Belt, 2017, best rank first: . Marked: 2017 Texas State, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for Texas Statelast
Defensive explosiveness. Sun Belt, 2017, best rank first: . Marked: 2017 Texas State, which has no value for this metric.