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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 played 11 such games.

Big 12, 2015

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.

SeasonTeamTop-10 clsprior 5T10 WregT25 WregTotal offenseScoring offenseTotal defenseScoring defensePoint marginTurnover marginPossessionReturning passingof last yrReturning receivingof last yrReturning rushingof last yrTeam talentOffensive EPADefensive EPAOffensive success rateDefensive success rateOffensive explosivenessDefensive explosiveness
2015Texas5–73 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range 0–3.)1 (1 regular-season win over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason — #4 Oklahoma)2 (2 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #4 Oklahoma, #17 Baylor)#43 (of 75 teams · 379.3 yds/g · 4,172 yds · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#44 (of 75 teams · 25.0 pts/g · 275 points · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#58 (of 75 teams · 451.7 yds/g allowed · 4,969 yds · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#50 (of 75 teams · 30.6 pts/g allowed · 336 points · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#46 (of 75 teams · -5.5 /g · -61 in these games · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#12 (of 75 teams · +7 in these games · 20 taken, 13 given · +0.64 /g · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#55 (of 75 teams · 28:08 /g · 5h 09m in these games · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#58 (of 128 teams · 92% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#114 (of 128 teams · 35% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#81 (of 128 teams · 57% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#11 (of 128 teams · 821.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#38 (of 75 teams · 0.142 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#46 (of 75 teams · 0.186 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#60 (of 75 teams · 38% of plays successful · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#58 (of 75 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#32 (of 75 teams · 1.274 average PPA on successful plays · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#18 (of 75 teams · 1.195 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))
Medianof 10 Big 12 teams in 20150 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range 0–3.)0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. 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 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. 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.)#11 (Total offense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range #2–#68. 4 of 10 in the top 10.)#9 — top 10 (Scoring offense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range #1–#72. 5 of 10 in the top 10.)#58 (Total defense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range #13–#75. 0 of 10 in the top 10.)#50 (Scoring defense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range #14–#74. 0 of 10 in the top 10.)#22 (Point margin: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range #1–#75. 2 of 10 in the top 10.)#37 (Turnover margin: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range #2–#70. 2 of 10 in the top 10.)#36 (Possession: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range #8–#61. 1 of 10 in the top 10.)#54 (Returning passing: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range #15–#116. 0 of 10 in the top 10.)#55 (Returning receiving: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range #11–#126. 0 of 10 in the top 10.)#66 (Returning rushing: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range #15–#120. 0 of 10 in the top 10.)#35 (Team talent: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range #11–#68. 0 of 10 in the top 10.)#16 (Offensive EPA: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range #3–#71. 3 of 10 in the top 10.)#45 (Defensive EPA: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range #9–#75. 1 of 10 in the top 10.)#19 (Offensive success rate: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range #6–#71. 2 of 10 in the top 10.)#40 (Defensive success rate: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range #7–#72. 1 of 10 in the top 10.)#32 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range #2–#64. 2 of 10 in the top 10.)#43 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range #15–#69. 0 of 10 in the top 10.)
2015Oklahoma11–21 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range 0–3.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)4 (4 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #11 TCU, #16 Oklahoma State, #17 Baylor, #23 Tennessee)#6 — top 10 (of 75 teams · 520.3 yds/g · 5,203 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#1 — top 10 (of 75 teams · 45.6 pts/g · 456 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#13 (of 75 teams · 337.9 yds/g allowed · 3,379 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#14 (of 75 teams · 20.8 pts/g allowed · 208 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#1 — top 10 (of 75 teams · +24.8 /g · +248 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#2 — top 10 (of 75 teams · +13 in these games · 25 taken, 12 given · +1.30 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#21 (of 75 teams · 31:28 /g · 5h 15m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#15 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#32 (of 128 teams · 76% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#36 (of 128 teams · 83% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#16 (of 128 teams · 775.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#8 — top 10 (of 75 teams · 0.288 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#9 — top 10 (of 75 teams · 0.050 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#10 — top 10 (of 75 teams · 47% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#19 (of 75 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#19 (of 75 teams · 1.317 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#15 (of 75 teams · 1.170 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2015Baylor10–30 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range 0–3.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · 1 including the postseason — postseason: #10 North Carolina)1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · 2 including the postseason — regular: #16 Oklahoma State · postseason: #10 North Carolina)#3 — top 10 (of 75 teams · 550.4 yds/g · 4,954 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#3 — top 10 (of 75 teams · 42.7 pts/g · 384 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#43 (of 75 teams · 412.6 yds/g allowed · 3,713 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#43 (of 75 teams · 29.0 pts/g allowed · 261 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#6 — top 10 (of 75 teams · +13.7 /g · +123 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#39 (of 75 teams · -1 in these games · 18 taken, 19 given · -0.11 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#59 (of 75 teams · 27:49 /g · 4h 10m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#94 (of 128 teams · 17% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#55 (of 128 teams · 64% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#37 (of 128 teams · 82% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#31 (of 128 teams · 660.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#4 — top 10 (of 75 teams · 0.297 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#25 (of 75 teams · 0.117 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#14 (of 75 teams · 46% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#25 (of 75 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#10 — top 10 (of 75 teams · 1.350 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#57 (of 75 teams · 1.328 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2015Oklahoma State10–30 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range 0–3.)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 — #11 TCU)#11 (of 75 teams · 482.6 yds/g · 4,343 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#4 — top 10 (of 75 teams · 41.0 pts/g · 369 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#63 (of 75 teams · 471.7 yds/g allowed · 4,245 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#60 (of 75 teams · 34.8 pts/g allowed · 313 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#18 (of 75 teams · +6.2 /g · +56 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#6 — top 10 (of 75 teams · +7 in these games · 19 taken, 12 given · +0.78 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#39 (of 75 teams · 29:40 /g · 4h 27m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#88 (of 128 teams · 30% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#11 (of 128 teams · 86% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#120 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 26% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#33 (of 128 teams · 651.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#14 (of 75 teams · 0.246 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#45 (of 75 teams · 0.185 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#19 (of 75 teams · 44% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#40 (of 75 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#2 — top 10 (of 75 teams · 1.452 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#51 (of 75 teams · 1.308 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2015TCU11–20 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. Range 0–3.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · 2 including the postseason — regular: #17 Baylor · postseason: #15 Oregon)#4 — top 10 (of 75 teams · 542.5 yds/g · 5,425 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#9 — top 10 (of 75 teams · 37.4 pts/g · 374 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#40 (of 75 teams · 408.5 yds/g allowed · 4,085 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#32 (of 75 teams · 26.9 pts/g allowed · 269 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#12 (of 75 teams · +10.5 /g · +105 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#37 (of 75 teams · -1 in these games · 15 taken, 16 given · -0.10 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#24 (of 75 teams · 31:13 /g · 5h 12m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#49 (of 128 teams · 95% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#28 (of 128 teams · 78% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#45 (of 128 teams · 77% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#39 (of 128 teams · 630.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#16 (of 75 teams · 0.238 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#21 (of 75 teams · 0.102 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#11 (of 75 teams · 47% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#12 (of 75 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#46 (of 75 teams · 1.240 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#52 (of 75 teams · 1.316 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2015Texas Tech7–60 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. 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)#2 — top 10 (of 75 teams · 584.9 yds/g · 5,849 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#2 — top 10 (of 75 teams · 43.1 pts/g · 431 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#74 — bottom 10 (of 75 teams · 543.1 yds/g allowed · 5,431 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#73 — bottom 10 (of 75 teams · 44.6 pts/g allowed · 446 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#39 (of 75 teams · -1.5 /g · -15 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#51 (of 75 teams · -3 in these games · 18 taken, 21 given · -0.30 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#53 (of 75 teams · 28:30 /g · 4h 45m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#54 (of 128 teams · 94% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#38 (of 128 teams · 73% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#15 (of 128 teams · 96% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#35 (of 128 teams · 641.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#3 — top 10 (of 75 teams · 0.302 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#75 — bottom 10 (of 75 teams · 0.354 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#6 — top 10 (of 75 teams · 49% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#70 — bottom 10 (of 75 teams · 49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#25 (of 75 teams · 1.295 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#53 (of 75 teams · 1.319 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2015West Virginia8–50 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. 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)#17 (of 75 teams · 453.1 yds/g · 4,531 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#23 (of 75 teams · 31.4 pts/g · 314 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#37 (of 75 teams · 403.8 yds/g allowed · 4,038 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#30 (of 75 teams · 26.1 pts/g allowed · 261 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#22 (of 75 teams · +5.3 /g · +53 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#13 (of 75 teams · +6 in these games · 26 taken, 20 given · +0.60 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#36 (of 75 teams · 29:57 /g · 4h 59m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#91 (of 128 teams · 21% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#105 (of 128 teams · 39% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#66 (of 128 teams · 67% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#41 (of 128 teams · 625.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#35 (of 75 teams · 0.152 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#16 (of 75 teams · 0.079 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#25 (of 75 teams · 43% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#7 — top 10 (of 75 teams · 35% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#64 (of 75 teams · 1.175 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#69 — bottom 10 (of 75 teams · 1.419 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2015Iowa State3–90 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. 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)#26 (of 75 teams · 410.9 yds/g · 4,109 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#45 (of 75 teams · 24.6 pts/g · 246 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#66 — bottom 10 (of 75 teams · 483.0 yds/g allowed · 4,830 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#61 (of 75 teams · 35.5 pts/g allowed · 355 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#61 (of 75 teams · -10.9 /g · -109 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#70 — bottom 10 (of 75 teams · -11 in these games · 10 taken, 21 given · -1.10 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#23 (of 75 teams · 31:20 /g · 5h 13m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#34 (of 128 teams · 99% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#86 (of 128 teams · 51% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#109 (of 128 teams · 37% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#62 (of 128 teams · 529.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#41 (of 75 teams · 0.128 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#65 (of 75 teams · 0.261 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#34 (of 75 teams · 42% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#71 — bottom 10 (of 75 teams · 49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#56 (of 75 teams · 1.209 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#23 (of 75 teams · 1.213 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2015Kansas State6–70 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. 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)#62 (of 75 teams · 331.3 yds/g · 2,982 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#30 (of 75 teams · 29.2 pts/g · 263 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#69 — bottom 10 (of 75 teams · 484.9 yds/g allowed · 4,364 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#64 (of 75 teams · 36.4 pts/g allowed · 328 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#50 (of 75 teams · -7.2 /g · -65 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#56 (of 75 teams · -4 in these games · 12 taken, 16 given · -0.44 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#8 — top 10 (of 75 teams · 33:16 /g · 4h 59m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#116 (of 128 teams · 4% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#123 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 22% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#100 (of 128 teams · 44% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#67 (of 128 teams · 503.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#48 (of 75 teams · 0.114 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#67 — bottom 10 (of 75 teams · 0.277 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#35 (of 75 teams · 42% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#66 — bottom 10 (of 75 teams · 48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#63 (of 75 teams · 1.176 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#43 (of 75 teams · 1.283 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2015Kansas0–120 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2015. 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)#68 — bottom 10 (of 75 teams · 304.3 yds/g · 3,043 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#72 — bottom 10 (of 75 teams · 12.2 pts/g · 122 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#75 — bottom 10 (of 75 teams · 561.6 yds/g allowed · 5,616 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#74 — bottom 10 (of 75 teams · 45.7 pts/g allowed · 457 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#75 — bottom 10 (of 75 teams · -33.5 /g · -335 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#64 (of 75 teams · -8 in these games · 15 taken, 23 given · -0.80 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#61 (of 75 teams · 27:40 /g · 4h 37m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#26 (of 128 teams · 99% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#126 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 9% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#96 (of 128 teams · 46% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#68 (of 128 teams · 500.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#71 — bottom 10 (of 75 teams · -0.034 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#71 — bottom 10 (of 75 teams · 0.299 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#71 — bottom 10 (of 75 teams · 33% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#72 — bottom 10 (of 75 teams · 51% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#34 (of 75 teams · 1.268 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#24 (of 75 teams · 1.216 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))

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.

Big 12, 20152015 TexasBig 12 medianVertical position is spacing only — it carries no meaning.
Total offensemedian #11
Total offense. Big 12, 2015, best rank first: 2015 Texas Tech #2 of 75; 2015 Baylor #3 of 75; 2015 TCU #4 of 75; 2015 Oklahoma #6 of 75; 2015 Oklahoma State #11 of 75; 2015 West Virginia #17 of 75; 2015 Iowa State #26 of 75; 2015 Kansas State #62 of 75; 2015 Kansas #68 of 75. Marked: 2015 Texas, ranked 43 of 75. Big 12 median rank 11.
Scoring offensemedian #9
Scoring offense. Big 12, 2015, best rank first: 2015 Oklahoma #1 of 75; 2015 Texas Tech #2 of 75; 2015 Baylor #3 of 75; 2015 Oklahoma State #4 of 75; 2015 TCU #9 of 75; 2015 West Virginia #23 of 75; 2015 Kansas State #30 of 75; 2015 Iowa State #45 of 75; 2015 Kansas #72 of 75. Marked: 2015 Texas, ranked 44 of 75. Big 12 median rank 9.
Total defensemedian #58
Total defense. Big 12, 2015, best rank first: 2015 Oklahoma #13 of 75; 2015 West Virginia #37 of 75; 2015 TCU #40 of 75; 2015 Baylor #43 of 75; 2015 Oklahoma State #63 of 75; 2015 Iowa State #66 of 75; 2015 Kansas State #69 of 75; 2015 Texas Tech #74 of 75; 2015 Kansas #75 of 75. Marked: 2015 Texas, ranked 58 of 75. Big 12 median rank 58.
Scoring defensemedian #50
Scoring defense. Big 12, 2015, best rank first: 2015 Oklahoma #14 of 75; 2015 West Virginia #30 of 75; 2015 TCU #32 of 75; 2015 Baylor #43 of 75; 2015 Oklahoma State #60 of 75; 2015 Iowa State #61 of 75; 2015 Kansas State #64 of 75; 2015 Texas Tech #73 of 75; 2015 Kansas #74 of 75. Marked: 2015 Texas, ranked 50 of 75. Big 12 median rank 50.
Point marginmedian #22
Point margin. Big 12, 2015, best rank first: 2015 Oklahoma #1 of 75; 2015 Baylor #6 of 75; 2015 TCU #12 of 75; 2015 Oklahoma State #18 of 75; 2015 West Virginia #22 of 75; 2015 Texas Tech #39 of 75; 2015 Kansas State #50 of 75; 2015 Iowa State #61 of 75; 2015 Kansas #75 of 75. Marked: 2015 Texas, ranked 46 of 75. Big 12 median rank 22.
Turnover marginmedian #37
Turnover margin. Big 12, 2015, best rank first: 2015 Oklahoma #2 of 75; 2015 Oklahoma State #6 of 75; 2015 West Virginia #13 of 75; 2015 TCU #37 of 75; 2015 Baylor #39 of 75; 2015 Texas Tech #51 of 75; 2015 Kansas State #56 of 75; 2015 Kansas #64 of 75; 2015 Iowa State #70 of 75. Marked: 2015 Texas, ranked 12 of 75. Big 12 median rank 37.
Possessionmedian #36
Possession. Big 12, 2015, best rank first: 2015 Kansas State #8 of 75; 2015 Oklahoma #21 of 75; 2015 Iowa State #23 of 75; 2015 TCU #24 of 75; 2015 West Virginia #36 of 75; 2015 Oklahoma State #39 of 75; 2015 Texas Tech #53 of 75; 2015 Baylor #59 of 75; 2015 Kansas #61 of 75. Marked: 2015 Texas, ranked 55 of 75. Big 12 median rank 36.
Returning passingmedian #54
Returning passing. Big 12, 2015, best rank first: 2015 Oklahoma #15 of 128; 2015 Kansas #26 of 128; 2015 Iowa State #34 of 128; 2015 TCU #49 of 128; 2015 Texas Tech #54 of 128; 2015 Oklahoma State #88 of 128; 2015 West Virginia #91 of 128; 2015 Baylor #94 of 128; 2015 Kansas State #116 of 128. Marked: 2015 Texas, ranked 58 of 128. Big 12 median rank 54.
Returning receivingmedian #55
Returning receiving. Big 12, 2015, best rank first: 2015 Oklahoma State #11 of 128; 2015 TCU #28 of 128; 2015 Oklahoma #32 of 128; 2015 Texas Tech #38 of 128; 2015 Baylor #55 of 128; 2015 Iowa State #86 of 128; 2015 West Virginia #105 of 128; 2015 Kansas State #123 of 128; 2015 Kansas #126 of 128. Marked: 2015 Texas, ranked 114 of 128. Big 12 median rank 55.
Returning rushingmedian #66
Returning rushing. Big 12, 2015, best rank first: 2015 Texas Tech #15 of 128; 2015 Oklahoma #36 of 128; 2015 Baylor #37 of 128; 2015 TCU #45 of 128; 2015 West Virginia #66 of 128; 2015 Kansas #96 of 128; 2015 Kansas State #100 of 128; 2015 Iowa State #109 of 128; 2015 Oklahoma State #120 of 128. Marked: 2015 Texas, ranked 81 of 128. Big 12 median rank 66.
Team talentmedian #35
Team talent. Big 12, 2015, best rank first: 2015 Oklahoma #16 of 128; 2015 Baylor #31 of 128; 2015 Oklahoma State #33 of 128; 2015 Texas Tech #35 of 128; 2015 TCU #39 of 128; 2015 West Virginia #41 of 128; 2015 Iowa State #62 of 128; 2015 Kansas State #67 of 128; 2015 Kansas #68 of 128. Marked: 2015 Texas, ranked 11 of 128. Big 12 median rank 35.
Offensive EPAmedian #16
Offensive EPA. Big 12, 2015, best rank first: 2015 Texas Tech #3 of 75; 2015 Baylor #4 of 75; 2015 Oklahoma #8 of 75; 2015 Oklahoma State #14 of 75; 2015 TCU #16 of 75; 2015 West Virginia #35 of 75; 2015 Iowa State #41 of 75; 2015 Kansas State #48 of 75; 2015 Kansas #71 of 75. Marked: 2015 Texas, ranked 38 of 75. Big 12 median rank 16.
Defensive EPAmedian #45
Defensive EPA. Big 12, 2015, best rank first: 2015 Oklahoma #9 of 75; 2015 West Virginia #16 of 75; 2015 TCU #21 of 75; 2015 Baylor #25 of 75; 2015 Oklahoma State #45 of 75; 2015 Iowa State #65 of 75; 2015 Kansas State #67 of 75; 2015 Kansas #71 of 75; 2015 Texas Tech #75 of 75. Marked: 2015 Texas, ranked 46 of 75. Big 12 median rank 45.
Offensive success ratemedian #19
Offensive success rate. Big 12, 2015, best rank first: 2015 Texas Tech #6 of 75; 2015 Oklahoma #10 of 75; 2015 TCU #11 of 75; 2015 Baylor #14 of 75; 2015 Oklahoma State #19 of 75; 2015 West Virginia #25 of 75; 2015 Iowa State #34 of 75; 2015 Kansas State #35 of 75; 2015 Kansas #71 of 75. Marked: 2015 Texas, ranked 60 of 75. Big 12 median rank 19.
Defensive success ratemedian #40
Defensive success rate. Big 12, 2015, best rank first: 2015 West Virginia #7 of 75; 2015 TCU #12 of 75; 2015 Oklahoma #19 of 75; 2015 Baylor #25 of 75; 2015 Oklahoma State #40 of 75; 2015 Kansas State #66 of 75; 2015 Texas Tech #70 of 75; 2015 Iowa State #71 of 75; 2015 Kansas #72 of 75. Marked: 2015 Texas, ranked 58 of 75. Big 12 median rank 40.
Offensive explosivenessmedian #32
Offensive explosiveness. Big 12, 2015, best rank first: 2015 Oklahoma State #2 of 75; 2015 Baylor #10 of 75; 2015 Oklahoma #19 of 75; 2015 Texas Tech #25 of 75; 2015 Kansas #34 of 75; 2015 TCU #46 of 75; 2015 Iowa State #56 of 75; 2015 Kansas State #63 of 75; 2015 West Virginia #64 of 75. Marked: 2015 Texas, ranked 32 of 75. Big 12 median rank 32.
Defensive explosivenessmedian #43
Defensive explosiveness. Big 12, 2015, best rank first: 2015 Oklahoma #15 of 75; 2015 Iowa State #23 of 75; 2015 Kansas #24 of 75; 2015 Kansas State #43 of 75; 2015 Oklahoma State #51 of 75; 2015 TCU #52 of 75; 2015 Texas Tech #53 of 75; 2015 Baylor #57 of 75; 2015 West Virginia #69 of 75. Marked: 2015 Texas, ranked 18 of 75. Big 12 median rank 43.