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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 10 such games.

Big 12, 2021

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
2021Texas5–74 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range 0–4.)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 — #23 Louisiana)#32 (of 69 teams · 404.2 yds/g · 4,042 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#15 (of 69 teams · 32.7 pts/g · 327 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#55 (of 69 teams · 447.7 yds/g allowed · 4,477 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#58 (of 69 teams · 35.5 pts/g allowed · 355 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#43 (of 69 teams · -2.8 /g · -28 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#51 (of 69 teams · -4 in these games · 12 taken, 16 given · -0.40 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#62 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 27:26 /g · 4h 34m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#113 (of 130 teams · 7% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#98 (of 130 teams · 60% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#89 (of 130 teams · 57% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#11 (of 130 teams · 874.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#19 (of 69 teams · 0.267 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#57 (of 69 teams · 0.277 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#18 (of 69 teams · 46% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#46 (of 69 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#37 (of 69 teams · 1.252 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#40 (of 69 teams · 1.269 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))
Medianof 10 Big 12 teams in 20210 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range 0–4.)0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. 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.)1 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. 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.)#28 (Total offense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range #14–#57. 0 of 10 in the top 10.)#25 (Scoring offense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range #10–#53. 1 of 10 in the top 10.)#29 (Total defense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range #3–#66. 2 of 10 in the top 10.)#34 (Scoring defense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range #2–#68. 1 of 10 in the top 10.)#27 (Point margin: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range #4–#64. 2 of 10 in the top 10.)#32 (Turnover margin: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range #11–#63. 0 of 10 in the top 10.)#25 (Possession: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range #8–#62. 2 of 10 in the top 10.)#60 (Returning passing: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range #35–#117. 0 of 10 in the top 10.)#56 (Returning receiving: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range #16–#125. 0 of 10 in the top 10.)#63 (Returning rushing: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range #16–#126. 0 of 10 in the top 10.)#54 (Team talent: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range #6–#72. 1 of 10 in the top 10.)#23 (Offensive EPA: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range #3–#47. 2 of 10 in the top 10.)#37 (Defensive EPA: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range #2–#68. 1 of 10 in the top 10.)#24 (Offensive success rate: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range #12–#51. 0 of 10 in the top 10.)#30 (Defensive success rate: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range #3–#69. 2 of 10 in the top 10.)#18 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range #6–#51. 3 of 10 in the top 10.)#43 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range #21–#64. 0 of 10 in the top 10.)
2021Oklahoma State12–20 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range 0–4.)1 (1 regular-season win over top-10 teams · 2 including the postseason — regular: #7 Baylor · postseason: #5 Notre Dame)2 (2 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · 3 including the postseason — regular: #7 Baylor, #16 Oklahoma · postseason: #5 Notre Dame)#16 (of 69 teams · 432.8 yds/g · 3,895 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#11 (of 69 teams · 34.4 pts/g · 310 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#3 — top 10 (of 69 teams · 258.8 yds/g allowed · 2,329 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#2 — top 10 (of 69 teams · 15.3 pts/g allowed · 138 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#4 — top 10 (of 69 teams · +19.1 /g · +172 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#24 (of 69 teams · +2 in these games · 12 taken, 10 given · +0.22 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#10 — top 10 (of 69 teams · 31:46 /g · 4h 46m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#55 (of 130 teams · 98% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#125 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 28% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#74 (of 130 teams · 69% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#54 (of 130 teams · 613.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#31 (of 69 teams · 0.232 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#2 — top 10 (of 69 teams · -0.040 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#22 (of 69 teams · 45% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#3 — top 10 (of 69 teams · 32% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#51 (of 69 teams · 1.183 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#36 (of 69 teams · 1.256 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2021Iowa State7–60 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range 0–4.)1 (1 regular-season win over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason — #9 Oklahoma State)1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #9 Oklahoma State)#14 (of 69 teams · 442.1 yds/g · 4,421 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#14 (of 69 teams · 33.0 pts/g · 330 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#8 — top 10 (of 69 teams · 331.2 yds/g allowed · 3,312 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#21 (of 69 teams · 23.4 pts/g allowed · 234 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#10 — top 10 (of 69 teams · +9.6 /g · +96 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#41 (of 69 teams · -1 in these games · 11 taken, 12 given · -0.10 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#18 (of 69 teams · 31:03 /g · 5h 11m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#42 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#32 (of 130 teams · 86% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#41 (of 130 teams · 86% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#55 (of 130 teams · 613.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#9 — top 10 (of 69 teams · 0.303 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#21 (of 69 teams · 0.167 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#20 (of 69 teams · 45% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#27 (of 69 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#17 (of 69 teams · 1.331 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#28 (of 69 teams · 1.230 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2021Oklahoma11–23 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range 0–4.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · 1 including the postseason — postseason: #14 Oregon)#22 (of 69 teams · 424.5 yds/g · 4,245 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#10 — top 10 (of 69 teams · 34.5 pts/g · 345 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#39 (of 69 teams · 401.0 yds/g allowed · 4,010 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#36 (of 69 teams · 26.8 pts/g allowed · 268 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#16 (of 69 teams · +7.7 /g · +77 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#11 (of 69 teams · +6 in these games · 17 taken, 11 given · +0.60 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#54 (of 69 teams · 28:28 /g · 4h 45m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#67 (of 130 teams · 89% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#91 (of 130 teams · 63% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#126 — bottom 10 (of 130 teams · 26% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#6 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 895.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#3 — top 10 (of 69 teams · 0.340 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#40 (of 69 teams · 0.219 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#12 (of 69 teams · 47% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#34 (of 69 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#10 — top 10 (of 69 teams · 1.372 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#55 (of 69 teams · 1.326 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2021Baylor12–20 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range 0–4.)1 (1 regular-season win over top-10 teams · 2 including the postseason — regular: #9 Oklahoma State · postseason: #8 Ole Miss)3 (3 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · 4 including the postseason — regular: #9 Oklahoma State, #13 BYU, #16 Oklahoma · postseason: #8 Ole Miss)#28 (of 69 teams · 413.1 yds/g · 3,718 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#25 (of 69 teams · 29.8 pts/g · 268 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#22 (of 69 teams · 362.3 yds/g allowed · 3,261 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#11 (of 69 teams · 20.2 pts/g allowed · 182 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#11 (of 69 teams · +9.6 /g · +86 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#12 (of 69 teams · +5 in these games · 15 taken, 10 given · +0.56 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#17 (of 69 teams · 31:06 /g · 4h 40m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#117 (of 130 teams · 3% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#16 (of 130 teams · 93% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#95 (of 130 teams · 51% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#41 (of 130 teams · 660.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#25 (of 69 teams · 0.252 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#28 (of 69 teams · 0.191 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#34 (of 69 teams · 43% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#10 — top 10 (of 69 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#8 — top 10 (of 69 teams · 1.389 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#64 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 1.375 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2021Kansas State8–50 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range 0–4.)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)#53 (of 69 teams · 349.0 yds/g · 3,490 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#42 (of 69 teams · 24.7 pts/g · 247 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#21 (of 69 teams · 356.9 yds/g allowed · 3,569 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#14 (of 69 teams · 21.3 pts/g allowed · 213 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#27 (of 69 teams · +3.4 /g · +34 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#32 (of 69 teams · +1 in these games · 11 taken, 10 given · +0.10 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#46 (of 69 teams · 29:09 /g · 4h 51m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#62 (of 130 teams · 93% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#66 (of 130 teams · 73% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#72 (of 130 teams · 70% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#67 (of 130 teams · 569.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#15 (of 69 teams · 0.274 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#37 (of 69 teams · 0.216 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#31 (of 69 teams · 44% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#20 (of 69 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#18 (of 69 teams · 1.321 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#49 (of 69 teams · 1.299 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2021West Virginia6–70 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range 0–4.)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)#42 (of 69 teams · 370.6 yds/g · 4,076 yds · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#47 (of 69 teams · 23.3 pts/g · 256 points · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#29 (of 69 teams · 373.2 yds/g allowed · 4,105 yds · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#34 (of 69 teams · 26.6 pts/g allowed · 292 points · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#44 (of 69 teams · -3.3 /g · -36 in these games · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#62 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · -8 in these games · 10 taken, 18 given · -0.73 /g · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#8 — top 10 (of 69 teams · 31:54 /g · 5h 51m in these games · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#60 (of 130 teams · 94% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#41 (of 130 teams · 82% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#63 (of 130 teams · 75% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#56 (of 130 teams · 611.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#38 (of 69 teams · 0.196 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#29 (of 69 teams · 0.195 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#37 (of 69 teams · 43% of plays successful · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#30 (of 69 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#43 (of 69 teams · 1.227 average PPA on successful plays · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))#21 (of 69 teams · 1.210 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2021Texas Tech7–60 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range 0–4.)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 — #20 Houston)#34 (of 69 teams · 397.3 yds/g · 3,576 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#33 (of 69 teams · 26.7 pts/g · 240 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#56 (of 69 teams · 450.9 yds/g allowed · 4,058 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#59 (of 69 teams · 35.7 pts/g allowed · 321 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#52 (of 69 teams · -9.0 /g · -81 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#63 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · -7 in these games · 7 taken, 14 given · -0.78 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#53 (of 69 teams · 28:31 /g · 4h 17m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#88 (of 130 teams · 44% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#81 (of 130 teams · 69% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#16 (of 130 teams · 97% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#59 (of 130 teams · 607.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#29 (of 69 teams · 0.238 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#65 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 0.370 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#24 (of 69 teams · 45% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#61 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#20 (of 69 teams · 1.313 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))#56 (of 69 teams · 1.328 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2021TCU5–70 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range 0–4.)1 (1 regular-season win over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason — #7 Baylor)1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #7 Baylor)#18 (of 69 teams · 429.1 yds/g · 4,291 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#34 (of 69 teams · 26.5 pts/g · 265 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#63 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 480.9 yds/g allowed · 4,809 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#64 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 37.4 pts/g allowed · 374 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#54 (of 69 teams · -10.9 /g · -109 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#55 (of 69 teams · -5 in these games · 9 taken, 14 given · -0.50 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#40 (of 69 teams · 29:41 /g · 4h 57m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#35 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#50 (of 130 teams · 78% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#51 (of 130 teams · 81% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#35 (of 130 teams · 698.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#23 (of 69 teams · 0.253 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#66 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 0.371 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#32 (of 69 teams · 44% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#63 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#6 — top 10 (of 69 teams · 1.409 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#63 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 1.368 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))
2021Kansas2–100 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2021. Range 0–4.)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)#57 (of 69 teams · 323.5 yds/g · 3,235 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#53 (of 69 teams · 21.0 pts/g · 210 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#66 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 512.4 yds/g allowed · 5,124 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#68 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 44.3 pts/g allowed · 443 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#64 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · -23.3 /g · -233 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#27 (of 69 teams · +2 in these games · 15 taken, 13 given · +0.20 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#25 (of 69 teams · 30:30 /g · 5h 05m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#56 (of 130 teams · 97% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#56 (of 130 teams · 75% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#18 (of 130 teams · 97% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards))#72 (of 130 teams · 548.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#47 (of 69 teams · 0.147 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#68 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 0.467 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#51 (of 69 teams · 40% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#69 — bottom 10 (of 69 teams · 55% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#48 (of 69 teams · 1.199 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season))#43 (of 69 teams · 1.282 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, 20212021 TexasBig 12 medianVertical position is spacing only — it carries no meaning.
Total offensemedian #28
Total offense. Big 12, 2021, best rank first: 2021 Iowa State #14 of 69; 2021 Oklahoma State #16 of 69; 2021 TCU #18 of 69; 2021 Oklahoma #22 of 69; 2021 Baylor #28 of 69; 2021 Texas Tech #34 of 69; 2021 West Virginia #42 of 69; 2021 Kansas State #53 of 69; 2021 Kansas #57 of 69. Marked: 2021 Texas, ranked 32 of 69. Big 12 median rank 28.
Scoring offensemedian #25
Scoring offense. Big 12, 2021, best rank first: 2021 Oklahoma #10 of 69; 2021 Oklahoma State #11 of 69; 2021 Iowa State #14 of 69; 2021 Baylor #25 of 69; 2021 Texas Tech #33 of 69; 2021 TCU #34 of 69; 2021 Kansas State #42 of 69; 2021 West Virginia #47 of 69; 2021 Kansas #53 of 69. Marked: 2021 Texas, ranked 15 of 69. Big 12 median rank 25.
Total defensemedian #29
Total defense. Big 12, 2021, best rank first: 2021 Oklahoma State #3 of 69; 2021 Iowa State #8 of 69; 2021 Kansas State #21 of 69; 2021 Baylor #22 of 69; 2021 West Virginia #29 of 69; 2021 Oklahoma #39 of 69; 2021 Texas Tech #56 of 69; 2021 TCU #63 of 69; 2021 Kansas #66 of 69. Marked: 2021 Texas, ranked 55 of 69. Big 12 median rank 29.
Scoring defensemedian #34
Scoring defense. Big 12, 2021, best rank first: 2021 Oklahoma State #2 of 69; 2021 Baylor #11 of 69; 2021 Kansas State #14 of 69; 2021 Iowa State #21 of 69; 2021 West Virginia #34 of 69; 2021 Oklahoma #36 of 69; 2021 Texas Tech #59 of 69; 2021 TCU #64 of 69; 2021 Kansas #68 of 69. Marked: 2021 Texas, ranked 58 of 69. Big 12 median rank 34.
Point marginmedian #27
Point margin. Big 12, 2021, best rank first: 2021 Oklahoma State #4 of 69; 2021 Iowa State #10 of 69; 2021 Baylor #11 of 69; 2021 Oklahoma #16 of 69; 2021 Kansas State #27 of 69; 2021 West Virginia #44 of 69; 2021 Texas Tech #52 of 69; 2021 TCU #54 of 69; 2021 Kansas #64 of 69. Marked: 2021 Texas, ranked 43 of 69. Big 12 median rank 27.
Turnover marginmedian #32
Turnover margin. Big 12, 2021, best rank first: 2021 Oklahoma #11 of 69; 2021 Baylor #12 of 69; 2021 Oklahoma State #24 of 69; 2021 Kansas #27 of 69; 2021 Kansas State #32 of 69; 2021 Iowa State #41 of 69; 2021 TCU #55 of 69; 2021 West Virginia #62 of 69; 2021 Texas Tech #63 of 69. Marked: 2021 Texas, ranked 51 of 69. Big 12 median rank 32.
Possessionmedian #25
Possession. Big 12, 2021, best rank first: 2021 West Virginia #8 of 69; 2021 Oklahoma State #10 of 69; 2021 Baylor #17 of 69; 2021 Iowa State #18 of 69; 2021 Kansas #25 of 69; 2021 TCU #40 of 69; 2021 Kansas State #46 of 69; 2021 Texas Tech #53 of 69; 2021 Oklahoma #54 of 69. Marked: 2021 Texas, ranked 62 of 69. Big 12 median rank 25.
Returning passingmedian #60
Returning passing. Big 12, 2021, best rank first: 2021 TCU #35 of 130; 2021 Iowa State #42 of 130; 2021 Oklahoma State #55 of 130; 2021 Kansas #56 of 130; 2021 West Virginia #60 of 130; 2021 Kansas State #62 of 130; 2021 Oklahoma #67 of 130; 2021 Texas Tech #88 of 130; 2021 Baylor #117 of 130. Marked: 2021 Texas, ranked 113 of 130. Big 12 median rank 60.
Returning receivingmedian #56
Returning receiving. Big 12, 2021, best rank first: 2021 Baylor #16 of 130; 2021 Iowa State #32 of 130; 2021 West Virginia #41 of 130; 2021 TCU #50 of 130; 2021 Kansas #56 of 130; 2021 Kansas State #66 of 130; 2021 Texas Tech #81 of 130; 2021 Oklahoma #91 of 130; 2021 Oklahoma State #125 of 130. Marked: 2021 Texas, ranked 98 of 130. Big 12 median rank 56.
Returning rushingmedian #63
Returning rushing. Big 12, 2021, best rank first: 2021 Texas Tech #16 of 130; 2021 Kansas #18 of 130; 2021 Iowa State #41 of 130; 2021 TCU #51 of 130; 2021 West Virginia #63 of 130; 2021 Kansas State #72 of 130; 2021 Oklahoma State #74 of 130; 2021 Baylor #95 of 130; 2021 Oklahoma #126 of 130. Marked: 2021 Texas, ranked 89 of 130. Big 12 median rank 63.
Team talentmedian #54
Team talent. Big 12, 2021, best rank first: 2021 Oklahoma #6 of 130; 2021 TCU #35 of 130; 2021 Baylor #41 of 130; 2021 Oklahoma State #54 of 130; 2021 Iowa State #55 of 130; 2021 West Virginia #56 of 130; 2021 Texas Tech #59 of 130; 2021 Kansas State #67 of 130; 2021 Kansas #72 of 130. Marked: 2021 Texas, ranked 11 of 130. Big 12 median rank 54.
Offensive EPAmedian #23
Offensive EPA. Big 12, 2021, best rank first: 2021 Oklahoma #3 of 69; 2021 Iowa State #9 of 69; 2021 Kansas State #15 of 69; 2021 TCU #23 of 69; 2021 Baylor #25 of 69; 2021 Texas Tech #29 of 69; 2021 Oklahoma State #31 of 69; 2021 West Virginia #38 of 69; 2021 Kansas #47 of 69. Marked: 2021 Texas, ranked 19 of 69. Big 12 median rank 23.
Defensive EPAmedian #37
Defensive EPA. Big 12, 2021, best rank first: 2021 Oklahoma State #2 of 69; 2021 Iowa State #21 of 69; 2021 Baylor #28 of 69; 2021 West Virginia #29 of 69; 2021 Kansas State #37 of 69; 2021 Oklahoma #40 of 69; 2021 Texas Tech #65 of 69; 2021 TCU #66 of 69; 2021 Kansas #68 of 69. Marked: 2021 Texas, ranked 57 of 69. Big 12 median rank 37.
Offensive success ratemedian #24
Offensive success rate. Big 12, 2021, best rank first: 2021 Oklahoma #12 of 69; 2021 Iowa State #20 of 69; 2021 Oklahoma State #22 of 69; 2021 Texas Tech #24 of 69; 2021 Kansas State #31 of 69; 2021 TCU #32 of 69; 2021 Baylor #34 of 69; 2021 West Virginia #37 of 69; 2021 Kansas #51 of 69. Marked: 2021 Texas, ranked 18 of 69. Big 12 median rank 24.
Defensive success ratemedian #30
Defensive success rate. Big 12, 2021, best rank first: 2021 Oklahoma State #3 of 69; 2021 Baylor #10 of 69; 2021 Kansas State #20 of 69; 2021 Iowa State #27 of 69; 2021 West Virginia #30 of 69; 2021 Oklahoma #34 of 69; 2021 Texas Tech #61 of 69; 2021 TCU #63 of 69; 2021 Kansas #69 of 69. Marked: 2021 Texas, ranked 46 of 69. Big 12 median rank 30.
Offensive explosivenessmedian #18
Offensive explosiveness. Big 12, 2021, best rank first: 2021 TCU #6 of 69; 2021 Baylor #8 of 69; 2021 Oklahoma #10 of 69; 2021 Iowa State #17 of 69; 2021 Kansas State #18 of 69; 2021 Texas Tech #20 of 69; 2021 West Virginia #43 of 69; 2021 Kansas #48 of 69; 2021 Oklahoma State #51 of 69. Marked: 2021 Texas, ranked 37 of 69. Big 12 median rank 18.
Defensive explosivenessmedian #43
Defensive explosiveness. Big 12, 2021, best rank first: 2021 West Virginia #21 of 69; 2021 Iowa State #28 of 69; 2021 Oklahoma State #36 of 69; 2021 Kansas #43 of 69; 2021 Kansas State #49 of 69; 2021 Oklahoma #55 of 69; 2021 Texas Tech #56 of 69; 2021 TCU #63 of 69; 2021 Baylor #64 of 69. Marked: 2021 Texas, ranked 40 of 69. Big 12 median rank 43.