| 2016 | Washington State8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 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 — #18 Stanford) | #12 (of 71 teams · 491.9 yds/g · 4,427 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #5 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 39.8 pts/g · 358 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #34 (of 71 teams · 412.8 yds/g allowed · 3,715 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #34 (of 71 teams · 27.1 pts/g allowed · 244 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #10 — top 10 (of 71 teams · +12.7 /g · +114 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #22 (of 71 teams · +3 in these games · 16 taken, 13 given · +0.33 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #15 (of 71 teams · 32:09 /g · 4h 49m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #55 (of 128 teams · 88% 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)) | #5 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #65 (of 128 teams · 522.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #7 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 0.282 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #38 (of 71 teams · 0.173 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #5 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 49% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #38 (of 71 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #46 (of 71 teams · 1.253 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #49 (of 71 teams · 1.320 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| Median | of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. 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 the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. 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.) | #18 (Total offense: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range #1–#60. 7 of 25 in the top 10.) | #13 (Scoring offense: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range #1–#50. 8 of 25 in the top 10.) | #15 (Total defense: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range #1–#65. 9 of 25 in the top 10.) | #13 (Scoring defense: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range #1–#61. 9 of 25 in the top 10.) | #12 (Point margin: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range #1–#31. 9 of 25 in the top 10.) | #24 (Turnover margin: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range #1–#45. 6 of 25 in the top 10.) | #20 (Possession: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range #3–#59. 6 of 25 in the top 10.) | #67 (Returning passing: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range #1–#122. 4 of 25 in the top 10.) | #55 (Returning receiving: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range #1–#125. 2 of 25 in the top 10.) | #51 (Returning rushing: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range #2–#127. 2 of 25 in the top 10.) | #20 (Team talent: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range #1–#117. 8 of 25 in the top 10.) | #16 (Offensive EPA: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range #1–#57. 7 of 25 in the top 10.) | #16 (Defensive EPA: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range #1–#56. 10 of 25 in the top 10.) | #14 (Offensive success rate: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range #1–#48. 8 of 25 in the top 10.) | #12 (Defensive success rate: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range #1–#52. 9 of 25 in the top 10.) | #38 (Offensive explosiveness: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range #3–#69. 4 of 25 in the top 10.) | #42 (Defensive explosiveness: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range #4–#71. 1 of 25 in the top 10.) |
| 2016 | Louisville9–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 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 Florida State) | #2 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 560.0 yds/g · 5,040 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #2 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 45.0 pts/g · 405 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #9 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 335.3 yds/g allowed · 3,018 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #17 (of 71 teams · 22.4 pts/g allowed · 202 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #5 — top 10 (of 71 teams · +22.6 /g · +203 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #36 (of 71 teams · -1 in these games · 21 taken, 22 given · -0.11 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #49 (of 71 teams · 28:36 /g · 4h 17m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #1 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #12 (of 128 teams · 98% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #32 (of 128 teams · 654.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #3 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 0.374 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #7 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 0.027 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #4 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 49% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #4 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 34% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #6 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 1.426 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #62 — bottom 10 (of 71 teams · 1.391 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Alabama14–1 | 5 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-10 teams · 2 including the postseason — regular: #9 USC · postseason: #4 Washington) | 5 (5 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · 6 including the postseason — regular: #9 USC, #14 Auburn, #17 Florida, #20 LSU, #21 Tennessee · postseason: #4 Washington) | #9 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 494.0 yds/g · 4,446 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #7 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 39.6 pts/g · 356 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #2 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 263.6 yds/g allowed · 2,372 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #3 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 13.8 pts/g allowed · 124 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (of 71 teams · +25.8 /g · +232 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #36 (of 71 teams · -1 in these games · 16 taken, 17 given · -0.11 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #17 (of 71 teams · 31:59 /g · 4h 48m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #101 (of 128 teams · 11% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #54 (of 128 teams · 69% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #127 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 12% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #1 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 982.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #6 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 0.290 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (of 71 teams · -0.078 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #6 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 48% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 29% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #38 (of 71 teams · 1.272 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #60 (of 71 teams · 1.369 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Clemson14–1 | 2 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · 2 including the postseason — postseason: #1 Alabama, #3 Ohio State) | 4 (4 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · 6 including the postseason — regular: #11 Florida State, #13 Louisville, #14 Auburn, #22 Virginia Tech · postseason: #1 Alabama, #3 Ohio State) | #5 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 513.5 yds/g · 5,135 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #8 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 39.1 pts/g · 391 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #5 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 320.7 yds/g allowed · 3,207 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #8 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 18.0 pts/g allowed · 180 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #6 — top 10 (of 71 teams · +21.1 /g · +211 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #45 (of 71 teams · -3 in these games · 17 taken, 20 given · -0.30 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #40 (of 71 teams · 30:07 /g · 5h 01m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #25 (of 128 teams · 99% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #35 (of 128 teams · 76% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #26 (of 128 teams · 90% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #9 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 846.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #13 (of 71 teams · 0.241 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #6 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 0.025 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #2 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 51% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #5 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 35% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #56 (of 71 teams · 1.178 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #32 (of 71 teams · 1.257 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Washington12–2 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason — #10 Colorado) | 3 (3 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #10 Colorado, #18 Stanford, #19 Utah) | #10 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 493.1 yds/g · 4,931 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #3 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 43.7 pts/g · 437 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #11 (of 71 teams · 344.3 yds/g allowed · 3,443 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #10 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 19.7 pts/g allowed · 197 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #3 — top 10 (of 71 teams · +24.0 /g · +240 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (of 71 teams · +13 in these games · 23 taken, 10 given · +1.30 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #25 (of 71 teams · 31:21 /g · 5h 14m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #30 (of 128 teams · 99% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #111 (of 128 teams · 41% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #43 (of 128 teams · 83% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #24 (of 128 teams · 699.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #2 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 0.380 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #10 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 0.050 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 51% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #12 (of 71 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #34 (of 71 teams · 1.295 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #30 (of 71 teams · 1.251 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Michigan10–3 | 2 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 3 (3 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason — #5 Penn State, #8 Wisconsin, #10 Colorado) | 3 (3 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #5 Penn State, #8 Wisconsin, #10 Colorado) | #29 (of 71 teams · 431.3 yds/g · 4,313 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #10 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 37.8 pts/g · 378 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 246.9 yds/g allowed · 2,469 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 13.3 pts/g allowed · 133 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #2 — top 10 (of 71 teams · +24.5 /g · +245 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #24 (of 71 teams · +3 in these games · 13 taken, 10 given · +0.30 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #7 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 33:18 /g · 5h 33m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #105 (of 128 teams · 9% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #17 (of 128 teams · 88% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #72 (of 128 teams · 67% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #8 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 852.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #22 (of 71 teams · 0.200 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #2 — top 10 (of 71 teams · -0.040 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #14 (of 71 teams · 45% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #2 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 30% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #54 (of 71 teams · 1.194 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #28 (of 71 teams · 1.240 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Ohio State11–2 | 5 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 3 (3 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason — #6 Michigan, #7 Oklahoma, #8 Wisconsin) | 3 (3 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #6 Michigan, #7 Oklahoma, #8 Wisconsin) | #18 (of 71 teams · 456.1 yds/g · 4,561 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #9 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 38.7 pts/g · 387 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #3 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 295.6 yds/g allowed · 2,956 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #4 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 15.7 pts/g allowed · 157 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #4 — top 10 (of 71 teams · +23.0 /g · +230 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #3 — top 10 (of 71 teams · +9 in these games · 16 taken, 7 given · +0.90 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #5 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 33:29 /g · 5h 35m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #86 (of 128 teams · 44% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #125 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 20% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #121 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 23% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #5 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 902.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #12 (of 71 teams · 0.253 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #4 — top 10 (of 71 teams · -0.010 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #7 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 48% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #3 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 33% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #69 — bottom 10 (of 71 teams · 1.091 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #33 (of 71 teams · 1.261 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Wisconsin11–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 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: #20 LSU · postseason: #15 Western Michigan) | #55 (of 71 teams · 358.7 yds/g · 3,587 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #37 (of 71 teams · 26.5 pts/g · 265 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #4 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 297.8 yds/g allowed · 2,978 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #2 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 13.7 pts/g allowed · 137 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #9 — top 10 (of 71 teams · +12.8 /g · +128 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #3 — top 10 (of 71 teams · +9 in these games · 23 taken, 14 given · +0.90 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #3 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 34:25 /g · 5h 44m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #100 (of 128 teams · 12% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #98 (of 128 teams · 49% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #27 (of 128 teams · 89% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #37 (of 128 teams · 643.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #49 (of 71 teams · 0.114 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #3 — top 10 (of 71 teams · -0.010 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #31 (of 71 teams · 42% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #10 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #65 — bottom 10 (of 71 teams · 1.130 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #4 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 1.121 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Oklahoma11–2 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 2 (2 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · 3 including the postseason — regular: #12 Oklahoma State, #16 West Virginia · postseason: #14 Auburn) | #1 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 565.5 yds/g · 5,655 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 45.4 pts/g · 454 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #48 (of 71 teams · 451.7 yds/g allowed · 4,517 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #43 (of 71 teams · 30.6 pts/g allowed · 306 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #7 — top 10 (of 71 teams · +14.8 /g · +148 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #33 (of 71 teams · +0 in these games · 14 taken, 14 given · +0.00 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #9 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 33:04 /g · 5h 31m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #51 (of 128 teams · 90% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #83 (of 128 teams · 55% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #23 (of 128 teams · 91% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #18 (of 128 teams · 777.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #1 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 0.383 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #48 (of 71 teams · 0.219 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #3 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 50% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #34 (of 71 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #13 (of 71 teams · 1.383 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #59 (of 71 teams · 1.362 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | LSU8–4 | 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 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: #13 Louisville) | #31 (of 71 teams · 428.1 yds/g · 3,853 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #39 (of 71 teams · 25.8 pts/g · 232 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #7 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 327.0 yds/g allowed · 2,943 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #7 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 17.4 pts/g allowed · 157 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #15 (of 71 teams · +8.3 /g · +75 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #28 (of 71 teams · +1 in these games · 14 taken, 13 given · +0.11 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #16 (of 71 teams · 32:07 /g · 4h 49m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #30 (of 128 teams · 99% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #23 (of 128 teams · 83% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #2 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #3 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 917.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #17 (of 71 teams · 0.226 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #9 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 0.040 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #18 (of 71 teams · 45% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #6 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 35% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #29 (of 71 teams · 1.305 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #29 (of 71 teams · 1.241 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Florida State10–3 | 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · 1 including the postseason — postseason: #6 Michigan) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · 2 including the postseason — regular: #17 Florida · postseason: #6 Michigan) | #16 (of 71 teams · 460.7 yds/g · 4,607 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #22 (of 71 teams · 31.6 pts/g · 316 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #15 (of 71 teams · 354.2 yds/g allowed · 3,542 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #30 (of 71 teams · 25.0 pts/g allowed · 250 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #18 (of 71 teams · +6.6 /g · +66 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #30 (of 71 teams · +1 in these games · 17 taken, 16 given · +0.10 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #8 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 33:10 /g · 5h 32m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #82 (of 128 teams · 48% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #3 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 98% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #39 (of 128 teams · 85% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #4 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 906.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #9 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 0.267 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #23 (of 71 teams · 0.128 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #9 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 47% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #14 (of 71 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #28 (of 71 teams · 1.309 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #57 (of 71 teams · 1.355 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Oklahoma State10–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · 1 including the postseason — postseason: #10 Colorado) | 2 (2 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · 3 including the postseason — regular: #16 West Virginia, #23 Pittsburgh · postseason: #10 Colorado) | #4 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 517.0 yds/g · 5,170 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #11 (of 71 teams · 37.6 pts/g · 376 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #59 (of 71 teams · 486.3 yds/g allowed · 4,863 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #41 (of 71 teams · 30.0 pts/g allowed · 300 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #17 (of 71 teams · +7.6 /g · +76 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #10 — top 10 (of 71 teams · +6 in these games · 18 taken, 12 given · +0.60 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #47 (of 71 teams · 28:43 /g · 4h 47m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #58 (of 128 teams · 86% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #51 (of 128 teams · 70% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #70 (of 128 teams · 68% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #39 (of 128 teams · 631.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #5 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 0.300 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #47 (of 71 teams · 0.218 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #12 (of 71 teams · 46% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #49 (of 71 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #4 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 1.436 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #23 (of 71 teams · 1.231 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Colorado10–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 2 (2 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #18 Stanford, #19 Utah) | #23 (of 71 teams · 446.4 yds/g · 4,464 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #21 (of 71 teams · 31.7 pts/g · 317 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #17 (of 71 teams · 356.4 yds/g allowed · 3,564 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #13 (of 71 teams · 21.1 pts/g allowed · 211 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #12 (of 71 teams · +10.6 /g · +106 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #7 — top 10 (of 71 teams · +8 in these games · 21 taken, 13 given · +0.80 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #26 (of 71 teams · 31:17 /g · 5h 13m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #67 (of 128 teams · 76% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #58 (of 128 teams · 66% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #71 (of 128 teams · 67% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #62 (of 128 teams · 526.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #32 (of 71 teams · 0.172 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #8 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 0.031 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #29 (of 71 teams · 42% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #7 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 35% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #52 (of 71 teams · 1.200 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #44 (of 71 teams · 1.294 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Penn State11–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 2 (2 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason — #3 Ohio State, #8 Wisconsin) | 3 (3 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #3 Ohio State, #8 Wisconsin, #24 Temple) | #26 (of 71 teams · 439.9 yds/g · 4,399 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #12 (of 71 teams · 37.2 pts/g · 372 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #16 (of 71 teams · 355.8 yds/g allowed · 3,558 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #20 (of 71 teams · 23.3 pts/g allowed · 233 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #8 — top 10 (of 71 teams · +13.9 /g · +139 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #14 (of 71 teams · +5 in these games · 16 taken, 11 given · +0.50 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #51 (of 71 teams · 28:26 /g · 4h 44m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #102 (of 128 teams · 10% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #28 (of 128 teams · 79% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #49 (of 128 teams · 77% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #20 (of 128 teams · 742.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #16 (of 71 teams · 0.228 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #22 (of 71 teams · 0.127 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #34 (of 71 teams · 41% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #16 (of 71 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #3 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 1.455 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #48 (of 71 teams · 1.311 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | USC10–3 | 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 2 (2 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · 3 including the postseason — regular: #4 Washington, #10 Colorado · postseason: #5 Penn State) | 2 (2 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · 3 including the postseason — regular: #4 Washington, #10 Colorado · postseason: #5 Penn State) | #14 (of 71 teams · 473.2 yds/g · 5,205 yds · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #18 (of 71 teams · 31.8 pts/g · 350 points · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #19 (of 71 teams · 368.6 yds/g allowed · 4,055 yds · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #24 (of 71 teams · 23.6 pts/g allowed · 259 points · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #16 (of 71 teams · +8.3 /g · +91 in these games · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #40 (of 71 teams · -2 in these games · 16 taken, 18 given · -0.18 /g · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #19 (of 71 teams · 31:43 /g · 5h 49m in these games · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #114 (of 128 teams · 4% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #11 (of 128 teams · 91% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #51 (of 128 teams · 76% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #2 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 936.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #14 (of 71 teams · 0.234 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #25 (of 71 teams · 0.132 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #8 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 47% of plays successful · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #17 (of 71 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #43 (of 71 teams · 1.259 average PPA on successful plays · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #56 (of 71 teams · 1.348 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Auburn8–5 | 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 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 LSU) | #48 (of 71 teams · 377.7 yds/g · 3,399 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #45 (of 71 teams · 24.8 pts/g · 223 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #24 (of 71 teams · 386.0 yds/g allowed · 3,474 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #9 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 18.4 pts/g allowed · 166 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #20 (of 71 teams · +6.3 /g · +57 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #22 (of 71 teams · +3 in these games · 13 taken, 10 given · +0.33 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #56 (of 71 teams · 27:55 /g · 4h 11m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #110 (of 128 teams · 41% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #122 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 23% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #7 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 865.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #39 (of 71 teams · 0.136 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #18 (of 71 teams · 0.103 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #38 (of 71 teams · 41% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #24 (of 71 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #61 (of 71 teams · 1.151 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #25 (of 71 teams · 1.233 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Western Michigan13–1 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 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) | — (426.5 yds/g · 853 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (28.0 pts/g · 56 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (317.0 yds/g allowed · 634 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (15.5 pts/g allowed · 31 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+12.5 /g · +25 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+3 in these games · 3 taken, 0 given · +1.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (37:02 /g · 1h 14m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #1 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #80 (of 128 teams · 56% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #2 — top 10 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #81 (of 128 teams · 443.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.222 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.120 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (42% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.151 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.280 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2016 | West Virginia10–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 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) | #8 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 497.8 yds/g · 4,978 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #19 (of 71 teams · 31.8 pts/g · 318 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #38 (of 71 teams · 424.8 yds/g allowed · 4,248 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #19 (of 71 teams · 22.8 pts/g allowed · 228 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #13 (of 71 teams · +9.0 /g · +90 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #24 (of 71 teams · +3 in these games · 20 taken, 17 given · +0.30 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #44 (of 71 teams · 29:17 /g · 4h 53m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #1 — top 10 (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)) | #94 (of 128 teams · 55% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #31 (of 128 teams · 654.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #18 (of 71 teams · 0.223 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #21 (of 71 teams · 0.122 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #19 (of 71 teams · 45% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #27 (of 71 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #32 (of 71 teams · 1.299 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #14 (of 71 teams · 1.193 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 2 (2 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason — #2 Clemson, #5 Penn State) | 2 (2 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #2 Clemson, #5 Penn State) | #17 (of 71 teams · 457.7 yds/g · 4,577 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #3 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 43.7 pts/g · 437 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #60 (of 71 teams · 490.8 yds/g allowed · 4,908 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #61 (of 71 teams · 39.3 pts/g allowed · 393 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #25 (of 71 teams · +4.4 /g · +44 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #30 (of 71 teams · +1 in these games · 14 taken, 13 given · +0.10 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #23 (of 71 teams · 31:26 /g · 5h 14m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #50 (of 128 teams · 91% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #108 (of 128 teams · 43% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #50 (of 128 teams · 76% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #35 (of 128 teams · 649.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #4 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 0.324 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #56 (of 71 teams · 0.242 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #15 (of 71 teams · 45% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #36 (of 71 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #7 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 1.419 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #71 — bottom 10 (of 71 teams · 1.492 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Florida9–4 | 3 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 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 LSU) | #60 (of 71 teams · 338.4 yds/g · 3,046 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #50 (of 71 teams · 23.2 pts/g · 209 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #8 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 330.1 yds/g allowed · 2,971 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #6 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 17.1 pts/g allowed · 154 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #21 (of 71 teams · +6.1 /g · +55 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #18 (of 71 teams · +4 in these games · 20 taken, 16 given · +0.44 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #39 (of 71 teams · 30:26 /g · 4h 34m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #121 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 2% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #101 (of 128 teams · 48% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #124 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 22% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #16 (of 128 teams · 798.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #57 (of 71 teams · 0.078 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #5 — top 10 (of 71 teams · -0.002 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #48 (of 71 teams · 40% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #11 (of 71 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #53 (of 71 teams · 1.200 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #38 (of 71 teams · 1.280 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Virginia Tech10–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 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 Pittsburgh) | #20 (of 71 teams · 452.1 yds/g · 4,521 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #16 (of 71 teams · 33.0 pts/g · 330 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #10 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 338.3 yds/g allowed · 3,383 yds · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #15 (of 71 teams · 22.3 pts/g allowed · 223 points · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #11 (of 71 teams · +10.7 /g · +107 in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #45 (of 71 teams · -3 in these games · 15 taken, 18 given · -0.30 /g · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #20 (of 71 teams · 31:42 /g · 5h 17m in these games · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #85 (of 128 teams · 44% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #20 (of 128 teams · 87% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #54 (of 128 teams · 74% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #36 (of 128 teams · 646.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #25 (of 71 teams · 0.184 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #16 (of 71 teams · 0.088 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #13 (of 71 teams · 46% of plays successful · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #8 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #62 — bottom 10 (of 71 teams · 1.150 average PPA on successful plays · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #42 (of 71 teams · 1.292 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 10 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Stanford10–3 | 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason — #9 USC) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #9 USC) | #54 (of 71 teams · 359.6 yds/g · 3,955 yds · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #43 (of 71 teams · 25.1 pts/g · 276 points · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #21 (of 71 teams · 372.4 yds/g allowed · 4,096 yds · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #11 (of 71 teams · 20.4 pts/g allowed · 225 points · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #23 (of 71 teams · +4.6 /g · +51 in these games · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #35 (of 71 teams · -1 in these games · 17 taken, 18 given · -0.09 /g · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #11 (of 71 teams · 32:51 /g · 6h 01m in these games · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #109 (of 128 teams · 5% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #66 (of 128 teams · 62% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #77 (of 128 teams · 66% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #17 (of 128 teams · 778.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #38 (of 71 teams · 0.138 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #41 (of 71 teams · 0.178 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #36 (of 71 teams · 41% of plays successful · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #31 (of 71 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #42 (of 71 teams · 1.264 average PPA on successful plays · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #47 (of 71 teams · 1.310 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 11 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Utah9–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason — #9 USC) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #9 USC) | #30 (of 71 teams · 430.4 yds/g · 3,874 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #23 (of 71 teams · 31.6 pts/g · 284 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #42 (of 71 teams · 427.1 yds/g allowed · 3,844 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #35 (of 71 teams · 27.9 pts/g allowed · 251 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #26 (of 71 teams · +3.7 /g · +33 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #5 — top 10 (of 71 teams · +8 in these games · 20 taken, 12 given · +0.89 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #10 — top 10 (of 71 teams · 33:02 /g · 4h 57m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #122 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 1% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #88 (of 128 teams · 53% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #123 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 22% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #51 (of 128 teams · 580.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #37 (of 71 teams · 0.143 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #44 (of 71 teams · 0.202 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #28 (of 71 teams · 43% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #29 (of 71 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #55 (of 71 teams · 1.190 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #61 (of 71 teams · 1.383 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Temple10–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 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 — #25 Navy) | — (324.0 yds/g · 324 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (27.0 pts/g · 27 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (403.0 yds/g allowed · 403 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (34.0 pts/g allowed · 34 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 · 3 taken, 1 given · +2.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (31:27 /g · 0h 31m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #34 (of 128 teams · 99% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #104 (of 128 teams · 47% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #13 (of 128 teams · 97% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #71 (of 128 teams · 492.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.145 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.161 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (32% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.528 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.484 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2016 | Tennessee9–4 | 2 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 2 (2 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #17 Florida, #22 Virginia Tech) | #21 (of 71 teams · 450.3 yds/g · 4,053 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #13 (of 71 teams · 36.9 pts/g · 332 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #65 — bottom 10 (of 71 teams · 520.9 yds/g allowed · 4,688 yds · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #56 (of 71 teams · 35.4 pts/g allowed · 319 points · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #31 (of 71 teams · +1.4 /g · +13 in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #36 (of 71 teams · -1 in these games · 21 taken, 22 given · -0.11 /g · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #59 (of 71 teams · 27:46 /g · 4h 10m in these games · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #17 (of 128 teams · 100% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #50 (of 128 teams · 70% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #16 (of 128 teams · 96% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #14 (of 128 teams · 813.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #28 (of 71 teams · 0.178 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #52 (of 71 teams · 0.233 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #22 (of 71 teams · 44% of plays successful · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #52 (of 71 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #17 (of 71 teams · 1.374 average PPA on successful plays · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) | #46 (of 71 teams · 1.307 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 9 games vs power opponents (regular season)) |
| 2016 | Navy9–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of the 25 teams in 2016's final CFP poll. Range 0–5.) | 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 · 368 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (28.0 pts/g · 28 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (370.0 yds/g allowed · 370 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (27.0 pts/g allowed · 27 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) | — (+0 in these games · 0 taken, 0 given · +0.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (33:53 /g · 0h 34m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #115 (of 128 teams · 4% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #55 (of 128 teams · 69% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #126 — bottom 10 (of 128 teams · 17% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #117 (of 128 teams · 342.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.365 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.424 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) | — (52% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.373 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.254 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |