| 2009 | West Virginia9–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #61 (of 120 teams · 376.4 yds/g · 4,893 yds) | #67 (of 120 teams · 26.1 pts/g · 340 points) | #36 (of 120 teams · 336.5 yds/g allowed · 4,374 yds) | #31 (of 120 teams · 21.7 pts/g allowed · 282 points) | #47 (of 120 teams · +4.5 /g · +58 on the season) | #71 (of 120 teams · -2 on the season · 23 taken, 25 given · -0.15 /g) | #36 (of 120 teams · 19:17 /g · 4h 11m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #49 (of 120 teams · 0.056 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #39 (of 120 teams · 0.009 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #66 (of 120 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #26 (of 120 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #16 (of 120 teams · 0.995 average PPA on successful plays) | #46 (of 120 teams · 0.902 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 8 Big East teams in 2009 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. 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.) | #61 (Total offense: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range #11–#97. 0 of 8 in the top 10.) | #52 (Scoring offense: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range #4–#111. 1 of 8 in the top 10.) | #36 (Total defense: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range #18–#68. 0 of 8 in the top 10.) | #31 (Scoring defense: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range #16–#81. 0 of 8 in the top 10.) | #33 (Point margin: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range #10–#102. 1 of 8 in the top 10.) | #45 (Turnover margin: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range #2–#96. 1 of 8 in the top 10.) | #36 (Possession: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range #11–#118. 0 of 8 in the top 10.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | #49 (Offensive EPA: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range #7–#117. 1 of 8 in the top 10.) | #39 (Defensive EPA: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range #25–#96. 0 of 8 in the top 10.) | #59 (Offensive success rate: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range #8–#118. 1 of 8 in the top 10.) | #41 (Defensive success rate: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range #7–#76. 1 of 8 in the top 10.) | #58 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range #2–#118. 2 of 8 in the top 10.) | #76 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range #46–#113. 0 of 8 in the top 10.) |
| 2009 | Cincinnati12–1 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #11 (of 120 teams · 447.5 yds/g · 5,817 yds) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 38.6 pts/g · 502 points) | #68 (of 120 teams · 374.6 yds/g allowed · 4,870 yds) | #44 (of 120 teams · 23.1 pts/g allowed · 300 points) | #10 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +15.5 /g · +202 on the season) | #14 (of 120 teams · +9 on the season · 19 taken, 10 given · +0.69 /g) | #118 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 16:08 /g · 3h 30m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.137 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #94 (of 120 teams · 0.088 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #8 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 48% of plays successful) | #76 (of 120 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #62 (of 120 teams · 0.919 average PPA on successful plays) | #80 (of 120 teams · 0.944 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | South Florida8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #71 (of 120 teams · 365.6 yds/g · 4,753 yds) | #64 (of 120 teams · 26.5 pts/g · 344 points) | #24 (of 120 teams · 321.8 yds/g allowed · 4,183 yds) | #19 (of 120 teams · 19.8 pts/g allowed · 257 points) | #38 (of 120 teams · +6.7 /g · +87 on the season) | #60 (of 120 teams · +0 on the season · 23 taken, 23 given · +0.00 /g) | #14 (of 120 teams · 19:58 /g · 4h 20m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #40 (of 120 teams · 0.068 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #25 (of 120 teams · -0.008 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #93 (of 120 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #46 (of 120 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #2 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 1.065 average PPA on successful plays) | #55 (of 120 teams · 0.913 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Pittsburgh10–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #52 (of 120 teams · 391.6 yds/g · 5,091 yds) | #21 (of 120 teams · 32.1 pts/g · 417 points) | #23 (of 120 teams · 319.3 yds/g allowed · 4,151 yds) | #19 (of 120 teams · 19.8 pts/g allowed · 257 points) | #16 (of 120 teams · +12.3 /g · +160 on the season) | #11 (of 120 teams · +10 on the season · 24 taken, 14 given · +0.77 /g) | #56 (of 120 teams · 18:42 /g · 4h 03m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #41 (of 120 teams · 0.068 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #49 (of 120 teams · 0.029 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #28 (of 120 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #41 (of 120 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #61 (of 120 teams · 0.919 average PPA on successful plays) | #76 (of 120 teams · 0.944 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Rutgers9–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #97 (of 120 teams · 326.3 yds/g · 4,242 yds) | #52 (of 120 teams · 28.9 pts/g · 375 points) | #18 (of 120 teams · 307.8 yds/g allowed · 4,001 yds) | #16 (of 120 teams · 17.9 pts/g allowed · 233 points) | #20 (of 120 teams · +10.9 /g · +142 on the season) | #2 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +20 on the season · 34 taken, 14 given · +1.54 /g) | #11 (of 120 teams · 20:07 /g · 4h 22m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #117 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · -0.041 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #28 (of 120 teams · -0.003 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #118 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 34% of plays successful) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 35% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #10 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 1.008 average PPA on successful plays) | #113 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 1.047 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | UConn8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #57 (of 120 teams · 387.2 yds/g · 5,034 yds) | #27 (of 120 teams · 31.1 pts/g · 405 points) | #63 (of 120 teams · 369.2 yds/g allowed · 4,800 yds) | #48 (of 120 teams · 23.6 pts/g allowed · 307 points) | #33 (of 120 teams · +7.5 /g · +98 on the season) | #45 (of 120 teams · +3 on the season · 25 taken, 22 given · +0.23 /g) | #87 (of 120 teams · 17:49 /g · 3h 52m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #59 (of 120 teams · 0.048 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #86 (of 120 teams · 0.068 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #59 (of 120 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #55 (of 120 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #82 (of 120 teams · 0.884 average PPA on successful plays) | #82 (of 120 teams · 0.951 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Louisville4–8 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #91 (of 120 teams · 334.1 yds/g · 4,009 yds) | #111 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 18.1 pts/g · 217 points) | #65 (of 120 teams · 371.1 yds/g allowed · 4,453 yds) | #65 (of 120 teams · 26.3 pts/g allowed · 315 points) | #102 (of 120 teams · -8.2 /g · -98 on the season) | #76 (of 120 teams · -3 on the season · 17 taken, 20 given · -0.25 /g) | #68 (of 120 teams · 18:22 /g · 3h 40m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #72 (of 120 teams · 0.036 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #96 (of 120 teams · 0.098 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #90 (of 120 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #67 (of 120 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #58 (of 120 teams · 0.923 average PPA on successful plays) | #85 (of 120 teams · 0.954 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Syracuse4–8 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 8 Big East teams in 2009. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #94 (of 120 teams · 330.4 yds/g · 3,965 yds) | #99 (of 120 teams · 21.2 pts/g · 254 points) | #37 (of 120 teams · 337.0 yds/g allowed · 4,044 yds) | #81 (of 120 teams · 27.9 pts/g allowed · 335 points) | #96 (of 120 teams · -6.8 /g · -81 on the season) | #96 (of 120 teams · -6 on the season · 21 taken, 27 given · -0.50 /g) | #34 (of 120 teams · 19:18 /g · 3h 52m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #91 (of 120 teams · 0.009 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #29 (of 120 teams · -0.000 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #57 (of 120 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #25 (of 120 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #118 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 0.800 average PPA on successful plays) | #60 (of 120 teams · 0.918 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |