#48

Arizona Wildcats

Big 12 · 9-4

Arizona Stadium · 50,782 seats

Arizona Wildcats rank #48 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.058 points per play (Elo 1674), a 9-4 record in the Big 12, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 8-5 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.058
#48 of 136
Elo
1674
Off EPA/play
+0.045
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.051
lower is better
Off success
+0.012
Def success
-0.025
Off explosive
+0.013
Def explosive
-0.027
Rush EPA
+0.040
offense
Pass EPA
+0.046
offense
Pts / drive
2.76
10.2 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
4.30
inside opp 40

All splits are opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Arizona's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.017

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining33%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production56%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent-0.01σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-6.7 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Noah Fifita7 starts

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.06-0.02Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsHawai'iW 406-8.2-15.5W
2vsWeber StateW 483-32.7-31.5W
3vsKansas StateW 2317+3.7+1.5W
5@Iowa StateL 1439-12.3-4.0L
6vsOklahoma StateW 4113-15.9-21.5W
7vsBYUL 2733+9.7+2.5L
8@HoustonL 2831-0.6+2.0L
10@ColoradoW 5217-0.4+3.5W
11vsKansasW 2420-0.6-5.5L
12@CincinnatiW 3024-9.9-6.0W
13vsBaylorW 4117-3.2-6.5W
14@Arizona StateW 237-6.9+2.0W
17NSMUL 1924-6.4-2.5L

Lines are from this team's perspective (negative = favored). ATS is against the consensus closing spread.

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