College Football
#36

Baylor Bears

Big 12 · 4-2

McLane Stadium · 45,140 seats

Baylor Bears rank #36 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.064 points per play (Elo 1581), a 4-2 record in the Big 12, and 50% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.064
#36 in FBS
Offense
+0.023
higher is better
Defense
-0.041
lower is better
SOS
+0.048
mean opp. rating
Elo
1581
Off EPA/play
+0.025
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.065
lower is better
Off success
-0.002
Def success
-0.033
Off explosive
+0.005
Def explosive
-0.014
Rush EPA
+0.014
offense
Pass EPA
+0.032
offense
Pts / drive
2.61
11.3 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.14
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

What drives our rating

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

Preseason prior+0.038

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.048

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.009

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining50%

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

Returning production60%

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

Recruiting talent+0.38σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-0.8 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Rating trajectory

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

+0.060.00Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1NAuburnL 16–17———
2vsPrairie View A&MW 44–3———
3vsLouisiana TechW 36–19———
4vsColoradoW 23–13———
5@Arizona StateW 55–19———
7vsTCUL 6–17———
8@KansasOct 24———
9@UCFOct 30———
10vsIowa StateNov 7———
11@BYUNov 14———
12vsTexas TechNov 21———
13@HoustonNov 28———