College Football
#64

Cincinnati Bearcats

Big 12 · 4-2

Nippert Stadium · 40,000 seats

Cincinnati Bearcats rank #64 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.032 points per play (Elo 1550), a 4-2 record in the Big 12, and 50% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.032
#64 in FBS
Offense
+0.038
higher is better
Defense
+0.007
lower is better
SOS
+0.054
mean opp. rating
Elo
1550
Off EPA/play
+0.068
higher is better
Def EPA/play
+0.025
lower is better
Off success
+0.018
Def success
+0.009
Off explosive
+0.007
Def explosive
+0.004
Rush EPA
+0.047
offense
Pass EPA
+0.099
offense
Pts / drive
2.94
10.4 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.39
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 Cincinnati's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.021

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.097

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.076

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 production8%

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

Recruiting talent-0.28σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-0.0 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.

+0.040.00Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsBoston CollegeW 34–15———
2vsWestern CarolinaW 62–10———
3vsMiami (OH)W 35–31———
4vsKansas StateW 31–26———
5@ArizonaL 7–34———
7@West VirginiaL 42–45———
8vsTexas TechOct 24———
9vsUtahOct 31———
10@HoustonNov 7———
11@Iowa StateNov 14———
12vsColoradoNov 21———
13@BYUNov 28———