College Football
#24

Michigan Wolverines

Big Ten · 4-2

Michigan Stadium · 107,601 seats

Michigan Wolverines rank #24 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.086 points per play (Elo 1664), a 4-2 record in the Big Ten, and 50% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.086
#24 in FBS
Offense
+0.026
higher is better
Defense
-0.060
lower is better
SOS
+0.058
mean opp. rating
Elo
1664
Off EPA/play
-0.007
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.074
lower is better
Off success
+0.003
Def success
-0.029
Off explosive
-0.005
Def explosive
-0.017
Rush EPA
+0.019
offense
Pass EPA
-0.035
offense
Pts / drive
2.10
10.4 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
2.38
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 Michigan's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.106

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.099

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment+0.007

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 production69%

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

Recruiting talent+1.60σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-13.7 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeYes

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.

+0.110.00Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsWestern MichiganW 13–12———
2vsOklahomaW 17–10———
3vsUTEPW 52–17———
4vsIowaL 19–20———
5@MinnesotaL 14–20———
7vsPenn StateW 21–18———
8vsIndianaOct 24———
9@RutgersOct 31———
10vsMichigan StateNov 7———
11@OregonNov 14———
12vsUCLANov 21———
13@Ohio StateNov 28———