#74

North Carolina Tar Heels

ACC · 1-0

Kenan Stadium · 50,500 seats

North Carolina Tar Heels rank #74 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of -0.003 points per play (Elo 1493), a 1-0 record in the ACC, and 100% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
-0.003
#74 in FBS
Offense
-0.005
higher is better
Defense
-0.003
lower is better
SOS
+0.033
mean opp. rating
Elo
1493
Off EPA/play
higher is better
Def EPA/play
lower is better
Off success
Def success
Off explosive
Def explosive
Rush EPA
offense
Pass EPA
offense
Pts / drive
Pts / opportunity
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 North Carolina's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.003

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating-0.045

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment+0.042

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

Prior remaining100%

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

Returning production28%

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

Recruiting talent+0.71σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-10.3 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1NTCUW 1510
2vsEast Tennessee StateSep 12
3@ClemsonSep 19
5vsNotre DameOct 3
6@PittsburghOct 10
7@DukeOct 17
8vsSyracuseOct 24
9vsMiamiOct 31
10@UConnNov 7
11vsLouisvilleNov 14
12@VirginiaNov 21
13vsNC StateNov 28