College Football
#79

Old Dominion Monarchs

Sun Belt · 2-5

S.B. Ballard Stadium · 20,118 seats

Old Dominion Monarchs rank #79 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.016 points per play (Elo 1450), a 2-5 record in the Sun Belt, and 46% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.016
#79 in FBS
Offense
-0.017
higher is better
Defense
-0.033
lower is better
SOS
+0.015
mean opp. rating
Elo
1450
Off EPA/play
-0.054
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.045
lower is better
Off success
-0.034
Def success
-0.019
Off explosive
-0.008
Def explosive
-0.008
Rush EPA
-0.042
offense
Pass EPA
-0.081
offense
Pts / drive
1.56
11.1 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
2.18
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 Old Dominion's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.045

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.168

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.123

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

Prior remaining46%

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

Returning production9%

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

Recruiting talent-0.94σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-6.0 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.

+0.050.00Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsNorfolk StateW 31–10———
2@Virginia TechL 21–44———
3vsEast CarolinaL 17–20———
4vsJames MadisonL 20–46———
5@Georgia StateL 10–42———
6@App StateW 10–3———
7vsGeorgia SouthernL 15–23———
8@Louisiana TechOct 24———
9vsMarshallOct 31———
10@Coastal CarolinaNov 7———
12@UConnNov 21———
13vsSouthern MissNov 28———