#27

South Carolina Gamecocks

SEC · 0-0

Williams-Brice Stadium · 80,250 seats

South Carolina Gamecocks rank #27 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.072 points per play (Elo 1546), a 0-0 record in the SEC, and 100% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.072
#27 in FBS
Offense
+0.036
higher is better
Defense
-0.036
lower is better
SOS
+0.044
mean opp. rating
Elo
1546
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 South Carolina's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.072

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.069

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment+0.003

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 production69%

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

Recruiting talent+1.40σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+1.2 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Schedule

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsKent StateSep 5
2vsTowsonSep 12
3vsMississippi StateSep 19
4@AlabamaSep 26
5vsKentuckyOct 3
6@FloridaOct 10
8vsTennesseeOct 24
9@OklahomaOct 31
10vsTexas A&MNov 7
11@ArkansasNov 14
12vsGeorgiaNov 21
13@ClemsonNov 28