#50

Virginia Cavaliers

ACC · 1-0

Scott Stadium · 61,500 seats

Virginia Cavaliers rank #50 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.026 points per play (Elo 1643), a 1-0 record in the ACC, and 100% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.026
#50 in FBS
Offense
+0.010
higher is better
Defense
-0.016
lower is better
SOS
+0.006
mean opp. rating
Elo
1643
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 Virginia's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.026

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.102

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 remaining100%

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

Returning production10%

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

Recruiting talent+0.21σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+8.0 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
1vsNC StateW 348
2vsNorfolk StateSep 11
3NWest VirginiaSep 19
4vsDelawareSep 26
5@Florida StateOct 3
6vsSyracuseOct 10
7@SMUOct 17
8vsDukeOct 23
9@Wake ForestOct 31
11vsCaliforniaNov 14
12vsNorth CarolinaNov 21
13@Virginia TechNov 28