College Football
#41

Virginia Tech Hokies

ACC · 5-2

Lane Stadium · 65,632 seats

Virginia Tech Hokies rank #41 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.057 points per play (Elo 1550), a 5-2 record in the ACC, and 46% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.057
#41 in FBS
Offense
+0.051
higher is better
Defense
-0.006
lower is better
SOS
+0.021
mean opp. rating
Elo
1550
Off EPA/play
+0.075
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.003
lower is better
Off success
+0.031
Def success
-0.021
Off explosive
+0.014
Def explosive
+0.002
Rush EPA
+0.070
offense
Pass EPA
+0.077
offense
Pts / drive
2.89
10.3 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.72
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 Tech's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.034

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.005

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment+0.030

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 production37%

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+2.4 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeYes

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

E. Grunkemeyer1 starts

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.060.00Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsVMIW 73–3———
2vsOld DominionW 44–21———
3@MarylandW 35–26———
4@Boston CollegeW 21–14———
5vsPittsburghL 33–35———
6@CaliforniaL 20–25———
7vsGeorgia TechW 34–24———
8@ClemsonOct 24———
10@SMUNov 7———
11vsStanfordNov 14———
12@MiamiNov 21———
13vsVirginiaNov 28———