This week’s Five Factors box scores are up! Check out all the results here. Week 3’s superior performances in each category are below.
Top 5 success rate margins (vs. FBS)
- Alabama (+46% vs. Vanderbilt)
- Clemson (+32% vs. BC)
- MTSU (+30% vs. BGSU)
- Louisville (+29% vs. Kent State)
- Virginia Tech (+28% vs. ODU)
Clemson and Virginia Tech both playing well before their Saturday night date in Blacksburg? Okay, yes, that sounds lovely.
Top 5 yards per play margins (vs. FBS)
- Louisville (+6.9 vs. Kent State)
- Alabama (+5.2 vs. Vanderbilt)
- UTSA (+4.8 vs. Texas State)
- Oklahoma (+4.4 vs. Baylor)
- Miami (+4.4 vs. Toledo)
OU dominated Baylor. And almost lost.
Top 5 field position margins (vs. FBS)
- USF (+24.7 vs. Temple)
- Ohio State (+22.6 vs. UNLV)
- WKU (+18.1 vs. Ball State)
- Wyoming (+15.9 vs. Hawaii)
- Florida State (+15.0 vs. NC State)
FSU tilted the field and created non-stop scoring chances. And lost.
Top 5 points per scoring opportunity margins (vs. FBS)
- Louisville (+6.0 vs. Kent State)
- Alabama (+5.4 vs. Vanderbilt)
- Georgia (+5.2 vs. Mississippi State)
- Clemson (+4.7 vs. BC)
- Virginia Tech (+4.2 vs. ODU)
Alabama sure has shown up a lot here.
Top 5 turnovers luck margins* (vs. FBS)
- TCU (+3.8 vs. Oklahoma State)
- Tulane (+3.7 vs. Army)
- BGSU (+3.2 vs. MTSU)
- USF (+3.2 vs. Temple)
- Texas Tech (+2.8 vs. Houston)
* Translation: TCU had a turnover margin that was +3.8 ahead of where national averages suggest it should have been. As each turnover is worth approximately five points, that means OSU suffered about 19 points’ worth of bad turnovers luck. In a 13-point loss.