MAC · Through Oct 23

Ball State Cardinals

2-5 · 0-2 vs Power 4

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Résumé Rankings

#121▲1

Who has earned it.

Record Strength: -3.49 #117
Schedule strength: .566 #74
Best win: Bowling Green
Statboy T25 W: 0
AP T25 W: 0

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Power Rankings

#125▲1

Who is best right now.

-12.5points vs an average FBS team

Last week: -12.8 (#126) · ▲ 0.3

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Power rating breakdown

Offense-2.9#100
Defense-7.7#130
Special teams-0.2#98
Record-1.7#117

Points per game better than average. Together they add up to the Power rating (Record only gets a small say).

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Top players

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Ranks compare each player with every FBS player at the same position. Points per game are points added versus an average player at that position, adjusted for opponents.

Offense

Keldric Luster
QB · Fr. · #83 QB · Bottom 48%
+0.81pts/game
936 pass yds · 5 TD · 4 INT · 0.17 EPA/dropback
Best at: Avoiding sacks
TJ Horton
RB · Fr. · #104 RB · Bottom 48%
-0.19pts/game
52 car · 306 yds · 6 TD · 5.9 YPC
Best at: Yards per carry
Johnny Thompson Jr.
RB · Fr. · limited snaps
-0.66pts/game
28 car · 72 yds · 0 TD · 2.6 YPC
Donovan Hamilton
WR · Fr. · #62 WR · Top 19%
+1.10pts/game
21 rec · 262 yds · 1 TD · 8.7 yds/target
Best at: EPA per target
Jabari Smith
WR · Fr. · #96 WR · Top 29%
+0.73pts/game
17 rec · 158 yds · 1 TD · 7.9 yds/target
Best at: Target success rate, Catch rate
Isaiah Thacker
WR · Fr. · #251 WR · Bottom 24%
-0.19pts/game
13 rec · 133 yds · 0 TD · 6.3 yds/target
Best at: Yards after catch

Defense

Kamron Chamble
DB · Fr. · #153 DB · Top 16%
+1.32pts/game
11 tkl · 0.0 TFL · 0.0 sacks · 0 PD · 2 INT
Best at: Interceptions
Ben Marsh
DE · Fr. · #147 DL · Top 14%
+1.25pts/game
12 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 2.0 sacks · 2 PD · 0 INT
Best at: Havoc plays per game, Tackles for loss
Anthony Pinnace
DB · Fr. · #178 DB · Top 18%
+1.21pts/game
30 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 1.0 sacks · 3 PD · 0 INT
Best at: Tackles for loss, Havoc plays per game

Teams like Ball State

The closest matches across every FBS team, based on this week's numbers.

How they've moved

Rank after each week of the season.

Schedule & results

#numbers are this week's Statboy Résumé ranks

Wk 1Sep 5	at#6Ohio State	L3-56
Wk 2Sep 12	vsStony Brook(FCS)	W41-17
Wk 3Sep 19	atLiberty	L15-51
Wk 4Sep 26	atKent State	L13-26
Wk 5Oct 3	vsToledo	L24-39
Wk 6Oct 10	at#24Northwestern	L14-45
Wk 7Oct 17	atBowling Green	W32-31
Still to play · computer projections
Wk 8Oct 24	vsSacramento State	Ball State by 10.5BALL: 75% to winBall State: 75% to win Compare
Wk 10Nov 4	atMassachusetts	Massachusetts by 7.5BALL: 31% to winBall State: 31% to win Compare
Wk 11Nov 11	vsBuffalo	Ball State by 2.5BALL: 56% to winBall State: 56% to win Compare
Wk 12Nov 17	atOhio	Ohio by 14.0BALL: 19% to winBall State: 19% to win Compare
Wk 13Nov 28	vsCentral Michigan	Ball State by 5.0BALL: 62% to winBall State: 62% to win Compare

Projections come from the Power Rankings, with 2 points for home field. They update every Sunday.

Schedule swap

How would Ball State have done against another team's games so far, or that team against Ball State's? Same opponents, same sites, projected with this week's Power Ratings.