What separates Vanderbilt and Delaware

◄DelawarefavorsVanderbilt►

Last season's body of worklast year's power rating, regressed toward the averageVanderbilt +37

Returning productionhow much of last year's production is back this seasonDelaware +12

Quarterbackthe projected starter's quality and how settled the job isDelaware +4

Transfer portalnet proven talent gained vs lost in transfers — it raises or lowers a roster's projected strengthDelaware +3

Roster talentoverall talent level of the roster — recruiting pedigree plus an independent preseason roster gradeDelaware +1

Each ingredient of our projection and the side it favors — bars toward Vanderbilt are why it's the pick (home field is counted separately).