Oklahoma No. 4 in final ESPN’s SP+ projections ahead of 2022 season

Week 0 is upon us! The beginning of the 2022 school soccer season is right here. Although the Oklahoma Sooners gained’t kick off towards the UTEP Miners for an additional 13 days (and counting), we get soccer this week.

Week 0 gives a improbable alternative to take a look at two of Oklahoma’s first three opponents. On August 27, the Nebraska Cornhuskers tackle Massive Ten foe Northwestern, and UTEP will face North Texas.

With the season set to get underway this week, Invoice Connelly of ESPN up to date his SP+ scores (ESPN+) for a ultimate look forward of the 2022 season.

The Oklahoma Sooners are available at No. 4 behind Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio State, the highest three groups within the USA TODAY Coaches Ballot and the AP Prime 25. Nevertheless, Georgia and Ohio State are flipped within the polls in comparison with the SP+ scores.

Oklahoma moved up a spot from the final replace again in Could.

The Sooners have the best projected win whole within the Massive 12 at 9.8. The subsequent closest is Oklahoma State with a projected win whole of 8.3.

As at all times: SP+ is a tempo- and opponent-adjusted measure of faculty soccer effectivity. It’s a predictive measure of probably the most sustainable and predictable elements of soccer, not a résumé rating, and, alongside those self same traces, these projections aren’t meant to be a guess at what the AP Prime 25 will seem like on the finish of the 12 months. These are merely early offseason energy rankings primarily based on the knowledge we now have been in a position to collect to this point. – Connelly, ESPN

Right here’s a take a look at the place every staff on Oklahoma’s 2022 schedule ranks within the ESPN+ score and their projected win whole for the season.

Sept. 3: UTEP Miners (Norman)

Nov 20, 2021; El Paso, Texas, USA; UTEP Miners offensive lineman Bobby DeHaro (73) speaks to his teammates earlier than dealing with the Rice Owls at Solar Bowl Stadium. Ivan Pierre Aguirre-USA TODAY Sports activities

SP+ Score: -9.5

Projected Win Whole: 6

Total: 102

Distinction from Could: None

Sept. 10: Kent State Golden Flashes (Norman)

Sep 4, 2021; School Station, Texas, USA; Kent State Golden Flashes large receiver Dante Cephas (14) receives the cross from Kent State Golden Flashes quarterback Dustin Crum (not proven) throughout the second quarter towards the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Discipline. Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports activities

SP+ Score: -11.1

Projected Win Whole: 5

Total: 107

Distinction from Could: -4

Sept. 17: Nebraska Cornhuskers (Lincoln)

Oklahoma’s Eric Grey (0) carries the ball throughout a school soccer sport between the College of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Gaylord Household-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. © BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN through Imagn Content material Providers, LLC

SP+ Score: 8.3

Projected Win Whole: 6.9

Total: 44

Distinction from Could: -15

Sept. 24: Kansas State Wildcats (Norman)

Oct 2, 2021; Manhattan, Kansas, USA; Kansas State Wildcats working again Deuce Vaughn (22) tries to run previous Oklahoma Sooners cornerback Jaden Davis (4) throughout the second quarter at Invoice Snyder Household Soccer Stadium. Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports activities

SP+ Score: 10

Projected Win Whole: 7

Total: 33

Distinction from Could: +5

Oct. 1: TCU Horned Frogs (Fort Price)

Dec 12, 2020; Fort Price, Texas, USA; TCU Horned Frogs large receiver Quentin Johnston (1) catches a cross for a landing towards the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs throughout the first half at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports activities

SP+ Score: 8.4

Projected Win Whole: 6.6

Total: 41

Distinction from Could: +4

Oct. 8: Texas Longhorns (Dallas)

April 23, 2022; Austin, TX, USA; Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) throws a cross throughout Texas’s annual spring soccer sport at Royal Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas on April 23, 2022. Aaron E. Martinez-USA TODAY NETWORK

SP+ Score: 14.4

Projected Win Whole: 7.5

Total: 22

Distinction from Could: +9

Oct. 15: Kansas Jayhawks (Norman)

Kansas junior quarterback Jalon Daniels (6) works on drills throughout observe Tuesday morning in Lawrence. Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK

SP+ Score: -10.4

Win Projection: 2.8

Total: 103

Distinction from Could: +6

Oct. 22: BYE WEEK

Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables throughout an NCAA school soccer observe, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Norman, Okla. AP Picture/Sue Ogrocki

If the Oklahoma Sooners could make it to the bye week with one or fewer losses, they’ll be in nice form to land a spot within the Massive 12 title sport and put themselves within the School Soccer Playoff dialog.

Oct. 29: Iowa State Cyclones (Ames, Iowa)

Iowa State Cyclones quarterback Hunter Dekkers (12) runs the ball for a landing as Iowa State hosts Kansas at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK

SP+ Score: 6.9

Projected Win Whole: 6.3

Total: 48

Distinction from Could: +8

Nov. 5: Baylor Bears (Norman)

Dec 4, 2021; Arlington, TX, USA; Baylor Bears quarterback Blake Shapen (12) passes towards the Oklahoma State Cowboys throughout the second quarter within the Massive 12 Convention championship sport at AT&T Stadium. Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports activities

SP+ Score: 12.9

Projected Win Whole: 7.6

Total: 30

Distinction from Could: +10

Nov. 12: West Virginia Mountaineers (Morgantown)

Sep 18, 2021; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers defensive lineman Dante Stills (55) celebrates with the Black Diamond Trophy after defeating the Virginia Tech Hokies at Mountaineer Discipline at Milan Puskar Stadium. Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports activities

SP+ Score: 3.3

Projected Win Whole: 5

Total: 58

Distinction from Could: +17

Nov. 19: Oklahoma State Cowboys (Norman)

Jan 1, 2022; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Detailed view of an Oklahoma State Cowboys helmet throughout the 2022 Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium. Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports activities

SP+ Score: 14.3

Projected Win Whole: 8.3

Total: 19

Distinction from Could: +13

Nov. 26: Texas Tech Purple Raiders (Lubbock)

Dec 28, 2021; Memphis, TN, USA; Texas Tech Purple Raiders quarterback Donovan Smith (7) runs for a landing throughout the second half towards the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Liberty Bowl Stadium. Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports activities

SP+ Score: 6.3

Projected Win Whole: 5.6

Total: 49

Distinction from Could: -1

Oklahoma Sooners

April 23, 2022; Norman; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables poses with former gamers and household throughout the spring sport at Gaylord Household Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports activities

SP+ Score: 22.5

Projected Win Whole: 9.8

Total: 4

Distinction from Could: +1