re: So I thought Bama returned a lot of contributing players next season?

This chart can find some teams that have better than expected years, but it doesn't mean every one is going to have a great year (and Bill says that).

Some teams that proved to be undervalued that this noted from last year

#2 - North Carolina (92% O, 81% D, 87% OVR)
#5 - Georgia State (75% O, 94% D, 84% OVR)
#6 - Temple (77% O, 90% D, 83% OVR)
#10 - California (84% O, 79% D, 82% OVR)

Some teams that it didn't quite work for
#1 - UMass (90% O, 90% D, 90% OVR)
#9 - Vanderbilt (74% O, 91% D, 82% OVR)
#10 - Texas Tech (80% O, 83% D, 82% OVR)
#13 - SMU (81% O, 76% D, 78% OVR)
#14 - Colorado (75% O, 80% D, 77% OVR)
#21 - Kentucky (79% O, 72% D, 76% OVR)

#117 - Washington (43% O, 44% D, 44% OVR)
#116 - Alabama (26% O, 64% D, 45% OVR)
#110 - Florida State (38% O, 60% D, 49% OVR)
#103 - Iowa (43% O, 59% D, 51% OVR)
#102 - Clemson (64% O, 40% D, 52% OR)