I Created a CFB Ranking System

[LouderVol]

Interesting to me that we again "imoroved" despite the loss.

Math is not a substitute for wins, but it's interesting to note.

Bamawriter is this more an indication of who we played or how we played? I dont remember how your system rates that stuff.

 

[bamawriter]

Interesting to me that we again "imoroved" despite the loss.

Math is not a substitute for wins, but it's interesting to note.

Bamawriter is this more an indication of who we played or how we played? I dont remember how your system rates that stuff.

It includes a bit of both. Though, in truth, UT hasn't played very well by these metrics. However, the SOS is strong, especially given that they've played two currently unbeaten opponents.

 

[GoVolsDR]

Here's why this happened:

1. The system does not look at names; it is purely math and nothing but math. So the fact that Florida beat Auburn doesn't give Florida any numerical advantage over Auburn.

2. Auburn retains such a high score because their strength of schedule is an amazing 80.2222, the 4th best in the country. Despite beating previously unbeaten Auburn, UF's is a putrid 28.7222, good enough for 122nd.

Nice analysis. Auburn is significantly outplaying expectations from a performance standpoint, as they are 5-1 ATS this year.

 

[bamawriter]

WEEK 7 RANKINGS (with AP/Coaches):

1. Ohio St (6-0) - 204.6360 (4/4)
2. Wisconsin (6-0) - 191.2813 (6/6)
3. Alabama (6-0) - 181.6869 (1/1)
4. Penn St (6-0) - 177.6678 (7/7)
5. Auburn (5-1) - 176.7248 (11/11)
6. LSU (6-0) - 174.2214 (2/3)
7. Clemson (6-0) - 167.0883 (3/2)
8. Boise St (6-0) - 164.2161 (14/13)
9. Oregon (5-1) - 161.4611 (12/12)
10. Notre Dame (5-1) - 161.3211 (8/8)
11. Oklahoma (6-0) - 159.8261 (5/5)
12. Appalachian St (5-0) - 159.4547 (24/24)
13. SMU (6-0) - 157.3378 (19/19)
14. Texas (4-2) - 154.1244 (15/15)
15. Baylor (6-0) - 153.7644 (18/18)
16. Florida (6-1) - 151.9086 (9/9)
17. Michigan (5-1) - 149.2067 (16/16)
18. Memphis (5-1) - 148.0860 (UR/UR)
19. Iowa St (4-2) - 148.0411 (UR/UR0
20. Navy (4-1) - 147.7467 (UR/UR)
21. Cincinnati (5-1) - 147.4456 (21/21)
22. Minnesota (6-0) - 146.2202 (20/20)
23. Georgia (5-1) - 146.2189 (10/10)
24. Missouri (5-1) - 145.6127 (22/UR)
25. Arizona St (5-1) - 139.3825 (17/17)

 

[bamawriter]

The Rest of the SEC:

45. South Carolina (3-3) - 124.0339
48. Texas A&M (3-3) - 122.5106
57. Mississippi St (3-3) - 115.4272
68. Kentucky (3-3) - 108.3859
70. Ole Miss (3-4) - 107.0752
103. Tennessee (2-4) - 84.2698
117. Arkansas (2-4) - 70.9678
124. Vanderbilt (1-5) - 55.8077

 

[bamawriter]

The Bottom 10:

121. New Mexico (2-4) - 61.0193
122. Old Dominion (1-5) - 58.6556
123. South Alabama (1-5) - 58.4240
124. Vanderbilt (1-5) - 55.8077
125. UConn (1-5) - 51.3483
126. Rutgers (1-5) - 49.8837
127. UTEP (1-4) - 45.8653
128. New Mexico St (0-7) - 43.6204
129. Akron (0-6) - 19.6380
130. UMass (1-6) - 16.8095

 

[bamawriter]

Editorial Comment:

Can someone explain the MAC to me? It's usually a decent mid-major conference. But this year there doesn't seem to be a single decent team. The highest ranked team is #65 Western Michigan (110.5939). The remaining 11 teams are ranked 79th or worse.

 

[LouderVol]

I may have missed it but do you do any projections with this before the season?

 

[bamawriter]

I may have missed it but do you do any projections with this before the season?

Nah. It doesn't lend itself to projections.

 

[LouderVol]

Nah. It doesn't lend itself to projections.

I know this is all tongue in cheek so to speak but I was wondering how well it might mimick the preseason stuff.

 

[05_never_again]

Editorial Comment:

Can someone explain the MAC to me? It's usually a decent mid-major conference. But this year there doesn't seem to be a single decent team. The highest ranked team is #65 Western Michigan (110.5939). The remaining 11 teams are ranked 79th or worse.

It appears they just don't have a team capable of beating a P5 team this year. Ball St and Kent St are an early 2-0 in conference play, but they are a combined 6-6 overall with 5 of their 6 combined losses being to P5 teams. For example 2 of Kent St's 3 losses are to ranked P5 teams, and the third was to an improving Arizona St team that is now #17.

 

[XknoxvolsX]

WEEK 7 RANKINGS (with AP/Coaches):

1. Ohio St (6-0) - 204.6360 (4/4)
2. Wisconsin (6-0) - 191.2813 (6/6)
3. Alabama (6-0) - 181.6869 (1/1)
4. Penn St (6-0) - 177.6678 (7/7)
5. Auburn (5-1) - 176.7248 (11/11)
6. LSU (6-0) - 174.2214 (2/3)
7. Clemson (6-0) - 167.0883 (3/2)
8. Boise St (6-0) - 164.2161 (14/13)
9. Oregon (5-1) - 161.4611 (12/12)
10. Notre Dame (5-1) - 161.3211 (8/8)
11. Oklahoma (6-0) - 159.8261 (5/5)
12. Appalachian St (5-0) - 159.4547 (24/24)
13. SMU (6-0) - 157.3378 (19/19)
14. Texas (4-2) - 154.1244 (15/15)
15. Baylor (6-0) - 153.7644 (18/18)
16. Florida (6-1) - 151.9086 (9/9)
17. Michigan (5-1) - 149.2067 (16/16)
18. Memphis (5-1) - 148.0860 (UR/UR)
19. Iowa St (4-2) - 148.0411 (UR/UR0
20. Navy (4-1) - 147.7467 (UR/UR)
21. Cincinnati (5-1) - 147.4456 (21/21)
22. Minnesota (6-0) - 146.2202 (20/20)
23. Georgia (5-1) - 146.2189 (10/10)
24. Missouri (5-1) - 145.6127 (22/UR)
25. Arizona St (5-1) - 139.3825 (17/17)

It is difficult to believe that loss dropped Georgia so far down. I'm sure their strength of schedule, if they win out, will increase their position. But, I watched that Notre Dame game and boy they looked very good.

 

[bamawriter]

WEEK 8 RANKINGS (with AP/Coaches):

1. Ohio St (7-0) - 199.1200 (3/4)
2. Penn St (7-0) - 179.7041 (6/6)
3. LSU (7-0) - 178.7851 (2/3)
4. Auburn (6-1) - 171.5930 (9/10)
5. Alabama (7-0) - 170.9523 (1/1)
6. Clemson (7-0) - 170.5688 (4/2)
7. Wisconsin (6-1) - 165.3506 (13/13)
8. Oklahoma (7-0) - 163.7916 (5/5)
9. Notre Dame (5-1) - 160.6148 (8/7)
10. Baylor (7-0) - 160.5448 (14/14)
11. Appalachian St (6-0) - 159.8538 (21/22)
12. SMU (7-0) - 159.6801 (16/17)
13. Oregon (6-1) - 159.6449 (11/11)
14. Memphis (6-1) - 152.4172 (UR/25)
15. Cincinnati (6-1) - 152.0241 (18/18)
16. Utah (6-1) - 151.0341 (12/12)
17. Navy (5-1) - 150.8169 (UR/UR)
18. Florida (7-1) - 150.2538 (7/8)
19. Minnesota (7-0) - 148.1182 (17/16)
20. Texas (5-2) - 146.5182 (15/15)
21. Georgia (6-1) - 146.3885 (10/9)
22. Iowa St (5-2) - 144.9252 (23/UR)
23. Boise St (6-1) - 144.1347 (22/21)
24. Michigan (5-2) - 142.6951 (19/20)
25. Air Force (5-2) - 140.0309 (UR/UR)

 

[bamawriter]

The Rest of the SEC:

41. Texas A&M (4-3) - 125.0352
43. Missouri (5-2) - 124.6102
56. South Carolina (3-4) - 114.4903
59. Mississippi St (3-4) - 112.1340
76. Kentucky (3-4) - 100.5950
84. Ole Miss (3-5) - 98.1657
97. Tennessee (2-5) - 89.2656
114. Vanderbilt (2-5) - 72.3368
120. Arkansas (2-5) - 66.6503

 

[bamawriter]

The Bottom 10:

121. Old Dominion (1-6) - 63.8418
122. New Mexico (2-5) - 61.9156
123. UNLV (2-5) - 57.8903
124. South Alabama (1-6) - 55.6942
125. Rutgers (1-6) - 52.2551
126. New Mexico St (0-7) - 48.5711
127. UConn (1-6) - 47.1614
128. UTEP (1-5) - 43.4043
129. Akron (0-7) - 23.4181
130. UMass (1-6) - 15.7041

 

[LouderVol]

WEEK 8 RANKINGS (with AP/Coaches):

1. Ohio St (7-0) - 199.1200 (3/4)
2. Penn St (7-0) - 179.7041 (6/6)
3. LSU (7-0) - 178.7851 (2/3)
4. Auburn (6-1) - 171.5930 (9/10)
5. Alabama (7-0) - 170.9523 (1/1)
6. Clemson (7-0) - 170.5688 (4/2)
7. Wisconsin (6-1) - 165.3506 (13/13)
8. Oklahoma (7-0) - 163.7916 (5/5)
9. Notre Dame (5-1) - 160.6148 (8/7)
10. Baylor (7-0) - 160.5448 (14/14)
11. Appalachian St (6-0) - 159.8538 (21/22)
12. SMU (7-0) - 159.6801 (16/17)
13. Oregon (6-1) - 159.6449 (11/11)
14. Memphis (6-1) - 152.4172 (UR/25)
15. Cincinnati (6-1) - 152.0241 (18/18)
16. Utah (6-1) - 151.0341 (12/12)
17. Navy (5-1) - 150.8169 (UR/UR)
18. Florida (7-1) - 150.2538 (7/8)
19. Minnesota (7-0) - 148.1182 (17/16)
20. Texas (5-2) - 146.5182 (15/15)
21. Georgia (6-1) - 146.3885 (10/9)
22. Iowa St (5-2) - 144.9252 (23/UR)
23. Boise St (6-1) - 144.1347 (22/21)
24. Michigan (5-2) - 142.6951 (19/20)
25. Air Force (5-2) - 140.0309 (UR/UR)

Your system punished Bama pretty hard for their win vs us. Lost 11 points and 2 places.

Interesting that all the scores went down despite wins at the top.

 

[bamawriter]

Your system punished Bama pretty hard for their win vs us. Lost 11 points and 2 places.

Interesting that all the scores went down despite wins at the top.

In Bama's case, it's not just Tennessee. Every one of Bama's existing opponents lost this weekend with the exception of Texas A&M, and even they didn't help because they beat Ole Miss, another of Bama's existing opponents.

 

[bamawriter]

WEEK 9 RANKINGS (with AP/Coaches)

1. Ohio St (8-0) - 202.9921 (3/4)
2. LSU (8-0) - 178.3367 (1/2)
3. Penn St (8-0) - 178.1088 (5/5)
4. Clemson (8-0) - 176.9024 (4/3)
5. Alabama (8-0) - 170.0850 (2/1)
6. Auburn (6-2) - 162.4256 (11/12)
7. Baylor (7-0) - 159.2940 (12/11)
8. Wisconsin (6-2) - 158.0465 (18/17)
9. Appalachian St (7-0) - 157.5303 (20/20)
10. SMU (8-0) - 157.3868 (15/14)
11. Oregon (7-1) - 156.3431 (7/8)
12. Utah (7-1) - 155.3254 (9/10)
13. Cincinnati (6-1) - 155.1057 (17/18)
14. Navy (6-1) - 154.6557 (UR/UR)
15. Minnesota (8-0) - 154.2164 (13/13)
16. Michigan (6-2) - 154.1549 (14/15)
17. Oklahoma (7-1) - 152.7524 (10/9)
18. Florida (7-1) - 150.8163 (6/6)
19. Georgia (6-1) - 147.1989 (8/7)
20. Air Force (6-2) - 145.9756 (UR/UR)
21. Boise St (6-1) - 145.7367 (21/21)
22. Memphis (7-1) - 144.6125 (24/23)
23. Notre Dame (5-2) - 144.5424 (16/16)
24. UCF (6-2) - 143.6504 (UR/UR0
25. Kansas St (5-2) - 138.8722 (22/25)

 

[bamawriter]

The Rest of the SEC:

38. Texas A&M (5-3) - 124.9493
55. Missouri (5-3) - 111.1878
57. Kentucky (4-4) - 109.4821
61. Mississippi St (3-5) 107.1221
72. South Carolina (3-5) - 102.6940
81. Tennessee (3-5) - 97.4830
87. Ole Miss (3-5) - 95.0385
115. Arkansas (2-6) - 72.6388
116. Vanderbilt (2-5) - 70.8317

 

[bamawriter]

The Bottom 10:

121. UNLV (2-6) - 62.2796
122. Bowling Green (2-6) - 60.6616
123. New Mexico (2-6) - 59.2855
124. South Alabama (1-7) - 59.1215
125. UConn (2-6) - 56.7350
126. Old Dominion (1-7) - 56.1907
127. UTEP (1-6) - 45.3404
128. New Mexico St (0-8) - 40.1913
129. Akron (0-8) - 18.3222
130. UMass (1-7) - 13.3884

Current Champions of Life (Lineal Title): TCU
I've been forgetting to update this all year. For those keeping track, Oklahoma St lost the "crown" to Texas, who just lost it to TCU this week.

 

[bamawriter]

WEEK 10 RANKINGS (with AP/Coaches/CFP):

1. Ohio St (8-0) - 203.2869 (3/4/1)
2. Penn St (8-0) - 180.6730 (5/5/4)
3. LSU (8-0) - 177.3074 (1/2/2)
4. Alabama (8-0) - 171.9357 (2/1/3)
5. Clemson (9-0) - 171.6674 (4/3/5)
6. Auburn (7-2) - 160.3452 (12/12/11)
7. Wisconsin (6-2) - 160.2817 (16/16/13)
8. Oregon (8-1) - 159.2911 (7/7/7)
9. Utah (8-1) - 157.8329 (8/9/8)
10. Georgia (7-1) - 156.6856 (6/6/6)
11. Minnesota (8-0) - 156.0513 (13/13/17)
12. Baylor (8-0) - 155.9399 (11/10/12)
13. Michigan (7-2) - 155.3277 (14/14/14)
14. Navy (7-1) - 154.3492 (25/25/24)
15. Cincinnati (7-1) - 153.0791 (17/17/20)
16. Oklahoma (7-1) - 152.6163 (9/8/9)
17. Memphis (8-1) - 150.9764 (19/19/21)
18. SMU (8-1) - 150.5099 (23/23/25)
19. Florida (7-2) - 148.2496 (10/11/10)
20. Notre Dame (6-2) - 147.9672 (15/15/15)
21. Boise St (7-1) - 147.0439 (21/21/22)
22. Appalachian St (7-1) - 145.4381 (UR/UR/UR)
23. UCF (7-2) - 143.9168 (UR/UR/UR)
24. Kansas St (6-2) - 143.4490 (20/22/16)
25. Air Force (7-2) - 143.1677 (UR/UR/UR)

 

[bamawriter]

NY6 Bowl Matchups as of today:

Fiesta (CFP) - #1 Ohio St vs. #4 Alabama
Peach (CFP ) - #2 Penn St vs. #3 LSU

Sugar (SEC vs. Big XII) - #6 Auburn vs. #12 Baylor
Rose (Big 10 vs. Pac 12) - #7 Wisconsin vs. #8 Oregon
Orange (ACC vs. SEC/Big 10/Notre Dame) - #5 Clemson vs. #10 Georgia
Cotton (At-Large vs. At-Large) - #9 Utah vs. #14 Navy

 

[bamawriter]

The Rest of the SEC:

34. Texas A&M (6-3) - 128.0303
51. Mississippi St (4-5) - 114.4880
54. Tennessee (4-5) - 111.5549
57. Missouri (5-3) - 110.1379
61. Kentucky (4-4) - 108.6215
70. South Carolina (4-5) - 104.1138
89. Ole Miss (3-6) - 93.9481
117. Arkansas (2-7) - 65.8770
119. Vanderbilt (2-6) - 64.7583

 

[bamawriter]

The Bottom 10:

121. UNLV (2-7) -59.3825
122. Rice (0-9) - 58.3587
123. UConn (2-7) - 57.8159
124. New Mexico (2-7) - 56.7708
125. South Alabama (1-7) - 54.0578
126. Old Dominion (1-8) - 53.3559
127. New Mexico St (0-8) - 43.7897
128. UTEP (1-7) - 43.2631
129. UMass (1-8) - 15.8352
130. Akron (0-9) - 14.3238

Current Champions of Life (Lineal Title): Oklahoma St
The Cowboys are the first ever two-time Champions of Life.

 

[LouderVol]

The Rest of the SEC:

34. Texas A&M (6-3) - 128.0303
51. Mississippi St (4-5) - 114.4880
54. Tennessee (4-5) - 111.5549
57. Missouri (5-3) - 110.1379
61. Kentucky (4-4) - 108.6215
70. South Carolina (4-5) - 104.1138
89. Ole Miss (3-6) - 93.9481
117. Arkansas (2-7) - 65.8770
119. Vanderbilt (2-6) - 64.7583

Big jump for the Vols.