Monday, October 15, 2007

Weekly Rankings: Week 7, Oct 13

See, this is why we need computers.

All weekend long after the LSU & Cal upsets, all you heard from announcers was how impossible it was to "correctly" rank the teams after all the carnage we've witnessed these past three weeks. True, it's mind-boggling to try to compare teams, losses, and stats in a season like this. But that's what computers are for - they're able to make the comparisons and look at all the stats without getting a migraine.

As for my rankings, we have a new top team - Ohio State, closely followed by Arizona State and Boston College. But the #4 team, South Florida, has only played 6 games, which is why they're 35 points behind the Buckeyes. LSU, last week's #1, dropped down to #7, but they're still the best of the 1-loss teams followed closely by Oklahoma.

As far as schedule strength goes, #72 Washington is still far ahead of everyone, with their opponents earning over 800 points by going 56-29 so far this year (the top 7 teams they play are 41-4 - brutal). Toughest SoS so far though is Notre Dame, who's opponents to date are 35-13. They should hold down this spot next week too after 5-1 USC comes to town.

Week 7 Rankings
RankConfTeamPointsWLW%oPtsoWoLoW%
1Big10Ohio State269.5170100%-25.06433455.85%
2Pac10Arizona State264.6370100%11.73403751.95%
3ACCBoston College256.9870100%-119.55383452.78%
4BigEastSouth Florida235.3060100%19.25403255.56%
5Big12Kansas225.3660100%-482.54364146.76%
6WACHawaii205.2270100%-931.88244236.37%
7SECLouisiana State198.586185.72%344.53463457.5%
8Big12Oklahoma185.596185.72%-76.58423852.5%
9SECSouth Carolina178.026185.72%116.91423256.76%
10Big12Texas Tech168.476185.72%-229.65393652%
11SECKentucky163.086185.72%302.76452960.82%
12ACCVirginia Tech161.556185.72%297.56453159.22%
13ACCVirginia155.116185.72%-15.23393950%
14BigEastCincinnati152.056185.72%-161.38373452.12%
15BigEastWest Virginia151.555183.34%120.17433555.13%
16Pac10Oregon146.715183.34%367.94453258.45%
17SECAuburn142.205271.43%398.03452762.5%
18Pac10California128.495183.34%89.02393751.32%
19Big10Illinois118.825271.43%136.69453258.45%
20BigEastConnecticut118.445183.34%-34.67403454.06%
21Big10Penn State114.725271.43%130463755.43%
22Big12Missouri110.905183.34%260.56463060.53%
23SECGeorgia109.965271.43%442.55472862.67%
24Pac10Southern California105.265183.34%-46.55394049.37%
25SECTennessee103.244266.67%402.33483061.54%
26Big10Michigan State102.595271.43%210.24473458.03%
27Big10Michigan98.425271.43%231.36463159.75%
28SECAlabama97.455271.43%95.72403354.8%
29SECFlorida95.524266.67%689.09512765.39%
30Big12Kansas State91.314266.67%137.24443158.67%
31Big12Texas89.715271.43%105.35443655%
32ACCFlorida State86.604266.67%359.88463258.98%
33WACBoise State85.105183.34%-539.24314043.67%
34Big10Indiana82.105271.43%-41.56433555.13%
35ACCWake Forest79.654266.67%175.75433555.13%
36Big10Purdue71.095271.43%-50.4423653.85%
37Big12Oklahoma State71.004357.15%583.31512368.92%
38Big12Texas A&M70.325271.43%424.94482664.87%
39MtnWestBrigham Young69.574266.67%-277.63353649.3%
40Big10Wisconsin67.745271.43%-45.88413752.57%
41MtnWestAir Force60.735271.43%-458.99324143.84%
42ACCMaryland58.734266.67%165.25413057.75%
43SECMississippi State57.084357.15%340.22452960.82%
44ACCGeorgia Tech55.634357.15%130.14433356.58%
45MtnWestNew Mexico54.434266.67%-416.12344145.34%
46BigEastRutgers53.314266.67%188432959.73%
47IndyNavy52.284266.67%-761.9284538.36%
48Pac10UCLA50.014266.67%292.49433555.13%
49Big12Colorado46.804357.15%596.47502963.3%
50BigEastLouisville43.014357.15%150.59423058.34%
51ACCMiami (Florida)42.894357.15%135.63423852.5%
52Pac10Oregon State42.254357.15%323.66442861.12%
53MtnWestTexas Christian40.584357.15%-260.07364146.76%
54WACFresno State40.374266.67%-229.65373650.69%
55SECArkansas37.353350%187.93433158.11%
56ACCClemson36.724266.67%185.31423157.54%
57MtnWestWyoming32.334266.67%-79.81393950%
58MACBall State29.154357.15%-278.34404248.79%
59MtnWestUtah27.844357.15%-172.27374048.06%
60Big12Nebraska24.974357.15%514.13492962.83%
61SunBeltTroy23.524266.67%-600.64304639.48%
62Big10Northwestern14.754357.15%-39.56413653.25%
63SECVanderbilt9.803350%381.13472862.67%
64CUSATulsa8.764266.67%-617.03294638.67%
65MACCentral Michigan-0.624357.15%-375.02373948.69%
66CUSATexas-El Paso-4.774357.15%-434.31333747.15%
67CUSAEast Carolina-6.704357.15%-432.06324342.67%
68MACMiami (Ohio)-12.084357.15%-416.11364643.91%
69Big10Iowa-20.443442.86%-274.68414348.81%
70CUSAHouston-25.743350%-751.96274338.58%
71Big12Baylor-25.893442.86%442.28482764%
72Pac10Washington-36.302433.34%818.16562965.89%
73IndyWestern Kentucky-36.363350%-1091.57182442.86%
74CUSACentral Florida-41.403350%-462.26334343.43%
75ACCNorth Carolina-41.482528.58%385.09462862.17%
76Pac10Stanford-43.052433.34%280.84443555.7%
77MACBowling Green State-43.643350%-357.17384545.79%
78IndyArmy-45.663442.86%71.62423157.54%
79BigEastPittsburgh-48.082433.34%432.65482565.76%
80SECMississippi-54.732528.58%257.58442861.12%
81SunBeltArkansas State-55.113350%-948.7285334.57%
82WACSan Jose State-56.093442.86%-98.63373452.12%
83CUSASouthern Mississippi-57.553350%-628.14294042.03%
84Pac10Arizona-57.802528.58%386.45442662.86%
85WACNew Mexico State-60.283442.86%-384.56373849.34%
86MACBuffalo-61.343442.86%-419.67374545.13%
87WACNevada-62.162433.34%-419.52363948%
88MACKent-62.993442.86%-399.14374048.06%
89SunBeltFlorida Atlantic-63.053350%-346.93334442.86%
90MACWestern Michigan-63.173442.86%-439.92364047.37%
91Pac10Washington State-65.812528.58%225.33443357.15%
92MACAkron-78.553442.86%93.6453754.88%
93MACOhio-79.163442.86%-687.91334442.86%
94WACLouisiana Tech-84.232433.34%-130.51383552.06%
95MtnWestSan Diego State-90.972433.34%147.74423256.76%
96MtnWestNevada-Las Vegas-92.712528.58%76.81413653.25%
97CUSAAlabama-Birmingham-96.072433.34%-419.77333747.15%
98Big10Minnesota-105.001614.29%376.49502665.79%
99SunBeltMiddle Tennessee State-106.872528.58%-435.77344244.74%
100ACCDuke-112.841614.29%435.84483160.76%
101ACCNorth Carolina State-117.781516.67%375.41462763.02%
102CUSAMemphis-118.152433.34%-1058.14224831.43%
103MACTemple-124.462528.58%-218.8404149.39%
104MACEastern Michigan-134.802528.58%-548.77344145.34%
105BigEastSyracuse-141.391614.29%526.63492962.83%
106MACToledo-143.402528.58%-476.88354146.06%
107IndyNotre Dame-146.331614.29%623.14522865%
108CUSASouthern Methodist-153.871516.67%-347.33354046.67%
109Big12Iowa State-159.181614.29%436.33492665.34%
110CUSATulane-168.761516.67%-443.49344045.95%
111MtnWestColorado State-172.02060%105.94413057.75%
112SunBeltLouisiana-Monroe-176.591516.67%-582.76323945.08%
113CUSARice-176.831516.67%-517.11333945.84%
114WACUtah State-184.74060%95.92433654.44%
115SunBeltNorth Texas-191.281516.67%-508.98344741.98%
116WACIdaho-194.151614.29%-386.89343847.23%
117MACNorthern Illinois-197.051614.29%-592.81344344.16%
118SunBeltLouisiana-Lafayette-217.631614.29%-490.35313944.29%
119CUSAMarshall-217.87060%-129.69383254.29%
120SunBeltFlorida International-230.80060%-143.14373948.69%

In the conference race, the SEC is still pulling away, going 30-4 on the year in their non-conference games. Granted they've only played 10 games against teams over .500, but they've won 6 of those, their biggest non-conf win being LSU's victory over Virginia Tech. The Big's are still bunched up at around 52 points, while the ACC is catching up to the Pac 10. The non-BCS conferences are all in the red, as usual.

Week 7 Conference Rankings
RankConfAvg.Ptsnc Wnc Lnc W%nc oPtsnc oWnc oLnc oW%
1SEC67.5230488.24%-2,345.5911914045.95%
2Big1054.7630781.09%-3,905.188516534%
3BigEast53.04261170.28%-1,494.7411112247.64%
4Big1252.23361176.6%-2,272.5412214845.19%
5Pac1034.0020871.43%-582.77969849.49%
6ACC31.58271269.24%-1,156.4314313351.82%
7MtnWest-13.68161650%-945.1410510450.24%
8WAC-34.68151944.12%-1,301.561019052.88%
9MAC-59.03163233.34%29.7320414458.63%
10CUSA-69.87133129.55%-370.7815412056.21%
11SunBelt-86.7852516.67%1,046.681509660.98%

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