Sunday, September 14, 2008

Week 3 Rankings

In week 3, the Mountain West has jumped to the top, taking over #1 & #2 with Utah & Air Force. Both have notched two road wins and have won two of their games handily. The top 16 spots are dominated by the SEC and Mtn West conferences with 5 and 4 teams ranked, respectively.

Week 3 Rankings
Rank Conf Team Pts W L W% oPts oW oL oW% rank∆
1 MtnWest Utah 100.61 3 0 100.0% -82.15 17 16 51.5% 02
2 MtnWest Air Force 94.50 3 0 100.0% -69.84 17 15 53.1% 11
3 SEC Vanderbilt 93.05 3 0 100.0% 361.33 23 10 69.7% 04
4 Big10 Wisconsin 93.02 3 0 100.0% 280.21 23 9 71.9% 08
5 Big12 Nebraska 92.97 3 0 100.0% 482.59 25 7 78.1% 09
6 SEC Auburn 92.43 3 0 100.0% 248.15 21 9 70.0% 19
7 CUSA East Carolina 91.70 3 0 100.0% -321.18 11 21 34.4% 16
8 SEC Georgia 89.04 3 0 100.0% 391.47 24 7 77.4% 26
9 BigEast South Florida 87.06 3 0 100.0% -276.83 11 16 40.7% 07
10 SEC Alabama 86.47 3 0 100.0% 320.19 22 10 68.8% 14
11 Big10 Northwestern 86.05 3 0 100.0% -26.38 18 14 56.3% -02
12 SEC Kentucky 84.52 3 0 100.0% 131.50 19 11 63.3% -01
13 Big12 Missouri 84.18 3 0 100.0% 299.38 23 8 74.2% 15
14 Pac10 Oregon 84.17 3 0 100.0% -125.39 14 18 43.8% 15
15 MtnWest TCU 84.16 3 0 100.0% 110.85 20 13 60.6% 04
16 MtnWest Brigham Young 83.61 3 0 100.0% -85.91 16 16 50.0% 05
17 MAC Ball State 83.23 3 0 100.0% -238.50 13 18 41.9% 18
18 Big12 Texas Tech 82.51 3 0 100.0% 114.54 20 9 69.0% 00
19 BigEast Connecticut 82.40 3 0 100.0% -201.29 13 15 46.4% -02
20 Big10 Minnesota 82.40 3 0 100.0% 77.95 19 13 59.4% -14
21 Big12 Oklahoma 81.62 3 0 100.0% 257.89 22 9 71.0% 12
22 Big10 Penn State 81.44 3 0 100.0% -5.22 18 14 56.3% 16
23 Big10 Iowa 80.92 3 0 100.0% 292.09 22 8 73.3% 14
24 Big12 Oklahoma State 76.17 3 0 100.0% 223.88 21 9 70.0% 03
25 ACC Wake Forest 71.00 2 0 100.0% 140.16 20 13 60.6% -23
26 Pac10 USC 66.41 2 0 100.0% -26.95 17 17 50.0% 16
27 CUSA Tulsa 63.71 2 0 100.0% -386.99 10 19 34.5% -26
28 Big12 Texas 59.21 2 0 100.0% 418.82 24 8 75.0% -23
29 SunBelt Troy 57.32 2 0 100.0% -236.12 13 18 41.9% 14
30 ACC North Carolina 55.22 2 0 100.0% -25.67 17 13 56.7% 20
31 SEC Florida 54.17 2 0 100.0% 251.07 21 8 72.4% -09
32 Big12 Colorado 51.63 2 0 100.0% 320.56 22 7 75.9% -01
33 Indy Notre Dame 51.61 2 0 100.0% -236.52 12 19 38.7% 13
34 Big10 Indiana 49.74 2 0 100.0% 437.22 26 7 78.8% -04
35 SEC Arkansas 49.36 2 0 100.0% 310.70 22 8 73.3% 06
36 WAC Boise State 48.90 2 0 100.0% -242.76 13 18 41.9% 15
37 SEC LSU 48.50 2 0 100.0% 135.02 19 11 63.3% 12
38 Big12 Kansas State 48.22 2 0 100.0% 162.50 20 11 64.5% -02
39 ACC Florida State 47.08 2 0 100.0% -12.82 17 11 60.7% 09
40 Pac10 California 38.14 2 1 66.7% 13.31 17 16 51.5% -36
41 CUSA Southern Miss 37.57 2 1 66.7% -15.27 16 16 50.0% 19
42 MAC Western Michigan 35.59 2 1 66.7% -101.52 16 16 50.0% 16
43 MtnWest UNLV 35.38 2 1 66.7% 171.57 21 14 60.0% 19
44 CUSA Rice 32.72 2 1 66.7% -155.36 13 18 41.9% -36
45 Big12 Kansas 30.82 2 1 66.7% 473.29 24 4 85.7% -25
46 ACC Georgia Tech 30.06 2 1 66.7% -18.64 17 10 63.0% -31
47 ACC Virginia Tech 29.44 2 1 66.7% 169.43 20 10 66.7% 22
48 MAC Central Michigan 27.73 2 1 66.7% -67.16 16 15 51.6% 35
49 Big10 Michigan State 27.55 2 1 66.7% 400.00 24 9 72.7% 05
50 SunBelt Arkansas State 26.95 2 1 66.7% -286.66 11 19 36.7% -40
51 ACC Clemson 26.71 2 1 66.7% -62.89 17 12 58.6% 17
52 Big10 Illinois 25.42 2 1 66.7% 388.29 25 8 75.8% 14
53 Pac10 Arizona 25.01 2 1 66.7% -91.86 15 18 45.5% -27
54 Big12 Iowa State 24.33 2 1 66.7% 370.27 24 7 77.4% -15
55 SEC Mississippi 23.90 2 1 66.7% 204.78 20 10 66.7% 04
56 ACC Maryland 23.59 2 1 66.7% 12.76 17 13 56.7% 30
57 MAC Buffalo 22.76 2 1 66.7% -238.87 13 20 39.4% 25
58 WAC San Jose State 22.50 2 1 66.7% -308.31 11 18 37.9% 17
59 CUSA Marshall 22.05 2 1 66.7% -25.30 16 14 53.3% 18
60 Big10 Ohio State 21.89 2 1 66.7% 282.01 22 9 71.0% -20
61 ACC Duke 18.14 2 1 66.7% 172.84 20 11 64.5% 34
62 Big12 Baylor 17.42 2 1 66.7% 452.83 25 6 80.6% 31
63 Pac10 Arizona State 17.39 2 1 66.7% -8.05 17 15 53.1% -31
64 MtnWest Wyoming 16.49 2 1 66.7% 39.91 18 14 56.3% 28
65 MAC Toledo 6.16 1 1 50.0% -85.64 15 18 45.5% 35
66 WAC Fresno State 1.08 1 1 50.0% -110.66 13 16 44.8% -22
67 WAC Louisiana Tech 1.03 1 1 50.0% -351.32 11 18 37.9% -12
68 Pac10 UCLA 0.95 1 1 50.0% 83.04 18 15 54.5% -23
69 MtnWest Colorado State -0.61 1 1 50.0% 224.20 22 11 66.7% -06
70 Big12 Texas A&M -0.74 1 1 50.0% 345.64 23 8 74.2% -06
71 SEC Tennessee -1.62 1 1 50.0% 310.25 22 11 66.7% 28
72 BigEast West Virginia -2.82 1 1 50.0% 129.30 19 10 65.5% 07
73 BigEast Cincinnati -4.09 1 1 50.0% -161.83 17 17 50.0% 11
74 ACC Miami (FL) -4.50 1 1 50.0% 76.10 18 11 62.1% 04
75 ACC Boston College -6.28 1 1 50.0% 170.60 19 9 67.9% 14
76 BigEast Louisville -6.74 1 1 50.0% -103.27 15 14 51.7% 15
77 BigEast Pittsburgh -6.91 1 1 50.0% 94.85 18 13 58.1% 13
78 Big10 Purdue -7.40 1 1 50.0% 444.25 26 6 81.3% -31
79 CUSA Central Florida -8.22 1 1 50.0% -96.26 15 15 50.0% 15
80 MAC Bowling Green -24.81 1 2 33.3% -101.46 15 17 46.9% -23
81 MAC Akron -25.00 1 2 33.3% -186.74 14 19 42.4% -29
82 WAC New Mexico State -25.67 0 1 0.0% -208.93 13 16 44.8% -21
83 SunBelt LA-Monroe -25.87 1 2 33.3% -168.57 13 16 44.8% 20
84 SunBelt Middle TN State -26.22 1 2 33.3% -117.61 14 18 43.8% 03
85 SunBelt Florida Atlantic -26.45 1 2 33.3% -108.53 14 18 43.8% -29
86 Pac10 Stanford -26.86 1 2 33.3% 186.05 20 13 60.6% -21
87 Indy Western Kentucky -27.87 1 2 33.3% -70.57 17 13 56.7% -17
88 SEC South Carolina -28.71 1 2 33.3% 250.89 21 8 72.4% -35
89 MAC Temple -29.19 1 2 33.3% -83.53 17 18 48.6% -08
90 CUSA SMU -29.21 1 2 33.3% -93.87 15 15 50.0% -19
91 Indy Navy -29.74 1 2 33.3% -67.82 15 13 53.6% -17
92 Pac10 Oregon State -29.77 1 2 33.3% 178.97 20 14 58.8% 15
93 Big10 Michigan -30.28 1 2 33.3% 529.42 26 7 78.8% -05
94 MAC Kent State -33.02 1 2 33.3% -304.72 12 19 38.7% 15
95 WAC Hawaii -33.76 1 2 33.3% -295.01 12 18 40.0% -28
96 CUSA Houston -34.10 1 2 33.3% 17.93 17 13 56.7% -16
97 ACC NC State -34.24 1 2 33.3% 260.01 21 8 72.4% -25
98 SEC Mississippi State -34.93 1 2 33.3% 359.54 23 7 76.7% -22
99 ACC Virginia -34.96 1 2 33.3% 369.10 23 7 76.7% -03
100 WAC Nevada -35.08 1 2 33.3% -27.55 16 13 55.2% -03
101 MtnWest New Mexico -36.10 1 2 33.3% 382.36 22 9 71.0% 18
102 WAC Idaho -37.81 1 2 33.3% -286.48 12 18 40.0% -29
103 MAC Eastern Michigan -38.67 1 2 33.3% -128.89 15 16 48.4% -18
104 MAC Miami (OH) -39.32 1 2 33.3% -202.27 14 18 43.8% 12
105 MAC Northern Illinois -49.35 0 2 0.0% -54.65 17 15 53.1% -01
106 SunBelt FL International -50.84 0 2 0.0% 45.53 17 16 51.5% -01
107 SunBelt LA-Lafayette -53.47 0 2 0.0% -111.13 14 18 43.8% -06
108 CUSA Tulane -56.79 0 2 0.0% -87.02 15 17 46.9% -10
109 CUSA UTEP -60.40 0 2 0.0% 100.21 16 13 55.2% 08
110 BigEast Rutgers -67.26 0 2 0.0% -89.41 14 12 53.8% -08
111 Indy Army -81.81 0 2 0.0% -153.29 14 16 46.7% 09
112 WAC Utah State -83.63 0 3 0.0% 244.96 20 11 64.5% -04
113 SunBelt North Texas -83.80 0 3 0.0% 66.68 16 14 53.3% -03
114 Pac10 Washington State -84.83 0 3 0.0% 56.95 20 14 58.8% -03
115 CUSA Memphis -84.84 0 3 0.0% -48.56 16 14 53.3% -03
116 MAC Ohio -85.89 0 3 0.0% -29.46 18 15 54.5% -10
117 Pac10 Washington -89.68 0 3 0.0% 307.44 22 11 66.7% -04
118 CUSA UAB -93.87 0 3 0.0% -114.32 14 15 48.3% -03
119 MtnWest San Diego State -94.10 0 3 0.0% 357.33 24 8 75.0% -01
120 BigEast Syracuse -94.43 0 3 0.0% 160.99 19 9 67.9% -06

The big change in the conference race this weekend was the Mtn West going 7-1 (and 4-0 against the Pac 10). Stellar work. The D1-AA Cupcakes lost another ten games to the bowl subdivision, giving them just 2 wins out of 65 games this season. Because of the Mtn West's fine work, non-BCS confs are now 14 of 64 (22%) against the BCS conferences. Despite the horrible weekend for the Pac 10, they still lead all conferences in SoS, so at least they have that.

Week 3 Conference Rankings
Rank Avg Points Conference non-conf W non-conf L non-conf W% non-conf oPts non-conf oW non-conf oL non-conf oW%
1 54.03 Big12 28 4 87.5% -1378.50 26 50 34.2%
2 46.43 Big10 25 6 80.6% -1121.68 29 44 39.7%
3 46.35 SEC 23 3 88.5% -1036.90 21 39 35.0%
4 31.55 MtnWest 15 5 75.0% -895.92 16 28 36.4%
5 18.44 ACC 17 8 68.0% -975.43 26 26 50.0%
6 0.09 Pac10 10 10 50.0% 271.33 35 20 63.6%
7 -1.60 BigEast 10 9 52.6% -212.19 27 18 60.0%
8 -9.97 CUSA 9 13 40.9% 221.47 37 17 68.5%
9 -11.52 MAC 11 16 40.7% -228.18 39 28 58.2%
10 -15.83 WAC 9 13 40.9% -95.64 34 22 60.7%
11 -22.80 SunBelt 6 13 31.6% 262.98 32 13 71.1%

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