Daily Blog •June 2, 2012

For more than 7 years I have published an “Experience Chart” in my National College Football Preview. The old version of this chart just took into account the overall experience from the 2 deep for each squad. A couple years ago I revised the Experience Chart and created a New and Improved version. The new chart uses 20% of the experience grade from the old chart, 20% from the % of lettermen returning, 20% from the % of tackles returning, 20% from the % of yards returning and 20% from the career starts of the offensive line.

The most experienced teams when using the old chart were usually the service academies which play a lot of seniors and juniors. Using the old method (which is listed below) the top 5 most experienced teams in terms of upperclassmen in the two deep are: 1. Kansas St 1. Navy 3. Idaho 4. Iowa St 4. Louisiana Tech 4. Arkansas St.

The least experienced teams using this method are: 124. Colorado 123. Tulane and 122. Bowling Green. The next paragraph is an explanation of how the chart works and below that is the old version of the Experience Chart.

Experience can be a big thing in college football. A player gains valuable experience for every year he plays and becomes a better player because of it. Players also mature physically while they are in college and there is a big difference between a raw 17 or 18 year old true freshman and a mature and physically stronger 22 year old senior. Some teams that send their players away on missions, like BYU, routinely have Seniors up to 25 years old. There is also a coaching adage that for every freshman starter you have, you lose one game. With that in mind, we compiled the following chart. It lists the total amount of senior starters on the team as well as seniors in the two deep. It also shows all of the juniors, sophomores and freshmen starters and the total amount in the two deep.

To formulate a point system, I awarded 3 points for every senior starter (2.5 for every additional senior in the two deep) 2 points for every junior starter (1.5 for every additional junior in the two deep) 1 point for a sophomore starter (0.5 for every additional soph in the 2 deep then subtracted 1 point for every frosh starter and .5 for every frosh in the two deep. The total points column uses that formula to figure out the points awarded to a team. The number before the team is where they came up in my overall ranking of all the teams in the NCAA. This list was compiled during magazine season and there have been some changes to the 2 deep since it went to press, which may not be accounted for. This chart will give you an idea of the most experienced and least experienced teams in the NCAA this year.

ST-Starter
2D=2 Deep

2 Deep Class Breakdown

Rank
 Team
SR ST
SR 2D
JR ST
JR 2D
SO ST
SO 2D
FR ST
FR 2D
Pts
1
 Kansas St
13
8
8
5
1
7
0
2
86
1
 Navy
11
7
5
12
6
3
0
0
86
3
 Idaho
14
3
5
12
3
4
0
3
81
4
 Iowa St
11
7
6
6
5
7
0
2
79
4
 Arkansas St
11
7
6
8
5
3
0
4
79
4
 Louisiana Tech
13
8
6
3
2
8
1
3
79
7
 Troy
13
4
5
10
3
6
1
2
78
8
 Kansas
12
3
10
6
0
10
0
3
76
9
 Army
9
4
7
9
6
9
0
0
75
10
 Nebraska
9
7
8
6
4
6
1
3
74
10
 Tulsa
12
5
6
7
2
8
2
2
74
10
 New Mexico
12
5
5
6
5
7
0
4
74
10
 Southern Miss
11
3
10
8
1
6
0
5
74
14
 Oklahoma
12
3
8
9
1
5
1
5
73
14
 Baylor
9
6
9
7
3
5
1
4
73
14
 Fresno St
10
6
8
5
4
6
0
5
73
14
 Air Force
11
8
8
3
2
4
1
7
73
14
 East Carolina
7
3
12
11
3
5
0
3
73
14
 New Mexico St
9
6
9
8
3
3
1
5
73
14
 FIU
11
5
8
7
2
5
1
5
73
21
 NC State
11
3
7
8
4
7
0
4
72
21
 Toledo
9
6
8
4
5
9
0
3
72
21
 USF
12
4
7
6
3
6
0
6
72
24
 Penn St
9
4
9
9
3
5
1
4
71
24
 Purdue
10
4
10
6
2
6
0
6
71
24
 Temple
11
1
9
11
1
6
1
4
71
24
 Arizona St
9
3
11
9
1
6
1
4
71
24
 Arkansas 
9
6
7
8
5
3
1
5
71
24
 UTEP
12
5
5
5
4
8
1
4
71
24
 Ohio 
11
4
8
5
3
8
0
5
71
31
 BYU
9
8
7
4
4
6
2
4
70
31
 Miami, Oh
13
1
5
9
4
7
0
5
70
31
 Kent
13
1
6
8
3
8
0
5
70
31
 Utah St
11
3
8
7
3
6
0
6
70
31
 FAU
5
5
12
9
4
6
1
2
70
36
 Utah
11
4
6
8
4
4
1
6
69
36
 Cincinnati
8
6
7
5
7
7
0
4
69
36
 Houston
8
5
8
8
5
5
1
4
69
36
 Central Michigan
11
3
3
7
8
10
0
2
69
36
 Umass
11
4
10
5
1
4
0
9
69
41
 Washington St
8
5
7
10
3
7
4
0
68
41
 Oregon St
9
4
6
6
7
9
0
3
68
41
 Wyoming
11
4
4
7
6
7
1
4
68
44
 Oklahoma St
10
2
10
8
1
6
1
6
67
44
 Rutgers
10
3
6
8
5
7
1
4
67
44
 Arizona
6
8
7
3
8
9
1
2
67
44
 Mississippi
6
5
8
8
8
5
0
4
67
44
 San Diego St
6
6
9
5
7
7
0
4
67
44
 Boise St
9
7
7
4
5
4
1
7
67
50
 Missouri
10
3
7
8
4
5
1
6
66
50
 West Virginia
10
6
8
2
3
7
1
7
66
50
 Georgia Tech
7
2
11
7
4
10
0
3
66
50
 Tennessee
5
5
11
7
6
5
0
5
66
50
 San Jose St
6
6
11
5
5
4
0
7
66
50
 Connecticut
11
3
4
6
7
8
0
5
66
50
 South Alabama
5
4
10
8
7
7
0
3
66
57
 Wisconsin
7
1
13
9
1
8
1
4
65
57
 Mississippi St
7
7
6
4
7
9
2
2
65
57
 SMU
11
5
7
3
2
8
2
6
65
57
 Northern Illinois
11
2
6
7
4
8
1
5
65
61
 Buffalo
7
3
9
6
5
11
1
2
64
61
 Eastern Michigan
11
3
4
5
7
8
0
6
64
61
 UCF
10
6
3
4
9
4
0
8
64
61
 WKU
9
3
8
6
4
8
1
5
64
61
 Texas St
8
3
10
10
2
2
2
7
64
66
 Michigan
10
3
6
7
5
5
1
7
63
66
 Florida St
8
3
7
6
7
8
0
5
63
66
 Florida
8
2
10
6
3
10
1
4
63
66
 Georgia
10
1
8
5
4
11
0
5
63
66
 Memphis
7
2
8
9
7
6
0
5
63
66
 Ball St
9
4
8
5
4
6
1
7
63
72
 UCLA
11
3
4
9
5
2
2
8
62
72
 North Carolina
9
4
5
5
8
6
0
7
62
72
 Vanderbilt
11
2
8
5
3
5
0
10
62
72
 Western Michigan
8
4
9
6
4
4
1
8
62
72
 ULM
7
3
9
6
5
9
1
4
62
77
 Texas Tech
12
1
5
7
3
8
2
6
61
77
 Pittsburgh
10
0
6
7
6
10
0
5
61
77
 Duke
9
2
7
7
6
5
0
8
61
77
 South Carolina
10
5
4
3
6
9
2
5
61
77
 Hawaii
7
3
8
8
4
9
3
2
61
77
 Middle Tennessee
7
3
11
5
3
8
1
6
61
83
 Ohio St
9
2
9
3
4
10
0
7
60
83
 Texas A&M
11
4
5
6
3
4
3
8
60
83
 Syracuse
7
5
11
2
3
7
1
8
60
83
 Alabama
7
1
11
6
4
9
0
6
60
87
 Michigan St
5
5
12
3
5
5
0
9
59
87
 Miami, Fl
6
3
8
8
7
5
1
6
59
87
 LSU
4
5
14
3
4
5
0
9
59
90
 Iowa 
6
5
10
3
4
8
2
6
58
90
 Virginia Tech
8
3
9
3
3
11
2
5
58
90
 Rice
6
1
10
9
4
8
2
4
58
90
 Nevada
11
3
4
4
6
6
1
9
58
90
 North Texas
7
3
8
6
6
6
1
7
58
90
 Louisiana
11
0
7
5
3
10
1
7
58
96
 Illinois
10
4
7
1
4
7
1
10
57
96
 Minnesota
7
1
9
4
6
12
0
5
57
96
 Northwestern
8
3
7
5
6
6
1
8
57
96
 Texas
3
3
11
6
8
8
0
5
57
96
 Oregon
9
1
5
8
6
8
2
5
57
96
 Virginia 
7
4
6
2
8
12
1
4
57
96
 Akron
7
4
6
7
6
6
3
5
57
103
 Stanford
5
4
10
6
6
3
1
9
56
103
 California
8
4
3
8
7
6
4
4
56
103
 UNLV
5
4
8
8
7
3
2
7
56
106
 Boston College
6
2
9
3
7
11
0
6
55
106
 Maryland
10
2
5
5
4
9
3
6
55
106
 UAB
8
3
8
4
4
7
2
8
55
109
 Washington
3
6
8
4
10
5
1
7
54
110
 Notre Dame
7
3
9
4
5
4
1
11
53
110
 Kentucky
8
4
4
3
8
8
2
7
53
110
 Louisville
5
3
5
7
11
6
1
6
53
110
 Marshall
4
1
10
9
6
7
2
5
53
114
 Indiana
3
1
11
3
8
14
0
4
51
114
 Clemson
8
2
5
2
9
9
0
9
51
114
 Auburn
8
1
7
3
5
12
2
6
51
114
 TCU
7
2
6
4
7
10
2
6
51
114
 UTSA
3
1
5
6
14
14
0
1
51
119
 USC
8
1
4
6
9
6
1
9
50
119
 Wake Forest
6
2
8
6
5
7
3
7
50
119
 Colorado St
7
2
7
4
5
10
3
6
50
122
 Bowling Green
4
2
9
5
7
9
2
6
49
123
 Tulane
8
1
6
4
6
8
2
9
48
124
 Colorado
6
0
7
3
8
9
1
10
43

Also on PhilSteele.com around June 15th, we will be posting the players who are no longer with each team since the magazine went to press more than a month ago. What I do in my personal magazine is circle the players and that way you can tell at a glance which teams suffer the most attrition and those that do not lose anybody. Remember when Oklahoma won their National Title in 2000, not a single starter missed a single start due to injury. This list will be updated DAILY so check it often. Also during the season we will provide an updated starts lost list for each school so you can see which schools are banged up and which fall into the zero starts lost category. This section will also update late additions.

Please check PhilSteele.com everyday to get my Top 40 Countdown which continued today with #9 Wisconsin. Every day now thru June 12th, I will post both magazine pages on each team that day and you can get an early look on how I breakdown your favorite team. Remember I will make those magazine pages available for only 24 hours for you to download.

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