Phil Steele Blog • December 10, 2015

 

Strength of Wins/ Pain of Losses Thru Week 14.

Strength of Wins

I find this chart to be very interesting every year. How it’s devised is if you beat an FBS opponent you get credit for all their wins over their FBS opponents. Week 13 Blog post on November 24th can be found <here> to see the change in records.

In this first chart below you can see Strength of Wins. Here you can see Michigan St is still in the lone #1 spot on this list. MSU has wins vs W Michigan, Oregon, Air Force, C Michigan, Purdue, Rutgers, Michigan, Indiana, Maryland, Ohio St, Penn St and Iowa and those teams have a total of 85 wins. At the bottom you will see your winless teams UCF, and Kansas.

Here is the Complete list of Strength of Wins with rank:Games Played Thru 12/5/15

Strength of Wins Strength of Wins Strength of Wins
SU Combined SU Combined SU Combined
Wins Foe Wins Rank Wins Foe Wins Rank Wins Foe Wins Rank
Michigan St 12 85 1 USF 8 34 43 Kentucky 5 15 87
Alabama 12 82 2 Georgia 9 31 45 South Carolina 3 15 87
Oklahoma 11 73 3 Southern Miss 9 31 45 East Carolina 5 14 89
Clemson 13 72 4 N Illinois 8 31 45 Virginia 4 14 89
Stanford 11 67 5 Western Mich 7 31 45 Syracuse 4 13 91
Ohio St 11 63 6 Arizona St 6 31 45 Georgia Tech 3 13 91
Houston 12 60 7 Texas 5 31 45 UTSA 3 13 91
Iowa 12 57 8 Appalachian St 10 30 51 UTEP 5 12 94
WKU 11 57 8 Boise St 8 30 51 Old Dominion 5 12 94
Notre Dame 10 56 10 Louisiana Tech 8 30 51 Colorado 4 12 94
Northwestern 10 54 11 New Mexico 7 30 51 Maryland 3 12 94
Florida 10 54 11 Washington 6 30 51 FIU 5 11 98
Florida St 10 53 13 Marshall 9 29 56 New Mexico St 3 11 98
USC 8 53 13 Air Force 8 29 56 Florida Atlantic 3 11 98
Mississippi 9 52 15 Auburn 6 29 56 UMass 3 11 98
Utah 9 52 15 GA Southern 8 28 59 Rice 5 9 102
North Carolina 11 51 17 Cincinnati 7 28 59 Idaho 4 9 102
LSU 8 51 17 Arkansas St 9 27 61 Troy 4 9 102
Bowling Green 10 49 19 Central Mich 7 27 61 UNLV 3 9 102
Michigan 9 49 19 Missouri 5 27 61 Wyoming 2 9 102
Oklahoma St 10 48 21 Texas Tech 7 26 64 Rutgers 4 8 107
Oregon 9 47 22 Colorado St 7 26 64 UL Lafayette 4 8 107
Navy 9 47 22 Louisville 7 26 64 Boston College 3 8 107
Toledo 9 46 24 Utah St 6 26 64 Texas St 3 7 110
Temple 10 45 25 Minnesota 5 25 68 Fresno St 3 6 111
BYU 9 45 25 Middle Tenn 7 24 69 Hawaii 3 6 111
Memphis 9 45 25 Indiana 6 24 69 Kent St 3 6 111
TCU 10 44 28 Arizona 6 24 69 Iowa St 3 5 114
UCLA 8 44 28 Nevada 6 23 72 Wake Forest 3 5 114
Miss St 8 44 28 NC State 7 22 73 Purdue 2 5 114
San Diego St 10 43 31 Connecticut 6 22 73 Oregon St 2 5 114
Washington St 8 41 32 South Alabama 5 22 73 Miami, OH 3 4 118
Arkansas 7 41 32 West Virginia 7 21 76 Ball St 3 4 118
Baylor 9 40 34 Kansas St 6 21 76 SMU 2 4 118
Pittsburgh 8 38 35 Georgia St 6 21 76 ULM 2 3 121
Texas A&M 8 37 36 Duke 7 20 79 Charlotte 2 3 121
Tennessee 8 37 36 Akron 7 19 80 North Texas 1 3 121
Ohio 8 37 36 Virginia Tech 6 19 80 Tulane 3 2 124
California 7 37 36 Tulsa 6 17 82 Eastern Mich 1 2 124
Miami, Fl 8 36 40 Illinois 5 17 82 Army 2 1 126
Penn St 7 35 41 Buffalo 5 17 82 Kansas 0 0 127
Nebraska 5 35 41 Vanderbilt 4 17 82 UCF 0 0 127
Wisconsin 9 34 43 San Jose St 5 16 86

 

Pain of Losses

This next chart we will go over is the Pain of Losses. Here if you lose to an opponent you get credit for all their losses. ULM still on the top of this list with a combined 74 foe losses. Their foe losses include Georgia, Alabama, Ga Southern, Tulsa, Appalachian St, Idaho, UL Lafayette, Troy, Arkansas St, Texas St and Hawaii. Unlike the Strength of Wins chart, the Pain of Losses chart does include a loss to an FCS foe. I count that loss as 4 towards the combined foe loss record due to the weakness of the opponent.

Here is your complete Pain of Losses Chart with rank: Games Played Thru 12/5/15

Pain of Losses Pain of Losses Pain of Losses
SU Combined SU Combined SU Combined
Loss Foe Losses Rank Loss Foe Losses Rank Loss Foe Losses Rank
ULM 11 74 128 Virginia 8 31 84 Cincinnati 5 14 39
Eastern Mich 11 70 127 Syracuse 8 31 84 West Virginia 5 14 39
UCF 12 63 125 Nebraska 7 30 81 BYU 3 14 39
Charlotte 10 63 125 Texas 7 30 81 Arkansas St 3 14 39
New Mexico St 9 58 123 New Mexico 5 30 81 Texas Tech 5 13 36
Army 9 58 123 Vanderbilt 8 29 79 Louisville 5 13 36
Wyoming 10 56 122 Colorado St 5 29 79 Texas A&M 4 13 36
Kansas 12 55 121 Maryland 9 28 78 Miss St 4 11 33
Troy 8 54 120 Iowa St 9 27 76 Mississippi 3 11 33
Texas St 9 53 119 Arizona 6 27 76 Marshall 3 11 33
Hawaii 10 52 115 East Carolina 7 26 74 Penn St 5 10 29
UTSA 9 52 115 GA Southern 4 26 74 Tennessee 4 10 29
Idaho 8 52 115 Utah St 6 25 73 Baylor 3 10 29
UL Lafayette 8 52 115 Arizona St 6 24 71 Toledo 2 10 29
North Texas 11 51 112 Connecticut 6 24 71 Pittsburgh 4 9 22
UMass 9 51 112 Washington 6 23 69 Miami, Fl 4 9 22
South Alabama 7 51 112 Virginia Tech 6 23 69 LSU 3 9 22
UNLV 9 50 111 N Illinois 5 22 66 Bowling Green 3 9 22
Oregon St 10 45 108 Middle Tenn 5 22 66 WKU 2 9 22
Miami, OH 9 45 108 Ohio 4 22 66 Florida St 2 9 22
Tulane 9 45 108 Illinois 7 21 65 North Carolina 2 9 22
Florida Atlantic 9 44 107 Kansas St 6 20 63 Oregon 3 8 20
Colorado 9 43 104 Duke 5 20 63 Georgia 3 8 20
Kent St 9 43 104 Minnesota 7 19 57 Temple 3 7 17
UTEP 7 43 104 Auburn 6 19 57 Michigan St 1 7 17
Boston College 9 42 103 Indiana 6 19 57 Oklahoma 1 7 17
Fresno St 9 41 102 Tulsa 6 19 57 Florida 3 6 14
Purdue 10 39 99 Western Mich 5 19 57 Memphis 3 6 14
Ball St 9 39 99 Boise St 4 19 57 Houston 1 6 14
Old Dominion 7 39 99 Central Mich 5 18 56 Michigan 3 5 12
Buffalo 7 38 96 California 5 17 51 Stanford 2 5 12
FIU 7 38 96 Akron 5 17 51 Wisconsin 3 4 9
Nevada 6 38 96 UCLA 4 17 51 Northwestern 2 4 9
San Jose St 7 37 95 Washington St 4 17 51 Oklahoma St 2 4 9
Rice 7 36 93 San Diego St 3 17 51 Navy 2 3 5
Georgia St 6 36 93 Arkansas 5 16 46 TCU 2 3 5
SMU 10 35 90 Air Force 5 16 46 Appalachian St 2 3 5
South Carolina 9 35 90 USF 4 16 46 Alabama 1 3 5
Wake Forest 9 35 90 Southern Miss 4 16 46 Notre Dame 2 2 4
Georgia Tech 9 34 88 Louisiana Tech 4 16 46 Ohio St 1 1 2
Missouri 7 34 88 USC 5 15 43 Iowa 1 1 2
Rutgers 8 33 86 NC State 5 15 43 Clemson 0 0 1
Kentucky 7 33 86 Utah 3 15 43

 

Overall Wins and Losses

In this last chart below you can see the overall wins and losses. As you can see the top team is Clemson which is still unbeaten. The bottom teams are all the winless teams. In this list even though Army has 2 wins they only get credit for one (E Michigan) because the other was against an FCS foe (Bucknell).

Here is your complete Overall Wins and Losses Chart with %:Games Played Thru 12/5/15

Overall Overall Overall
Wins Losses % Wins Losses % Wins Losses %
Clemson 72 0 100.0% California 37 17 68.5% Virginia 14 31 31.1%
Ohio St 63 1 98.4% USF 34 16 68.0% Buffalo 17 38 30.9%
Iowa 57 1 98.3% Texas Tech 26 13 66.7% San Jose St 16 37 30.2%
Notre Dame 56 2 96.6% Louisville 26 13 66.7% South Alabama 22 51 30.1%
Alabama 82 3 96.5% Cincinnati 28 14 66.7% Maryland 12 28 30.0%
Navy 47 3 94.0% Southern Miss 31 16 66.0% South Carolina 15 35 30.0%
TCU 44 3 93.6% Arkansas St 27 14 65.9% Syracuse 13 31 29.5%
Northwestern 54 4 93.1% Louisiana Tech 30 16 65.2% Georgia Tech 13 34 27.7%
Stanford 67 5 93.1% Air Force 29 16 64.4% Old Dominion 12 39 23.5%
Michigan St 85 7 92.4% Ohio 37 22 62.7% FIU 11 38 22.4%
Oklahoma St 48 4 92.3% Western Mich 31 19 62.0% Colorado 12 43 21.8%
Oklahoma 73 7 91.3% Boise St 30 19 61.2% UTEP 12 43 21.8%
Appalachian St 30 3 90.9% Auburn 29 19 60.4% Rice 9 36 20.0%
Houston 60 6 90.9% West Virginia 21 14 60.0% Florida Atlantic 11 44 20.0%
Michigan 49 5 90.7% Central Mich 27 18 60.0% UTSA 13 52 20.0%
Florida 54 6 90.0% NC State 22 15 59.5% Rutgers 8 33 19.5%
Wisconsin 34 4 89.5% N Illinois 31 22 58.5% UMass 11 51 17.7%
Memphis 45 6 88.2% Minnesota 25 19 56.8% Boston College 8 42 16.0%
Temple 45 7 86.5% Washington 30 23 56.6% New Mexico St 11 58 15.9%
WKU 57 9 86.4% Arizona St 31 24 56.4% UNLV 9 50 15.3%
Florida St 53 9 85.5% Indiana 24 19 55.8% Idaho 9 52 14.8%
Oregon 47 8 85.5% Nebraska 35 30 53.8% Troy 9 54 14.3%
LSU 51 9 85.0% Akron 19 17 52.8% Wyoming 9 56 13.8%
North Carolina 51 9 85.0% Middle Tenn 24 22 52.2% UL Lafayette 8 52 13.3%
Bowling Green 49 9 84.5% GA Southern 28 26 51.9% Fresno St 6 41 12.8%
Mississippi 52 11 82.5% Kansas St 21 20 51.2% Wake Forest 5 35 12.5%
Toledo 46 10 82.1% Utah St 26 25 51.0% Kent St 6 43 12.2%
Pittsburgh 38 9 80.9% Texas 31 30 50.8% Texas St 7 53 11.7%
Miami, Fl 36 9 80.0% Iowa St 5 27 50.0% Purdue 5 39 11.4%
Baylor 40 10 80.0% Duke 20 20 50.0% Hawaii 6 52 10.3%
Miss St 44 11 80.0% New Mexico 30 30 50.0% SMU 4 35 10.3%
Georgia 31 8 79.5% Connecticut 22 24 47.8% Oregon St 5 45 10.0%
Tennessee 37 10 78.7% Colorado St 26 29 47.3% Ball St 4 39 9.3%
USC 53 15 77.9% Tulsa 17 19 47.2% Miami, OH 4 45 8.2%
Penn St 35 10 77.8% Arizona 24 27 47.1% North Texas 3 51 5.6%
Utah 52 15 77.6% Virginia Tech 19 23 45.2% Charlotte 3 63 4.5%
BYU 45 14 76.3% Illinois 17 21 44.7% Tulane 2 45 4.3%
Texas A&M 37 13 74.0% Missouri 27 34 44.3% ULM 3 74 3.9%
Marshall 29 11 72.5% Nevada 23 38 37.7% Eastern Mich 2 70 2.8%
UCLA 44 17 72.1% Vanderbilt 17 29 37.0% Army 1 58 1.7%
Arkansas 41 16 71.9% Georgia St 21 36 36.8% Kansas 0 55 0.0%
San Diego St 43 17 71.7% East Carolina 14 26 35.0% UCF 0 63 0.0%
Washington St 41 17 70.7% Kentucky 15 33 31.3%