| Phil Steele Blog • November 13, 2015 |
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Strength of Wins/ Pain of Losses Thru Week 10.
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 9 Blog post on November 5th 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 Alabama now holds the lone #1 spot on this list. Alabama has faced Wisconsin, Middle Tenn, ULM, Georgia, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Tennessee and LSU and those teams have a total of 42 wins. You can also see the quality of opponent Alabama has played with 1 less win then Ohio St and Clemson but still has 42 combined foe wins. At the bottom you will see your winless teams UCF, and Kansas. While there are only 2 winless teams, my chart grades 2 teams as having credit with a win but their foes have not won a single game vs a FBS foe.
Here is the Complete list of Strength of Wins with rank:Games Played Thru 11/12/15
| 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 | |||
| Alabama | 8 | 42 | 1 | Central Mich | 5 | 19 | 42 | Colorado St | 4 | 8 | 83 |
| Ohio St | 9 | 40 | 2 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 18 | 45 | Kansas St | 3 | 8 | 83 |
| Clemson | 9 | 39 | 3 | Oregon | 6 | 18 | 45 | Syracuse | 3 | 8 | 83 |
| Michigan St | 8 | 39 | 3 | Boise St | 7 | 17 | 47 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 8 | 83 |
| Notre Dame | 8 | 38 | 5 | San Diego St | 6 | 17 | 47 | Colorado | 4 | 7 | 91 |
| Iowa | 9 | 36 | 6 | Western Mich | 6 | 17 | 47 | Boston College | 3 | 7 | 91 |
| Florida | 8 | 35 | 7 | Marshall | 8 | 16 | 50 | UNLV | 3 | 7 | 91 |
| Utah | 8 | 35 | 7 | South Alabama | 5 | 16 | 50 | FIU | 5 | 6 | 94 |
| LSU | 7 | 35 | 7 | Indiana | 4 | 16 | 50 | Akron | 4 | 6 | 94 |
| Stanford | 8 | 34 | 10 | Washington | 4 | 16 | 50 | Virginia | 3 | 6 | 94 |
| Memphis | 8 | 32 | 11 | Arizona St | 4 | 16 | 50 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 6 | 94 |
| Northwestern | 7 | 32 | 11 | NC State | 6 | 15 | 55 | Rice | 4 | 5 | 98 |
| USC | 6 | 31 | 13 | Duke | 6 | 15 | 55 | Wake Forest | 3 | 5 | 98 |
| Oklahoma St | 9 | 30 | 14 | Georgia | 6 | 15 | 55 | Maryland | 2 | 5 | 98 |
| Navy | 7 | 30 | 14 | Louisville | 5 | 15 | 55 | New Mexico St | 2 | 5 | 98 |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 29 | 16 | Minnesota | 4 | 15 | 55 | Texas St | 2 | 5 | 98 |
| Bowling Green | 8 | 29 | 16 | Texas | 4 | 15 | 55 | Georgia St | 2 | 5 | 98 |
| UCLA | 7 | 29 | 16 | Arkansas St | 6 | 14 | 61 | Wyoming | 1 | 5 | 98 |
| Miss St | 7 | 29 | 16 | GA Southern | 6 | 14 | 61 | UMass | 1 | 5 | 98 |
| BYU | 7 | 29 | 16 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 14 | 61 | UL Lafayette | 4 | 4 | 106 |
| Michigan | 7 | 28 | 21 | Nevada | 5 | 14 | 61 | Iowa St | 3 | 4 | 106 |
| Toledo | 8 | 27 | 22 | Utah St | 5 | 14 | 61 | Rutgers | 3 | 4 | 106 |
| Penn St | 7 | 27 | 22 | Missouri | 4 | 14 | 61 | Idaho | 3 | 4 | 106 |
| Florida St | 7 | 27 | 22 | Middle Tenn | 4 | 14 | 61 | Purdue | 2 | 4 | 106 |
| Texas A&M | 6 | 27 | 22 | Illinois | 5 | 13 | 68 | Oregon St | 2 | 4 | 106 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 26 | 26 | Cincinnati | 5 | 13 | 68 | Hawaii | 2 | 4 | 106 |
| Mississippi | 7 | 26 | 26 | Buffalo | 5 | 13 | 68 | UTSA | 1 | 4 | 106 |
| TCU | 8 | 24 | 28 | USF | 5 | 13 | 68 | Old Dominion | 4 | 3 | 114 |
| WKU | 8 | 24 | 28 | Texas Tech | 5 | 12 | 72 | Kent St | 3 | 3 | 114 |
| Houston | 9 | 23 | 30 | Arizona | 5 | 12 | 72 | Troy | 3 | 3 | 114 |
| Wisconsin | 8 | 23 | 30 | Air Force | 6 | 11 | 74 | Fresno St | 2 | 3 | 114 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 23 | 30 | Kentucky | 4 | 11 | 74 | Ball St | 3 | 2 | 118 |
| N Illinois | 7 | 22 | 33 | East Carolina | 4 | 11 | 74 | Army | 2 | 1 | 119 |
| Temple | 8 | 21 | 34 | South Carolina | 3 | 11 | 74 | Miami, OH | 2 | 1 | 119 |
| Washington St | 6 | 21 | 34 | New Mexico | 5 | 10 | 78 | Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 119 |
| Arkansas | 5 | 21 | 34 | San Jose St | 4 | 10 | 78 | SMU | 1 | 1 | 119 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 21 | 34 | Southern Miss | 6 | 9 | 80 | Eastern Mich | 1 | 1 | 119 |
| Baylor | 8 | 20 | 38 | Tulsa | 5 | 9 | 80 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 119 |
| Miami, Fl | 6 | 20 | 38 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 9 | 80 | Tulane | 2 | 0 | 125 |
| Ohio | 6 | 20 | 38 | Appalachian St | 7 | 8 | 83 | ULM | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| California | 5 | 20 | 38 | Connecticut | 5 | 8 | 83 | Kansas | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| Louisiana Tech | 7 | 19 | 42 | West Virginia | 4 | 8 | 83 | UCF | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| Auburn | 5 | 19 | 42 | UTEP | 4 | 8 | 83 | ||||
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. While there are 6 teams unbeaten, there are an additional 2 teams who have only lost to an unbeaten foe. Eastern Michigan is now at the top of this list with a combined 44 foe losses. Their foe losses include Old Dominion, Ball St, Army, LSU, Akron, Toledo, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan and Miami, Oh. Unlike the Strength of Wins chart, the Pain of Losses chart does include a loss to an FCS foe. I count that loss a 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 11/12/15
| 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 | |||
| Eastern Mich | 9 | 44 | 128 | Missouri | 5 | 17 | 85 | Texas Tech | 5 | 6 | 31 |
| Wyoming | 9 | 42 | 127 | Connecticut | 5 | 16 | 82 | Louisville | 4 | 6 | 31 |
| ULM | 8 | 41 | 126 | Middle Tenn | 5 | 16 | 82 | Illinois | 4 | 6 | 31 |
| UCF | 10 | 37 | 124 | Ohio | 4 | 16 | 82 | Georgia | 3 | 6 | 31 |
| UTSA | 8 | 37 | 124 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 15 | 78 | Mississippi | 3 | 6 | 31 |
| New Mexico St | 7 | 35 | 123 | Akron | 5 | 15 | 78 | Duke | 3 | 6 | 31 |
| Miami, OH | 8 | 31 | 120 | Rice | 5 | 15 | 78 | Miami, Fl | 3 | 6 | 31 |
| Charlotte | 7 | 31 | 120 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 15 | 78 | WKU | 2 | 6 | 31 |
| Georgia St | 6 | 31 | 120 | East Carolina | 6 | 14 | 75 | Boise St | 2 | 6 | 31 |
| UMass | 8 | 30 | 119 | Kentucky | 5 | 14 | 75 | UCLA | 2 | 6 | 31 |
| Army | 7 | 29 | 117 | Arizona | 5 | 14 | 75 | North Carolina | 1 | 6 | 31 |
| Idaho | 6 | 29 | 117 | Maryland | 7 | 13 | 72 | Michigan St | 1 | 6 | 31 |
| Kansas | 9 | 28 | 115 | Arizona St | 5 | 13 | 72 | Oregon | 3 | 5 | 28 |
| FIU | 5 | 28 | 115 | Utah St | 4 | 13 | 72 | Bowling Green | 2 | 5 | 28 |
| North Texas | 8 | 27 | 114 | Virginia | 6 | 12 | 67 | Oklahoma | 1 | 5 | 28 |
| Florida Atlantic | 7 | 26 | 112 | Central Mich | 5 | 12 | 67 | Cincinnati | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| Ball St | 7 | 26 | 112 | Texas | 5 | 12 | 67 | BYU | 2 | 4 | 25 |
| Texas St | 6 | 25 | 109 | N Illinois | 3 | 12 | 67 | Miss St | 2 | 4 | 25 |
| Troy | 6 | 25 | 109 | GA Southern | 2 | 12 | 67 | Penn St | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| UTEP | 5 | 25 | 109 | Rutgers | 6 | 11 | 61 | Appalachian St | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| Hawaii | 8 | 24 | 107 | Washington | 5 | 11 | 61 | Toledo | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| Colorado | 6 | 24 | 107 | Minnesota | 5 | 11 | 61 | Utah | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| Kent St | 7 | 23 | 103 | USF | 4 | 11 | 61 | Alabama | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| Fresno St | 7 | 23 | 103 | Western Mich | 4 | 11 | 61 | West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| Boston College | 7 | 23 | 103 | San Diego St | 3 | 11 | 61 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| Nevada | 4 | 23 | 103 | Indiana | 5 | 10 | 57 | Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| Purdue | 7 | 21 | 99 | Arkansas | 4 | 10 | 57 | Michigan | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| UNLV | 6 | 21 | 99 | Auburn | 4 | 10 | 57 | Stanford | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| South Carolina | 6 | 21 | 99 | Southern Miss | 3 | 10 | 57 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Wake Forest | 6 | 21 | 99 | California | 4 | 9 | 51 | Navy | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| SMU | 8 | 20 | 92 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 9 | 51 | Memphis | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Oregon St | 7 | 20 | 92 | Arkansas St | 3 | 9 | 51 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Syracuse | 6 | 20 | 92 | NC State | 3 | 9 | 51 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Nebraska | 6 | 20 | 92 | Washington St | 3 | 9 | 51 | Temple | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Old Dominion | 5 | 20 | 92 | Marshall | 2 | 9 | 51 | TCU | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| UL Lafayette | 5 | 20 | 92 | Iowa St | 6 | 8 | 48 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Colorado St | 5 | 20 | 92 | Tulsa | 4 | 8 | 48 | Houston | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgia Tech | 7 | 19 | 90 | Texas A&M | 3 | 8 | 48 | Clemson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| San Jose St | 5 | 19 | 90 | Kansas St | 5 | 7 | 43 | Baylor | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tulane | 7 | 18 | 87 | Tennessee | 4 | 7 | 43 | Oklahoma St | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Alabama | 4 | 18 | 87 | Air Force | 3 | 7 | 43 | Iowa | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New Mexico | 4 | 18 | 87 | USC | 3 | 7 | 43 | Ohio St | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Buffalo | 5 | 17 | 85 | Florida St | 2 | 7 | 43 | ||||
Overall Wins and Losses
In this last chart below you can see the overall wins and losses. As you can see the top teams are Ohio St, and Clemson. The bottom teams are all the winless teams. One of the most interesting teams here is Notre Dame (highlighted in green). If you take a closer look, Notre Dame has a 8-1 record, but have 0 losses in this list because their only loss came to a unbeaten Clemson team. So Notre Dame does not get credit for any losses.
Here is your complete Overall Wins and Losses Chart with %:Games Played Thru 11/12/15
| Overall | Overall | Overall | |||||||||
| Wins | Losses | % | Wins | Losses | % | Wins | Losses | % | |||
| Ohio St | 40 | 0 | 100.0% | Duke | 15 | 6 | 71.4% | Connecticut | 8 | 16 | 33.3% |
| Clemson | 39 | 0 | 100.0% | Washington St | 21 | 9 | 70.0% | Virginia | 6 | 12 | 33.3% |
| Notre Dame | 38 | 0 | 100.0% | California | 20 | 9 | 69.0% | Georgia Tech | 9 | 19 | 32.1% |
| Iowa | 36 | 0 | 100.0% | Illinois | 13 | 6 | 68.4% | Syracuse | 8 | 20 | 28.6% |
| Oklahoma St | 30 | 0 | 100.0% | Louisiana Tech | 19 | 9 | 67.9% | Colorado St | 8 | 20 | 28.6% |
| TCU | 24 | 0 | 100.0% | Arkansas | 21 | 10 | 67.7% | Akron | 6 | 15 | 28.6% |
| Houston | 23 | 0 | 100.0% | Texas Tech | 12 | 6 | 66.7% | Maryland | 5 | 13 | 27.8% |
| Baylor | 20 | 0 | 100.0% | Auburn | 19 | 10 | 65.5% | Rutgers | 4 | 11 | 26.7% |
| Florida | 35 | 1 | 97.2% | N Illinois | 22 | 12 | 64.7% | UNLV | 7 | 21 | 25.0% |
| LSU | 35 | 1 | 97.2% | Marshall | 16 | 9 | 64.0% | Rice | 5 | 15 | 25.0% |
| Memphis | 32 | 1 | 97.0% | NC State | 15 | 9 | 62.5% | UTEP | 8 | 25 | 24.2% |
| Navy | 30 | 1 | 96.8% | Indiana | 16 | 10 | 61.5% | Boston College | 7 | 23 | 23.3% |
| Wisconsin | 23 | 1 | 95.8% | Central Mich | 19 | 12 | 61.3% | Colorado | 7 | 24 | 22.6% |
| Temple | 21 | 1 | 95.5% | Air Force | 11 | 7 | 61.1% | Wake Forest | 5 | 21 | 19.2% |
| Stanford | 34 | 2 | 94.4% | Arkansas St | 14 | 9 | 60.9% | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 26 | 18.8% |
| Northwestern | 32 | 2 | 94.1% | Western Mich | 17 | 11 | 60.7% | FIU | 6 | 28 | 17.6% |
| Alabama | 42 | 3 | 93.3% | San Diego St | 17 | 11 | 60.7% | Texas St | 5 | 25 | 16.7% |
| Michigan | 28 | 2 | 93.3% | Washington | 16 | 11 | 59.3% | Oregon St | 4 | 20 | 16.7% |
| Utah | 35 | 3 | 92.1% | Minnesota | 15 | 11 | 57.7% | UL Lafayette | 4 | 20 | 16.7% |
| Penn St | 27 | 3 | 90.0% | Ohio | 20 | 16 | 55.6% | Purdue | 4 | 21 | 16.0% |
| Toledo | 27 | 3 | 90.0% | Texas | 15 | 12 | 55.6% | UMass | 5 | 30 | 14.3% |
| Pittsburgh | 18 | 2 | 90.0% | Arizona St | 16 | 13 | 55.2% | Hawaii | 4 | 24 | 14.3% |
| BYU | 29 | 4 | 87.9% | USF | 13 | 11 | 54.2% | Georgia St | 5 | 31 | 13.9% |
| Miss St | 29 | 4 | 87.9% | GA Southern | 14 | 12 | 53.8% | Old Dominion | 3 | 20 | 13.0% |
| Michigan St | 39 | 6 | 86.7% | Nebraska | 23 | 20 | 53.5% | New Mexico St | 5 | 35 | 12.5% |
| Bowling Green | 29 | 5 | 85.3% | Kansas St | 8 | 7 | 53.3% | Idaho | 4 | 29 | 12.1% |
| Oklahoma | 29 | 5 | 85.3% | Tulsa | 9 | 8 | 52.9% | Kent St | 3 | 23 | 11.5% |
| UCLA | 29 | 6 | 82.9% | Utah St | 14 | 13 | 51.9% | Fresno St | 3 | 23 | 11.5% |
| USC | 31 | 7 | 81.6% | Iowa St | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | Wyoming | 5 | 42 | 10.6% |
| Mississippi | 26 | 6 | 81.3% | Virginia Tech | 14 | 15 | 48.3% | Troy | 3 | 23 | 11.5% |
| North Carolina | 26 | 6 | 81.3% | Southern Miss | 9 | 10 | 47.4% | UTSA | 4 | 37 | 9.8% |
| WKU | 24 | 6 | 80.0% | South Alabama | 16 | 18 | 47.1% | Ball St | 2 | 26 | 7.1% |
| West Virginia | 8 | 2 | 80.0% | Middle Tenn | 14 | 16 | 46.7% | SMU | 1 | 20 | 4.8% |
| Florida St | 27 | 7 | 79.4% | Arizona | 12 | 14 | 46.2% | North Texas | 1 | 27 | 3.6% |
| Oregon | 18 | 5 | 78.3% | Missouri | 14 | 17 | 45.2% | Army | 1 | 29 | 3.3% |
| Texas A&M | 27 | 8 | 77.1% | East Carolina | 11 | 14 | 44.0% | Miami, OH | 1 | 31 | 3.1% |
| Miami, Fl | 20 | 6 | 76.9% | Kentucky | 11 | 14 | 44.0% | Charlotte | 1 | 31 | 3.1% |
| Cincinnati | 13 | 4 | 76.5% | Buffalo | 13 | 17 | 43.3% | Eastern Mich | 1 | 44 | 2.2% |
| Tennessee | 21 | 7 | 75.0% | Nevada | 14 | 23 | 37.8% | Tulane | 0 | 18 | 0.0% |
| Boise St | 17 | 6 | 73.9% | New Mexico | 10 | 18 | 35.7% | Kansas | 0 | 28 | 0.0% |
| Appalachian St | 8 | 3 | 72.7% | Vanderbilt | 8 | 15 | 34.8% | UCF | 0 | 37 | 0.0% |
| Louisville | 15 | 6 | 71.4% | San Jose St | 10 | 19 | 34.5% | ULM | 0 | 41 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 15 | 6 | 71.4% | South Carolina | 11 | 21 | 34.4% | ||||
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