Phil Steele Blog • October 29, 2015

 

 

Strength of Wins/ Pain of Losses Thru Week 8.

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 7 Blog post on October 22nd 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 Ohio St, Michigan St, and LSU at the top ranked number 1. Lets look at LSU on the Strength of Wins list. LSU faced Miss St, Auburn, Syracuse, E Michigan, S Carolina, Florida and WKU and those teams have a total of 29 wins putting them at the top of this list. You can also see the quality if opponent LSU has seen with 1 less win then Ohio St and Michigan St but still has 29 combined foe wins. At the bottom you will see your winless teams UCF, North Texas, New Mexico St and Kansas. While there are only 4 winless teams, my chart grades 7 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:

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
Ohio St 8 29 1 Houston 7 11 44 Charlotte 2 5 83
Michigan St 8 29 1 Marshall 7 11 44 Southern Miss 5 4 88
LSU 7 29 1 Boise St 6 11 44 FIU 4 4 88
Alabama 7 26 4 Arizona 5 11 44 Rutgers 3 4 88
Iowa 7 24 5 Georgia 5 11 44 Old Dominion 3 4 88
Utah 6 24 5 Auburn 4 11 44 Oregon St 2 4 88
Memphis 7 23 7 Utah St 4 11 44 Maryland 2 4 88
Northwestern 6 21 8 Tennessee 3 11 44 Hawaii 2 4 88
Florida 6 21 8 Louisiana Tech 5 10 52 UNLV 2 4 88
Clemson 7 20 10 Missouri 4 10 52 Georgia St 2 4 88
Oklahoma 6 20 10 Central Mich 4 10 52 Wyoming 1 4 88
Miss St 6 20 10 Western Mich 4 10 52 UMass 1 4 88
BYU 6 20 10 Arkansas 3 10 52 Rice 4 3 99
UCLA 5 20 10 NC State 5 9 57 New Mexico 4 3 99
Penn St 6 19 15 Illinois 4 9 57 West Virginia 3 3 99
Stanford 6 19 15 Kentucky 4 9 57 Akron 3 3 99
Florida St 6 19 15 Nevada 4 9 57 Idaho 3 3 99
Texas A&M 5 19 15 South Carolina 3 9 57 Virginia 2 3 99
Temple 7 18 19 Texas Tech 5 8 62 Texas St 2 3 99
TCU 7 18 19 Oregon 4 8 62 UTSA 1 3 99
Notre Dame 6 18 19 San Jose St 4 8 62 GA Southern 5 2 107
Michigan 5 18 19 Cincinnati 4 8 62 Kent St 3 2 107
Mississippi 6 17 23 Arkansas St 4 8 62 Connecticut 3 2 107
USC 4 17 23 Washington 3 8 62 Fresno St 2 2 107
Toledo 7 16 25 Georgia Tech 3 8 62 UL Lafayette 2 2 107
WKU 6 16 25 Louisville 3 8 62 Appalachian St 6 1 112
California 5 16 25 Miami, Fl 4 7 70 UTEP 3 1 112
Baylor 7 15 28 Air Force 4 7 70 Army 2 1 112
Washington St 5 15 28 East Carolina 4 7 70 Ball St 2 1 112
Oklahoma St 7 14 30 USF 4 7 70 Eastern Mich 1 1 112
Pittsburgh 6 14 30 Syracuse 3 7 70 Florida Atlantic 1 1 112
Ohio 5 14 30 Vanderbilt 3 7 70 Iowa St 2 0 118
Wisconsin 6 13 33 South Alabama 3 7 70 Tulane 2 0 118
Duke 6 13 33 N Illinois 5 6 77 Troy 2 0 118
Bowling Green 6 13 33 Colorado 4 6 77 Purdue 1 0 118
Navy 5 13 33 Kansas St 3 6 77 SMU 1 0 118
Indiana 4 13 33 Virginia Tech 3 6 77 Miami, OH 1 0 118
Arizona St 4 13 33 Tulsa 3 6 77 ULM 1 0 118
Texas 3 13 33 Buffalo 3 6 77 Kansas 0 0 118
North Carolina 6 12 40 Boston College 3 5 83 New Mexico St 0 0 118
San Diego St 5 12 40 Wake Forest 3 5 83 North Texas 0 0 118
Minnesota 4 12 40 Colorado St 3 5 83 UCF 0 0 118
Nebraska 3 12 40 Middle Tenn 3 5 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 12 teams unbeaten, there are an additional 5 teams who have only lost to an unbeaten foe. Of those 5, 1 teams has 2 losses to unbeaten foes. Wyoming still hanging around at the top of this list with a combined 28 foe losses with New Mexico St. Their foe losses include Boise St, Nevada, Air Force, Appalachian St, New Mexico, Washington St, E Michigan and North Dakota. 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:

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
New Mexico St 7 28 127 Maryland 5 9 79 UCLA 2 4 38
Wyoming 7 28 127 Kent St 5 9 79 WKU 2 4 38
Eastern Mich 7 25 126 South Carolina 4 9 79 Bowling Green 2 4 38
UCF 8 23 124 Syracuse 4 9 79 Oklahoma 1 4 38
ULM 6 23 124 N Illinois 3 9 79 North Carolina 1 4 38
Miami, OH 7 21 123 NC State 2 9 79 Iowa St 5 3 30
Army 6 20 121 GA Southern 2 9 79 Texas 4 3 30
Charlotte 5 20 121 Washington 4 8 73 Illinois 3 3 30
North Texas 7 19 118 Texas St 4 8 73 Oregon 3 3 30
Florida Atlantic 6 19 118 San Diego St 3 8 73 Texas A&M 2 3 30
Georgia St 4 19 118 Utah St 3 8 73 California 2 3 30
FIU 4 18 117 Louisiana Tech 3 8 73 Utah 1 3 30
UTSA 6 17 112 Southern Miss 3 8 73 Marshall 1 3 30
Ball St 6 17 112 Virginia 5 7 66 Cincinnati 3 2 24
UNLV 5 17 112 Tulane 5 7 66 Northwestern 2 2 24
Nevada 4 17 112 Tennessee 4 7 66 Miss St 2 2 24
UTEP 4 17 112 Central Mich 4 7 66 Alabama 1 2 24
Kansas 7 16 110 Akron 4 7 66 Stanford 1 2 24
Fresno St 6 16 110 Minnesota 3 7 66 Duke 1 2 24
Hawaii 6 15 106 Arkansas St 3 7 66 Texas Tech 3 1 18
Colorado 4 15 106 Indiana 4 6 56 West Virginia 3 1 18
New Mexico 4 15 106 Arkansas 4 6 56 Michigan 2 1 18
Idaho 4 15 106 USC 3 6 56 Mississippi 2 1 18
Troy 5 14 103 Arizona St 3 6 56 Wisconsin 2 1 18
San Jose St 4 14 103 Auburn 3 6 56 Navy 1 1 18
South Alabama 4 14 103 Western Mich 3 6 56 Penn St 2 0 1
Purdue 6 13 98 Kentucky 3 6 56 Florida 1 0 1
Middle Tennessee 5 13 98 USF 3 6 56 Notre Dame 1 0 1
Connecticut 5 13 98 Rice 3 6 56 Pittsburgh 1 0 1
Old Dominion 4 13 98 Washington St 2 6 56 Appalachian St 1 0 1
UL Lafayette 4 13 98 Kansas St 4 5 49 Ohio St 0 0 1
UMass 6 12 92 Tulsa 4 5 49 Michigan St 0 0 1
Nebraska 5 12 92 Arizona 3 5 49 LSU 0 0 1
Wake Forest 5 12 92 Air Force 3 5 49 Iowa 0 0 1
Oregon St 5 12 92 Boise St 2 5 49 Memphis 0 0 1
Buffalo 4 12 92 Georgia 2 5 49 Clemson 0 0 1
Colorado St 4 12 92 Florida St 1 5 49 Temple 0 0 1
SMU 6 11 90 Georgia Tech 5 4 38 TCU 0 0 1
Boston College 5 11 90 Louisville 4 4 38 Toledo 0 0 1
Missouri 4 10 87 East Carolina 4 4 38 Baylor 0 0 1
Vanderbilt 4 10 87 Rutgers 4 4 38 Oklahoma St 0 0 1
Ohio 3 10 87 Miami, Fl 3 4 38 Houston 0 0 1
Virginia Tech 5 9 79 BYU 2 4 38

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, Michigan St and LSU. The bottom teams are all the winless teams. One of the most interesting teams here is Appalachian St (highlighted in green). If you take a closer look, Appalachian St is the only team that has a win vs a winless team, a win vs a 1 win team, and their only loss was vs Clemson one of the unbeaten teams. So they will have a 1-0 record.

Overall Overall Overall
Wins Losses % Wins Losses % Wins Losses %
Ohio St 29 0 100.0% Oregon 8 3 72.7% Rice 3 6 33.3%
Michigan St 29 0 100.0% Washington St 15 6 71.4% Boston College 5 11 31.3%
LSU 29 0 100.0% Arizona 11 5 68.8% Maryland 4 9 30.8%
Iowa 24 0 100.0% Georgia 11 5 68.8% Virginia 3 7 30.0%
Memphis 23 0 100.0% Boise St 11 5 68.8% Akron 3 7 30.0%
Florida 21 0 100.0% Indiana 13 6 68.4% Wake Forest 5 12 29.4%
Clemson 20 0 100.0% Arizona St 13 6 68.4% Colorado St 5 12 29.4%
Penn St 19 0 100.0% Georgia Tech 8 4 66.7% Colorado 6 15 28.6%
Notre Dame 18 0 100.0% Louisville 8 4 66.7% Middle Tenn 5 13 27.8%
Temple 18 0 100.0% Auburn 11 6 64.7% Texas St 3 8 27.3%
TCU 18 0 100.0% Miami, Fl 7 4 63.6% Oregon St 4 12 25.0%
Toledo 16 0 100.0% East Carolina 7 4 63.6% UMass 4 12 25.0%
Baylor 15 0 100.0% Minnesota 12 7 63.2% Old Dominion 4 13 23.5%
Oklahoma St 14 0 100.0% Arkansas 10 6 62.5% Hawaii 4 15 21.1%
Pittsburgh 14 0 100.0% Western Mich 10 6 62.5% Charlotte 5 20 20.0%
Houston 11 0 100.0% Tennessee 11 7 61.1% UNLV 4 17 19.0%
Appalachian St 1 0 100.0% San Diego St 12 8 60.0% FIU 4 18 18.2%
Michigan 18 1 94.7% Kentucky 9 6 60.0% Kent St 2 9 18.2%
Mississippi 17 1 94.4% Central Mich 10 7 58.8% GA Southern 2 9 18.2%
Alabama 26 2 92.9% Ohio 14 10 58.3% Georgia St 4 19 17.4%
Wisconsin 13 1 92.9% Air Force 7 5 58.3% New Mexico 3 15 16.7%
Navy 13 1 92.9% Utah St 11 8 57.9% Idaho 3 15 16.7%
Northwestern 21 2 91.3% Louisiana Tech 10 8 55.6% UTSA 3 17 15.0%
Miss St 20 2 90.9% Kansas St 6 5 54.5% UL Lafayette 2 13 13.3%
Stanford 19 2 90.5% Tulsa 6 5 54.5% Connecticut 2 13 13.3%
Utah 24 3 88.9% USF 7 6 53.8% Wyoming 4 28 12.5%
Texas Tech 8 1 88.9% Arkansas St 8 7 53.3% Fresno St 2 16 11.1%
Duke 13 2 86.7% Nebraska 12 12 50.0% UTEP 1 17 5.6%
Texas A&M 19 3 86.4% Missouri 10 10 50.0% Ball St 1 17 5.6%
California 16 3 84.2% NC State 9 9 50.0% Florida Atlantic 1 19 5.0%
Oklahoma 20 4 83.3% South Carolina 9 9 50.0% Army 1 20 4.8%
UCLA 20 4 83.3% Washington 8 8 50.0% Eastern Mich 1 25 3.8%
BYU 20 4 83.3% Rutgers 4 4 50.0% Tulane 0 7 0.0%
Texas 13 3 81.3% Iowa St 0 3 50.0% SMU 0 11 0.0%
WKU 16 4 80.0% Syracuse 7 9 43.8% Purdue 0 13 0.0%
Cincinnati 8 2 80.0% Vanderbilt 7 10 41.2% Kansas 0 16 0.0%
Florida St 19 5 79.2% Virginia Tech 6 9 40.0% North Texas 0 19 0.0%
Marshall 11 3 78.6% N Illinois 6 9 40.0% Troy 0 13 0.0%
Bowling Green 13 4 76.5% San Jose St 8 14 36.4% Miami, OH 0 21 0.0%
North Carolina 12 4 75.0% Nevada 9 17 34.6% UCF 0 23 0.0%
Illinois 9 3 75.0% South Alabama 7 14 33.3% ULM 0 23 0.0%
West Virginia 3 1 75.0% Buffalo 6 12 33.3% New Mexico St 0 28 0.0%
USC 17 6 73.9% Southern Miss 4 8 33.3%

 

 

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