Phil Steele Blog • November 8, 2016

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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. Note this chart does not count wins over FCS teams even if they are 11-0.

In this first chart below you can see Strength of Wins. Here you can see Alabama still in the #1 spot on this list. Alabama has faced USC, WKU, Mississippi, Kent St, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas A&M and LSU and those teams have a total of 49 wins. My chart grades 4 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 11/5/16

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 9 49 1 BYU 5 19 43 Cincinnati 4 10 87
Clemson 9 45 2 Georgia 5 19 43 UCLA 3 10 87
Michigan 9 42 3 California 4 19 43 FIU 3 10 87
Ohio St 8 40 4 Ohio 7 18 47 Buffalo 2 10 87
Penn St 7 38 5 Vanderbilt 4 18 47 GA Southern 4 9 91
Western Mich 9 34 6 Middle Tennessee 6 17 49 Ball St 4 9 91
Boise St 8 34 6 Wake Forest 6 17 49 Charlotte 4 9 91
Wisconsin 7 33 8 Old Dominion 6 17 49 New Mexico St 2 9 91
Washington 9 31 9 Kentucky 5 17 49 Boston College 4 8 95
Louisville 8 30 10 Iowa 5 17 49 North Texas 4 8 95
Appalachian St 7 30 10 Central Mich 5 17 49 Duke 3 8 95
Auburn 7 30 10 Army 5 17 49 Virginia 2 8 95
Tennessee 6 30 10 South Carolina 5 17 49 Oregon 3 7 99
Texas A&M 7 29 14 Texas 5 17 49 East Carolina 3 7 99
Houston 7 28 15 Miami, Fl 5 17 49 Kent St 3 7 99
Temple 7 28 15 South Alabama 4 17 49 N Illinois 3 7 99
Wyoming 7 28 15 Arkansas St 4 17 49 UTEP 3 7 99
Virginia Tech 7 27 18 Memphis 6 16 61 Texas St 2 7 99
Nebraska 7 26 19 Pittsburgh 5 16 61 UL Lafayette 3 6 105
Washington St 7 26 19 Georgia Tech 5 16 61 Connecticut 3 6 105
North Carolina 7 26 19 Arizona St 5 16 61 San Jose St 3 6 105
Florida St 6 26 19 Indiana 5 16 61 Purdue 3 6 105
Oklahoma 7 24 23 UTSA 5 16 61 ULM 3 6 105
Colorado 7 24 23 Mississippi 4 16 61 Rutgers 2 6 105
Oklahoma St 7 24 23 LSU 5 15 68 Tulane 3 5 111
USC 6 24 23 Northwestern 4 15 68 UNLV 3 5 111
Arkansas 6 24 23 Baylor 6 14 70 Utah St 3 5 111
USF 7 23 28 SMU 4 14 70 Missouri 2 5 111
Troy 7 23 28 Syracuse 4 14 70 Illinois 3 4 115
West Virginia 7 22 30 NC State 4 14 70 Oregon St 2 4 115
Florida 6 22 30 Miami, OH 4 14 70 Arizona 2 4 115
Navy 6 22 30 Miss St 4 14 70 Nevada 3 3 118
San Diego St 8 21 33 Maryland 5 13 76 Michigan St 2 3 118
Utah 7 21 33 Akron 5 13 76 UMass 2 3 118
Toledo 7 21 33 Texas Tech 4 13 76 Iowa St 1 3 118
WKU 7 21 33 Kansas St 5 12 79 Georgia St 2 2 122
Stanford 6 21 33 Colorado St 5 12 79 Marshall 2 2 122
Tulsa 7 20 38 UCF 5 12 79 Florida Atlantic 2 1 124
Minnesota 7 20 38 TCU 5 12 79 Kansas 1 0 125
Louisiana Tech 7 20 38 Hawaii 4 12 79 Rice 1 0 125
Air Force 6 20 38 Notre Dame 3 12 79 Bowling Green 1 0 125
Eastern Mich 5 20 38 Southern Miss 5 11 85 Fresno St 1 0 125
New Mexico 6 19 43 Idaho 5 11 85


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 5 teams unbeaten, there are an additional 2 teams who have only lost to an unbeaten foe. Bufflao is at the bottom of this list with a combined 35 foe losses. Their foe losses include Albany, Nevada, Boston College, Kent St, Ball St, Northern Illinois, and Ohio. 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 11/5/16

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
Alabama 0 0 1 Kansas St 4 8 40 North Texas 5 17 86
Clemson 0 0 1 Temple 3 9 45 Rutgers 7 17 86
Michigan 0 0 1 Memphis 3 9 45 UTSA 4 18 89
Western Mich 0 0 1 UCF 4 9 45 Miss St 5 18 89
Washington 0 0 1 Northwestern 5 9 45 Cincinnati 5 18 89
Louisville 1 0 1 BYU 4 10 49 Charlotte 5 19 92
Troy 1 0 1 Kentucky 4 10 49 East Carolina 6 19 92
Wisconsin 2 1 8 Pittsburgh 4 10 49 Purdue 6 19 92
Ohio St 1 2 9 Georgia Tech 4 10 49 ULM 6 19 92
Boise St 1 2 9 Louisiana Tech 3 11 53 Tulane 6 19 92
West Virginia 1 2 9 Air Force 3 11 53 South Alabama 5 20 97
Auburn 2 2 9 Indiana 4 11 53 Ball St 5 20 97
Nebraska 2 3 13 TCU 4 11 53 Kent St 6 20 97
Oklahoma 2 3 13 Mississippi 5 11 53 Arizona 7 20 97
Colorado 2 3 13 Middle Tennessee 3 12 58 Army 4 21 101
Tulsa 2 3 13 Wake Forest 3 12 58 Central Mich 5 21 101
Florida St 3 3 13 Old Dominion 3 12 58 UL Lafayette 5 21 101
Penn St 2 4 18 Southern Miss 4 12 58 New Mexico St 6 21 101
Arkansas 3 4 18 Syracuse 5 12 58 Missouri 7 21 101
Stanford 3 4 18 Boston College 5 12 58 Hawaii 6 22 106
LSU 3 4 18 Illinois 6 12 58 Duke 6 22 106
San Diego St 1 5 22 Oregon St 7 12 58 Kansas 8 22 106
Texas A&M 2 5 22 Ohio 3 13 66 San Jose St 7 23 109
Washington St 2 5 22 Iowa 4 13 66 Miami, OH 6 24 110
Navy 2 5 22 Texas 4 13 66 Texas St 6 24 110
Utah 2 5 22 Miami, Fl 4 13 66 Connecticut 7 24 110
USC 3 5 22 Arizona St 4 13 66 Georgia St 7 24 110
Wyoming 2 6 28 New Mexico 3 14 71 Michigan St 7 25 114
North Carolina 2 6 28 Arkansas St 4 14 71 UTEP 6 26 115
USF 2 6 28 SMU 5 14 71 Iowa St 8 26 115
Florida 2 6 28 Oregon 6 14 71 Notre Dame 6 27 117
Minnesota 2 6 28 N Illinois 6 14 71 UNLV 6 27 117
Tennessee 3 6 28 Utah St 6 14 71 Virginia 7 27 117
Appalachian St 2 7 34 Eastern Mich 4 15 77 Marshall 7 27 117
Houston 2 7 34 Georgia 4 15 77 Bowling Green 8 28 121
Oklahoma St 2 7 34 South Carolina 4 15 77 FIU 7 29 122
Toledo 2 7 34 California 5 15 77 Nevada 6 30 123
Colorado St 4 7 34 NC State 5 15 77 UMass 8 30 123
Idaho 4 7 34 Akron 5 15 77 Rice 8 32 125
Virginia Tech 2 8 40 Texas Tech 5 15 77 Fresno St 9 32 125
Baylor 2 8 40 UCLA 6 15 77 Florida Atlantic 7 34 127
WKU 3 8 40 Vanderbilt 5 16 85 Buffalo 7 35 128
Maryland 4 8 40 GA Southern 5 17 86

 

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 Alabama, Clemson and Michigan. The bottom teams are all the 1 win teams. One of the most interesting teams here is Louisville (highlighted in green). If you take a closer look, Louisville's only loss from a unbeaten Clemson team. So Louisville does not get credit for any losses. On the other side if you look at the botton of this list. Kansas, Bowling Green, Rice and Fresno St each have 1 win but it was against an FCS foe so they do not get credit for it here.

Here is your complete Overall Wins and Losses Chart with %:Games Played Thru 11/5/16

Overall Overall Overall
Wins Losses % Wins Losses % Wins Losses %
Alabama 49 0 100.0% Memphis 16 9 64.0% Miami, OH 14 24 36.8%
Clemson 45 0 100.0% Baylor 14 8 63.6% Cincinnati 10 18 35.7%
Michigan 42 0 100.0% Colorado St 12 7 63.2% Hawaii 12 22 35.3%
Western Mich 34 0 100.0% Kentucky 17 10 63.0% GA Southern 9 17 34.6%
Washington 31 0 100.0% Northwestern 15 9 62.5% Oregon 7 14 33.3%
Louisville 30 0 100.0% Maryland 13 8 61.9% N Illinois 7 14 33.3%
Troy 23 0 100.0% Pittsburgh 16 10 61.5% Charlotte 9 19 32.1%
Wisconsin 33 1 97.1% Georgia Tech 16 10 61.5% North Texas 8 17 32.0%
Ohio St 40 2 95.2% Idaho 11 7 61.1% Ball St 9 20 31.0%
Boise St 34 2 94.4% Kansas St 12 8 60.0% Notre Dame 12 27 30.8%
Auburn 30 2 93.8% Indiana 16 11 59.3% New Mexico St 9 21 30.0%
West Virginia 22 2 91.7% Mississippi 16 11 59.3% East Carolina 7 19 26.9%
Penn St 38 4 90.5% Middle Tennessee 17 12 58.6% Duke 8 22 26.7%
Nebraska 26 3 89.7% Wake Forest 17 12 58.6% Utah St 5 14 26.3%
Florida St 26 3 89.7% Old Dominion 17 12 58.6% Rutgers 6 17 26.1%
Oklahoma 24 3 88.9% Ohio 18 13 58.1% Kent St 7 20 25.9%
Colorado 24 3 88.9% New Mexico 19 14 57.6% FIU 10 29 25.6%
Tulsa 20 3 87.0% Eastern Mich 20 15 57.1% Illinois 4 12 25.0%
Arkansas 24 4 85.7% UCF 12 9 57.1% Oregon St 4 12 25.0%
Texas A&M 29 5 85.3% Iowa 17 13 56.7% Purdue 6 19 24.0%
Stanford 21 4 84.0% Texas 17 13 56.7% ULM 6 19 24.0%
Washington St 26 5 83.9% Miami, Fl 17 13 56.7% Virginia 8 27 22.9%
Tennessee 30 6 83.3% Georgia 19 15 55.9% Texas St 7 24 22.6%
USC 24 5 82.8% California 19 15 55.9% Buffalo 10 35 22.2%
Wyoming 28 6 82.4% Arizona St 16 13 55.2% UL Lafayette 6 21 22.2%
Navy 22 5 81.5% Arkansas St 17 14 54.8% UTEP 7 26 21.2%
North Carolina 26 6 81.3% Syracuse 14 12 53.8% Tulane 5 19 20.8%
Appalachian St 30 7 81.1% South Carolina 17 15 53.1% San Jose St 6 23 20.7%
San Diego St 21 5 80.8% Vanderbilt 18 16 52.9% Connecticut 6 24 20.0%
Utah 21 5 80.8% TCU 12 11 52.2% Missouri 5 21 19.2%
Houston 28 7 80.0% SMU 14 14 50.0% Arizona 4 20 16.7%
USF 23 6 79.3% Iowa St 3 26 50.0% UNLV 5 27 15.6%
LSU 15 4 78.9% NC State 14 15 48.3% Michigan St 3 25 10.7%
Florida 22 6 78.6% Southern Miss 11 12 47.8% Nevada 3 30 9.1%
Oklahoma St 24 7 77.4% UTSA 16 18 47.1% UMass 3 30 9.1%
Virginia Tech 27 8 77.1% Akron 13 15 46.4% Georgia St 2 24 7.7%
Minnesota 20 6 76.9% Texas Tech 13 15 46.4% Marshall 2 27 6.9%
Temple 28 9 75.7% South Alabama 17 20 45.9% Florida Atlantic 1 34 2.9%
Toledo 21 7 75.0% Army 17 21 44.7% Kansas 0 22 0.0%
WKU 21 8 72.4% Central Mich 17 21 44.7% Bowling Green 0 28 0.0%
BYU 19 10 65.5% Miss St 14 18 43.8% Rice 0 32 0.0%
Louisiana Tech 20 11 64.5% UCLA 10 15 40.0% Fresno St 0 32 0.0%
Air Force 20 11 64.5% Boston College 8 12 40.0%

 

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