2020 Strength of Wins/ Pain of Losses. (Final Through Bowls)

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.

Strength of Wins

In this first chart below you can see Strength of Wins. Alabama ends up at the #1 spot after going undefeated this season 13-0 and the National Champion. Bama has wins over Missouri, Texas A&M, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi St, Kentucky, Auburn, LSU, Arkansas, Florida, Notre Dame and Ohio St and those teams have a total of 77 wins. My final chart now 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 1/11/21.

  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 13 77 1 UCF 6 16 45 Rutgers 3 6 87
Coastal Carolina 11 54 2 Miss St 4 16 45 Air Force 3 6 87
Louisiana 10 50 3 UTSA 7 15 47 South Carolina 2 6 87
Clemson 10 45 4 Pittsburgh 6 15 47 Michigan 2 6 87
Oklahoma 9 43 5 Missouri 5 15 47 Illinois 2 6 87
BYU 11 41 6 Hawaii 5 15 47 Toledo 4 5 94
Notre Dame 10 39 7 Oregon 4 13 51 Washington 3 5 94
Iowa St 9 39 7 Buffalo 6 12 52 New Mexico 2 5 94
Texas A&M 9 38 9 Troy 5 12 52 Wyoming 2 5 94
Cincinnati 9 37 10 Florida Atlantic 5 12 52 Oregon St 2 5 94
Oklahoma St 8 37 10 Boise St 5 12 52 Central Michigan 3 4 99
Georgia 8 36 12 Louisiana Tech 5 11 56 Baylor 2 4 99
Miami, Fl 8 35 13 Colorado 4 11 56 Charlotte 2 4 99
Ohio St 7 35 13 Mississippi 4 11 56 Eastern Michigan 2 4 99
North Carolina 8 33 15 Arkansas 3 11 56 California 1 4 99
Florida 8 30 16 Louisville 4 10 60 Kent St 3 3 104
NC State 8 28 17 Wake Forest 4 10 60 UCLA 3 3 104
Appalachian St 9 27 18 Arkansas St 4 10 60 Duke 2 3 104
Texas 7 27 18 Wisconsin 4 10 60 Texas St 2 3 104
San Jose St 7 26 20 Navy 3 10 60 Syracuse 1 3 104
Ball St 7 26 20 USC 5 9 65 Fresno St 3 2 109
Northwestern 7 25 22 Penn St 4 9 65 Arizona St 2 2 109
Marshall 7 24 23 Stanford 4 9 65 Utah St 1 2 109
Tulsa 6 24 23 Florida St 3 9 65 Colorado St 1 2 109
TCU 6 24 23 Houston 3 9 65 Washington St 1 2 109
Auburn 6 24 23 Nebraska 3 9 65 Ohio  2 1 114
Virginia Tech 5 24 23 Michigan St 2 9 65 UTEP 3 0 115
Tulane  6 23 28 Western Michigan 4 8 72 Temple 1 0 115
Liberty 10 22 29 Southern Miss 3 8 72 USF 1 0 115
Army West Point 9 22 29 Georgia Tech 3 8 72 Akron 1 0 115
SMU 7 22 29 Purdue 2 8 72 ULM 0 0 115
Georgia St 6 22 29 Rice 2 8 72 Vanderbilt 0 0 115
UAB 6 22 29 Miami, OH 2 8 72 Kansas 0 0 115
Memphis 8 21 34 WKU 5 7 78 FIU 0 0 115
Indiana 7 21 34 South Alabama 4 7 78 UNLV 0 0 115
GA Southern 8 19 36 Texas Tech 4 7 78 Northern Illinois 0 0 115
Virginia 5 19 36 San Diego St 4 7 78 UMass 0 0 115
Nevada 7 18 38 Tennessee 3 7 78 Bowling Green 0 0 115
Iowa 6 18 38 East Carolina 3 7 78 Arizona 0 0 115
West Virginia 6 18 38 Minnesota 3 7 78        
Boston College 6 17 41 Utah  3 7 78        
LSU 5 17 41 Maryland 2 7 78        
Kentucky 5 17 41 North Texas 4 6 87        
Kansas St 4 17 41 Middle Tennessee 3 6 87        

 

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. Vanderbilt is on top of this list with a combined 49 foe losses. Vanderbilt's foe losses include Texas A&M, LSU, South Carolina, Mississippi, Mississippi St, Kentucky, Florida, Missouri and Tennessee. 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 1/11/21.

  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
Vanderbilt 9 49 130 Florida Atlantic 4 18 86 Marshall 3 7 42
ULM 10 46 129 Purdue 4 17 85 Akron 5 6 35
Syracuse 10 44 128 Pittsburgh 5 16 84 San Diego St 4 6 35
Duke 9 42 127 Nebraska 5 15 78 Iowa St 3 6 35
Texas St 10 37 126 Michigan St 5 15 78 Air Force 3 6 35
Kansas 9 36 124 New Mexico 5 15 78 Washington St 3 6 35
South Carolina 8 36 124 TCU 4 15 78 Northwestern 2 6 35
Southern Miss 7 34 123 West Virginia 4 15 78 Iowa 2 6 35
Louisville 7 33 122 Rice 3 15 78 Appalachian St 3 5 27
Georgia Tech 7 32 121 Utah St 5 14 75 Wisconsin 3 5 27
Arkansas St 7 31 120 North Carolina 4 14 75 Central Michigan 3 5 27
USF 8 30 118 Michigan 4 14 75 Nevada 2 5 27
Middle Tennessee 6 30 118 Northern Illinois 6 13 71 Colorado 2 5 27
Temple 6 29 117 Auburn 5 13 71 Stanford 2 5 27
Florida St 6 28 116 Houston 5 13 71 Western Michigan 2 5 27
Miss St 7 27 113 UMass 4 13 71 Arizona St 2 5 27
Kansas St 6 27 113 GA Southern 5 12 65 Georgia 2 4 25
North Texas 6 27 113 UTSA 5 12 65 Liberty 1 4 25
South Alabama 7 26 112 Penn St 5 12 65 Clemson 2 3 21
Tennessee 7 25 109 Georgia St 4 12 65 Toledo 2 3 21
Baylor 7 25 109 Minnesota 4 12 65 USC 1 3 21
East Carolina 6 25 109 Wyoming 4 12 65 Ohio  1 3 21
Tulane  6 24 108 Hawaii 4 11 59 Notre Dame 2 2 16
WKU 7 23 105 Tulsa 3 11 59 Boise St 2 2 16
UTEP 5 23 105 Army West Point 3 11 59 Utah  2 2 16
Charlotte 4 23 105 Oregon 3 11 59 Cincinnati 1 2 16
Arkansas 7 22 100 California 3 11 59 Washington 1 2 16
Kentucky 6 22 100 Fresno St 3 11 59 Coastal Carolina 1 1 7
Mississippi 6 22 100 Oregon St 5 10 54 Louisiana 1 1 7
Rutgers 6 22 100 Bowling Green 5 10 54 BYU 1 1 7
FIU 5 22 100 Arizona 5 10 54 San Jose St 1 1 7
Navy 7 21 98 SMU 3 10 54 Ball St 1 1 7
Texas Tech 6 21 98 Memphis 3 10 54 Indiana 1 1 7
Virginia Tech 6 20 92 Oklahoma St 3 9 47 Buffalo 1 1 7
Troy 6 20 92 Miami, Fl 3 9 47 Miami, OH 1 1 7
Illinois 6 20 92 Texas 3 9 47 Kent St 1 1 7
Virginia 5 20 92 UAB 3 9 47 Texas A&M 1 0 1
Missouri 5 20 92 Maryland 3 9 47 Ohio St 1 0 1
Wake Forest 5 20 92 Colorado St 3 9 47 Alabama 0 0 1
Boston College 5 19 90 Oklahoma 2 9 47        
NC State 4 19 90 Florida 4 8 44        
UNLV 6 18 86 UCF 4 8 44        
LSU 5 18 86 UCLA 4 8 44        
Louisiana Tech 5 18 86 Eastern Michigan 4 7 42        

 

Overall Wins and Losses

In this last chart below you can see the overall wins and losses. As you can see the top four teams are Alabama, Texas A&M, Ohio St and Coastal Carolina.

Here is the Overall Wins and Losses Chart with %:Games Played thru 1/11/21.

  Overall   Overall   Overall
  Wins Losses %   Wins Losses %   Wins Losses %
Alabama 77 0 100.0% Toledo 5 3 62.5% Ohio  1 3 25.0%
Texas A&M 38 0 100.0% Western Michigan 8 5 61.5% Washington St 2 6 25.0%
Ohio St 35 0 100.0% TCU 24 15 61.5% New Mexico 5 15 25.0%
Coastal Carolina 54 1 98.2% GA Southern 19 12 61.3% Texas Tech 7 21 25.0%
Louisiana 50 1 98.0% NC State 28 19 59.6% Arkansas St 10 31 24.4%
BYU 41 1 97.6% Hawaii 15 11 57.7% Florida St 9 28 24.3%
San Jose St 26 1 96.3% UTSA 15 12 55.6% WKU 7 23 23.3%
Ball St 26 1 96.3% West Virginia 18 15 54.5% Louisville 10 33 23.3%
Indiana 21 1 95.5% Virginia Tech 24 20 54.5% Illinois 6 20 23.1%
Notre Dame 39 2 95.1% Oregon 13 11 54.2% Tennessee 7 25 21.9%
Cincinnati 37 2 94.9% San Diego St 7 6 53.8% East Carolina 7 25 21.9%
Clemson 45 3 93.8% Air Force 6 6 50.0% Rutgers 6 22 21.4%
Buffalo 12 1 92.3% Tulane  23 24 48.9% South Alabama 7 26 21.2%
Georgia 36 4 90.0% Virginia 19 20 48.7% Georgia Tech 8 32 20.0%
Miami, OH 8 1 88.9% LSU 17 18 48.6% Southern Miss 8 34 19.0%
Iowa St 39 6 86.7% Pittsburgh 15 16 48.4% Colorado St 2 9 18.2%
Boise St 12 2 85.7% Boston College 17 19 47.2% North Texas 6 27 18.2%
Liberty 22 4 84.6% Central Michigan 4 5 44.4% Middle Tennessee 6 30 16.7%
Appalachian St 27 5 84.4% Maryland 7 9 43.8% Fresno St 2 11 15.4%
Oklahoma 43 9 82.7% Kentucky 17 22 43.6% Charlotte 4 23 14.8%
Northwestern 25 6 80.6% Penn St 9 12 42.9% South Carolina 6 36 14.3%
Oklahoma St 37 9 80.4% Missouri 15 20 42.9% Baylor 4 25 13.8%
Miami, Fl 35 9 79.5% Houston 9 13 40.9% Utah St 2 14 12.5%
Florida 30 8 78.9% Florida Atlantic 12 18 40.0% Texas St 3 37 7.5%
Nevada 18 5 78.3% Kansas St 17 27 38.6% Duke 3 42 6.7%
Utah  7 2 77.8% Louisiana Tech 11 18 37.9% Syracuse 3 44 6.4%
Marshall 24 7 77.4% Nebraska 9 15 37.5% Akron 0 6 0.0%
Kent St 3 1 75.0% Michigan St 9 15 37.5% Bowling Green 0 10 0.0%
USC 9 3 75.0% Troy 12 20 37.5% Arizona 0 10 0.0%
Iowa 18 6 75.0% Miss St 16 27 37.2% Northern Illinois 0 13 0.0%
Texas 27 9 75.0% Minnesota 7 12 36.8% UMass 0 13 0.0%
Washington 5 2 71.4% Eastern Michigan 4 7 36.4% UNLV 0 18 0.0%
UAB 22 9 71.0% Rice 8 15 34.8% FIU 0 22 0.0%
North Carolina 33 14 70.2% Oregon St 5 10 33.3% UTEP 0 23 0.0%
Colorado 11 5 68.8% Wake Forest 10 20 33.3% Temple 0 29 0.0%
SMU 22 10 68.8% Arkansas 11 22 33.3% USF 0 30 0.0%
Tulsa 24 11 68.6% Mississippi 11 22 33.3% Kansas 0 36 0.0%
Memphis 21 10 67.7% Navy 10 21 32.3% ULM 0 46 0.0%
Wisconsin 10 5 66.7% Purdue 8 17 32.0% Vanderbilt 0 49 0.0%
UCF 16 8 66.7% Michigan 6 14 30.0%        
Army West Point 22 11 66.7% Wyoming 5 12 29.4%        
Auburn 24 13 64.9% Arizona St 2 5 28.6%        
Georgia St 22 12 64.7% UCLA 3 8 27.3%        
Stanford 9 5 64.3% California 4 11 26.7%        

 

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