Daily Blog - Wedneseday, June 3rd


For the past 7 years I have listed an experience chart which broke down the number of Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen each team had in the two deep and rated the teams experience level with a formula I devised. This year I have made the experience chart FIVE TIMES better. We still did the exact same chart but this year I am just listing the Senior starers, the rest of the seniors in the two deep and the points accumulated by using the system I have used from 2002-08. In the chart listed below I have now included 4 other factors. The 2nd factor listed in the chart below is the % of lettermen returning. I devised a point system for this and explain it in depth on page 319. Also added was the % of returning offensive yards. I took the total yards passing, rushing and receiving for each team and divided out the yardage of the returning players and the yards returning % listed below is that figure. I did the same with the total tackles from last year and the % of tackles returning. This gives us an idea of the defense’s experience. The final factor is the career starts returning for the offensive line. These player are not included in the stats but are a vital part of the offense. I then devised a formula that factors all 5 into the total points equation and then turned the point total into a number from 100 to 0. A 100 would be a team with 25 seniors (NCAA scholarship limit) in the two deep and every yard and tackle returning but 120+ career starts. A 0 would be a team with no experience and 0 seniors in the two deep. Just as in years past the first number is where each team ranks in the NCAA.

The 2009 Phil Steele’s College Football Preview has an official on sale date of June 9th but it is hitting book stores and newsstands across the country early. Here are some spots it is already at Barnes & Noble at Boston University (Boston, MA), Giant Eagle (Richmond Hts, OH) & Barnes & Noble (Hickory, NC) plus many more.

If you already have the magazine you have the Experience Chart broken down by conference giving you which teams are the most experienced and inexperienced. Today I will give you the chart broken down nationally with a ranking from 1 to 120.

Defending national champ Florida has a combined 75.8 grade which is the highest of any team that finished ranked last year (AP FINAL TOP 25 CLICK HERE). Oklahoma St is #10 at 74.4 and figures to be in this year preseason Top 10 and Texas is right behind at 74.1 and #11. Ole Miss, Notre Dame and LSU all rank in the Top 20 in terms of experience.

The least experienced BCS teams are Missouri at 39.6 (avg grade of 5 sources), South Carolina, Maryland, Northwestern, Nebraska West Virginia and Texas Tech.

 

Total  Exp Pts Total  Exp Pts Total  Exp Pts Total  Exp Pts
1 Minnesota 82.2 31 Wake Forest 67.8 61 N Carolina 61.8 91 Wisconsin 55.4
2 Uab 81.1 32 Nevada 67.5 62 Syracuse 61.6 92 Michigan St 55.4
3 Toledo 80.0 33 Middle Tenn 67.1 63 Boston College 61.4 93 Michigan 54.6
4 E Carolina 78.7 34 Troy 66.8 64 N Carolina St 61.0 94 Virginia 54.4
5 FIU 77.2 35 Indiana 66.6 65 Fresno St 60.9 95 Arizona St 54.1
6 Florida 75.8 36 Auburn 66.5 66 Arkansas 60.6 96 Louisville 53.9
7 Stanford 75.2 37 Ohio U 66.5 67 Tennessee 59.7 97 Oregon St 53.4
8 La Tech 75.0 38 Akron 66.4 68 Boise St 59.6 98 Miami Oh 53.2
9 Utep 74.5 39 Ucf 65.9 69 Arizona 59.6 99 Penn St 53.1
10 Oklahoma St 74.4 40 Arkansas St 65.7 70 Buffalo 59.6 100 W Michigan 52.3
11 Texas 74.1 41 Smu 65.6 71 Houston 59.5 101 New Mexico 52.0
12 E Michigan 74.0 42 Unlv 65.3 72 Tcu 59.4 102 Tulsa 51.7
13 Washington 72.2 43 N Texas 64.9 73 Colorado St 59.4 103 Oregon 51.5
14 Mississippi 71.8 44 Louisiana 64.9 74 Miami (Fla) 59.0 104 W Kentucky 51.4
15 Southern Miss 71.4 45 Tulane 64.6 75 Usf 58.9 105 Rutgers 51.0
16 San Jose St 71.4 46 California 64.4 76 Kansas St 58.5 106 Texas Tech 50.8
17 Notre Dame 71.0 47 Vanderbilt 64.0 77 Byu 58.2 107 Duke 50.2
18 Lsu 70.8 48 N Illinois 64.0 78 Georgia 58.1 108 Miss St 50.1
19 Utah St 70.2 49 ULM 63.9 79 Idaho 58.1 109 Purdue 50.0
20 Baylor 69.9 50 Oklahoma 63.8 80 Alabama 58.0 110 Army 49.8
21 Virginia Tech 69.8 51 Temple 63.5 81 Bowling Green 57.7 111 West Virginia 49.7
22 Ucla 69.6 52 Memphis 63.2 82 Hawaii 57.1 112 Nebraska 49.3
23 Wash St 69.4 53 Kansas 62.9 83 Ohio State 56.4 113 Northwestern 48.0
24 San Diego St 69.1 54 Wyoming 62.8 84 Connecticut 56.2 114 Maryland 47.9
25 Iowa St 69.1 55 Texas A&M 62.8 85 Kent St 56.2 115 N Mexico St 47.0
26 Marshall 69.0 56 Illinois 62.7 86 Clemson 56.1 116 Navy 46.2
27 Georgia Tech 68.7 57 Pittsburgh 62.6 87 Utah 56.1 117 S Carolina 45.0
28 Iowa 68.7 58 Air Force 62.4 88 Cincinnati 56.1 118 Rice 43.6
29 Kentucky 68.7 59 Florida St 62.3 89 Florida Atlantic 55.7 119 Ball St 42.5
30 C Michigan 68.1 60 Colorado 62.0 90 Usc 55.6 120 Missouri 39.6