Daily Blog •September 1, 2012

In the past several blogs I have been breaking down each factor that goes into my New and Improved Experience Chart and today I conclude the series by combining the five factors into my final ranking.

For more than 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. In '09 I made the experience chart FIVE TIMES better.

We still do the exact same chart but now I just list the Senior starters, the rest of the seniors in the two deep and the points accumulated by using the system I 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 of this year’s magazine. 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 players 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 and 120+ career starts on the offensive line. 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.

If you have been following the past couple of experience blogs, it should come as no surprise that UTSA has the most experience points for 2012 with 83.9 as they have the most returning starters and finished among the tops in % of Lettermen returning and % of tackles returning. Tennessee also is one of the most experienced teams with 76.4 pts as they return at least 69% of their lettermen, yds and tackles while also boasting 105 career OL starts.

At the bottom of the new chart is Penn St who fell 26 Spots from my magazine that was published in May with all of the transfers. Remember though two years ago Oklahoma St was #120 (then dead last) in this chart and surprised EVERYONE. Here is the complete Revised New and Improved Experience Chart.

2012 Combined Experience Chart Revised

 

NCAA   Total Senior Senior Senior % LTR % YDS % TKL OL CAR
Rank Team Exp Pts Strs 2 Deep Exp Pts Return Return Return STRS
1
 UTSA 83.9 3 2 52 75.80% 91% 89% 38
2
 Tennessee 76.4 5 5 65 71.90% 79% 69% 105
3
 Kent St 74.9 13 1 72 67.30% 69% 80% 101
4
 C Michigan 74.8 11 3 67 75.90% 85% 69% 94
5
 Miami Oh 72.7 13 1 72 73.10% 88% 56% 88
6
 Rutgers 71.9 10 3 68 73.70% 78% 79% 76
7
 West Virginia 71.7 10 6 66 66.70% 89% 59% 102
8
 Ohio University 71.4 11 4 71 75.40% 62% 74% 98
9
 UCF 70.9 10 5 61 65.10% 85% 69% 89
10
 W Kentucky 69.8 9 5 67 77.60% 64% 69% 88
11
 Ball St 69.7 9 4 64 59.60% 83% 56% 115
12
 Utah 69.5 11 4 67 74.30% 94% 57% 65
13
 E Michigan 69.5 11 2 61 69.40% 94% 52% 95
14
 FIU 68.4 12 5 71 72.10% 43% 85% 103
15
 Texas St 68.4 8 3 64 72.70% 90% 78% 43
16
 Troy 68.3 13 4 77 64.30% 95% 55% 56
17
 Texas  Tech 68 12 1 59 64.40% 86% 68% 69
18
 Duke 67.9 10 2 62 60.60% 79% 58% 90
19
 La Tech 67.8 13 8 79 75.00% 65% 53% 92
20
 N  Carolina St 67.6 11 3 70 48.10% 74% 57% 112
21
 Florida St 67.5 7 3 60 76.10% 88% 70% 49
22
 South Florida 66.8 12 4 69 65.60% 85% 75% 46
23
 Army 66.4 8 4 73 67.50% 90% 67% 39
24
 Purdue 66.4 10 4 71 65.80% 86% 67% 49
25
 Michigan 66.3 10 3 62 67.60% 82% 76% 64
26
 Bowling Green 66.2 4 2 48 69.00% 67% 87% 72
27
 Iowa St 66.2 11 7 79 65.20% 85% 65% 53
28
 Boston College 65.4 6 2 55 67.30% 85% 62% 65
29
 South Alabama 65.3 5 4 67 67.20% 85% 81% 30
30
 Kansas St 65.3 12 8 84 63.60% 94% 59% 27
31
 Georgia Tech 65.1 7 2 65 73.90% 66% 64% 83
32
 Nebraska 65.1 9 7 73 66.70% 92% 62% 40
33
 Oregon St 64.9 8 3 62 64.90% 82% 74% 50
34
 Georgia 64.3 10 1 62 70.30% 75% 85% 31
35
 BYU 64.2 9 7 69 68.50% 60% 64% 77
36
 Mississippi 63.5 6 5 66 75.00% 65% 72% 45
37
 UCLA 63.5 10 3 59 65.20% 69% 68% 71
38
 Louisville 63.4 6 3 53 72.10% 72% 64% 74
39
 ULM 63.4 7 3 62 66.70% 93% 47% 69
40
 Vanderbilt 63.1 10 2 60 64.10% 83% 60% 60
41
 Ohio State 63.1 9 2 59 65.30% 76% 81% 42
42
 Fresno  St 63 9 7 70 62.30% 78% 64% 51
43
 Arkansas  62.8 9 6 72 66.70% 72% 56% 65
44
 Oklahoma 62.7 11 4 67 64.30% 79% 66% 43
45
 FAU 62.3 4 5 67 67.70% 55% 75% 57
46
 Florida 62.3 8 2 62 80.00% 35% 86% 79
47
 Clemson 61.8 8 2 51 65.30% 90% 69% 48
48
 Umass 61.5 9 4 60 69.50% 42% 70% 84
49
 Missouri 61.5 10 3 66 59.30% 70% 66% 68
50
 USC 61.1 7 2 48 53.10% 85% 67% 60
51
 Texas 61.1 3 2 53 63.50% 83% 57% 62
52
 N Carolina 61 9 2 52 58.30% 75% 49% 93
53
 Connecticut 60.8 12 3 62 55.10% 76% 73% 47
54
 Indiana 60.6 3 1 51 65.30% 79% 64% 58
55
 E Carolina 60.6 7 3 73 70.60% 47% 74% 68
56
 Illinois 60.4 10 4 57 64.90% 64% 66% 68
57
 Pittsburgh 60.3 10 0 61 69.00% 93% 47% 45
58
 Wyoming 60.2 9 3 57 67.80% 76% 61% 64
59
 Louisiana 60 11 0 58 64.30% 82% 45% 73
60
 UTEP 58.6 12 5 71 63.20% 59% 61% 53
61
 Kansas 58.5 12 3 75 67.10% 49% 59% 75
62
 Baylor 58.4 9 6 72 71.40% 31% 77% 77
63
 W Michigan 58.4 8 4 62 60.40% 61% 60% 63
64
 S Carolina 57.5 10 4 58 63.50% 73% 58% 61
65
 Tulsa 57.5 12 5 74 66.70% 52% 61% 70
66
 New Mexico 57.5 12 6 75 61.40% 52% 46% 65
67
 Virginia  57.3 7 3 53 61.20% 82% 56% 58
68
 Syracuse 57.2 7 4 60 62.50% 61% 62% 63
69
 Washington St 56.8 7 5 60 64.50% 56% 61% 57
70
 Washington 56.7 3 6 52 63.10% 61% 67% 62
71
 Utah St 56.6 11 3 69 63.60% 54% 51% 66
72
 Alabama 56.5 7 1 55 64.10% 57% 47% 95
73
 Notre Dame 56.5 7 3 51 52.80% 75% 50% 65
74
 Arkansas St 55.9 11 7 80 65.40% 76% 44% 33
75
 UNLV 55.9 5 5 53 59.20% 76% 47% 69
76
 LSU 55.4 4 5 56 55.90% 52% 55% 104
77
 Buffalo 54.8 7 2 61 69.30% 42% 63% 72
78
 Tulane 54.3 6 1 40 72.20% 91% 60% 23
79
 Colorado St 54.1 6 2 47 57.10% 76% 61% 56
80
 Texas A&M 54.1 11 5 60 61.30% 38% 60% 95
81
 Marshall 53.8 4 1 53 69.70% 81% 40% 44
82
 California 53.7 8 4 55 64.90% 81% 44% 49
83
 Kentucky 53.3 8 4 53 64.40% 83% 42% 50
84
 Michigan St 53 5 4 58 67.10% 21% 86% 74
85
 Auburn 52.7 8 1 51 69.10% 58% 78% 35
86
 North Texas 52.6 7 3 57 51.60% 63% 38% 67
87
 Minnesota 52.5 7 1 55 69.90% 69% 53% 35
88
 Oregon 52.3 9 1 57 77.90% 39% 73% 65
89
 Middle Tenn 51.6 5 4 58 56.70% 78% 56% 17
90
 Miss St 51.5 7 7 65 74.60% 54% 59% 43
91
 Houston 51.2 8 5 69 74.60% 17% 68% 71
92
 Wisconsin 51.2 7 1 65 59.40% 51% 72% 48
93
 Oklahoma St 51.1 9 2 62 62.90% 34% 78% 58
94
 Nevada 51 11 3 56 57.40% 39% 53% 75
95
 San Diego St 50.8 6 6 66 63.50% 39% 53% 75
96
 Virginia Tech 50.8 8 3 58 63.60% 54% 75% 17
97
 San Jose St 50.7 6 6 66 62.30% 44% 58% 66
98
 TCU 50.2 7 1 49 60.90% 82% 51% 28
99
 Iowa  50.2 6 5 58 58.10% 57% 54% 45
100
 Southern Miss 49.8 10 3 71 61.50% 37% 49% 80
101
 Navy 49.1 11 7 86 47.30% 39% 58% 34
102
 Toledo 49 9 6 72 68.10% 59% 47% 26
103
 Wake Forest 48.4 6 2 50 65.80% 61% 68% 16
104
 UAB 48.3 7 4 55 62.10% 81% 44% 17
105
 Maryland 47.6 10 2 52 59.40% 26% 82% 46
106
 Northwestern 47.5 8 3 57 69.00% 42% 49% 73
107
 Stanford 46.8 5 3 55 75.30% 36% 67% 37
108
 Akron 46.7 7 2 49 60.30% 51% 53% 34
109
 Rice 46.5 6 2 58 61.80% 61% 56% 15
110
 Memphis 46.1 7 2 61 67.30% 27% 62% 42
111
 Cincinnati 45.5 8 6 70 64.10% 42% 58% 28
112
 Idaho 44.9 14 2 79 66.70% 33% 51% 31
113
 Arizona 44.6 6 6 62 69.90% 23% 49% 61
114
 N Illinois 44.5 12 1 63 68.90% 32% 68% 24
115
 SMU 44.2 11 5 64 61.80% 41% 68% 24
116
 Temple 43.9 10 2 71 67.10% 37% 44% 27
117
 Arizona St 41.4 9 3 71 61.50% 30% 46% 47
118
 Boise St 40.8 8 7 65 67.60% 36% 37% 56
119
 N Mexico St 38.2 9 6 73 60.40% 33% 34% 40
120
 Miami Florida 38.1 6 3 60 61.50% 24% 51% 36
121
 Hawaii 37 5 3 58 60.30% 49% 45% 9
122
 Colorado 36.4 6 1 46 56.00% 15% 61% 51
123
 Air Force 35.5 11 8 73 54.70% 30% 32% 39
124
 Penn St 35.3 7 4 56 41.40% 33% 47% 17