Phil Steele Blog • December 2, 2015

 

Strength of Wins/ Pain of Losses Thru Week 13.

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 12 Blog post on November 24th 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 Michigan St is still in the lone #1 spot on this list. MSU has wins vs W Michigan, Oregon, Air Force, C Michigan, Purdue, Rutgers, Michigan, Indiana, Maryland, Ohio St and Penn St and those teams have a total of 73 wins. At the bottom you will see your winless teams UCF, and Kansas. While there are only 2 winless teams, my chart grades only 1 team (ULM) as having credit with a win but their foes have not won a single game vs a FBS foe. ULM's only win was vs Nicholl St an FCS foe.

Here is the Complete list of Strength of Wins with rank:Games Played Thru 11/28/15

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
Michigan St 11 73 1 Wisconsin 9 33 44 South Carolina 3 15 86
Oklahoma 11 72 2 Southern Miss 9 31 45 Kansas St 5 14 88
Alabama 11 71 3 N Illinois 8 31 45 East Carolina 5 14 88
Ohio St 11 63 4 Western Mich 7 31 45 Virginia 4 14 88
Clemson 12 61 5 Arizona St 6 31 45 Syracuse 4 13 91
Stanford 10 59 6 Georgia 9 30 49 Georgia Tech 3 13 91
Iowa 12 57 7 Boise St 8 30 49 UTSA 3 13 91
Notre Dame 10 55 8 Louisiana Tech 8 30 49 UTEP 5 12 94
Florida 10 54 9 New Mexico 7 30 49 Old Dominion 5 12 94
Northwestern 10 53 10 Washington 6 30 49 Colorado 4 12 94
Florida St 10 53 10 Marshall 9 29 54 Maryland 3 12 94
Utah 9 52 12 Air Force 8 29 54 FIU 5 11 98
USC 8 52 12 Auburn 6 29 54 New Mexico St 3 11 98
North Carolina 11 51 14 Cincinnati 7 28 57 Florida Atlantic 3 11 98
Mississippi 9 51 14 Central Mich 7 27 58 UMass 3 11 98
Houston 11 50 16 GA Southern 8 26 59 Rice 5 9 102
LSU 8 50 16 Colorado St 7 26 59 UNLV 3 9 102
Michigan 9 49 18 Louisville 7 26 59 Wyoming 2 9 102
WKU 10 48 19 Utah St 6 26 59 Rutgers 4 8 105
Navy 9 47 20 Missouri 5 26 59 Boston College 3 8 105
Oklahoma St 10 46 21 Minnesota 5 25 64 Idaho 4 7 107
Oregon 9 46 21 Texas Tech 7 24 65 UL Lafayette 4 7 107
Temple 10 45 23 Middle Tenn 7 24 65 Fresno St 3 6 109
BYU 9 45 23 Arizona 6 24 65 Kent St 3 6 109
Memphis 9 44 25 Appalachian St 9 23 68 Texas St 3 6 109
Toledo 9 44 25 Arkansas St 8 23 68 Wake Forest 3 5 112
UCLA 8 44 25 Indiana 6 23 68 Hawaii 3 5 112
Miss St 8 43 28 Nevada 6 23 68 Purdue 2 5 112
TCU 10 42 29 NC State 7 21 72 Oregon St 2 5 112
Bowling Green 9 41 30 Connecticut 6 21 72 Iowa St 3 4 116
Washington St 8 41 30 Texas 4 21 72 Miami, OH 3 4 116
Arkansas 7 41 30 West Virginia 7 20 75 Ball St 3 4 116
Baylor 9 39 33 Duke 7 20 75 Troy 3 4 116
Pittsburgh 8 38 34 South Alabama 5 20 75 SMU 2 4 116
Texas A&M 8 37 35 Akron 7 19 78 Charlotte 2 3 121
Ohio 8 37 35 Virginia Tech 6 19 78 North Texas 1 3 121
Miami, Fl 8 36 37 Illinois 5 17 80 Tulane 3 2 123
Tennessee 8 36 37 Buffalo 5 17 80 Eastern Mich 1 2 123
San Diego St 9 35 39 Georgia St 5 17 80 Army 2 1 125
California 7 35 39 Vanderbilt 4 17 80 ULM 1 0 126
USF 8 34 41 Tulsa 6 16 84 Kansas 0 0 126
Penn St 7 34 41 San Jose St 5 16 84 UCF 0 0 126
Nebraska 5 34 41 Kentucky 5 15 86

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. ULM takes over the top of this list with a combined 72 foe losses. Their foe losses include Georgia, Alabama, Ga Southern, Tulsa, Appalachian St, Idaho, UL Lafayette, Troy, Arkansas St, Texas St and Hawaii. 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 11/28/15

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
ULM 11 72 128 Syracuse 8 31 85 Louisville 5 13 38
Eastern Mich 11 69 127 Virginia 8 30 83 USC 4 13 38
UCF 12 62 126 New Mexico 5 30 83 Texas A&M 4 13 38
Charlotte 10 61 125 Nebraska 7 29 80 Air Force 4 13 38
Army 9 57 124 Texas 7 29 80 Arkansas St 3 13 38
Wyoming 10 55 123 Colorado St 5 29 80 Texas Tech 5 11 35
Kansas 12 53 121 Vanderbilt 8 28 79 Miss St 4 11 35
Troy 8 53 121 Maryland 9 26 77 Marshall 3 11 35
Hawaii 10 51 119 Arizona 6 26 77 Mississippi 3 10 34
UTSA 9 51 119 Iowa St 9 24 74 Penn St 5 9 26
UMass 9 50 118 East Carolina 7 24 74 Tennessee 4 9 26
North Texas 11 49 115 Utah St 6 24 74 LSU 3 9 26
UNLV 9 49 115 Arizona St 6 23 71 Bowling Green 3 9 26
Idaho 8 49 115 Washington 6 23 71 Florida St 2 9 26
Texas St 8 47 114 Connecticut 6 23 71 WKU 2 9 26
New Mexico St 8 46 113 Virginia Tech 6 22 68 Toledo 2 9 26
Oregon St 10 45 112 Middle Tenn 5 22 68 North Carolina 1 9 26
Miami, OH 9 44 110 Ohio 4 22 68 Miami, Fl 4 8 24
Tulane 9 44 110 Illinois 7 19 62 Oregon 3 8 24
Florida Atlantic 9 43 108 Auburn 6 19 62 Pittsburgh 4 7 19
Kent St 9 43 108 Tulsa 6 19 62 West Virginia 4 7 19
Colorado 9 42 104 Kansas St 6 19 62 Georgia 3 7 19
Boston College 9 42 104 Duke 5 19 62 Michigan St 1 7 19
UTEP 7 42 104 N Illinois 4 19 62 Oklahoma 1 7 19
UL Lafayette 7 42 104 Minnesota 7 18 57 Temple 2 6 17
South Alabama 6 41 103 Indiana 6 18 57 Houston 1 6 17
Fresno St 9 40 102 Western Mich 5 18 57 Michigan 3 5 13
Purdue 10 38 97 Central Mich 5 18 57 Memphis 3 5 13
Ball St 9 38 97 Boise St 4 18 57 Stanford 2 5 13
Old Dominion 7 38 97 Akron 5 17 55 Florida 2 5 13
FIU 7 38 97 Washington St 4 17 55 Wisconsin 3 3 5
Nevada 6 38 97 Arkansas 5 16 49 Northwestern 2 3 5
Buffalo 7 37 96 California 5 16 49 Navy 2 3 5
San Jose St 7 36 95 UCLA 4 16 49 Oklahoma St 2 3 5
Georgia St 6 35 94 USF 4 16 49 TCU 2 3 5
South Carolina 9 34 91 San Diego St 3 16 49 Baylor 2 3 5
Wake Forest 9 34 91 GA Southern 3 16 49 Appalachian St 2 3 5
Rice 7 34 91 Louisiana Tech 4 15 48 Alabama 1 3 5
SMU 10 33 87 NC State 5 14 44 Notre Dame 2 2 4
Georgia Tech 9 33 87 Utah 3 14 44 Ohio St 1 1 3
Rutgers 8 33 87 BYU 3 14 44 Clemson 0 0 1
Missouri 7 33 87 Southern Miss 3 14 44 Iowa 0 0 1
Kentucky 7 32 86 Cincinnati 5 13 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 Clemson and Iowa both unbeaten. The bottom teams are all the winless teams. In this List ULM does not get credit for their lone win here because it was against an FCS foe.

Here is your complete Overall Wins and Losses Chart with %:Games Played Thru 11/28/15

Overall Overall Overall
Wins Losses % Wins Losses % Wins Losses %
Clemson 61 0 100.0% Air Force 29 13 69.0% Kentucky 15 32 31.9%
Iowa 57 0 100.0% Southern Miss 31 14 68.9% Virginia 14 30 31.8%
Ohio St 63 1 98.4% California 35 16 68.6% Maryland 12 26 31.6%
Notre Dame 55 2 96.5% San Diego St 35 16 68.6% Buffalo 17 37 31.5%
Alabama 71 3 95.9% Texas Tech 24 11 68.6% San Jose St 16 36 30.8%
Northwestern 53 3 94.6% Cincinnati 28 13 68.3% South Carolina 15 34 30.6%
Navy 47 3 94.0% USF 34 16 68.0% Syracuse 13 31 29.5%
Oklahoma St 46 3 93.9% Louisville 26 13 66.7% Georgia Tech 13 33 28.3%
TCU 42 3 93.3% Louisiana Tech 30 15 66.7% Old Dominion 12 38 24.0%
Baylor 39 3 92.9% Arkansas St 23 13 63.9% FIU 11 38 22.4%
Stanford 59 5 92.2% Western Mich 31 18 63.3% Colorado 12 42 22.2%
Wisconsin 33 3 91.7% Ohio 37 22 62.7% UTEP 12 42 22.2%
Florida 54 5 91.5% Boise St 30 18 62.5% Rice 9 34 20.9%
Michigan St 73 7 91.3% N Illinois 31 19 62.0% Florida Atlantic 11 43 20.4%
Oklahoma 72 7 91.1% GA Southern 26 16 61.9% UTSA 13 51 20.3%
Michigan 49 5 90.7% Auburn 29 19 60.4% Rutgers 8 33 19.5%
Memphis 44 5 89.8% NC State 21 14 60.0% New Mexico St 11 46 19.3%
Houston 50 6 89.3% Central Mich 27 18 60.0% UMass 11 50 18.0%
Appalachian St 23 3 88.5% Minnesota 25 18 58.1% Boston College 8 42 16.0%
Temple 45 6 88.2% Arizona St 31 23 57.4% UNLV 9 49 15.5%
Florida St 53 9 85.5% Washington 30 23 56.6% UL Lafayette 7 42 14.3%
Oregon 46 8 85.2% Indiana 23 18 56.1% Wyoming 9 55 14.1%
North Carolina 51 9 85.0% Nebraska 34 29 54.0% Fresno St 6 40 13.0%
LSU 50 9 84.7% Akron 19 17 52.8% Wake Forest 5 34 12.8%
Pittsburgh 38 7 84.4% Middle Tenn 24 22 52.2% Idaho 7 49 12.5%
WKU 48 9 84.2% Utah St 26 24 52.0% Kent St 6 43 12.2%
Mississippi 51 10 83.6% Duke 20 19 51.3% Purdue 5 38 11.6%
Toledo 44 9 83.0% Iowa St 4 24 50.0% Texas St 6 47 11.3%
Bowling Green 41 9 82.0% New Mexico 30 30 50.0% SMU 4 33 10.8%
Miami, Fl 36 8 81.8% Arizona 24 26 48.0% Oregon St 5 45 10.0%
Georgia 30 7 81.1% Connecticut 21 23 47.7% Ball St 4 38 9.5%
Tennessee 36 9 80.0% Colorado St 26 29 47.3% Hawaii 5 51 8.9%
USC 52 13 80.0% Illinois 17 19 47.2% Miami, OH 4 44 8.3%
Miss St 43 11 79.6% Virginia Tech 19 22 46.3% Troy 4 53 7.0%
Penn St 34 9 79.1% Tulsa 16 19 45.7% North Texas 3 49 5.8%
Utah 52 14 78.8% Missouri 26 33 44.1% Charlotte 3 61 4.7%
BYU 45 14 76.3% Kansas St 14 19 42.4% Tulane 2 44 4.3%
West Virginia 20 7 74.1% Texas 21 29 42.0% Eastern Mich 2 69 2.8%
Texas A&M 37 13 74.0% Vanderbilt 17 28 37.8% Army 1 57 1.7%
UCLA 44 16 73.3% Nevada 23 38 37.7% Kansas 0 53 0.0%
Marshall 29 11 72.5% East Carolina 14 24 36.8% UCF 0 62 0.0%
Arkansas 41 16 71.9% South Alabama 20 41 32.8% ULM 0 72 0.0%
Washington St 41 17 70.7% Georgia St 17 35 32.7%