Daily Blog •January 14, 2015

How did teams fare in 2014 against Las Vegas expectations?

Notes:

- Only five teams were favored in every one of their games this year: Oregon (15), Alabama (14), Marshall (14), Georgia (13) and Oklahoma (13).

-Only two teams were an underdog in every one of their games this year: SMU (12) and New Mexico St (12)

-The biggest overachievers (won more games than they were favored to win) were: Georgia Tech (favored to win 7 games, won 11), Rutgers (favored to win 4 games, won 8)

-The biggest underachievers were (lost more games than they were favored to win) were: Oklahoma (favored to win 13 games, won 8) Pittsburgh (favored to win 10 games, won 6) and Akron (favored to win 9 games, won 5)

Team-By-Team Listing

  2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 Fav-Wins
  Games Wins as Upset Games Upset Lost as Actual Actual Net
Team Favored Favorite Losses Underdog Wins Underdog Wins Losses Diff
Air Force 7 6 1 6 4 2 10 3 3
Akron 9 4 5 3 1 2 5 7 -4
Alabama 14 12 2 0 0 0 12 2 -2
Appalachian St 5 4 1 7 3 4 7 5 2
Arizona 9 8 1 5 2 3 10 4 1
Arizona St 9 8 1 4 2 2 10 3 1
Arkansas 6 5 1 7 2 5 7 6 1
Arkansas St 10 7 3 3 0 3 7 6 -3
Army 5 2 3 7 2 5 4 8 -1
Auburn 10 7 3 3 1 2 8 5 -2
Ball St 4 2 2 8 3 5 5 7 1
Baylor 12 10 2 1 1 0 11 2 -1
Boise St 12 11 1 2 1 1 12 2 0
Boston College 6 4 2 7 3 4 7 6 1
Bowling Green   8 5 3 6 3 3 8 6 0
Buffalo 5 4 1 6 1 5 5 6 0
BYU 9 7 2 4 1 3 8 5 -1
California 4 2 2 8 3 5 5 7 1
Central Michigan 6 5 1 7 2 5 7 6 1
Cincinnati 10 8 2 3 1 2 9 4 -1
Clemson 10 9 1 3 1 2 10 3 0
Colorado 3 2 1 9 0 9 2 10 -1
Colorado St 9 8 1 4 2 2 10 3 1
Connecticut 3 1 2 9 1 8 2 10 -1
Duke 9 7 2 4 2 2 9 4 0
East Carolina 10 7 3 3 1 2 8 5 -2
Eastern Michigan 1 1 0 11 1 10 2 10 1
FAU 5 1 4 7 2 5 3 9 -2
FIU 1 1 0 11 3 8 4 8 3
Florida 7 5 2 5 2 3 7 5 0
Florida St 13 13 0 1 0 1 13 1 0
Fresno St 7 5 2 7 1 6 6 8 -1
Georgia 13 10 3 0 0 0 10 3 -3
Georgia Southern 9 9 0 3 0 3 9 3 0
Georgia St 2 1 1 10 0 10 1 11 -1
Georgia Tech 7 6 1 7 5 2 11 3 4
Hawaii 3 3 0 10 1 9 4 9 1
Houston 9 6 3 4 2 2 8 5 -1
Idaho 3 1 2 8 0 8 1 10 -2
Illinois 4 3 1 9 3 6 6 7 2
Indiana 5 2 3 7 1 6 4 8 -2
Iowa 8 6 2 5 1 4 7 6 -1
Iowa St 4 1 3 8 1 7 2 10 -2
Kansas 2 2 0 10 1 9 3 9 1
Kansas St 7 7 0 6 2 4 9 4 2
Kent St 1 0 1 10 2 8 2 9 1
Kentucky 4 4 0 8 1 7 5 7 1
Louisiana 8 6 2 5 3 2 9 4 1
Louisiana Tech 9 7 2 5 2 3 9 5 0
Louisville 9 8 1 4 1 3 9 4 0
LSU 10 7 3 3 1 2 8 5 -2
Marshall 14 13 1 0 0 0 13 1 -1
Maryland 5 3 2 8 4 4 7 6 2
Massachusetts 3 3 0 9 0 9 3 9 0
Memphis 10 9 1 3 1 2 10 3 0
Miami, Fl 9 6 3 4 0 4 6 7 -3
Miami, Oh 3 2 1 9 0 9 2 10 -1
Michigan 8 5 3 4 0 4 5 7 -3
Michigan St 11 10 1 2 1 1 11 2 0
Middle Tennessee 5 4 1 7 2 5 6 6 1
Minnesota 7 6 1 6 2 4 8 5 1
Mississippi St 10 8 2 3 2 1 10 3 0
Missouri 7 6 1 7 4 3 11 3 3
Navy 10 7 3 3 1 2 8 5 -2
NC State 6 5 1 7 3 4 8 5 2
Nebraska 9 8 1 4 1 3 10 3 0
Nevada 7 5 2 6 2 4 7 6 0
New Mexico 3 2 1 9 2 7 4 8 1
New Mexico St 0 0 0 12 2 10 2 10 2
North Carolina 6 4 2 7 2 5 6 7 0
North Texas 5 3 2 7 1 6 4 8 -1
Northern Illinois 10 9 1 4 2 2 11 3 1
Northwestern 4 1 3 8 4 4 5 7 1
Notre Dame 8 6 2 5 2 3 8 5 0
Ohio 4 4 0 8 2 6 6 6 2
Ohio St 11 10 1 4 4 0 14 1 3
Oklahoma 13 8 5 0 0 0 8 5 -5
Oklahoma St 5 5 0 8 2 6 7 6 2
Old Dominion 4 3 1 8 3 5 6 6 2
Ole Miss 9 6 3 4 3 1 9 4 0
Oregon 15 13 2 0 0 0 13 2 -2
Oregon St 6 4 2 6 1 5 5 7 -1
Penn St 8 5 3 5 2 3 7 6 -1
Pittsburgh 10 5 5 3 1 2 6 7 -4
Purdue 4 2 2 8 1 7 3 9 -1
Rice 9 8 1 4 0 4 9 4 -1
Rutgers 4 4 0 9 4 5 8 5 4
San Diego St 8 7 1 5 0 5 7 6 -1
San Jose St 4 3 1 8 0 8 3 9 -1
SMU 0 0 0 12 1 11 1 11 1
South Alabama 7 6 1 6 0 6 6 7 -1
South Carolina 8 4 4 5 3 2 7 6 -1
Southern Miss 2 2 0 10 1 9 3 9 1
Stanford 11 7 4 2 1 1 8 5 -3
Syracuse 5 3 2 7 0 7 3 9 -2
TCU 11 11 0 2 1 1 12 1 1
Temple 4 4 0 8 2 6 6 6 2
Tennessee 8 6 2 5 1 4 7 6 -1
Texas 5 5 0 8 1 7 6 7 1
Texas A&M 7 5 2 6 3 3 8 5 1
Texas St 5 4 1 7 3 4 7 5 2
Texas Tech 3 3 0 9 1 8 4 8 1
Toledo 9 9 0 4 0 4 9 4 0
Troy 4 2 2 8 1 7 3 9 -1
Tulane 2 2 0 10 1 9 3 9 1
Tulsa 3 2 1 9 0 9 2 10 -1
UAB 6 4 2 6 2 4 6 6 0
UCF 10 7 3 3 2 1 9 4 -1
UCLA 12 10 2 1 0 1 10 3 -2
ULM 5 4 1 7 0 7 4 8 -1
UNLV 2 1 1 11 1 10 2 11 0
USC 10 8 2 3 1 2 9 4 -1
USF 4 4 0 8 0 8 4 8 0
Utah 8 6 2 5 3 2 9 4 1
Utah St 9 9 0 5 1 4 10 4 1
UTEP 5 5 0 8 2 6 7 6 2
UTSA 6 3 3 6 1 5 4 8 -2
Vanderbilt 4 3 1 8 0 8 3 9 -1
Virginia 5 3 2 7 2 5 5 7 0
Virginia Tech 7 3 4 6 4 2 7 6 0
Wake Forest 1 1 0 11 2 9 3 9 2
Washington 8 7 1 6 1 5 8 6 0
Washington St 4 1 3 8 2 6 3 9 -1
West Virginia 8 5 3 5 2 3 7 6 -1
Western Michigan 7 5 2 6 3 3 8 5 1
Wisconsin 12 10 2 2 1 1 11 3 -1
WKU 7 5 2 6 3 3 8 5 1
Wyoming 2 2 0 10 2 8 4 8 2

Sorted By Net (Number of Games Won-Number of Times Favored)

  2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 Fav-Wins
  Games Wins as Upset Games Upset Lost as Actual Actual Net
Team Favored Favorite Losses Underdog Wins Underdog Wins Losses Diff
Georgia Tech 7 6 1 7 5 2 11 3 4
Rutgers 4 4 0 9 4 5 8 5 4
Air Force 7 6 1 6 4 2 10 3 3
FIU 1 1 0 11 3 8 4 8 3
Missouri 7 6 1 7 4 3 11 3 3
Ohio St 11 10 1 4 4 0 14 1 3
Appalachian St 5 4 1 7 3 4 7 5 2
Illinois 4 3 1 9 3 6 6 7 2
Kansas St 7 7 0 6 2 4 9 4 2
Maryland 5 3 2 8 4 4 7 6 2
NC State 6 5 1 7 3 4 8 5 2
New Mexico St 0 0 0 12 2 10 2 10 2
Ohio 4 4 0 8 2 6 6 6 2
Oklahoma St 5 5 0 8 2 6 7 6 2
Old Dominion 4 3 1 8 3 5 6 6 2
Temple 4 4 0 8 2 6 6 6 2
Texas St 5 4 1 7 3 4 7 5 2
UTEP 5 5 0 8 2 6 7 6 2
Wake Forest 1 1 0 11 2 9 3 9 2
Wyoming 2 2 0 10 2 8 4 8 2
Arizona 9 8 1 5 2 3 10 4 1
Arizona St 9 8 1 4 2 2 10 3 1
Arkansas 6 5 1 7 2 5 7 6 1
Ball St 4 2 2 8 3 5 5 7 1
Boston College 6 4 2 7 3 4 7 6 1
California 4 2 2 8 3 5 5 7 1
Central Michigan 6 5 1 7 2 5 7 6 1
Colorado St 9 8 1 4 2 2 10 3 1
Eastern Michigan 1 1 0 11 1 10 2 10 1
Hawaii 3 3 0 10 1 9 4 9 1
Kansas 2 2 0 10 1 9 3 9 1
Kent St 1 0 1 10 2 8 2 9 1
Kentucky 4 4 0 8 1 7 5 7 1
Louisiana 8 6 2 5 3 2 9 4 1
Middle Tennessee 5 4 1 7 2 5 6 6 1
Minnesota 7 6 1 6 2 4 8 5 1
New Mexico 3 2 1 9 2 7 4 8 1
Northern Illinois 10 9 1 4 2 2 11 3 1
Northwestern 4 1 3 8 4 4 5 7 1
SMU 0 0 0 12 1 11 1 11 1
Southern Miss 2 2 0 10 1 9 3 9 1
TCU 11 11 0 2 1 1 12 1 1
Texas 5 5 0 8 1 7 6 7 1
Texas A&M 7 5 2 6 3 3 8 5 1
Texas Tech 3 3 0 9 1 8 4 8 1
Tulane 2 2 0 10 1 9 3 9 1
Utah 8 6 2 5 3 2 9 4 1
Utah St 9 9 0 5 1 4 10 4 1
Western Michigan 7 5 2 6 3 3 8 5 1
WKU 7 5 2 6 3 3 8 5 1
Boise St 12 11 1 2 1 1 12 2 0
Bowling Green   8 5 3 6 3 3 8 6 0
Buffalo 5 4 1 6 1 5 5 6 0
Clemson 10 9 1 3 1 2 10 3 0
Duke 9 7 2 4 2 2 9 4 0
Florida 7 5 2 5 2 3 7 5 0
Florida St 13 13 0 1 0 1 13 1 0
Georgia Southern 9 9 0 3 0 3 9 3 0
Louisiana Tech 9 7 2 5 2 3 9 5 0
Louisville 9 8 1 4 1 3 9 4 0
Massachusetts 3 3 0 9 0 9 3 9 0
Memphis 10 9 1 3 1 2 10 3 0
Michigan St 11 10 1 2 1 1 11 2 0
Mississippi St 10 8 2 3 2 1 10 3 0
Nebraska 9 8 1 4 1 3 10 3 0
Nevada 7 5 2 6 2 4 7 6 0
North Carolina 6 4 2 7 2 5 6 7 0
Notre Dame 8 6 2 5 2 3 8 5 0
Ole Miss 9 6 3 4 3 1 9 4 0
Toledo 9 9 0 4 0 4 9 4 0
UAB 6 4 2 6 2 4 6 6 0
UNLV 2 1 1 11 1 10 2 11 0
USF 4 4 0 8 0 8 4 8 0
Virginia 5 3 2 7 2 5 5 7 0
Virginia Tech 7 3 4 6 4 2 7 6 0
Washington 8 7 1 6 1 5 8 6 0
Army 5 2 3 7 2 5 4 8 -1
Baylor 12 10 2 1 1 0 11 2 -1
BYU 9 7 2 4 1 3 8 5 -1
Cincinnati 10 8 2 3 1 2 9 4 -1
Colorado 3 2 1 9 0 9 2 10 -1
Connecticut 3 1 2 9 1 8 2 10 -1
Fresno St 7 5 2 7 1 6 6 8 -1
Georgia St 2 1 1 10 0 10 1 11 -1
Houston 9 6 3 4 2 2 8 5 -1
Iowa 8 6 2 5 1 4 7 6 -1
Marshall 14 13 1 0 0 0 13 1 -1
Miami, Oh 3 2 1 9 0 9 2 10 -1
North Texas 5 3 2 7 1 6 4 8 -1
Oregon St 6 4 2 6 1 5 5 7 -1
Penn St 8 5 3 5 2 3 7 6 -1
Purdue 4 2 2 8 1 7 3 9 -1
Rice 9 8 1 4 0 4 9 4 -1
San Diego St 8 7 1 5 0 5 7 6 -1
San Jose St 4 3 1 8 0 8 3 9 -1
South Alabama 7 6 1 6 0 6 6 7 -1
South Carolina 8 4 4 5 3 2 7 6 -1
Tennessee 8 6 2 5 1 4 7 6 -1
Troy 4 2 2 8 1 7 3 9 -1
Tulsa 3 2 1 9 0 9 2 10 -1
UCF 10 7 3 3 2 1 9 4 -1
ULM 5 4 1 7 0 7 4 8 -1
USC 10 8 2 3 1 2 9 4 -1
Vanderbilt 4 3 1 8 0 8 3 9 -1
Washington St 4 1 3 8 2 6 3 9 -1
West Virginia 8 5 3 5 2 3 7 6 -1
Wisconsin 12 10 2 2 1 1 11 3 -1
Alabama 14 12 2 0 0 0 12 2 -2
Auburn 10 7 3 3 1 2 8 5 -2
East Carolina 10 7 3 3 1 2 8 5 -2
FAU 5 1 4 7 2 5 3 9 -2
Idaho 3 1 2 8 0 8 1 10 -2
Indiana 5 2 3 7 1 6 4 8 -2
Iowa St 4 1 3 8 1 7 2 10 -2
LSU 10 7 3 3 1 2 8 5 -2
Navy 10 7 3 3 1 2 8 5 -2
Oregon 15 13 2 0 0 0 13 2 -2
Syracuse 5 3 2 7 0 7 3 9 -2
UCLA 12 10 2 1 0 1 10 3 -2
UTSA 6 3 3 6 1 5 4 8 -2
Arkansas St 10 7 3 3 0 3 7 6 -3
Georgia 13 10 3 0 0 0 10 3 -3
Miami, Fl 9 6 3 4 0 4 6 7 -3
Michigan 8 5 3 4 0 4 5 7 -3
Stanford 11 7 4 2 1 1 8 5 -3
Akron 9 4 5 3 1 2 5 7 -4
Pittsburgh 10 5 5 3 1 2 6 7 -4
Oklahoma 13 8 5 0 0 0 8 5 -5