| Phil Steele Blog • November 20, 2015 |
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Strength of Wins/ Pain of Losses Thru Week 11.
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 10 Blog post on November 13th 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 Alabama still holds the lone #1 spot on this list. Alabama has faced Wisconsin, Middle Tenn, ULM, Georgia, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Tennessee, LSU and Miss St and those teams have a total of 54 wins. You can also see the quality of opponent Alabama has played with 1 less win then Ohio St and Clemson but still has more combined foe 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 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 11/18/15
| 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 | |||
| Alabama | 9 | 54 | 1 | Baylor | 8 | 22 | 44 | Tulsa | 5 | 10 | 87 |
| Ohio St | 10 | 46 | 2 | Georgia | 7 | 22 | 44 | Akron | 5 | 9 | 88 |
| Clemson | 10 | 46 | 2 | Miami, Fl | 6 | 22 | 44 | Connecticut | 5 | 9 | 88 |
| Notre Dame | 9 | 46 | 2 | Arizona | 6 | 22 | 44 | Old Dominion | 5 | 9 | 88 |
| Michigan St | 9 | 45 | 5 | Missouri | 5 | 22 | 44 | Colorado | 4 | 9 | 88 |
| Iowa | 10 | 42 | 6 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 21 | 49 | Kansas St | 3 | 9 | 88 |
| Florida | 9 | 42 | 6 | USF | 6 | 21 | 49 | Syracuse | 3 | 9 | 88 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | 41 | 8 | Arizona St | 5 | 21 | 49 | FIU | 5 | 8 | 94 |
| Utah | 8 | 40 | 9 | Auburn | 5 | 21 | 49 | UTEP | 4 | 8 | 94 |
| Toledo | 9 | 39 | 10 | San Diego St | 7 | 20 | 53 | Boston College | 3 | 8 | 94 |
| USC | 7 | 39 | 10 | Nevada | 6 | 20 | 53 | UNLV | 3 | 8 | 94 |
| Oklahoma St | 10 | 38 | 12 | Boise St | 7 | 19 | 55 | Georgia St | 3 | 7 | 98 |
| Stanford | 8 | 37 | 13 | Louisville | 6 | 19 | 55 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 7 | 98 |
| LSU | 7 | 36 | 14 | Western Mich | 6 | 19 | 55 | Maryland | 2 | 6 | 100 |
| Houston | 10 | 35 | 15 | Cincinnati | 6 | 18 | 58 | UMass | 2 | 6 | 100 |
| Northwestern | 8 | 35 | 15 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 18 | 58 | UTSA | 2 | 6 | 100 |
| Florida St | 8 | 35 | 15 | Washington | 4 | 18 | 58 | Wyoming | 1 | 6 | 100 |
| Memphis | 8 | 35 | 15 | Air Force | 7 | 17 | 61 | Rice | 4 | 5 | 104 |
| North Carolina | 9 | 34 | 19 | Arkansas St | 7 | 17 | 61 | UL Lafayette | 4 | 5 | 104 |
| Navy | 8 | 34 | 19 | GA Southern | 7 | 17 | 61 | Wake Forest | 3 | 5 | 104 |
| Michigan | 8 | 33 | 21 | New Mexico | 6 | 17 | 61 | Fresno St | 3 | 5 | 104 |
| Bowling Green | 8 | 32 | 22 | South Alabama | 5 | 17 | 61 | Purdue | 2 | 5 | 104 |
| UCLA | 7 | 32 | 22 | Minnesota | 4 | 17 | 61 | New Mexico St | 2 | 5 | 104 |
| Washington St | 7 | 31 | 24 | Texas Tech | 6 | 16 | 67 | Texas St | 2 | 5 | 104 |
| Miss St | 7 | 31 | 24 | NC State | 6 | 16 | 67 | Iowa St | 3 | 4 | 111 |
| BYU | 7 | 31 | 24 | Duke | 6 | 16 | 67 | Rutgers | 3 | 4 | 111 |
| Texas A&M | 7 | 30 | 27 | Utah St | 5 | 16 | 67 | Kent St | 3 | 4 | 111 |
| Mississippi | 7 | 30 | 27 | Indiana | 4 | 16 | 67 | Idaho | 3 | 4 | 111 |
| N Illinois | 8 | 29 | 29 | Texas | 4 | 16 | 67 | Oregon St | 2 | 4 | 111 |
| Oregon | 7 | 29 | 29 | Southern Miss | 7 | 15 | 73 | Hawaii | 2 | 4 | 111 |
| Arkansas | 6 | 29 | 29 | Illinois | 5 | 15 | 73 | Ball St | 3 | 3 | 117 |
| Penn St | 7 | 28 | 32 | Appalachian St | 8 | 14 | 75 | Troy | 3 | 3 | 117 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 28 | 32 | West Virginia | 5 | 14 | 75 | Tulane | 3 | 2 | 119 |
| WKU | 8 | 27 | 34 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 14 | 75 | Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 119 |
| TCU | 9 | 26 | 35 | Buffalo | 5 | 14 | 75 | North Texas | 1 | 2 | 119 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 26 | 35 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 14 | 75 | Army | 2 | 1 | 122 |
| Temple | 8 | 25 | 37 | Colorado St | 5 | 13 | 80 | Miami, OH | 2 | 1 | 122 |
| Ohio | 7 | 25 | 37 | South Carolina | 3 | 13 | 80 | SMU | 1 | 1 | 122 |
| Marshall | 9 | 24 | 39 | Virginia | 4 | 12 | 82 | Eastern Mich | 1 | 1 | 122 |
| Wisconsin | 8 | 24 | 39 | Kentucky | 4 | 12 | 82 | ULM | 1 | 0 | 126 |
| California | 6 | 24 | 39 | San Jose St | 4 | 12 | 82 | Kansas | 0 | 0 | 126 |
| Central Mich | 6 | 24 | 39 | East Carolina | 4 | 11 | 85 | UCF | 0 | 0 | 126 |
| Tennessee | 6 | 23 | 43 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 11 | 85 | ||||
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. While there are 5 teams unbeaten, there are an additional 2 teams who have only lost to an unbeaten foe. Eastern Michigan is still at the top of this list with a combined 44 foe losses. Their foe losses include Old Dominion, Ball St, Army, LSU, Akron, Toledo, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Miami, Oh and UMass. 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 11/18/15
| 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 | |||
| Eastern Mich | 10 | 57 | 128 | South Alabama | 4 | 20 | 85 | Marshall | 2 | 9 | 42 |
| Wyoming | 10 | 48 | 127 | Washington | 6 | 19 | 82 | Utah | 2 | 8 | 40 |
| ULM | 9 | 47 | 126 | Missouri | 5 | 19 | 82 | WKU | 2 | 8 | 40 |
| UCF | 10 | 42 | 124 | Ohio | 4 | 19 | 82 | Texas Tech | 5 | 7 | 30 |
| Charlotte | 8 | 42 | 124 | Utah St | 5 | 18 | 80 | Tennessee | 4 | 7 | 30 |
| UTSA | 8 | 39 | 122 | Buffalo | 5 | 18 | 80 | Miami, Fl | 4 | 7 | 30 |
| Army | 8 | 39 | 122 | Rutgers | 7 | 17 | 74 | Louisville | 4 | 7 | 30 |
| Miami, OH | 9 | 38 | 121 | Texas | 6 | 17 | 74 | Cincinnati | 4 | 7 | 30 |
| New Mexico St | 7 | 37 | 119 | Arizona | 5 | 17 | 74 | Bowling Green | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| Idaho | 7 | 37 | 119 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 17 | 74 | Mississippi | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| Troy | 7 | 36 | 118 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 17 | 74 | Air Force | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| Florida Atlantic | 8 | 35 | 116 | Connecticut | 5 | 17 | 74 | Florida St | 2 | 7 | 30 |
| UMass | 8 | 35 | 116 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 16 | 71 | North Carolina | 1 | 7 | 30 |
| Kansas | 10 | 34 | 114 | East Carolina | 6 | 16 | 71 | Illinois | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| UTEP | 6 | 34 | 114 | Akron | 5 | 16 | 71 | Miss St | 3 | 6 | 24 |
| Hawaii | 9 | 33 | 111 | Maryland | 8 | 15 | 67 | Oregon | 3 | 6 | 24 |
| North Texas | 9 | 33 | 111 | Virginia | 6 | 15 | 67 | Georgia | 3 | 6 | 24 |
| Texas St | 7 | 33 | 111 | Auburn | 5 | 15 | 67 | Michigan St | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| FIU | 6 | 32 | 110 | Western Mich | 5 | 15 | 67 | Oklahoma | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| Kent St | 8 | 31 | 107 | Kansas St | 6 | 14 | 64 | Stanford | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| Ball St | 8 | 31 | 107 | Central Mich | 5 | 14 | 64 | LSU | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| Georgia St | 6 | 31 | 107 | Arizona St | 5 | 14 | 64 | Temple | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| Colorado | 7 | 30 | 106 | Indiana | 6 | 13 | 61 | Penn St | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| UNLV | 7 | 29 | 105 | Tulsa | 5 | 13 | 61 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Oregon St | 8 | 28 | 104 | USF | 4 | 13 | 61 | Michigan | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| Purdue | 8 | 26 | 100 | N Illinois | 3 | 12 | 58 | Appalachian St | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| Boston College | 7 | 26 | 100 | Boise St | 3 | 12 | 58 | Alabama | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| Fresno St | 7 | 26 | 100 | GA Southern | 2 | 12 | 58 | Toledo | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| San Jose St | 6 | 26 | 100 | Minnesota | 6 | 11 | 52 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| Wake Forest | 7 | 25 | 98 | California | 4 | 11 | 52 | Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Nevada | 4 | 25 | 98 | NC State | 4 | 11 | 52 | Florida | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| SMU | 9 | 24 | 94 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 11 | 52 | Memphis | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| South Carolina | 7 | 24 | 94 | San Diego St | 3 | 11 | 52 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Nebraska | 6 | 24 | 94 | Southern Miss | 3 | 11 | 52 | Navy | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Colorado St | 5 | 24 | 94 | Arkansas | 4 | 10 | 47 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Kentucky | 6 | 22 | 92 | Duke | 4 | 10 | 47 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Old Dominion | 5 | 22 | 92 | UCLA | 3 | 10 | 47 | TCU | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Syracuse | 7 | 21 | 88 | Washington St | 3 | 10 | 47 | Ohio St | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tulane | 7 | 21 | 88 | BYU | 3 | 10 | 47 | Clemson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rice | 6 | 21 | 88 | Iowa St | 7 | 9 | 42 | Iowa | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| UL Lafayette | 5 | 21 | 88 | USC | 3 | 9 | 42 | Oklahoma St | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgia Tech | 7 | 20 | 85 | Texas A&M | 3 | 9 | 42 | Houston | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New Mexico | 4 | 20 | 85 | Arkansas St | 3 | 9 | 42 | ||||
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 Notre Dame, Ohio St, and Clemson. The bottom teams are all the winless teams. One of the most interesting teams here is Notre Dame (highlighted in green). If you take a closer look, Notre Dame has a 9-1 record, but have 0 losses in this list because their only loss came to a unbeaten Clemson team. So Notre Dame does not get credit for any losses.
Here is your complete Overall Wins and Losses Chart with %:Games Played Thru 11/18/15
| Overall | Overall | Overall | |||||||||
| Wins | Losses | % | Wins | Losses | % | Wins | Losses | % | |||
| Notre Dame | 46 | 0 | 100.0% | Marshall | 24 | 9 | 72.7% | Kentucky | 12 | 22 | 35.3% |
| Ohio St | 46 | 0 | 100.0% | Cincinnati | 18 | 7 | 72.0% | South Carolina | 13 | 24 | 35.1% |
| Clemson | 46 | 0 | 100.0% | Illinois | 15 | 6 | 71.4% | Colorado St | 13 | 24 | 35.1% |
| Iowa | 42 | 0 | 100.0% | Air Force | 17 | 7 | 70.8% | Connecticut | 9 | 17 | 34.6% |
| Oklahoma St | 38 | 0 | 100.0% | N Illinois | 29 | 12 | 70.7% | San Jose St | 12 | 26 | 31.6% |
| Houston | 35 | 0 | 100.0% | Texas Tech | 16 | 7 | 69.6% | Syracuse | 9 | 21 | 30.0% |
| TCU | 26 | 0 | 100.0% | California | 24 | 11 | 68.6% | Old Dominion | 9 | 22 | 29.0% |
| Memphis | 35 | 1 | 97.2% | Louisiana Tech | 21 | 11 | 65.6% | Maryland | 6 | 15 | 28.6% |
| Navy | 34 | 1 | 97.1% | Arkansas St | 17 | 9 | 65.4% | Boston College | 8 | 26 | 23.5% |
| Wisconsin | 24 | 1 | 96.0% | San Diego St | 20 | 11 | 64.5% | Colorado | 9 | 30 | 23.1% |
| Baylor | 22 | 1 | 95.7% | Central Mich | 24 | 14 | 63.2% | UNLV | 8 | 29 | 21.6% |
| Florida | 42 | 2 | 95.5% | USF | 21 | 13 | 61.8% | FIU | 8 | 32 | 20.0% |
| Alabama | 54 | 3 | 94.7% | Duke | 16 | 10 | 61.5% | Rice | 5 | 21 | 19.2% |
| Northwestern | 35 | 2 | 94.6% | Boise St | 19 | 12 | 61.3% | UL Lafayette | 5 | 21 | 19.2% |
| Pittsburgh | 26 | 2 | 92.9% | Minnesota | 17 | 11 | 60.7% | Rutgers | 4 | 17 | 19.0% |
| Toledo | 39 | 3 | 92.9% | Arizona St | 21 | 14 | 60.0% | UTEP | 8 | 34 | 19.0% |
| Michigan | 33 | 3 | 91.7% | NC State | 16 | 11 | 59.3% | Georgia St | 7 | 31 | 18.4% |
| Michigan St | 45 | 6 | 88.2% | GA Southern | 17 | 12 | 58.6% | Wake Forest | 5 | 25 | 16.7% |
| Stanford | 37 | 5 | 88.1% | Auburn | 21 | 15 | 58.3% | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 35 | 16.7% |
| LSU | 36 | 5 | 87.8% | Southern Miss | 15 | 11 | 57.7% | Purdue | 5 | 26 | 16.1% |
| Penn St | 28 | 4 | 87.5% | Ohio | 25 | 19 | 56.8% | Fresno St | 5 | 26 | 16.1% |
| Oklahoma | 41 | 6 | 87.2% | Arizona | 22 | 17 | 56.4% | UMass | 6 | 35 | 14.6% |
| Miss St | 31 | 6 | 83.8% | Western Mich | 19 | 15 | 55.9% | UTSA | 6 | 39 | 13.3% |
| Temple | 25 | 5 | 83.3% | Indiana | 16 | 13 | 55.2% | Texas St | 5 | 33 | 13.2% |
| Florida St | 35 | 7 | 83.3% | Nebraska | 28 | 24 | 53.8% | Oregon St | 4 | 28 | 12.5% |
| Utah | 40 | 8 | 83.3% | Missouri | 22 | 19 | 53.7% | New Mexico St | 5 | 37 | 11.9% |
| North Carolina | 34 | 7 | 82.9% | Middle Tennessee | 18 | 17 | 51.4% | Kent St | 4 | 31 | 11.4% |
| Oregon | 29 | 6 | 82.9% | Iowa St | 4 | 9 | 50.0% | Wyoming | 6 | 48 | 11.1% |
| West Virginia | 14 | 3 | 82.4% | Washington | 18 | 19 | 48.6% | Hawaii | 4 | 33 | 10.8% |
| Appalachian St | 14 | 3 | 82.4% | Texas | 16 | 17 | 48.5% | Idaho | 4 | 37 | 9.8% |
| Bowling Green | 32 | 7 | 82.1% | Utah St | 16 | 18 | 47.1% | Ball St | 3 | 31 | 8.8% |
| USC | 39 | 9 | 81.3% | Vanderbilt | 14 | 16 | 46.7% | Tulane | 2 | 21 | 8.7% |
| Mississippi | 30 | 7 | 81.1% | New Mexico | 17 | 20 | 45.9% | Troy | 3 | 36 | 7.7% |
| Georgia | 22 | 6 | 78.6% | South Alabama | 17 | 20 | 45.9% | North Texas | 2 | 33 | 5.7% |
| WKU | 27 | 8 | 77.1% | Virginia Tech | 14 | 17 | 45.2% | Charlotte | 2 | 42 | 4.5% |
| Texas A&M | 30 | 9 | 76.9% | Virginia | 12 | 15 | 44.4% | SMU | 1 | 24 | 4.0% |
| Tennessee | 23 | 7 | 76.7% | Nevada | 20 | 25 | 44.4% | Miami, OH | 1 | 38 | 2.6% |
| UCLA | 32 | 10 | 76.2% | Buffalo | 14 | 18 | 43.8% | Army | 1 | 39 | 2.5% |
| Miami, Fl | 22 | 7 | 75.9% | Tulsa | 10 | 13 | 43.5% | Eastern Mich | 1 | 57 | 1.7% |
| Washington St | 31 | 10 | 75.6% | East Carolina | 11 | 16 | 40.7% | Kansas | 0 | 34 | 0.0% |
| BYU | 31 | 10 | 75.6% | Kansas St | 9 | 14 | 39.1% | UCF | 0 | 42 | 0.0% |
| Arkansas | 29 | 10 | 74.4% | Akron | 9 | 16 | 36.0% | ULM | 0 | 47 | 0.0% |
| Louisville | 19 | 7 | 73.1% | Georgia Tech | 11 | 20 | 35.5% | ||||
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