Phil Steele Blog • December 7th, 2016

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Strength of Wins/ Pain of Losses Thru Week 14.

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. Note this chart does not count wins over FCS teams even if they are 11-0.

In this first chart below you can see Strength of Wins. Here you can see Alabama still in the #1 spot on this list. Alabama has faced USC, WKU, Mississippi, Kent St, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas A&M, LSU, Mississippi St and Florida and those teams have a total of 85 wins. My chart now grades 1 team (Fresno St) 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 12/3/16

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 13 85 1 Utah 8 37 44 Boston College 6 19 87
Clemson 12 80 2 Miami, Fl 8 37 44 UCLA 4 19 87
Ohio St 11 75 3 Eastern Mich 7 36 46 Maryland 6 18 89
Penn St 11 70 4 Arkansas St 7 36 46 UCF 6 18 89
Washington 12 66 5 Tulsa 9 35 48 North Texas 5 18 89
Western Mich 13 64 6 LSU 7 35 48 Syracuse 4 18 89
Michigan 10 63 7 Old Dominion 9 34 50 Duke 4 18 89
Wisconsin 10 58 8 Louisiana Tech 8 34 50 Akron 5 16 94
Oklahoma 10 58 8 Middle Tennessee 8 34 50 FIU 4 16 94
Boise St 10 58 8 Arkansas 7 34 50 New Mexico St 3 16 94
Florida St 9 53 11 Kentucky 7 33 54 Oregon 4 15 97
Colorado 10 52 12 Colorado St 7 32 55 UNLV 4 15 97
Temple 10 50 13 Minnesota 8 31 56 ULM 4 14 99
USC 9 50 13 Idaho 8 31 56 UTEP 4 14 99
Tennessee 8 49 15 Ohio 8 31 56 Oregon St 4 12 101
Wyoming 8 49 15 Kansas St 8 30 59 Cincinnati 4 12 101
West Virginia 10 47 17 Central Mich 6 30 59 Charlotte 4 12 101
USF 10 47 17 BYU 8 29 61 Tulane 4 11 104
Oklahoma St 9 47 17 Mississippi 5 29 61 Ball St 4 11 104
Houston 9 47 17 NC State 6 28 63 Iowa St 3 11 104
WKU 10 46 21 UTSA 6 28 63 Arizona 3 11 104
Louisville 9 46 21 Northwestern 6 27 65 Marshall 3 11 104
Appalachian St 9 46 21 California 5 27 65 Buffalo 2 11 104
Air Force 9 46 21 Miami, OH 6 26 67 Nevada 5 10 110
Navy 9 45 25 Southern Miss 6 25 68 Bowling Green 4 10 110
Nebraska 9 45 25 UL Lafayette 6 25 68 San Jose St 4 10 110
Stanford 9 44 27 South Alabama 6 24 70 Rice 3 10 110
Florida 8 44 27 South Carolina 6 23 71 Virginia 2 10 110
Pittsburgh 8 44 27 Army 6 23 71 East Carolina 3 9 115
Iowa 8 44 27 Notre Dame 4 23 71 Utah St 3 8 116
Virginia Tech 9 43 31 Indiana 6 22 74 Kent St 3 8 116
Washington St 8 42 32 Baylor 6 22 74 Georgia St 3 8 116
Texas A&M 8 42 32 Texas 5 22 74 Purdue 3 8 116
San Diego St 10 41 34 Texas Tech 5 22 74 Rutgers 2 8 116
Auburn 8 41 34 GA Southern 5 22 74 Texas St 2 8 116
Georgia Tech 8 40 36 TCU 6 21 79 Florida Atlantic 3 7 122
Troy 9 39 37 Hawaii 6 21 79 Michigan St 3 6 123
Toledo 9 39 37 SMU 5 21 79 Connecticut 3 6 123
New Mexico 8 39 37 Miss St 5 21 79 Illinois 3 5 125
Georgia 7 39 37 Wake Forest 6 20 83 Kansas 2 5 125
Memphis 8 38 41 N Illinois 5 20 83 UMass 2 4 127
North Carolina 8 38 41 Arizona St 5 20 83 Fresno St 1 0 128
Vanderbilt 6 38 41 Missouri 4 20 83


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. Buffalo is at the bottom of this list with a combined 60 foe losses. Their foe losses include Albany, Nevada, Boston College, Kent St, Ball St, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Miami, OH, Western Michigan and Bowling Green. 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 12/3/16

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
Alabama 0 0 1 BYU 4 16 41 GA Southern 7 34 84
Western Mich 0 0 1 Virginia Tech 4 17 45 Missouri 8 34 84
Ohio St 1 2 3 Colorado St 5 17 45 Cincinnati 8 34 84
Washington 1 3 4 Texas A&M 4 18 47 UTSA 6 35 90
Clemson 1 4 5 Maryland 6 18 47 Hawaii 7 35 90
Oklahoma 2 4 5 Utah 4 19 49 Akron 7 35 90
Michigan 2 5 7 Miami, Fl 4 19 49 UCLA 8 35 90
West Virginia 2 5 7 Kentucky 5 19 49 Tulane 8 35 90
Wisconsin 3 5 7 UCF 6 19 49 Bowling Green 8 35 90
Penn St 2 6 10 Arkansas 5 20 53 San Jose St 8 35 90
USF 2 6 10 Indiana 6 20 53 Illinois 9 35 90
Colorado 3 6 10 North Carolina 4 23 55 Army 5 36 98
USC 3 7 13 Wyoming 5 23 55 Utah St 9 36 98
Tulsa 3 7 13 TCU 6 23 55 North Texas 7 37 100
Boise St 2 8 15 Boston College 6 23 55 ULM 8 37 100
Florida St 3 8 15 N Illinois 7 23 55 Iowa St 9 38 102
Navy 3 8 15 Middle Tennessee 4 24 60 Arizona 9 38 102
Nebraska 3 8 15 Eastern Mich 5 24 60 Kent St 9 39 104
Stanford 3 8 15 Wake Forest 6 24 60 Michigan St 9 39 104
Louisville 3 9 20 Georgia 5 25 63 Ball St 8 40 106
Toledo 3 9 20 Louisiana Tech 5 25 63 Duke 8 41 107
Washington St 4 10 22 Ohio 5 25 63 East Carolina 9 42 108
Auburn 4 10 22 New Mexico 4 26 66 Purdue 9 42 108
Kansas St 4 10 22 Arkansas St 5 26 66 Notre Dame 8 43 110
Temple 3 11 25 NC State 6 26 66 UNLV 8 43 110
WKU 3 11 25 South Carolina 6 26 66 Nevada 7 44 112
Appalachian St 3 11 25 SMU 7 27 70 Charlotte 8 44 112
LSU 4 11 25 Baylor 6 28 71 Rutgers 10 44 112
Troy 3 12 29 Miss St 7 28 71 FIU 8 46 115
Florida 4 12 29 Mississippi 7 29 73 Georgia St 9 46 115
Minnesota 4 12 29 California 7 29 73 New Mexico St 9 47 117
Georgia Tech 4 13 32 Oregon St 8 29 73 Connecticut 9 48 118
Oklahoma St 3 14 33 Vanderbilt 6 31 76 Kansas 10 48 118
Houston 3 14 33 Miami, OH 6 31 76 Marshall 9 50 120
Idaho 4 14 33 Southern Miss 6 32 78 Rice 9 50 120
Old Dominion 3 15 36 South Alabama 6 32 78 Virginia 10 50 120
Pittsburgh 4 15 36 Arizona St 7 32 78 Florida Atlantic 9 52 123
Iowa 4 15 36 Oregon 8 32 78 UTEP 8 55 124
Memphis 4 15 36 Central Mich 6 33 82 Texas St 10 55 124
Northwestern 6 15 36 Syracuse 8 33 82 UMass 10 56 126
Air Force 3 16 41 UL Lafayette 6 34 84 Fresno St 11 59 127
San Diego St 3 16 41 Texas 7 34 84 Buffalo 10 60 128
Tennessee 4 16 41 Texas Tech 7 34 84

 

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 Alabama and Western Michigan both unbeaten. You can also see the quality of opponents Alabama has faced they have credit for 21 more wins than Western Michigan. The bottom teams are all the 1 & 2 win teams. One of the most interesting things here on this list is Fresno St (in green). If you take a closer look, they are 1-11 but their only win was against an FCS foe so they do not get credit for it here.

Here is your complete Overall Wins and Losses Chart with %:Games Played Thru 12/3/16

Overall Overall Overall
Wins Losses % Wins Losses % Wins Losses %
Alabama 85 0 100.0% Idaho 31 14 68.9% Arizona St 20 32 38.5%
Western Mich 64 0 100.0% Wyoming 49 23 68.1% Hawaii 21 35 37.5%
Ohio St 75 2 97.4% Utah 37 19 66.1% Missouri 20 34 37.0%
Washington 66 3 95.7% Miami, Fl 37 19 66.1% Syracuse 18 33 35.3%
Clemson 80 4 95.2% Colorado St 32 17 65.3% UCLA 19 35 35.2%
Oklahoma 58 4 93.5% BYU 29 16 64.4% Notre Dame 23 43 34.8%
Michigan 63 5 92.6% Northwestern 27 15 64.3% North Texas 18 37 32.7%
Penn St 70 6 92.1% Kentucky 33 19 63.5% Oregon 15 32 31.9%
Wisconsin 58 5 92.1% Arkansas 34 20 63.0% Akron 16 35 31.4%
West Virginia 47 5 90.4% North Carolina 38 23 62.3% Duke 18 41 30.5%
Colorado 52 6 89.7% Georgia 39 25 60.9% Oregon St 12 29 29.3%
USF 47 6 88.7% New Mexico 39 26 60.0% ULM 14 37 27.5%
Boise St 58 8 87.9% Eastern Mich 36 24 60.0% Cincinnati 12 34 26.1%
USC 50 7 87.7% Middle Tennessee 34 24 58.6% UNLV 15 43 25.9%
Florida St 53 8 86.9% Arkansas St 36 26 58.1% FIU 16 46 25.8%
Navy 45 8 84.9% Louisiana Tech 34 25 57.6% New Mexico St 16 47 25.4%
Nebraska 45 8 84.9% Ohio 31 25 55.4% Tulane 11 35 23.9%
Stanford 44 8 84.6% Vanderbilt 38 31 55.1% Arizona 11 38 22.4%
Louisville 46 9 83.6% Indiana 22 20 52.4% Bowling Green 10 35 22.2%
Tulsa 35 7 83.3% NC State 28 26 51.9% San Jose St 10 35 22.2%
Temple 50 11 82.0% Mississippi 29 29 50.0% Ball St 11 40 21.6%
Toledo 39 9 81.3% Maryland 18 18 50.0% Charlotte 12 44 21.4%
Washington St 42 10 80.8% Iowa St 11 38 50.0% UTEP 14 55 20.3%
WKU 46 11 80.7% UCF 18 19 48.6% Nevada 10 44 18.5%
Appalachian St 46 11 80.7% California 27 29 48.2% Utah St 8 36 18.2%
Auburn 41 10 80.4% TCU 21 23 47.7% Marshall 11 50 18.0%
Florida 44 12 78.6% Central Mich 30 33 47.6% East Carolina 9 42 17.6%
Oklahoma St 47 14 77.0% South Carolina 23 26 46.9% Kent St 8 39 17.0%
Houston 47 14 77.0% N Illinois 20 23 46.5% Rice 10 50 16.7%
Troy 39 12 76.5% Miami, OH 26 31 45.6% Virginia 10 50 16.7%
LSU 35 11 76.1% Wake Forest 20 24 45.5% Purdue 8 42 16.0%
Georgia Tech 40 13 75.5% Boston College 19 23 45.2% Buffalo 11 60 15.5%
Tennessee 49 16 75.4% UTSA 28 35 44.4% Rutgers 8 44 15.4%
Kansas St 30 10 75.0% Baylor 22 28 44.0% Georgia St 8 46 14.8%
Pittsburgh 44 15 74.6% Southern Miss 25 32 43.9% Michigan St 6 39 13.3%
Iowa 44 15 74.6% SMU 21 27 43.8% Texas St 8 55 12.7%
Air Force 46 16 74.2% South Alabama 24 32 42.9% Illinois 5 35 12.5%
Minnesota 31 12 72.1% Miss St 21 28 42.9% Florida Atlantic 7 52 11.9%
San Diego St 41 16 71.9% UL Lafayette 25 34 42.4% Connecticut 6 48 11.1%
Memphis 38 15 71.7% Texas 22 34 39.3% Kansas 5 48 9.4%
Virginia Tech 43 17 71.7% Texas Tech 22 34 39.3% UMass 4 56 6.7%
Texas A&M 42 18 70.0% GA Southern 22 34 39.3% Fresno St 0 59 0.0%
Old Dominion 34 15 69.4% Army 23 36 39.0%

 

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