Phil Steele Blog • November 15, 2016

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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. 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 and Mississippi St and those teams have a total of 58 wins. My chart grades 2 teams 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 11/12/16

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 10 58 1 New Mexico 7 24 44 Southern Miss 5 13 86
Ohio St 9 50 2 Georgia Tech 6 24 44 Hawaii 4 13 86
Clemson 9 50 2 Mississippi 5 24 44 UNLV 4 12 89
Michigan 9 47 4 Old Dominion 7 23 47 ULM 4 11 90
Penn St 8 45 5 LSU 6 23 47 Cincinnati 4 11 90
Boise St 9 42 6 Miami, Fl 6 22 49 UL Lafayette 4 11 90
Wisconsin 8 41 7 Tulsa 7 21 50 Charlotte 4 11 90
Louisville 9 40 8 Ohio 7 21 50 FIU 3 11 90
Western Mich 10 39 9 BYU 6 21 50 New Mexico St 2 11 90
Tennessee 7 37 10 Northwestern 5 21 50 North Texas 4 10 96
Washington 9 34 11 Minnesota 7 20 54 GA Southern 4 10 96
Nebraska 8 34 11 Middle Tenn 6 20 54 Ball St 4 10 96
Florida St 7 34 11 Arkansas St 5 20 54 Missouri 3 10 96
USC 7 34 11 California 4 20 54 Buffalo 2 10 96
Auburn 7 34 11 Vanderbilt 4 20 54 Boston College 4 9 101
Washington St 8 33 16 Texas 5 19 59 Marshall 3 9 101
Houston 8 33 16 NC State 5 19 59 Virginia 2 9 101
Oklahoma 8 32 18 South Carolina 5 19 59 N Illinois 3 8 104
Appalachian St 7 32 18 Central Mich 5 19 59 East Carolina 3 8 104
Oklahoma St 8 31 20 Baylor 6 18 63 Oregon 3 7 106
Navy 7 31 20 Memphis 6 18 63 Kent St 3 7 106
Texas A&M 7 31 20 Wake Forest 6 18 63 San Jose St 3 7 106
Temple 7 31 20 Kentucky 5 18 63 UTEP 3 7 106
USF 8 30 24 SMU 5 18 63 Rutgers 2 7 106
Wyoming 7 30 24 Miami, OH 5 18 63 Texas St 2 7 106
North Carolina 7 30 24 Army 5 18 63 Utah St 3 6 112
Virginia Tech 7 30 24 South Alabama 4 18 63 Tulane 3 6 112
Troy 8 29 28 Notre Dame 4 18 63 Connecticut 3 6 112
West Virginia 8 29 28 Indiana 5 17 72 Purdue 3 6 112
Utah 8 29 28 Arizona St 5 17 72 Michigan St 3 6 112
Florida 7 29 28 UTSA 5 17 72 Illinois 3 5 117
Colorado 8 28 32 Idaho 6 16 75 Florida Atlantic 3 5 117
WKU 8 28 32 UCF 6 16 75 Bowling Green 2 5 117
Pittsburgh 6 28 32 Duke 4 16 75 Rice 2 5 117
Iowa 6 28 32 Maryland 5 15 78 Oregon St 2 4 121
Toledo 8 27 36 Akron 5 15 78 Arizona 2 4 121
Louisiana Tech 8 27 36 Kansas St 5 14 80 Iowa St 2 4 121
Stanford 7 27 36 TCU 5 14 80 Nevada 3 3 124
Arkansas 6 27 36 UCLA 4 14 80 UMass 2 3 124
Georgia 6 27 36 Syracuse 4 14 80 Georgia St 2 2 126
Air Force 7 26 41 Texas Tech 4 14 80 Kansas 1 0 127
San Diego St 9 25 42 Miss St 4 14 80 Fresno St 1 0 127
Eastern Mich 6 25 42 Colorado St 5 13 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. While there are 2 teams unbeaten, there are an additional 2 teams Louisville and Troy who have both lost to a 9-1 Clemson so they get credit for only 1 combined foe loss. Bufflao is at the bottom of this list with a combined 46 foe losses. Their foe losses include Albany, Nevada, Boston College, Kent St, Ball St, Northern Illinois, Ohio and Miami, OH. 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 11/12/16

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 Wyoming 3 12 44 Kent St 7 21 84
Western Mich 0 0 1 Pittsburgh 4 12 44 Cincinnati 6 22 88
Louisville 1 1 3 Georgia Tech 4 12 44 North Texas 6 22 88
Troy 1 1 3 Memphis 4 12 44 Central Mich 5 23 90
Ohio St 1 2 5 Maryland 5 12 44 GA Southern 6 23 90
West Virginia 1 2 5 Colorado St 5 12 44 Arizona 8 23 90
Wisconsin 2 2 5 North Carolina 3 13 50 UL Lafayette 5 24 93
Boise St 1 3 8 Virginia Tech 3 13 50 Missouri 7 24 93
Washington 1 3 8 Air Force 3 13 50 Tulane 7 24 93
Nebraska 2 3 8 Old Dominion 3 13 50 UTSA 5 25 96
Oklahoma 2 3 8 Iowa 4 13 50 Duke 6 25 96
Clemson 1 4 12 TCU 4 13 50 Akron 6 25 96
Michigan 1 4 12 Mississippi 5 13 50 San Jose St 7 25 96
Colorado 2 4 12 Louisiana Tech 3 14 57 Vanderbilt 6 26 100
San Diego St 1 5 15 Ohio 3 14 57 Miami, OH 6 26 100
Penn St 2 5 15 Wake Forest 4 14 57 Hawaii 7 26 100
Washington St 2 5 15 Kentucky 5 14 57 Connecticut 7 26 100
Navy 2 5 15 Indiana 5 14 57 Ball St 6 27 104
Florida St 3 5 15 Eastern Mich 4 15 62 Purdue 7 27 104
USC 3 5 15 Miami, Fl 4 15 62 Notre Dame 6 28 106
Stanford 3 5 15 Texas 5 15 62 UNLV 6 28 106
LSU 3 5 15 New Mexico 3 16 65 Charlotte 6 28 106
Tulsa 3 5 15 Georgia 4 16 65 East Carolina 7 28 106
USF 2 6 24 Arkansas St 4 16 65 Iowa St 8 28 106
Houston 2 7 25 Arizona St 5 16 65 Army 5 29 111
Utah 2 7 25 SMU 5 17 69 New Mexico St 7 29 111
Florida 2 7 25 UCLA 6 17 69 Michigan St 7 29 111
Toledo 2 7 25 N Illinois 7 17 69 Rutgers 8 29 111
Oklahoma St 2 8 29 NC State 5 18 72 Texas St 7 31 115
Tennessee 3 8 29 Boston College 6 18 72 Bowling Green 8 31 115
Auburn 3 8 29 Illinois 7 18 72 FIU 7 32 117
Appalachian St 3 8 29 Southern Miss 5 19 75 Marshall 7 32 117
Minnesota 3 8 29 Syracuse 6 19 75 Georgia St 8 32 117
Kansas St 4 8 29 Texas Tech 6 19 75 Kansas 9 33 120
WKU 3 9 35 Oregon 7 19 75 Nevada 7 34 121
Arkansas 4 9 35 Utah St 7 19 75 Virginia 8 34 121
Idaho 4 9 35 South Carolina 5 20 80 UMass 8 35 123
Northwestern 5 9 35 California 6 20 80 Florida Atlantic 7 36 124
BYU 4 10 39 Miss St 6 20 80 Fresno St 9 36 124
Texas A&M 3 11 40 Oregon St 8 20 80 UTEP 7 37 126
Temple 3 11 40 Middle Tenn 4 21 84 Rice 8 37 126
Baylor 3 11 40 South Alabama 5 21 84 Buffalo 8 46 128
UCF 4 11 40 ULM 6 21 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. The bottom teams are all the 1 win teams. One of the most interesting things here on this list is Kansas and Fresno St (in green). If you take a closer look, each team is 1-9 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 11/12/16

Overall Overall Overall
Wins Losses % Wins Losses % Wins Losses %
Alabama 58 0 100.0% BYU 21 10 67.7% Army 18 29 38.3%
Western Mich 39 0 100.0% Air Force 26 13 66.7% Akron 15 25 37.5%
Louisville 40 1 97.6% Georgia Tech 24 12 66.7% ULM 11 21 34.4%
Troy 29 1 96.7% Louisiana Tech 27 14 65.9% Hawaii 13 26 33.3%
Ohio St 50 2 96.2% Mississippi 24 13 64.9% Cincinnati 11 22 33.3%
Wisconsin 41 2 95.3% Idaho 16 9 64.0% Boston College 9 18 33.3%
West Virginia 29 2 93.5% Old Dominion 23 13 63.9% N Illinois 8 17 32.0%
Boise St 42 3 93.3% Kansas St 14 8 63.6% UL Lafayette 11 24 31.4%
Clemson 50 4 92.6% Georgia 27 16 62.8% North Texas 10 22 31.3%
Michigan 47 4 92.2% Eastern Mich 25 15 62.5% GA Southern 10 23 30.3%
Washington 34 3 91.9% Baylor 18 11 62.1% UNLV 12 28 30.0%
Nebraska 34 3 91.9% New Mexico 24 16 60.0% Missouri 10 24 29.4%
Oklahoma 32 3 91.4% Ohio 21 14 60.0% Charlotte 11 28 28.2%
Penn St 45 5 90.0% Memphis 18 12 60.0% New Mexico St 11 29 27.5%
Colorado 28 4 87.5% Miami, Fl 22 15 59.5% Ball St 10 27 27.0%
Florida St 34 5 87.2% UCF 16 11 59.3% Oregon 7 19 26.9%
USC 34 5 87.2% Kentucky 18 14 56.3% FIU 11 32 25.6%
Washington St 33 5 86.8% Wake Forest 18 14 56.3% Kent St 7 21 25.0%
Navy 31 5 86.1% Texas 19 15 55.9% Utah St 6 19 24.0%
Stanford 27 5 84.4% Arkansas St 20 16 55.6% East Carolina 8 28 22.2%
USF 30 6 83.3% Maryland 15 12 55.6% Marshall 9 32 22.0%
San Diego St 25 5 83.3% Indiana 17 14 54.8% San Jose St 7 25 21.9%
Houston 33 7 82.5% Colorado St 13 12 52.0% Illinois 5 18 21.7%
Tennessee 37 8 82.2% TCU 14 13 51.9% Virginia 9 34 20.9%
LSU 23 5 82.1% Arizona St 17 16 51.5% Tulane 6 24 20.0%
Auburn 34 8 81.0% SMU 18 17 51.4% Rutgers 7 29 19.4%
Tulsa 21 5 80.8% NC State 19 18 51.4% Connecticut 6 26 18.8%
Utah 29 7 80.6% California 20 20 50.0% Texas St 7 31 18.4%
Florida 29 7 80.6% Iowa St 4 28 50.0% Purdue 6 27 18.2%
Appalachian St 32 8 80.0% Middle Tenn 20 21 48.8% Buffalo 10 46 17.9%
Oklahoma St 31 8 79.5% South Carolina 19 20 48.7% Michigan St 6 29 17.1%
Toledo 27 7 79.4% South Alabama 18 21 46.2% Oregon St 4 20 16.7%
WKU 28 9 75.7% Central Mich 19 23 45.2% UTEP 7 37 15.9%
Arkansas 27 9 75.0% UCLA 14 17 45.2% Arizona 4 23 14.8%
Texas A&M 31 11 73.8% Vanderbilt 20 26 43.5% Bowling Green 5 31 13.9%
Temple 31 11 73.8% Syracuse 14 19 42.4% Florida Atlantic 5 36 12.2%
Wyoming 30 12 71.4% Texas Tech 14 19 42.4% Rice 5 37 11.9%
Minnesota 20 8 71.4% Miss St 14 20 41.2% Nevada 3 34 8.1%
Pittsburgh 28 12 70.0% Miami, OH 18 26 40.9% UMass 3 35 7.9%
Northwestern 21 9 70.0% Southern Miss 13 19 40.6% Georgia St 2 32 5.9%
North Carolina 30 13 69.8% UTSA 17 25 40.5% Kansas 0 33 0.0%
Virginia Tech 30 13 69.8% Notre Dame 18 28 39.1% Fresno St 0 36 0.0%
Iowa 28 13 68.3% Duke 16 25 39.0%

 

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