Phil Steele Blog • November 22, 2016

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Strength of Wins/ Pain of Losses Thru Week 12.

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 63 wins. My chart now grades 1 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 11/19/16

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 11 63 1 Miami, Fl 7 29 43 Akron 5 15 87
Clemson 10 60 2 San Diego St 9 28 45 Southern Miss 5 15 87
Ohio St 10 58 3 Tulsa 8 28 45 Texas Tech 4 15 87
Michigan 10 56 4 Mid Tennessee 7 28 45 N Illinois 4 15 87
Penn St 9 51 5 Central Mich 6 28 45 Oregon 4 15 87
Boise St 10 50 6 Minnesota 8 27 49 UNLV 4 14 92
Wisconsin 9 46 7 New Mexico 7 27 49 FIU 4 14 92
Houston 9 44 8 Eastern Mich 6 27 49 New Mexico St 3 13 94
Tennessee 8 44 8 Mississippi 5 27 49 Boston College 5 12 95
Wyoming 8 44 8 Vanderbilt 5 27 49 ULM 4 12 95
Western Mich 11 43 11 Old Dominion 8 26 54 UL Lafayette 4 12 95
Oklahoma 9 43 11 Memphis 7 25 55 GA Southern 4 12 95
Washington 10 42 13 Ohio 7 24 56 Cincinnati 4 11 99
Louisville 9 42 13 BYU 7 24 56 Charlotte 4 11 99
Nebraska 9 42 13 LSU 6 24 56 Missouri 3 11 99
Florida St 8 41 16 Baylor 6 22 59 Buffalo 2 11 99
USC 8 41 16 Northwestern 5 22 59 Ball St 4 10 103
Texas A&M 8 41 16 California 4 22 59 Marshall 3 10 103
Oklahoma St 9 40 19 South Carolina 6 21 62 Virginia 2 10 103
Colorado 9 40 19 Kentucky 6 21 62 Iowa St 3 9 106
Florida 8 40 19 Kansas St 6 21 62 East Carolina 3 8 107
USF 9 38 22 Notre Dame 4 21 62 Kent St 3 8 107
Virginia Tech 8 38 22 Army 6 20 66 San Jose St 3 8 107
Auburn 8 37 24 Colorado St 6 20 66 UTEP 3 8 107
Navy 8 37 24 Texas 5 20 66 Bowling Green 3 8 107
Washington St 8 36 26 SMU 5 20 66 Rice 3 8 107
Appalachian St 8 36 26 Miami, OH 5 20 66 Utah St 3 7 113
Toledo 9 35 28 UTSA 5 20 66 Purdue 3 7 113
Temple 8 35 28 NC State 5 19 72 Georgia St 3 7 113
Stanford 8 35 28 Wake Forest 6 18 73 Rutgers 2 7 113
Pittsburgh 7 35 28 South Alabama 5 18 73 Texas St 2 7 113
Georgia 7 35 28 Indiana 5 18 73 Nevada 4 6 118
North Carolina 8 34 33 Duke 4 18 73 Tulane 3 6 118
Iowa 7 34 33 Idaho 6 17 77 Connecticut 3 6 118
West Virginia 8 32 35 UCF 6 17 77 Michigan St 3 6 118
Utah 8 32 35 Arizona St 5 17 77 Florida Atlantic 3 6 118
WKU 8 32 35 North Texas 5 17 77 Oregon St 3 6 118
Air Force 8 32 35 Maryland 5 16 81 Illinois 3 5 124
Arkansas 7 32 35 TCU 5 16 81 Arizona 2 5 124
Troy 8 31 40 Hawaii 5 16 81 Kansas 2 5 124
Louisiana Tech 8 30 41 UCLA 4 16 81 UMass 2 4 127
Arkansas St 6 30 41 Syracuse 4 16 81 Fresno St 1 0 128
Georgia Tech 7 29 43 Miss St 4 16 81


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. Bufflao is at the bottom of this list with a combined 49 foe losses. Their foe losses include Albany, Nevada, Boston College, Kent St, Ball St, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Miami, OH and Western Michigan. 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 11/19/16

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 13 42 Miami, OH 6 28 87
Western Mich 0 0 1 Wyoming 3 14 45 Cincinnati 7 28 87
Ohio St 1 2 3 Virginia Tech 3 14 45 Utah St 8 28 87
Wisconsin 2 2 3 North Carolina 3 14 45 ULM 7 29 90
Boise St 1 3 5 Air Force 3 14 45 Missouri 8 29 90
Washington 1 3 5 Iowa 4 14 45 Southern Miss 6 30 92
Oklahoma 2 3 5 Utah 3 15 50 UL Lafayette 6 30 92
Louisville 2 3 5 Louisiana Tech 3 15 50 Texas Tech 7 30 92
Nebraska 2 3 5 Old Dominion 3 15 50 Kent St 8 30 92
Clemson 1 4 10 Kentucky 5 15 50 Tulane 8 30 92
Michigan 1 4 10 UCF 5 15 50 UTSA 6 31 97
Colorado 2 4 10 Maryland 6 15 50 Hawaii 7 31 97
West Virginia 2 4 10 Miami, Fl 4 16 56 Ball St 7 31 97
Penn St 2 5 14 Georgia 4 17 57 Iowa St 8 31 97
Navy 2 5 14 Arkansas St 4 17 57 San Jose St 8 31 97
Troy 2 5 14 Baylor 4 17 57 Army 5 32 102
Tulsa 3 5 14 Wake Forest 5 17 57 UNLV 7 32 102
USF 2 6 18 TCU 5 17 57 New Mexico St 7 32 102
Florida St 3 6 18 Indiana 6 17 57 GA Southern 7 32 102
USC 3 6 18 N Illinois 7 18 63 Purdue 8 32 102
Stanford 3 6 18 Arizona St 6 19 64 Duke 7 33 107
Florida 2 7 22 Mississippi 6 20 65 East Carolina 8 33 107
Washington St 3 7 22 Boston College 6 20 65 Bowling Green 8 33 107
LSU 4 7 22 Ohio 4 21 67 Michigan St 8 34 110
Houston 2 8 25 South Carolina 5 21 67 Rutgers 9 34 110
Toledo 2 8 25 SMU 6 21 67 Arizona 9 34 110
San Diego St 2 8 25 Oregon 7 21 67 Notre Dame 7 35 113
Tennessee 3 8 25 New Mexico 4 22 71 Charlotte 7 35 113
Auburn 3 8 25 Mid Tennessee 4 23 72 Connecticut 8 35 113
Minnesota 3 8 25 Eastern Mich 5 23 72 FIU 7 36 116
Oklahoma St 2 9 31 UCLA 7 23 72 Georgia St 8 36 116
Appalachian St 3 9 31 Oregon St 8 23 72 Kansas 9 38 118
WKU 3 9 31 Illinois 8 23 72 Nevada 7 39 119
Kansas St 4 9 31 NC State 6 24 77 Rice 8 41 120
Arkansas 4 10 35 North Texas 6 24 77 Virginia 9 41 120
Temple 3 11 36 Central Mich 5 25 79 Texas St 8 42 122
Pittsburgh 4 12 37 South Alabama 5 25 79 Marshall 8 43 123
Georgia Tech 4 12 37 Miss St 7 25 79 UMass 9 43 123
Idaho 4 12 37 Texas 6 26 82 Florida Atlantic 8 45 125
Colorado St 5 12 37 California 7 26 82 Fresno St 10 46 126
Northwestern 6 12 37 Syracuse 7 26 82 UTEP 8 49 127
Texas A&M 3 13 42 Vanderbilt 6 27 85 Buffalo 9 49 127
Memphis 4 13 42 Akron 6 27 85

 

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 20 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 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 11/19/16

Overall Overall Overall
Wins Losses % Wins Losses % Wins Losses %
Alabama 63 0 100.0% Air Force 32 14 69.6% Notre Dame 21 35 37.5%
Western Mich 43 0 100.0% Utah 32 15 68.1% Boston College 12 20 37.5%
Ohio St 58 2 96.7% Georgia 35 17 67.3% Akron 15 27 35.7%
Wisconsin 46 2 95.8% Louisiana Tech 30 15 66.7% Duke 18 33 35.3%
Boise St 50 3 94.3% Memphis 25 13 65.8% Hawaii 16 31 34.0%
Clemson 60 4 93.8% BYU 24 13 64.9% Southern Miss 15 30 33.3%
Oklahoma 43 3 93.5% Northwestern 22 12 64.7% Texas Tech 15 30 33.3%
Michigan 56 4 93.3% Miami, Fl 29 16 64.4% UNLV 14 32 30.4%
Washington 42 3 93.3% Arkansas St 30 17 63.8% ULM 12 29 29.3%
Louisville 42 3 93.3% Old Dominion 26 15 63.4% New Mexico St 13 32 28.9%
Nebraska 42 3 93.3% Colorado St 20 12 62.5% UL Lafayette 12 30 28.6%
Penn St 51 5 91.1% Idaho 17 12 58.6% Cincinnati 11 28 28.2%
Colorado 40 4 90.9% Kentucky 21 15 58.3% FIU 14 36 28.0%
West Virginia 32 4 88.9% Mississippi 27 20 57.4% Missouri 11 29 27.5%
Navy 37 5 88.1% Baylor 22 17 56.4% GA Southern 12 32 27.3%
Florida St 41 6 87.2% New Mexico 27 22 55.1% Ball St 10 31 24.4%
USC 41 6 87.2% Mid Tennessee 28 23 54.9% Charlotte 11 35 23.9%
USF 38 6 86.4% Eastern Mich 27 23 54.0% Kent St 8 30 21.1%
Troy 31 5 86.1% Ohio 24 21 53.3% Oregon St 6 23 20.7%
Stanford 35 6 85.4% UCF 17 15 53.1% San Jose St 8 31 20.5%
Florida 40 7 85.1% Central Mich 28 25 52.8% Utah St 7 28 20.0%
Tulsa 28 5 84.8% Maryland 16 15 51.6% Virginia 10 41 19.6%
Houston 44 8 84.6% Wake Forest 18 17 51.4% East Carolina 8 33 19.5%
Tennessee 44 8 84.6% Indiana 18 17 51.4% Bowling Green 8 33 19.5%
Washington St 36 7 83.7% Vanderbilt 27 27 50.0% Marshall 10 43 18.9%
Auburn 37 8 82.2% South Carolina 21 21 50.0% Buffalo 11 49 18.3%
Oklahoma St 40 9 81.6% Iowa St 9 31 50.0% Purdue 7 32 17.9%
Toledo 35 8 81.4% SMU 20 21 48.8% Illinois 5 23 17.9%
Appalachian St 36 9 80.0% TCU 16 17 48.5% Rutgers 7 34 17.1%
WKU 32 9 78.0% Arizona St 17 19 47.2% Tulane 6 30 16.7%
San Diego St 28 8 77.8% California 22 26 45.8% Rice 8 41 16.3%
LSU 24 7 77.4% N Illinois 15 18 45.5% Georgia St 7 36 16.3%
Minnesota 27 8 77.1% NC State 19 24 44.2% Michigan St 6 34 15.0%
Arkansas 32 10 76.2% Texas 20 26 43.5% Connecticut 6 35 14.6%
Temple 35 11 76.1% South Alabama 18 25 41.9% Texas St 7 42 14.3%
Texas A&M 41 13 75.9% Miami, OH 20 28 41.7% UTEP 8 49 14.0%
Wyoming 44 14 75.9% Oregon 15 21 41.7% Nevada 6 39 13.3%
Pittsburgh 35 12 74.5% North Texas 17 24 41.5% Arizona 5 34 12.8%
Virginia Tech 38 14 73.1% UCLA 16 23 41.0% Florida Atlantic 6 45 11.8%
North Carolina 34 14 70.8% UTSA 20 31 39.2% Kansas 5 38 11.6%
Iowa 34 14 70.8% Miss St 16 25 39.0% UMass 4 43 8.5%
Georgia Tech 29 12 70.7% Army 20 32 38.5% Fresno St 0 46 0.0%
Kansas St 21 9 70.0% Syracuse 16 26 38.1%

 

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