Phil Steele Blog • November 29, 2016

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Strength of Wins/ Pain of Losses Thru Week 13.

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 76 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 11/26/16

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 12 76 1 Vanderbilt 6 37 40 UCLA 4 19 85
Ohio St 11 74 2 Eastern Mich 7 36 45 Maryland 6 18 88
Clemson 11 71 3 Tulsa 9 35 46 UCF 6 18 88
Michigan 10 62 4 LSU 7 35 46 North Texas 5 18 88
Penn St 10 59 5 Old Dominion 9 34 48 Syracuse 4 18 88
Wisconsin 10 58 6 Middle Tennessee 8 34 48 Duke 4 18 88
Boise St 10 57 7 Arkansas 7 34 48 Akron 5 16 93
Western Mich 12 56 8 San Diego St 9 33 51 FIU 4 16 93
Washington 11 55 9 Louisiana Tech 8 33 51 Oregon 4 15 95
Florida St 9 53 10 Kentucky 7 33 51 UNLV 4 15 95
Colorado 10 52 11 Arkansas St 6 33 51 New Mexico St 3 15 95
USC 9 49 12 Minnesota 8 31 55 UTEP 4 14 98
Tennessee 8 49 12 Ohio 8 31 55 ULM 4 13 99
Wyoming 8 48 14 Colorado St 7 31 55 Oregon St 4 12 100
USF 10 47 15 Central Mich 6 30 58 Cincinnati 4 12 100
Oklahoma 9 47 15 BYU 8 29 59 GA Southern 4 12 100
Louisville 9 46 17 Mississippi 5 29 59 Charlotte 4 12 100
Houston 9 46 17 NC State 6 28 61 Ball St 4 11 104
Air Force 9 46 17 UTSA 6 28 61 Iowa St 3 11 104
Navy 9 45 20 Northwestern 6 27 63 Arizona 3 11 104
Nebraska 9 45 20 California 5 27 63 Marshall 3 11 104
Oklahoma St 9 45 20 Miami, OH 6 26 65 Buffalo 2 11 104
Appalachian St 9 44 23 Southern Miss 6 25 66 Nevada 5 10 109
Florida 8 44 23 Kansas St 7 24 67 Bowling Green 4 10 109
Iowa 8 44 23 Idaho 7 23 68 Tulane 4 10 109
Stanford 9 43 26 South Carolina 6 23 68 San Jose St 4 10 109
Virginia Tech 9 43 26 Notre Dame 4 23 68 Rice 3 10 109
Pittsburgh 8 42 28 Indiana 6 22 71 Virginia 2 10 109
Texas A&M 8 42 28 Baylor 6 22 71 East Carolina 3 9 115
Temple 9 41 30 Army 6 22 71 Kent St 3 8 116
Washington St 8 41 30 Texas 5 22 71 Georgia St 3 8 116
West Virginia 9 40 32 Texas Tech 5 22 71 Purdue 3 8 116
Auburn 8 40 32 TCU 6 21 76 Rutgers 2 8 116
Georgia Tech 8 40 32 Hawaii 6 21 76 Texas St 2 8 116
New Mexico 8 39 35 SMU 5 21 76 Utah St 3 7 121
Toledo 9 38 36 Miss St 5 21 76 Florida Atlantic 3 7 121
WKU 9 38 36 Wake Forest 6 20 80 Michigan St 3 6 123
North Carolina 8 38 36 N Illinois 5 20 80 Connecticut 3 6 123
Georgia 7 38 36 South Alabama 5 20 80 Illinois 3 5 125
Troy 9 37 40 Arizona St 5 20 80 Kansas 2 5 125
Memphis 8 37 40 Missouri 4 20 80 UMass 2 4 127
Utah 8 37 40 Boston College 6 19 85 Fresno St 1 0 128
Miami, Fl 8 37 40 UL Lafayette 5 19 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. Fresno St is at the bottom of this list with a combined 59 foe losses. Their foe losses include Nebraska, Toledo, Tulsa, UNLV, Nevada, San Diego St, Utah St, Air Force, Colorado St and Hawaii. 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 11/26/16

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 Virginia Tech 3 16 44 Akron 7 33 84
Western Mich 0 0 1 Tennessee 4 16 44 Missouri 8 33 84
Ohio St 1 2 3 BYU 4 16 44 Syracuse 8 33 84
Washington 1 3 4 Texas A&M 4 18 47 UTSA 6 34 90
Wisconsin 2 3 4 Utah 4 18 47 GA Southern 7 34 90
Clemson 1 4 6 Miami, Fl 4 18 47 UCLA 8 34 90
Oklahoma 2 4 6 Kentucky 5 18 47 Cincinnati 8 34 90
West Virginia 2 4 6 TCU 5 18 47 Bowling Green 8 34 90
Michigan 2 5 9 Maryland 6 18 47 Tulane 8 34 90
Colorado 2 5 9 UCF 6 19 53 Illinois 9 34 90
Navy 2 5 9 Wyoming 4 20 54 Hawaii 7 35 97
Penn St 2 6 12 Arkansas 5 20 54 North Texas 7 35 97
USF 2 6 12 Indiana 6 20 54 San Jose St 8 35 97
Troy 2 6 12 North Carolina 4 22 57 Iowa St 9 35 97
Tulsa 3 6 12 Louisiana Tech 4 22 57 Utah St 9 35 97
Boise St 2 7 16 Boston College 6 22 57 Army 5 36 102
USC 3 7 16 N Illinois 7 22 57 Arizona 9 37 103
Nebraska 3 7 16 Middle Tennessee 4 24 61 Kent St 9 38 104
Stanford 3 7 16 Ohio 4 24 61 Michigan St 9 38 104
Florida St 3 8 20 Georgia 5 24 61 Georgia St 8 39 106
Toledo 3 8 20 Eastern Mich 5 24 61 Duke 8 40 107
Louisville 3 9 22 Wake Forest 6 24 61 New Mexico St 8 40 107
Washington St 4 9 22 SMU 7 24 61 Ball St 8 40 107
LSU 4 9 22 New Mexico 4 25 67 East Carolina 9 40 107
Kansas St 4 9 22 Baylor 5 25 67 Notre Dame 8 41 111
Appalachian St 3 10 26 South Carolina 6 25 67 Purdue 9 41 111
WKU 3 10 26 Arkansas St 5 26 70 Nevada 7 43 113
Auburn 4 10 26 NC State 6 26 70 UNLV 8 43 113
Oklahoma St 2 11 29 Miss St 7 28 72 Charlotte 8 44 115
Temple 3 11 29 Oregon St 8 28 72 Rutgers 10 44 115
Minnesota 4 11 29 Mississippi 7 29 74 Kansas 10 44 115
Florida 3 12 32 California 7 29 74 FIU 8 45 118
Houston 3 13 33 Vanderbilt 6 30 76 Texas St 9 47 119
Pittsburgh 4 13 33 Miami, OH 6 30 76 Connecticut 9 47 119
Georgia Tech 4 13 33 South Alabama 6 30 76 Rice 9 48 121
Idaho 4 13 33 Southern Miss 6 31 79 Virginia 10 49 122
Iowa 4 14 37 Arizona St 7 31 79 Marshall 9 50 123
Memphis 4 14 37 ULM 7 31 79 Florida Atlantic 9 52 124
Northwestern 6 14 37 Oregon 8 31 79 UMass 10 53 125
Air Force 3 15 40 Texas 7 32 83 UTEP 8 54 126
Old Dominion 3 15 40 Central Mich 6 33 84 Buffalo 10 59 127
San Diego St 3 15 40 UL Lafayette 6 33 84 Fresno St 11 59 127
Colorado St 5 15 40 Texas Tech 7 33 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 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 1-10 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 11/26/16

Overall Overall Overall
Wins Losses % Wins Losses % Wins Losses %
Alabama 76 0 100.0% San Diego St 33 15 68.8% Hawaii 21 35 37.5%
Western Mich 56 0 100.0% Colorado St 31 15 67.4% UL Lafayette 19 33 36.5%
Ohio St 74 2 97.4% Utah 37 18 67.3% Notre Dame 23 41 35.9%
Wisconsin 58 3 95.1% Miami, Fl 37 18 67.3% UCLA 19 34 35.8%
Washington 55 3 94.8% Northwestern 27 14 65.9% Syracuse 18 33 35.3%
Clemson 71 4 94.7% Kentucky 33 18 64.7% North Texas 18 35 34.0%
Michigan 62 5 92.5% BYU 29 16 64.4% Akron 16 33 32.7%
Oklahoma 47 4 92.2% Idaho 23 13 63.9% Oregon 15 31 32.6%
Colorado 52 5 91.2% North Carolina 38 22 63.3% Duke 18 40 31.0%
West Virginia 40 4 90.9% Arkansas 34 20 63.0% Oregon St 12 28 30.0%
Penn St 59 6 90.8% Georgia 38 24 61.3% ULM 13 31 29.5%
Navy 45 5 90.0% New Mexico 39 25 60.9% New Mexico St 15 40 27.3%
Boise St 57 7 89.1% Eastern Mich 36 24 60.0% FIU 16 45 26.2%
USF 47 6 88.7% Louisiana Tech 33 22 60.0% Cincinnati 12 34 26.1%
USC 49 7 87.5% Middle Tennessee 34 24 58.6% GA Southern 12 34 26.1%
Florida St 53 8 86.9% Ohio 31 24 56.4% UNLV 15 43 25.9%
Nebraska 45 7 86.5% Arkansas St 33 26 55.9% Arizona 11 37 22.9%
Troy 37 6 86.0% Vanderbilt 37 30 55.2% Bowling Green 10 34 22.7%
Stanford 43 7 86.0% TCU 21 18 53.8% Tulane 10 34 22.7%
Tulsa 35 6 85.4% Indiana 22 20 52.4% San Jose St 10 35 22.2%
Louisville 46 9 83.6% NC State 28 26 51.9% Ball St 11 40 21.6%
Toledo 38 8 82.6% Mississippi 29 29 50.0% Charlotte 12 44 21.4%
Washington St 41 9 82.0% Maryland 18 18 50.0% UTEP 14 54 20.6%
Appalachian St 44 10 81.5% Iowa St 11 35 50.0% Nevada 10 43 18.9%
Oklahoma St 45 11 80.4% UCF 18 19 48.6% East Carolina 9 40 18.4%
Auburn 40 10 80.0% California 27 29 48.2% Marshall 11 50 18.0%
LSU 35 9 79.5% South Carolina 23 25 47.9% Kent St 8 38 17.4%
WKU 38 10 79.2% Central Mich 30 33 47.6% Rice 10 48 17.2%
Temple 41 11 78.8% N Illinois 20 22 47.6% Georgia St 8 39 17.0%
Florida 44 12 78.6% Baylor 22 25 46.8% Virginia 10 49 16.9%
Houston 46 13 78.0% SMU 21 24 46.7% Utah St 7 35 16.7%
Pittsburgh 42 13 76.4% Miami, OH 26 30 46.4% Purdue 8 41 16.3%
Iowa 44 14 75.9% Boston College 19 22 46.3% Buffalo 11 59 15.7%
Georgia Tech 40 13 75.5% Wake Forest 20 24 45.5% Rutgers 8 44 15.4%
Air Force 46 15 75.4% UTSA 28 34 45.2% Texas St 8 47 14.5%
Tennessee 49 16 75.4% Southern Miss 25 31 44.6% Michigan St 6 38 13.6%
Minnesota 31 11 73.8% Miss St 21 28 42.9% Illinois 5 34 12.8%
Virginia Tech 43 16 72.9% Texas 22 32 40.7% Florida Atlantic 7 52 11.9%
Kansas St 24 9 72.7% Texas Tech 22 33 40.0% Connecticut 6 47 11.3%
Memphis 37 14 72.5% South Alabama 20 30 40.0% Kansas 5 44 10.2%
Wyoming 48 20 70.6% Arizona St 20 31 39.2% UMass 4 53 7.0%
Texas A&M 42 18 70.0% Army 22 36 37.9% Fresno St 0 59 0.0%
Old Dominion 34 15 69.4% Missouri 20 33 37.7%

 

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