| Phil Steele Blog • October 4, 2016 |
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Strength of Wins/ Pain of Losses Thru Week 5.
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.
In this first chart below you can see Strength of Wins. Here you can see Michigan holds the lone #1 spot on this list. Michigan has faced Hawaii, UCF, Colorado, Penn St and Wisconsin and those teams have a total of 16 wins. At the bottom you will see your winless teams Georgia St, Rice, Arkansas St and Miami Oh. While there are only 4 winless teams, my chart grades 15 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 10/1/16
| 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 | |||
| Michigan | 5 | 16 | 1 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 5 | 35 | Duke | 2 | 2 | 80 |
| Clemson | 5 | 14 | 2 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 5 | 35 | Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 80 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 14 | 2 | Navy | 3 | 5 | 35 | Arizona | 2 | 2 | 80 |
| Texas A&M | 5 | 12 | 4 | Appalachian St | 3 | 5 | 35 | Hawaii | 2 | 2 | 80 |
| Alabama | 5 | 11 | 5 | Virginia | 2 | 5 | 35 | SMU | 2 | 2 | 80 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 9 | 6 | Northwestern | 2 | 5 | 35 | Connecticut | 2 | 2 | 80 |
| Washington | 5 | 9 | 6 | BYU | 2 | 5 | 35 | Oregon | 2 | 2 | 80 |
| Houston | 5 | 9 | 6 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 4 | 51 | Idaho | 2 | 2 | 80 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 9 | 6 | LSU | 3 | 4 | 51 | Michigan St | 2 | 2 | 80 |
| Wake Forest | 4 | 8 | 10 | Army | 3 | 4 | 51 | Purdue | 2 | 2 | 80 |
| Ohio St | 4 | 8 | 10 | San Diego St | 3 | 4 | 51 | Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 80 |
| Troy | 4 | 8 | 10 | Auburn | 3 | 4 | 51 | UTEP | 1 | 2 | 80 |
| California | 3 | 8 | 10 | GA Southern | 3 | 4 | 51 | Toledo | 3 | 1 | 99 |
| Western Mich | 5 | 7 | 14 | New Mexico St | 2 | 4 | 51 | Ohio | 3 | 1 | 99 |
| Arizona St | 4 | 7 | 14 | Notre Dame | 2 | 4 | 51 | Nevada | 2 | 1 | 99 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 7 | 14 | South Carolina | 2 | 4 | 51 | UNLV | 2 | 1 | 99 |
| Arkansas | 4 | 7 | 14 | Missouri | 2 | 4 | 51 | New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 99 |
| Florida | 4 | 7 | 14 | Washington St | 2 | 4 | 51 | Colorado St | 2 | 1 | 99 |
| Louisville | 4 | 7 | 14 | Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 51 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 99 |
| Boise St | 4 | 7 | 14 | Oklahoma | 2 | 4 | 51 | Kansas St | 2 | 1 | 99 |
| Penn St | 3 | 7 | 14 | Southern Miss | 4 | 3 | 64 | Iowa St | 1 | 1 | 99 |
| Florida St | 3 | 7 | 14 | Iowa | 3 | 3 | 64 | FIU | 1 | 1 | 99 |
| Stanford | 3 | 7 | 14 | Temple | 3 | 3 | 64 | UMass | 1 | 1 | 99 |
| Vanderbilt | 2 | 7 | 14 | TCU | 3 | 3 | 64 | WKU | 3 | 0 | 110 |
| Baylor | 5 | 6 | 25 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 64 | North Texas | 2 | 0 | 110 |
| USF | 4 | 6 | 25 | Tulane | 3 | 3 | 64 | Utah St | 2 | 0 | 110 |
| West Virginia | 4 | 6 | 25 | Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | 64 | San Jose St | 1 | 0 | 110 |
| Maryland | 4 | 6 | 25 | Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 64 | Kent St | 1 | 0 | 110 |
| Air Force | 4 | 6 | 25 | UCF | 3 | 3 | 64 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 110 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 6 | 25 | East Carolina | 2 | 3 | 64 | ULM | 1 | 0 | 110 |
| Georgia | 3 | 6 | 25 | UL Lafayette | 2 | 3 | 64 | UTSA | 1 | 0 | 110 |
| Indiana | 3 | 6 | 25 | Texas | 2 | 3 | 64 | Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 110 |
| UCLA | 3 | 6 | 25 | Miss St | 2 | 3 | 64 | Fresno St | 1 | 0 | 110 |
| USC | 2 | 6 | 25 | Texas St | 2 | 3 | 64 | Marshall | 1 | 0 | 110 |
| Eastern Mich | 4 | 5 | 35 | Buffalo | 1 | 3 | 64 | Kansas | 1 | 0 | 110 |
| Middle Tennessee | 4 | 5 | 35 | N Illinois | 1 | 3 | 64 | Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 110 |
| Utah | 4 | 5 | 35 | Ball St | 3 | 2 | 80 | Oregon St | 1 | 0 | 110 |
| Colorado | 4 | 5 | 35 | Akron | 3 | 2 | 80 | Illinois | 1 | 0 | 110 |
| Miami, Fl | 4 | 5 | 35 | Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 80 | Miami, OH | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| South Alabama | 3 | 5 | 35 | Boston College | 3 | 2 | 80 | Arkansas St | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| NC State | 3 | 5 | 35 | Memphis | 3 | 2 | 80 | Rice | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| Central Mich | 3 | 5 | 35 | Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 80 | Georgia St | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| Oklahoma St | 3 | 5 | 35 | Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 80 | ||||
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 16 teams unbeaten, there are an additional 16 teams who have only lost to an unbeaten foe. Mimai Oh is at the top of this list with a combined 12 foe losses. Their foe losses include Iowa, Eastern Illinois, WKU, Cincinnati and Ohio. 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 10/1/16
| 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 | |||
| Miami, OH | 5 | 12 | 128 | Texas | 2 | 4 | 82 | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 33 |
| Arkansas St | 4 | 10 | 126 | Miss St | 2 | 4 | 82 | UCLA | 2 | 1 | 33 |
| Virginia | 3 | 10 | 126 | Akron | 2 | 4 | 82 | Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 33 |
| Buffalo | 3 | 9 | 125 | Old Dominion | 2 | 4 | 82 | Texas St | 2 | 1 | 33 |
| N Illinois | 4 | 8 | 118 | Bowling Green | 4 | 3 | 63 | Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 33 |
| Iowa St | 4 | 8 | 118 | BYU | 3 | 3 | 63 | Kansas St | 2 | 1 | 33 |
| San Jose St | 4 | 8 | 118 | Oregon | 3 | 3 | 63 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| Kent St | 4 | 8 | 118 | Idaho | 3 | 3 | 63 | Indiana | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| Florida Atlantic | 4 | 8 | 118 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 3 | 63 | Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| New Mexico St | 3 | 8 | 118 | Utah St | 3 | 3 | 63 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| Nevada | 3 | 8 | 118 | Central Mich | 2 | 3 | 63 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rice | 5 | 7 | 107 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 3 | 63 | Appalachian St | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| UTEP | 4 | 7 | 107 | LSU | 2 | 3 | 63 | Auburn | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| FIU | 4 | 7 | 107 | Temple | 2 | 3 | 63 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| UMass | 4 | 7 | 107 | TCU | 2 | 3 | 63 | UCF | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlotte | 4 | 7 | 107 | Boston College | 2 | 3 | 63 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Notre Dame | 3 | 7 | 107 | WKU | 2 | 3 | 63 | Troy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Duke | 3 | 7 | 107 | Arizona St | 1 | 3 | 63 | Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| UNLV | 3 | 7 | 107 | Eastern Mich | 1 | 3 | 63 | Florida | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ULM | 3 | 7 | 107 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 3 | 63 | Louisville | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| UTSA | 3 | 7 | 107 | NC State | 1 | 3 | 63 | Stanford | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Iowa | 2 | 7 | 107 | Army | 1 | 3 | 63 | Colorado | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgia St | 4 | 6 | 102 | Toledo | 1 | 3 | 63 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanderbilt | 3 | 6 | 102 | USC | 3 | 2 | 43 | Navy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| East Carolina | 3 | 6 | 102 | Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 43 | GA Southern | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Alabama | 2 | 6 | 102 | Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 43 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 6 | 102 | Oregon St | 3 | 2 | 43 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fresno St | 4 | 5 | 93 | California | 2 | 2 | 43 | Clemson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 5 | 93 | Penn St | 2 | 2 | 43 | Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| UL Lafayette | 3 | 5 | 93 | Florida St | 2 | 2 | 43 | Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Syracuse | 3 | 5 | 93 | Mississippi | 2 | 2 | 43 | Alabama | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arizona | 3 | 5 | 93 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 43 | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 5 | 93 | Oklahoma St | 2 | 2 | 43 | Washington | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| North Texas | 3 | 5 | 93 | Tulane | 2 | 2 | 43 | Houston | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marshall | 3 | 5 | 93 | Michigan St | 2 | 2 | 43 | Ohio St | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ball St | 2 | 5 | 93 | Purdue | 2 | 2 | 43 | Western Mich | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Northwestern | 3 | 4 | 82 | Ohio | 2 | 2 | 43 | Boise St | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Missouri | 3 | 4 | 82 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 43 | Baylor | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SMU | 3 | 4 | 82 | USF | 1 | 2 | 43 | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Connecticut | 3 | 4 | 82 | Utah | 1 | 2 | 43 | Maryland | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colorado St | 3 | 4 | 82 | San Diego St | 1 | 2 | 43 | Air Force | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kansas | 3 | 4 | 82 | Minnesota | 1 | 2 | 43 | Miami, Fl | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Washington St | 2 | 4 | 82 | Memphis | 1 | 2 | 43 | ||||
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 Michigan, Clemson and Tennessee. The bottom teams are all the winless teams. One of the most interesting teams here is Wisconsin (highlighted in green). If you take a closer look, Wisconsin has a 4-1 record, but have 0 losses in this list because their only loss came to a unbeaten Michigan team. So Wisconsin does not get credit for any losses.
Here is your complete Overall Wins and Losses Chart with %:Games Played Thru 10/1/16
| Overall | Overall | Overall | |||||||||
| Wins | Losses | % | Wins | Losses | % | Wins | Losses | % | |||
| Michigan | 16 | 0 | 100.0% | Wyoming | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | East Carolina | 3 | 6 | 33.3% |
| Clemson | 14 | 0 | 100.0% | Texas St | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | SMU | 2 | 4 | 33.3% |
| Tennessee | 14 | 0 | 100.0% | Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | Connecticut | 2 | 4 | 33.3% |
| Texas A&M | 12 | 0 | 100.0% | Texas Tech | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | Akron | 2 | 4 | 33.3% |
| Alabama | 11 | 0 | 100.0% | Oklahoma St | 5 | 2 | 71.4% | Old Dominion | 2 | 4 | 33.3% |
| Wisconsin | 9 | 0 | 100.0% | Utah | 5 | 2 | 71.4% | Ohio | 1 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Nebraska | 9 | 0 | 100.0% | Arizona St | 7 | 3 | 70.0% | Iowa | 3 | 7 | 30.0% |
| Washington | 9 | 0 | 100.0% | Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | Syracuse | 2 | 5 | 28.6% |
| Houston | 9 | 0 | 100.0% | San Diego St | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | Arizona | 2 | 5 | 28.6% |
| Troy | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | Hawaii | 2 | 5 | 28.6% |
| Ohio St | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | BYU | 5 | 3 | 62.5% | Ball St | 2 | 5 | 28.6% |
| Arkansas | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | Central Mich | 5 | 3 | 62.5% | N Illinois | 3 | 8 | 27.3% |
| Florida | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | Eastern Mich | 5 | 3 | 62.5% | Buffalo | 3 | 9 | 25.0% |
| Louisville | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 62.5% | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 3 | 25.0% |
| Stanford | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | NC State | 5 | 3 | 62.5% | Toledo | 1 | 3 | 25.0% |
| Western Mich | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | Tulane | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | UTEP | 2 | 7 | 22.2% |
| Boise St | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | Duke | 2 | 7 | 22.2% |
| Baylor | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 57.1% | Colorado St | 1 | 4 | 20.0% |
| West Virginia | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | LSU | 4 | 3 | 57.1% | New Mexico | 1 | 6 | 14.3% |
| Maryland | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | Army | 4 | 3 | 57.1% | FIU | 1 | 7 | 12.5% |
| Air Force | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 55.6% | UMass | 1 | 7 | 12.5% |
| Georgia Tech | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | Vanderbilt | 7 | 6 | 53.8% | UNLV | 1 | 7 | 12.5% |
| Appalachian St | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | Missouri | 4 | 4 | 50.0% | Nevada | 1 | 8 | 11.1% |
| Colorado | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | Washington St | 4 | 4 | 50.0% | Illinois | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Virginia Tech | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | Temple | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | Oregon St | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Navy | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | TCU | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | Bowling Green | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Miami, Fl | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | Utah St | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Auburn | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | Michigan St | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | WKU | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | Purdue | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | Kansas | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
| GA Southern | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | Memphis | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | Fresno St | 0 | 5 | 0.0% |
| UCF | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | Kansas St | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | North Texas | 0 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Tulsa | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | Iowa St | 1 | 8 | 50.0% | Marshall | 0 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Wake Forest | 8 | 1 | 88.9% | South Alabama | 5 | 6 | 45.5% | Georgia St | 0 | 6 | 0.0% |
| UCLA | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | South Carolina | 4 | 5 | 44.4% | Rice | 0 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Indiana | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | Texas | 3 | 4 | 42.9% | Charlotte | 0 | 7 | 0.0% |
| California | 8 | 2 | 80.0% | Miss St | 3 | 4 | 42.9% | ULM | 0 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Penn St | 7 | 2 | 77.8% | Oregon | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | UTSA | 0 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Florida St | 7 | 2 | 77.8% | Idaho | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | San Jose St | 0 | 8 | 0.0% |
| North Carolina | 7 | 2 | 77.8% | Boston College | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | Kent St | 0 | 8 | 0.0% |
| USC | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | UL Lafayette | 3 | 5 | 37.5% | Florida Atlantic | 0 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Mississippi | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | Notre Dame | 4 | 7 | 36.4% | Arkansas St | 0 | 10 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | Virginia | 5 | 10 | 33.3% | Miami, OH | 0 | 12 | 0.0% |
| USF | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | New Mexico St | 4 | 8 | 33.3% | ||||
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