Phil Steele Blog • October 25, 2016

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Strength of Wins/ Pain of Losses Thru Week 8.

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 Alabama still in the #1 spot on this list. Alabama has faced USC, WKU, Mississippi, Kent St, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee and Texas A&M and those teams have a total of 34 wins. My chart grades 5 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 10/22/16

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 8 34 1 Northwestern 4 13 37 Texas Tech 3 6 85
Clemson 7 28 2 San Diego St 6 12 45 Connecticut 3 6 85
Michigan 7 28 2 Maryland 5 12 45 FIU 3 6 85
Western Mich 8 26 4 Middle Tennessee 5 12 45 Arkansas St 2 6 85
Boise St 7 25 5 BYU 4 12 45 Ball St 4 5 91
Penn St 5 23 6 Baylor 6 11 49 TCU 4 5 91
Tennessee 5 22 7 LSU 5 11 49 Purdue 3 5 91
Texas A&M 6 21 8 Louisiana Tech 5 11 49 Texas 3 5 91
Ohio St 6 21 8 WKU 5 11 49 UTSA 3 5 91
Louisville 6 21 8 Air Force 4 11 49 UNLV 3 5 91
Nebraska 7 20 11 Georgia 4 11 49 UL Lafayette 3 5 91
Wisconsin 5 20 11 Kentucky 4 11 49 Missouri 2 5 91
Houston 6 19 13 Syracuse 4 11 49 Texas St 2 5 91
North Carolina 6 18 14 Oklahoma St 5 10 57 N Illinois 2 5 91
Florida St 5 18 14 Memphis 5 10 57 UTEP 2 5 91
Washington St 5 18 14 Akron 5 10 57 Tulane 3 4 102
Appalachian St 5 18 14 NC State 4 10 57 East Carolina 2 4 102
Utah 7 17 18 Georgia Tech 4 10 57 Oregon St 2 4 102
West Virginia 6 17 18 SMU 3 10 57 Rutgers 2 4 102
Colorado 6 17 18 Tulsa 5 9 63 Miss St 2 4 102
Navy 5 17 18 Colorado St 4 9 63 Arizona 2 4 102
Washington 7 16 22 Hawaii 4 9 63 Buffalo 1 4 102
Troy 6 16 22 Indiana 3 9 63 Utah St 3 3 109
Oklahoma 5 16 22 Mississippi 3 9 63 Charlotte 3 3 109
Auburn 5 16 22 UCLA 3 9 63 San Jose St 2 3 109
Temple 5 16 22 Miami, Fl 4 8 69 Miami, OH 2 3 109
USC 4 16 22 New Mexico 4 8 69 UMass 1 3 109
California 4 16 22 UCF 4 8 69 Boston College 3 2 114
USF 6 15 29 Army 4 8 69 Nevada 3 2 114
Florida 5 15 29 South Alabama 3 8 69 Oregon 2 2 114
Virginia Tech 5 15 29 Virginia 2 8 69 Illinois 2 2 114
Toledo 6 14 32 Idaho 4 7 75 ULM 2 2 114
Arkansas 5 14 32 Old Dominion 4 7 75 Michigan St 2 2 114
Central Mich 5 14 32 GA Southern 4 7 75 Georgia St 2 2 114
Eastern Mich 5 14 32 Kansas St 4 7 75 Iowa St 1 2 114
Vanderbilt 4 14 32 Southern Miss 4 7 75 Marshall 2 1 122
Wake Forest 5 13 37 Cincinnati 4 7 75 Kent St 2 1 122
Pittsburgh 5 13 37 North Texas 4 7 75 Kansas 1 0 124
Arizona St 5 13 37 South Carolina 3 7 75 Bowling Green 1 0 124
Iowa 5 13 37 Notre Dame 2 7 75 Fresno St 1 0 124
Minnesota 5 13 37 New Mexico St 2 7 75 Rice 1 0 124
Wyoming 5 13 37 Ohio 5 6 85 Florida Atlantic 1 0 124
Stanford 4 13 37 Duke 3 6 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. While there are 9 teams unbeaten, there are an additional 3 teams who have only lost to an unbeaten foe. Buffalo is at the bottom of this list with a combined 29 foe losses. Their foe losses include Albany, Nevada, Boston College, Kent St, Ball St, and Northern Illinois. 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 10/22/16

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 Memphis 2 5 38 UCLA 5 10 81
Clemson 0 0 1 Georgia Tech 3 5 38 New Mexico 3 11 88
Michigan 0 0 1 UCF 3 5 38 Vanderbilt 4 11 88
Western Mich 0 0 1 Kansas St 3 5 38 Duke 4 11 88
Boise St 0 0 1 TCU 3 5 38 Arkansas St 4 11 88
Nebraska 0 0 1 Oregon St 5 5 38 Rutgers 6 11 88
West Virginia 0 0 1 Virginia Tech 2 6 50 South Carolina 4 12 93
Washington 0 0 1 Central Mich 3 6 50 Connecticut 5 12 93
Baylor 0 0 1 Eastern Mich 3 6 50 N Illinois 6 12 93
Texas A&M 1 0 1 Akron 3 6 50 Army 3 13 96
Louisville 1 0 1 NC State 3 6 50 Hawaii 4 13 96
Troy 1 0 1 Miami, Fl 3 6 50 South Alabama 4 13 96
Tennessee 2 1 13 BYU 4 6 50 UL Lafayette 4 13 96
Wisconsin 2 1 13 Colorado St 4 6 50 Arizona 5 13 96
Auburn 2 1 13 Indiana 4 6 50 Marshall 5 13 96
Ohio St 1 2 16 Illinois 5 6 50 East Carolina 5 14 102
Florida 1 2 16 Middle Tennessee 2 7 60 Georgia St 5 14 102
Penn St 2 2 16 Temple 3 7 60 Kansas 6 14 102
Utah 1 3 19 Arizona St 3 7 60 Miss St 5 15 105
Navy 1 3 19 WKU 3 7 60 ULM 5 15 105
Florida St 2 3 19 GA Southern 3 7 60 Michigan St 5 15 105
Colorado 2 3 19 Southern Miss 3 7 60 Ball St 4 16 108
Oklahoma 2 3 19 North Texas 3 7 60 UTSA 4 16 108
Wyoming 2 3 19 Mississippi 4 7 60 Charlotte 5 16 108
Oklahoma St 2 3 19 Idaho 4 7 60 Iowa St 6 16 108
Tulsa 2 3 19 Tulane 4 7 60 Rice 6 16 108
Arkansas 3 3 19 Oregon 5 7 60 New Mexico St 5 17 113
Toledo 1 4 28 SMU 4 8 71 UNLV 5 17 113
San Diego St 1 4 28 Texas Tech 4 8 71 San Jose St 6 17 113
Washington St 2 4 28 Purdue 4 8 71 Virginia 5 18 116
Pittsburgh 2 4 28 Missouri 5 8 71 Texas St 5 18 116
Maryland 2 4 28 California 3 9 75 UTEP 5 18 116
LSU 2 4 28 Iowa 3 9 75 Kent St 6 18 116
USC 3 4 28 Louisiana Tech 3 9 75 Bowling Green 7 18 116
Stanford 3 4 28 Air Force 3 9 75 Fresno St 7 18 116
Northwestern 3 4 28 Cincinnati 3 9 75 Notre Dame 5 19 122
Kentucky 3 4 28 Boston College 4 9 75 FIU 5 19 122
Houston 2 5 38 Georgia 3 10 81 Miami, OH 6 19 122
North Carolina 2 5 38 Old Dominion 3 10 81 Nevada 5 21 125
Appalachian St 2 5 38 Ohio 3 10 81 Florida Atlantic 6 24 126
USF 2 5 38 Syracuse 4 10 81 UMass 7 25 127
Wake Forest 2 5 38 Texas 4 10 81 Buffalo 6 29 128
Minnesota 2 5 38 Utah St 4 10 81

 

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, Clemson and Michigan. The bottom teams are all the 1 win teams. Two of the most interesting teams here are Texas A&M and Louisville (highlighted in green). If you take a closer look, both teams have a 6-1 record, but have 0 losses in this list because Texas A&M's only loss came to a unbeaten Alabama and Louisville's only loss from Clemson. So they do not get credit for any losses.

Here is your complete Overall Wins and Losses Chart with %:Games Played Thru 10/22/16

Overall Overall Overall
Wins Losses % Wins Losses % Wins Losses %
Alabama 34 0 100.0% Virginia Tech 15 6 71.4% Ohio 6 10 37.5%
Clemson 28 0 100.0% Central Mich 14 6 70.0% South Carolina 7 12 36.8%
Michigan 28 0 100.0% Eastern Mich 14 6 70.0% Tulane 4 7 36.4%
Western Mich 26 0 100.0% Temple 16 7 69.6% Duke 6 11 35.3%
Boise St 25 0 100.0% BYU 12 6 66.7% Arkansas St 6 11 35.3%
Texas A&M 21 0 100.0% Memphis 10 5 66.7% Connecticut 6 12 33.3%
Louisville 21 0 100.0% Georgia Tech 10 5 66.7% Texas 5 10 33.3%
Nebraska 20 0 100.0% Arizona St 13 7 65.0% Virginia 8 18 30.8%
West Virginia 17 0 100.0% California 16 9 64.0% N Illinois 5 12 29.4%
Washington 16 0 100.0% Middle Tennessee 12 7 63.2% New Mexico St 7 17 29.2%
Troy 16 0 100.0% Akron 10 6 62.5% UL Lafayette 5 13 27.8%
Baylor 11 0 100.0% NC State 10 6 62.5% Notre Dame 7 19 26.9%
Tennessee 22 1 95.7% UCF 8 5 61.5% Rutgers 4 11 26.7%
Wisconsin 20 1 95.2% WKU 11 7 61.1% Illinois 2 6 25.0%
Auburn 16 1 94.1% Colorado St 9 6 60.0% FIU 6 19 24.0%
Penn St 23 2 92.0% Indiana 9 6 60.0% Ball St 5 16 23.8%
Ohio St 21 2 91.3% Iowa 13 9 59.1% UTSA 5 16 23.8%
Florida 15 2 88.2% Kansas St 7 5 58.3% Arizona 4 13 23.5%
Florida St 18 3 85.7% Miami, Fl 8 6 57.1% Utah St 3 10 23.1%
Utah 17 3 85.0% Mississippi 9 7 56.3% UNLV 5 17 22.7%
Navy 17 3 85.0% Vanderbilt 14 11 56.0% East Carolina 4 14 22.2%
Colorado 17 3 85.0% SMU 10 8 55.6% Oregon 2 7 22.2%
Oklahoma 16 3 84.2% Louisiana Tech 11 9 55.0% Texas St 5 18 21.7%
Arkansas 14 3 82.4% Air Force 11 9 55.0% UTEP 5 18 21.7%
Washington St 18 4 81.8% Georgia 11 10 52.4% Miss St 4 15 21.1%
Wyoming 13 3 81.3% Syracuse 11 10 52.4% Boston College 2 9 18.2%
USC 16 4 80.0% GA Southern 7 7 50.0% Charlotte 3 16 15.8%
Houston 19 5 79.2% Southern Miss 7 7 50.0% San Jose St 3 17 15.0%
North Carolina 18 5 78.3% North Texas 7 7 50.0% Miami, OH 3 19 13.6%
Appalachian St 18 5 78.3% Idaho 7 7 50.0% Georgia St 2 14 12.5%
Toledo 14 4 77.8% TCU 5 5 50.0% Buffalo 4 29 12.1%
Oklahoma St 10 3 76.9% Iowa St 2 16 50.0% ULM 2 15 11.8%
Pittsburgh 13 4 76.5% UCLA 9 10 47.4% Michigan St 2 15 11.8%
Stanford 13 4 76.5% Oregon St 4 5 44.4% UMass 3 25 10.7%
Northwestern 13 4 76.5% Cincinnati 7 9 43.8% Nevada 2 21 8.7%
USF 15 5 75.0% Texas Tech 6 8 42.9% Marshall 1 13 7.1%
San Diego St 12 4 75.0% New Mexico 8 11 42.1% Kent St 1 18 5.3%
Maryland 12 4 75.0% Old Dominion 7 10 41.2% Kansas 0 14 0.0%
Tulsa 9 3 75.0% Hawaii 9 13 40.9% Rice 0 16 0.0%
LSU 11 4 73.3% Purdue 5 8 38.5% Bowling Green 0 18 0.0%
Kentucky 11 4 73.3% Missouri 5 8 38.5% Fresno St 0 18 0.0%
Wake Forest 13 5 72.2% Army 8 13 38.1% Florida Atlantic 0 24 0.0%
Minnesota 13 5 72.2% South Alabama 8 13 38.1%

 

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