Strength of Wins/ Pain of Losses.

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

Strength of Wins

In this first chart below you can see Strength of Wins. Not much has changes after the Army vs Navy game. Clemson still holds the #1 spot. Clemson has wins over Texas A&M, Georgia Southern, Syracuse, Wake Forest, NC State, Florida St, Louisville, Boston College, Duke, South Carolina and Pittsburgh and those teams have a total of 71 wins. My chart this week 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 12/8/18

  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
Clemson 13 71 1 GA Southern 9 30 45 Colorado 5 17 88
Alabama 13 69 2 San Diego St 7 30 45 Florida Atlantic 5 17 88
Notre Dame 12 68 3 NC State 9 29 47 Old Dominion 4 16 91
Ohio St 12 65 4 Oregon 8 29 47 Nebraska 4 16 91
Oklahoma 12 64 5 Miami, Fl 7 29 47 Liberty 6 15 93
Georgia 11 59 6 Boston College 7 28 50 Charlotte 5 15 93
UCF 12 56 7 Middle Tennessee 8 27 51 Kansas St 5 15 93
Michigan 10 55 8 Ohio  8 27 51 Tennessee 5 15 93
Boise St 10 53 9 South Carolina 7 27 51 Colorado St 4 15 93
Washington 10 52 10 Marshall 8 26 54 UCLA 3 15 93
Fresno St 11 49 11 Virginia 7 25 55 SMU 5 14 99
Texas 9 47 12 California 7 25 55 Wyoming 6 13 100
Penn St 9 44 13 Wisconsin 7 25 55 UNLV 4 13 100
Washington St 10 43 14 TCU 6 25 55 Mississippi 5 12 102
Utah  9 43 14 North Texas 9 24 59 Air Force 5 11 103
LSU 9 42 16 Virginia Tech 6 24 59 WKU 3 10 104
Texas A&M 8 42 16 Miami, OH 6 24 59 Akron 4 9 105
Kentucky 9 40 18 Houston 8 23 62 Arkansas 3 9 105
Northwestern 8 40 18 Nevada 7 23 62 Navy 3 9 105
Army West Point 10 39 20 Western Michigan 7 23 62 Illinois 4 8 108
Northern Illinois 8 39 20 BYU 6 23 62 Ball St 4 7 109
Florida 9 38 22 Vanderbilt 6 23 62 Kansas 3 6 110
Iowa 8 37 23 Hawaii 8 22 67 South Alabama 3 6 110
UAB 10 36 24 Indiana 5 22 67 North Carolina 2 6 110
Appalachian St 10 36 24 Georgia Tech 7 21 69 New Mexico 3 5 113
Cincinnati 10 36 24 ULM 6 21 69 New Mexico St 3 5 113
Missouri 8 36 24 Wake Forest 6 21 69 Georgia St 2 5 113
Pittsburgh 7 36 24 USC 5 21 69 UMass 4 4 116
Minnesota 6 36 24 Maryland 5 21 69 Tulsa 3 4 116
Purdue 6 36 24 FIU 8 20 74 UTSA 3 4 116
Miss St 8 35 31 Tulane  6 20 74 East Carolina 3 4 116
Stanford 8 35 31 Texas Tech 5 20 74 Oregon St 2 4 116
Michigan St 7 35 31 Florida St 5 20 74 Texas St 3 3 121
Temple 8 34 34 Memphis 8 19 78 Bowling Green 3 3 121
West Virginia 8 34 34 Arkansas St 8 19 78 Rice 2 3 121
Duke 7 34 34 Louisiana Tech 7 19 78 Louisville 2 3 121
Buffalo 10 33 37 Eastern Michigan 7 19 78 San Jose St 1 3 121
Utah St 10 33 37 Louisiana 7 19 78 Kent St 2 2 126
Troy 9 31 39 Baylor 6 19 78 Rutgers 1 2 126
Syracuse 9 31 39 Coastal Carolina 5 19 78 UTEP 1 1 128
Iowa St 8 31 39 Toledo 7 18 85 Central Michigan 1 0 129
Arizona St 7 31 39 Southern Miss 6 18 85 Connecticut 1 0 129
Auburn 7 31 39 Arizona 5 18 85        
Oklahoma St 6 31 39 USF 7 17 88        

 

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. At the bottom of the list you can see there are now 4 teams unbeaten. UTEP is on top of this list with a combined 67 foe losses. Their foe losses include Northern Arizona, UNLV, Tennessee, New Mexico St, UTSA, North Texas, Louisiana Tech, UAB, Middle Tennessee, WKU and Southern Miss. Unlike the Strength of Wins chart, the Pain of Losses chart does include a loss to an FCS foe. I count that loss a 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 12/8/18

  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
UTEP 11 67 130 Virginia Tech 6 29 86 Texas 4 17 41
Central Michigan 11 65 129 Kansas St 7 28 85 Oregon 4 17 41
Rice 11 58 128 Indiana 7 27 81 Northwestern 5 16 36
Kent St 10 57 127 SMU 7 27 81 Auburn 5 16 36
Rutgers 11 55 125 Mississippi 7 27 81 USF 5 16 36
Connecticut 11 55 125 Virginia 5 27 81 UAB 3 16 36
WKU 9 54 124 Maryland 7 26 78 North Texas 3 16 36
Texas St 9 53 122 Northern Illinois 5 26 78 Iowa St 4 15 35
Old Dominion 8 53 122 California 5 26 78 Washington 3 14 34
Tulsa 9 51 121 Florida Atlantic 7 25 76 Utah  4 13 31
Bowling Green 9 49 120 TCU 6 25 76 Boise St 3 13 31
Georgia St 10 47 118 San Diego St 5 24 72 Kentucky 3 13 31
UNLV 8 47 118 Nevada 5 24 72 South Carolina 5 12 29
North Carolina 9 46 117 Louisiana Tech 5 24 72 Temple 4 12 29
San Jose St 11 45 116 Southern Miss 5 24 72 Arkansas St 4 11 25
New Mexico 9 44 114 Tennessee 7 23 64 West Virginia 3 11 25
New Mexico St 9 44 114 Tulane  6 23 64 Buffalo 3 11 25
Oregon St 10 43 112 Baylor 6 23 64 Troy 3 11 25
Illinois 8 43 112 Duke 5 23 64 Missouri 4 10 23
Kansas 9 42 110 Arizona St 5 23 64 Washington St 2 10 23
UTSA 9 42 110 Miami, Fl 5 23 64 Texas A&M 4 9 16
Akron 8 41 108 Houston 4 23 64 Miss St 4 9 16
Ball St 8 41 108 FIU 4 23 64 Stanford 4 9 16
Arkansas 9 40 106 Miami, OH 6 22 60 Florida 3 9 16
South Alabama 9 40 106 BYU 6 22 60 GA Southern 3 9 16
Colorado St 8 39 105 Wisconsin 5 22 60 NC State 3 9 16
Colorado 7 38 104 Western Michigan 5 22 60 Fresno St 2 9 16
Navy 10 37 101 Wake Forest 6 21 58 Penn St 3 8 14
Louisville 10 37 101 Michigan St 5 21 58 Utah St 2 8 14
Arizona 7 37 101 Florida St 7 20 54 LSU 3 7 13
UMass 8 36 100 Memphis 5 20 54 Syracuse 3 6 9
ULM 6 34 99 Eastern Michigan 5 20 54 Army West Point 2 6 9
East Carolina 9 33 95 Toledo 5 20 54 Appalachian St 2 6 9
Nebraska 8 33 95 Boston College 5 19 51 Ohio St 1 6 9
Charlotte 7 33 95 Iowa 4 19 51 Cincinnati 2 4 7
Minnesota 6 33 95 Marshall 4 19 51 Oklahoma 1 4 7
UCLA 9 32 91 Louisiana 6 18 46 Georgia 2 3 6
Texas Tech 7 32 91 Wyoming 6 18 46 Michigan 2 1 5
Coastal Carolina 7 32 91 Middle Tennessee 5 18 46 Clemson 0 0 1
Liberty 6 32 91 Georgia Tech 5 18 46 Alabama 0 0 1
USC 7 31 89 Ohio  4 18 46 Notre Dame 0 0 1
Oklahoma St 6 31 89 Pittsburgh 6 17 41 UCF 0 0 1
Air Force 7 30 87 Vanderbilt 6 17 41        
Purdue 6 30 87 Hawaii 5 17 41        

 

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 Clemson, Alabama and Notre Dame. At the bottom are the  two winless teams.

Here is the Overall Wins and Losses Chart with %:Games Played thru 12/8/18

  Overall   Overall   Overall
  Wins Losses %   Wins Losses %   Wins Losses %
Clemson 71 0 100.0% Middle Tennessee 27 18 60.0% ULM 21 34 38.2%
Alabama 69 0 100.0% Ohio  27 18 60.0% Coastal Carolina 19 32 37.3%
Notre Dame 68 0 100.0% North Texas 24 16 60.0% Kansas St 15 28 34.9%
UCF 56 0 100.0% Duke 34 23 59.6% SMU 14 27 34.1%
Michigan 55 1 98.2% Boston College 28 19 59.6% Arizona 18 37 32.7%
Georgia 59 3 95.2% Marshall 26 19 57.8% Nebraska 16 33 32.7%
Oklahoma 64 4 94.1% Vanderbilt 23 17 57.5% UCLA 15 32 31.9%
Ohio St 65 6 91.5% Arizona St 31 23 57.4% Liberty 15 32 31.9%
Cincinnati 36 4 90.0% Hawaii 22 17 56.4% Charlotte 15 33 31.3%
Army West Point 39 6 86.7% Miami, Fl 29 23 55.8% Colorado 17 38 30.9%
LSU 42 7 85.7% San Diego St 30 24 55.6% Mississippi 12 27 30.8%
Appalachian St 36 6 85.7% Purdue 36 30 54.5% Colorado St 15 39 27.8%
Penn St 44 8 84.6% Georgia Tech 21 18 53.8% Air Force 11 30 26.8%
Fresno St 49 9 84.5% Wisconsin 25 22 53.2% Old Dominion 16 53 23.2%
Syracuse 31 6 83.8% Minnesota 36 33 52.2% UNLV 13 47 21.7%
Texas A&M 42 9 82.4% Miami, OH 24 22 52.2% Navy 9 37 19.6%
Washington St 43 10 81.1% USF 17 16 51.5% Arkansas 9 40 18.4%
Florida 38 9 80.9% Louisiana 19 18 51.4% Akron 9 41 18.0%
Utah St 33 8 80.5% BYU 23 22 51.1% Illinois 8 43 15.7%
Boise St 53 13 80.3% Western Michigan 23 22 51.1% WKU 10 54 15.6%
Miss St 35 9 79.5% Oklahoma St 31 31 50.0% Ball St 7 41 14.6%
Stanford 35 9 79.5% TCU 25 25 50.0% South Alabama 6 40 13.0%
Washington 52 14 78.8% Houston 23 23 50.0% Kansas 6 42 12.5%
Missouri 36 10 78.3% Wake Forest 21 21 50.0% North Carolina 6 46 11.5%
GA Southern 30 9 76.9% Florida St 20 20 50.0% East Carolina 4 33 10.8%
Utah  43 13 76.8% California 25 26 49.0% New Mexico 5 44 10.2%
NC State 29 9 76.3% Nevada 23 24 48.9% New Mexico St 5 44 10.2%
West Virginia 34 11 75.6% Memphis 19 20 48.7% UMass 4 36 10.0%
Kentucky 40 13 75.5% Eastern Michigan 19 20 48.7% Georgia St 5 47 9.6%
Buffalo 33 11 75.0% Virginia 25 27 48.1% UTSA 4 42 8.7%
Temple 34 12 73.9% Toledo 18 20 47.4% Oregon St 4 43 8.5%
Troy 31 11 73.8% Tulane  20 23 46.5% Louisville 3 37 7.5%
Texas 47 17 73.4% FIU 20 23 46.5% Tulsa 4 51 7.3%
Northwestern 40 16 71.4% Virginia Tech 24 29 45.3% San Jose St 3 45 6.3%
UAB 36 16 69.2% Baylor 19 23 45.2% Bowling Green 3 49 5.8%
South Carolina 27 12 69.2% Indiana 22 27 44.9% Texas St 3 53 5.4%
Pittsburgh 36 17 67.9% Maryland 21 26 44.7% Rice 3 58 4.9%
Iowa St 31 15 67.4% Louisiana Tech 19 24 44.2% Rutgers 2 55 3.5%
Iowa 37 19 66.1% Southern Miss 18 24 42.9% Kent St 2 57 3.4%
Auburn 31 16 66.0% Wyoming 13 18 41.9% UTEP 1 67 1.5%
Arkansas St 19 11 63.3% Florida Atlantic 17 25 40.5% Connecticut 0 55 0.0%
Oregon 29 17 63.0% USC 21 31 40.4% Central Michigan 0 65 0.0%
Michigan St 35 21 62.5% Tennessee 15 23 39.5%        
Northern Illinois 39 26 60.0% Texas Tech 20 32 38.5%