2021 Strength of Wins/ Pain of Losses. (updated Thru Reg Season)

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. Michigan moved into the #1 spot with wins over Western Michigan, Washington, Northern Illinois, Rutgers, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Northwestern, Indiana, Penn St, Maryland and Ohio St and those teams have a total of 66 wins. My chart now grades 3 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 12/4/21.

  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 12 66 1 UCLA 8 28 45 California 5 15 86
Alabama 12 63 2 Iowa St 7 28 45 Stanford 3 15 86
Cincinnati 13 60 3 Penn St 7 28 45 Navy 3 15 86
Georgia 12 60 3 LSU 6 28 45 Bowling Green 4 14 92
Baylor 11 60 3 WKU 8 27 49 ULM 4 14 92
Oklahoma St 11 58 6 Liberty 7 27 49 San Jose St 5 13 94
Notre Dame 11 54 7 Georgia St 7 27 49 USC 4 13 94
Louisiana 12 52 8 Tennessee 7 27 49 Middle Tennessee 6 12 96
UTSA 12 51 9 UAB 8 26 53 Florida Atlantic 5 12 96
Ohio St 10 50 10 Nevada 8 26 53 Troy 5 12 96
Oregon 10 49 11 Eastern Michigan 7 25 55 Rutgers 5 12 96
Utah  10 49 11 Washington St 7 25 55 Ohio  3 12 96
Pittsburgh 11 47 13 Kansas St 7 25 55 Colorado St 3 12 96
San Diego St 11 46 14 Wyoming 6 25 55 Rice 4 11 102
Wake Forest 10 45 15 Arizona St 8 24 59 Charlotte 5 10 103
Mississippi 10 45 15 Missouri 6 24 59 Buffalo 4 9 104
Michigan St 10 45 15 Coastal Carolina 10 23 61 Washington 4 9 104
Iowa 10 44 18 SMU 8 23 61 Louisiana Tech 3 9 104
BYU 10 44 18 Kent St 7 23 61 South Alabama 5 8 107
Wisconsin 8 44 18 Ball St 6 23 61 Texas St 4 8 107
Appalachian St 10 42 21 Louisville 6 23 61 Colorado 3 7 109
Boise St 7 42 21 UCF 8 22 66 Northwestern 3 7 109
Utah St 10 41 23 North Texas 6 22 66 Georgia Tech 3 7 109
Northern Illinois 9 38 24 Texas Tech 6 22 66 UNLV 2 7 109
Fresno St 9 38 24 South Carolina 6 22 66 Indiana 2 7 109
Texas A&M 8 36 26 Illinois 5 22 66 Temple 3 6 114
Oklahoma 10 35 27 Marshall 7 21 71 New Mexico 3 6 114
Clemson 9 35 27 West Virginia 6 21 71 GA Southern 3 5 116
Purdue 8 35 27 Maryland 6 21 71 Nebraska 3 5 116
Miami, Fl 7 35 27 Florida St 5 21 71 Kansas 2 5 116
Houston 11 34 31 Virginia 6 20 75 Arizona 1 4 119
Army West Point 8 34 31 TCU 5 20 75 Duke 3 3 120
Air Force 9 33 33 Toledo 7 19 77 Akron 2 3 120
Minnesota 8 33 33 Miami, OH 6 19 77 Arkansas St 2 3 120
Arkansas 8 33 33 Virginia Tech 6 19 77 Vanderbilt 2 3 120
Central Michigan 8 32 36 Syracuse 5 19 77 Southern Miss 3 2 124
Oregon St 7 32 36 East Carolina 7 18 81 USF 2 2 124
Western Michigan 7 32 36 Hawaii 6 18 81 New Mexico St 2 1 126
Kentucky 9 31 39 Memphis 6 18 81 Tulane  2 1 126
Miss St 7 31 39 Florida 6 18 81 FIU 1 0 128
NC State 8 30 41 Tulsa 6 17 85 Connecticut 1 0 128
North Carolina 6 29 42 UTEP 7 15 86 UMass 1 0 128
Auburn 6 29 42 Old Dominion 6 15 86        
Texas 5 29 42 Boston College 6 15 86        

 

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. FIU is on top of this list with a combined 69 foe losses. FIU's foe losses include Texas St, Texas Tech, Central Michigan, FAU, Charlotte, WKU, Marshall, Old Dominion, Middle Tennessee, North Texas 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 12/4/21.

  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
FIU 11 69 130 Old Dominion 6 31 86 Texas A&M 4 17 42
Akron 10 62 129 Troy 7 30 82 Boise St 5 15 35
Connecticut 11 56 128 Ball St 6 30 82 Penn St 5 15 35
Arkansas St 10 55 127 Boston College 6 30 82 East Carolina 5 15 35
UMass 11 53 126 Middle Tennessee 6 30 82 UAB 4 15 35
Arizona 11 52 124 Nebraska 9 29 79 Arizona St 4 15 35
Ohio  9 52 124 Rutgers 7 29 79 Oregon 3 15 35
Duke 9 50 123 North Carolina 6 29 79 Fresno St 3 15 35
New Mexico St 10 48 120 Oregon St 5 28 78 SMU 4 14 34
Temple 9 48 120 Florida St 7 27 73 UCLA 4 13 30
Bowling Green 8 48 120 Miami, OH 6 27 73 Nevada 4 13 30
Vanderbilt 10 47 119 Virginia Tech 6 27 73 Utah St 3 13 30
Kansas 10 46 116 Memphis 6 27 73 Army West Point 3 13 30
Louisiana Tech 9 46 116 Eastern Michigan 5 27 73 Tennessee 5 12 29
Buffalo 8 46 116 Navy 8 26 71 Wisconsin 4 11 25
Colorado St 9 45 113 Kent St 6 26 71 Purdue 4 11 25
Colorado 9 45 113 Texas Tech 6 25 70 Wake Forest 3 11 25
Southern Miss 9 45 113 Missouri 6 23 64 Kentucky 3 11 25
New Mexico 9 44 111 West Virginia 6 23 64 Arkansas 4 10 23
Charlotte 7 44 111 Florida 6 23 64 Pittsburgh 2 10 23
USF 10 43 109 Marshall 5 23 64 Utah  3 9 20
Northwestern 9 43 109 Toledo 5 23 64 Iowa 3 9 20
Stanford 9 42 107 UTEP 5 23 64 Baylor 2 9 20
California 7 42 107 Auburn 6 22 60 Air Force 3 8 18
GA Southern 9 38 105 South Carolina 6 22 60 Coastal Carolina 2 8 18
ULM 8 38 105 Miami, Fl 5 22 60 Appalachian St 3 7 12
Rice 8 37 104 Central Michigan 4 22 60 Clemson 3 7 12
UNLV 10 36 103 Louisville 6 21 57 Oklahoma St 2 7 12
Tulane  10 35 97 Western Michigan 5 21 57 Mississippi 2 7 12
USC 8 35 97 Liberty 5 21 57 BYU 2 7 12
Washington 8 35 97 LSU 6 20 54 Louisiana 1 7 12
Texas St 8 35 97 Virginia 6 20 54 San Diego St 2 6 8
Hawaii 7 35 97 Minnesota 4 20 54 Michigan St 2 6 8
Florida Atlantic 7 35 97 Miss St 5 19 49 Houston 2 6 8
Indiana 10 34 92 Iowa St 5 19 49 UTSA 1 6 8
Georgia Tech 9 34 92 Georgia St 5 19 49 Ohio St 2 4 5
San Jose St 7 34 92 Washington St 5 19 49 Oklahoma 2 4 5
South Alabama 7 34 92 NC State 4 19 49 Alabama 1 4 5
Wyoming 6 34 92 Tulsa 6 18 45 Michigan 1 2 4
North Texas 6 33 91 Kansas St 5 18 45 Georgia 1 1 3
Syracuse 7 32 90 Northern Illinois 4 18 45 Notre Dame 1 0 1
Texas 7 31 86 UCF 4 18 45 Cincinnati 0 0 1
Illinois 7 31 86 Maryland 6 17 42        
TCU 7 31 86 WKU 5 17 42        

 

Overall Wins and Losses

In this last chart below you can see the overall wins and losses. As you can see the top four teams are Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Georgia and Michigan.

Here is the Overall Wins and Losses Chart with %:Games Played thru 12/4/21.

  Overall   Overall   Overall
  Wins Losses %   Wins Losses %   Wins Losses %
Cincinnati 60 0 100.0% Miami, Fl 35 22 61.4% Old Dominion 15 31 32.6%
Notre Dame 54 0 100.0% WKU 27 17 61.4% Rutgers 12 29 29.3%
Georgia 60 1 98.4% NC State 30 19 61.2% Troy 12 30 28.6%
Michigan 66 2 97.1% Western Michigan 32 21 60.4% Middle Tennessee 12 30 28.6%
Alabama 63 4 94.0% Iowa St 28 19 59.6% San Jose St 13 34 27.7%
Ohio St 50 4 92.6% Central Michigan 32 22 59.3% USC 13 35 27.1%
Oklahoma 35 4 89.7% Georgia St 27 19 58.7% ULM 14 38 26.9%
UTSA 51 6 89.5% LSU 28 20 58.3% Stanford 15 42 26.3%
Oklahoma St 58 7 89.2% Kansas St 25 18 58.1% California 15 42 26.3%
San Diego St 46 6 88.5% Auburn 29 22 56.9% Florida Atlantic 12 35 25.5%
Michigan St 45 6 88.2% Washington St 25 19 56.8% Rice 11 37 22.9%
Louisiana 52 7 88.1% Liberty 27 21 56.3% Bowling Green 14 48 22.6%
Baylor 60 9 87.0% Maryland 21 17 55.3% Colorado St 12 45 21.1%
Mississippi 45 7 86.5% UCF 22 18 55.0% Washington 9 35 20.5%
BYU 44 7 86.3% East Carolina 18 15 54.5% South Alabama 8 34 19.0%
Appalachian St 42 7 85.7% Oregon St 32 28 53.3% Ohio  12 52 18.8%
Houston 34 6 85.0% Louisville 23 21 52.3% Texas St 8 35 18.6%
Utah  49 9 84.5% Missouri 24 23 51.1% Charlotte 10 44 18.5%
Clemson 35 7 83.3% North Carolina 29 29 50.0% Indiana 7 34 17.1%
Iowa 44 9 83.0% South Carolina 22 22 50.0% Georgia Tech 7 34 17.1%
Pittsburgh 47 10 82.5% Virginia 20 20 50.0% Buffalo 9 46 16.4%
Air Force 33 8 80.5% Tulsa 17 18 48.6% Louisiana Tech 9 46 16.4%
Wake Forest 45 11 80.4% Texas 29 31 48.3% UNLV 7 36 16.3%
Wisconsin 44 11 80.0% Eastern Michigan 25 27 48.1% Nebraska 5 29 14.7%
Arkansas 33 10 76.7% Marshall 21 23 47.7% Northwestern 7 43 14.0%
Oregon 49 15 76.6% West Virginia 21 23 47.7% Colorado 7 45 13.5%
Purdue 35 11 76.1% Kent St 23 26 46.9% New Mexico 6 44 12.0%
Utah St 41 13 75.9% Texas Tech 22 25 46.8% GA Southern 5 38 11.6%
Coastal Carolina 23 8 74.2% Toledo 19 23 45.2% Temple 6 48 11.1%
Kentucky 31 11 73.8% Florida 18 23 43.9% Kansas 5 46 9.8%
Boise St 42 15 73.7% Florida St 21 27 43.8% Arizona 4 52 7.1%
Army West Point 34 13 72.3% Ball St 23 30 43.4% Vanderbilt 3 47 6.0%
Fresno St 38 15 71.7% Wyoming 25 34 42.4% Duke 3 50 5.7%
Tennessee 27 12 69.2% Illinois 22 31 41.5% Arkansas St 3 55 5.2%
UCLA 28 13 68.3% Miami, OH 19 27 41.3% Akron 3 62 4.6%
Texas A&M 36 17 67.9% Virginia Tech 19 27 41.3% USF 2 43 4.4%
Northern Illinois 38 18 67.9% North Texas 22 33 40.0% Southern Miss 2 45 4.3%
Nevada 26 13 66.7% Memphis 18 27 40.0% Tulane  1 35 2.8%
Penn St 28 15 65.1% UTEP 15 23 39.5% New Mexico St 1 48 2.0%
UAB 26 15 63.4% TCU 20 31 39.2% FIU 0 69 0.0%
Minnesota 33 20 62.3% Syracuse 19 32 37.3% Connecticut 0 56 0.0%
SMU 23 14 62.2% Navy 15 26 36.6% UMass 0 53 0.0%
Miss St 31 19 62.0% Hawaii 18 35 34.0%        
Arizona St 24 15 61.5% Boston College 15 30 33.3%        

 

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