2022 Strength of Wins/ Pain of Losses. (updated 12/8/22)
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 remained in the #1 spot this week. Michigan has wins over Colorado St, Hawaii, Connecticut, Maryland, Iowa, Indiana, Penn St, Michigan St, Rutgers, Nebraska, Illinois, Ohio St and Purdue and those teams have a total of 71 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 12/3/22
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 | 13 | 71 | 1 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 28 | 45 | Memphis | 6 | 18 | 88 |
Georgia | 13 | 71 | 1 | Toledo | 8 | 28 | 45 | Iowa St | 4 | 18 | 88 |
TCU | 12 | 59 | 3 | Maryland | 7 | 28 | 45 | Arizona | 5 | 17 | 91 |
Ohio St | 11 | 57 | 4 | Syracuse | 6 | 28 | 45 | Rice | 5 | 17 | 91 |
USC | 11 | 54 | 5 | WKU | 8 | 27 | 49 | Texas A&M | 5 | 17 | 91 |
Tulane | 11 | 53 | 6 | Oklahoma St | 7 | 27 | 49 | Georgia St | 4 | 16 | 94 |
Clemson | 11 | 53 | 6 | BYU | 7 | 27 | 49 | UNLV | 5 | 15 | 95 |
Troy | 11 | 51 | 8 | Kansas | 6 | 27 | 49 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 15 | 95 |
Utah | 10 | 51 | 8 | SMU | 7 | 26 | 53 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 15 | 95 |
Kansas St | 10 | 51 | 8 | Iowa | 7 | 26 | 53 | Ball St | 5 | 14 | 98 |
Tennessee | 10 | 49 | 11 | Oklahoma | 6 | 26 | 53 | Boston College | 3 | 14 | 98 |
Alabama | 10 | 48 | 12 | Bowling Green | 6 | 26 | 53 | Miami, OH | 6 | 13 | 100 |
UTSA | 11 | 47 | 13 | Buffalo | 6 | 26 | 53 | Miami, Fl | 5 | 13 | 100 |
Texas | 8 | 45 | 14 | North Texas | 7 | 25 | 58 | Nebraska | 4 | 12 | 102 |
Penn St | 9 | 44 | 15 | Utah St | 6 | 25 | 58 | ULM | 4 | 12 | 102 |
LSU | 9 | 43 | 16 | Florida | 6 | 25 | 58 | Old Dominion | 3 | 12 | 102 |
Notre Dame | 8 | 42 | 17 | Air Force | 9 | 24 | 61 | New Mexico St | 6 | 11 | 105 |
Washington | 10 | 41 | 18 | East Carolina | 7 | 24 | 61 | Tulsa | 5 | 11 | 105 |
UCLA | 9 | 41 | 18 | Wyoming | 7 | 24 | 61 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 11 | 105 |
NC State | 8 | 41 | 18 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 24 | 61 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 11 | 105 |
Florida St | 9 | 40 | 21 | Minnesota | 8 | 23 | 65 | California | 4 | 10 | 109 |
Boise St | 9 | 40 | 21 | Louisiana | 6 | 23 | 65 | Charlotte | 3 | 10 | 109 |
South Carolina | 8 | 40 | 21 | Wisconsin | 6 | 23 | 65 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 10 | 109 |
UCF | 9 | 39 | 24 | Baylor | 6 | 23 | 65 | Arizona St | 3 | 10 | 109 |
Oregon | 9 | 39 | 24 | Southern Miss | 6 | 23 | 65 | Stanford | 3 | 10 | 109 |
Oregon St | 9 | 38 | 26 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 22 | 70 | Northwestern | 2 | 10 | 109 |
Louisville | 7 | 37 | 27 | San Diego St | 7 | 22 | 70 | FIU | 4 | 9 | 115 |
North Carolina | 9 | 36 | 28 | UAB | 6 | 22 | 70 | Texas St | 4 | 9 | 115 |
Coastal Carolina | 9 | 36 | 28 | Missouri | 6 | 22 | 70 | Central Michigan | 4 | 9 | 115 |
Mississippi | 8 | 36 | 28 | UTEP | 5 | 22 | 70 | Army West Point | 5 | 8 | 118 |
Fresno St | 9 | 35 | 31 | Auburn | 5 | 22 | 70 | Rutgers | 4 | 7 | 119 |
Miss St | 8 | 35 | 31 | San Jose St | 7 | 21 | 76 | Virginia | 3 | 7 | 119 |
Purdue | 8 | 33 | 33 | GA Southern | 6 | 21 | 76 | Nevada | 2 | 7 | 119 |
Texas Tech | 7 | 33 | 33 | Connecticut | 6 | 21 | 76 | Hawaii | 3 | 6 | 122 |
Ohio | 9 | 32 | 35 | Appalachian St | 6 | 21 | 76 | Colorado St | 3 | 5 | 123 |
Arkansas | 6 | 32 | 35 | Kent St | 5 | 21 | 76 | New Mexico | 2 | 5 | 123 |
South Alabama | 10 | 31 | 37 | Duke | 8 | 20 | 81 | Arkansas St | 3 | 3 | 125 |
Illinois | 8 | 31 | 37 | Michigan St | 5 | 20 | 81 | Colorado | 1 | 3 | 125 |
Marshall | 8 | 31 | 37 | Navy | 4 | 20 | 81 | Akron | 2 | 2 | 127 |
Houston | 7 | 31 | 37 | Washington St | 7 | 19 | 84 | Temple | 3 | 0 | 128 |
Kentucky | 7 | 31 | 37 | West Virginia | 5 | 19 | 84 | UMass | 1 | 0 | 128 |
Cincinnati | 9 | 30 | 42 | Western Michigan | 5 | 19 | 84 | USF | 1 | 0 | 128 |
James Madison | 8 | 30 | 42 | Indiana | 4 | 19 | 84 | ||||
Wake Forest | 7 | 30 | 42 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 18 | 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. UMass is on top of this list with a combined 63 foe losses. UMass foe losses include Tulane, Toledo, Temple, Eastern Michigan, Liberty, Buffalo, New Mexico St, Connecticut, Arkansas St, Texas A&M and Army. 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 12/3/22
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 | |||
UMass | 11 | 63 | 130 | Miami, Fl | 7 | 29 | 84 | Wake Forest | 5 | 19 | 40 |
Northern Illinois | 9 | 59 | 129 | GA Southern | 6 | 29 | 84 | Boise St | 4 | 19 | 40 |
USF | 11 | 56 | 128 | Connecticut | 6 | 29 | 84 | UCF | 4 | 19 | 40 |
Nevada | 10 | 55 | 127 | Bowling Green | 6 | 28 | 79 | South Carolina | 4 | 18 | 38 |
New Mexico | 10 | 53 | 125 | North Texas | 6 | 28 | 79 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 18 | 38 |
Akron | 10 | 53 | 125 | Louisiana | 6 | 28 | 79 | Kentucky | 5 | 17 | 34 |
Hawaii | 10 | 51 | 123 | UAB | 6 | 28 | 79 | North Carolina | 4 | 17 | 34 |
Charlotte | 9 | 51 | 123 | Appalachian St | 6 | 28 | 79 | Marshall | 4 | 17 | 34 |
Temple | 9 | 49 | 122 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 27 | 75 | Minnesota | 4 | 17 | 34 |
Louisiana Tech | 9 | 48 | 121 | Arizona | 7 | 27 | 75 | Notre Dame | 4 | 16 | 32 |
Boston College | 9 | 46 | 118 | Syracuse | 6 | 27 | 75 | Mississippi | 4 | 16 | 32 |
Virginia Tech | 8 | 46 | 118 | Utah St | 6 | 27 | 75 | Maryland | 5 | 15 | 27 |
FIU | 8 | 46 | 118 | Arkansas | 6 | 26 | 71 | SMU | 5 | 15 | 27 |
UTEP | 7 | 45 | 117 | Oklahoma | 6 | 26 | 71 | Fresno St | 4 | 15 | 27 |
Old Dominion | 9 | 44 | 116 | Wisconsin | 6 | 26 | 71 | James Madison | 3 | 15 | 27 |
Northwestern | 10 | 43 | 113 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 26 | 71 | Air Force | 3 | 15 | 27 |
Arkansas St | 9 | 43 | 113 | Kansas | 6 | 25 | 62 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 14 | 26 |
Texas St | 8 | 43 | 113 | Baylor | 6 | 25 | 62 | Washington St | 5 | 13 | 24 |
Arizona St | 9 | 41 | 109 | Southern Miss | 6 | 25 | 62 | Texas | 4 | 13 | 24 |
Georgia St | 8 | 41 | 109 | Memphis | 6 | 25 | 62 | LSU | 4 | 12 | 19 |
Nebraska | 8 | 41 | 109 | Louisville | 5 | 25 | 62 | Utah | 3 | 12 | 19 |
New Mexico St | 6 | 41 | 109 | Houston | 5 | 25 | 62 | UCLA | 3 | 12 | 19 |
Colorado | 11 | 40 | 108 | Toledo | 5 | 25 | 62 | Cincinnati | 3 | 12 | 19 |
Central Michigan | 8 | 39 | 107 | WKU | 5 | 25 | 62 | Washington | 2 | 12 | 19 |
Western Michigan | 7 | 38 | 105 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 25 | 62 | Miss St | 4 | 11 | 17 |
UNLV | 7 | 38 | 105 | Auburn | 7 | 23 | 55 | Florida St | 3 | 11 | 17 |
Colorado St | 9 | 36 | 101 | Michigan St | 7 | 23 | 55 | Tulane | 2 | 10 | 15 |
Iowa St | 8 | 36 | 101 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 23 | 55 | Troy | 2 | 10 | 15 |
Rice | 7 | 36 | 101 | Missouri | 6 | 23 | 55 | UTSA | 2 | 9 | 14 |
Florida Atlantic | 7 | 36 | 101 | Army West Point | 6 | 23 | 55 | Penn St | 3 | 8 | 12 |
Stanford | 9 | 34 | 97 | Oklahoma St | 5 | 23 | 55 | Clemson | 2 | 8 | 12 |
ULM | 8 | 34 | 97 | Ohio | 4 | 23 | 55 | Kansas St | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Ball St | 7 | 34 | 97 | NC State | 4 | 22 | 53 | Oregon St | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Virginia | 7 | 34 | 97 | San Jose St | 4 | 22 | 53 | USC | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Indiana | 8 | 33 | 93 | Florida | 6 | 21 | 46 | Alabama | 2 | 6 | 8 |
California | 8 | 33 | 93 | BYU | 5 | 21 | 46 | Oregon | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Rutgers | 8 | 33 | 93 | Iowa | 5 | 21 | 46 | South Alabama | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Texas A&M | 7 | 33 | 93 | East Carolina | 5 | 21 | 46 | Tennessee | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Tulsa | 7 | 32 | 92 | Wyoming | 5 | 21 | 46 | TCU | 1 | 3 | 4 |
West Virginia | 7 | 31 | 89 | San Diego St | 5 | 21 | 46 | Ohio St | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Buffalo | 6 | 31 | 89 | Duke | 4 | 21 | 46 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Miami, OH | 6 | 31 | 89 | Purdue | 5 | 20 | 44 | Georgia | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kent St | 7 | 30 | 87 | Illinois | 4 | 20 | 44 | ||||
Navy | 7 | 30 | 87 | Texas Tech | 5 | 19 | 40 |
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 Michigan, Georgia, TCU and Ohio St. At the bottom you have Temple.
Here is the Overall Wins and Losses Chart with %: Games Played thru 12/3/22
Overall | Overall | Overall | |||||||||
Wins | Losses | % | Wins | Losses | % | Wins | Losses | % | |||
Michigan | 71 | 0 | 100.0% | Louisville | 37 | 25 | 59.7% | Indiana | 19 | 33 | 36.5% |
Georgia | 71 | 0 | 100.0% | Washington St | 19 | 13 | 59.4% | Texas A&M | 17 | 33 | 34.0% |
Ohio St | 57 | 0 | 100.0% | Ohio | 32 | 23 | 58.2% | Western Michigan | 19 | 38 | 33.3% |
TCU | 59 | 3 | 95.2% | Minnesota | 23 | 17 | 57.5% | Iowa St | 18 | 36 | 33.3% |
Tennessee | 49 | 4 | 92.5% | BYU | 27 | 21 | 56.3% | UTEP | 22 | 45 | 32.8% |
USC | 54 | 6 | 90.0% | Houston | 31 | 25 | 55.4% | Rice | 17 | 36 | 32.1% |
Alabama | 48 | 6 | 88.9% | Iowa | 26 | 21 | 55.3% | Miami, Fl | 13 | 29 | 31.0% |
Oregon | 39 | 5 | 88.6% | Arkansas | 32 | 26 | 55.2% | Miami, OH | 13 | 31 | 29.5% |
Kansas St | 51 | 7 | 87.9% | Florida | 25 | 21 | 54.3% | Florida Atlantic | 15 | 36 | 29.4% |
Clemson | 53 | 8 | 86.9% | Oklahoma St | 27 | 23 | 54.0% | Ball St | 14 | 34 | 29.2% |
South Alabama | 31 | 5 | 86.1% | East Carolina | 24 | 21 | 53.3% | UNLV | 15 | 38 | 28.3% |
Penn St | 44 | 8 | 84.6% | Wyoming | 24 | 21 | 53.3% | Georgia St | 16 | 41 | 28.1% |
Oregon St | 38 | 7 | 84.4% | Toledo | 28 | 25 | 52.8% | ULM | 12 | 34 | 26.1% |
Tulane | 53 | 10 | 84.1% | Kansas | 27 | 25 | 51.9% | Army West Point | 8 | 23 | 25.8% |
UTSA | 47 | 9 | 83.9% | WKU | 27 | 25 | 51.9% | Tulsa | 11 | 32 | 25.6% |
Troy | 51 | 10 | 83.6% | San Diego St | 22 | 21 | 51.2% | Boston College | 14 | 46 | 23.3% |
Utah | 51 | 12 | 81.0% | Syracuse | 28 | 27 | 50.9% | California | 10 | 33 | 23.3% |
Florida St | 40 | 11 | 78.4% | Oklahoma | 26 | 26 | 50.0% | Stanford | 10 | 34 | 22.7% |
LSU | 43 | 12 | 78.2% | Auburn | 22 | 23 | 48.9% | Nebraska | 12 | 41 | 22.6% |
Texas | 45 | 13 | 77.6% | Missouri | 22 | 23 | 48.9% | Old Dominion | 12 | 44 | 21.4% |
UCLA | 41 | 12 | 77.4% | San Jose St | 21 | 22 | 48.8% | New Mexico St | 11 | 41 | 21.2% |
Washington | 41 | 12 | 77.4% | Duke | 20 | 21 | 48.8% | Arizona St | 10 | 41 | 19.6% |
Miss St | 35 | 11 | 76.1% | Bowling Green | 26 | 28 | 48.1% | Northwestern | 10 | 43 | 18.9% |
Notre Dame | 42 | 16 | 72.4% | Utah St | 25 | 27 | 48.1% | Central Michigan | 9 | 39 | 18.8% |
Coastal Carolina | 36 | 14 | 72.0% | Baylor | 23 | 25 | 47.9% | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 48 | 18.6% |
Cincinnati | 30 | 12 | 71.4% | Southern Miss | 23 | 25 | 47.9% | Virginia Tech | 10 | 46 | 17.9% |
Fresno St | 35 | 15 | 70.0% | North Texas | 25 | 28 | 47.2% | Rutgers | 7 | 33 | 17.5% |
Mississippi | 36 | 16 | 69.2% | Georgia Tech | 24 | 27 | 47.1% | Texas St | 9 | 43 | 17.3% |
South Carolina | 40 | 18 | 69.0% | Wisconsin | 23 | 26 | 46.9% | Virginia | 7 | 34 | 17.1% |
North Carolina | 36 | 17 | 67.9% | Middle Tennessee | 22 | 25 | 46.8% | Charlotte | 10 | 51 | 16.4% |
Boise St | 40 | 19 | 67.8% | Michigan St | 20 | 23 | 46.5% | FIU | 9 | 46 | 16.4% |
UCF | 39 | 19 | 67.2% | Buffalo | 26 | 31 | 45.6% | Northern Illinois | 11 | 59 | 15.7% |
James Madison | 30 | 15 | 66.7% | Louisiana | 23 | 28 | 45.1% | Colorado St | 5 | 36 | 12.2% |
Maryland | 28 | 15 | 65.1% | UAB | 22 | 28 | 44.0% | Nevada | 7 | 55 | 11.3% |
NC State | 41 | 22 | 65.1% | Appalachian St | 21 | 28 | 42.9% | Hawaii | 6 | 51 | 10.5% |
Kentucky | 31 | 17 | 64.6% | GA Southern | 21 | 29 | 42.0% | New Mexico | 5 | 53 | 8.6% |
Marshall | 31 | 17 | 64.6% | Connecticut | 21 | 29 | 42.0% | Colorado | 3 | 40 | 7.0% |
Texas Tech | 33 | 19 | 63.5% | Memphis | 18 | 25 | 41.9% | Arkansas St | 3 | 43 | 6.5% |
SMU | 26 | 15 | 63.4% | Kent St | 21 | 30 | 41.2% | Akron | 2 | 53 | 3.6% |
Purdue | 33 | 20 | 62.3% | Eastern Michigan | 18 | 26 | 40.9% | UMass | 0 | 63 | 0.0% |
Air Force | 24 | 15 | 61.5% | Navy | 20 | 30 | 40.0% | USF | 0 | 56 | 0.0% |
Wake Forest | 30 | 19 | 61.2% | Vanderbilt | 15 | 23 | 39.5% | Temple | 0 | 49 | 0.0% |
Pittsburgh | 28 | 18 | 60.9% | Arizona | 17 | 27 | 38.6% | ||||
Illinois | 31 | 20 | 60.8% | West Virginia | 19 | 31 | 38.0% |
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