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ESPN Strength of Record Rankings aka Resume Rankings
Posted on 11/17/24 at 5:00 pm
Posted on 11/17/24 at 5:00 pm
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ESPN Strength of Record ( Reflects chance that an average Top 25 team would have team's record or better, given the schedule.)
1. Oregon
2. Georgia
3. Ohio State
4. Penn State
5. Texas
6. Indiana
7. Alabama
8. BYU
9. Miami
10. Tennessee
11. Texas A&M
12. Ole Miss
13. Notre Dame
14. SMU
15. Boise State
16. South Carolina
20. LSU
23. Missouri
26. Vanderbilt
28. Florida
36. Oklahoma
38. Arkansas
66. Kentucky
86. Auburn
103. Mississippi State
ESPN Strength of Record ( Reflects chance that an average Top 25 team would have team's record or better, given the schedule.)
1. Oregon
2. Georgia
3. Ohio State
4. Penn State
5. Texas
6. Indiana
7. Alabama
8. BYU
9. Miami
10. Tennessee
11. Texas A&M
12. Ole Miss
13. Notre Dame
14. SMU
15. Boise State
16. South Carolina
20. LSU
23. Missouri
26. Vanderbilt
28. Florida
36. Oklahoma
38. Arkansas
66. Kentucky
86. Auburn
103. Mississippi State
This post was edited on 11/17/24 at 5:01 pm
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Posted on 11/17/24 at 5:04 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Any Strength of record that has Texas # 5 with that joke schedule needs to have its computer program redone.
Posted on 11/17/24 at 5:05 pm to Gator Fever
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Any Strength of record that has Texas # 5 with that joke schedule needs to have its computer program redone.
1-loss teams behind Texas
BYU
Miami
Notre Dame
SMU
Texas' schedule isn't any worse than those 4.
Posted on 11/17/24 at 5:08 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Any team that can't have just 1 loss with TX schedule right now shouldn't be in the top 10. If it wasn't for the TX name and them being in the SEC they wouldn't be a top 10 playoff ranking right now.
Posted on 11/17/24 at 5:09 pm to Gator Fever
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Any team that can't have just 1 loss with TX schedule right now shouldn't be in the top 10. If it wasn't for the TX name and them being in the SEC they wouldn't be a top 10 playoff ranking right now.
Penn State's best win is Illinois and they're ranked #4. Ohio State's only win over a team with a pulse is...........that same Penn State team.
It's not just Texas.
This post was edited on 11/17/24 at 5:10 pm
Posted on 11/17/24 at 5:12 pm to SummerOfGeorge
True - they start some of these teams so high the rankings can be really off later.
Posted on 11/17/24 at 5:14 pm to Gator Fever
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True - they start some of these teams so high the rankings can be really off later.
A lot of it comes down the inherent (in this case something in the computer formula, in voting something deep in people's brains) that sees 1 loss and 2 losses and just cannot fathom the 2 loss in front of the 1 loss UNLESS one of the teams is from a small league.
Indiana is an awesome story, and they've whooped up on a lot of bad teams. They have not played a single team yet who is guaranteed to go to a bowl game, led alone a Top 25 team, led alone a top 10 team. Their season to date is closer to playing a FCS schedule than what Georgia or Alabama or Florida has played.
#36 Michigan (5-5)
#42 Washington (6-5)
#48 Nebraska (5-5)
#61 UCLA (4-6)
#73 Maryland (4-6)
#76 Northwestern (4-6)
#79 Michigan State (4-6)
#130 Florida International (3-7)
#137 Charlotte (3-7)
#235 Western Illinois (3-8)
This post was edited on 11/17/24 at 5:18 pm
Posted on 11/17/24 at 5:14 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Is there anyone who would bet Indiana straight up over Bama?
Or BYU over Tennessee?
Or Miami over Ole Miss?
Ole Miss alone who is FEI #4 at 12 is enough to show the entire methodology is broken.
Or BYU over Tennessee?
Or Miami over Ole Miss?
Ole Miss alone who is FEI #4 at 12 is enough to show the entire methodology is broken.
Posted on 11/17/24 at 5:17 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Bullshite Preseason Rankings affect perception
But ESPN rankings and methodologies usually make zero sense
But ESPN rankings and methodologies usually make zero sense
Posted on 11/17/24 at 5:18 pm to Gator Fever
Penn State is even higher and like Texas only played one team with a pulse, and lost.
Posted on 11/17/24 at 5:19 pm to tide06
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Is there anyone who would bet Indiana straight up over Bama?
Or BYU over Tennessee?
Or Miami over Ole Miss?
But I don't think it's even about that, because that's saying "who is 'better'". This is about who has proven/achieved/earned more. And it's ridiculous to try and compare a team that has played 6 Top 30 teams (Georgia) or 5 Top 30 teams (Alabama) to a team that has played 0.
Like, we aren't talking the difference in a couple of games. Multiple teams with 1-2 losses have played more than half their schedule against the best 30 teams in the country according to every advanced metric. Other 0-1 loss teams have YET TO PLAY A TOP 30 TEAM.
You aren't comparing apples to apples.
This post was edited on 11/17/24 at 5:23 pm
Posted on 11/17/24 at 5:20 pm to tide06
I would give a high scoring team a chance to beat some of these 2 loss SEC teams.
Posted on 11/17/24 at 5:25 pm to tide06
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Is there anyone who would bet Indiana straight up over Bama?
Or BYU over Tennessee?
Or Miami over Ole Miss?
The playoff seeding is going to be really interesting. There are enough teams that will make the playoff who will be flat out "gimme" games for the top teams that you could see a team with a cakewalk to the championship game.
Posted on 11/17/24 at 5:26 pm to Gator Fever
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Any Strength of record that has Texas # 5 with that joke schedule needs to have its computer program redone.
ESPN is after the teams that will produce the most TV revenue.
Facts are not part of the program.
Posted on 11/17/24 at 5:27 pm to Gator Fever
How many teams would go 5-0 @ Michigan, rival/OU neutral, @Vandy, Florida, @ Arky
Not many
Not many
Posted on 11/17/24 at 5:32 pm to SummerOfGeorge
How many ranked teams, as of Nov 17 2024, has Oregon played?
Posted on 11/17/24 at 5:34 pm to deeprig9
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How many ranked teams, as of Nov 17 2024, has Oregon played?
AP Poll
vs #12 Boise State (W - 37-34)
vs #2 Ohio State (W - 32-31)
vs #24 Illinois (W - 38-9)
Solid set of wins, though their road games have been pretty easy.
@ Oregon State
@ UCLA
@ Purdue
@ Michigan
@ Wisconsin
This post was edited on 11/17/24 at 5:40 pm
Posted on 11/17/24 at 5:41 pm to Lolathon234
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How many teams would go 5-0 @ Michigan, rival/OU neutral, @Vandy, Florida, @ Arky
More than you think.
-OU is 5-5 and their only conference win is against Auburn.
-UF is 5-5. They have MSU, UK and now LSU (MSU and UK are the two worst teams in the conference).
-Arkansas is 5-5. They had their upset over UT, but other than that their wins are Auburn and MSU.
-Vandy is 6-4. They have their upset over Bama but other than that their wins are over Auburn and UK.
If you notice... those wins are against mostly the same bad teams. They've been beaten by the majority of the teams with a pulse who've played them. Just because they got a nut here or there doesn't mean beating them all is an accomplishment.
As for Michigan, they are 5-5 on the season. Their P5 wins are Southern Cal (5-5), Minnesota (6-4) and Michigan State (4-6).
Beating a bunch of 5-5 and 6-4 teams isn't a huge accomplishment.
Posted on 11/17/24 at 5:43 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Cherry picking your most favorable criteria?
Take a look at the FPI if you want a more accurate representation
Take a look at the FPI if you want a more accurate representation
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