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One More Arbitrary NCAA Football Ranking Scheme for the BCS – 11/20/2011
Rankings as of 11/20/2011. Previous weeks rankings here.
(I’ve made a few small corrections from my original post; I found a mistake in the data. For instance, Michigan State is now in the top 25 at number 24.)
Ok. I know. This isn’t going to look good, but…….I still have Oklahoma State ranked 1 even after their loss to Iowa State. (A defense of my rankings) They nearly survived the Big 12 gauntlet undefeated, which would have been a most impressive feat. I’m not sure I can defend this, but since none of the BCS rankings have to defend their methodology then neither should I.
Big movers this week include Baylor, Virginia Tech, and Stanford who are all up 4 spots to 7, 8, and 9, respectively. The biggest move up this week is Iowa State, who jumps 5 spots to 17.
Clemson falls 8 spots after its loss to North Carolina State and they end up 16. Likewise, Nebraska falls 7 spots to number 23 after losing to Michigan.
Cheers.
| Team | Rank | Change | Record | BCS Rank |
| Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 10-1 | 4 |
| LSU | 2 | 0 | 11-0 | 1 |
| Kansas State | 3 | 1 | 9-2 | 11 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | -1 | 8-2 | 9 |
| Alabama | 5 | 0 | 10-1 | 2 |
| Arkansas | 6 | 0 | 10-1 | 3 |
| Baylor | 7 | 4 | 7-3 | 18 |
| Virginia Tech | 8 | 4 | 10-1 | 5 |
| Stanford | 9 | 4 | 10-1 | 6 |
| South Carolina | 10 | -1 | 9-2 | 12 |
| Oregon | 11 | -4 | 9-2 | 10 |
| USC | 12 | 2 | 9-2 | NR |
| Texas | 13 | -3 | 6-4 | 25 |
| Georgia | 14 | 1 | 9-2 | 13 |
| Houston | 15 | 2 | 11-0 | 8 |
| Clemson | 16 | -8 | 9-2 | 17 |
| Iowa State | 17 | 5 | 6-4 | NR |
| Michigan | 18 | 0 | 9-2 | 15 |
| Penn State | 19 | 0 | 9-2 | 19 |
| Texas A&M | 20 | 0 | 6-5 | NR |
| Boise State | 21 | 2 | 9-1 | 7 |
| Missouri | 22 | 2 | 6-5 | NR |
| Nebraska | 23 | -7 | 8-3 | 21 |
| Michigan State | 24 | 1 | 9-2 | 14 |
| Auburn | 25 | -4 | 7-4 | 24 |
BCS: My offer still stands…….if you want to contact me you can send me a tweet @StatsInTheWild.
Cheers.
One More Arbitrary NCAA Football Ranking Scheme for the BCS – 11/13/2011
Rankings as of 11/13/2011. Previous weeks rankings here.
No changes at the top. I’ve still got Oklahoma State number 1, as I have all season. LSU comes in at number 2 and Oklahoma at number 3. Texas falls 4 spots after failing to score a touchdown in their loss to Missouri. Oregon jumps to 7 after it’s victory over previously undefeated Stanford, who falls to 13.
The two biggest movers upward were Nebraska and Michigan. Nebraska defeated Penn State to climb 8 spots to 16 and Michigan beat a rapidly fading Illinois team to climb 7 spots to 18.
Texas A&M and Auburn both fell 6 spots to 20 and 21, respectively. Texas A&M lost in 4 OT to Kansas State while Auburn fell to Georgia. Missouri and Michigan State squeak their way into the top 25 at 24 and 25, respectively, as Texas Tech and Georgia Tech drop out.
By conference, I have 8 Big 12 teams in the top 25 and 6 SEC teams. The Big 10 has 4 teams, the Pac 12 gets 3, and the ACC has 2. Mountain West and Conference USA have one team each.
| Team | Rank | Change | Record | BCS Rank |
| Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 10-0 | 2 |
| LSU | 2 | 0 | 10-0 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 0 | 8-1 | 5 |
| Kansas State | 4 | 1 | 8-2 | 13 |
| Alabama | 5 | -1 | 9-1 | 3 |
| Arkansas | 6 | 1 | 9-1 | 6 |
| Oregon | 7 | 2 | 9-1 | 4 |
| Clemson | 8 | 2 | 9-1 | 7 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 2 | 8-2 | 12 |
| Texas | 10 | -4 | 6-3 | 23 |
| Baylor | 11 | 2 | 6-3 | 22 |
| Virginia Tech | 12 | 0 | 9-1 | 8 |
| Stanford | 13 | -5 | 9-1 | 9 |
| USC | 14 | 4 | 8-2 | NR |
| Georgia | 15 | 2 | 8-2 | 14 |
| Nebraska | 16 | 8 | 8-2 | 16 |
| Houston | 17 | 2 | 10-0 | 11 |
| Michigan | 18 | 7 | 8-2 | 18 |
| Penn State | 19 | -3 | 8-2 | 21 |
| Texas A&M | 20 | -6 | 6-3 | NR |
| Auburn | 21 | -6 | 6-4 | 24 |
| Iowa State | 22 | -1 | 5-4 | NR |
| Boise State | 23 | -3 | 8-1 | 10 |
| Missouri | 24 | 2 | 5-5 | NR |
| Michigan State | 25 | 3 | 8-2 | 15 |
BCS: My offer still stands…….if you want to contact me you can send me a tweet @StatsInTheWild.
Cheers.
One More Arbitrary NCAA Football Ranking Scheme for the BCS – 11/6/2011
Rankings as of 11/6/2011. Previous weeks rankings are here.
What a game last night between LSU and Alabama! #FieldGoalsAreAwesome
I’ll update the BCS ranks when the new ones come out.
| Team | Rank | Change | Record | BCS Rank |
| Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 9-0 | |
| LSU | 2 | 1 | 9-0 | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 8-1 | |
| Alabama | 4 | 0 | 8-1 | |
| Kansas St. | 5 | -3 | 7-2 | |
| Texas | 6 | 6 | 6-2 | |
| Arkansas | 7 | 3 | 8-1 | |
| Stanford | 8 | 0 | 9-0 | |
| Oregon | 9 | 4 | 8-1 | |
| Clemson | 10 | -4 | 8-1 | |
| South Carolina | 11 | -2 | 7-2 | |
| Virginia Tech | 12 | 2 | 8-1 | |
| Baylor | 13 | 3 | 5-3 | |
| Texas A&M | 14 | -7 | 5-4 | |
| Auburn | 15 | 4 | 6-3 | |
| Penn State | 16 | 1 | 8-1 | |
| Georgia | 17 | 7 | 7-2 | |
| USC | 18 | -3 | 7-2 | |
| Houston | 19 | 6 | 9-0 | |
| Boise State | 20 | 1 | 8-0 | |
| Iowa State | 21 | 11 | 5-4 | |
| Georgia Tech | 22 | 0 | 7-2 | |
| Texas Tech | 23 | -12 | 5-4 | |
| Nebraska | 24 | -6 | 7-2 | |
| Michigan | 25 | -5 | 7-2 |
BCS: My offer still stands…….if you want to contact me you can send me a tweet @StatsInTheWild.
Cheers.
One More Arbitrary NCAA Football Ranking Scheme for the BCS – 11/1/2011
Rankings as of 11/1/2011. The previous week’s rankings are here.
I apologize for not getting these rankings out until today (Tuesday), but we’re likely without power until Friday or Saturday. I’m currently in the Western New England College University Law School library, which has power and heat. Anyway……
There are 5 teams in the SITW top 25 that are not in the BCS top 25 (SITW Ranking): Texas A&M (15), Texas Tech (18), USC (19), Baylor (21), Missouri (25).
Likewise, the five teams in the BCS top 25 that are not in the SITW top 25 are: Arizona State (26), Wisconsin (30), Michigan State (31), West Virginia (32), and Southern Miss (39).
Based on the disparity between the SITW rankings and the BCS rankings, the most over-rated top 25 BCS team is Boise State, followed by Michigan State and Southern Miss. The most under-rated team is Texas, followed by Kansas State, Auburn, Oklahoma, and Clemson.
| Team | Rank | Change | Record | BCS Rank |
| Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 8-0 | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 3 | 7-1 | 8 |
| LSU | 3 | 0 | 8-0 | 1 |
| Alabama | 4 | 0 | 8-0 | 2 |
| Kansas State | 5 | -3 | 7-1 | 9 |
| Stanford | 6 | 2 | 8-0 | 5 |
| Clemson | 7 | -1 | 8-1 | 16 |
| South Carolina | 8 | 1 | 7-1 | 6 |
| Arkansas | 9 | 1 | 7-1 | 13 |
| Virginia Tech | 10 | 4 | 8-1 | 10 |
| Texas | 11 | 1 | 5-2 | 20 |
| Oregon | 12 | 1 | 7-1 | 24 |
| Nebraska | 13 | 5 | 7-1 | 7 |
| Penn State | 14 | 3 | 8-1 | 12 |
| Texas A&M | 15 | -8 | 5-3 | NR |
| Michigan | 16 | 4 | 7-1 | NR |
| Auburn | 17 | 2 | 6-3 | 19 |
| Texas Tech | 18 | -7 | 5-3 | 14 |
| USC | 19 | -4 | 6-2 | 23 |
| Georgia Tech | 20 | 2 | 7-2 | 18 |
| Baylor | 21 | -5 | 4-3 | 4 |
| Boise State | 22 | -1 | 7-0 | NR |
| Georgia | 23 | 1 | 6-2 | 15 |
| Houston | 24 | 1 | 8-0 | 22 |
| Missouri | 25 | 5 | 4-4 | 17 |
BCS: My offer still stands…….if you want to contact me you can send me a tweet @StatsInTheWild.
Cheers.
One More Arbitrary NCAA Football Ranking Scheme for the BCS – 10/23/2011
Rankings as of 10/23/2011. Previous weeks rankings here.
There are 3 teams ranked in the BCS top 25 who aren’t in my top 25. They are Michigan State, Arizona State, and West Virginia.
There are three teams in my top 25 who aren’t in the BCS top 25. They are USC, Baylor, and Georgia Tech.
| Team | Rank | Change | Record | BCS Rank |
| Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 7-0 | 3 |
| Kansas State | 2 | 1 | 7-0 | 8 |
| LSU | 3 | 1 | 8-0 | 1 |
| Alabama | 4 | 1 | 8-0 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | -3 | 6-1 | 9 |
| Clemson | 6 | 0 | 8-0 | 5 |
| Texas A&M | 7 | 1 | 5-2 | 16 |
| Stanford | 8 | 2 | 7-0 | 6 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 0 | 6-1 | 13 |
| Arkansas | 10 | 2 | 6-1 | 10 |
| Texas Tech | 11 | 4 | 5-2 | 20 |
| Texas | 12 | -5 | 4-2 | 24 |
| Oregon | 13 | 7 | 6-1 | 7 |
| Virginia Tech | 14 | 2 | 7-1 | 12 |
| USC | 15 | 4 | 6-1 | NR |
| Baylor | 16 | -5 | 4-2 | NR |
| Penn State | 17 | 1 | 7-1 | 19 |
| Nebraska | 18 | 4 | 6-1 | 14 |
| Auburn | 19 | -2 | 5-3 | 23 |
| Michigan | 20 | 1 | 6-1 | 18 |
| Boise State | 21 | 4 | 7-0 | 4 |
| Georgia Tech | 22 | -9 | 6-2 | NR |
| Wisconsin | 23 | -9 | 6-1 | 15 |
| Georgia | 24 | 4 | 5-2 | 22 |
| Houston | 25 | 10 | 7-0 | 17 |
BCS: My offer still stands…….if you want to contact me you can send me a tweet @StatsInTheWild.
Cheers.