Against Ranked Teams - Football -after week 14

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I’ll continue to keep track of how teams did against ranked teams. Just something to look at in evaluating teams. The formula is to give teams points based on the ranking of the team they played: 25 points for playing a #1 ranked team, 24 for #2, 23 for #3, down to 1 point for playing #25. (A shortcut: subtract the number of the ranking from 26). Then you add in the net point differential of the game.

Example: Navy lost to #13 Notre Dame 3-42. The Middies get 13 points for playing the #13 team but lose 39 for losing to that team 3-42. Net points: -26. Let’s see who had the best result each week and who accumulates the most points over the season.

WEEK 14
Michigan beat #16 Iowa 26-0 = +36
Texas beat #18 Oklahoma State 49-21 = +36
Alabama beat #1 Georgia 27-24 = +28
Washington beat #5 Oregon 34-31 = +24
Florida State beat #14 Louisville 16-6 = +22
Oregon lost to #3 Washington 31-34 = +20
Southern Methodist beat #22 Tulane 26-14 = +16
Georgia lost to #8 Alabama 24-27 = +15
Louisville lost to #4 Florida State 6-16 = +12
Iowa lost to #2 Michigan 0-26 = -2
Oklahoma State lost to #7 Texas 21-49 = -9
New Mexico State lost to #24 Liberty 35-49 = -12

“Championship Week” – everybody gets points, (almost). If New Mexico State was the least impressive team, it was quite a weekend.

WEEKLY LEADERS
Week 0 San Jose State lost to #6 Southern California 28-56 = -8 points
Week 1 Florida State beat #5 Louisiana State 45-24 = +42
Week 2 Texas beat #3 Alabama 34-24 = +33
Week 3 Florida beat #11 Tennessee 29-16 = +28
Week 4 Oregon beat #19 Colorado 42-6 = +43
Week 5 Oregon State beat #10 Utah 21-7 = +30
Week 6 Georgia beat #20 Kentucky 51-13 = +44
Week 7 Arizona beat #19 Washington State 44-6 = +45
Week 8 Florida State beat #16 Duke 38-20 = +28
Week 9 Oregon beat #13 Utah 35-6 = +42
Week 10 Alabama beat #14 Louisiana State 42-28 = +26
Week 11 Central Florida beat #15 Oklahoma State 45-3 = +53
Week 12 Georgia beat #18 Tennessee 38-10 = +36
Week 13 Oregon beat #10 Oregon State 31-7 = +34
Week 14 Michigan beat #16 Iowa 26-0 = +36
Week 14 Texas beat #18 Oklahoma State 49-21 = +36


TOP 10 PERFORMANCES
Week 11 Central Florida beat #15 Oklahoma State 45-3 = +53
Week 11 Georgia beat #9 Mississippi 52-17 = +52
Week 7 Arizona beat #19 Washington State 44-6 = +45 points
Week 6 Georgia beat #20 Kentucky 51-13 = +44
Week 7 Notre Dame beat #10 So California 48-20 = +44
Week 4 Oregon beat #19 Colorado 42-6 = +43
Week 1 Florida State beat #5 Louisiana State 45-24 = +42
Week 11Missouri beat #13 Tennessee 36-7 = +42
Week 9 Oregon beat #13 Utah 35-6 = +42
Week 1 Duke beat #9 Clemson 28-7 = +38
Week 12 Georgia beat #18 Tennessee 38-10 = +36
Week 14 Michigan beat #16 Iowa 26-0 = +36
Week 14 Texas beat #18 Oklahoma State 49-21 = +36

TOP 25 CUMMULATIVE
Oregon +174 points
Georgia +170
Arizona +142
Texas +109
Alabama +107

Washington +93
Florida State +92
Michigan +91
Missouri +77
Central Florida +71

Louisville +70
Oregon State +67
Notre Dame +65
Ohio State +64
Penn State +62

Clemson +51
Florida +47
U of Miami +46
Washington State +44
Duke +35

UCLA +28
Georgia Tech +26
Mississippi +26
Oklahoma +26
Kansas +23

The teams chosen for the playoff are in black. The power conference teams that had won-loss records as good are in italics.

The worst game: Week 1: Arkansas State lost to #20 Oklahoma 0-73 = -67
Worst Cumulative: Stanford -123

Syracuse is -37.

SU opponents: Colgate none (0 would mean they played a ranked team and came out even), Western Michigan -30, Purdue -16, Army -34, Clemson +51, North Carolina -4, Florida State +92, Virginia Tech -19, Boston College +21, Pittsburgh -13, Georgia Tech +26, Wake Forest -3