Against Ranked Teams - Football - after Week 2

[SWC75]

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 2
Tennessee beat #24 North Carolina State 51-10 = +43 points
Texas beat #10 Michigan 31-12 = +35
Northern Illinois beat #5 Notre Dame 16-14 = +23
Boise State lost to #7 Oregon 34-37 = +16
Illinois beat #19 Kansas 23-17 = +13
Bowling Green lost to #8 Penn State 27-34 = +11
Houston lost to #15 Oklahoma 12-16 = +7
Iowa State beat #21 Iowa 20-19 = +6
Syracuse beat #23 Georgia Tech 31-28 = +6
Baylor lost to #11 Utah 12-23 = +4
Michigan lost to #3 Texas 12-31 = +4
Arkansas lost to #16 Oklahoma State 31-39 = +2
Tulane lost to #17 Tulane 27-34 = +2
South Florida lost to #4 Alabama 16-42 = -4
Northern Arizona lost to #20 Arizona 10-22 = -6
Nicholls lost to #18 Louisiana State 21-44 = -15
Tennessee Tech lost to #1 Georgia 3-48 = -20
Buffalo lost to Missouri 0-38 = -21
Middle Tennessee lost to #6 Mississippi 3-52 = -29
North Carolina State lost to #14 Tennessee 10-51 = -29
Jacksonville State lost to #22 Louisville 14-49 = -31
Western Michigan lost to #2 Ohio State 0-56 = -32
Florida A&M lost to #12 U of Miami 9-56 = -33
Utah State lost to #13 Southern California 0-48 = -35
Appalachian State lost to #25 Clemson 20-66 = -45

WEEKLY LEADERS
Week 0 Georgia Tech beat #10 Florida State 24-21 = +19 points
Week 1 Georgia beat #14 Clemson 34-3 = +43 points
Week 2 Tennessee beat #24 North Carolina State 51-10 = +43 points

TOP 10 PERFORMANCES
Week 1 Georgia beat #14 Clemson 34-3 = +43 points
Week 2 Tennessee beat #24 North Carolina State 51-10 = +43
Week 2 Texas beat #10 Michigan 31-12 = +35
Week 1 Boston College beat #10 Florida State 28-13 = +31
Week 2 Northern Illinois beat #5 Notre Dame 16-14 = +23
Week 1 Southern California beat #13 Louisiana State 27-20 = +20
Week 0 Georgia Tech beat #10 Florida State 24-21 = +19
Week 2 Boise State lost to #7 Oregon 34-37 = +16
Week 1 Notre Dame beat #20 Texas A&M 23-13 = +16
Week 2 Illinois beat #19 Kansas 23-17 = +13


TOP 25 CUMULATIVE

Georgia +43 points
Tennessee +43
Texas +35
Boston College +31
Northern Illinois +23

Southern California +20
Georgia Tech +19
Boise State +16
Notre Dame +16
Illinois +13

Bowling Green +11
Texas A&M +9
Houston +7
Iowa State +6
Syracuse +6

Baylor +4
Michigan +4
Arkansas +2
Tulane +2
Fresno State -3

Louisiana State -4
South Florida -4
West Virginia -4
Clemson -6
Northern Arizona -6


The worst game: Week 1: Furman lost to #6 Mississippi 0-76 = -56 points
Worst Cumulative: Furman -56 points

Syracuse has +6 points. (If they hadn’t given up those two late touchdowns, they’d be +20 and tied with USC at the #6 spot).

SU opponents:
Ohio U. none, (meaning they haven’t played a ranked team: o would mean they played a ranked team and lost by the expected margin)
Georgia Tech +19
Stanford none
Holy Cross none
Nevada-Las Vegas none
North Carolina State -29
Pittsburgh none
Virginia Tech none
Boston College +31
California none
Connecticut none
U of Miami none

 

[texascpa]

One nitpick - it's "cumulative"

 

[SWC75]

One nitpick - it's "cumulative"

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