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Final 2011 College Football Strength of Schedule Rankings (updated)
Posted on 11/16/11 at 12:01 pm
Posted on 11/16/11 at 12:01 pm
Through week 11, here's how four different computer rankings rank the 25 toughest schedules including three of the computer rankings used by the BCS. Additionally, I've added teams of interest outside of the top 25:
Kenneth Massey
1 LSU
2 Texas A&M
3 Missouri
4 Alabama
5 Oregon
6 Oklahoma
7 Oklahoma St
8 Kansas St
9 Texas
10 Auburn
11 Florida
12 Tennessee
13 South Carolina
14 Baylor
15 Washington
16 Arizona
17 USC
18 Kansas
19 Iowa St
20 Texas Tech
21 Mississippi St
22 Stanford
23 Arizona St
24 Notre Dame
25 UCLA
30 Arkansas
38 Boise St
112 Houston
Colley Matrix
1 Texas A&M
2 Kansas
3 Missouri
4 Oklahoma
5 Texas
6 Oklahoma St
7 Auburn
8 Texas Tech
9 Baylor
10 Tennessee
11 Kansas St
12 Arizona
13 Florida
14 Alabama
15 Rice
16 LSU
17 Marshall
18 Minnesota
19 Mississippi
20 South Carolina
21 Maryland
22 Mississippi St
23 Notre Dame
24 Colorado
25 Iowa St
38 Oregon
48 Boise St
58 Arkansas
73 Stanford
116 Houston
Jeff Sagarin
1 Missouri
2 Texas A&M
3 Kansas
4 Tennessee
5 Oklahoma State
6 Oklahoma
7 Auburn
8 Kansas State
9 Baylor
10 Texas Tech
11 Texas
12 Arizona
13 Iowa State
14 Florida
15 Colorado
16 Minnesota
17 Washington
18 LSU
19 UCLA
20 Alabama
21 South Carolina
22 Rice
23 Ole Miss
24 Oregon State
25 Notre Dame
26 Oregon
43 Boise State
49 Arkansas
51 Stanford
123 Houston
J Howell
1 Texas A&M
2 Missouri
3 Kansas
4 Oklahoma State
5 Marshall
6 Colorado
7 Auburn
8 Arizona
9 Oklahoma
10 Tennessee
11 Rice
12 Kansas State
13 Notre Dame
14 Texas
15 Florida
16 UCLA
17 Alabama
18 LSU
19 Minnesota
20 Mississippi
21 Oregon State
22 Washington
23 Mississippi State
24 Baylor
25 South Carolina
30 Oregon
57 Boise State
58 Stanford
80 Arkansas
116 Houston
I'll update these lists weekly until the end of the regular season.
Kenneth Massey
1 LSU
2 Texas A&M
3 Missouri
4 Alabama
5 Oregon
6 Oklahoma
7 Oklahoma St
8 Kansas St
9 Texas
10 Auburn
11 Florida
12 Tennessee
13 South Carolina
14 Baylor
15 Washington
16 Arizona
17 USC
18 Kansas
19 Iowa St
20 Texas Tech
21 Mississippi St
22 Stanford
23 Arizona St
24 Notre Dame
25 UCLA
30 Arkansas
38 Boise St
112 Houston
Colley Matrix
1 Texas A&M
2 Kansas
3 Missouri
4 Oklahoma
5 Texas
6 Oklahoma St
7 Auburn
8 Texas Tech
9 Baylor
10 Tennessee
11 Kansas St
12 Arizona
13 Florida
14 Alabama
15 Rice
16 LSU
17 Marshall
18 Minnesota
19 Mississippi
20 South Carolina
21 Maryland
22 Mississippi St
23 Notre Dame
24 Colorado
25 Iowa St
38 Oregon
48 Boise St
58 Arkansas
73 Stanford
116 Houston
Jeff Sagarin
1 Missouri
2 Texas A&M
3 Kansas
4 Tennessee
5 Oklahoma State
6 Oklahoma
7 Auburn
8 Kansas State
9 Baylor
10 Texas Tech
11 Texas
12 Arizona
13 Iowa State
14 Florida
15 Colorado
16 Minnesota
17 Washington
18 LSU
19 UCLA
20 Alabama
21 South Carolina
22 Rice
23 Ole Miss
24 Oregon State
25 Notre Dame
26 Oregon
43 Boise State
49 Arkansas
51 Stanford
123 Houston
J Howell
1 Texas A&M
2 Missouri
3 Kansas
4 Oklahoma State
5 Marshall
6 Colorado
7 Auburn
8 Arizona
9 Oklahoma
10 Tennessee
11 Rice
12 Kansas State
13 Notre Dame
14 Texas
15 Florida
16 UCLA
17 Alabama
18 LSU
19 Minnesota
20 Mississippi
21 Oregon State
22 Washington
23 Mississippi State
24 Baylor
25 South Carolina
30 Oregon
57 Boise State
58 Stanford
80 Arkansas
116 Houston
I'll update these lists weekly until the end of the regular season.
This post was edited on 12/6/11 at 6:26 pm
Posted on 11/16/11 at 12:03 pm to trackfan
So LSU
#1
#16
#18
#18
Once again proves, computers are as objective as their programmers...they spit out whatever you choose to put into them.
#1
#16
#18
#18
Once again proves, computers are as objective as their programmers...they spit out whatever you choose to put into them.
Posted on 11/16/11 at 12:05 pm to Zamoro10
Any computer that gives heavy weight to playing the best teams in the country should have LSU in the top 20.
Unless you are saying LSU should be higher?
Unless you are saying LSU should be higher?
This post was edited on 11/16/11 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 11/16/11 at 12:05 pm to Zamoro10
I agree with this. No way LSU isn't at least a top 5 SOS.
Posted on 11/16/11 at 12:06 pm to Zamoro10
quote:
So LSU
#1
#16
#18
#18
Once again proves, computers are as objective as their programmers...they spit out whatever you choose to put into them.
These rankings are only for games played, not the entire season. I suspect they will be top five on all the list if they make it to the SEC Championship game.
Posted on 11/16/11 at 12:07 pm to CajunFootball
Playing a 1AA team hurts you way more than it should.
Posted on 11/16/11 at 12:10 pm to trackfan
2 of these 3 polls have 4 Big XII teams in the first four spots ?
Posted on 11/16/11 at 12:11 pm to LSUAce007
quote:
Playing a 1AA team hurts you way more than it should.
If only they had played ULL instead of Northwestern State, they would be a lot higher. It makes a difference when your cupcakes are having a good season. Western Kentucky didn't help out either. They got dismantled by 1-AA Indiana State.
Posted on 11/16/11 at 12:11 pm to trackfan
Computers love them some Big12
Posted on 11/16/11 at 12:12 pm to thelsutigers
quote:
2 of these 3 polls have 4 Big XII teams in the first four spots ?
Collectively, the Big XII had the best non-conference record this year.
Posted on 11/16/11 at 12:16 pm to Maximus
i like how you put the one poll where lsu was #1 first
, i seen what you did there 
Posted on 11/16/11 at 12:18 pm to trackfan
I averaged them out
A&M 1
Missouri 2
Ok st 3
Ok 4
Auburn 5
Tenn 6
K state 7
Texas 8
LSU 9
Florida 9 (tie)
Bama 11
Baylor 12
USC 13
A&M 1
Missouri 2
Ok st 3
Ok 4
Auburn 5
Tenn 6
K state 7
Texas 8
LSU 9
Florida 9 (tie)
Bama 11
Baylor 12
USC 13
Posted on 11/16/11 at 12:21 pm to Maximus
quote:
those are horrible
computers hate LSU
Posted on 11/16/11 at 12:26 pm to castorinho
quote:
computers hate LSU
How do you think the folks in Fayetteville feel? Three of the computers rank their schedule lower Boise State's schedule. Of course that will probably change after Arkansas plays LSU and Boise State plays New Mexico.
This post was edited on 11/16/11 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 11/16/11 at 12:26 pm to trackfan
quote:
Collectively, the Big XII had the best non-conference record this year.
Kansas shite the bed against GT and TAMU lost to Arkansas. Were those the only OOC losses?
Posted on 11/16/11 at 12:29 pm to trackfan
Good news is you can tell A&M and Missouri their schedules will get easier.
Seriously though
Teams Ranked at this time played
LSU: 4, 24, 3
a&m: 2, 6, 22, 5, 13
Hard to argue based on rankings, however I predict LSU will play 6 ranked teams at the end of the season
Oregon
West va: will be ranked my perdiction
Auburn: 50/50 shot on being ranked
Bama
Arkansas
Georgia
Ok state
The big 12 schedule is backloaded this year, many.
Seriously though
Teams Ranked at this time played
LSU: 4, 24, 3
a&m: 2, 6, 22, 5, 13
Hard to argue based on rankings, however I predict LSU will play 6 ranked teams at the end of the season
Oregon
West va: will be ranked my perdiction
Auburn: 50/50 shot on being ranked
Bama
Arkansas
Georgia
Ok state
The big 12 schedule is backloaded this year, many.
Posted on 11/16/11 at 12:42 pm to trackfan
Big 12 Strength of Schedule is all smoke and mirrors.
LSU at 18
LSU at 18
Posted on 11/16/11 at 12:51 pm to trackfan
Auburn #10/#7/#7/#7
Considering that Auburn is playing 17 FR, 15 SO, 7 JR, and 5 SR on their 2-deep, winning 8 games (on the premise that we win our bowl game) ain't too damned bad against that kind of schedule.
Considering that Auburn is playing 17 FR, 15 SO, 7 JR, and 5 SR on their 2-deep, winning 8 games (on the premise that we win our bowl game) ain't too damned bad against that kind of schedule.
Posted on 11/16/11 at 1:20 pm to Y.A. Tittle
quote:
Big 12 Strength of Schedule is all smoke and mirrors.
LSU at 18
The computers don't have biases towards any particular school or conference. This is just a glimpse of reality without your purple and gold goggles on.
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