Also shows the huge dropoff after the top 8 this year
by LuckyMcD (2018-12-13 08:13:23)

In reply to: FEI: ND-Michigan only non-conf game between top-20 teams.  posted by G.K.Chesterton


Record vs. 4 highest ranked opponents

1. 4-0
2. 2-2
3. 4-0
4. 3-1
5. 4-0
6. 4-0
7. 3-1
8. 3-1

9. 2-2
10. 2-2
11. 0-4
12. 1-3
13. 3-1
14. 1-3
15. 2-2
16. 1-3
17. 2-2
18 2-2
19. 1-3
20. 1-3

I think Football Outsiders do a great job with NFL stats. I don't agree with their college stats because the opposition is so disparate and most of their stats are opponent-adjusted. Is Georgia really significantly better than we are? Is Central Florida really nipping at our heels? Is 7-4 Mississippi State really the 11th best team in the country when they have gone 0-4 against the top 21? Is 7-4 Missouri really the 12th best? Is Fresno State really the 13th best having playing essentially no one? Is 7-5 Michigan State really 18th best? Should Auburn really be ranked in the top 30 if they are 2-4 against other top 30 teams? Or Stanford at 0-4?


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