11-13-2016, 12:42 PM
First of all let me say that this listing is going to be different than most you will see. I will group the teams by conference, but within strength categories.
Very Strong:
SEC: Alabama
Strong:
SEC: L.S.U.
Big 10: Wisconsin / Ohio State / Michigan
ACC: Clemson / Louisville
Above Average:
SEC: Florida / Tennessee / Texas A&M / Auburn
Big 10: Iowa / Nebraska / Penn State
ACC: Virginia Tech / Pittsburgh / Florida State
PAC: U.S.C. / Washington / Washington State / Colorado / Utah
Big 12: Oklahoma / Oklahoma State / West Virginia
Average:
SEC: Georgia / South Carolina / Arkansas / Mississippi / Kentucky
Big 10: Indiana / Northwestern / Minnesota
ACC: North Carolina / Georgia Tech / Wake Forest / N.C. State / Miami
PAC: Oregon State / Arizona State / Stanford
Big 12: Baylor / T.C.U. / Kansas State / Texas
Below Average:
SEC: Missouri / Vanderbilt / Mississippi State
Big 10: Purdue / Maryland / Rutgers / Illinois / Michigan State
ACC: Boston College / Duke / Syracuse / Virginia
PAC: Arizona / California / Oregon / U.C.L.A.
Big 12: Iowa State / Kansas / Texas Tech
*IND: Notre Dame
Please Note that I didn't base this upon simply their records, but rather their overall competitiveness, their competition, who they beat and how they lost, and of course the most unreliable the eye test.
I tried to group them roughly on how competitive they would be with the schools from the other conferences. I think there is plenty of room for argumentation but as we move toward the playoff and bowl season I think these grouping would yield some interesting pairings if they are matched with other schools from their same grouping.
Feel free to discuss.
PS: I decided to base the grouping on the overall season and not upon injuries that have hampered some schools. Clearly I believe Auburn to be leaning toward the average now that Pettway and White are injured. The same might be true of Ole Miss leaning toward below average and A&M leaning toward average. But since I don't know the injury status of all of the schools in other conferences I decided the fair thing to do was just base it on the average play over the course of the season and the competition.
Very Strong:
SEC: Alabama
Strong:
SEC: L.S.U.
Big 10: Wisconsin / Ohio State / Michigan
ACC: Clemson / Louisville
Above Average:
SEC: Florida / Tennessee / Texas A&M / Auburn
Big 10: Iowa / Nebraska / Penn State
ACC: Virginia Tech / Pittsburgh / Florida State
PAC: U.S.C. / Washington / Washington State / Colorado / Utah
Big 12: Oklahoma / Oklahoma State / West Virginia
Average:
SEC: Georgia / South Carolina / Arkansas / Mississippi / Kentucky
Big 10: Indiana / Northwestern / Minnesota
ACC: North Carolina / Georgia Tech / Wake Forest / N.C. State / Miami
PAC: Oregon State / Arizona State / Stanford
Big 12: Baylor / T.C.U. / Kansas State / Texas
Below Average:
SEC: Missouri / Vanderbilt / Mississippi State
Big 10: Purdue / Maryland / Rutgers / Illinois / Michigan State
ACC: Boston College / Duke / Syracuse / Virginia
PAC: Arizona / California / Oregon / U.C.L.A.
Big 12: Iowa State / Kansas / Texas Tech
*IND: Notre Dame
Please Note that I didn't base this upon simply their records, but rather their overall competitiveness, their competition, who they beat and how they lost, and of course the most unreliable the eye test.
I tried to group them roughly on how competitive they would be with the schools from the other conferences. I think there is plenty of room for argumentation but as we move toward the playoff and bowl season I think these grouping would yield some interesting pairings if they are matched with other schools from their same grouping.
Feel free to discuss.
PS: I decided to base the grouping on the overall season and not upon injuries that have hampered some schools. Clearly I believe Auburn to be leaning toward the average now that Pettway and White are injured. The same might be true of Ole Miss leaning toward below average and A&M leaning toward average. But since I don't know the injury status of all of the schools in other conferences I decided the fair thing to do was just base it on the average play over the course of the season and the competition.