A5 Conference Comparison .... Week of September 11, 2021 (SEC is #1)
Welcome to the 12th iteration of what began in 2009 as the "BCS Conference Comparison", my own method for ranking the major conferences. I didn't do the comparison in 2020 because of the lack of OOC games, so it feels good to be back! PS - I forgot how to format a table, so if anyone knows the code, please let me know.
This week includes the cumulative results of the season up through September 11. We see the SEC at #1, whereas the PAC and ACC are off to terrible starts at the bottom, thanks to multiple bad losses. The B12 is firmly in third place.
CONFERENCE.............WINS.......................LOSSES..........SEASON RECORD
1) SEC ............ A*,G#,O,G,TX,AR*,MS ...... L,V#,T ..............9-4 (.692)
2) B1G ................... T,P,I#,R,M ................. O,IL,IL* .......... 6-3.5 (.631)
3) B12.....................T,KS,TC .....................W,K,I,T............ 3-4 (.428)
4) ACC ................... M,V,P ..............S,D*,M,C,G*,F,L,NS,F# .. 3-11 (.214)
5) PAC ....................U*,O# ..............W#,S,OS,C*,A,WS* ...3.5-13.5 (.205)
........................................................ CO,U,C,W,A*
# .... 2 win or loss credit for super win or terrible loss
* ..... 1.5 win or loss credit for good win or bad loss
METHOD
1) Only OOC games count.
2) Notre Dame is always regarded as an A5 opponent, including for ACC teams. BYU, Army and other FBS independents are regarded as G5 opponents excepted as noted below.
3) All references to "rankings" are to at the time the game was played.
4) How losses are assessed:
a) A conference is docked 1 loss for losing to any A5 OOC opponent.
b) A conference is docked 1 loss for losing to any FCS or G5 opponent that is ranked in the Coaches or AP poll, including "others receiving votes" if they are receiving votes in both polls.
c) A conference is docked 1.5 losses for losing to any unranked G5 opponent. This is a penalty for a "bad loss".
d) A conference is docked 2 losses for losing to any unranked FCS opponent, a penalty for an "awful loss".
5) How wins are earned:
a) A conference is credited with 1 win for any win against an unranked A5 OOC opponent - an opponent not ranked in the top 25 of either major poll.
b) A conference gets credit for 1 win against an FCS or G5 opponent if the FCS or G5 opponent is in the "others receiving votes" of the AP and Coaches polls.
c) A conference earns 1.5 wins for beating any OOC team ranked between 11-25 in the AP or Coaches top 25. This is a bonus for a "quality win".
d) A conference earns 2 wins if the win is against any team ranked in the top 10 in either poll. This is a bonus for a "super" win.
6) Wins against unranked FCS or G5 earn no credit.
7) For bowl season, the following modifications apply:
- Rankings of bowl game opponents are based on CFP rankings only, save for rules that refer to "others receiving votes" above. For bowl games pitting A5 vs G5, all win and loss credit is earned according to rules 4b-c and 5c-d and 6 above, with CFP substituted for AP/Coaches. So for example, beating a CFP unranked G5 team still earns no credit for the A5 conference, but losing to an unranked G5 in a bowl game does mean it suffers the "bad" loss penalty. But, if the G5 bowl opponent is ranked in the "others receiving votes" of either the AP or Coaches poll, the P5 conference would get credit for 1 win (if they win the bowl game) or just 1 loss (if they lose the bowl game).
(This post was last modified: 09-15-2021 07:35 AM by quo vadis.)
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