(11-29-2022 10:18 AM)OneSockUp Wrote: (11-29-2022 10:11 AM)Soobahk40050 Wrote: TN over Pitt was ranked at the time.
I just used ranked at the end of the season because -- in theory -- all preseason bias is gone by now and we are just talking about the 25 best teams over the course of three months.
Completely fair, but "you can only play your schedule" and Pitt was the reigning ACC Champ. Pitt was 8-4 this year, so no slouch.
To be clear I am not saying that your methodology or anything is flawed.
But, perhaps a clearer picture is:
Georgia won vs Oregon (9-3), vs Georgia Tech (5-7)
TN won at Pitt (8-4)
KY won vs Louisville (7-5)
Florida won vs Utah (9-3), LOST vs FSU (9-3)
Missouri LOST at KSU (9-3)
South Carolina won at Clemson (10-2)
Vanderbilt LOST vs Wake Forest (7-5)
Alabama won at Texas (8-4)
Auburn LOST vs Penn St (10-2)
Texas A&M won vs Miami (5-7)
Arkansas won vs Cincy (9-3), won vs BYU (7-5)
Ole Miss won vs Georgia Tech (5-7)
Miss State won vs Arizona (5-7)
LSU LOST vs FSU (9-3)
The "worst" loss was to Wake Forest by Vandy. The next worst loss was Missouri at KSU or Florida at FSU.
SEC record overall vs P5 (counting Cincy and BYU) = 12-5, with 8 wins over bowl eligible teams AND no losses to bowl ineligible teams.