The top 4 stays the same. With Baylor and Minnesota both losing, it leaves LSU, Clemson, and Ohio State as the only remaining undefeated teams. They seem to have separated themselves a bit from the pack and obviously control their own routes to the playoff. With the exception of perhaps the Ohio State vs Penn State game, I don't see anything that is likely to change that top three before conference championships. Those championship games have the potential to rearrange this a bit obviously, and will likely be definitive in determining who gets that fourth spot. Oregon, Oklahoma, Penn State, Alabama, Utah, Georgia and others, all still have pretty clear paths to the playoff but will likely need to get to and win conference championships to do so. The PAC-12 and Big 12 have played the hardest collective schedules and have the highest average ranks across the conferences. I think at least one of those conferences deserves a spot in the playoff.
The rules for how this works:
- Each P5 team started the season with 200 marbles, each G5 started with 100.
- For each home win you take 20% of your opponents marbles. For each road win you take 25%.
- Neutral site games are treated like home games (worth 20%) for each team.
- Notre Dame and BYU were given the privilege of starting with 200 marbles.
- Fractional marbles get rounded to whole marbles at the time when they are moved from one team to the other.
If you have any feedback or questions or see any issues feel free to reach out to the commissioner, David Burge (@IowaHawkBlog) or myself (@NateEMiller) on Twitter.
Average rank of all opponents played per team:
Average rank of all teams per conference:
Average rank of all opponents played per conference:
I've again compiled the rankings for David's newest ranking endeavor. It's based on a "degrees of separation" system that determines each team's rank based on how many teams they can claim to be better than. Each team gets points for each win, and also then gets points for each win that the opponents they've beaten get. More details and the rankings can be found here.
Really just one HUGE game this week: Penn St at Ohio St (134 vs 89 marble gain potential).
A few of the big(ish) games include: Texas A&M at Georgia (116 vs 40), Texas at Baylor (90 vs 43), Illinois at Iowa (71 vs 45), and Michigan at Indiana (50 vs 71).
The rules for how this works:
- Each P5 team started the season with 200 marbles, each G5 started with 100.
- For each home win you take 20% of your opponents marbles. For each road win you take 25%.
- Neutral site games are treated like home games (worth 20%) for each team.
- Notre Dame and BYU were given the privilege of starting with 200 marbles.
- Fractional marbles get rounded to whole marbles at the time when they are moved from one team to the other.
If you have any feedback or questions or see any issues feel free to reach out to the commissioner, David Burge (@IowaHawkBlog) or myself (@NateEMiller) on Twitter.
| Rank | Team | W | L | Conf | Marbles | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | 10 | 0 | SEC | 631 | 0, +18 |
| 2 | Clemson | 11 | 0 | ACC | 608 | 0, +52 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 10 | 0 | B10 | 536 | 0, +14 |
| 4 | Oregon | 9 | 1 | PAC | 506 | 0, +22 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 9 | 1 | B12 | 482 | +5, +119 |
| 6 | Utah | 9 | 1 | PAC | 473 | +1, +42 |
| 7 | Georgia | 9 | 1 | SEC | 463 | +1, +67 |
| 8 | Penn State | 9 | 1 | B10 | 444 | +1, +49 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 9 | 1 | B10 | 381 | -3, -95 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 8 | 2 | IND | 372 | +2, +39 |
| 11 | Baylor | 9 | 1 | B12 | 358 | -6, -119 |
| 12 | Michigan | 8 | 2 | B10 | 357 | -1, +19 |
| 13 | Florida | 9 | 2 | SEC | 348 | +1, +34 |
| 14 | Alabama | 9 | 1 | SEC | 339 | -1, +24 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 8 | 2 | B10 | 313 | 0, +24 |
| 16 | Oklahoma St. | 7 | 3 | B12 | 285 | 0, +15 |
| 17 | Iowa | 7 | 3 | B10 | 284 | +22, +95 |
| 18 | Memphis | 9 | 1 | AAC | 276 | +1, +9 |
| 19 | USC | 7 | 4 | PAC | 271 | +7, +34 |
| 20 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 4 | ACC | 268 | -2, 0 |
| 21 | App. St. | 9 | 1 | SUN | 263 | +7, +34 |
| 22 | SMU | 9 | 1 | AAC | 255 | 0, 0 |
| 23 | Boise State | 9 | 1 | MWC | 252 | 0, +4 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 3 | ACC | 242 | +5, +15 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 3 | ACC | 240 | +8, +22 |
| 26 | Cincinnati | 9 | 1 | AAC | 239 | +5, +15 |
| 27 | Virginia | 7 | 3 | ACC | 235 | 0, 0 |
| 28 | Air Force | 8 | 2 | MWC | 225 | +8, +17 |
| 29 | Illinois | 6 | 4 | B10 | 225 | +1, 0 |
| 30 | Wash. | 6 | 4 | PAC | 220 | +2, 0 |
| 31 | Texas | 6 | 4 | B12 | 214 | -11, -53 |
| 32 | Louisville | 6 | 4 | ACC | 213 | +6, +22 |
| 33 | Iowa State | 6 | 4 | B12 | 211 | +10, +53 |
| 34 | BYU | 6 | 4 | IND | 209 | +1, 0 |
| 35 | Wake Forest | 7 | 3 | ACC | 207 | -14, -52 |
| 36 | Auburn | 7 | 3 | SEC | 202 | -19, -67 |
| 37 | Texas A&M | 7 | 3 | SEC | 199 | +4, +22 |
| 38 | Indiana | 7 | 3 | B10 | 198 | -14, -49 |
| 39 | Kansas St. | 6 | 4 | B12 | 185 | -14, -62 |
| 40 | Tennessee | 5 | 5 | SEC | 178 | 0, 0 |
| 41 | UCLA | 4 | 6 | PAC | 168 | -7, -42 |
| 42 | Temple | 7 | 3 | AAC | 163 | +6, +20 |
| 43 | Oregon St. | 5 | 5 | PAC | 160 | +12, +30 |
| 44 | Marshall | 7 | 3 | USA | 157 | +14, +33 |
| 45 | Navy | 7 | 2 | AAC | 154 | -8, -39 |
| 46 | San Diego St. | 8 | 2 | MWC | 154 | +3, +12 |
| 47 | Florida St. | 6 | 5 | ACC | 153 | -3, 0 |
| 48 | UL Lafayette | 8 | 2 | SUN | 147 | -1, +3 |
| 49 | TCU | 5 | 5 | B12 | 143 | +14, +29 |
| 50 | UCF | 7 | 3 | AAC | 138 | 0, 0 |
| 51 | Kentucky | 5 | 5 | SEC | 133 | +11, +18 |
| 52 | LA Tech | 8 | 2 | USA | 133 | -10, -33 |
| 53 | W. Virginia | 4 | 6 | B12 | 132 | +40, +62 |
| 54 | Nevada | 6 | 4 | MWC | 130 | 0, 0 |
| 55 | Florida Atl. | 7 | 3 | USA | 129 | +1, 0 |
| 56 | Georgia So. | 6 | 4 | SUN | 128 | +8, +15 |
| 57 | Wash. St. | 5 | 5 | PAC | 124 | +24, +30 |
| 58 | S. Miss. | 7 | 3 | USA | 123 | +8, +11 |
| 59 | Arizona St. | 5 | 5 | PAC | 122 | -14, -30 |
| 60 | Stanford | 4 | 6 | PAC | 122 | -14, -30 |
| 61 | W. Michigan | 7 | 4 | MID | 122 | +12, +18 |
| 62 | Utah State | 6 | 4 | MWC | 118 | +16, +22 |
| 63 | BC | 5 | 5 | ACC | 116 | -3, 0 |
| 64 | C. Mich. | 7 | 4 | MID | 116 | +11, +17 |
| 65 | Colorado | 4 | 6 | PAC | 116 | -4, 0 |
| 66 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 4 | MID | 113 | +6, +9 |
| 67 | Purdue | 4 | 6 | B10 | 106 | +4, 0 |
| 68 | Hawaii | 7 | 4 | MWC | 104 | +8, +7 |
| 69 | California | 5 | 5 | PAC | 103 | -18, -34 |
| 70 | Georgia St. | 6 | 4 | SUN | 103 | -18, -34 |
| 71 | Missouri | 5 | 5 | SEC | 102 | -18, -34 |
| 72 | Arkansas St. | 6 | 4 | SUN | 101 | +11, +11 |
| 73 | Toledo | 6 | 4 | MID | 97 | -16, -32 |
| 74 | W. Kentucky | 6 | 4 | USA | 94 | +8, 0 |
| 75 | S. Carolina | 4 | 7 | SEC | 90 | -10, -22 |
| 76 | Wyoming | 6 | 4 | MWC | 90 | -9, -22 |
| 77 | N. Carolina | 4 | 6 | ACC | 89 | -9, -22 |
| 78 | Texas Tech | 4 | 6 | B12 | 88 | -19, -29 |
| 79 | UAB | 7 | 3 | USA | 88 | +7, +3 |
| 80 | Arizona | 4 | 6 | PAC | 87 | -11, -22 |
| 81 | Buffalo | 5 | 5 | MID | 86 | -11, -21 |
| 82 | Tulane | 6 | 4 | AAC | 81 | -8, -20 |
| 83 | Syracuse | 4 | 6 | ACC | 78 | +21, +22 |
| 84 | Mich. St. | 4 | 6 | B10 | 75 | -4, -19 |
| 85 | Troy | 5 | 5 | SUN | 74 | +13, +9 |
| 86 | E. Mich. | 5 | 5 | MID | 73 | +5, +3 |
| 87 | Miss. St. | 4 | 6 | SEC | 72 | -10, -24 |
| 88 | Nebraska | 4 | 6 | B10 | 71 | -9, -24 |
| 89 | N. Illinois | 4 | 6 | MID | 70 | +24, +32 |
| 90 | Liberty | 6 | 4 | IND | 69 | +4, 0 |
| 91 | Duke | 4 | 6 | ACC | 66 | -7, -22 |
| 92 | Tulsa | 3 | 7 | AAC | 66 | +5, 0 |
| 93 | NC State | 4 | 6 | ACC | 65 | -8, -22 |
| 94 | Charlotte | 5 | 5 | USA | 62 | +5, 0 |
| 95 | UL Monroe | 4 | 6 | SUN | 62 | -8, -15 |
| 96 | Kansas | 3 | 7 | B12 | 59 | -8, -15 |
| 97 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 8 | SEC | 55 | -8, -18 |
| 98 | Kent State | 4 | 6 | MID | 53 | +19, +21 |
| 99 | Ole Miss | 4 | 7 | SEC | 53 | -9, -18 |
| 100 | Ohio | 4 | 6 | MID | 52 | -8, -18 |
| 101 | Ball State | 4 | 6 | MID | 51 | -6, -17 |
| 102 | Colorado St. | 4 | 6 | MWC | 50 | -6, -17 |
| 103 | Florida Int. | 5 | 5 | USA | 50 | +3, 0 |
| 104 | Maryland | 3 | 7 | B10 | 50 | +3, 0 |
| 105 | San Jose St. | 4 | 6 | MWC | 47 | +3, 0 |
| 106 | Fresno St. | 4 | 6 | MWC | 46 | -4, -12 |
| 107 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 8 | ACC | 46 | -7, -15 |
| 108 | S. Florida | 4 | 6 | AAC | 46 | -7, -15 |
| 109 | Coastal Caro. | 4 | 6 | SUN | 45 | -6, -11 |
| 110 | Rutgers | 2 | 8 | B10 | 40 | -5, -14 |
| 111 | North Texas | 4 | 6 | USA | 39 | +1, 0 |
| 112 | Army | 5 | 6 | IND | 37 | +2, 0 |
| 113 | Bowling Grn | 3 | 7 | MID | 36 | -4, -9 |
| 114 | Mid. Tenn. | 3 | 7 | USA | 33 | -4, -11 |
| 115 | UTSA | 4 | 6 | USA | 32 | -4, -11 |
| 116 | Northwestern | 2 | 8 | B10 | 30 | +3, +2 |
| 117 | Arkansas | 2 | 8 | SEC | 28 | +1, 0 |
| 118 | Texas State | 3 | 7 | SUN | 28 | -3, -9 |
| 119 | Houston | 3 | 7 | AAC | 26 | -3, -9 |
| 120 | E. Carolina | 3 | 7 | AAC | 22 | +1, 0 |
| 121 | Rice | 1 | 9 | USA | 21 | +9, +11 |
| 122 | UNLV | 2 | 8 | MWC | 20 | -2, -7 |
| 123 | Connecticut | 2 | 8 | AAC | 18 | 0, 0 |
| 124 | New Mexico | 2 | 8 | MWC | 16 | -2, -4 |
| 125 | NM St. | 1 | 9 | IND | 11 | +2, 0 |
| 126 | UMASS | 1 | 10 | MID | 10 | 0, -2 |
| 127 | Old Dominion | 1 | 9 | USA | 10 | +2, 0 |
| 128 | S. Alabama | 1 | 9 | SUN | 10 | -4, -3 |
| 129 | UTEP | 1 | 9 | USA | 10 | -4, -3 |
| 130 | Akron | 0 | 10 | MID | 7 | -2, -3 |
Average rank of all opponents played per team:
| N. Carolina | 42.7 |
|---|---|
| Mich. St. | 43.3 |
| Miss. St. | 44.1 |
| UCLA | 44.7 |
| Texas | 46.5 |
| USC | 47.5 |
| Iowa State | 48.6 |
| Rutgers | 49.1 |
| Notre Dame | 49.4 |
| Louisville | 50.2 |
| : | : |
| : | : |
| UL Lafayette | 91.2 |
| UTSA | 91.6 |
| San Diego St. | 92.4 |
| S. Miss. | 92.4 |
| Troy | 94.3 |
| LA Tech | 96.7 |
| Florida Int. | 98.4 |
| Liberty | 99.3 |
| UAB | 105.3 |
| UMASS | 106.4 |
Average rank of all teams per conference:
| B12 | 41.1 |
|---|---|
| PAC | 44.4 |
| B10 | 50.0 |
| ACC | 51.9 |
| SEC | 53.2 |
| AAC | 70.6 |
| IND | 74.2 |
| MWC | 76.3 |
| SUN | 80.2 |
| USA | 91.1 |
| MID | 91.4 |
Average rank of all opponents played per conference:
| PAC | 55.0 |
|---|---|
| B12 | 57.1 |
| B10 | 60.9 |
| SEC | 62.4 |
| ACC | 62.4 |
| IND | 75.2 |
| AAC | 75.3 |
| MWC | 79.7 |
| SUN | 81.3 |
| MID | 83.2 |
| USA | 87.5 |
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