Week Ten (2018) College Football SRS Ratings: Alabama Ascends Into Legendary Status

by Chase Stuart on November 5, 2018

In week 10, Alabama produced the win of the season, blanking #3 LSU, 29-0, in Baton Rouge. It was the worst home loss for Louisiana State since 2002, and yet another example of how Alabama is operating on a different level than any other team in college football.

Alabama scored a 91.8 in the SRS for this performance, and the Crimson Tide now have the best two games of the season (Alabama also had a 91.8 in a 62-0 win over Mississippi). The worst game of the year by Alabama (according to the SRS) was a 51-14 drubbing over Louisville on opening weekend. The second-worst game this season was a 65-31 win on the road against Arkansas. A 45-23 win over Texas A&M was the only game the Crimson Tide have won by less than four touchdowns.

Nick Saban has won 5 national championships with Alabama, and his 2016 team was a dominant squad that went 14-0 and lost in the final minute of the national championship game. And yet… this feels like the best Alabama team under Saban, and by a pretty clear margin. And if it’s the best Alabama team under Saban, it’s not too hard to suggest it’s the best Alabama team ever. And if it’s the best Alabama team ever, well, it’s obviously in the discussion for best college football team ever.

That’s how good this 2018 Alabama team is. Right now, they are a touchdown better than the rest of the FBS. Even Clemson has had a couple of unimpressive games: the Tigers needed to rally and score a last minute touchdown to beat an average Syracuse team, and caught a break in a 2-point win over Texas A&M. That’s perfectly normal for an average elite team, but those two blemishes are a standard deviation below anything an apparently invincible Alabama has done this year. Below are the full week 10 SRS ratings.

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Rk	Team	Conf	Div	Conf Rk	G	MOV	SOS	SRS	REC
1	Alabama	SEC	SEC-West	1	9	30.3	48.1	78.4	9-0
2	Clemson	ACC	ACC-Atl	1	9	27.6	44.1	71.7	9-0
3	Georgia	SEC	SEC-East	2	9	19.6	51.4	71	8-1
4	Michigan	B10	B10-East	1	9	19.3	51	70.4	8-1
5	Oklahoma	B12	B12	1	9	18.1	50.1	68.2	8-1
6	LSU	SEC	SEC-West	3	9	9.2	54.6	63.8	7-2
7	West Virginia	B12	B12	2	8	16.1	46.9	63	7-1
8	Notre Dame	IND	Ind	1	9	14.8	46.7	61.5	9-0
9	Fresno St	MWC	MWC-West	1	9	23.7	37.7	61.5	8-1
10	Iowa	B10	B10-West	2	9	10.7	50.5	61.2	6-3
11	Missouri	SEC	SEC-East	4	9	6.8	54.4	61.2	5-4
12	Penn State	B10	B10-East	3	9	9.6	51.4	61	6-3
13	Mississippi St	SEC	SEC-West	5	9	12.2	48.6	60.8	6-3
14	Ohio State	B10	B10-East	4	9	14.9	45.7	60.7	8-1
15	Kentucky	SEC	SEC-East	6	9	7.9	52.3	60.3	7-2
16	Purdue	B10	B10-West	5	9	6.8	52.7	59.5	5-4
17	Iowa St	B12	B12	3	8	5.6	53.9	59.5	5-3
18	Washington St	P12	P12-North	1	9	14.7	44.3	59	8-1
19	Texas Tech	B12	B12	4	9	8.1	50.6	58.7	5-4
20	Utah	P12	P12-South	2	9	9.8	48.5	58.3	6-3
21	Washington	P12	P12-North	3	10	10.1	48.1	58.2	7-3
22	Florida	SEC	SEC-East	7	9	7	51.2	58.2	6-3
23	Michigan St	B10	B10-East	6	9	4.4	53.5	57.9	6-3
24	Utah St	MWC	MWC-Mntn	2	9	22.5	35.4	57.9	8-1
25	Central Florida	Amer	Amer-East	1	8	21.6	35.9	57.5	8-0
26	Texas A&M	SEC	SEC-West	8	9	4.7	52.6	57.3	5-4
27	South Carolina	SEC	SEC-East	9	8	2	54.5	56.5	5-3
28	Texas	B12	B12	5	9	5.2	50.8	56	6-3
29	Auburn	SEC	SEC-West	10	9	8.5	46.5	55	6-3
30	Cincinnati	Amer	Amer-East	2	9	17.4	37.3	54.7	8-1
31	Army	IND	Ind	2	9	9.8	44.9	54.6	7-2
32	Stanford	P12	P12-North	4	9	1.3	52.9	54.2	5-4
33	North Carolina St	ACC	ACC-Atl	2	8	6.9	46.9	53.8	6-2
34	Boise St	MWC	MWC-Mntn	3	9	12.8	40.6	53.4	7-2
35	Wisconsin	B10	B10-West	7	9	8.4	44.8	53.2	6-3
36	Boston College	ACC	ACC-Atl	3	9	10.7	42.4	53	7-2
37	Appalachian St	SUN	Sun	1	8	17	35.9	52.9	6-2
38	Arizona St	P12	P12-South	5	9	5.2	47.4	52.6	5-4
39	Duke	ACC	ACC-Coas	4	9	7.3	44.2	51.5	6-3
40	Miami FL	ACC	ACC-Coas	5	9	8.7	42.7	51.4	5-4
41	Syracuse	ACC	ACC-Atl	6	9	12.3	39	51.3	7-2
42	Northwestern	B10	B10-West	8	9	-0.8	51.9	51.2	5-4
43	Mississippi	SEC	SEC-West	11	9	1.9	49	50.8	5-4
44	North Texas	CUSA	CUSA-West	1	9	16.2	34.4	50.6	7-2
45	Oklahoma St	B12	B12	6	9	5.3	45.2	50.5	5-4
46	TCU	B12	B12	7	9	0.7	49.8	50.5	4-5
47	Vanderbilt	SEC	SEC-East	12	9	-0.2	50.6	50.4	4-5
48	Maryland	B10	B10-East	9	9	2.7	47.7	50.4	5-4
49	Oregon	P12	P12-North	6	9	7.2	42.4	49.6	6-3
50	UAB	CUSA	CUSA-West	2	9	18.2	30.9	49.2	8-1
51	Southern Cal	P12	P12-South	7	9	0.7	48.3	49	5-4
52	Temple	Amer	Amer-East	3	9	5.7	43.2	48.8	5-4
53	Buffalo	MAC	MAC-East	1	9	10.9	37.9	48.8	8-1
54	Georgia Tech	ACC	ACC-Coas	7	9	8.1	40.4	48.6	5-4
55	Houston	Amer	Amer-West	4	9	14.7	33.7	48.4	7-2
56	Colorado	P12	P12-South	8	9	5.8	42.4	48.2	5-4
57	Virginia	ACC	ACC-Coas	8	9	5.9	42	47.9	6-3
58	Tennessee	SEC	SEC-East	13	9	-3.3	50.7	47.3	4-5
59	Ohio U.	MAC	MAC-East	2	9	11.1	35.4	46.4	6-3
60	Pittsburgh	ACC	ACC-Coas	9	9	-1.3	47.7	46.4	5-4
61	Toledo	MAC	MAC-West	3	9	6.9	39.2	46.2	5-4
62	Baylor	B12	B12	8	9	-1.7	47.5	45.8	5-4
63	Air Force	MWC	MWC-Mntn	4	9	2.4	43.3	45.7	3-6
64	Nebraska	B10	B10-West	10	9	-4.1	49.7	45.6	2-7
65	Eastern Michigan	MAC	MAC-West	4	10	3.4	42	45.4	5-5
66	Troy	SUN	Sun	2	9	9.2	36.1	45.4	7-2
67	Memphis	Amer	Amer-West	5	9	9.4	35.8	45.3	5-4
68	Arizona	P12	P12-South	9	10	2.4	42.9	45.2	5-5
69	Indiana	B10	B10-East	11	9	-2.7	47.7	45.1	4-5
70	Tulane	Amer	Amer-West	6	9	0.4	44.6	44.9	4-5
71	Brigham Young	IND	Ind	3	9	-1.1	46	44.9	4-5
72	California	P12	P12-North	10	9	0.4	44.4	44.9	5-4
73	Georgia Southern	SUN	Sun	3	9	9	35.3	44.3	7-2
74	Kansas St	B12	B12	9	9	-5.4	49.5	44.1	3-6
75	San Diego St	MWC	MWC-West	5	9	2.2	41.8	44	7-2
76	Nevada	MWC	MWC-West	6	9	0.2	43.5	43.7	5-4
77	Northern Illinois	MAC	MAC-West	5	9	-0.8	44.5	43.7	6-3
78	Minnesota	B10	B10-West	12	9	-4.2	47.5	43.3	4-5
79	Virginia Tech	ACC	ACC-Coas	10	8	1.4	41.6	43	4-4
80	UCLA	P12	P12-South	11	9	-12.2	54.3	42.1	2-7
81	Miami OH	MAC	MAC-East	6	9	0.4	41.3	41.7	3-6
82	Louisiana Tech	CUSA	CUSA-West	3	9	2.1	39.6	41.7	6-3
83	Wake Forest	ACC	ACC-Atl	11	9	-3.8	45.2	41.4	4-5
84	Middle Tennessee St	CUSA	CUSA-East	4	9	3.5	37.8	41.3	6-3
85	Arkansas St	SUN	Sun	4	9	0.1	41.1	41.2	5-4
86	Kansas	B12	B12	10	9	-6.1	47.2	41.2	3-6
87	Florida St	ACC	ACC-Atl	12	9	-5.7	46.7	41	4-5
88	Louisiana-Lafayette	SUN	Sun	5	9	-1.1	41.7	40.6	4-5
89	Marshall	CUSA	CUSA-East	5	8	5.3	35.2	40.5	5-3
90	Florida Atlantic	CUSA	CUSA-East	6	9	-1.3	41.3	40	4-5
91	SMU	Amer	Amer-West	7	9	-6.4	46.2	39.8	4-5
92	South Florida	Amer	Amer-East	8	9	3.1	36.8	39.8	7-2
93	Arkansas	SEC	SEC-West	14	9	-8.2	47	38.9	2-7
94	Western Michigan	MAC	MAC-West	7	10	-0.3	39	38.7	6-4
95	Wyoming	MWC	MWC-Mntn	7	10	-5.8	44.4	38.6	4-6
96	Illinois	B10	B10-West	13	9	-6.1	44.4	38.4	4-5
97	Akron	MAC	MAC-East	8	8	-1.8	40	38.2	4-4
98	Coastal Car.	SUN	Sun	6	9	-1.5	38.9	37.4	5-4
99	New Mexico	MWC	MWC-Mntn	8	9	-3.5	40.6	37.1	3-6
100	Liberty	IND	Ind	4	8	-0.5	37.4	36.9	4-4
101	Florida Int'l	CUSA	CUSA-East	7	9	6.6	30	36.6	6-3
102	Tulsa	Amer	Amer-West	9	9	-5.1	40.9	35.8	2-7
103	Southern Miss	CUSA	CUSA-West	8	8	2.7	32.5	35.1	4-4
104	North Carolina	ACC	ACC-Coas	13	8	-10.3	45.2	35	1-7
105	Hawai`i	MWC	MWC-West	9	11	-3.6	38.3	34.8	6-5
106	Louisiana-Monroe	SUN	Sun	7	9	-5.1	38.7	33.6	5-4
107	Central Michigan	MAC	MAC-West	9	10	-10.4	43.5	33.2	1-9
108	Navy	Amer	Amer-West	10	9	-10.4	42.4	32	2-7
109	Oregon St	P12	P12-North	12	9	-14.3	46.1	31.8	2-7
110	Louisville	ACC	ACC-Atl	14	9	-16.5	48.1	31.6	2-7
111	Ball St	MAC	MAC-West	10	10	-7.4	38.7	31.3	3-7
112	San José St	MWC	MWC-West	10	9	-11.9	42.7	30.8	1-8
113	Colorado St	MWC	MWC-Mntn	11	9	-11.9	42.2	30.3	3-6
114	UNC-Charlotte	CUSA	CUSA-East	9	9	-3.9	34.1	30.2	4-5
115	Kent St	MAC	MAC-East	11	9	-9.1	39	29.9	2-7
116	UNLV	MWC	MWC-West	12	9	-9.9	39.7	29.8	2-7
117	Rutgers	B10	B10-East	14	9	-16.2	45.9	29.7	1-8
118	Georgia St	SUN	Sun	8	9	-10.1	39.8	29.7	2-7
119	Massachusetts	IND	Ind	5	10	-6.4	35.6	29.2	4-6
120	East Carolina	Amer	Amer-East	11	8	-12.6	41.1	28.5	2-6
121	South Alabama	SUN	Sun	9	9	-13.6	39.1	25.5	2-7
122	Old Dominion	CUSA	CUSA-East	10	9	-10.6	35.7	25.1	2-7
123	Texas-San Antonio	CUSA	CUSA-West	11	9	-12	36.9	24.9	3-6
124	Western Kentucky	CUSA	CUSA-East	12	9	-11	35.5	24.5	1-8
125	Texas St-San Marcos	SUN	Sun	10	9	-4.3	28.6	24.3	3-6
126	Bowling Green	MAC	MAC-East	12	9	-18	41.2	23.2	1-8
127	New Mexico St	IND	IND	6	10	-13.6	36.6	23.1	3-7
128	Connecticut	Amer	Amer-East	12	9	-21.7	44	22.3	1-8
129	UTEP	CUSA	CUSA-West	13	9	-12.3	33.8	21.5	1-8
130	Rice	CUSA	CUSA-West	14	10	-17.6	35.5	17.9	1-9

And here are the single-game SRS ratings from week 10.

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Date	Tm_Conf	PF	Opp	PA	H/R	W/L	Diff	MOV	Opp_Conf	SOS	SRS
11-03-2018	Alabama_SEC	29	LSU	0	Road	Win	29	28	SEC	63.8	91.8
11-03-2018	Michigan_B10	42	Penn State	7	Home	Win	35	28	B10	61	89
11-03-2018	Missouri_SEC	38	Florida	17	Road	Win	21	24	SEC	58.2	82.2
11-03-2018	Georgia_SEC	34	Kentucky	17	Road	Win	17	20	SEC	60.3	80.3
11-01-2018	Ohio U._MAC	59	Western Michigan	14	Road	Win	45	36	MAC	38.7	74.7
11-03-2018	Michigan St_B10	24	Maryland	3	Road	Win	21	24	B10	50.4	74.4
11-03-2018	Arizona St_P12	38	Utah	20	Home	Win	18	15	P12	58.3	73.3
11-03-2018	Mississippi St_SEC	45	Louisiana Tech	3	Home	Win	42	31.5	CUSA	41.7	73.2
11-03-2018	Clemson_ACC	77	Louisville	16	Home	Win	61	41	ACC	31.6	72.6
11-03-2018	Utah St_MWC	56	Hawai`i	17	Road	Win	39	33	MWC	34.8	67.8

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Some of the big surprises of the week:

Missouri blew out Florida, in Gainesville, 38-17.
Arizona State shocked Utah, 38-20.
Ohio State snuck by a Nebraska team that has one FBS win, 36-31.
Duke upset Miami, 20-12.
Washington State needed a last-minute score to beat a bad Cal team, 19-13.
Air Force nearly upset a much better Army team, but fell 17-14.
Michigan destroyed Penn State, 42-7.

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