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Week Fourteen NCAA SRS Rankings: Alabama Finishes #1

The college regular season is over, other than Army/Navy this weekend. Let’s start with a review of the final week of the season for the B12, and the conference championship games for the rest of major college football.

Washington’s destruction of Colorado lead the way, while yet another Alabama blowout only comes in second due to the weaker opponent (yes, Florida is nearly ten points worse than Colorado; 2016 is weird). Also, Temple with a huge upset win over Navy comes in third.

DateTm_ConfPFOppPAH/RW/LDiffMOVOpp_ConfSOSSRS
12-02-2016Washington_P1241Colorado10NeutWin3127.5P1253.380.8
12-03-2016Alabama_SEC54Florida16NeutWin3831SEC44.975.9
12-03-2016Temple_Amer34Navy10RoadWin2425.5Amer43.869.3
12-03-2016Kansas St_B1230TCU6RoadWin2425.5B1241.867.3
12-03-2016Oklahoma_B1238Oklahoma St20HomeWin1815B124762
12-03-2016Penn State_B1038Wisconsin31NeutWin77B1054.861.8
12-03-2016Clemson_ACC42Virginia Tech35NeutWin77ACC48.555.5
12-03-2016Virginia Tech_ACC35Clemson42NeutLoss-7-7ACC5750
12-03-2016Western Kentucky_CUSA58Louisiana Tech44HomeWin1411CUSA37.748.7
12-03-2016Baylor_B1221West Virginia24RoadLoss-30B1247.847.8
12-03-2016Wisconsin_B1031Penn State38NeutLoss-7-7B1054.547.5
12-03-2016Louisiana-Lafayette_SUN30Louisiana-Monroe3RoadWin2727SUN19.546.5
12-03-2016Idaho_SUN37Georgia St12HomeWin2522SUN23.745.7
12-03-2016Georgia Southern_SUN28Troy24HomeWin47SUN36.843.8
12-03-2016San Diego St_MWC27Wyoming24RoadWin37MWC36.343.3
12-02-2016Ohio U._MAC23Western Michigan29NeutLoss-6-7MAC48.941.9
12-02-2016Western Michigan_MAC29Ohio U.23NeutWin67MAC31.638.6
12-03-2016West Virginia_B1224Baylor21HomeWin30B1238.538.5
12-03-2016Oklahoma St_B1220Oklahoma38RoadLoss-18-15B1253.338.3
12-03-2016Florida_SEC16Alabama54NeutLoss-38-31SEC66.835.8
12-03-2016Wyoming_MWC24San Diego St27HomeLoss-3-7MWC4235
12-03-2016Arkansas St_SUN36Texas St-San Marcos14RoadWin2224.5SUN10.334.8
12-02-2016Colorado_P1210Washington41NeutLoss-31-27.5P1261.934.4
12-03-2016Louisiana Tech_CUSA44Western Kentucky58RoadLoss-14-11CUSA45.134.1
12-03-2016South Alabama_SUN35New Mexico St28HomeWin77SUN18.825.8
12-03-2016Troy_SUN24Georgia Southern28RoadLoss-4-7SUN2922
12-03-2016Navy_Amer10Temple34HomeLoss-24-25.5Amer47.321.8
12-03-2016TCU_B126Kansas St30HomeLoss-24-25.5B1245.620.1
12-03-2016New Mexico St_SUN28South Alabama35RoadLoss-7-7SUN26.319.3
12-03-2016Georgia St_SUN12Idaho37RoadLoss-25-22SUN30.48.4
12-03-2016Texas St-San Marcos_SUN14Arkansas St36HomeLoss-22-24.5SUN32.88.3
12-03-2016Louisiana-Monroe_SUN3Louisiana-Lafayette30HomeLoss-27-27SUN28.31.3

And now, the final 2016 standings: As you can imagine, Alabama comes in at number one, [1]Although not by as wide of a margin as you might suspect. That’s mostly a flaw of the SRS, though, and not Alabama. The Crimson Tide had one “bad” game this year, a 5-point win … Continue reading followed by Ohio State. Playoff teams Washington and Clemson are 4 and 5, meaning the only “oddity” at the top of the rankings is Michigan. But with two losses, it makes sense that Michigan would miss the playoffs even if the Wolverines ranked 3rd in the SRS.

RkTeamConfDivConf RkGMOVSOSSRSREC
1AlabamaSECSEC-West11324.342.566.813-0
2Ohio StateB10B10-East11222.142.864.911-1
3MichiganB10B10-East21221.542.163.610-2
4WashingtonP12P12-North11322.639.361.912-1
5ClemsonACCACC-Atl11317.939.15712-1
6Southern CalP12P12-South21210.444.554.89-3
7WisconsinB10B10-West31311.942.954.810-3
8Penn StateB10B10-East4131242.654.511-2
9ColoradoP12P12-South31310.44353.410-3
10OklahomaB12B1211212.940.453.310-2
11LouisvilleACCACC-Atl2121735.852.79-3
12Washington StP12P12-North41210.34252.38-4
13LSUSECSEC-West2118.943.352.27-4
14Florida StACCACC-Atl3129.742.251.99-3
15AuburnSECSEC-West31212.239.251.48-4
16StanfordP12P12-North5126.642.849.49-3
17Miami FLACCACC-Coas41213.136.349.48-4
18Western MichiganMACMAC-West11321.127.848.913-0
19Virginia TechACCACC-Coas51310.138.448.59-4
20IowaB10B10-West5127.440.848.28-4
21West VirginiaB12B122128.439.447.810-2
22North CarolinaACCACC-Coas612839.547.48-4
23Texas A&MSECSEC-West4128.538.847.38-4
24TempleAmerAmer-East11314.233.147.310-3
25Oklahoma StB12B123129.337.8479-3
26UtahP12P12-South6125.840.546.48-4
27HoustonAmerAmer-West21212.134.146.29-3
28Boise StMWCMWC-Mntn11211.734.646.210-2
29PittsburghACCACC-Coas7125.440.445.88-4
30Kansas StB12B124128.836.845.68-4
31Brigham YoungINDInd1129.336.245.58-4
32South FloridaAmerAmer-East31211.534.145.510-2
33TennesseeSECSEC-East512639.445.48-4
34Western KentuckyCUSACUSA-East11316.728.445.110-3
35MinnesotaB10B10-West612737.9458-4
36FloridaSECSEC-East6125.439.544.98-4
37MemphisAmerAmer-West4129.534.744.38-4
38NebraskaB10B10-West7124.339.7449-3
39NavyAmerAmer-West5127.836.143.99-3
40TulsaAmerAmer-West6129.334.443.69-3
41NorthwesternB10B10-West8121.841.643.46-6
42ToledoMACMAC-West21212.429.742.19-3
43San Diego StMWCMWC-West21313294210-3
44MississippiSECSEC-West712-243.941.95-7
45TCUB12B125122.639.241.86-6
46North Carolina StACCACC-Atl8122.439.241.66-6
47Georgia TechACCACC-Coas9122.53941.58-4
48Notre DameINDInd2120.840.2414-8
49Appalachian StSUNSun11211.329.140.49-3
50UCLAP12P12-South712-343404-8
51Colorado StMWCMWC-Mntn3125.334.439.77-5
52ArkansasSECSEC-West812039.339.37-5
53Central FloridaAmerAmer-East7124.534.739.36-6
54CaliforniaP12P12-North812-4.443.639.15-7
55Mississippi StSECSEC-West912-1.840.738.95-7
56TexasB12B12612-0.338.838.55-7
57BaylorB12B127123.235.338.56-6
58VanderbiltSECSEC-East10120.937.538.46-6
59OregonP12P12-North912-4.64338.44-8
60GeorgiaSECSEC-East1112-0.338.3387-5
61Oregon StP12P12-North1012-4.642.637.94-8
62IndianaB10B10-East912-1.539.337.86-6
63Louisiana TechCUSACUSA-West21310.227.537.78-5
64Texas TechB12B12812-0.337.937.65-7
65Michigan StB10B10-East1012-5.543.137.63-9
66Air ForceMWCMWC-Mntn4127.230.137.39-3
67TroySUNSun21210.526.336.89-3
68WyomingMWCMWC-Mntn5132.833.436.38-5
69KentuckySECSEC-East1212036.236.27-5
70Arizona StP12P12-South1112-6.642.135.55-7
71DukeACCACC-Coas1012-4.539.434.94-8
72MarylandB10B10-East1112-2.537.334.86-6
73Iowa StB12B12912-5.139.834.73-9
74Wake ForestACCACC-Atl1112-2.236.834.66-6
75New MexicoMWCMWC-Mntn6125.229.234.48-4
76Arkansas StSUNSun3123.928.932.87-5
77Old DominionCUSACUSA-East3127.724.532.29-3
78Boston CollegeACCACC-Atl1212-3.435.532.16-6
79MissouriSECSEC-East1312-2.634.732.14-8
80South CarolinaSECSEC-East1412-4.636.531.96-6
81Ohio U.MACMAC-East3134.427.231.68-5
82ArizonaP12P12-South1212-12.54431.63-9
83Northern IllinoisMACMAC-West412-0.431.731.35-7
84SMUAmerAmer-West812-6.437.4315-7
85ArmyINDInd3117.223.130.46-5
86IdahoSUNSun4120.429.930.48-4
87TulaneAmerAmer-West912-4.334.630.34-8
88Utah StMWCMWC-Mntn712-5.735.830.13-9
89Middle Tennessee StCUSACUSA-East4125.324.729.98-4
90SyracuseACCACC-Atl1312-10.940.829.94-8
91IllinoisB10B10-West1212-11.64129.43-9
92Central MichiganMACMAC-West512-0.829.929.16-6
93Georgia SouthernSUNSun512-0.329.3295-7
94Texas-San AntonioCUSACUSA-West5121.727.128.86-6
95CincinnatiAmerAmer-East1012-7.335.928.64-8
96Louisiana-LafayetteSUNSun612-0.328.628.36-6
97VirginiaACCACC-Coas1412-10.939.128.22-10
98Eastern MichiganMACMAC-West6120.327.327.67-5
99Miami OHMACMAC-East712-0.52827.56-6
100Southern MissCUSACUSA-West6121.525.627.26-6
101East CarolinaAmerAmer-East1112-9.636.226.63-9
102South AlabamaSUNSun712-0.526.826.36-6
103Hawai`iMWCMWC-West813-6.832.525.86-7
104PurdueB10B10-West1312-12.237.725.53-9
105Ball StMACMAC-West812-2.327.725.44-8
106AkronMACMAC-East912-4.830.125.35-7
107RutgersB10B10-East1412-17.14224.82-10
108San José StMWCMWC-West912-8.632.724.14-8
109NevadaMWCMWC-West1012-4.228.2245-7
110Georgia StSUNSun812-6.43023.73-9
111Kent StMACMAC-East1012-7.531.123.63-9
112UNLVMWCMWC-West1112-5.929.323.44-8
113KansasB12B121012-15.738.522.92-10
114Bowling GreenMACMAC-East1112-10.532.321.74-8
115ConnecticutAmerAmer-East1212-13.534.721.33-9
116MassachusettsINDInd412-11.132.221.12-10
117North TexasCUSACUSA-West712-6.927.420.65-7
118Louisiana-MonroeSUNSun912-11.831.219.54-8
119Florida Int'lCUSACUSA-East812-10.129.118.94-8
120New Mexico StSUNSun1012-11.930.718.83-9
121Fresno StMWCMWC-West1212-13.131.618.41-11
122MarshallCUSACUSA-East912-8.526.918.43-9
123UNC-CharlotteCUSACUSA-East1012-8.326.618.34-8
124Florida AtlanticCUSACUSA-East1112-10.728.317.63-9
125RiceCUSACUSA-West1212-10.828.317.53-9
126UTEPCUSACUSA-West1312-7.924.516.64-8
127BuffaloMACMAC-East1212-14.828.513.72-10
128Texas St-San MarcosSUNSun1112-1929.210.32-10

How about a look at conference rankings? Contrary to popular belief, the Pac 12 was not only good this year, but it checks out as the best conference in all of college football:

ConfTmsMOVSOSSRS
P12122.542.545.1
B10142.740.843.4
SEC143.939.343.2
ACC143.938.742.6
B12102.438.440.8
Amer122.335.037.3
IND41.533.034.5
MWC120.131.731.8
MAC12-0.329.329.0
SUN11-2.229.126.9
CUSA13-1.526.825.3

That’s probably misleading, though. The Big 10 has two more teams than the Pac 12; if you removed Rutgers (the worst Big 10 team) and Maryland (the 4th worst), the Big 10 would have an SRS of 45.7. If you plot the two conferences team by team, you see that the Big 10 has the better top team, the better 2nd best team, 3rd best team, and 4th best team. The Pac 12 has the better 5th and 6th best teams, but the Big 10 has the better 7th and 8th best teams. The Pac 12 then have the best 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th best teams.

b10-p12

And what about if we break it down by division?

ConfTmsMOVSOSSRS
SEC-West77.241.148.3
P12-North64.342.246.5
B10-East74.141.345.4
P12-South60.842.943.6
ACC-Atl74.338.542.8
ACC-Coas73.438.942.3
B10-West71.240.241.5
B12102.438.440.8
Amer-West64.735.239.9
SEC-East70.737.438.1
MWC-Mntn64.432.937.3
Amer-East60.034.834.8
Ind41.533.034.5
MAC-West65.029.034.1
Sun11-2.229.126.9
MWC-West6-4.330.626.3
CUSA-East7-1.126.925.8
CUSA-West6-2.026.724.7
MAC-East6-5.629.523.9

The SEC West was against king this year, but the SEC East was garbage. It finishes as the worst division among all Power 5 conferences, and barely better than the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Conference.

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1 Although not by as wide of a margin as you might suspect. That’s mostly a flaw of the SRS, though, and not Alabama. The Crimson Tide had one “bad” game this year, a 5-point win over an Ole Miss team that finished 5-7 and in last place in the SEC West. Alabama received an SRS grade of 49.9 for that one.

The next three lowest games were 56.1 against Chattanooga, 58.1 against Kent State, and 60.7 against Kentucky. Those were the three worst teams Alabama faced, and they won by a combined 113-9. But by simply scheduling those teams and not beating them 70-0, Alabama’s rating went down.

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