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--12.05.2006--

Some CFB Ladder Season Information

Strength of Schedule Even though there is some Strength of Schedule already built into the ladder, I decided to do a little experiment. I took each of the season finale top 25 teams (and I may do it with all 119 some point in the future) and looked at their opponents during the season. I added up the ratings of each opposing team and then took the average. Below is each of the top 25 and the average rating of all their opponents this season. The resulting number demonstrates the quality of their opponents and a representation of "Strength of Schedule". I may try to figure out a way to include this in the final rankings. More on that another day.

1) Ohio State -- 995.9
2) Oklahoma -- 884.3
3) Louisville -- 1071.8
4) Boise State -- 863.5
5) Florida -- 1085.9
6) LSU -- 1082.0
7) Virginia Tech -- 947.2
8) Wisconsin -- 825.0
9) Brigham Young -- 887.8
10) Michigan -- 1140.3
11) Wake Forest -- 882.0
12) USC -- 1159.6
13) West Virginia -- 1018.6
14) Notre Dame -- 1035.7
15) Auburn -- 981.7
16) Rutgers -- 1005.3
17) Tennessee -- 1117.5
18) Oregon State -- 1127.1
19) TCU -- 865
20) Hawaii -- 925.8
21) Houston -- 853.3
22) Arkansas -- 1031.3
23) Texas A&M -- 933.4
24) Central Michigan -- 919.2
25) Rice -- 953

--12.04.2006--

CFB Ladder Rankings - Regular Season Finale

Here's a full listing for every team in CFB as of the final conference championship played. If this were an official ranking system supported by the college bowls, teams would need at least a rating of 1000 to qualify as "bowl-eligible" and only teams above 1500 would qualify to be picked for the current BCS bowls.

BCS Eligible
1) 1820 Ohio State
2) 1716 Oklahoma
3) 1706 Louisville
4) 1697 Boise State
5) 1693 Florida
6) 1653 LSU
7) 1613 Virginia Tech
8) 1608 Wisconsin
9) 1599 Brigham Young
10) 1598 Michigan
11) 1564 Wake Forest
12) 1548 USC
13) 1519 West Virginia
14) 1509 Notre Dame

Bowl Eligible
15) 1485 Auburn
16) 1464 Rutgers
17) 1460 Tennessee
18) 1448 Oregon State
19) 1437 TCU
20) 1430 Hawaii
21) 1413 Houston
22) 1396 Arkansas
23) 1396 Texas A&M
24) 1385 Central Michigan
25) 1353 Rice
26) 1352 Texas
27) 1348 California
28) 1333 Nebraska
29) 1330 UCLA
30) 1297 Nevada
31) 1291 South Florida
32) 1287 Cincinnati
33) 1283 Navy
34) 1268 Georgia
35) 1267 Penn State
36) 1263 South Carolina
37) 1253 Boston College
38) 1251 Ohio
39) 1223 Maryland
40) 1208 Clemson
41) 1190 Georgia Tech
42) 1165 East Carolina
43) 1161 Texas Tech
44) 1159 Arizona State
45) 1152 San Jose State
46) 1143 Tulsa
47) 1140 Purdue
48) 1135 Western Michigan
49) 1131 Southern Miss
50) 1130 Minnesota
51) 1116 Kentucky
52) 1113 Missouri
53) 1103 Arizona
54) 1103 Kansas State
55) 1075 Troy
56) 1075 Utah
57) 1057 Northern Illinois
58) 1054 Middle Tennessee State
59) 1045 Florida State
60) 1022 Oregon
61) 1018 Oklahoma State

Done for the year.
62) 991 New Mexico
63) 981 Miami (FL)
64) 967 Southern Methodist
65) 964 Ball State
66) 951 Wyoming
67) 948 Kansas
68) 935 Pittsburgh
69) 922 Washington State
70) 916 Virginia
71) 905 Alabama
72) 899 Arkansas State
73) 890 Iowa
74) 888 Marshall
75) 887 Florida Atlantic
76) 870 Indiana
77) 870 Kent State
78) 833 Mississippi
79) 831 Washington
80) 830 Northwestern
81) 823 Syracuse
82) 818 Toledo
83) 809 Fresno State
84) 808 Louisiana-Lafayette
85) 788 Akron
86) 787 Connecticut
87) 767 Louisiana-Monroe
88) 737 Baylor
89) 733 Vanderbilt
90) 722 Tulane
91) 695 UTEP
92) 691 North Carolina
93) 677 Michigan State
94) 673 New Mexico State
95) 662 Air Force
96) 662 UCF
97) 654 Mississippi State
98) 639 Iowa State
99) 625 San Diego State
100) 621 Idaho
101) 581 Colorado
102) 557 Buffalo
103) 538 Colorado State
104) 530 Miami (OH)
105) 525 North Carolina State
106) 522 Army
107) 514 Stanford
108) 503 Bowling Green
109) 502 Temple
110) 493 Louisiana Tech
111) 490 Illinois
112) 485 Memphis
113) 469 North Texas
114) 462 UNLV
115) 420 UAB
116) 413 Utah State
117) 408 Eastern Michigan
118) 275 Duke
119) 203 Florida International

CFB Ladder Rankings - Week 14

Regular Season Finale. The games have all been played and now it's time for the bowl games. If this ladder ranking system were the official college rankings, the bowl matchups would be based on this ranking. More on this when I post the full 119-team rankings.

Team (BCS Standing) -- Points -- Last Week's Ladder
1) Ohio State (1) -- 1820 -- Last 1
2) Oklahoma (10) -- 1716 -- Last 6
3) Louisville (6) -- 1706 -- Last 4
4) Boise State (8) -- 1697 -- Last 3
5) Florida (2) -- 1693 -- Last 9
6) LSU (4) -- 1653 -- Last 5
7) Virginia Tech (15) -- 1613 -- Last 7
8) Wisconsin (7) -- 1608 -- Last 8
9) Brigham Young (20) -- 1599 -- Last 10
10) Michigan (3) -- 1598 -- Last 11
11) Wake Forest (14) -- 1564 -- Last 17
12) USC (5) -- 1548 -- Last 2
13) West Virginia (13) -- 1519 -- Last 20
14) Notre Dame (11) -- 1509 -- Last 14
15) Auburn (9) -- 1485 -- Last 15
16) Rutgers (16) -- 1464 -- Last 12
17) Tennessee (17) -- 1460 -- Last 18
18) Oregon State (22) -- 1448 -- Last NR
19) TCU (NR) -- 1437 -- Last 22
20) Hawaii (NR) -- 1430 -- Last 13
21) Houston (NR) -- 1413 -- Last NR
22) Arkansas (12) -- 1396 -- Last 15
23) Texas A&M (21) -- 1396 -- Last 21
24) Central Michigan (NR) -- 1385 -- Last NR
25) Rice (NR) -- 1353 -- Last 24

BCS Teams Not On This List:
26) Texas (19) -- 1352
27) California (18) -- 1348
28) Nebraska (23) -- 1333
29) UCLA (25) -- 1330
37) Boston College (24) -- 1253

Dropped From Rankings:
26) Texas (19) -- 1352
28) Nebraska (23) -- 1333
38) Ohio -- 1251

--11.27.2006--

CFB Ladder Rankings - Week 13

Team (BCS Standing) -- Points -- Last Week's Ladder
1) Ohio State (1) -- 1820 -- Last 1
2) USC (2) -- 1700 -- Last 6
3) Boise State (8) -- 1697 -- Last 5
4) Louisville (6) -- 1679 -- Last 2
5) LSU (5) -- 1653 -- Last 11
6) Oklahoma (12) -- 1638 -- Last 8
7) Virginia Tech (14) -- 1613 -- Last 10
8) Wisconsin (7) -- 1608 -- Last 4
9) Florida (4) -- 1604 -- Last 12
10) Brigham Young (21) -- 1599 -- Last 13
11) Michigan (3) -- 1598 -- Last 7
12) Rutgers (13) -- 1582 -- Last 15
13) Hawaii (25) -- 1552 -- Last 17
14) Notre Dame (10) -- 1509 -- Last 3
T15) Arkansas (9) -- 1485 -- Last 9
T15) Auburn (11) -- 1485 -- Last 16
T15) Wake Forest (17) -- 1485 -- Last 21
18) Tennessee (16) -- 1460 -- Last 22
19) Nebraska (20) -- 1411 -- Last 24
20) West Virginia (15) -- 1401 -- Last 14
21) Texas A&M (23) -- 1396 -- Last NR
22) TCU (NR) -- 1391 -- Last 25
23) Ohio (NR) -- 1361 -- Last NR
24) Rice (NR) -- 1353 -- Last NR
25) Texas (19) -- 1352 -- Last 18

BCS Teams Not On This List:
26) California (18) -- 1327
27) Oregon State (24) -- 1326
32) Georgia Tech (22) -- 1269

Dropped From Rankings:
29) Nevada -- 1297
32) Georgia Tech (22) -- 1269
37) Boston College -- 1253

--11.20.2006--

CFB Ladder Rankings - Week 12

Team (BCS Standing) -- Points -- Last Week's Ladder
1) Ohio State (1) -- 1820 -- Last 1
2) Louisville (9) -- 1630 -- Last 10
3) Notre Dame (5) -- 1609 -- Last 4
4) Wisconsin (8) -- 1608 -- Last 7
5) Boise State (11) -- 1605 -- Last 5
6) USC (3) -- 1600 -- Last 12
7) Michigan (2) -- 1598 -- Last 3
8) Oklahoma (15) -- 1590 -- Last 9
9) Arkansas (6) -- 1588 -- Last 8
10) Virginia Tech (17) -- 1575 -- Last 17
11) LSU (10) -- 1550 -- Last 11
12) Florida (4) -- 1548 -- Last 6
T13) Brigham Young (23) -- 1539 -- Last 15
T13) West Virginia (7) -- 1539 -- Last 14
15) Rutgers (14) -- 1534 -- Last 2
16) Auburn (12) -- 1485 -- Last 18
17) Hawaii (NR) -- 1478 -- Last 21
18) Texas (13) -- 1471 -- Last 16
19) Boston College (18) -- 1411 -- Last NR
20) Georgia Tech (16) -- 1394 -- Last 22
21) Wake Forest (21) -- 1392 -- Last 13
22) Tennessee (20) -- 1377 -- Last NR
23) Nevada (NR) -- 1374 -- Last NR
24) Nebraska (22) -- 1372 -- Last 23
25) TCU (NR) -- 1341 -- Last NR

BCS Teams Not On This List:
27) California (19) -- 1327
28) Clemson (24) -- 1326
33) Penn State (25) -- 1267

Dropped From Rankings:
27) California (19) -- 1327
28) Clemson (24) -- 1326
30) Maryland -- 1316
39) Central Michigan -- 1206

--11.13.2006--

CFB Ladder Rankings - Week 11

Team (BCS Standing) -- Points -- Last Week's Ladder
1) Ohio State (1) -- 1722 -- Last 1
2) Rutgers (6) -- 1698 -- Last 6
3) Michigan (2) -- 1696 -- Last 3
4) Notre Dame (5) -- 1599 -- Last 10
5) Boise State (12) -- 1598 -- Last 11
T6) Florida (4) -- 1592 -- Last 9
T6) Wisconsin (9) -- 1592 -- Last 8
8) Arkansas (7) -- 1566 -- Last 14
9) Oklahoma (17) -- 1554 -- Last 12
10) Louisville (10) -- 1547 -- Last 2
11) LSU (11) -- 1527 -- Last 13
12) USC (3) -- 1509 -- Last 19
13) Wake Forest (16) -- 1495 -- Last 15
14) West Virginia (8) -- 1485 -- Last 16
15) Brigham Young (25) -- 1475 -- Last 18
16) Texas (13) -- 1471 -- Last 4
17) Virginia Tech (21) -- 1457 -- Last 21
18) Auburn (14) -- 1432 -- Last 5
19) Maryland (19) -- 1431 -- Last 22
20) California (15) -- 1418 -- Last 7
21) Hawaii (NR) -- 1395 -- Last 24
22) Georgia Tech (18) -- 1382 -- Last 23
23) Nebraska (23) -- 1372 -- Last NR
24) Central Michigan (NR) -- 1358 -- Last NR
25) Clemson (NR) -- 1326 -- Last NR

BCS Teams Not On This List:
28) Tennessee (22) -- 1315
31) Boston College (20) -- 1281
36) Oregon (24) -- 1222

Dropped From Rankings:
28) Tennessee (22) -- 1315
32) Texas A&M -- 1277
40) Oregon State -- 1184

--11.06.2006--

CFB Ladder Rankings - Week 10

After 10 weeks the field is really starting to form, with several significant heavy frontrunners. In the next couple of weeks after some of the big names play each other (Rutgers/Louisville, Ohio State/Michigan), the top of the top should have even more separation for the big title game.

Team (BCS Standing) -- Points -- Last Week's Ladder
1) Ohio State (1) -- 1701 -- Last 1
2) Louisville (3) -- 1653 -- Last 3
3) Michigan (2) -- 1646 -- Last 2
4) Texas (5) -- 1625 -- Last 5
5) Auburn (6) -- 1595 -- Last 8
6) Rutgers (13) -- 1592 -- Last 3
7) California (8) -- 1583 -- Last 7
8) Wisconsin (15) -- 1542 -- Last 14
9) Florida (4) -- 1541 -- Last 12
10) Notre Dame (9) -- 1540 -- Last 6
11) Boise State (14) -- 1539 -- Last 10
12) Oklahoma (17) -- 1491 -- Last 19
13) LSU (12) -- 1473 -- Last 21
14) Arkansas (11) -- 1472 -- Last 16
15) Wake Forest (19) -- 1417 -- Last 25
16) West Virginia (10) -- 1413 -- Last 11
17) Tennessee (16) -- 1409 -- Last 9
18) Brigham Young (NR) -- 1404 -- Last 22
19) USC (7) -- 1402 -- Last 18
20) Texas A&M (25) -- 1389 -- Last 13
21) Virginia Tech (21) -- 1381 -- Last Unranked
22) Maryland (23) -- 1368 -- Last Unranked
23) Georgia Tech (18) -- 1367 -- Last 24
24) Hawaii (NR) -- 1336 -- Last Unranked
25) Oregon State (24) -- 1323 -- Last Unranked

BCS Teams Not On This List:
26) Oregon (20) -- 1314
33) Boston College (22) -- 1256

Dropped From Rankings:
27) Tulsa -- 1305
29) Clemson -- 1280
33) Boston College (22) -- 1256
38) Washington State -- 1173

--10.30.2006--

CFB Ladder Rankings - Week 9

Team -- Points -- BCS Standings -- Last Week's Ladder
1) Ohio State -- 1710 -- BCS 1 -- Last 1
2) Michigan -- 1636 -- BCS 2 -- Last 2
3) Rutgers -- 1592 -- BCS 12 -- Last 3
4) Louisville -- 1557 -- BCS 5 -- Last 4
5) Texas -- 1550 -- BCS 7 -- Last 11
6) Notre Dame -- 1543 -- BCS 9 -- Last 12
7) California -- 1539 -- BCS 10 -- Last 5
8) Auburn -- 1529 -- BCS 6 -- Last 10
9) Tennessee -- 1525 -- BCS 11 -- Last 13
10) Boise State -- 1516 -- BCS 14 -- Last 8
11) West Virginia -- 1509 -- BCS 3 -- Last 9
T12) Florida -- 1501 -- BCS 4 -- Last 16
T12) Texas A&M -- 1501 -- BCS 21 -- Last 14
14) Wisconsin -- 1465 -- BCS 16 -- Last 15
15) Tulsa -- 1437 -- BCS Unranked -- Last 19
16) Arkansas -- 1399 -- BCS 13 -- Last 18
17) Clemson -- 1393 -- BCS 19 -- Last 6
18) USC -- 1380 -- BCS 8 -- Last 7
19) Oklahoma -- 1379 -- BCS 18 -- Last Unranked
20) Boston College -- 1360 -- BCS 15 -- Last 21
21) LSU -- 1357 -- BCS 17 -- Last 20
22) Brigham Young -- 1341 -- BCS Unranked -- Last 25
23) Washington State -- 1328 -- BCS 23 -- Last Unranked
24) Georgia Tech -- 1320 -- BCS 20 -- Last Unranked
25) Wake Forest -- 1313 -- BCS 24 -- Last 22

Other Notable Teams:
26) Virginia Tech -- 1304 -- BCS 25
32) Oregon -- 1248 -- BCS 22

Dropped From Rankings:
28) Pittsburgh -- 1276
29) Missouri -- 1273
T42) Nebraska -- 1148

--10.23.2006--

CFB Ladder Rankings - Week 8

Team / Points / BCS Standings / Last Week's Ladder
1) Ohio State / 1681 / BCS 1 / Last 1
2) Michigan / 1641 / BCS 2 / Last 2
3) Rutgers / 1558 / BCS 14 / Last 6
4) Louisville / 1557 / BCS 8 / Last 4
5) California / 1539 / BCS 10 / Last 5
6) Clemson / 1529 / BCS 12 / Last 11
7) USC / 1525 / BCS 3 / Last 3
8) Boise State / 1516 / BCS 15 / Last 7
9) West Virginia / 1509 / BCS 4 / Last 9
10) Auburn / 1504 / BCS 5 / Last 8
11) Texas / 1493 / BCS 7 / Last 12
12) Notre Dame / 1455 / BCS 9 / Last 14
13) Tennessee / 1450 / BCS 11 / Last 18
14) Texas A&M / 1448 / BCS 21 / Last 15
15) Wisconsin / 1445 / BCS 18 / Last 19
16) Florida / 1429 / BCS 6 / Last 10
17) Missouri / 1384 / BCS 20 / Last 22
18) Arkansas / 1373 / BCS 13 / Last 24
19) Tulsa / 1368 / BCS Unranked / Last 20
20) LSU / 1357 / BCS 16 / Last 23
21) Boston College / 1325 / BCS 17 / Last Unranked
22) Wake Forest / 1288 / BCS Unranked / Last 25
23) Pittsburgh / 1276 / BCS Unranked / Last 17
24) Nebraska / 1273 / BCS 22 / Last 16
25) Brigham Young / 1271 / BCS Unranked / Last Unranked

Other Notable Teams:
26) Oklahoma / 1268 / BCS 19
28) Oregon / 1258 / BCS 23
29) Washington State / 1230 / BCS 25
30) Georgia Tech / 1225 / BCS 24

--10.16.2006--

CFB Ladder Rankings - Week 7

BCS Week: With the introduction of the first BCS rankings this week, I'm going to compare the ladder rankings with the BCS, rather than compare this week's ladder to last week's ladder.

Team / Points / BCS Standings
1) Ohio State / 1623 / BCS 1
2) Michigan / 1583 / BCS 3
3) USC / 1525 / BCS 2
4) Louisville / 1516 / BCS 7
5) California / 1481 / BCS 10
6) Rutgers / 1468 / BCS 16
7) Boise State / 1462 / BCS 15
8) Auburn / 1450 / BCS 4
9) West Virginia / 1443 / BCS 5
10) Florida / 1429 / BCS 6
11) Clemson / 1424 / BCS 12
12) Texas / 1395 / BCS 9
13) Oregon / 1386 / BCS 14
14) Notre Dame / 1379 / BCS 8
15) Texas A&M / 1376 / BCS Unranked
16) Nebraska / 1371 / BCS 17
T17) Pittsburgh / 1366 / BCS Unranked
T17) Tennessee / 1366 / BCS 11
19) Wisconsin / 1348 / BCS 21
20) Tulsa / 1326 / BCS 25
T21) Georgia Tech / 1315 / BCS 19
T21) Missouri / 1315 / BCS 24
23) LSU / 1311 / BCS 18
24) Arkansas / 1308 / BCS 13
25) Wake Forest / 1288 / BCS Unranked

Other Notable Teams:
27) Boston College / 1238 / BCS 20
29) Oklahoma / 1204 / BCS 22
34) Iowa / 1159 / BCS 23