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Update to those top defenses

MiccoMacey

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Sep 21, 2002
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Just wanted to update this, after Cupcake Week. Note that five of the top seven teams have played a DIAA team (Alabama, Clemson, Miami Auburn, and Georgia).

Alabama
Florida State...............97
Fresno State...............71
Colorado State............32
Vanderbilt................104
Ole Miss.....................37
Texas A&M.................40
Arkansas....................73
Tennessee................118
LSU...........................78
Mississippi State.......37
Mercer.......................59 (DIAA)


Clemson
Kent State................128
Auburn.......................17
Louisville....................13
Boston College...........100
Virginia Tech...............53
Wake Forest................30
Syracuse....................66
Georgia Tech..............55
NC State....................54
Florida State...............97
Citadel.......................75 (DIAA)


Miami
Bethune-Cookman......86 - (DIAA)
Toledo.......................12
Duke.........................91
Florida State...............97
Georgia Tech..............55
Syracuse....................66
North Carolina.............81
Virginia Tech...............53
Notre Dame................19
Virginia.......................84


OU
UTEP........................129
Ohio State....................3
Tulane........................78
Baylor........................94
Iowa State..................46
Texas.........................60
Kansas State...............36
Texas Tech..................26
Oklahoma State.............2
TCU............................35
Kansas......................121


Wisconsin
Utah State..................51
Florida Atlantic..............8
BYU.........................123
Northwestern..............68
Nebraska....................76
Purdue.......................99
Maryland....................84
Illinois......................125
Indiana......................74
Iowa..........................87
Michigan.....................82


Auburn
GA Southern.............117
Clemson.....................23
Mercer.......................59 (DIAA)
Missouri.....................13
Mississippi State.........39
Ole Miss.....................37
LSU...........................78
Arkansas....................73
Texas A&M.................40
Georgia.....................23
La Monroe..................29



Georgia
App State...................50
Notre Dame................19
Samford.....................40 (DIAA)
Miss State..................39
Tennessee................118
Vanderbilt................104
Missouri.....................13
Florida.....................108
South Carolina............88
Auburn......................17
Kentucky...................78

Auburn really impresses me. Seven of their 11 games have come against top 40 offenses. And they're still #8 in Scoring Defense. Contrast that with OU, who has played five of the top 40 offenses, and we're #50 in Scoring Defense.

Alabama...still hasn’t played a top 30 Offense.

Wisconsin has played SIX teams ranked 80th or worse. Miami has played five, or exactly half of its teams they’ve played.

Miami will not have a 13th data point. Arkansas State game was cancelled. That’s what kept TCU out of the playoffs in 2014. But apparently that means nothing to the committee this year.
 
Just wanted to update this, after Cupcake Week. Note that five of the top seven teams have played a DIAA team (Alabama, Clemson, Miami Auburn, and Georgia).

Alabama
Florida State...............97
Fresno State...............71
Colorado State............32
Vanderbilt................104
Ole Miss.....................37
Texas A&M.................40
Arkansas....................73
Tennessee................118
LSU...........................78
Mississippi State.......37
Mercer.......................59 (DIAA)


Clemson
Kent State................128
Auburn.......................17
Louisville....................13
Boston College...........100
Virginia Tech...............53
Wake Forest................30
Syracuse....................66
Georgia Tech..............55
NC State....................54
Florida State...............97
Citadel.......................75 (DIAA)


Miami
Bethune-Cookman......86 - (DIAA)
Toledo.......................12
Duke.........................91
Florida State...............97
Georgia Tech..............55
Syracuse....................66
North Carolina.............81
Virginia Tech...............53
Notre Dame................19
Virginia.......................84


OU
UTEP........................129
Ohio State....................3
Tulane........................78
Baylor........................94
Iowa State..................46
Texas.........................60
Kansas State...............36
Texas Tech..................26
Oklahoma State.............2
TCU............................35
Kansas......................121


Wisconsin
Utah State..................51
Florida Atlantic..............8
BYU.........................123
Northwestern..............68
Nebraska....................76
Purdue.......................99
Maryland....................84
Illinois......................125
Indiana......................74
Iowa..........................87
Michigan.....................82


Auburn
GA Southern.............117
Clemson.....................23
Mercer.......................59 (DIAA)
Missouri.....................13
Mississippi State.........39
Ole Miss.....................37
LSU...........................78
Arkansas....................73
Texas A&M.................40
Georgia.....................23
La Monroe..................29



Georgia
App State...................50
Notre Dame................19
Samford.....................40 (DIAA)
Miss State..................39
Tennessee................118
Vanderbilt................104
Missouri.....................13
Florida.....................108
South Carolina............88
Auburn......................17
Kentucky...................78

Auburn really impresses me. Seven of their 11 games have come against top 40 offenses. And they're still #8 in Scoring Defense. Contrast that with OU, who has played five of the top 40 offenses, and we're #50 in Scoring Defense.

Alabama...still hasn’t played a top 30 Offense.

Wisconsin has played SIX teams ranked 80th or worse. Miami has played five, or exactly half of its teams they’ve played.

Miami will not have a 13th data point. Arkansas State game was cancelled. That’s what kept TCU out of the playoffs in 2014. But apparently that means nothing to the committee this year.

Nice data. The 13th data point only means something to the committee when it is convienant for them.
 
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