ESPN just tweeted out we have the 50th overall SOS. Am I missing something? That can't be right.
MSU - 50
TCU - 52
Ohio State - 55
Baylor - 61
MSU - 50
TCU - 52
Ohio State - 55
Baylor - 61
Strength of Schedule..
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SOS from Sagrum**
State: 39
OSU: 55
TCU: 37
Baylor: 59
College Football 2014 through games of November 22 Saturday RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | GOLDEN_MEAN | PREDICTOR | ELO_SCORE HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 3.15] [ 3.12] [ 3.24] [ 3.08]
1 Alabama A = 97.19 10 1 79.65( 5) 1 1 | 7 1 | 98.05 1 | 94.38 1 | 98.01 1
2 Georgia A = 94.20 9 2 76.48( 12) 1 0 | 5 1 | 96.00 2 | 93.09 2 | 92.15 5
3 Baylor A = 93.07 9 1 69.40( 59) 2 0 | 2 1 | 92.47 6 | 91.88 3 | 93.38 4
4 Oregon A = 92.95 10 1 73.11( 36) 1 0 | 3 0 | 91.25 9 | 91.68 4 | 94.88 2
5 Mississippi State A = 92.18 10 1 72.55( 39) 1 1 | 4 1 | 92.45 7 | 89.53 9 | 93.62 3
6 Auburn A = 91.84 8 3 81.78( 1) 1 2 | 4 3 | 92.88 5 | 89.82 7 | 91.57 6
7 Mississippi A = 91.46 8 3 78.35( 8) 1 1 | 3 3 | 94.25 3 | 90.77 5 | 88.54 12
8 TCU A = 91.33 9 1 72.83( 37) 1 1 | 3 1 | 90.98 10 | 90.36 6 | 91.21 7
9 Oklahoma A = 90.47 8 3 75.82( 16) 0 2 | 2 3 | 93.10 4 | 89.66 8 | 87.78 13
10 Michigan State A = 89.13 9 2 69.57( 57) 0 1 | 1 2 | 89.56 11 | 88.95 10 | 87.56 14
College Football 2014 through games of November 22 Saturday RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | GOLDEN_MEAN | PREDICTOR | ELO_SCORE HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 3.15] [ 3.12] [ 3.24] [ 3.08]
11 Ohio State A = 88.96 10 1 70.04( 55) 1 0 | 1 0 | 88.17 13 | 87.76 12 | 89.80 9
12 LSU A = 88.62 7 4 80.72( 4) 1 3 | 3 4 | 91.27 8 | 87.15 15 | 86.62 16
13 Kansas State A = 88.58 8 2 74.78( 26) 1 2 | 2 2 | 88.46 12 | 87.25 14 | 88.82 11
14 Wisconsin A = 87.29 9 2 68.97( 61) 0 0 | 1 1 | 87.94 14 | 88.03 11 | 84.87 18
15 UCLA A = 86.88 9 2 78.03( 9) 0 1 | 2 1 | 84.75 18 | 86.14 16 | 89.16 10 16 Florida State A = 86.24 11 0 70.93( 49) 0 0 | 3 0 | 84.10 20 | 83.97 18 | 91.17 8
17 Arkansas A = 86.08 6 5 81.77( 2) 1 4 | 2 5 | 85.78 17 | 87.73 13 | 83.81 21
18 Texas A&M A = 85.42 7 4 78.89( 7) 1 3 | 2 4 | 85.84 16 | 82.87 21 | 86.88 15
19 Missouri A = 84.47 9 2 75.10( 24) 0 1 | 3 1 | 84.52 19 | 82.12 24 | 86.13 17
20 Florida A = 84.11 6 4 76.20( 13) 1 1 | 2 3 | 86.26 15 | 83.36 19 | 81.98 24
College Football 2014 through games of November 22 Saturday RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | GOLDEN_MEAN | PREDICTOR | ELO_SCORE HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 3.15] [ 3.12] [ 3.24] [ 3.08] 21 Southern California A = 82.81 7 4 74.89( 25) 0 0 | 1 2 | 81.89 22 | 83.97 17 | 81.75 25 22 Arizona State A = 82.63 9 2 72.41( 40) 0 0 | 3 1 | 80.51 26 | 82.74 22 | 84.08 20 23 Clemson A = 81.82 8 3 70.05( 54) 0 1 | 1 3 | 80.42 27 | 81.88 27 | 82.44 22 24 Stanford A = 81.63 6 5 73.81( 32) 0 1 | 0 4 | 81.69 23 | 82.97 20 | 79.56 32 25 Nebraska A = 81.63 8 3 68.88( 62) 0 1 | 0 2 | 82.83 21 | 81.54 30 | 79.79 28 26 Louisville A = 81.16 8 3 70.51( 52) 0 0 | 1 2 | 79.24 32 | 82.44 23 | 81.24 26 27 West Virginia A = 80.89 6 5 79.62( 6) 1 3 | 1 4 | 80.63 25 | 81.63 29 | 79.65 30 28 Tennessee A = 80.77 5 6 81.11( 3) 0 4 | 0 6 | 81.52 24 | 81.53 31 | 78.61 36 29 Georgia Tech A = 80.72 9 2 70.24( 53) 0 0 | 1 0 | 79.21 33 | 81.91 26 | 80.42 27 30 Notre Dame A = 80.71 7 4 72.20( 42) 0 0 | 1 3 | 80.25 29 | 81.78 28 | 79.40 33
State: 39
OSU: 55
TCU: 37
Baylor: 59
College Football 2014 through games of November 22 Saturday RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | GOLDEN_MEAN | PREDICTOR | ELO_SCORE HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 3.15] [ 3.12] [ 3.24] [ 3.08]
1 Alabama A = 97.19 10 1 79.65( 5) 1 1 | 7 1 | 98.05 1 | 94.38 1 | 98.01 1
2 Georgia A = 94.20 9 2 76.48( 12) 1 0 | 5 1 | 96.00 2 | 93.09 2 | 92.15 5
3 Baylor A = 93.07 9 1 69.40( 59) 2 0 | 2 1 | 92.47 6 | 91.88 3 | 93.38 4
4 Oregon A = 92.95 10 1 73.11( 36) 1 0 | 3 0 | 91.25 9 | 91.68 4 | 94.88 2
5 Mississippi State A = 92.18 10 1 72.55( 39) 1 1 | 4 1 | 92.45 7 | 89.53 9 | 93.62 3
6 Auburn A = 91.84 8 3 81.78( 1) 1 2 | 4 3 | 92.88 5 | 89.82 7 | 91.57 6
7 Mississippi A = 91.46 8 3 78.35( 8) 1 1 | 3 3 | 94.25 3 | 90.77 5 | 88.54 12
8 TCU A = 91.33 9 1 72.83( 37) 1 1 | 3 1 | 90.98 10 | 90.36 6 | 91.21 7
9 Oklahoma A = 90.47 8 3 75.82( 16) 0 2 | 2 3 | 93.10 4 | 89.66 8 | 87.78 13
10 Michigan State A = 89.13 9 2 69.57( 57) 0 1 | 1 2 | 89.56 11 | 88.95 10 | 87.56 14
College Football 2014 through games of November 22 Saturday RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | GOLDEN_MEAN | PREDICTOR | ELO_SCORE HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 3.15] [ 3.12] [ 3.24] [ 3.08]
11 Ohio State A = 88.96 10 1 70.04( 55) 1 0 | 1 0 | 88.17 13 | 87.76 12 | 89.80 9
12 LSU A = 88.62 7 4 80.72( 4) 1 3 | 3 4 | 91.27 8 | 87.15 15 | 86.62 16
13 Kansas State A = 88.58 8 2 74.78( 26) 1 2 | 2 2 | 88.46 12 | 87.25 14 | 88.82 11
14 Wisconsin A = 87.29 9 2 68.97( 61) 0 0 | 1 1 | 87.94 14 | 88.03 11 | 84.87 18
15 UCLA A = 86.88 9 2 78.03( 9) 0 1 | 2 1 | 84.75 18 | 86.14 16 | 89.16 10 16 Florida State A = 86.24 11 0 70.93( 49) 0 0 | 3 0 | 84.10 20 | 83.97 18 | 91.17 8
17 Arkansas A = 86.08 6 5 81.77( 2) 1 4 | 2 5 | 85.78 17 | 87.73 13 | 83.81 21
18 Texas A&M A = 85.42 7 4 78.89( 7) 1 3 | 2 4 | 85.84 16 | 82.87 21 | 86.88 15
19 Missouri A = 84.47 9 2 75.10( 24) 0 1 | 3 1 | 84.52 19 | 82.12 24 | 86.13 17
20 Florida A = 84.11 6 4 76.20( 13) 1 1 | 2 3 | 86.26 15 | 83.36 19 | 81.98 24
College Football 2014 through games of November 22 Saturday RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | GOLDEN_MEAN | PREDICTOR | ELO_SCORE HOME ADVANTAGE=[ 3.15] [ 3.12] [ 3.24] [ 3.08] 21 Southern California A = 82.81 7 4 74.89( 25) 0 0 | 1 2 | 81.89 22 | 83.97 17 | 81.75 25 22 Arizona State A = 82.63 9 2 72.41( 40) 0 0 | 3 1 | 80.51 26 | 82.74 22 | 84.08 20 23 Clemson A = 81.82 8 3 70.05( 54) 0 1 | 1 3 | 80.42 27 | 81.88 27 | 82.44 22 24 Stanford A = 81.63 6 5 73.81( 32) 0 1 | 0 4 | 81.69 23 | 82.97 20 | 79.56 32 25 Nebraska A = 81.63 8 3 68.88( 62) 0 1 | 0 2 | 82.83 21 | 81.54 30 | 79.79 28 26 Louisville A = 81.16 8 3 70.51( 52) 0 0 | 1 2 | 79.24 32 | 82.44 23 | 81.24 26 27 West Virginia A = 80.89 6 5 79.62( 6) 1 3 | 1 4 | 80.63 25 | 81.63 29 | 79.65 30 28 Tennessee A = 80.77 5 6 81.11( 3) 0 4 | 0 6 | 81.52 24 | 81.53 31 | 78.61 36 29 Georgia Tech A = 80.72 9 2 70.24( 53) 0 0 | 1 0 | 79.21 33 | 81.91 26 | 80.42 27 30 Notre Dame A = 80.71 7 4 72.20( 42) 0 0 | 1 3 | 80.25 29 | 81.78 28 | 79.40 33
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Probably based on their own "FPI", which has underrated us all season...
...at least compared to the other polls.
Either way, ESPN seems to have our CFP competitors (OSU, TCU, Baylor) with bad SOS' too, so that ours is still more difficult.
Here is ESPN's "playoff picture" with their other categories. http://espn.go.com/college-football/playoffPicture
Notable is their "Game Control" stat. We were #1 for many weeks until we lost to Bama. Now they are #1 and we are #2. Why does this matter? In the interview after naming the playoff teams last week (keeping us in at #4 after we lost at Bama), the chairman of the playoff committee used the exact words "game control" to talk about the teams that deserve to be in it.
...at least compared to the other polls.
Either way, ESPN seems to have our CFP competitors (OSU, TCU, Baylor) with bad SOS' too, so that ours is still more difficult.
Here is ESPN's "playoff picture" with their other categories. http://espn.go.com/college-football/playoffPicture
Notable is their "Game Control" stat. We were #1 for many weeks until we lost to Bama. Now they are #1 and we are #2. Why does this matter? In the interview after naming the playoff teams last week (keeping us in at #4 after we lost at Bama), the chairman of the playoff committee used the exact words "game control" to talk about the teams that deserve to be in it.
