Home » Miscellany, News, Statistics
2009 Elite Selection Playoff: Week Eight
Many of the top teams survived scares over the weekend, but that did little to impact their ranking. The week eight ESP and AV Ranking are shown below (week seven can be found here). It is still too early to draw many meaningful conclusions from the rankings.
Visit here to compare the ESP to the BCS standings. Go here to compare the AV Ranking to Sagarin’s computer ranking.
The Irish come in 23rd in the AV Ranking with the 25th most difficult strength of schedule and 34th best Team Performance Ratio (visit here or here for a description of Team Performance Ratios). The latter is weighted heavily by a favorable turnover margin (19th ranking) and fairly productive offense (41).
Elite Selection Playoff (ESP)
| Rank | Team | AP Poll | Coach's Poll | AV Ranking | Points |
| 1 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Alabama | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.945 |
| 3 | Texas | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0.905 |
| 4 | Boise St | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0.864 |
| 5 | Iowa | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0.837 |
| 6 | Southern Cal | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0.81 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0.797 |
| 8 | TCU | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0.783 |
| 9 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0.648 |
| 10 | Oregon | 10 | 12 | 9 | 0.635 |
| 11 | LSU | 9 | 9 | 15 | 0.608 |
| 12 | Penn State | 12 | 10 | 14 | 0.567 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 14 | 11 | 0.527 |
| 14 | Houston | 15 | 16 | 13 | 0.459 |
| 15 | Oklahoma St | 13 | 13 | 19 | 0.445 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 17 | 12 | 0.445 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 17 | 15 | 18 | 0.378 |
| 18 | Miami FL | 18 | 18 | 16 | 0.351 |
| 19 | Utah | 19 | 19 | 17 | 0.31 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0.243 |
| 21 | South Carolina | 21 | 21 | 27 | 0.135 |
| 22 | Arizona | 23 | 24 | 22 | 0.121 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 22 | 23 | 25 | 0.108 |
| 24 | Mississippi | 24 | 22 | 30 | 0.081 |
| 25 | Central Michigan | NR | NR | 21 | 0.067 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 25 | 25 | 23 | 0.067 |
AV Ranking
| Rank | Team | Points | Strength of Schedule | Quality Wins/Losses | Adjusted Win Percentage | Margin of Victory | Team Performance Ratio |
| 1 | Iowa | 0.951 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 15 |
| 2 | Florida | 0.905 | 62 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Boise St | 0.881 | 106 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Alabama | 0.879 | 64 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Texas | 0.839 | 50 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | TCU | 0.83 | 82 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 0.826 | 70 | 48 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| 8 | Georgia Tech | 0.785 | 68 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 16 |
| 9 | Oregon | 0.783 | 27 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
| 10 | Southern Cal | 0.756 | 61 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 19 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 0.747 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 22 | 8 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 0.744 | 66 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| 13 | Houston | 0.74 | 86 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 35 |
| 14 | Penn State | 0.727 | 80 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | LSU | 0.722 | 35 | 48 | 11 | 31 | 36 |
| 16 | Miami FL | 0.712 | 40 | 5 | 25 | 45 | 21 |
| 17 | Utah | 0.689 | 99 | 32 | 11 | 33 | 38 |
| 18 | Ohio State | 0.686 | 33 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 29 |
| 19 | Oklahoma St | 0.684 | 89 | 48 | 16 | 15 | 28 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 0.68 | 79 | 48 | 18 | 35 | 26 |
| 21 | Central Michigan | 0.669 | 117 | 48 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 22 | Arizona | 0.666 | 26 | 16 | 30 | 48 | 30 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | 0.639 | 25 | 36 | 30 | 48 | 34 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 0.633 | 24 | 48 | 30 | 63 | 25 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 0.632 | 17 | 21 | 56 | 6 | 1 |
Adjusted Win Percentage (AWP)
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 0.864 |
| 2 | Boise St | 0.857 |
| 2 | TCU | 0.857 |
| 4 | Iowa | 0.852 |
| 5 | Florida | 0.847 |
| 6 | Texas | 0.836 |
| 7 | Alabama | 0.834 |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 0.762 |
| 9 | Georgia Tech | 0.753 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 0.753 |
Strength of Schedule (SOS)
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Washington | 0.986 |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 0.921 |
| 3 | Florida St | 0.913 |
| 4 | Miami OH | 0.84 |
| 5 | Colorado | 0.825 |
| 6 | Louisville | 0.803 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 0.8 |
| 8 | Clemson | 0.795 |
| 9 | Mississippi St | 0.774 |
| 10 | UCLA | 0.758 |
Team Performance Ratio (TPR)
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 0.89 |
| 2 | Texas | 0.872 |
| 3 | Florida | 0.841 |
| 4 | Alabama | 0.823 |
| 5 | TCU | 0.813 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 0.809 |
| 7 | Penn State | 0.794 |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 0.787 |
| 9 | Air Force | 0.772 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 0.771 |
Margin of Victory (MOV)
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Texas | 0.889 |
| 2 | Boise St | 0.852 |
| 3 | Florida | 0.841 |
| 4 | Penn State | 0.83 |
| 5 | Alabama | 0.812 |
| 6 | TCU | 0.788 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 0.788 |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 0.771 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 0.74 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 0.74 |
Quality Wins/Losses (QWL)
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Iowa | 1 |
| 2 | Washington | 0.793 |
| 3 | North Carolina St | 0.782 |
| 4 | Boise St | 0.739 |
| 5 | Miami FL | 0.652 |
| 6 | Florida | 0.608 |
| 7 | Alabama | 0.521 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 0.521 |
| 9 | UTEP | 0.478 |
| 10 | Clemson | 0.452 |
Furthermore
Similar Posts
If you enjoyed this article, odds are you'll love the following as well.
Subscribe
Enter your e-mail address to receive new articles and/or comments directly to your inbox. Free!
This article is © 2007-2010 by De Veritate, LLC and was originally published at Clashmore Mike. This article may not be copied, distributed, or transmitted without attribution. Additionally, you may not use this article for commercial purposes or to generate derivative works without explicit written permission. Please contact us if you wish to license this content for your own use.
The Comment Box
Leave Your 2¢