Top 25 Programs of the CFP Era

[ericd7633]

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Ohio State
4. Oklahoma
5. Florida State
6. Wisconsin
7. Michigan State
8. Stanford
9. TCU
10. Utah
11. Oregon
12. Washington
13. USC
14. Baylor
15. Georgia
16. Houston
17. Boise State
18. Florida
19. Iowa
20. Michigan
21. Oklahoma State
22. Ole Miss
23. Louisville
24. Western Michigan
25. LSU

 

[Deep Creek]

But, only 8 have occupied the 12 available spots in the CFP thus far...with Bama, tOSU and Clem occupying over half of those 12 with 7. By conference, the B1G has 3 slots, SEC 3 slots, ACC 3 slots, PAC 12 2 slots and Big 12 1 slot.

1. Alabama (3)
2. Clemson (2)
3. Ohio State (2)
4. Oklahoma (1)
5. Florida State (1)
6. Wisconsin
7. Michigan State (1)
8. Stanford
9. TCU
10. Utah
11. Oregon (1)
12. Washington (1)
13. USC
14. Baylor
15. Georgia
16. Houston
17. Boise State
18. Florida
19. Iowa
20. Michigan
21. Oklahoma State
22. Ole Miss
23. Louisville
24. Western Michigan
25. LSU

 

[ericd7633]

But, only 8 have occupied the 12 available spots in the CFP thus far...with Bama, tOSU and Clem occupying over half of those 12 with 7. By conference, the B1G has 3 slots, SEC 3 slots, ACC 3 slots, PAC 12 2 slots and Big 12 1 slot.

1. Alabama (3)
2. Clemson (2)
3. Ohio State (2)
4. Oklahoma (1)
5. Florida State (1)
6. Wisconsin
7. Michigan State (1)
8. Stanford
9. TCU
10. Utah
11. Oregon (1)
12. Washington (1)
13. USC
14. Baylor
15. Georgia
16. Houston
17. Boise State
18. Florida
19. Iowa
20. Michigan
21. Oklahoma State
22. Ole Miss
23. Louisville
24. Western Michigan
25. LSU

That's partly why I have Michigan State, Oregon and Washington where I do because of them playing in the CFP, despite not having a winning % that would correlate to where they are ranked.

 

[Deep Creek]

That's partly why I have Michigan State, Oregon and Washington where I do because of them playing in the CFP, despite not having a winning % that would correlate to where they are ranked.

I figured as much. And 2014 boosted TCU and Baylor up further than they are presently. But, with three years of data it is probably pretty close. Some trending up, others down.

After the first five, person could rank the next several in nearly any order and be able to justify it. Not really a lot of difference in that period of time between Wisky, Stanford, USC, Utah, etal.

 

[7Samurai13]

Just waiting for Michigan fans to this

 

[Across The Field]

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Ohio State
4. Oklahoma
5. Florida State
6. Wisconsin
7. Michigan State
8. Stanford
9. TCU
10. Utah
11. Oregon
12. Washington
13. USC
14. Baylor
15. Georgia
16. Houston
17. Boise State
18. Florida
19. Iowa
20. Michigan
21. Oklahoma State
22. Ole Miss
23. Louisville
24. Western Michigan
25. LSU

Not a fan of standing up for michigan, but having them 5 spots behind Georgia is baseless. Georgia hasn't even come close to sniffing a CFP berth, finishing the CFP rankings 13th, UR, and UR. I'd say Iowa, Houston, and Oklahoma State should also be ranked ahead of them. Hell, even Florida.

 

[theboardref]

Baylor was 7-6 last year so yeah they are way to high.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Georgia at 15 is WAY too high.

They had a top 10 season that first season of the playoffs, but not ranked at all the last two seasons.

 

[Olyduck]

But, only 8 have occupied the 12 available spots in the CFP thus far...with Bama, tOSU and Clem occupying over half of those 12 with 7. By conference, the B1G has 3 slots, SEC 3 slots, ACC 3 slots, PAC 12 2 slots and Big 12 1 slot.

1. Alabama (3)
2. Clemson (2)
3. Ohio State (2)
4. Oklahoma (1)
5. Florida State (1)
6. Wisconsin
7. Michigan State (1)
8. Stanford
9. TCU
10. Utah
11. Oregon (1)
12. Washington (1)
13. USC
14. Baylor
15. Georgia
16. Houston
17. Boise State
18. Florida
19. Iowa
20. Michigan
21. Oklahoma State
22. Ole Miss
23. Louisville
24. Western Michigan
25. LSU

So Oregon with an overall 3 year run of 26-14 a playoff appearance and win and a NCG appearance is behind 28-12 Utah with no Play off appearances, 28-10 TCU with no appearances, 30-10 Stanford and no appearances, is 5 spots behind 26-13 Michigan State with 1 appearance and loss? and 33-7 (better overall record) Florida state (same amount of play off appearances and lost to Oregon)

 

[Deep Creek]

So Oregon with an overall 3 year run of 26-14 a playoff appearance and win and a NCG appearance is behind 28-12 Utah with no Play off appearances, 28-10 TCU with no appearances, 30-10 Stanford and no appearances, is 5 spots behind 26-13 Michigan State with 1 appearance and loss? and 33-7 (better overall record) Florida state (same amount of play off appearances and lost to Oregon)

Oregon, Washington, Michigan State, Oklahoma and Florida State all have one CFP appearance. If that is the only qualification criteria @ericd7633 used, then yeah, they should all be ahead of Wisky, Stanford, TCU, etal. But, I don't think that was his sole criteria.

 

[Olyduck]

Oregon, Washington, Michigan State, Oklahoma and Florida State all have one CFP appearance. If that is the only qualification criteria @ericd7633 used, then yeah, they should all be ahead of Wisky, Stanford, TCU, etal. But, I don't think that was his sole criteria.

That's why I included records and if they won or lost their Playoff games.

 

[ericd7633]

Not a fan of standing up for michigan, but having them 5 spots behind Georgia is baseless. Georgia hasn't even come close to sniffing a CFP berth, finishing the CFP rankings 13th, UR, and UR. I'd say Iowa, Houston, and Oklahoma State should also be ranked ahead of them. Hell, even Florida.

The middle was tough. Georgia has a better win %, more wins, has finished higher ranked at the end of the year than any Michigan team has, and doesn't have a season below .500.

 

[ericd7633]

Georgia at 15 is WAY too high.

They had a top 10 season that first season of the playoffs, but not ranked at all the last two seasons.

They finished 24th in the coaches poll in 2015. 8-5 isn't a great record, but if its your worst record in the 3 year time frame, that's pretty damn good/consistent.

 

[ericd7633]

Baylor was 7-6 last year so yeah they are way to high.

Baylor was 21-5 in 2014 & 2015. But are certainly trending down.

 

[Chewbaccer]

They finished 24th in the coaches poll in 2015. 8-5 isn't a great record, but if its your worst record in the 3 year time frame, that's pretty damn good/consistent.

Back end of the poll maybe, but not top 15 IMO, especially since Florida has won the East in two of those seasons and is 3-0 against Georgia since the CFP started, and you have them ranked below Georgia.

 

[ericd7633]

Back end of the poll maybe, but not top 15 IMO, especially since Florida has won the East in two of those seasons and is 3-0 against Georgia since the CFP started, and you have them ranked below Georgia.

I can see why putting Florida ahead of UGA makes sense. UGA does have a better winning %, but 2 of those losses are because they played an extra game against Bama. You could flop them and I'd be fine with that. But I don't think I'd drop them below Iowa/Michigan.

 

[Rolltide94]

Alabama #1, Auburn not on the list...I approve this message.

 

[iowajerms]

My Top 30

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Ohio State
4. Florida State
5. Oklahoma
6. Stanford
7. Wisconsin
8. TCU
9. Oregon
10. Baylor
11. Georgia
12. USC
13. Michigan State
14. Utah
15. Michigan
16. Florida
17. Iowa
18. Oklahoma State
19. Penn State
20. Ole Miss
21. Washington
22. Mississippi State
23. West Virginia
24. Houston
25. Boise State
26. North Carolina
27. Western Kentucky
28. Western Michigan
29. San Diego State
30. Navy

To save time, I only compared teams that finished in the AP Top 25 that won 10+ games. I know it is not a great way, but I will probably do another one later. I know it is not the best one.

 

[4down20]

3 years is a lot of data to try and manage in my head for a whole playoff era top25.

But as far as rating teams based on how they've done in the playoffs thus far:

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Ohio St
4. Oregon
5. Florida St
6. Oklahoma
7. Washington
8. Michigan St

 

[BTHOtu]

Top 25 at week 6 of CFP era

So my team could be in the list