Sunday, October 30, 2022

2022 NCAA FBS Top 25 Ranking for Week 09

Using aggregate data provided from www.cfbstats.com, the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model currently most productive NCAA FBS team is the Ohio State University!

If you are interested, here are the details of the Complex Invasion College Football production model.

Rank Team
1 Ohio State
2 Georgia
3 Michigan
4 Tennessee
5 Mississippi
6 Alabama
7 Oregon
8 USC
9 Illinois
10 Minnesota
11 UCLA
12 UCF
13 TCU
14 Utah
15 Texas
16 Western Kentucky
17 Appalachian State
18 Syracuse
19 South Alabama
20 Washington
21 Kansas State
22 Baylor
23 Florida State
24 Cincinnati
25 Clemson

2022 Prior NCAA FBS Top 25 Rankings

2022 NCAA FBS Top 25 Ranking for Week 2

 

 

Monday, October 24, 2022

2022 NCAA FBS Top 25 Ranking for Week 08

Using aggregate data provided from www.cfbstats.com, the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model currently most productive NCAA FBS team is the Ohio State University!

If you are interested, here are the details of the Complex Invasion College Football production model.

Rank Team
1 Ohio State
2 Georgia
3 Michigan
4 Alabama
5 Mississippi
6 Tennessee
7 Oregon
8 Western Kentucky
9 Syracuse
10 USC
11 Texas
12 Illinois
13 Washington
14 Minnesota
15 Utah
16 UCF
17 Cincinnati
18 TCU
19 Clemson
20 UCLA
21 South Alabama
22 LSU
23 Maryland
24 Tulane
25 Wake Forest

2022 Prior NCAA FBS Top 25 Rankings

2022 NCAA FBS Top 25 Ranking for Week 2

Monday, October 17, 2022

2022 NCAA FBS Top 25 Ranking for Week 07

Using aggregate data provided from www.cfbstats.com, the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model currently most productive NCAA FBS team is the University of Georgia!

If you are interested, here are the details of the Complex Invasion College Football production model.

Rank Team
1 Georgia
2 Michigan
3 Ohio State
4 Mississippi
5 USC
6 Alabama
7 Minnesota
8 Texas
9 UCF
10 Utah
11 UCLA
12 Syracuse
13 Illinois
14 Western Kentucky
15 Oregon
16 TCU
17 Tennessee
18 Cincinnati
19 Washington
20 Clemson
21 Tulane
22 Air Force
23 UAB
24 Mississippi State
25 South Alabama

2022 Prior NCAA FBS Top 25 Rankings

2022 NCAA FBS Top 25 Ranking for Week 2

Sunday, October 9, 2022

2022 NCAA FBS Top 25 Ranking for Week 06

Using aggregate data provided from www.cfbstats.com, the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model currently most productive NCAA FBS team is the Ohio State University!

If you are interested, here are the details of the Complex Invasion College Football production model.

Rank Team
1 Ohio State
2 Michigan
3 Georgia
4 Mississippi
5 Minnesota
6 Alabama
7 Texas
8 USC
9 Oregon
10 UCLA
11 Utah
12 Western Kentucky
13 Tennessee
14 Washington
15 Cincinnati
16 Syracuse
17 TCU
18 Mississippi State
19 Clemson
20 Coastal Carolina
21 Illinois
22 Tulane
23 South Alabama
24 Kansas State
25 Wake Forest

2022 Prior NCAA FBS Top 25 Rankings

2022 NCAA FBS Top 25 Ranking for Week 2

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Wisconsin Fired Head Football Coach Paul Chryst

Earlier this week, head football coach Paul Chryst was fired from Wisconsin.  Chryst was 67-26 in about eight and a half seasons at the helm of the Badgers.  Here is a look at the Wisconsin football program since 2008 (the first year that of complete data I have).  This time period only covers the last five seasons of head football coach Bret Bielema (2008-2012), Gary Anderson (2013-2014), and Paul  Chryst (2015-2022*).  After the figure below is a more detailed look at the Wisconsin Badgers football program during head coach Chryst's tenure based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.  (The vertical school color bars represent seasons where head coaches changed).

Paul Chryst (2015-2022*) [contract]

2015
Wisconsin finished the regular season at 9-3, and defeated by #51 ranked Southern California in their post-season bowl game by a score of (23-21).  The Badgers played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS).  An average SOS means that the Badgers' SOS was within plus or minus one standard deviation of the "league" SOS.  Wisconsin's best regular season victory was against #58 ranked Illinois (24-13) and their worst loss was to #64 ranked Northwestern (7-13).  Wisconsin was the #20 ranked team overall, with the #70 ranked offense and the #3 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2016 BIG 10 Runner-up
Wisconsin finished the regular season at 10-2, and were defeated by #12 ranked Penn State in their conference title game by a score of (31-38).  Wisconsin was victorious in their post-season bowl game against #8 ranked Western Michigan by a score of (24-16) to finish at 11-3 overall.  The Badgers played against a “tougher” strength of schedule (SOS).  A "tougher" SOS means that the Badgers' SOS was between one and two standard deviations below of the "league" SOS.  Wisconsin's best regular season victory was against #7 ranked LSU (16-14) and their worst loss was to #4 ranked Michigan by a score of  (7-14).  Wisconsin was the #18 ranked team overall, with the #59 ranked offense and the #8 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2017 BIG 10 Runner-up
The Badgers finished the regular season 12-0!  They played #2 ranked Ohio State in the Big 10 conference championship game were they were defeated by a score (21-27).  The Badgers played #19 ranked Miami (FL) in their post-season bowl game and were victorious by a score of (34-24) to finish the season at 13-1.  Wisconsin played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS).  Wisconsin's best win was against #9 ranked Florida Atlantic by a score of (31-14) and they were not defeated during the regular season.  Wisconsin was the #7 ranked team overall, with the #20 ranked offense and the #4 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2018
Wisconsin finished the regular season at 7-5, and again defeated by #19 ranked Miami (FL) in their post-season bowl game, this time by a score of (35-3).  The Badgers played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS).  Wisconsin's best regular season victory was against #15 ranked Iowa (28-17) and their worst loss was to #84 ranked Northwestern (17-31).  Wisconsin was the #26 ranked team overall, with the #32 ranked offense and the #28 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2019 BIG 10 Runner-up
The Badgers finished the regular season at 10-2, where they played #1 ranked Ohio State and were defeated by a score of 921-34).  In their post-season bowl game the Badgers were defeated by #5 ranked Oregon (27-28) .  Wisconsin played against a “tougher” strength of schedule (SOS).  Wisconsin's best win was against #20 ranked Minnesota by a score of (38-17) and their worst loss was to #74 ranked Illinois by a score of (23-24).  Wisconsin was the #12 ranked team overall, with the #15 ranked offense and the #16 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

2020
Wisconsin finished the COVID-19 shortened regular season at 3-3, playing against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS).  They defeated #48 ranked Wake Forest (42-28) in their post-season bowl game.  Wisconsin's best regular season victory was against #77 ranked Minnesota by a score of (20-17) and their worst loss was to #39 ranked Indiana by a score of (6-14).  Wisconsin was the #61 ranked team overall, with the #92 ranked offense and the #23 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2021
The Badgers finished the regular season at 8-4, and defeated  #47 ranked Arizona State in their post-season bowl game to finish the season at 9-4.  Wisconsin played against a “tougher” strength of schedule (SOS).  Wisconsin's best win was against #37 ranked Purdue by a score of (30-13) and their worst loss was to #40 ranked Minnesota by a score of (13-23).  Wisconsin was the #17 ranked team overall, with the #58 ranked offense and the #2 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2022*
After the Badgers started at 2-3, Chryst was fired.  Wisconsin currently has played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS).  Wisconsin's best win was against #123 ranked New Mexico State by a score of (66-7) and their current worst loss was #54 ranked Washington State by a score of (14-17).  Wisconsin is currently the #53 ranked team overall, with the #66 ranked offense and the #58 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 

2022 NCAA FBS Head Coaching Changes

Geoff Collins and Georgia Tech
Karl Dorrell and Colorado

Monday, October 3, 2022

Colorado Fires Head Football Coach Dorrell

Yesterday, the University of Colorado fired head football coach Karl Dorrell.  Dorrell was 8-15 in about two and a third seasons at the helm of the Buffaloes.  Here is a look at the Colorado football program since 2008 (the first year that of complete data I have).  This time period covers the last three seasons of head football coach Dan Hawkins (2008-2010), Jon Embree (2011-2012), Mike MacIntyre (2013-2018), Mel Tucker (2019) and Karl Dorrell (2019-2022*).  After the figure below is a more detailed look at the Colorado Buffaloes football program during head coach Dorrell's tenure based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.  (The vertical school color bars represent seasons where head coaches changed).

Karl Dorrell (2020 - 2022*) [contract]

2020
Colorado finished the COVID-19 shortened regular season at 4-1, and was defeated by #12 ranked Texas in their post-season bowl game to finish 4-2 overall.  The Buffaloes played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS); meaning that Colorado's SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation from the "leagues" average SOS.  Colorado's best regular season victory was against #44 ranked UCLA by a score of (48-42) and their worst loss was to #62 ranked Utah by a score of (21-38).  Colorado was the #75 ranked team overall, with the #93 ranked offense and the #41 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2021
The Buffaloes finished the regular season at 4-8,while playing against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS).  Colorado's best win was against #65 ranked Oregon State by a score of (37-34) and their worst loss was to #99 ranked Southern California by a score of (14-37).  Colorado was the #114 ranked team overall, with the #127 ranked offense and the #84 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2022*
After the Buffaloes started at 0-5, Dorrell was fired.  Colorado currently has played against a “much tougher” strength of schedule (SOS).  Colorado's currently worst loss was to #72 ranked Arizona by a score of (20-43).  Colorado is currently the #130 ranked team overall, with the #127 ranked offense and the #126 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

2022 NCAA FBS Head Coaching Changes

Sunday, October 2, 2022

2022 NCAA FBS Top 25 Ranking for Week 05

Using aggregate data provided from www.cfbstats.com, the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model currently most productive NCAA FBS team is the Ohio State University!

If you are interested, here are the details of the Complex Invasion College Football production model.

Rank Team
1 Ohio State
2 Alabama
3 Georgia
4 Minnesota
5 Mississippi
6 Michigan
7 USC
8 Utah
9 UCLA
10 Western Kentucky
11 Syracuse
12 South Alabama
13 Washington
14 Cincinnati
15 TCU
16 Tennessee
17 Kansas
18 Oregon
19 Illinois
20 Coastal Carolina
21 Clemson
22 Penn State
23 Mississippi State
24 Texas
25 Baylor

2022 Prior NCAA FBS Top 25 Rankings

2022 NCAA FBS Top 25 Ranking for Week 2

Saturday, October 1, 2022

Georgia Tech Fires Head Coach Geoff Collins

With Hurricane Ian now behind us, let me catch up on NCAA FBS head coaching news.  On Monday of this week, Georgia Tech fired head football coach Geoff Collins.  Collins was 10-28 in slightly over three seasons at the helm of the Yellow Jackets.  Here is a look at the Georgia Tech football program since 2008 (the first year that of complete data I have).  This time period only covers head football coach Paul Johnson (2008-2018), and Geoff Collins (2019-2022*).  After the figure below is a more detailed look at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket football program during head coach Collins' tenure based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.  (The vertical school color bars represent seasons where head coaches changed).

Geoff Collins (2019-2022*) [contract

2019
The Yellow Jackets finished the regular season at 3-9 while playing against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS).  An average SOS means that the Yellow Jackets SOS was within plus or minus one standard deviation of the "league" SOS. Georgia Tech's best win was against #33 ranked Miami (FL) by a score of (28-21) and their worst loss was to FCS Citadel by a score of (24-27).  Georgia Tech was the #104 ranked team overall, with the #111 ranked offense and the #78 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

2020
Georgia Tech finished the COVID-19 shortened regular season at 3-7, playing against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS).  Georgia Tech's best regular season victory was against #53 ranked Louisville by a score of (46-27) and their worst loss was to #120 ranked Syracuse by a score of (20-37).  Georgia Tech was the #102 ranked team overall, with the #54 ranked offense and the #116 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2021
The Yellow Jackets finished the regular season at 3-9,while playing against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS).  Georgia Tech's best win was against #60 ranked North Carolina by a score of (45-22) and their worst loss was to #91 ranked Virginia Tech by a score of (17-26).  Georgia Tech was the #104 ranked team overall, with the #101 ranked offense and the #110 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 
2022*
After the Yellow Jackets started at 1-3, Collins was fired.  Georgia Tech currently has played against a “tougher” strength of schedule (SOS).  Georgia Tech's only win was against FCS Western Carolina by a score of (35-17) and their current worst loss was #38 ranked UCF by a score of (10-27).  Georgia Tech is currently the #112 ranked team overall, with the #121 ranked offense and the #80 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.
 

2022 NCAA FBS Head Coaching Changes