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The BCS Poll
uses a SOS or Strength Of Schedule Rating in it's formula which has caused
some confusion amoungst many fans. Here is a detailed, but yet simple breakdown
of the 1999 National Champion Florida State ranking for those junkies who
really are in the need to know. At the bottom of the page you will find
an extra example as well as the 1999 Final BCS Strength Of Schedule listing
of all 114 Division I-A teams. Here is a menu for ease of navigation: |
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STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE AS EXPLAINED
BY THE BCS ORGANIZATION
The third component will be the
team's strength of schedule. This component is calculated by determining
the cumulative won/loss records of the team's opponents
and the cumulative won/loss records of
the teams' opponents' opponents. The formula
shall be weighted two-third (66 2/3%) for the opponent's record and one-third
(33 1/3%) for the opponents' opponents record. The team's schedule strength
shall be calculated to determine in which quartile
it will rank: 1-25, 26-50; 51-75; 76-100 and shall be further quantified
by its ranking within each quartile (divided by 25). For example, if a
team's schedule strength rating is 28th in the nation, that team would
receive 1.12 points (28/25 = 1.12). Should a team play a Division I-AA
opponent, only the losses of the Division I-AA team shall be used in determining
the opponent's record or the opponent's opponents' record.
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FLORIDA
STATE - OPPONENTS RECORDS
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TEAM
|
OVERALL
RECORD
|
RECORD
FOR
BCS
|
REASON
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LOUISIANA
TECH |
8-3
|
7-2
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FLORIDA
STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
SAM HOUSTON WIN DOES NOT COUNT (I-AA TEAM) |
GEORGIA
TECH |
8-3
|
8-2
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FLORIDA
STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD) |
NC
STATE |
6-6
|
5-5
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FLORIDA
STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
WILLIAM & MARY WIN DOES NOT COUNT (I-AA TEAM) |
NORTH
CAROLINA |
3-8
|
3-7
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FLORIDA
STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
FURMAN LOSS DOES COUNT (I-AA LOSSES COUNT BUT
NOT WINS) |
DUKE |
3-8
|
3-7
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FLORIDA
STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD) |
MIAMI
(FL) |
8-4
|
7-3
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FLORIDA
STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
FLORIDA A&M WIN DOES NOT COUNT (I-AA TEAM) |
WAKE
FOREST |
6-5
|
6-4
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FLORIDA
STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD) |
CLEMSON |
6-5
|
6-4
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FLORIDA
STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD) |
VIRGINIA |
7-4
|
7-3
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FLORIDA
STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD) |
MARYLAND |
5-6
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4-5
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FLORIDA
STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
WESTERN CAROLINA WIN DOES NOT COUNT (I-AA TEAM) |
FLORIDA |
9-3
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9-2
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FLORIDA
STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD) |
TOTAL: |
69-55
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65-44
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ADD
THIS TO BCS TOTAL |
65-44
OPPONENTS BCS RECORD IS A WINNING PERCENTAGE OF .5963
WHICH YOU GET BY DIVIDING 69 WINS/109 GAMES
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OPPONENTS'
OPPONENTS RECORD
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Now
do the same exact type of totals for each team Florida State played.
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FLORIDA STATE
- OPPONENTS' OPPONENTS RECORDS
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TEAM
|
RECORD
FOR BCS
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LOUISIANA
TECH |
48-49
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GEORGIA
TECH |
56-52
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NC
STATE |
60-55
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NORTH
CAROLINA |
54-47
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DUKE |
58-50
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MIAMI
(FL) |
66-46
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WAKE
FOREST |
51-58
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CLEMSON |
63-45
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VIRGINIA |
60-48
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MARYLAND |
49-58
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FLORIDA |
68-49
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TOTAL: |
633-557
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633-557
OPPONENTS' OPPONENTS BCS RECORD IS A WINNING PERCENTAGE OF .5319
WHICH YOU GET BY DIVIDING 633 WINS/1190 GAMES
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FLORIDA
STATE
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OPPONENTS RECORD
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OPPONENTS' OPPONENTS
RECORD
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RECORD
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65-44
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633-557
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WINNING
%
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0.5963302
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0.5319327
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HERE
IS THE FORMULA TO WEIGHT THE OPPONENTS WINNING PERCENTAGE BY 66
2/3%
AND THE OPPONENTS' OPPONENTS WINNING PERCENTAGE BY 33 1/3%
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BY
PLUGGING IN THE NUMBERS YOU GET:
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AFTER
COMPLETING THE CALCULATIONS FOR ALL DIVISION I-A TEAMS,
0.5749 RANKS 6TH AMOUNG THE 114 TEAMS.
6 IS
THEN DIVIDED BY 25 TO GIVE THE TOTAL THAT IS TO BE ADDED TO THE BCS
POLL.
6/25 = 0.24
0.24
IS ADDED TO THE BCS POLL TOTAL
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LOUISIANA
TECH - OPPONENTS RECORDS
|
TEAM
|
OVERALL
RECORD
|
RECORD
FOR
BCS
|
REASON
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FLORIDA
STATE |
11-0
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10-0
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LOUISIANA
TECH WIN DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD) |
TEXAS
A&M |
8-3
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7-3
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LOUISIANA
TECH WIN DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD) |
SAM
HOUSTON STATE |
6-5
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0-4
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ONLY
WINS VERSUS I-A TEAMS COUNT, I-AA LOSSES DO COUNT
LOUISIANA TECH LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD) |
ALABAMA |
10-2
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10-1
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LOUISIANA
TECH LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD) |
LOUIS
-LAFAYETTE |
2-9
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1-8
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ONLY
WINS VERSUS I-A TEAMS COUNT: MID TENN
I-AA LOSSES DO COUNT
LOUISIANA TECH LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD) |
MIDDLE
TENNESSEE |
3-8
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0-7
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ONLY
WINS VERSUS I-A TEAMS COUNT, I-AA LOSSES DO COUNT
LOUISIANA TECH LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD) |
CENTRAL
FLORIDA |
4-7
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2-6
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ONLY
WINS VERSUS I-A TEAMS COUNT: E. MICH, MID TENN
I-AA LOSSES DO COUNT
LOUISIANA TECH LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD) |
TOLEDO |
6-5
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5-4
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ONLY
WINS VERSUS 1-A TEAMS COUNT: UMASS DOES NOT COUNT
LOUISIANA TECH LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD) |
LOUIS-MONROE |
5-6
|
3-5
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ONLY
WINS VERSUS I-A TEAMS COUNT: UL-LAF, MID TEN, TULSA
I-AA LOSSES DO COUNT
LOUISIANA TECH LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD) |
UAB |
5-6
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5-5
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LOUISIANA
TECH LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD) |
SOUTHERN
CAL |
6-6
|
5-6
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LOUISIANA
TECH WIN DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD) |
TOTAL: |
66-57
|
48-49
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ADD
THIS TO BCS TOTAL |
48-49
OPPONENTS BCS RECORD IS A WINNING PERCENTAGE OF .4948
WHICH YOU GET BY DIVIDING 48 WINS/97 GAMES
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1999
FINAL BCS STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE RANKINGS
AS
OF DECEMBER 4, 1999
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OPPONENTS
RECORD |
Opponents'
Opponents |
Strength
Of Schedule |
Rank |
School |
W-L |
Pct |
W-L |
Pct |
SOS |
1 |
Alabama |
80-38 |
0.6780 |
676-610 |
0.5257 |
0.6272 |
2 |
Michigan |
67-45 |
0.5982 |
666-556 |
0.5450 |
0.5805 |
3 |
Auburn |
62-37 |
0.6263 |
547-577 |
0.4867 |
0.5797 |
4 |
Notre
Dame |
74-46 |
0.6167 |
673-672 |
0.5004 |
0.5779 |
5 |
Florida |
68-49 |
0.5812 |
733-570 |
0.5625 |
0.5750 |
6 |
Florida
State |
65-44 |
0.5963 |
633-557 |
0.5319 |
0.5749 |
7 |
Ohio
State |
70-49 |
0.5882 |
710-589 |
0.5466 |
0.5743 |
8 |
Penn
State |
72-49 |
0.5950 |
704-625 |
0.5297 |
0.5733 |
9 |
South
Carolina |
66-43 |
0.6055 |
606-587 |
0.5080 |
0.5730 |
10 |
Michigan
State |
65-47 |
0.5804 |
675-552 |
0.5501 |
0.5703 |
11 |
Clemson |
63-45 |
0.5833 |
617-572 |
0.5189 |
0.5619 |
12 |
Miami,
FL |
66-46 |
0.5893 |
628-629 |
0.4996 |
0.5594 |
13 |
Texas |
76-54 |
0.5846 |
738-721 |
0.5058 |
0.5584 |
14 |
Nebraska |
69-53 |
0.5656 |
727-630 |
0.5357 |
0.5556 |
15 |
UCLA |
64-47 |
0.5766 |
623-606 |
0.5069 |
0.5534 |
16 |
Tennessee |
60-49 |
0.5505 |
666-526 |
0.5587 |
0.5532 |
17 |
Purdue |
61-47 |
0.5648 |
638-575 |
0.5260 |
0.5519 |
18 |
Missouri |
63-46 |
0.5780 |
601-610 |
0.4963 |
0.5507 |
19 |
Temple |
63-44 |
0.5888 |
561-639 |
0.4675 |
0.5484 |
20 |
Iowa |
62-48 |
0.5636 |
627-584 |
0.5178 |
0.5483 |
21 |
Northwestern |
61-47 |
0.5648 |
601-582 |
0.5080 |
0.5459 |
22 |
Louisiana
State |
61-47 |
0.5648 |
588-580 |
0.5034 |
0.5444 |
23 |
Virginia |
60-48 |
0.5556 |
605-563 |
0.5180 |
0.5430 |
24 |
California |
61-51 |
0.5446 |
648-592 |
0.5226 |
0.5373 |
25 |
Washington |
60-50 |
0.5455 |
633-584 |
0.5201 |
0.5370 |
26 |
Duke |
58-50 |
0.5370 |
622-569 |
0.5223 |
0.5321 |
27 |
Illinois |
57-51 |
0.5278 |
639-553 |
0.5361 |
0.5305 |
28 |
Texas
A&M |
58-51 |
0.5321 |
619-595 |
0.5099 |
0.5247 |
29 |
Oklahoma
State |
60-50 |
0.5455 |
585-630 |
0.4815 |
0.5241 |
30 |
Cincinnati |
56-44 |
0.5600 |
516-629 |
0.4507 |
0.5236 |
31 |
Colorado |
57-50 |
0.5327 |
598-604 |
0.4975 |
0.5210 |
32 |
Vanderbilt |
58-51 |
0.5321 |
571-574 |
0.4987 |
0.5210 |
33 |
UAB |
57-48 |
0.5429 |
547-600 |
0.4769 |
0.5209 |
34 |
North
Carolina |
54-47 |
0.5347 |
564-581 |
0.4926 |
0.5206 |
35 |
Brigham
Young |
55-50 |
0.5238 |
586-554 |
0.5140 |
0.5206 |
36 |
North
Carolina State |
60-55 |
0.5217 |
649-621 |
0.5110 |
0.5182 |
37 |
Arizona |
63-57 |
0.5250 |
667-660 |
0.5026 |
0.5175 |
38 |
Southern
Cal |
62-58 |
0.5167 |
692-647 |
0.5168 |
0.5167 |
39 |
Washington
State |
63-55 |
0.5339 |
630-681 |
0.4805 |
0.5161 |
40 |
Southern
Miss |
56-50 |
0.5283 |
556-582 |
0.4886 |
0.5151 |
41 |
Georgia
Tech |
56-52 |
0.5185 |
603-589 |
0.5059 |
0.5143 |
42 |
Colorado
State |
55-50 |
0.5238 |
547-579 |
0.4858 |
0.5111 |
43 |
Arizona
State |
57-56 |
0.5044 |
644-598 |
0.5185 |
0.5091 |
44 |
Oregon |
56-57 |
0.4956 |
653-584 |
0.5279 |
0.5063 |
45 |
New
Mexico |
52-46 |
0.5306 |
497-592 |
0.4564 |
0.5059 |
46 |
San
Diego State |
52-49 |
0.5149 |
536-568 |
0.4855 |
0.5051 |
47 |
Kentucky |
54-52 |
0.5094 |
566-575 |
0.4961 |
0.5050 |
48 |
Stanford |
55-58 |
0.4867 |
674-579 |
0.5379 |
0.5038 |
49 |
West
Virginia |
56-52 |
0.5185 |
565-633 |
0.4716 |
0.5029 |
50 |
Wyoming |
52-48 |
0.5200 |
491-571 |
0.4623 |
0.5008 |
51 |
Minnesota |
50-50 |
0.5000 |
570-569 |
0.5004 |
0.5001 |
52 |
Rutgers |
55-56 |
0.4955 |
618-604 |
0.5057 |
0.4989 |
53 |
Virginia
Tech |
50-51 |
0.4950 |
577-563 |
0.5061 |
0.4987 |
54 |
Oregon
State |
52-52 |
0.5000 |
587-599 |
0.4949 |
0.4983 |
55 |
Indiana |
52-56 |
0.4815 |
628-555 |
0.5309 |
0.4979 |
56 |
Memphis |
53-54 |
0.4953 |
579-578 |
0.5004 |
0.4970 |
57 |
Baylor |
56-54 |
0.5091 |
574-642 |
0.4720 |
0.4967 |
58 |
Georgia |
50-55 |
0.4762 |
630-543 |
0.5371 |
0.4965 |
59 |
Rice |
56-53 |
0.5138 |
556-648 |
0.4618 |
0.4964 |
60 |
Arkansas |
49-53 |
0.4804 |
587-551 |
0.5158 |
0.4922 |
61 |
Mississippi |
51-57 |
0.4722 |
617-551 |
0.5283 |
0.4909 |
62 |
Utah
State |
51-46 |
0.5258 |
450-621 |
0.4202 |
0.4906 |
63 |
Kansas
State |
52-60 |
0.4643 |
658-570 |
0.5358 |
0.4881 |
64 |
Air
Force |
50-51 |
0.4950 |
525-582 |
0.4743 |
0.4881 |
65 |
Wake
Forest |
51-58 |
0.4679 |
627-560 |
0.5282 |
0.4880 |
66 |
Iowa
State |
53-56 |
0.4862 |
581-603 |
0.4907 |
0.4877 |
67 |
Louisiana
Tech |
48-49 |
0.4948 |
520-582 |
0.4719 |
0.4872 |
68 |
Utah |
50-53 |
0.4854 |
549-576 |
0.4880 |
0.4863 |
69 |
UTEP |
57-57 |
0.5000 |
578-690 |
0.4558 |
0.4853 |
70 |
Syracuse |
51-55 |
0.4811 |
581-601 |
0.4915 |
0.4846 |
71 |
Mississippi
State |
48-57 |
0.4571 |
623-537 |
0.5371 |
0.4838 |
72 |
Pittsburgh |
51-58 |
0.4679 |
619-585 |
0.5141 |
0.4833 |
73 |
Kansas |
53-60 |
0.4690 |
641-620 |
0.5083 |
0.4821 |
74 |
Maryland |
49-58 |
0.4579 |
591-544 |
0.5207 |
0.4789 |
75 |
Wisconsin |
47-56 |
0.4563 |
595-544 |
0.5224 |
0.4783 |
76 |
Oklahoma |
49-59 |
0.4537 |
602-572 |
0.5128 |
0.4734 |
77 |
Louisville |
48-54 |
0.4706 |
534-581 |
0.4789 |
0.4734 |
78 |
Western
Michigan |
54-56 |
0.4909 |
521-705 |
0.4250 |
0.4689 |
79 |
Nevada |
49-54 |
0.4757 |
493-624 |
0.4414 |
0.4643 |
80 |
Tulane |
50-57 |
0.4673 |
535-633 |
0.4580 |
0.4642 |
81 |
Army |
50-57 |
0.4673 |
533-638 |
0.4552 |
0.4632 |
82 |
Houston |
47-62 |
0.4312 |
592-571 |
0.5090 |
0.4571 |
83 |
East
Carolina |
45-64 |
0.4128 |
622-564 |
0.5245 |
0.4500 |
84 |
Texas
Tech |
46-63 |
0.4220 |
601-605 |
0.4983 |
0.4475 |
85 |
San
Jose State |
42-53 |
0.4421 |
465-550 |
0.4581 |
0.4474 |
86 |
Eastern
Michigan |
48-57 |
0.4571 |
489-672 |
0.4212 |
0.4452 |
87 |
Fresno
State |
47-60 |
0.4393 |
552-662 |
0.4547 |
0.4444 |
88 |
Navy |
50-69 |
0.4202 |
625-692 |
0.4746 |
0.4383 |
89 |
UNLV |
43-62 |
0.4095 |
561-578 |
0.4925 |
0.4372 |
90 |
Kent |
48-61 |
0.4404 |
489-671 |
0.4216 |
0.4341 |
91 |
New
Mexico State |
40-56 |
0.4167 |
480-548 |
0.4669 |
0.4334 |
92 |
Tulsa |
43-57 |
0.4300 |
486-629 |
0.4359 |
0.4320 |
93 |
Marshall |
48-66 |
0.4211 |
537-650 |
0.4524 |
0.4315 |
94 |
Central
Florida |
43-60 |
0.4175 |
483-578 |
0.4552 |
0.4301 |
95 |
Boston
College |
43-66 |
0.3945 |
580-582 |
0.4991 |
0.4294 |
96 |
Buffalo |
44-53 |
0.4536 |
410-685 |
0.3744 |
0.4272 |
97 |
Southern
Methodist |
40-55 |
0.4211 |
449-583 |
0.4351 |
0.4257 |
98 |
Toledo |
43-56 |
0.4343 |
456-662 |
0.4079 |
0.4255 |
99 |
Ohio |
43-59 |
0.4216 |
480-635 |
0.4305 |
0.4245 |
100 |
Boise
State |
40-58 |
0.4082 |
481-641 |
0.4287 |
0.4150 |
101 |
Hawaii |
47-70 |
0.4017 |
552-701 |
0.4405 |
0.4147 |
102 |
Ball
State |
43-63 |
0.4057 |
486-667 |
0.4215 |
0.4109 |
103 |
Arkansas
State |
40-59 |
0.4040 |
457-621 |
0.4239 |
0.4107 |
104 |
Miami,
OH |
42-66 |
0.3889 |
522-639 |
0.4496 |
0.4091 |
105 |
Bowling
Green |
41-59 |
0.4100 |
442-683 |
0.3929 |
0.4043 |
106 |
Texas
Christian |
40-66 |
0.3774 |
533-635 |
0.4563 |
0.4037 |
107 |
Akron |
40-71 |
0.3604 |
548-636 |
0.4628 |
0.3945 |
108 |
LA-Monroe |
36-61 |
0.3711 |
433-581 |
0.4270 |
0.3898 |
109 |
Idaho |
32-57 |
0.3596 |
451-572 |
0.4409 |
0.3867 |
110 |
LA-Lafayette |
35-62 |
0.3608 |
477-620 |
0.4348 |
0.3855 |
111 |
North
Texas |
37-67 |
0.3558 |
498-622 |
0.4446 |
0.3854 |
112 |
Central
Michigan |
37-70 |
0.3458 |
470-642 |
0.4227 |
0.3714 |
113 |
Northern
Illinois |
31-70 |
0.3069 |
491-628 |
0.4388 |
0.3509 |
114 |
Middle
Tennessee |
29-55 |
0.3452 |
328-631 |
0.3420 |
0.3442 |
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