DarrenTheGreek
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I wanted to breakdown the resume of all the 0 and 1 loss power 5 teams and see how I’d rank them.
The 11 teams with zero or one loss have a combined 36 victories against teams above .500.
6 wins – LSU
5 wins – Ohio State
4 wins – Oregon, Utah
3 wins – Minnesota, Penn State, Baylor, Georgia
2 wins – Oklahoma, Alabama
1 win - Clemson
14 of these 36 victories have come against teams ranked in the top 25 of the AP. Thus we can get an idea of who has the better wins. I'll call these “impressive wins”. Here are how those victories rank:
1. LSU over #4 Alabama
2. Minnesota over #9 Penn State
T3. Georgia over #11 Florida
T3. LSU over #11 Florida
5. LSU over #13 Auburn
6. Penn State over #14 Michigan
7. Ohio State over #15 Wisconsin
8. Georgia over #16 Notre Dame
9. Ohio State over #17 Cincinnati
T10. LSU over #22 Texas
T10. Oklahoma over #22 Texas
12. Penn State over #23 Iowa
13. Ohio State over #24 Indiana
14. Baylor over #26 Okie State
Now we rank the 6 losses from best to worst.
“Good” loss
1. Alabama vs #1 LSU
2. Penn State @ #7 Minnesota
3. Oregon vs #13 Auburn
“OK” loss
4. Oklahoma @ K-State
5. Utah @ USC
“Bad” loss
6. Georgia vs South Carolina
Finally, we put all the resume’s together and I’ll give my ranking based on that.
1. LSU – 6 wins against +.500 teams. Has the #1, #3, #5 and #10 most impressive wins, 0 losses.
2. Ohio State – 5 wins against +.500 teams. Has the #7, #9 and #13 most impressive wins, 0 losses.
3. Minnesota – 3 wins against +.500 teams. Has the #2 most impressive win. 0 losses
4. Baylor – 3 wins against +.500 teams. Has the #14 most impressive win. 0 losses
5. Penn State – 3 wins against +.500 teams. Has the #6 and #12 most impressive wins, 2nd best loss
6. Clemson – 1 win against +.500 teams. No impressive wins. 0 losses
7. Alabama – 2 wins against +.500 teams. No impressive wins. Best loss
8. Georgia – 3 wins against +.500 teams. Has the #3 and #8 most impressive wins. 6th best loss (i.e., “bad” loss)
9. Oregon – 4 wins against +.500 teams. No impressive wins, 3rd best loss
10. Oklahoma – 2 wins against +.500 teams. Has the #10 most impressive win. 4th best loss
11. Utah – 4 wins against +.500 teams. No impressive wins, 5th best loss
The 11 teams with zero or one loss have a combined 36 victories against teams above .500.
6 wins – LSU
5 wins – Ohio State
4 wins – Oregon, Utah
3 wins – Minnesota, Penn State, Baylor, Georgia
2 wins – Oklahoma, Alabama
1 win - Clemson
14 of these 36 victories have come against teams ranked in the top 25 of the AP. Thus we can get an idea of who has the better wins. I'll call these “impressive wins”. Here are how those victories rank:
1. LSU over #4 Alabama
2. Minnesota over #9 Penn State
T3. Georgia over #11 Florida
T3. LSU over #11 Florida
5. LSU over #13 Auburn
6. Penn State over #14 Michigan
7. Ohio State over #15 Wisconsin
8. Georgia over #16 Notre Dame
9. Ohio State over #17 Cincinnati
T10. LSU over #22 Texas
T10. Oklahoma over #22 Texas
12. Penn State over #23 Iowa
13. Ohio State over #24 Indiana
14. Baylor over #26 Okie State
Now we rank the 6 losses from best to worst.
“Good” loss
1. Alabama vs #1 LSU
2. Penn State @ #7 Minnesota
3. Oregon vs #13 Auburn
“OK” loss
4. Oklahoma @ K-State
5. Utah @ USC
“Bad” loss
6. Georgia vs South Carolina
Finally, we put all the resume’s together and I’ll give my ranking based on that.
1. LSU – 6 wins against +.500 teams. Has the #1, #3, #5 and #10 most impressive wins, 0 losses.
2. Ohio State – 5 wins against +.500 teams. Has the #7, #9 and #13 most impressive wins, 0 losses.
3. Minnesota – 3 wins against +.500 teams. Has the #2 most impressive win. 0 losses
4. Baylor – 3 wins against +.500 teams. Has the #14 most impressive win. 0 losses
5. Penn State – 3 wins against +.500 teams. Has the #6 and #12 most impressive wins, 2nd best loss
6. Clemson – 1 win against +.500 teams. No impressive wins. 0 losses
7. Alabama – 2 wins against +.500 teams. No impressive wins. Best loss
8. Georgia – 3 wins against +.500 teams. Has the #3 and #8 most impressive wins. 6th best loss (i.e., “bad” loss)
9. Oregon – 4 wins against +.500 teams. No impressive wins, 3rd best loss
10. Oklahoma – 2 wins against +.500 teams. Has the #10 most impressive win. 4th best loss
11. Utah – 4 wins against +.500 teams. No impressive wins, 5th best loss