Sunday, January 16, 2011

Power Points vs Rivals

Here are the final rankings for all 120 FBS teams in the Power Points Standings (all games), Power Points Standings (FBS games only), and the Rivals.com Top 120 respectively.

Auburn 1 1 1
Oklahoma 2 2 7
Texas Christian 3 3 3
Boise State 4 4 6
Ohio State 5 5 5
Louisiana State 6 7 8
Stanford 7 6 4
Oregon 8 8 2
Oklahoma State 9 9 9
Nevada 10 11 17
Arkansas 11 12 12
Michigan State 12 13 13
Wisconsin 13 15 11
Missouri 14 14 15
Virginia Tech 15 10 14
Alabama 16 16 10
Texas A&M 17 17 19
Florida State 18 18 16
Utah 19 19 18
South Carolina 20 21 23
Notre Dame 21 20 28
Nebraska 22 22 21
North Carolina State 23 23 22
Mississippi State 24 24 20
Tulsa 25 25 33
Hawaii 26 27 47
West Virginia 27 28 31
Central Florida 28 26 24
Air Force 29 29 26
Northern Illinois 30 30 29
Maryland 31 32 30
Florida 32 31 35
Iowa 33 33 27
Navy 34 34 43
Miami-Ohio 35 36 54
San Diego State 36 35 25
Pittsburgh 37 38 37
Southern California 38 39 32
Texas Tech 39 37 44
North Carolina 40 41 34
Washington 41 40 53
Connecticut 42 46 36
Illinois 43 43 40
Michigan 44 42 42
Miami-Florida 45 44 45
Penn State 46 48 41
Fresno State 47 49 66
Arizona 48 45 38
Temple 49 50 73
South Florida 50 51 39
Brigham Young 51 47 59
Toledo 52 53 74
Boston College 53 58 52
Baylor 54 52 46
Syracuse 55 61 48
Southern Mississippi 56 56 57
Oregon State 57 60 61
Kansas State 58 55 49
Troy 59 54 71
Ohio 60 57 72
Southern Methodist 61 62 65
East Carolina 62 59 75
Clemson 63 64 60
Arizona State 64 65 58
Louisville 65 69 55
Iowa State 66 66 68
Northwestern 67 67 50
Florida International 68 63 70
Georgia 69 68 51
Army 70 70 64
Colorado 71 71 77
Texas 72 72 69
California 73 75 67
Tennessee 74 74 62
Louisiana Tech 75 76 82
Cincinnati 76 79 78
Kentucky 77 78 63
Marshall 78 80 83
Idaho 79 83 89
Georgia Tech 80 84 56
Western Michigan 81 82 92
Louisiana-Monroe 82 81 95
Houston 83 85 80
Mississippi 84 73 79
Purdue 85 87 85
Indiana 86 86 84
Utah State 87 88 100
Kent State 88 90 94
UCLA 89 89 76
Rutgers 90 92 87
Minnesota 91 77 90
UTEP 92 93 81
UAB 93 95 97
Rice 94 94 92
Arkansas State 95 97 98
Colorado State 96 96 108
Middle Tennessee State 97 98 91
Tulane 98 99 86
Virginia 99 101 88
Florida Atlantic 100 100 103
Wake Forest 101 102 105
Kansas 102 91 101
Wyoming 103 103 106
Duke 104 104 99
Central Michigan 105 105 104
UNLV 106 107 111
Washington State 107 108 96
Louisiana-Lafayette 108 109 109
Bowling Green 109 110 112
Ball State 110 106 102
North Texas 111 112 107
Vanderbilt 112 111 110
New Mexico State 113 113 114
Eastern Michigan 114 115 115
Buffalo 115 117 117
New Mexico 116 119 118
Western Kentucky 117 118 113
Memphis 118 120 119
San Jose State 119 114 120
Akron 120 116 116

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Plus One Championship Game

Listed below are the pairings for a Plus One Championship Game matching the top two bowl winners according to the Power Points System. The number in parentheses indicates the number of games removed from the Power Points System matching the AP and/or CP's results.

1978-Southern California vs Alabama (0)
1979-Southern California vs Alabama (0)
1980-Pittsburgh vs Brigham Young (1)
1981-Pitsburgh vs Clemson (0)
1982-Penn State vs Nebraska (2)
1983-Auburn vs Georgia (1)
1984-Washington vs Brigham Young (0)
1985-Oklahoma vs Michigan (0)
1986-Penn State vs Oklahoma (0)
1987-Miami-Florida vs Florida State (0)
1988-Notre Dame vs Miami-Florida (0)
1989-Notre Dame vs Tennessee (1)
1990-Colorado vs Miami-Florida (1)
1991-Miami-Florida vs Washington (0)
1992-Alabama vs Florida State (0)
1993-Florida State vs Florida (1)
1994-Nebraska vs Penn State (0)
1995-Nebraska vs Tennessee (0)
1996-Florida vs Ohio State (0)
1997-Nebraska vs Michigan (0)
1998-Tennessee vs Ohio State (0)
1999-Florida State vs Nebraska (0)
2000-Oklahoma vs Miami-Florida (0)
2001-Miami-Florida vs Tennessee (1)
2002-Ohio State vs Georgia (0)
2003-Louisiana State vs Southern California (0)
2004-Southern California vs Auburn (0)
2005-Texas vs Penn State (0)
2006-Florida vs Boise State (1)
2007-Louisiana State vs Missouri (1)
2008-Florida vs Texas (1)
2009-Alabama vs Florida (0)
2010-Auburn vs Oklahoma (1)

Listed below are the instances where the Power Points System disagreed with the AP and/or Coaches' Poll. The numbers in parentheses denote the rank amongst bowl winners in the Power Points System for those teams favored by the AP and/or CP and the rank amongst bowl winners in the AP and CP poll for those teams favored by the Power Points System.

1980-AP and CP favored Georgia (3) over Brigham Young (9-9).
1981-AP favored Texas (4) over Pitsburgh (4-4)
1982-AP and CP favored Southern Methodist (4) over Nebraska (3-3).
1983-AP and CP favored Miami-Florida (3) over Georgia (3-3).
1989-AP favored Miami-Florida (3) over Tennessee (4). CP favored Miami-Florida (3) and Florida State (4) over Notre Dame (3) and Tennessee (4).
1990-AP and CP favored Georgia Tech (3) over Miami-Florida (3-3).
1993-AP and CP favored Notre Dame (3) over Florida ((3-3).
2001-AP and CP favored Oregon (3) over Tennessee (4-4).
2006-AP and CP favored Louisiana State (5) over Boise State (4-5).
2007-AP favored Georgia (4) over Missouri (4). CP favored Southern California (6) over Missouri (4).
2008-AP and CP favored Utah (3) over Texas (4-4).
2010-AP and CP favored Texas Christian (3) over Oklahoma (5-5).

Monday, January 10, 2011

The Streak is Now 21!

With Auburn's win over Oregon, the Tigers become the 21st consecutive Power Points Champion (FBS Games Only) to win the AP poll and/or Coaches' poll title.

1978-Southern California (1)
1979-Southern California (2)
1980-Florida State (5)
1981-Pittsburgh (2)
1982-Penn State (1)
1983-Auburn (3)
1984-Washington (2)
1985-Oklahoma (1)
1986-Penn State (1)
1987-Miami-Florida (1)
1988-Notre Dame (1)
1989-Notre Dame (2)
1990-Colorado (1)
1991-Miami-Florida (1)
1992-Alabama (1)
1993-Florida State (1)
1994-Nebraska (1)
1995-Nebraska (1)
1996-Florida (1)
1997-Nebraska (1)
1998-Tennessee (1)
1999-Florida State (1)
2000-Oklahoma (1)
2001-Miami-Florida (1)
2002-Ohio State (1)
2003-Louisiana State (1)
2004-Southern California (1)
2005-Texas (1)
2006-Florida (1)
2007-Louisiana State (1)
2008-Florida (1)
2009-Alabama (1)
2010-Auburn (1)

2010 Power Points Standings thru 01-10

ALL GAMES
1 -Auburn 102
2 -Oklahoma 79
3 -Texas Christian 75
4 -Boise State 72
5 -Ohio State 71
6 -Louisiana State 68
7 -Stanford 66
8 -Oregon 64
9 -Oklahoma State 63
10 -Nevada 59
11 -Arkansas 58
12 -Michigan State 57
13 -Wisconsin 54
14 -Missouri 54
15 -Virginia Tech 53
16 -Alabama 53
17 -Texas A&M 48
18 -Florida State 47
19 -Utah 42
20 -South Carolina 41
21 -Notre Dame 41
22 -Nebraska 38
23 -North Carolina State 38
24 -Mississippi State 34
25 -Tulsa 33
26 -Hawaii 33
27 -West Virginia 32
28 -Central Florida 30
29 -Air Force 30
30 -Northern Illinois 29
31 -Maryland 28
32 -Florida 28
33 -Iowa 26
34 -Navy 23
35 -Miami-Ohio 22
36 -San Diego State 22
37 -Pittsburgh 22
38 -Southern California 21
39 -Texas Tech 21
40 -North Carolina 18
41 -Washington 18
42 -Connecticut 16
43 -Illinois 16
44 -Michigan 15
45 -Miami-Florida 15
46 -Penn State 14
47 -Fresno State 13
48 -Arizona 13
49 -Temple 11
50 -South Florida 11
51 -Brigham Young 11
52 -Toledo 9
53 -Boston College 9
54 -Baylor 8
55 -Syracuse 7
56 -Southern Mississippi 6
57 -Oregon State 6
58 -Kansas State 5
59 -Troy 4
60 -Ohio 4
61 -Southern Methodist 3
62 -East Carolina 3
63 -Clemson 0
64 -Arizona State -1
65 -Louisville -2
66 -Iowa State -2
67 -Northwestern -3
68 -Florida International -3
69 -Georgia -3
70 -Army -4
71 -Colorado -5
72 -Texas -6
73 -California -9
74 -Tennessee -10
75 -Louisiana Tech -10
76 -Cincinnati -13
77 -Kentucky -14
78 -Marshall -14
79 -Idaho -15
80 -Georgia Tech -15
81 -Western Michigan -16
82 -Louisiana-Monroe -17
83 -Houston -17
84 -Mississippi -19
85 -Purdue -19
86 -Indiana -20
87 -Utah State -20
88 -Kent State -21
89 -UCLA -21
90 -Rutgers -23
91 -Minnesota -23
92 -UTEP -26
93 -UAB -28
94 -Rice -29
95 -Arkansas State -29
96 -Colorado State -29
97 -Middle Tennessee State -31
98 -Tulane -31
99 -Virginia -32
100 -Florida Atlantic -34
101 -Wake Forest -34
102 -Kansas -35
103 -Wyoming -35
104 -Duke -35
105 -Central Michigan -38
106 -UNLV -40
107 -Washington State -43
108 -Louisiana-Lafayette -46
109 -Bowling Green -47
110 -Ball State -48
111 -North Texas -50
112 -Vanderbilt -50
113 -New Mexico State -51
114 -Eastern Michigan -51
115 -Buffalo -56
116 -New Mexico -57
117 -Western Kentucky -58
118 -Memphis -58
119 -San Jose State -61
120 -Akron -65

FBS GAMES ONLY
1 -Auburn 90
2 -Oklahoma 70
3 -Texas Christian 69
4 -Boise State 65
5 -Ohio State 62
6 -Stanford 59
7 -Louisiana State 59
8 -Oregon 56
9 -Oklahoma State 56
10 -Virginia Tech 53
11 -Nevada 51
12 -Arkansas 50
13 -Michigan State 49
14 -Missouri 48
15 -Wisconsin 45
16 -Alabama 44
17 -Texas A&M 43
18 -Florida State 38
19 -Utah 36
20 -Notre Dame 35
21 -South Carolina 34
22 -Nebraska 33
23 -North Carolina State 30
24 -Mississippi State 28
25 -Tulsa 27
26 -Central Florida 25
27 -Hawaii 25
28 -West Virginia 25
29 -Air Force 25
30 -Northern Illinois 22
31 -Florida 22
32 -Maryland 20
33 -Iowa 19
34 -Navy 18
35 -San Diego State 17
36 -Miami-Ohio 16
37 -Texas Tech 16
38 -Pittsburgh 14
39 -Southern California 13
40 -Washington 13
41 -North Carolina 11
42 -Michigan 10
43 -Illinois 10
44 -Miami-Florida 9
45 -Arizona 9
46 -Connecticut 8
47 -Brigham Young 8
48 -Penn State 8
49 -Fresno State 7
50 -Temple 5
51 -South Florida 5
52 -Baylor 5
53 -Toledo 3
54 -Troy 2
55 -Kansas State 2
56 -Southern Mississippi 1
57 -Ohio 1
58 -Boston College 1
59 -East Carolina 1
60 -Oregon State 1
61 -Syracuse 0
62 -Southern Methodist 0
63 -Florida International -4
64 -Clemson -5
65 -Arizona State -5
66 -Iowa State -5
67 -Northwestern -7
68 -Georgia -7
69 -Louisville -8
70 -Army -8
71 -Colorado -8
72 -Texas -9
73 -Mississippi -11
74 -Tennessee -12
75 -California -13
76 -Louisiana Tech -14
77 -Minnesota -15
78 -Kentucky -16
79 -Cincinnati -16
80 -Marshall -17
81 -Louisiana-Monroe -18
82 -Western Michigan -19
83 -Idaho -19
84 -Georgia Tech -20
85 -Houston -20
86 -Indiana -22
87 -Purdue -22
88 -Utah State -22
89 -UCLA -23
90 -Kent State -24
91 -Kansas -25
92 -Rutgers -26
93 -UTEP -27
94 -Rice -30
95 -UAB -30
96 -Colorado State -30
97 -Arkansas State -31
98 -Middle Tennessee State -32
99 -Tulane -33
100 -Florida Atlantic -34
101 -Virginia -34
102 -Wake Forest -35
103 -Wyoming -36
104 -Duke -38
105 -Central Michigan -38
106 -Ball State -40
107 -UNLV -41
108 -Washington State -44
109 -Louisiana-Lafayette -46
110 -Bowling Green -48
111 -Vanderbilt -50
112 -North Texas -51
113 -New Mexico State -51
114 -San Jose State -51
115 -Eastern Michigan -53
116 -Akron -54
117 -Buffalo -55
118 -Western Kentucky -58
119 -New Mexico -58
120 -Memphis -59