End of Season Wrap Up

Well, the committee disappoints again. Not that it was unexpected, but the sooner there's some sort of legal action to separate ESPN from this farce of a playoff, the better.

At the end of the night last night, UM was clearly the best team in the country. They were ranked ahead of Bama by the committee the week before, stomped Iowa into a puddle of mud, and got leapfrogged by Bama. Why? Because ESPN can't afford to have a semifinal with 2 SEC squads. 

We know this is true by the claims and "vehement" denials coming from the talking heads. 

Methinks thou dost protest too much!

Anyway, I dropped my final top 25 on FB a while ago, so I'm just going to post the playoffs as they should be, then I'll list my full rankings for all 130 FBS schools. Thanks for reading, those of you how actually do read my stuff.

Final Four

I feel confident that none of us would have predicted this pre-season.

Elite Eight

Much more the thing, yes?

I love the UM-ND matchup (I had to swap ND and MSU). This is so much better than the garbage we get from ESPN.

Sweet Sixteen

So I swapped Pitt and OU, then Pitt and Wisky to avoid conference matchups, as usual.

Tell me truthfully that you wouldn't be more excited by this lineup. Go ahead, I dare you.

Anyway folks, thanks for coming along for the ride. I know that not everyone gets what I'm doing, and that's OK. I'll be back next year to keep pushing for change.

Ray's Rankings Full List

Rank	School	Record	Gap	Score	1ST LVL	2ND LVL	SRS	W%	OW%	OOW%	SOS rank	OW% rank
1	Michigan	12-1		0.9906	0.6762	0.2048	21.94	92.3%	57.2%	58.7%	29	39
2	Baylor	11-2	0.1730	0.8176	0.5701	0.1917	11.18	84.6%	61.7%	56.5%	16	14
3	Alabama	12-1	0.0292	0.7890	0.5790	0.1111	19.70	92.3%	61.4%	59.2%	8	17
4	Ok State	11-2	0.0225	0.7665	0.5075	0.1974	12.33	84.6%	60.9%	58.1%	15	21
5	Ohio State	10-2	0.0297	0.7368	0.5213	0.1140	20.29	83.3%	57.5%	56.9%	37	36
6	Utah	10-3	0.0071	0.7303	0.5033	0.1598	13.40	76.9%	59.7%	53.1%	32	24
7	Notre Dame	11-1	0.0411	0.6891	0.5304	0.0681	18.14	91.7%	53.8%	56.8%	52	66
8	MSU	10-2	0.0298	0.6593	0.4574	0.1296	14.46	83.3%	56.6%	59.2%	33	45
9	Georgia	12-1	0.0184	0.6416	0.4657	0.0630	22.46	92.3%	61.4%	57.7%	12	17
10	Oregon	10-3	0.0619	0.5802	0.4103	0.1294	8.05	76.9%	56.4%	53.1%	49	49
11	Iowa	10-3	0.0109	0.5694	0.4496	0.0659	10.76	76.9%	52.4%	57.9%	58	80
12	Wisconsin	8-4	0.0144	0.5550	0.3779	0.1011	15.20	66.7%	62.4%	54.8%	18	11
13	Oklahoma	10-2	0.0173	0.5377	0.4503	0.0397	9.56	83.3%	51.6%	59.8%	55	88
14	Pitt	11-2	0.0185	0.5192	0.4413	0.0094	13.64	84.6%	51.5%	57.2%	72	89
15	Purdue	8-4	0.0312	0.4880	0.3786	0.0540	11.10	66.7%	55.6%	56.7%	45	50
16	BYU	10-2	0.0117	0.4763	0.3973	0.0365	8.56	83.3%	54.5%	57.0%	48	58
17	Ole Miss	10-2	0.0180	0.4589	0.3824	0.0116	12.88	83.3%	57.0%	60.7%	24	40
18	Minnesota	8-4	0.0358	0.4232	0.3023	0.0681	10.56	66.7%	48.9%	57.2%	95	106
19	PSU	7-5	0.0194	0.4038	0.2733	0.0641	13.31	58.3%	61.5%	58.5%	10	15
20	Wake Forest	10-3	0.0426	0.3607	0.3059	-0.0011	11.23	76.9%	58.8%	54.3%	36	29
21	Texas A&M	8-4	0.0064	0.3550	0.2416	0.0560	11.38	66.7%	58.2%	58.9%	23	32
22	Iowa State	7-5	0.0134	0.3416	0.2429	0.0583	8.08	58.3%	56.9%	57.9%	85	85
23	Clemson	9-3	0.0086	0.3323	0.3081	-0.0317	11.22	75.0%	57.7%	56.5%	35	35
24	Cincinnati	13-0	0.0130	0.3193	0.3804	-0.1436	16.49	100.0%	52.7%	56.4%	64	75
25	SDSU	11-2	0.0064	0.3123	0.3238	-0.0407	5.88	84.6%	52.2%	55.4%	75	81
26	Kansas State	7-5	0.0023	0.3100	0.2429	0.0345	6.53	58.3%	56.6%	57.2%	39	45
27	Oregon State	7-5	0.0126	0.2980	0.1932	0.0742	6.06	58.3%	52.0%	52.6%	85	85
28	UCLA	8-4	0.0135	0.2845	0.2817	-0.0389	8.42	66.7%	48.9%	53.6%	101	105
29	NC State	9-3	0.0071	0.2774	0.2752	-0.0533	10.97	75.0%	52.1%	57.8%	62	83
30	Arkansas	8-4	0.0005	0.2769	0.2571	-0.0333	10.71	66.7%	61.5%	60.2%	6	15
31	Miami (FL)	7-5	0.0084	0.2679	0.1854	0.0526	6.11	58.3%	61.8%	56.1%	17	12
32	Utah State	10-3	0.0280	0.2404	0.2946	-0.0792	4.76	76.9%	51.1%	54.7%	84	90
33	WSU	7-5	0.0008	0.2390	0.2099	0.0060	4.84	58.3%	54.5%	52.7%	67	58
34	Maryland	6-6	0.0088	0.2302	0.1957	0.0214	2.60	50.0%	61.8%	56.4%	14	12
35	ASU	8-4	0.0012	0.2296	0.2358	-0.0445	7.58	66.7%	46.3%	54.5%	115	117
36	Boise State	7-5	0.0080	0.2210	0.1621	0.0149	8.88	58.3%	66.7%	51.7%	4	2
37	West Virginia	6-6	0.0057	0.2152	0.1809	0.0322	0.44	50.0%	57.4%	57.9%	30	37
38	Miss State	7-5	0.0070	0.2082	0.1615	0.0084	7.67	58.3%	61.2%	57.1%	19	19
39	Fresno State	9-3	0.0123	0.1959	0.2267	-0.0596	5.67	75.0%	52.0%	54.0%	80	85
40	Auburn	6-6	0.0260	0.1706	0.1208	0.0122	7.42	50.0%	64.8%	58.5%	3	5
41	Virginia	6-6	0.0055	0.1650	0.1447	0.0033	3.37	50.0%	59.0%	56.1%	26	26
42	North Carolina	6-6	0.0115	0.1529	0.0898	0.0329	6.14	50.0%	59.0%	55.2%	28	26
43	Kentucky	9-3	0.0039	0.1489	0.2164	-0.1096	8.43	75.0%	50.4%	58.7%	77	92
44	LSU	6-6	0.0036	0.1460	0.1156	-0.0042	6.79	50.0%	66.1%	56.7%	2	3
45	TCU	5-7	0.0151	0.1309	0.0762	0.0641	-1.87	41.7%	58.2%	56.1%	31	32
46	Texas	5-7	0.0019	0.1297	0.0937	0.0182	3.45	41.7%	60.7%	56.9%	20	22
47	Illinois	5-7	0.0310	0.0986	0.0801	0.0034	3.02	41.7%	55.2%	55.1%	50	53
48	Louisville	6-6	0.0240	0.0740	0.0807	-0.0295	4.62	50.0%	61.2%	53.5%	22	19
49	Texas Tech	6-6	0.0086	0.0654	0.1143	-0.0437	-1.04	50.0%	56.9%	55.6%	41	42
50	Air Force	9-3	0.0015	0.0633	0.1693	-0.1492	8.70	75.0%	52.5%	55.4%	71	77
51	Nevada	8-4	0.0019	0.0613	0.1486	-0.1164	5.76	66.7%	50.8%	54.0%	92	91
52	Tennessee	7-5	0.0034	0.0579	0.1169	-0.1012	8.45	58.3%	63.4%	54.4%	11	8
53	California	5-7	0.0470	0.0116	-0.0071	0.0193	-0.20	41.7%	44.6%	53.5%	121	125
54	Virginia Tech	6-6	0.0029	0.0087	0.0478	-0.0497	2.10	50.0%	52.9%	54.6%	70	71
55	Rutgers	5-7	0.0099	-0.0012	0.0510	-0.0541	0.36	41.7%	52.9%	58.5%	53	71
56	USC	4-8	0.0016	-0.0022	0.0207	-0.0212	-0.47	33.3%	53.4%	53.2%	73	67
57	Northern Ill	9-4	0.0286	-0.0308	0.1073	-0.1374	-0.15	69.2%	55.2%	52.1%	61	53
58	FSU	5-7	0.0087	-0.0401	-0.0019	-0.0450	1.43	41.7%	57.0%	55.7%	40	40
59	Stanford	3-9	0.0061	-0.0455	-0.0407	0.0187	-4.79	25.0%	55.2%	52.1%	60	53
60	Nebraska	3-9	0.0054	-0.0509	-0.0317	-0.0576	7.67	25.0%	64.8%	54.3%	5	5
61	Missouri	6-6	0.0025	-0.0527	0.0129	-0.0684	0.43	50.0%	59.5%	55.0%	27	25
62	Western MI	7-5	0.0021	-0.0549	-0.0045	-0.0505	0.01	58.3%	58.9%	50.5%	44	28
63	Colorado	4-8	0.0039	-0.0588	-0.0142	-0.0168	-5.51	33.3%	53.3%	52.2%	79	68
64	South Carolina	6-6	0.0079	-0.0667	0.0174	-0.0869	0.56	50.0%	58.7%	56.9%	25	30
65	Army	8-3	0.0110	-0.0777	0.0789	-0.1927	7.21	72.7%	54.1%	54.7%	57	65
66	Florida	6-6	0.0173	-0.0950	-0.0032	-0.1193	5.48	50.0%	54.1%	57.9%	46	62
67	Syracuse	5-7	0.0104	-0.1060	-0.0375	-0.0703	0.46	41.7%	57.4%	53.8%	43	37
68	Georgia Tech	3-9	0.0197	-0.1258	-0.1059	-0.0147	-1.05	25.0%	62.6%	55.1%	13	10
69	Indiana	2-10	0.0068	-0.1326	-0.0969	-0.0157	-4.01	16.7%	70.2%	55.6%	1	1
70	BC	6-6	0.0014	-0.1347	-0.0065	-0.1253	-0.44	50.0%	47.1%	56.3%	104	113
71	UTSA	12-1	0.0098	-0.1445	0.1467	-0.3237	6.49	92.3%	48.9%	53.6%	100	106
72	Wyoming	6-6	0.0014	-0.1466	-0.0691	-0.0596	-3.44	50.0%	50.4%	53.6%	96	94
73	Houston	11-2	0.0043	-0.1509	0.1431	-0.3326	7.72	84.6%	45.0%	55.9%	117	123
74	Central MI	8-4	0.0115	-0.1624	0.0155	-0.1852	1.46	66.7%	50.0%	53.0%	97	95
75	Northwestern	3-9	0.0125	-0.1749	-0.1021	-0.0487	-4.84	25.0%	54.1%	54.4%	59	62
76	SMU	8-4	0.0084	-0.1834	-0.0058	-0.2072	5.90	66.7%	50.4%	54.6%	93	92
77	Hawaii	6-7	0.0050	-0.1890	-0.0608	-0.1046	-4.66	46.2%	49.6%	52.5%	99	97
78	UCF	8-4	0.0109	-0.1999	0.0136	-0.2235	1.97	66.7%	45.0%	57.4%	113	124
79	Washington	4-8	0.0142	-0.2135	-0.0814	-0.1152	-3.46	33.3%	48.4%	52.4%	108	109
80	Ball State	6-6	0.0236	-0.2371	-0.1150	-0.1059	-3.24	50.0%	54.2%	51.5%	76	61
81	Kansas	2-10	0.0070	-0.2441	-0.1925	0.0113	-12.56	16.7%	58.2%	55.1%	38	32
82	SJSU	5-7	0.0136	-0.2584	-0.1182	-0.0959	-8.78	41.7%	49.6%	53.4%	98	98
83	Kent State	7-6	0.0115	-0.2698	-0.0340	-0.2021	-6.75	53.8%	52.2%	52.0%	88	81
84	Miami (OH)	6-6	0.0282	-0.2980	-0.1402	-0.1564	-0.30	50.0%	52.9%	49.2%	94	71
85	Duke	3-9	0.0035	-0.3015	-0.2112	-0.0353	-10.98	25.0%	45.9%	56.3%	111	119
86	Eastern MI	7-5	0.0004	-0.3019	-0.0930	-0.1995	-1.88	58.3%	47.9%	52.0%	112	112
87	Arizona	1-11	0.0095	-0.3108	-0.2539	-0.0008	-11.34	8.3%	56.9%	52.1%	47	42
88	Toledo	7-5	0.0051	-0.3158	-0.0853	-0.2406	2.01	58.3%	46.3%	50.8%	120	117
89	East Carolina	7-5	0.0063	-0.3222	-0.1027	-0.2285	1.80	58.3%	54.1%	54.7%	56	62
90	Memphis	6-6	0.0154	-0.3376	-0.1912	-0.1391	-1.45	50.0%	52.1%	53.4%	82	83
91	Louisiana	12-1	0.0067	-0.3443	0.0936	-0.4647	5.38	92.3%	48.1%	53.2%	107	111
92	Tulsa	6-6	0.0086	-0.3528	-0.1001	-0.2459	-1.38	50.0%	53.3%	55.3%	63	68
93	Navy	3-8	0.0016	-0.3544	-0.2819	-0.0585	-2.81	27.3%	65.9%	50.7%	7	4
94	Colorado State	3-9	0.0090	-0.3641	-0.2771	-0.0562	-6.06	25.0%	52.0%	52.1%	89	85
95	UNLV	2-10	0.0037	-0.3685	-0.2849	-0.0399	-8.65	16.7%	62.9%	51.2%	21	9
96	App State	10-3	0.0038	-0.3723	-0.0435	-0.3720	8.66	76.9%	58.6%	51.4%	42	31
97	New Mexico	3-9	0.0155	-0.3885	-0.2636	-0.0534	-14.20	25.0%	53.3%	54.4%	69	68
98	UAB	8-4	0.0094	-0.3978	-0.1047	-0.3084	3.02	66.7%	52.5%	52.9%	81	78
99	Liberty	7-5	0.0082	-0.4061	-0.1699	-0.2494	2.64	58.3%	55.0%	51.7%	66	56
100	Western KY	8-5	0.0208	-0.4269	-0.1193	-0.3433	7.15	61.5%	55.3%	50.8%	68	51
101	BGSU	4-8	0.0394	-0.4663	-0.3463	-0.0639	-11.23	33.3%	46.7%	49.9%	119	114
102	Vanderbilt	2-10	0.0045	-0.4707	-0.3114	-0.0979	-12.31	16.7%	49.6%	56.9%	90	99
103	Tulane	2-10	0.0003	-0.4711	-0.3966	-0.0479	-5.32	16.7%	64.8%	52.1%	9	5
104	USF	2-10	0.0162	-0.4879	-0.3986	-0.0475	-8.24	16.7%	59.8%	52.3%	34	23
105	North Texas	6-6	0.0275	-0.5154	-0.2888	-0.2074	-3.84	50.0%	49.6%	51.2%	105	99
106	UTEP	7-5	0.0029	-0.5183	-0.2080	-0.2833	-5.42	58.3%	44.6%	52.8%	123	125
107	NM State	2-10	0.0088	-0.5277	-0.3747	-0.0724	-16.00	16.7%	54.4%	51.2%	74	60
108	Marshall	7-5	0.0112	-0.5390	-0.2629	-0.2917	3.13	58.3%	49.6%	51.0%	106	99
109	Coastal Carolina	10-2	0.0055	-0.5445	-0.0652	-0.4980	3.77	83.3%	37.2%	52.3%	130	130
110	Georgia State	7-5	0.0046	-0.5490	-0.1757	-0.3626	-2.12	58.3%	52.6%	52.1%	83	76
111	Temple	3-9	0.0021	-0.5512	-0.3960	-0.0805	-14.94	25.0%	49.6%	52.0%	102	99
112	Rice	4-8	0.0195	-0.5701	-0.3844	-0.1344	-10.40	33.3%	55.3%	51.1%	65	52
113	Buffalo	4-8	0.0030	-0.5731	-0.3779	-0.1510	-8.83	33.3%	45.1%	50.8%	125	121
114	Akron	2-10	0.0286	-0.6016	-0.4793	-0.0416	-16.15	16.7%	43.8%	52.2%	126	127
115	Ohio	3-9	0.0009	-0.6026	-0.4567	-0.0855	-12.07	25.0%	45.9%	49.5%	124	119
116	LA Tech	3-9	0.0016	-0.6048	-0.4729	-0.0843	-9.40	25.0%	54.5%	50.0%	78	57
117	LA Monroe	4-8	0.0193	-0.6241	-0.4509	-0.1237	-9.89	33.3%	56.6%	51.5%	51	45
118	ODU	6-6	0.0044	-0.6284	-0.3224	-0.2839	-4.46	50.0%	46.7%	49.2%	122	114
119	UConn	1-11	0.0052	-0.6337	-0.5381	0.0000	-19.11	8.3%	52.8%	50.4%	91	74
120	Middle Tenn St	6-6	0.0184	-0.6521	-0.3307	-0.2989	-4.48	50.0%	45.1%	49.3%	127	121
121	FAU	5-7	0.0021	-0.6541	-0.3979	-0.2271	-5.80	41.7%	48.8%	49.2%	116	108
122	Charlotte	5-7	0.0174	-0.6715	-0.4134	-0.2011	-11.39	41.7%	39.7%	50.4%	129	129
123	Troy	5-7	0.0336	-0.7051	-0.4283	-0.2374	-7.86	41.7%	52.5%	51.6%	87	78
124	South Alabama	5-7	0.0086	-0.7137	-0.4328	-0.2484	-6.49	41.7%	46.7%	51.6%	118	114
125	Georgia Southern	3-9	0.0058	-0.7189	-0.5220	-0.1371	-12.09	25.0%	56.6%	50.9%	54	45
126	Southern Miss	3-9	0.0356	-0.7545	-0.5420	-0.1468	-13.16	25.0%	49.2%	50.5%	109	103
127	UMass	1-11	0.0167	-0.7713	-0.6034	-0.0646	-20.67	8.3%	49.1%	50.3%	110	104
128	Arkansas State	2-10	0.0149	-0.7862	-0.6602	-0.0541	-14.38	16.7%	50.0%	50.8%	103	95
129	Texas State	4-8	0.0336	-0.8198	-0.4826	-0.2753	-12.39	33.3%	48.4%	50.4%	114	109
130	FIU	1-11	0.0310	-0.8508	-0.7500	0.0000	-20.16	8.3%	43.8%	49.1%	128	127