Thursday, November 5, 2009

College Football Performance Formula

Texas, second in the current BCS standings with an 8-0 won-loss record, remains on top of the College Football Performance Formula, a simple statistic-based system introduced in the 2009-10 edition of the USA Today College Football Encyclopedia, currently available where good books are sold.

The Big Twelve Conference's Texas Longhorns, who beat Oklahoma State (now with a 6-2 record), leads Florida (8-0), victors Saturday over rival Georgia. The Gators leaped past idle Alabama (8-0), while Iowa (9-0) dropped from fourth to fifth behind TCU (8-0).

The top 15 FBS schools after of November 1:

1. Texas 1.8740
2. Florida 1.7743
3. Alabama 1.7577
4. TCU 1.7324
5. Iowa 1.6909
6. Oregon 1.6841
7. Cincinnati 1.6806
8. Boise State 1.6432
9. Louisiana State 1.6012
10. Pittsburgh 1.5559
11. Penn State 1.5131
12. Ohio State 1.5073
13. Georgia Tech 1.5038
14. Virginia Tech 1.4990
15. Southern California 1.4496

The Performance Formula compiles a grade for each of college football's FBS teams based on three stat categories: winning percentage, opponents' winning percentage, and scoring margin.

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