Number one Alabama falls to South Carolina, LSU hands the Gators their second consecutive loss in what can only be described as Milesian fashion, Michigan State’s defense contains Denard Robinson en route to thumping rival Michigan, Oregon State upsets Arizona on the road, and Stanford finishes off the Trojans on their final drive to give them their second loss in as many weeks.
There was plenty of shakeup in the polls, as the conference play and top 25 matchups started to uncover which teams are real, and which have been the beneficiaries of weaker opponents. We’re sure to find out much more in the coming weeks as well.
Below is the season’s first edition of the Elite Selection Playoff (ESP) and AV Ranking (AVR). Oregon sits atop the ESP while Oklahoma edged out Auburn for the number one stop in the AVR. Six of the top 10 AVR teams have strength of schedule (SOS) rankings in the bottom half of the FBS, so there could certainly be more shakeup on the horizon.
The Irish come in at 56th in the AVR with the 4th most difficult SOS. Notre Dame also ranks 10th in quality wins/losses (QWL) but in the bottom half of FBS in adjusted win percentage (AWP) and margin of victory (MOV). The Irish currently stand at number 60 in the team performance ratio (TPR)—73rd on offense, 37th on defense.
Elite Selection Playoff (ESP)
Rank
Team
AP Poll
Coaches Poll
AV Ranking
Points
1
Oregon
2
2
4
1
2
Boise St
3
3
3
0.985
3
Ohio State
1
1
8
0.971
4
Oklahoma
6
6
1
0.928
5
TCU
4
5
7
0.885
5
Auburn
7
7
2
0.885
7
Nebraska
5
4
10
0.842
8
LSU
9
9
6
0.771
9
Michigan St
13
11
5
0.7
10
Alabama
8
8
14
0.685
11
South Carolina
10
12
12
0.628
12
Utah
11
10
15
0.6
13
Stanford
14
15
16
0.471
14
Arkansas
12
13
22
0.442
15
Missouri
21
19
9
0.414
15
Oklahoma St
20
18
11
0.414
17
Iowa
15
14
21
0.4
18
Florida St
16
17
18
0.385
19
Nevada
19
21
13
0.357
20
Arizona
17
20
17
0.342
21
Wisconsin
18
16
25
0.271
22
Air Force
23
23
23
0.128
23
Florida
22
22
30
0.114
23
Michigan
NR
24
20
0.114
25
North Carolina St
NR
NR
19
0.1
AV Ranking (AVR)
Rank
Team
Points
Strength of Schedule
Quality Wins/Losses
Adjusted Win Percentage
Margin of Victory
Team Performance Ratio
1
Oklahoma
1
20
3
4
44
16
2
Auburn
0.966
44
6
7
19
17
3
Boise St
0.959
72
38
1
5
7
4
Oregon
0.959
113
3
2
1
5
5
Michigan St
0.951
68
7
11
15
11
6
LSU
0.949
25
31
2
35
28
7
TCU
0.934
92
38
7
2
3
8
Ohio State
0.915
94
38
11
3
6
9
Missouri
0.906
65
38
13
10
10
10
Nebraska
0.901
102
38
4
7
14
11
Oklahoma St
0.896
76
38
10
12
20
12
South Carolina
0.84
26
1
27
35
4
13
Nevada
0.831
117
38
7
6
35
14
Alabama
0.83
40
9
15
8
8
15
Utah
0.829
118
38
4
4
45
16
Stanford
0.803
46
38
15
11
13
17
Arizona
0.789
45
8
25
21
9
18
Florida St
0.773
74
38
15
9
19
19
North Carolina St
0.768
71
38
15
19
23
20
Michigan
0.762
67
38
15
38
29
21
Iowa
0.751
86
28
27
12
2
22
Arkansas
0.744
80
26
23
25
24
23
Air Force
0.726
91
11
20
17
53
24
West Virginia
0.725
79
15
25
24
33
25
Wisconsin
0.716
108
38
20
14
26
Adjusted Win Percentage (AWP)
Rank
Team
Points
1
Boise St
1
2
Oregon
0.989
2
LSU
0.989
4
Oklahoma
0.979
4
Nebraska
0.979
4
Utah
0.979
7
Auburn
0.972
7
TCU
0.972
7
Nevada
0.972
10
Oklahoma St
0.959
Strength of Schedule (SOS)
Rank
Team
Points
1
Oregon St
1
2
Colorado St
0.954
3
UNLV
0.866
4
Notre Dame
0.827
5
Wyoming
0.807
6
Brigham Young
0.805
7
Washington
0.793
8
North Carolina
0.785
9
Iowa St
0.783
10
Washington St
0.776
Team Performance Ratio (TPR)
Rank
Team
Points
1
California
1
2
Iowa
0.987
3
TCU
0.974
4
South Carolina
0.969
5
Oregon
0.954
6
Ohio State
0.95
7
Boise St
0.917
8
Alabama
0.905
9
Arizona
0.894
10
Missouri
0.889
Margin of Victory (MOV)
Rank
Team
Points
1
Oregon
1
2
TCU
0.904
3
Ohio State
0.88
4
Utah
0.854
5
Boise St
0.844
6
Nevada
0.801
7
Nebraska
0.799
8
Alabama
0.765
9
Florida St
0.756
10
Missouri
0.744
Quality Wins/Losses (QWL)
Rank
Team
Points
1
South Carolina
1
2
Oregon St
0.745
3
Oklahoma
0.726
3
Oregon
0.726
5
Virginia Tech
0.709
6
Auburn
0.66
7
Michigan St
0.594
8
Arizona
0.33
9
Alabama
0.264
10
Notre Dame
0.247
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