Here we are, a brand new football season is upon us. And with it a plethora of different rankings to choose from. Now, most rankings (our own Heoger’s, included) start the season with some preconceived notion of the quality of teams based on team history. While this may be somewhat fair, and decent for predicting games, I prefer something a little more pure. After all, what do we really know about the season so far? We have one data point. Teams, for the most part, have played one game. So, that’s where we start.
The following is the team rankings based on my rating system, which is a combination of record, points scored, points given up, and percentage of points scored. The only SoS adjustment done so far is for FCS teams.
2017 Stew Football Ranking: Week 1
| Team | Conference | Wins | Losses | Rating | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Conference | Wins | Losses | Rating | Rank |
| Penn State | Big Ten | 1 | 0 | 182 | 1 |
| Clemson | ACC | 1 | 0 | 177.92 | 2 |
| Stanford | Pac-12 | 1 | 0 | 174.86 | 3 |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 1 | 0 | 167.89 | 4 |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1 | 0 | 164.51 | 5 |
| Louisiana State | SEC | 1 | 0 | 157 | 6 |
| Central Florida | American | 1 | 0 | 152.21 | 7 |
| Auburn | SEC | 1 | 0 | 149.42 | 8 |
| Iowa | Big Ten | 1 | 0 | 139.89 | 9 |
| Notre Dame | Independent | 1 | 0 | 138.38 | 10 |
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1 | 0 | 136.08 | 11 |
| Vanderbilt | SEC | 1 | 0 | 134.35 | 12 |
| Michigan State | Big Ten | 1 | 0 | 132.78 | 13 |
| Colorado | Pac-12 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 14 |
| Ohio State | Big Ten | 1 | 0 | 128 | 15 |
| Georgia | SEC | 1 | 0 | 126.61 | 16 |
| Alabama | SEC | 1 | 0 | 124.42 | 17 |
| Eastern Michigan | MAC | 1 | 0 | 124.42 | 17 |
| Navy | American | 1 | 0 | 121.85 | 19 |
| Fresno State | Mountain West | 1 | 0 | 120.73 | 20 |
| Texas Christian | Big 12 | 1 | 0 | 117.73 | 21 |
| Air Force | Mountain West | 1 | 0 | 116.73 | 22 |
| Washington | Pac-12 | 1 | 0 | 114.18 | 23 |
| Ohio | MAC | 1 | 0 | 113.73 | 24 |
| Mississippi | SEC | 1 | 0 | 113.51 | 25 |
| Michigan | Big Ten | 1 | 0 | 112 | 26 |
| Minnesota | Big Ten | 1 | 0 | 110.83 | 27 |
| Southern California | Pac-12 | 1 | 0 | 109.25 | 28 |
| Boise State | Mountain West | 1 | 0 | 105.86 | 29 |
| Army | Independent | 1 | 0 | 104.16 | 30 |
| Mississippi State | SEC | 1 | 0 | 103.73 | 31 |
| Northwestern | Big Ten | 1 | 0 | 101.78 | 32 |
| Duke | ACC | 1 | 0 | 97.29 | 33 |
| Kentucky | SEC | 1 | 0 | 95.54 | 34 |
| Maryland | Big Ten | 1 | 0 | 95.43 | 35 |
| Memphis | American | 1 | 0 | 94.06 | 36 |
| Virginia Tech | ACC | 1 | 0 | 93.36 | 37 |
| Louisville | ACC | 1 | 0 | 92.56 | 38 |
| South Carolina | SEC | 1 | 0 | 92.56 | 38 |
| Nebraska | Big Ten | 1 | 0 | 91.43 | 40 |
| Arizona State | Pac-12 | 1 | 0 | 90.41 | 41 |
| Marshall | C-USA | 1 | 0 | 89.39 | 42 |
| Oregon | Pac-12 | 1 | 0 | 89.31 | 43 |
| California | Pac-12 | 1 | 0 | 88.85 | 44 |
| Wake Forest | ACC | 1 | 0 | 86.67 | 45 |
| Boston College | ACC | 1 | 0 | 86.49 | 46 |
| Illinois | Big Ten | 1 | 0 | 86.33 | 47 |
| Washington State | Pac-12 | 1 | 0 | 85.73 | 48 |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 1 | 0 | 85.58 | 49 |
| Syracuse | ACC | 1 | 0 | 85.45 | 50 |
| Arkansas | SEC | 1 | 0 | 84.23 | 51 |
| Tennessee | SEC | 1 | 0 | 81.6 | 52 |
| UCLA | Pac-12 | 1 | 0 | 81.56 | 53 |
| North Texas | C-USA | 1 | 0 | 80.56 | 54 |
| Southern Methodist | American | 1 | 0 | 79.29 | 55 |
| Toledo | MAC | 1 | 0 | 67.07 | 56 |
| Kansas State | Big 12 | 1 | 0 | 65.06 | 57 |
| Arizona | Pac-12 | 1 | 0 | 64.83 | 58 |
| Tulane | American | 1 | 0 | 59.17 | 59 |
| Idaho | Sun Belt | 1 | 0 | 59.09 | 60 |
| Miami (FL) | ACC | 1 | 0 | 58.66 | 61 |
| New Mexico | Mountain West | 1 | 0 | 51.81 | 62 |
| Louisiana Tech | C-USA | 1 | 0 | 51.16 | 63 |
| Kansas | Big 12 | 1 | 0 | 47.11 | 64 |
| Virginia | ACC | 1 | 0 | 46.42 | 65 |
| Missouri | SEC | 1 | 0 | 46.34 | 66 |
| Utah | Pac-12 | 1 | 0 | 45.55 | 67 |
| San Diego State | Mountain West | 1 | 0 | 44.83 | 68 |
| South Florida | American | 2 | 0 | 41.96 | 69 |
| Colorado State | Mountain West | 1 | 1 | 37.55 | 70 |
| Iowa State | Big 12 | 1 | 0 | 36.37 | 71 |
| Hawaii | Mountain West | 2 | 0 | 35.29 | 72 |
| Western Kentucky | C-USA | 1 | 0 | 33.32 | 73 |
| Old Dominion | C-USA | 1 | 0 | 33.32 | 73 |
| Cincinnati | American | 1 | 0 | 31.73 | 75 |
| Texas State | Sun Belt | 1 | 0 | 28.25 | 76 |
| Connecticut | American | 1 | 0 | 19.18 | 77 |
| Pittsburgh | ACC | 1 | 0 | 18.88 | 78 |
| Texas A&M | SEC | 0 | 1 | 18.44 | 79 |
| Georgia Tech | ACC | 0 | 1 | 18.4 | 80 |
| Ball State | MAC | 0 | 1 | 13.67 | 81 |
| Northern Illinois | MAC | 0 | 1 | 13.51 | 82 |
| North Carolina | ACC | 0 | 1 | 11.15 | 83 |
| Miami (OH) | MAC | 0 | 1 | 10.61 | 84 |
| Central Michigan | MAC | 1 | 0 | 10.37 | 85 |
| New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 0 | 1 | 9.59 | 86 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 1 | 0 | 9.25 | 87 |
| Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 0 | 1 | 8.57 | 88 |
| North Carolina State | ACC | 0 | 1 | 7.44 | 89 |
| Purdue | Big Ten | 0 | 1 | 7.44 | 89 |
| West Virginia | Big 12 | 0 | 1 | 6.64 | 91 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | 0 | 1 | 5.94 | 92 |
| Texas | Big 12 | 0 | 1 | 4.57 | 93 |
| Southern Mississippi | C-USA | 0 | 1 | 4.46 | 94 |
| Houston | American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
| Texas-San Antonio | C-USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
| Nevada | Mountain West | 0 | 1 | -1.78 | 97 |
| Troy | Sun Belt | 0 | 1 | -5.86 | 98 |
| Western Michigan | MAC | 0 | 1 | -9.25 | 99 |
| Buffalo | MAC | 0 | 1 | -10.83 | 100 |
| San Jose State | Mountain West | 1 | 1 | -11.91 | 101 |
| Florida | SEC | 0 | 1 | -12 | 102 |
| South Alabama | Sun Belt | 0 | 1 | -13.51 | 103 |
| Rutgers | Big Ten | 0 | 1 | -14.18 | 104 |
| Florida Atlantic | C-USA | 0 | 1 | -21.85 | 105 |
| Florida State | ACC | 0 | 1 | -24.42 | 106 |
| Charlotte | C-USA | 0 | 1 | -24.42 | 106 |
| Brigham Young | Independent | 1 | 1 | -25.26 | 108 |
| Appalachian State | Sun Belt | 0 | 1 | -26.61 | 109 |
| Indiana | Big Ten | 0 | 1 | -28 | 110 |
| Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1 | 1 | -31.24 | 111 |
| Bowling Green State | MAC | 0 | 1 | -32.78 | 112 |
| Middle Tennessee State | C-USA | 0 | 1 | -34.35 | 113 |
| Tulsa | American | 0 | 1 | -36.08 | 114 |
| Temple | American | 0 | 1 | -38.38 | 115 |
| Wyoming | Mountain West | 0 | 1 | -39.89 | 116 |
| Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 0 | 1 | -49.42 | 117 |
| Massachusetts | MAC | 0 | 2 | -51.47 | 118 |
| Florida International | C-USA | 0 | 1 | -52.21 | 119 |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 0 | 1 | -59.88 | 120 |
| Nevada-Las Vegas | Mountain West | 0 | 1 | -60.07 | 121 |
| Utah State | Mountain West | 0 | 1 | -64.51 | 122 |
| Texas-El Paso | C-USA | 0 | 1 | -67.89 | 123 |
| Rice | C-USA | 0 | 1 | -74.86 | 124 |
| Georgia State | Sun Belt | 0 | 1 | -75.23 | 125 |
| Kent State | MAC | 0 | 1 | -77.92 | 126 |
| Akron | MAC | 0 | 1 | -82 | 127 |
| East Carolina | American | 0 | 1 | -96.1 | 128 |
B1G Thoughts:
- Penn State, Best in the land. For right now. No one else whooped on an FBS oppenent quite as effectively as the Nittany Lions in week 1.
- Fuck wisconsin.
- Iowa squeaking in ahead of OSU and MSU due to giving up less on defense, scoring a higher percentage of points in their game. Queue the gnashing of teeth from Columbus cretins.
- Michigan and Minnesota come in side-by-side after nearly pooping their games away to inferior competition.
- Well, might as well as keep the theme going, here comes jNW and UNL, who were also in games far closer than they wanted to be. Looking forward a bit, jNW and Duke sitting next to each other here. If this were predictive (it is most certainly not), I’d say this is one of the better games of the weeks.
- Illinois?! In the top 50!? Technically, a win is better than a loss. Please ask Candy, he’ll tell you.
- Indiana, Purdue much improved! Spirited effort! Moral victory! Still loses. Still a basketball state
Associate Members:
- Maryland may not suck. I’m surprised.
- rutger still probably gonna suck.
Other thoughts:
- A lot of familiar faces already in the top 25. Clean slates aren’t quite as chaotic as you might think.
- Scott Frost building his resume for UNL.
- I see you, Eastern Michigan.
- LOL@Baylor.
Poll
What do you think?
This poll is closed
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31%
Perfect! (Just saw PSU #1).
(76 votes) -
19%
Trasch! (Just saw OSU as 5th in the conference)
(48 votes) -
48%
Fuck wisconsin
(118 votes)