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College Football Champion Index Week 8

By Sharp "Tusk" Williams on October 23, 2011

For the first time we have the opportunity to post the College Football Champion Index™ before the BCS Standings come out this evening. While attempting to tweak the CFCI last week was a decent exercise, it’s better to stay the course.  The College Football Champion Index is strictly a mathematical calculation applied equally to all teams and compares certain statistical categories to the performance standard of a composite BCS Champion.   For the time being, the CFCI does not care about strength of schedule nor conference affiliation.

LSU and Alabama have battled for the last two CFCI Polls with LSU’s performance against Auburn elevating the Bengal Tigers to No. 1 in the CFCI. The Stanford Cardinals’ 44-14 victory over Washington State vaulted David Shaw’s team to No. 3 in the CFCI.  Boise State’s 63-13 drubbing of Colorado St. actually lowered Boise’s performance rating and left the Broncos in the No. 4 slot.   The CFCI indicates slight deficits in the number of rushing first downs and in its season histories of points allowed and sacks. At this point in the season only LSU, Alabama, Standford and Boise St. maintain Elimination Index numbers above .900.  Kansas St. has avoided a single loss while posting respectable performance scores to come in at No. 5 in the CFCI, and the same can be said for the No. 6  Houston Cougars whose Case Keenan broke the all-time total yardage record in college football as Houston obliterated the Marshall Thundering Herd 63-28.  The Clemson Tigers hold at No. 7 as the CFCI calculations laud the offense performances in putting 115 points on the board for the last two weeks, but at the same time, the Tigers have allowed 83 points against them with all of the other opposing teams’ offensive stats.  Oklahoma St. drops a spot with its win over Missouri to No. 8.  Based on its season performance so far, Oklahoma State isn’t showing a defense up to typical BCS Champion standards.  Wisconsin’s loss on a Hail-Mary play to Michigan State dropped the Badgers 6 places to No. 9 in the CFCI despite having performance numbers in the Top 5 overall.   Virginia Tech drops in its Performance Index Rank but two teams ahead of Va Tech dropped further in different ways leaving the Hokies at the No. 10 spot in the CFCI.

College Football Champion Index™ Week 8

Rank ChangePerf. ChangeWk. 7 PRWk. 7 Perf.Performance RankPerformance IndexCFCI Week 8Elimination IndexElimination RankWk. 7 Elim.Wk. 7 ERElim. ChangeER Change
1-0.03320.95610.989LSU0.98910.95620.0331
-1-0.01410.97020.985Alabama0.98520.97010.014-1
2-0.02660.92540.951Stanford0.95130.92550.0262
-30.03340.93670.903Boise St.0.90340.9364-0.0330
13-0.031310.826180.857Kansas St.0.85750.826100.0315
-40.005180.856220.852Houston0.85260.8568-0.0052
-150.025110.871260.846Clemson0.84670.8717-0.0250
-1-0.006280.832290.838Oklahoma St.0.83880.83290.0061
0-0.00830.94830.957Wisconsin0.63890.9483-0.311-6
3-0.00890.91060.918Virginia Tech0.612100.607120.0052
-30.02950.93180.902Cincinnati0.601110.62111-0.0200
3-0.028120.87090.898Michigan St.0.599120.580140.0192
5-0.030150.861100.891Penn St.0.594130.574150.0202
10-0.029220.853120.883Oregon0.589140.569160.0202
-60.04870.922130.874Oklahoma0.583150.9226-0.340-9
10-0.024270.835170.859Southern Miss.0.573160.556200.0164
4-0.006240.850200.855South Carolina0.570170.567180.0041
-20.007230.853250.846Michigan0.564180.56917-0.005-1
19-0.021620.763430.784Nebraska0.523190.509260.0147
15-0.014660.759510.773Arkansas0.515200.506270.0097
-10.008100.893110.885Illinois0.442210.59513-0.153-8
5-0.009200.855150.864Texas A&M0.432220.427320.00410
1-0.006170.856160.862TCU0.431230.428300.0037
00.000190.855190.856Georgia0.428240.428310.0007
-20.006260.848280.842Georgia Tech0.421250.56519-0.144-6
12-0.020440.802320.822Arkansas St.0.411260.401380.01012
7-0.004410.807340.811Rutgers0.406270.53823-0.133-4
43-0.082780.718350.801BYU0.400280.359480.04120
60.009420.806360.797Baylor0.398290.40336-0.0057
-20.023350.819370.796Arizona St.0.398300.40935-0.0115
50.006460.796410.790Iowa0.395310.39840-0.0039
00.015450.796450.781Texas Tech0.391320.39839-0.0077
27-0.042760.734490.776Syracuse0.388330.367470.02114
-180.047340.819520.772Washington0.386340.54621-0.160-13
-170.041380.810550.769West Virginia0.384350.54022-0.156-13
-20.006540.774560.768Texas0.384360.38741-0.0035
-20.011560.771580.760La.-Lafayette0.380370.51424-0.134-13
-20.010570.769590.759SMU0.380380.51325-0.133-13
00.007630.762630.755San Diego St.0.378390.38143-0.0034
40.012700.756660.744Wake Forest0.372400.37845-0.0065
3-0.00380.92050.923Temple0.369410.46028-0.091-13
-110.035670.757780.722Wyoming0.361420.37944-0.0172
7-0.016210.854140.869Ohio0.348430.341510.0068
11-0.030320.825210.854Toledo0.342440.330530.0129
-100.015130.866230.851South Fla.0.340450.43329-0.093-16
1-0.002250.849240.850Florida St.0.340460.339520.0016
-20.022360.816380.794Ohio St.0.317470.32654-0.0097
10-0.012500.778400.791Hawaii0.316480.311590.00511
18-0.020600.767420.787Nevada0.315490.307640.00815
20.002480.782460.780Miami (FL)0.312500.31358-0.0018
-40.027430.805470.779FIU0.312510.40337-0.091-14
11-0.009610.764500.773California0.309520.306650.00413
-200.053330.824530.771Notre Dame0.308530.41234-0.104-19
5-0.003590.768540.770North Carolina St.0.308540.307630.0019
-40.013530.776570.763Florida0.305550.31061-0.0056
-50.014550.771600.757Virginia0.303560.38642-0.083-14
-240.063400.808640.745Northern Ill.0.298570.32356-0.025-1
15-0.034830.708680.742Tulsa0.297580.283690.01411
-180.036520.776700.740Purdue0.296590.31160-0.0141
19-0.059920.680730.738UTEP0.295600.272730.02413
-50.031720.755770.724Auburn0.290610.37746-0.088-15
-510.107290.828800.720North Carolina0.288620.41433-0.126-29
14-0.037960.673820.710Vanderbilt0.284630.269760.01513
4-0.014870.695830.708Eastern Mich.0.283640.278700.0066
-110.016160.858270.842UCF0.281650.34350-0.063-15
-30.004880.690910.687Ball St.0.275660.27671-0.0015
-190.044140.865330.820Missouri0.273670.34649-0.072-18
00.018390.809390.791Mississippi St.0.264680.27075-0.0067
-70.032370.813440.782Air Force0.261690.32555-0.065-14
16-0.016640.761480.777Louisville0.259700.254810.00511
11-0.003730.752620.755Louisiana Tech0.252710.251840.00113
-140.034510.778650.744Connecticut0.248720.25979-0.0117
15-0.033820.710670.743Middle Tenn.0.248730.237900.01117
-40.018650.759690.741Pittsburgh0.247740.25382-0.0068
8-0.021790.718710.740New Mexico St.0.247750.28768-0.041-7
-30.017690.756720.739Western Mich.0.246760.30367-0.056-9
-270.048470.782740.734Utah0.245770.31357-0.068-20
-170.036580.768750.732Washington St.0.244780.30762-0.063-16
51-0.114810.714300.828Utah St.0.237790.23889-0.00110
-180.054680.756860.703Tennessee0.234800.30366-0.068-14
15-0.0401020.661870.700Western Ky.0.233810.220970.01316
3-0.010930.679900.689Duke0.230820.27174-0.042-8
-210.074710.756920.681Bowling Green0.227830.25283-0.0250
-20.006910.681930.675Colorado St.0.225840.27272-0.047-12
10-0.0151070.650970.666East Carolina0.222850.217990.00514
10.0031010.6621000.659UCLA0.220860.26577-0.045-9
-120.024490.779610.755Northwestern0.216870.26078-0.044-9
6-0.0121090.6341030.646Iowa St.0.215880.25480-0.038-8
-80.037980.6681060.631San Jose St.0.210890.22395-0.0126
-20.006740.736760.730Maryland0.208900.24585-0.037-5
-20.004770.724790.721Navy0.206910.24187-0.036-4
-60.014750.734810.720La.-Monroe0.206920.24586-0.039-6
-40.0381060.6511100.613Troy0.204930.21798-0.0135
0-0.007840.701840.708Fresno St.0.202940.23491-0.031-3
9-0.0571200.5491110.606Kentucky0.202950.1831070.01912
4-0.015890.688850.703North Texas0.201960.1961020.0046
11-0.0261000.663890.690Oregon St.0.197970.1901040.0077
9-0.0171050.654960.670Arizona0.191980.1871060.0058
-130.034850.699980.665Army0.190990.23392-0.043-7
-40.014950.674990.659Rice0.1881000.22593-0.036-7
-50.021990.6651040.644Miami (OH)0.1841010.22296-0.038-5
-250.083800.7151050.632Kansas0.1811020.23888-0.058-14
-100.045970.6701070.625Marshall0.1791030.22394-0.045-9
3-0.0201110.6001080.620Ole Miss0.1771040.200100-0.023-4
-2-0.003860.696880.699Tulane0.1751050.199101-0.024-4
-10.001940.675950.674Buffalo0.1681060.193103-0.024-3
6-0.0061080.6411020.647Central Mich.0.1621070.183108-0.0211
-50.0381040.6571090.619Boston College0.1551080.188105-0.033-3
-10.0181180.5581190.540UNLV0.1541090.159113-0.0054
-2-0.0011100.6031120.604Memphis0.1511100.1511140.0004
9-0.0161030.658940.674Indiana0.1501110.165111-0.0150
6-0.0281190.5571130.585UAB0.1461120.1391190.0077
-110.035900.6861010.651Colorado0.1451130.171109-0.027-4
00.0041140.5811140.577Idaho0.1441140.145116-0.0012
-20.0181130.5911150.574Minnesota0.1431150.169110-0.026-5
-10.0001150.5691160.569Kent St.0.1421160.1421170.0001
00.0021170.5621170.560Akron0.1401170.161112-0.021-5
-60.0481120.5951180.547New Mexico0.1211180.149115-0.027-3
-40.0291160.5631200.533Fla. Atlantic0.1191190.141118-0.022-1
-10.004300.827310.822Southern California0.0001200.0001200.0000

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*University of Southern California is Banned from post-season play through 2011 and is automatically eliminated from contention.

As compared to the Associated Press Top 25, the College Football Champion Index™ includes 21 of the 25 schools in the AP Top 25 with one of the differences being Southern Cal.

 

College Football Championship Index Prior Weeks

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

 

Explanation of the College Football Champion Index

 

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