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Week 1 Coaches Poll Contrasted with 3 BCS Computer Rankings
As promised, the analysis page has been updated for week 1 of the college football season. Technically, Colley has also published rankings, but it should be self-evident why they are not included in the table.
Best and Worst Big Ten Coaches (by winning pct) in Big Ten games
(in the BCS era; minimum 8 games)
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| coach | W | L | % | coach | W | L | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Tressel | 59 | 13 | 82.0 | Gary Barnett | 0 | 8 | 00.0 | |
| Lloyd Carr | 63 | 17 | 78.8 | Gerry DiNardo | 3 | 21 | 12.5 | |
| John Cooper | 15 | 9 | 62.5 | Bill Lynch | 5 | 19 | 20.8 | |
| Bret Bielema | 20 | 12 | 62.5 | Terry Hoeppner | 4 | 12 | 25.0 | |
| Nick Saban | 10 | 6 | 62.5 | Tim Brewster | 6 | 18 | 25.0 | |
| Barry Alvarez | 38 | 26 | 59.4 | Hayden Fry | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | |
| Joe Paterno | 55 | 41 | 57.3 | Bobby Williams | 6 | 15 | 28.6 | |
| Kirk Ferentz | 44 | 36 | 55.0 | Ron Zook | 12 | 28 | 30.0 | |
| Mark Dantonio | 13 | 11 | 54.2 | Rich Rodriguez | 8 | 16 | 33.3 | |
| Joe Tiller | 47 | 41 | 53.4 | Cam Cameron | 11 | 21 | 34.4 |
Coaches Poll – plus Billingsley and Sagarin rankings – out
Unsurprisingly, there were no first-place vote changes in the Coaches Poll. Massey published on Monday morning, but has yet to consider the results of the two Monday games, so his rankings for week 1 are incomplete.
A comparison of the three (or four) published BCS ranking components will be put up tomorrow on the BCS Central analysis page.
The “Top 25 teams of the BCS era against all FBS Conferences” page has been updated.
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Best and Worst Big East Coaches (by winning pct) in Big East games
(in the BCS era; minimum 7 games)
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| coach | W | L | % | coach | W | L | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Coker | 20 | 1 | 95.2 | Greg Robinson | 3 | 25 | 10.7 | |
| Butch Davis | 18 | 3 | 85.7 | Terry Shea | 3 | 25 | 10.7 | |
| Brian Kelly | 17 | 4 | 81.0 | Doug Marrone | 1 | 6 | 14.3 | |
| Rich Rodriguez | 33 | 8 | 80.5 | Bobby Wallace | 10 | 38 | 20.9 | |
| Bobby Petrino | 11 | 3 | 78.6 | Steve Kragthorpe | 5 | 16 | 23.8 | |
| Bill Stewart | 10 | 4 | 71.4 | Randy Edsall | 17 | 24 | 41.6 | |
| Frank Beamer | 29 | 13 | 69.0 | Greg Schiano | 23 | 32 | 41.8 | |
| Paul Pasqualoni | 27 | 21 | 56.3 | Mark Dantonio | 6 | 8 | 42.9 | |
| Dave Wannstedt | 19 | 16 | 54.3 | Don Nehlen | 12 | 16 | 42.9 | |
| Tom O’Brien | 24 | 24 | 50.0 | Jim Leavitt | 17 | 18 | 48.6 | |
| Walt Harris | 24 | 24 | 50.0 |
Best and Worst ACC Coaches (by winning pct) in ACC games
(in the BCS era; minimum 8 games)
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| coach | W | L | % | coach | W | L | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Beamer | 40 | 11 | 78.43 | Ted Roof | 3 | 33 | 08.33 | |
| Paul Johnson | 13 | 4 | 76.47 | Carl Franks | 3 | 25 | 10.71 | |
| Bobby Bowden | 71 | 26 | 73.20 | Fred Goldsmith | 2 | 14 | 12.50 | |
| George O’Leary | 22 | 10 | 68.75 | Tommy West | 1 | 7 | 12.50 | |
| Dabo Swinney | 6 | 3 | 66.67 | David Cutcliffe | 4 | 12 | 25.00 | |
| George Welsh | 16 | 8 | 66.67 | Jim Caldwell | 9 | 23 | 28.13 | |
| Frank Spaziani | 5 | 3 | 62.50 | John Bunting | 13 | 27 | 32.50 | |
| Jeff Jagodzinski | 11 | 7 | 61.11 | Ron Vanderlinden | 13 | 19 | 40.63 | |
| Larry Coker | 14 | 10 | 58.33 | Jim Grobe | 29 | 36 | 44.62 | |
| Tommy Bowden | 43 | 32 | 57.33 | Chuck Amato | 25 | 31 | 44.64 |
AQ conferences in head-to-head matchup page updated
This page was updated for games through Saturday, and will be updated weekly throughout the season.
Best and Worst Big 12 coaches (by winning pct) in Big 12 games
(in the BCS era; minimum 8 games)
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| coach | W | L | % | coach | W | L | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Stoops | 78 | 17 | 82.11 | Kevin Steele | 1 | 31 | 03.13 | |
| Mack Brown | 82 | 18 | 82.00 | Dave Roberts | 1 | 7 | 12.50 | |
| Frank Solich | 34 | 15 | 69.39 | Gene Chizik | 2 | 14 | 12.50 | |
| Bo Pelini | 11 | 6 | 64.71 | Guy Morriss | 7 | 33 | 17.50 | |
| R. C. Slocum | 25 | 16 | 60.98 | Art Briles | 3 | 13 | 18.75 | |
| Bill Snyder | 45 | 30 | 60.00 | Terry Allen | 7 | 25 | 21.88 | |
| Gary Barnett | 35 | 25 | 58.33 | Bob Simmons | 7 | 17 | 29.17 | |
| Mike Leach | 46 | 33 | 58.23 | Dan Hawkins | 10 | 22 | 31.25 | |
| Spike Dykes | 9 | 7 | 56.25 | Mike Sherman | 5 | 11 | 31.25 |
Best and Worst Pac-10 coaches (by winning pct) in Pac-10 games
(in the BCS era; minimum 8 games)
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| coach | W | L | % | coach | W | L | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chip Kelly | 8 | 1 | 88.9 | Paul Wulff | 1 | 17 | 05.6 | |
| Pete Carroll | 62 | 14 | 81.6 | John Mackovic | 3 | 14 | 17.6 | |
| Mike Belotti | 60 | 31 | 65.9 | Eugene Teevens | 5 | 19 | 20.8 | |
| Jeff Tedford | 41 | 27 | 60.3 | Keith Gilbertson | 4 | 12 | 25.0 | |
| Rick Neuheisel | 29 | 21 | 58.0 | Tom Holmoe | 8 | 24 | 25.0 | |
| Mike Riley | 39 | 29 | 57.4 | Walt Harris | 5 | 12 | 29.4 | |
| Karl Dorrell | 24 | 18 | 57.1 | Tyrone Willingham | 25 | 42 | 37.3 | |
| Dick Tomey | 13 | 11 | 54.2 | Mike Price | 16 | 24 | 40.0 | |
| Dennis Erickson | 31 | 28 | 52.5 | Bill Doba | 17 | 25 | 40.5 | |
| Jim Harbaugh | 30 | 29 | 50.8 | Paul Hackett | 10 | 14 | 41.7 |
Best and Worst SEC coaches (by winning pct) in SEC games
(in the BCS era; minimum 8 games)
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| coach | W | L | % | coach | W | L | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Meyer | 34 | 9 | 79.07 | Brad Scott | 0 | 8 | 00.00 | |
| Nick Saban | 51 | 17 | 75.00 | Terry Bowden | 1 | 7 | 12.50 | |
| Mark Richt | 52 | 23 | 69.33 | Woody Widenhofer | 4 | 28 | 12.50 | |
| Phillip Fullmer | 62 | 30 | 67.39 | Ed Orgeron | 3 | 21 | 12.50 | |
| Ron Zook | 16 | 8 | 66.67 | Bobby Johnson | 12 | 52 | 18.75 | |
| Les Miles | 28 | 14 | 66.67 | Gerry DiNardo | 3 | 13 | 18.75 | |
| Jim Donnan | 16 | 8 | 66.67 | Guy Morriss | 4 | 12 | 25.00 | |
| Dennis Franchione | 10 | 6 | 62.50 | Sylvester Croom | 10 | 30 | 25.00 | |
| Steve Spurrier | 46 | 28 | 62.16 | Rich Brooks | 16 | 40 | 28.57 | |
| Tommy Tuberville | 55 | 35 | 61.11 | Bobby Petrino | 5 | 11 | 31.25 |
Conferences' average margin of victory against all FBS OOC opponents
(during the BCS era)
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| conference | MOV |
|---|---|
| Big 12 | 11.81 |
| SEC | 11.64 |
| Big Ten | 9.18 |
| Big East | 6.45 |
| Pac-10 | 6.43 |
| ACC | 4.93 |
| MWC | -0.01 |
| CUSA | -6.23 |
| WAC | -9.57 |
| Big West | -13.00 |
| MAC | -13.10 |
| Sun Belt | -20.13 |
Best and Worst Teams (by pct of wins) within BCS conferences
| team | W | L | % | team | W | L | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 82 | 18 | 82.00 | Duke | 12 | 84 | 12.50 | |
| Oklahoma | 81 | 22 | 78.64 | Baylor | 12 | 84 | 12.50 | |
| Florida | 78 | 23 | 77.23 | Vanderbilt | 16 | 80 | 16.67 | |
| Ohio State | 74 | 22 | 77.08 | Temple | 10 | 38 | 20.83 | |
| Virginia Tech | 69 | 24 | 74.20 | Indiana | 23 | 73 | 23.96 | |
| Florida State | 71 | 26 | 73.20 | Kentucky | 28 | 68 | 29.17 | |
| USC | 72 | 28 | 72.00 | Iowa State | 29 | 67 | 30.21 | |
| Miami (FL) | 63 | 27 | 70.00 | Kansas | 30 | 66 | 31.25 | |
| Michigan | 66 | 30 | 68.75 | Rutgers | 26 | 57 | 31.33 | |
| Georgia | 68 | 31 | 68.69 | Mississippi State | 32 | 65 | 32.99 |
Best and Worst Coaches (by pct of wins) in BCS OOC games
(minimum of 10 games against out-of-conference BCS opponents)
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| coach | W | L | % | coach | W | L | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Meyer | 21 | 2 | 91 | Brady Hoke | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Pete Carroll | 26 | 4 | 87 | Bobby Wallace | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Mark Richt | 20 | 4 | 83 | Mark Snyder | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Barry Alvarez | 13 | 3 | 81 | Bill Lynch | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Bobby Petrino | 13 | 3 | 81 | Phil Bennett | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Larry Coker | 13 | 4 | 76 | Jeff Genyk | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Jeff Tedford | 12 | 4 | 75 | Mario Cristobal | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Chuck Amato | 8 | 3 | 73 | Al Golden | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Nick Saban | 13 | 5 | 72 | Turner Gill | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Gary Patterson | 13 | 5 | 72 | Joe Hollis | 0 | 11 | 0 |
2009 post-season pages moved
Links to the post-season SoS, conference rankings, and pseudo-BCS rankings have been removed from the index page of BCS Central. However, the pages are still around – use the new links in the previous sentence to access these pages.
FBS teams with toughest scheduled OOC games in 2010
This table lists the 2010 out-of-conference opponents of the teams that are in the top-25 of the pre-season Coaches poll. Louisiana-Monroe is the only team that will face three ranked OOC opponents. San Jose State faces #1 and #12, Florida State will meet #3 and #8, Wyoming plays #4 and #5, and Oregon State goes up against #5 and #7. Other teams playing 2 top-25 OOC opponents in the 2010 regular season include Boise State, East Carolina, South Florida, Marshall, Miami (FL), Pittsburgh, Iowa State, UNLV, and Notre Dame.
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