I've to this point been pretty wishy-washy with my Blog Poll rankings, in large part because there wasn't gobs of data to dive into in the first place. But here we are, the regular season is halfway complete, and our team, the Longhorns, suddenly find themselves among the front runners.
So this week I bust out the charts, plotting each team's wins (excluding non-Division 1 opponents) and strength of schedule, as measured by Jeff Sagarin here. As always, I'm open to your feedback. Please bear in mind: this is not a power poll. So telling me you think "Texas would beat Alabama" is not a relevant consideration. We're ranking on resume alone here; variations in how one values a loss, margin of victory, and home/road splits could lead you to rank teams differently than I have below. I welcome your thoughts.
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | SCHED |
| 1. Alabama | @ UGA (+11) | UK (+3) | n-CLEM (+24) | @ ARK (+35) | WKY (+34) | TUL (+14) | 38 |
| 2. Texas | n-OU (+10) | @ CU (+24) | ARK (+42) | RICE (+42) |
@ UTEP (+29) | FAU (+42) | 43 |
| 3. Penn St | Ore St (+31) | @ WIS (+41) | ILL (+14) | @ PUR (+14) | TEM (+42) | @ SYR (+42) | 74 |
| 4. USC | Ohio St (+32) | ORE (+34) | @ UVA (+45) | ASU (+28) | @ Ore St (-6) | 3 | |
| 5. Oklahoma St | @ MU (+5) | Troy (+31) | HOU (+19) | A&M (+28) | @ WSU (+26) | 94 | |
| 6. Florida | LSU (+30) | MIA (+23) | @ TN (+24) | @ ARK (31) | HI (+46) | MISS (-1) | 21 |
| 7. Oklahoma | TCU (+25) | @ BU (+32) | CIN (+26) | @ WAS (+41) | n-TEX (-10) | 32 | |
| 8. Georgia | @ S.CAR (+7) | @ ASU (+17) | TN (+12) | C. MICH (+39) | ALA (-11) | 23 | |
| 9. Texas Tech | NEB (+6) | @ KSU (+30) | @ NEV (+16) | MASS (+42) | SMU (+36) | 105 | |
| 10. Ohio State | MIN (+13) | @ WIS (+3) | PUR (+13) | Troy (+18) | Ohio (+12) | @ USC (-32) | 40 |
| 11. Utah | Ore St (+3) | @ AF (+7) | @ MICH (+2) | UNLV (+21) | @ Utah St (+48) | @ WYO (+33) | 72 |
| 12. Boise St | @ ORE (+5) | BGU (+13) | LA Tech (+35) | @ SMU (+17) | 111 | ||
| 13. Virginia Tech | @ UNC (+3) | GT (+3) | @ NEB (+5) | WKY (+14) | @ ECU (-5) | 30 | |
| 14. BYU | UCLA (+59) | NM (+18) | @ WAS (+1) | @ Utah St (+20) | WYO (+44) | 121 | |
| 15. Missouri | @ NEB (+35) | n-ILL (+10) | NEV (+52) | BUF (+21) | OK ST (-5) | 87 |
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| 16. LSU | @ AUB (+5) | Miss St (+10) | UNT (+38) | @ UF (-30) | 66 | ||
| 17. California |
MSU (+7) | ASU (+10) | CSU (+35) | @ WSU (+63) | @ UMD (-8) | 55 | |
| 18. North Carolina |
CONN (+26) | ND (+5) | @ MIA (+4) | @ RUT (+32) | VT (-3) | 36 | |
| 19. Michigan State |
NW (+17) | ND (+16) | IA (+3) | @ IU (+13) | FAU (+17) | @ CAL (-7) | 45 |
| 20. Vanderbilt | S. CAR (+7) | @ MISS (+6) | AUB (+1) | RICE (+17) | @ MIA (OH) (+21) | @ Miss St (-3) | 48 |
| 21. Wake Forest |
@ FSU (+9) | MISS (+2) | @ BU (+29) | Clem (+5) | Navy (-7) | 13 | |
| 22. Ball State |
NAVY (+12) | @ IU (+22) | @ Akron (+17) | @ Toledo (+31) | @ WKY (+17) | Kent St (+21) | 107 |
| 23. Kansas | CU (+16) | FIU (+30) | @ ISU (+2) | La Tech (+29) | @ USF (-3) | 95 | |
| 24. Georgia Tech |
@ BC (+3) | Miss St. (+31) | Duke (+27) | @ VT (-3) | 89 | ||
| 25. Minnesota | @ ILL (+7) | @ BGU (+25) | IU (+9) | NIU (+14) | FAU (34) | @ Ohio St (-13) | 77 |
Under consideration: Oregon State, TCU, South Carolina, Oregon, Connecticut, Northwestern, Tulsa, South Florida, Boston College, Florida State, Navy
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