WEEK 9 #KPI (as of 10/27/13)

Welcome to Week 9 of the #KPI.  The top-25 rankings now include a team’s best win and worst loss (or top two wins if the team has no losses). #KPI Football Top 25 (October 27, 2013) 1. Florida State (7-0)               .427:   Best Wins: 10/19 at #8 Clemson 51-14 (+1.29), 9/2 at […]

#KPIBlog 2: Nine Conference Games Doesn’t Hurt!

There is virtually no statistical difference between playing an eight and nine game conference schedule for schools in the top five conferences in college football.  Teams may gain an extra win every couple years and maybe that results in a qualifying for a bowl game, but that is numerically offset by the […]

WEEK 8 #KPI (as of 10/20/13)

Welcome to Week 8 of the #KPI. #KPI Football Top 25 (October 20, 2013) Florida State (6-0)           .551 Alabama (7-0)                   .399 Missouri (7-0)                   .347 Stanford (6-1)                    .313 Oregon (7-0)                      .297 Virginia Tech (6-1)           .285 Ohio State (7-0)                 .261 Auburn (6-1)                      .247 UCLA (5-1)                          .242 Clemson (6-1)                   .238 LSU (6-2)                              .230 Central […]

WEEK 7 #KPI (as of 10/13/13)

Welcome to Week 7 of the #KPI. #KPI Football Top 25 (October 13, 2013) Florida State (5-0)           .467 Alabama (6-0)                   .407 UCLA (5-0)                          .350 Missouri (6-0)                   .336 Clemson (6-0)                   .315 Oregon (6-0)                      .304 Georgia (4-2)                     .295 LSU (6-1)                              .285 Virginia Tech (6-1)           .270 Stanford (5-1)                    .268 Ohio State (6-0)                .260 Baylor (5-0)                        […]

#KPIBlog 1: The Non-Conference Mismatch

Non-conference scheduling in college football is broken. There will be 322 non-conference games played this season.  Only 7.8% of all non-conference games will be between the 62 members of the top five conferences, not counting Notre Dame (ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC).  By comparison, 34.4% of all non-conference […]