NFL - Week 15

			OFFENSE RANK	DEFENSE RANK		RECORD	SS
1	CAROLINA		2	2		14-0-0	28
2	ARIZONA		3	7		12-2-0	29
3	NEW ENGLAND		1	6		12-2-0	23
4	SEATTLE		7	3		9-5-0	22
5	CINCINNATI		5	5		11-3-0	20
6	KANSAS CITY		8	4		9-5-0	13
7	GREEN BAY		4	10		10-4-0	21
8	PITTSBURGH		6	11		9-5-0	7
9	NY JETS		12	9		9-5-0	32
10	DENVER		25	1		10-4-0	18
11	MINNESOTA		14	12		9-5-0	15
12	BUFFALO		9	20		6-8-0	8
13	NY GIANTS		11	23		6-8-0	26
14	HOUSTON		15	13		7-7-0	10
15	WASHINGTON		19	14		7-7-0	15
16	OAKLAND		13	19		6-8-0	17
17	ST LOUIS		29	8		6-8-0	6
18	TAMPA BAY		18	18		6-8-0	30
19	PHILADELPHIA		24	15		6-8-0	9
20	DETROIT		16	28		5-9-0	3
21	NEW ORLEANS		10	32		5-9-0	13
22	JACKSONVILLE		20	24		5-9-0	31
23	ATLANTA		22	22		7-7-0	27
24	CHICAGO		17	26		5-9-0	1
25	INDIANAPOLIS		23	17		6-8-0	5
26	MIAMI		21	27		5-9-0	25
27	SAN FRANCISCO		28	30		4-10-0	2
28	TENNESSEE		31	21		3-11-0	23
29	SAN DIEGO		27	25		4-10-0	10
30	DALLAS		32	16		4-10-0	4
31	CLEVELAND		26	31		3-11-0	10
32	BALTIMORE		30	29		4-10-0	18

NFL - Week 14

			OFFENSE RANK	DEFENSE RANK		RECORD	SS
1	CAROLINA		4	1		13-0-0	31
2	NEW ENGLAND		1	7		11-2-0	14
3	ARIZONA		3	8		11-2-0	29
4	CINCINNATI		5	4		10-3-0	16
5	SEATTLE		7	3		8-5-0	13
6	GREEN BAY		2	11		9-4-0	24
7	KANSAS CITY		6	5		8-5-0	9
8	PITTSBURGH		8	10		8-5-0	11
9	DENVER		26	2		10-3-0	20
10	NY JETS		12	9		8-5-0	26
11	MINNESOTA		20	15		8-5-0	19
12	BUFFALO		10	13		6-7-0	6
13	NY GIANTS		13	23		6-7-0	30
14	HOUSTON		14	17		6-7-0	9
15	OAKLAND		11	22		6-7-0	20
16	WASHINGTON		24	12		6-7-0	15
17	TAMPA BAY		17	14		6-7-0	32
18	PHILADELPHIA		21	16		6-7-0	22
19	ST LOUIS		31	6		5-8-0	5
20	CHICAGO		15	21		5-8-0	4
21	NEW ORLEANS		9	32		5-8-0	12
22	MIAMI		22	25		5-8-0	18
23	INDIANAPOLIS		19	19		6-7-0	7
24	JACKSONVILLE		18	24		5-8-0	28
25	DETROIT		16	29		4-9-0	1
26	ATLANTA		23	26		6-7-0	25
27	SAN FRANCISCO		27	30		4-9-0	3
28	TENNESSEE		30	20		2-11-0	26
29	BALTIMORE		29	28		4-9-0	23
30	DALLAS		32	18		4-9-0	2
31	CLEVELAND		25	31		3-10-0	17
32	SAN DIEGO		28	27		3-10-0	7

NFL - Week 13

			OFFENSE RANK	DEFENSE RANK		RECORD	SS
1	CAROLINA		6	2		12-0-0	30
2	CINCINNATI		3	4		10-2-0	24
3	NEW ENGLAND		1	9		10-2-0	13
4	ARIZONA		2	7		10-2-0	32
5	KANSAS CITY		5	5		7-5-0	4
6	SEATTLE		7	3		7-5-0	11
7	GREEN BAY		4	11		8-4-0	18
8	DENVER		24	1		10-2-0	17
9	PITTSBURGH		9	10		7-5-0	15
10	NY JETS		12	8		7-5-0	23
11	BUFFALO		8	13		6-6-0	3
12	MINNESOTA		21	14		8-4-0	24
13	HOUSTON		13	16		6-6-0	10
14	NY GIANTS		14	20		5-7-0	27
15	TAMPA BAY		18	12		6-6-0	29
16	INDIANAPOLIS		16	19		6-6-0	5
17	PHILADELPHIA		20	17		5-7-0	19
18	ATLANTA		15	24		6-6-0	26
19	WASHINGTON		25	15		5-7-0	12
20	OAKLAND		11	25		5-7-0	22
21	MIAMI		23	23		5-7-0	20
22	CHICAGO		19	22		5-7-0	8
23	DETROIT		17	28		4-8-0	1
24	NEW ORLEANS		10	32		4-8-0	9
25	ST LOUIS		32	6		4-8-0	7
26	SAN FRANCISCO		27	29		4-8-0	2
27	JACKSONVILLE		22	27		4-8-0	21
28	BALTIMORE		29	26		4-8-0	31
29	DALLAS		31	18		4-8-0	5
30	TENNESSEE		30	21		2-10-0	28
31	CLEVELAND		28	31		2-10-0	15
32	SAN DIEGO		26	30		3-9-0	14

NCAA 2015 - Week 14 (Conference Champs)

The final week of regular play for some Conferences and a Championship Game for others.  And for the most part, those expected to win; did.

Of course we knew that Clemson, Alabama and the Big Ten Champ would be in with Oklahoma; so anything that deviates from this choice tomorrow (December 6th) by the "College gods"would be highly suspicious.  After all Clemson and Alabama have been a top team from wire to wire; and Oklahoma and Michigan State both won in a tough conference.  Letting a non winning team like UNC or Ohio State would be pretty lousy, and other Champs like Houston and Stanford don't match in either schedule or record.

In the end my four will match the official four.  The order is up for debate.  Mine are:

1 - Alabama

2 - Clemson

3 - Oklahoma

4 - Michigan State

The punch line to all of this is that my system still has Ohio State as fourth overall, but I refuse to nominate a non-conference champ to the playoffs in a four team set.

One last thing before they start picking bowl games.  What's different from last year is that the small time conference winners did well when compared to the big schools.  Houston, Navy, Western Kentucky, Bowling Green, San Diego St, Appalachian St, BYU, Memphis and Toledo all cracked the top 25.  Many of which aren't talked about in the national media even though they put together excellent years.

Bowling Green in particular was remarkable because they ranked first overall in Offense.  And before you roll your eyes consider that they finished as number one overall in offensive scoring and offensive TDs scored, 3rd in passing yards and 6th in total yards, and 12th in turnovers committed.  You may want to dismiss this because the MAC is so much weaker than the other power conferences, but my system does take into account each teams opponent in each game and their strength in each statistical category.  And while one may make the case that Clemson or UNC or Oklahoma may have a better offense, you should not deny that Bowling Green is among the best in the country for this season.  

So without any more commentary, here's the final regular season ranks (less the Army/Navy game):

RANK	SCHOOL	RECORD		CONFERENCE	OFFENSE RANK	DEFENSE RANK
1	ALABAMA	12 - 1		SEC	11	1
2	CLEMSON	13 - 0		ACC	2	12
3	OKLAHOMA	11 - 1		BIG 12	6	3
4	OHIO ST	11 - 1		BIG 10	14	2
5	MICHIGAN ST	12 - 1		BIG 10	19	8
6	HOUSTON	12 - 1		AMERICAN	15	19
7	NAVY	9 - 2		AMERICAN	16	27
8	N CAROLINA	11 - 2		ACC	4	40
9	WESTERN KENTUCKY	11 - 2		CUSA	3	62
10	IOWA	12 - 1		BIG 10	34	23
11	FLORIDA ST	10 - 2		ACC	21	20
12	OKLAHOMA ST	10 - 2		BIG 12	24	22
13	STANFORD	11 - 2		PAC 12	17	49
14	BOWLING GREEN	10 - 3		MAC	1	56
15	NOTRE DAME	10 - 2		INDEPENDENT	12	59
16	SAN DIEGO ST	10 - 3		MOUNTAIN WEST	48	5
17	APPALACHIAN ST	10 - 2		SUN BELT	31	16
18	MISSISSIPPI	9 - 3		SEC	8	36
19	TCU	10 - 2		BIG 12	22	44
20	FLORIDA	10 - 3		SEC	53	9
21	TENNESSEE	8 - 4		SEC	13	71
22	BYU	9 - 3		INDEPENDENT	29	30
23	MEMPHIS	9 - 3		AMERICAN	20	55
24	TOLEDO	9 - 2		MAC	32	29
25	LSU	8 - 3		SEC	25	41
26	MICHIGAN	9 - 3		BIG 10	43	18
27	TEMPLE	10 - 3		AMERICAN	55	15
28	MISSISSIPPI ST	8 - 4		SEC	30	43
29	WISCONSIN	9 - 3		BIG 10	61	10
30	BAYLOR	9 - 3		BIG 12	9	52
31	GEORGIA	9 - 3		SEC	71	13
32	NORTHWESTERN	10 - 2		BIG 10	98	7
33	USF	8 - 4		AMERICAN	39	38
34	NC STATE	7 - 5		ACC	23	58
35	ARKANSAS	7 - 5		SEC	7	84
36	BOISE ST	8 - 4		MOUNTAIN WEST	27	26
37	USC	8 - 5		PAC 12	35	31
38	UTAH	9 - 3		PAC 12	74	14
39	W VIRGINIA	7 - 5		BIG 12	62	4
40	AIR FORCE	8 - 5		MOUNTAIN WEST	37	61
41	MARSHALL	9 - 3		CUSA	67	17
42	OREGON	9 - 3		PAC 12	5	98
43	PITTSBURGH	8 - 4		ACC	49	48
44	ARKANSAS ST	9 - 3		SUN BELT	42	37
45	SOUTHERN MISS	9 - 4		CUSA	40	39
46	GEORGIA SOUTHERN	8 - 4		SUN BELT	59	25
47	UCLA	8 - 4		PAC 12	44	28
48	LOUISIANA TECH	8 - 4		CUSA	47	54
49	CALIFORNIA	7 - 5		PAC 12	26	72
50	TEXAS A&M	8 - 4		SEC	73	21
51	MIAMI	8 - 4		ACC	46	45
52	WASHINGTON	6 - 6		PAC 12	90	6
53	WESTERN MICHIGAN	7 - 5		MAC	28	82
54	PENN ST	7 - 5		BIG 10	64	32
55	OHIO	8 - 4		MAC	60	51
56	NORTHERN ILLINOIS	8 - 5		MAC	52	60
57	WASHINGTON ST	8 - 4		PAC 12	58	50
58	MIDDLE TENNESSEE	7 - 5		CUSA	50	64
59	CENTRAL MICHIGAN	7 - 5		MAC	69	46
60	TEXAS TECH	7 - 5		BIG 12	10	99
61	VIRGINIA TECH	6 - 6		ACC	57	35
62	DUKE	7 - 5		ACC	51	79
63	AUBURN	6 - 6		SEC	63	70
64	NEW MEXICO	7 - 5		MOUNTAIN WEST	75	67
65	LOUISVILLE	7 - 5		ACC	56	42
66	UTAH ST	6 - 6		MOUNTAIN WEST	54	65
67	ARIZONA ST	6 - 6		PAC 12	45	86
68	CONNECTICUT	6 - 6		AMERICAN	110	24
69	AKRON	7 - 5		MAC	95	47
70	NEVADA	6 - 6		MOUNTAIN WEST	78	66
71	CINCINNATI	7 - 5		AMERICAN	33	90
72	ILLINOIS	5 - 7		BIG 10	91	63
73	INDIANA	6 - 6		BIG 10	18	124
74	COLORADO ST	7 - 5		MOUNTAIN WEST	76	78
75	TEXAS	5 - 7		BIG 12	96	57
76	KANSAS ST	6 - 6		BIG 12	86	87
77	MINNESOTA	5 - 7		BIG 10	72	69
78	ARIZONA	6 - 6		PAC 12	36	115
79	SAN JOSE ST	5 - 7		MOUNTAIN WEST	70	89
80	GEORGIA TECH	3 - 9		ACC	68	73
81	E CAROLINA	5 - 7		AMERICAN	66	85
82	TULSA	6 - 6		AMERICAN	41	108
83	GEORGIA ST	6 - 6		SUN BELT	84	68
84	NEBRASKA	5 - 7		BIG 10	38	97
85	MISSOURI	5 - 7		SEC	121	34
86	SYRACUSE	4 - 8		ACC	65	81
87	TROY	4 - 8		SUN BELT	94	53
88	KENTUCKY	5 - 7		SEC	85	80
89	BUFFALO	5 - 7		MAC	87	75
90	BOSTON COLLEGE	3 - 9		ACC	120	11
91	VANDERBILT	4 - 8		SEC	117	33
92	UNLV	3 - 9		MOUNTAIN WEST	79	96
93	COLORADO	4 - 9		PAC 12	106	77
94	FLORIDA INT	5 - 7		CUSA	105	91
95	S CAROLINA	3 - 9		SEC	77	103
96	VIRGINIA	4 - 8		ACC	83	92
97	S ALABAMA	5 - 7		SUN BELT	100	88
98	OLD DOMINION	5 - 7		CUSA	99	113
99	WAKE FOREST	3 - 9		ACC	116	76
100	IOWA ST	3 - 9		BIG 12	107	93
101	BALL ST	3 - 9		MAC	88	121
102	FLORIDA ATL	3 - 9		CUSA	114	74
103	RUTGERS	4 - 8		BIG 10	103	117
104	IDAHO	4 - 8		SUN BELT	80	119
105	MASSACHUSETTS	3 - 9		MAC	89	105
106	UTEP	5 - 7		CUSA	119	94
107	LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE	4 - 8		SUN BELT	104	106
108	RICE	5 - 7		CUSA	97	125
109	TEXAS ST	3 - 9		SUN BELT	92	118
110	MARYLAND	3 - 9		BIG 10	101	101
111	FRESNO ST	3 - 9		MOUNTAIN WEST	108	104
112	PURDUE	2 - 10		BIG 10	82	110
113	KENT ST	3 - 9		MAC	124	83
114	ARMY	2 - 9		INDEPENDENT	113	112
115	WYOMING	2 - 10		MOUNTAIN WEST	109	114
116	OREGON ST	2 - 10		PAC 12	112	109
117	UTSA	3 - 9		CUSA	111	102
118	TULANE	3 - 9		AMERICAN	115	107
119	SMU	2 - 10		AMERICAN	93	123
120	NEW MEXICO ST	3 - 9		SUN BELT	81	127
121	MIAMI OHIO	3 - 9		MAC	122	95
122	LOUISIANA-MONROE	2 - 11		SUN BELT	118	111
123	CHARLOTTE	2 - 10		CUSA	126	100
124	HAWAII	3 - 10		MOUNTAIN WEST	123	120
125	N TEXAS	1 - 11		CUSA	125	116
126	EASTERN MICHIGAN	1 - 11		MAC	102	128
127	KANSAS	0 - 12		BIG 12	127	122
128	UCF	0 - 12		AMERICAN	128	126