NCAA 2021 Conference Champs

 The Final Four by my system would be

1. Alabama vs. 4. Notre Dame

2. Michigan vs. 3.Cincinnati

Make it an eight team playoff, only conference champs would be invited.

1. Alabama vs. 8.Baylor

2. Michigan vs. 7. Pittsburgh

3. Cincinnati vs. 6. Louisana

4.Notre Dame vs. 5. UTSA

Conference Ranking based on average rank per team.  Notice  Mountain West ranks higher than the PAC.

CONFERENCE	AVE SCHOOL RANK	# OF TEAMS
SEC	46.36	14
BIG 10	55.07	14
BIG 12	56.90	10
ACC	59.36	14
MOUNTAIN WEST	66.17	12
PAC 12	70.58	12
SUN BELT	73.00	10
AMERICAN	76.50	12
MAC	77.33	12
CUSA	79.57	14
INDEPENDENT	60.67	6

 

 

Top Ten Offense

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3.Michigan
4.Wake Forest
5. Mississippi
6. Tennessee
7. Pittsburgh
8.Western Kentucky
9. Cincinnati
10. Georgia

Top Ten Defense

1. Georgia
2. Wisconsin
3. Notre Dame
4. Cincinnati
5. Oklahoma State
6. Clemson
7. Iowa
8. Appalachian State
9. Texas A&M
10. Michigan

Top Ten Hardest Schedules

1. Indiana (2-10)
2. Wisconsin (8-4)
3. Navy (3-8)
4. Nebraska (3-9)
4. Boise State (7-5)
6. LSU (6-6)
7. Auburn (6-6)
8. Texas (5-7)
9. Tulane (2-10)
10. Stanford (3-9)

Top Ten Easiest Schedules

1. Coastal Carolina (10-2)
2. Houston (11-2)
3. Charlotte (5-7)
4. UTEP (7-5)
5. Toledo (7-5)
6. UTSA (12-1)
6. Louisiana (12-1)
8. Middle Tennessee (6-6)
9. Florida International (1-11)
10. Buffalo (4-8)

RANK	CFP	SCHOOL	RECORD	SOS	SCORE	NRS RANK	NR SCORE		CONFERENCE	OFFENSE RANK	DEFENSE RANK
1	3	GEORGIA	12 - 1	35	8.72	1	8.57		SEC	10	1
2	1	ALABAMA	12 - 1	18	8.69	2	8.54		SEC	1	13
3	2	MICHIGAN	12 - 1	37	8.46	4	8.26		BIG 10	3	10
4	6	OHIO ST	10 - 2	36	8.40	3	8.50		BIG 10	2	12
5	4	CINCINNATI	13 - 0	106	8.23	6	7.61		AMERICAN	9	4
6	5	NOTRE DAME	11 - 1	45	8.05	5	7.73		INDEPENDENT	15	3
7		UTSA	12 - 1	124	7.71	7	7.26		CUSA	14	16
8	23	LOUISIANA	12 - 1	124	7.64	9	7.20		SUN BELT	16	23
9	12	PITTSBURGH	11 - 2	79	7.51	8	7.25		ACC	7	18
10	7	BAYLOR	11 - 2	42	7.35	10	7.06		BIG 12	26	14
11	9	OKLAHOMA ST	11 - 2	38	7.21	12	6.85		BIG 12	44	5
12	8	MISSISSIPPI	10 - 2	34	7.13	14	6.80		SEC	5	36
13	11	UTAH	10 - 3	54	7.11	11	7.03		PAC 12	23	19
14	16	OKLAHOMA	10 - 2	81	7.01	18	6.67		BIG 12	12	38
15	20	HOUSTON	11 - 2	129	7.00	22	6.58		AMERICAN	35	20
16	17	WAKE FOREST	10 - 3	44	6.98	13	6.82		ACC	4	46
17		COASTAL CAROLINA	10 - 2	130	6.91	23	6.57		SUN BELT	11	63
18	18	NC STATE	9 - 3	70	6.85	16	6.74		ACC	30	11
19		APPALACHIAN ST	10 - 3	62	6.83	21	6.61		SUN BELT	42	8
20	13	BYU	10 - 2	69	6.81	25	6.43		INDEPENDENT	19	54
21		AIR FORCE	9 - 3	84	6.78	17	6.70		MOUNTAIN WEST	21	41
22		ARMY	8 - 3	60	6.75	15	6.75		INDEPENDENT	17	43
23	15	IOWA	10 - 3	40	6.59	26	6.35		BIG 10	82	7
24		NEVADA	8 - 4	94	6.54	20	6.65		MOUNTAIN WEST	18	30
25	24	SAN DIEGO ST	11 - 2	92	6.52	38	5.95		MOUNTAIN WEST	68	21
26		WISCONSIN	8 - 4	2	6.48	24	6.51		BIG 10	64	2
27	10	MICHIGAN ST	10 - 2	56	6.42	39	5.88		BIG 10	20	67
28	19	CLEMSON	9 - 3	43	6.41	31	6.15		ACC	77	6
29	14	OREGON	10 - 3	50	6.34	37	5.99		PAC 12	22	60
30		TENNESSEE	7 - 5	26	6.33	19	6.66		SEC	6	53
31		MINNESOTA	8 - 4	59	6.22	28	6.24		BIG 10	52	29
32		FRESNO ST	9 - 3	99	6.21	40	5.87		MOUNTAIN WEST	37	31
33	22	KENTUCKY	9 - 3	87	6.14	41	5.80		SEC	49	35
34		PURDUE	8 - 4	13	6.14	32	6.12		BIG 10	56	27
35	21	ARKANSAS	8 - 4	20	6.09	33	6.04		SEC	29	45
36		BOISE ST	7 - 5	4	6.07	27	6.32		MOUNTAIN WEST	48	22
37	25	TEXAS A&M	8 - 4	46	6.06	36	5.99		SEC	74	9
38		UTAH ST	10 - 3	109	6.06	46	5.60		MOUNTAIN WEST	27	72
39		PENN ST	7 - 5	24	6.00	29	6.22		BIG 10	62	15
40		IOWA ST	7 - 5	55	5.97	30	6.20		BIG 12	33	44
41		WESTERN KENTUCKY	8 - 5	82	5.94	35	5.99		CUSA	8	76
42		TOLEDO	7 - 5	126	5.87	34	6.03		MAC	40	28
43		UCLA	8 - 4	73	5.86	43	5.73		PAC 12	13	88
44		UCF	8 - 4	120	5.76	47	5.59		AMERICAN	43	50
45		ARIZONA ST	8 - 4	116	5.75	49	5.54		PAC 12	65	25
46		MISSISSIPPI ST	7 - 5	14	5.62	44	5.68		SEC	34	47
47		UAB	8 - 4	104	5.62	54	5.38		CUSA	61	32
48		SMU	8 - 4	118	5.62	52	5.41		AMERICAN	24	90
49		CENTRAL MICHIGAN	8 - 4	110	5.55	55	5.35		MAC	47	80
50		WASHINGTON ST	7 - 5	68	5.51	48	5.56		PAC 12	58	42
51		AUBURN	6 - 6	7	5.45	42	5.79		SEC	53	40
52		KANSAS ST	7 - 5	49	5.38	53	5.40		BIG 12	78	34
53		MARSHALL	7 - 5	108	5.36	56	5.34		CUSA	51	48
54		MIAMI	7 - 5	16	5.34	57	5.33		ACC	41	65
55		LOUISVILLE	6 - 6	16	5.33	45	5.64		ACC	31	74
56		WESTERN MICHIGAN	7 - 5	65	5.28	59	5.24		MAC	45	66
57		E CAROLINA	7 - 5	75	5.25	60	5.22		AMERICAN	67	51
58		LSU	6 - 6	6	5.23	50	5.53		SEC	63	57
59		OREGON ST	7 - 5	80	5.23	61	5.20		PAC 12	28	95
60		LIBERTY	7 - 5	71	5.20	63	5.13		INDEPENDENT	54	62
61		N CAROLINA	6 - 6	31	5.19	51	5.42		ACC	25	86
62		NORTHERN ILLINOIS	9 - 4	85	5.15	78	4.72		MAC	55	98
63		GEORGIA ST	7 - 5	52	5.09	66	5.02		SUN BELT	72	68
64		EASTERN MICHIGAN	7 - 5	113	4.97	70	4.91		MAC	59	96
65		VIRGINIA TECH	6 - 6	72	4.94	62	5.14		ACC	81	49
66		MIAMI OHIO	6 - 6	86	4.94	64	5.12		MAC	60	75
67		VIRGINIA	6 - 6	22	4.88	67	5.02		ACC	36	91
68		MIDDLE TENNESSEE	6 - 6	123	4.87	68	5.00		CUSA	92	24
69		S CAROLINA	6 - 6	30	4.78	71	4.88		SEC	107	17
70		FLORIDA	6 - 6	57	4.71	76	4.75		SEC	46	79
71		BOSTON COLLEGE	6 - 6	93	4.71	74	4.81		ACC	100	33
72		TEXAS	5 - 7	8	4.69	65	5.08		BIG 12	32	92
73		BALL ST	6 - 6	65	4.67	75	4.79		MAC	80	73
74		N TEXAS	6 - 6	117	4.66	77	4.73		CUSA	71	71
75		W VIRGINIA	6 - 6	47	4.62	80	4.70		BIG 12	79	69
76		CALIFORNIA	5 - 7	115	4.59	69	4.97		PAC 12	83	56
77		FLORIDA ST	5 - 7	23	4.53	73	4.85		ACC	75	58
78		KENT ST	7 - 6	103	4.50	86	4.40		MAC	39	110
79		ILLINOIS	5 - 7	15	4.50	72	4.86		BIG 10	91	52
80		MISSOURI	6 - 6	26	4.47	82	4.51		SEC	50	106
81		TEXAS TECH	6 - 6	39	4.47	85	4.48		BIG 12	66	93
82		WYOMING	6 - 6	107	4.46	84	4.50		MOUNTAIN WEST	98	70
83		UTEP	7 - 5	127	4.45	93	4.14		CUSA	86	78
84		SYRACUSE	5 - 7	32	4.41	79	4.70		ACC	73	81
85		NEBRASKA	3 - 9	4	4.40	58	5.28		BIG 10	38	77
86		MEMPHIS	6 - 6	83	4.37	87	4.39		AMERICAN	76	97
87		TROY	5 - 7	88	4.35	81	4.62		SUN BELT	99	37
88		OLD DOMINION	6 - 6	119	4.35	91	4.31		CUSA	95	59
89		TULSA	6 - 6	75	4.32	92	4.25		AMERICAN	84	64
90		S ALABAMA	5 - 7	112	4.27	83	4.51		SUN BELT	88	55
91		FLORIDA ATL	5 - 7	111	4.15	90	4.34		CUSA	89	61
92		HAWAII	6 - 7	100	4.08	94	4.10		MOUNTAIN WEST	87	85
93		MARYLAND	6 - 6	19	3.99	99	3.84		BIG 10	57	116
94		RUTGERS	5 - 7	67	3.93	95	4.10		BIG 10	108	83
95		WASHINGTON	4 - 8	89	3.92	89	4.35		PAC 12	111	39
96		TCU	5 - 7	28	3.90	96	4.03		BIG 12	70	102
97		NAVY	3 - 8	3	3.74	88	4.37		AMERICAN	102	82
98		USC	4 - 8	32	3.57	98	3.87		PAC 12	69	101
99		COLORADO	4 - 8	47	3.57	97	3.94		PAC 12	115	87
100		LOUISIANA-MONROE	4 - 8	53	3.40	100	3.71		SUN BELT	94	108
101		BUFFALO	4 - 8	121	3.39	101	3.67		MAC	85	105
102		SAN JOSE ST	5 - 7	96	3.32	106	3.24		MOUNTAIN WEST	120	84
103		BOWLING GREEN	4 - 8	97	3.21	103	3.40		MAC	116	89
104		CHARLOTTE	5 - 7	128	3.18	108	3.09		CUSA	90	119
105		GEORGIA TECH	3 - 9	11	3.00	102	3.44		ACC	103	99
106		COLORADO ST	3 - 9	63	2.87	105	3.25		MOUNTAIN WEST	93	107
107		LOUISIANA TECH	3 - 9	77	2.82	107	3.17		CUSA	97	104
108		TULANE	2 - 10	9	2.76	104	3.40		AMERICAN	96	100
109		TEXAS ST	4 - 8	101	2.70	117	2.75		SUN BELT	105	120
110		OHIO	3 - 9	114	2.69	109	3.05		MAC	101	117
111		RICE	4 - 8	61	2.64	118	2.64		CUSA	104	115
112		SOUTHERN MISS	3 - 9	101	2.61	112	2.82		CUSA	130	26
113		NORTHWESTERN	3 - 9	41	2.55	111	2.85		BIG 10	122	103
114		STANFORD	3 - 9	10	2.49	115	2.76		PAC 12	113	113
115		GEORGIA SOUTHERN	3 - 9	51	2.47	116	2.76		SUN BELT	117	118
116		SOUTH FLORIDA	2 - 10	28	2.42	110	2.98		AMERICAN	106	112
117		UNLV	2 - 10	11	2.29	113	2.80		MOUNTAIN WEST	114	111
118		KANSAS	2 - 10	21	2.24	114	2.79		BIG 12	110	122
119		NEW MEXICO	3 - 9	63	2.16	119	2.34		MOUNTAIN WEST	129	94
120		INDIANA	2 - 10	1	1.91	120	2.30		BIG 10	124	114
121		DUKE	3 - 9	90	1.86	123	1.93		ACC	119	126
122		ARKANSAS ST	2 - 10	95	1.79	121	2.13		SUN BELT	109	125
123		TEMPLE	3 - 9	97	1.77	125	1.82		AMERICAN	127	121
124		AKRON	2 - 10	104	1.76	122	2.11		MAC	118	124
125		VANDERBILT	2 - 10	58	1.49	126	1.75		SEC	126	123
126		ARIZONA	1 - 11	24	1.41	124	1.88		PAC 12	123	109
127		NEW MEXICO ST	2 - 10	78	1.41	127	1.63		INDEPENDENT	112	129
128		FLORIDA INT	1 - 11	122	0.95	128	1.32		CUSA	121	130
129		MASSACHUSETTS	1 - 11	91	0.85	129	1.19		INDEPENDENT	125	128
130		CONNECTICUT	1 - 11	74	0.61	130	0.88		AMERICAN	128	127