2011

Louisiana State finished atop the base RPR rating by virtue of tying for best Win % and the best SOS for 2011. However, rival Alabama fell within the CCT cutoff and definitely warranted consideration. The Crimson Tide had the highest Score Ratio of any team and had an edge in head-to-head competition (both teams split their meetings; the Tide would have the advantage in scoring margin by virtue of the 21-0 victory in the BCS Championship Game). So while some may not like my reasoning based strictly on the numbers, Alabama warranted being co-champion with LSU for the season.

Co-champion Consideration Threshold: 0.0349; CCT Rating Cutoff: 0.7090

RankTeamAdj. Rating
T-1Louisiana St.0.7392 (0.7439)
T-1Alabama (BCS)0.7392 (0.7345)
3Oklahoma St.0.7018
4Boise State0.6747
5Houston0.6692
6So. Carolina0.6673
7Michigan0.6669
8Arkansas0.6627
9Oregon0.6621
10Oklahoma0.6576
11TCU0.6507
12Stanford0.6498
13Wisconsin0.6461
14Virginia Tech0.6354
15Baylor0.6350
16So. California0.6334
17So. Mississippi0.6319
18Kansas State0.6319
19Georgia0.6312
20West Virginia0.6240
21Michigan State0.6195
22Nebraska0.6115
23Penn State0.6054
24Florida State0.6025
25Cincinnati0.6011
26Clemson0.6005
27N. Illinois0.5933
28Missouri0.5920
29Texas0.5902
30Rutgers0.5897
31Toledo0.5863
32Arkansas State0.5855
33Notre Dame0.5849
34BYU0.5848
35Auburn0.5840
36Temple0.5805
37Tulsa0.5780
38Texas A&M0.5775
39Mississippi St.0.5693
40Florida0.5639
41Ohio0.5623
42Georgia Tech0.5569
43LA Tech0.5530
44NC State0.5518
45North Carolina0.5510
46So. Methodist0.5501
47LA-Lafayette0.5455
48Utah0.5452
49Iowa0.5438
50San Diego St.0.5431
51Louisville0.5424
52Wyoming0.5387
53Vanderbilt0.5384
54Virginia0.5383
55Illinois0.5375
56California0.5370
57Washington0.5360
58Miami, FL0.5319
59Air Force0.5282
60Tennessee0.5271
61Marshall0.5267
62Iowa State0.5259
63W. Michigan0.5251
64Ohio State0.5244
65Arizona State0.5198
66Pittsburgh0.5186
67Nevada0.5185
68South Florida0.5178
69Purdue0.5172
70Utah State0.5131
71FIU0.5119
72W. Kentucky0.5099
73Texas Tech0.5070
74Central Florida0.5050
75Navy0.5023
76Wake Forest0.5011
77Northwestern0.5011
78E. Michigan0.4999
79Syracuse0.4925
80UCLA0.4908
81Connecticut0.4906
82Arizona0.4904
83Bowling Green0.4896
84Ball State0.4855
85Kentucky0.4822
86East Carolina0.4813
87Kent State0.4783
88North Texas0.4695
89Texas-El Paso0.4648
90Rice0.4589
91Washington St.0.4575
92LA-Monroe0.4550
93Hawaii0.4530
94San Jose State0.4523
95Boston Col.0.4515
96Oregon State0.4511
97Miami, OH0.4452
98Minnesota0.4418
99Kansas0.4383
100Duke0.4345
101Fresno State0.4321
102Mississippi0.4307
103C. Michigan0.4263
104Army0.4247
105Maryland0.4230
106NM State0.4097
107Buffalo0.4081
108Colorado0.4066
109Colorado St.0.4054
110Troy0.4041
111UAB0.3870
112Indiana0.3799
113UNLV0.3768
114Idaho0.3725
115Middle Tenn.0.3608
116Memphis0.3475
117Tulane0.3434
118New Mexico0.3385
119FAU0.3298
120Akron0.3252

Best Win Percentage: Houston/Louisiana State
Best SOS: Louisiana State
Best Score Ratio: Alabama