Saturday, January 26, 2013

The College Football Blog: 2012 Season Résumé Rankings (Season Review)



2012 College Football Season Résumé Rankings Season Review

This is the review of my season résumé rankings. I feel like these rankings were much improved this season due to the hammering out of my formula. Recall, however, that I didn’t get to the final version of my formula until week 8 of the season. Not much else to say here so let’s just get on with it.

Changes Tracker

There are 16 editions of my résumé rankings each year (15 weeks of rankings during the regular season and the final power rankings). There is no preseason edition because, well, there aren’t any résumés to grade. So there is one less résumé rankings edition per season than there are power rankings editions. We’re also dealing with a top 10 for these rankings rather than a top 15 (although I plan to change that next year).  

14 of the 16 editions were unique, with only 2 editions being exactly the same. There were 15 different sets. The first 13 editions were all different; then these rankings were identical in week 14 and week 15; before changing to something unique in the final edition. This was exactly as it happened last year. 

I felt like these ratings were fairly chaotic from week-to-week all year long. In week 7 all 10 spots in these rankings experienced change. At least 8 of 10 spots changed in the first 7 editions after week 1 and in 11 editions overall. At least 9 of 10 spots changed in 6 different weeks. Only 5 of 10 spots changed in week 9 and the rankings stayed exactly the same in week 15, but at least 7 of 10 spots changed in the other 13 editions. Things were less chaotic down the stretch, as less than 8 of 10 spots experienced change in 4 of the final 8 editions. 

While this did seem to be major change on a consistent basis, the numbers weren’t that different from last year. In some cases, last year almost seemed to be less stable. For example, last year all 10 spots experienced change in 4 different editions; that only happened once this year. There were 7 weeks with at least 9 of 10 spots changing last year, as opposed to just 6 such weeks this year.  

I made 114 total changes to my résumé rankings during the 15 editions following the week 1 rankings, averaging 7.6 changes per week. This was up only slightly from last year when I made 111 total changes for an average of 7.4 changes per week. 


Moves In and Out Tracker

Remarkably, there was just 1 edition of the résumé rankings in which all 10 teams stayed in the top 10 (week 15). Last year there were 3 times when all 10 teams from the week before remained in the résumé rankings. The first couple of weeks after week 1 were especially crazy in this department, as 5 teams were switched out in week 2 and week 3. 7 teams or less remained in the top 10 in the first 6 editions. 

Things got less chaotic as the year went on. At least 8 of 10 teams remained in the rankings in the final 9 editions. At least 9 of 10 teams remained in the résumé rankings in 5 of the final 7 editions.

Overall I made 34 “switch outs” this season. That was up just barely from last year’s 31 switch outs. Last season I switched out 7 teams in week 2 and this year I never switched out more than 5 teams in any week. 

31 different teams were included in at least 1 of my 16 sets of résumé rankings this year (up slightly from 27 last year).   


Appearance Tracker

Just 1 team made it into all 16 sets of résumé rankings this year: Alabama. Last year no team was in all 16 editions.

2 teams were in 14 of 16 editions (Notre Dame and Florida). 

South Carolina was in 13 editions. 

3 teams were in 12 of 16 editions of the résumé rankings (Kansas State, Oregon, Ohio State). 

LSU was in 11 of 16 editions. 

Georgia made it into 8 of 16 résumé editions, while Stanford and Oregon State both managed to make it into 6 of 16 editions. 

Texas A&M was included in 4 of 16 editions. 

7 different teams were included in 2 of 16 editions (Clemson, Michigan State, Iowa State, West Virginia, UCLA, Rutgers, Texas Tech). 

Finally, 9 teams made it into just 1 of 17 editions (Nevada, Virginia Tech, Nebraska, Tennessee, Arizona, Northwestern, Ohio, USC, Florida State).


Position Tracker

Only 4 teams held the #1 spot in my rankings at any point this season (Alabama x 7; Florida x 4; Notre Dame x 4; South Carolina x 1). Alabama was the #1 team in the first 5 editions before South Carolina took the #1 spot in week 6. That only lasted until week 7 when Bama regained the #1 spot. But they lost it again in week 8 when Florida moved into the #1 spot. Florida was #1 for 4 straight editions before Notre Dame took over the #1 spot in week 12 and matched Florida with 4 straight editions atop these rankings. Finally, Alabama retook the #1 spot in the final rankings.  

Last season only 3 teams had been #1 at any time.

A total of 7 teams held the #2 spot in these rankings at some point this season (Notre Dame x 6; Florida x 5; Clemson x 1; Iowa State x 1; Georgia x 1; Alabama x 1; Kansas State x1). Last year only 5 teams had ever been #2 at any point.  

Amazingly, 9 different teams held the #3 spot in these rankings in at least 1 edition this season (Notre Dame x 3; Michigan State x 2; Florida x 2; Kansas State x 2; Ohio State x 2; Stanford x 2; Oregon State x 1; Alabama x 1; South Carolina x 1). Last year only 7 teams had been #3 at any point. 


10 different teams were #4 in my rankings for at least 1 edition (Alabama x 6; Stanford  x 2; Nevada x 1; Arizona x 1; UCLA x 1; Rutgers x 1; South Carolina x 1; Ohio State x 1; Notre Dame x 1; Kansas State x 1). This was up from 9 teams last year. 

9 teams were ranked #5 at some point this year (Ohio State x 4; Oregon x 3; South Carolina #2; Kansas State x 2; Virginia Tech x 1; Georgia x 1; Texas x 1; Florida x 1; LSU x 1). This was down from 11 teams last year. 

10 teams were ranked #6 in at least 1 edition this year (Ohio State x 3; Georgia x 2; Oregon x 2; Oregon State x 2; Kansas State x 2; Iowa State; UCLA x 1; Texas x 1; Texas A&M x 1; Alabama x 1). This was down from 12 teams last year.

11 teams were ranked #7 at some point (Oregon x 4; LSU x 2; Georgia x 2; Nebraska x 1; Northwestern x 1; Stanford x 1; Louisiana Tech x 1; West Virginia x 1; Kansas State x 1; Texas A&M x 1; South Carolina x 1). Same number as last year. 

10 teams were #8 in 1 or more editions (South Carolina x 3; Oregon x 3; LSU x 2; Oklahoma x 2; Georgia x 1; Florida x 1; Ohio State x 1; Louisiana Tech x 1; Oregon State x 1; Kansas State x 1). Up slightly from 9 teams last year.  

An absurd 13 teams were in the #9 spot at some point this year (LSU x 3; Oregon State x 2; West Virginia x 1; Clemson x 1; Ohio x 1; Louisiana Tech x 1; Rutgers x 1; USC x 1; Texas Tech x 1; South Carolina x 1; Ohio State x 1; Kansas State x 1; Texas A&M x 1). Way up from 10 teams last year. 

12 teams were #10 for at least 1 edition (LSU x 3; South Carolina x 3; Tennessee x 1; Texas x 1; Florida x 1; Kansas State x 1; Texas Tech x 1; Oklahoma x 1; Florida State x 1; Stanford x 1; Texas A&M x 1; Georgia x 1). Up from 11 teams last year.  


Team Overviews


Alabama
Ranked in 16 of 16 editions (#1 x 7; #2 x 1; #3 x 1; #4 x 6; #6 x 1)
Debut: #1 (W1)
Final: #1
Peak: #1 (W1-W5, W7, F)


Notre Dame
Ranked in 14 of 16 editions (#1 x 4; #2 x 6; #3 x 3; #4 x 1)
Debut: #2 (W3)
Final: #2
Peak: #1 (W12-W15)


Florida
Ranked in 14 of 16 editions (#1 x 4; #2 x 5; #3 x 2; #5 x 1; #8 x 1; #10 x 1)
Debut: #3 (W3)
Final: #3
Peak: #1 (W8-W11)



South Carolina
Ranked in 13 of 16 editions (#1 x 1; #3 x 1; #4 x 1; #5 x 2; #7 x 1; #8 x 3; #9 x 1; #10 x 3)
Debut: #8 (W1)
Final: #7
Peak: #1 (W6)



Kansas State
Ranked in 12 of 16 editions (#2 x 1; #3 x 2; #4 x 1; #5 x 2; #6 x 2; #7 x 1; #8 x 1; #9 x 1; #10 x 1)
Debut: #6 (W4)
Final: #8
Peak: #2 (W11)



Oregon  
Ranked in 12 of 16 editions (#5 x 3; #6 x 2; #7 x 4; #8 x 3)
Debut: #7 (W5)
Final: #5
Peak: #5 (W11, W13, F)



Ohio State
Ranked in 12 of 16 editions (#3 x 2; #4 x 1; #5 x 4; #6 x 3; #8 x 1; #9 x 1)
Debut: #8 (W5)
Final: #6
Peak: #3 (W12-W13)



LSU
Ranked in 11 of 16 editions (#5 x 1; #7 x 2; #8 x 2; #9 x 3; #10 x 3)
Debut: #10 (W2)
Final: NR
Peak: #5 (W12)



Georgia   
Ranked in 8 of 16 editions (#2 x 1; #5 x 1; #6 x 2; #7 x 2; #8 x 1; #10 x 1)
Debut: #8 (W2)
Final: #10
Peak: #2 (W4)



Stanford  
Ranked in 6 of 16 editions (#3 x 2; #4 x 2; #7 x 1; #10 x 1)
Debut: #7 (W3)
Final: #4
Peak: #3 (W14-W15)



Oregon State
Ranked in 6 of 16 editions (#3 x 1; #6 x 2; #8 x 1; #9 x 2)
Debut: #3 (W5)
Final: NR
Peak: #3 (W5)



Texas A&M
Ranked in 4 of 16 editions (#6 x 1; #7 x 1; #9 x 1; #10 x 1)
Debut: #6 (W11)
Final: #9
Peak: #6 (W11)



Texas
Ranked in 3 of 16 editions (#5 x 1; #6 x 1; #10 x 1)
Debut: #6 (W3)
Final: #4
Peak: #5 (W5)



Louisiana Tech 
Ranked in 3 of 16 editions (#7 x 1; #8 x 1; #9 x 1)
Debut: #7 (W4)
Final: NR
Peak: #7 (W4)


Oklahoma
Ranked in 3 of 16 editions (#8 x 2; #10 x 1)
Debut: #10 (W8)
Final: NR
Peak: #8 (W14-W15)



Clemson
Ranked in 2 of 16 editions (#2 x 1; #9 x 1)
Debut: #2 (W1)
Final: NR
Peak: #2 (W1)



Michigan State  
Ranked in 2 of 16 editions (#3 x 2)
Debut: #3 (W1)
Final: NR
Peak: #3 (W1-W2)



Iowa State
Ranked in 2 of 16 editions (#2 x 1; #6 x 1)
Debut: #6 (W1)
Final: NR
Peak: #2 (W2)



West Virginia
Ranked in 2 of 16 editions (#7 x 1; #9 x 1)
Debut: #9 (W1)
Final: NR
Peak: #7 (W6)



UCLA
Ranked in 2 of 16 editions (#4 x 1; #6 x 1)
Debut: #6 (W2)
Final: NR
Peak: #4 (W3)



Rutgers
Ranked in 2 of 16 editions (#4 x 1; #9 x 1)
Debut: #4 (W4)
Final: NR
Peak: #4 (W4)


Texas Tech  
Ranked in 2 of 16 editions (#9 x 1; #10 x 1)
Debut: #10 (W7)
Final: NR
Peak: #9 (W8)



Nevada
Ranked in 1 of 16 editions (#4 x 1)
Debut: #4 (W1)
Final: NR
Peak: #4 (W1)


Virginia Tech 
Ranked in 1 of 16 editions (#5 x 1)
Debut: #5 (W1)
Final: NR
Peak: #5 (W1)


Nebraska
Ranked in 1 of 16 editions (#7 x 1)
Debut: #7 (W1)
Final: NR
Peak: #7 (W1)


Tennessee  
Ranked in 1 of 16 editions (#10 x 1)
Debut: #10 (W1)
Final: NR
Peak: #10 (W1)



Arizona
Ranked in 1 of 16 editions (#4 x 1)
Debut: #4 (W2)
Final: NR
Peak: #4 (W2)



Northwestern
Ranked in 1 of 16 editions (#7 x 1)
Debut: #7 (W2)
Final: NR
Peak: #7 (W2)



Ohio
Ranked in 1 of 16 editions (#9 x 1)
Debut: #9 (W3)
Final: NR
Peak: #9 (W3)



USC  
Ranked in 1 of 16 editions (#9 x 1)
Debut: #9 (W7)
Final: NR
Peak: #9 (W7)



Florida State
Ranked in 1 of 16 editions (#10 x 1)
Debut: #10 (W9)
Final: NR
Peak: #10 (W9)






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