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Once again, Monday is bowl projections day, so in advance ... here are your Momentum Rankings for the week. As a reminder...
Wtd. Margin: This is an attempted look at momentum. If we weight each progressive game as ten percent more important than the one before it, some teams' Adj. Scoring Margins change. We can compare Wtd. Margin to the full 2011 Margin to get the DIFF column, which signifies the difference between the two numbers. Teams with a positive "DIFF" have shown improvement as the season has progressed. Teams with negative numbers have not.
Ladies and (mostly) gentlemen, your TCU Horned Frogs are once again playing like an elite team...
Wtd Rank |
Team | Wtd Off Avg |
Wtd Def Avg |
Wtd Margin |
Overall Margin |
DIFF |
1 | Alabama | 40.0 | 6.0 | 34.0 | 35.1 | -1.1 |
2 | LSU | 40.6 | 12.4 | 28.1 | 27.1 | 1.1 |
3 | Wisconsin | 43.7 | 23.2 | 20.5 | 20.0 | 0.5 |
4 | Oklahoma | 36.1 | 15.6 | 20.5 | 22.2 | -1.7 |
5 | Oregon | 39.7 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 20.5 | -0.6 |
6 | Boise State | 37.4 | 19.9 | 17.5 | 19.4 | -1.9 |
7 | Oklahoma State | 40.8 | 23.9 | 16.9 | 16.2 | 0.7 |
8 | Georgia | 34.1 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 0.4 |
9 | TCU | 37.3 | 21.1 | 16.2 | 14.0 | 2.1 |
10 | Houston | 42.6 | 27.8 | 14.8 | 13.5 | 1.3 |
11 | South Carolina | 29.4 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 0.1 |
12 | Florida State | 32.7 | 18.4 | 14.3 | 14.7 | -0.4 |
13 | Stanford | 38.2 | 25.3 | 12.9 | 14.1 | -1.2 |
14 | Missouri | 33.8 | 21.2 | 12.5 | 12.6 | -0.1 |
15 | Virginia Tech | 32.1 | 19.8 | 12.3 | 13.4 | -1.1 |
16 | Notre Dame | 37.0 | 24.7 | 12.3 | 13.7 | -1.4 |
17 | Michigan State | 27.0 | 15.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | -1.7 |
18 | Michigan | 34.8 | 23.1 | 11.7 | 12.5 | -0.8 |
19 | Miami | 38.1 | 27.4 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 2.1 |
20 | Central Florida | 30.8 | 20.4 | 10.4 | 12.0 | -1.6 |
21 | Penn State | 24.8 | 14.7 | 10.1 | 11.9 | -1.8 |
22 | Arkansas | 37.0 | 27.4 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 1.3 |
23 | Northern Illinois | 36.1 | 26.7 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 1.3 |
24 | Texas | 27.1 | 17.7 | 9.3 | 9.4 | -0.1 |
25 | Texas A&M | 34.5 | 25.5 | 9.0 | 11.0 | -2.0 |
Full list after the jump.
Wtd Rank |
Team | Wtd Off Avg |
Wtd Def Avg |
Wtd Margin |
Overall Margin |
DIFF |
26 | Tulsa | 32.8 | 23.9 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 1.5 |
27 | West Virginia | 37.2 | 28.3 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 0.7 |
28 | Cincinnati | 33.4 | 25.0 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 0.7 |
29 | South Florida | 32.9 | 24.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 0.1 |
30 | Nevada | 31.2 | 23.4 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 1.2 |
31 | Toledo | 37.3 | 29.6 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 0.7 |
32 | Baylor | 38.6 | 31.1 | 7.5 | 9.2 | -1.6 |
33 | SMU | 30.3 | 23.1 | 7.2 | 8.6 | -1.4 |
34 | USC | 33.4 | 26.3 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 0.6 |
35 | Nebraska | 31.5 | 24.6 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 0.6 |
36 | Southern Miss | 31.2 | 24.6 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 0.8 |
37 | California | 25.2 | 19.0 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
38 | Temple | 28.1 | 22.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
39 | Georgia Tech | 34.1 | 28.9 | 5.1 | 6.2 | -1.1 |
40 | Vanderbilt | 28.9 | 23.8 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 1.1 |
41 | Illinois | 25.3 | 20.3 | 5.0 | 7.3 | -2.3 |
42 | BYU | 30.5 | 26.1 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.4 |
43 | Clemson | 33.5 | 29.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
44 | Utah State | 33.5 | 29.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
45 | North Carolina | 30.8 | 27.0 | 3.9 | 5.3 | -1.4 |
46 | Ohio | 31.1 | 27.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
47 | Virginia | 26.1 | 23.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | -1.1 |
48 | Utah | 22.4 | 19.5 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 0.6 |
49 | Arizona State | 31.7 | 28.7 | 2.9 | 4.2 | -1.3 |
50 | Arkansas State | 30.0 | 27.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
51 | Ohio State | 25.9 | 23.0 | 2.9 | 4.4 | -1.5 |
52 | Iowa | 33.2 | 30.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
53 | Florida | 28.1 | 25.7 | 2.4 | 3.8 | -1.4 |
54 | Army | 29.2 | 27.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
55 | Rutgers | 23.0 | 21.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
56 | Northwestern | 35.2 | 33.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
57 | Wake Forest | 28.5 | 27.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | -0.3 |
58 | Washington | 31.4 | 30.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | -0.5 |
59 | San Diego State | 26.2 | 25.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
60 | Miami (Ohio) |
26.8 | 25.6 | 1.3 | -1.4 | 2.6 |
61 | Pittsburgh | 27.9 | 27.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
62 | Purdue | 28.7 | 27.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
63 | Western Michigan | 31.8 | 31.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | -0.9 |
64 | Kansas State | 28.3 | 27.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -1.2 |
65 | Mississippi State | 27.8 | 27.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
66 | Navy | 34.7 | 34.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
67 | Louisiana Tech | 24.6 | 24.9 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
68 | UTEP | 27.1 | 27.5 | -0.4 | -1.7 | 1.4 |
69 | Louisville | 27.6 | 28.5 | -0.9 | -2.0 | 1.1 |
70 | UL-Monroe | 25.9 | 26.9 | -1.0 | -1.6 | 0.5 |
71 | Western Kentucky | 25.9 | 27.0 | -1.1 | -2.9 | 1.8 |
72 | UCLA | 29.4 | 30.5 | -1.1 | -0.2 | -0.9 |
73 | Auburn | 29.3 | 30.7 | -1.4 | -0.1 | -1.2 |
74 | Arizona | 31.2 | 32.6 | -1.4 | -0.1 | -1.3 |
75 | Tennessee | 25.4 | 27.2 | -1.8 | -0.2 | -1.6 |
76 | Fresno State | 31.5 | 33.3 | -1.8 | -3.0 | 1.2 |
77 | Hawaii | 28.3 | 30.5 | -2.2 | -2.0 | -0.3 |
78 | N.C. State | 21.2 | 23.7 | -2.5 | -3.2 | 0.7 |
79 | Syracuse | 27.6 | 30.1 | -2.5 | -1.8 | -0.7 |
80 | Florida International | 26.4 | 29.0 | -2.6 | -1.5 | -1.1 |
81 | UL-Lafayette | 26.9 | 30.3 | -3.4 | -3.9 | 0.5 |
82 | Air Force | 28.2 | 31.7 | -3.5 | -2.9 | -0.6 |
83 | Texas Tech | 29.5 | 33.1 | -3.6 | -2.4 | -1.2 |
84 | Maryland | 26.7 | 31.1 | -4.3 | -3.5 | -0.9 |
85 | Wyoming | 26.1 | 30.9 | -4.7 | -5.9 | 1.2 |
86 | East Carolina | 25.3 | 30.1 | -4.8 | -4.7 | -0.1 |
87 | Kent State | 17.4 | 22.4 | -5.0 | -6.9 | 1.9 |
88 | Bowling Green | 25.7 | 30.8 | -5.0 | -3.9 | -1.1 |
89 | Connecticut | 21.1 | 26.2 | -5.1 | -4.5 | -0.6 |
90 | Oregon State | 24.9 | 30.5 | -5.6 | -5.8 | 0.2 |
91 | Central Michigan | 27.6 | 33.6 | -6.0 | -6.7 | 0.7 |
92 | Ball State | 27.1 | 33.1 | -6.0 | -6.9 | 0.9 |
93 | Washington State | 26.0 | 32.1 | -6.1 | -5.8 | -0.3 |
94 | New Mexico State | 28.1 | 34.3 | -6.1 | -6.3 | 0.1 |
95 | Eastern Michigan | 24.0 | 30.2 | -6.2 | -6.9 | 0.7 |
96 | Boston College | 22.7 | 29.0 | -6.3 | -7.7 | 1.3 |
97 | Duke | 26.2 | 32.8 | -6.6 | -6.2 | -0.3 |
98 | Rice | 24.2 | 31.5 | -7.2 | -7.7 | 0.5 |
99 | Iowa State | 20.0 | 27.2 | -7.3 | -6.9 | -0.3 |
100 | North Texas | 24.8 | 32.4 | -7.5 | -8.2 | 0.7 |
101 | Ole Miss | 23.6 | 31.6 | -8.0 | -8.0 | 0.0 |
102 | Colorado | 23.5 | 31.6 | -8.1 | -7.9 | -0.2 |
103 | Middle Tennessee | 25.9 | 34.0 | -8.1 | -7.1 | -1.0 |
104 | Marshall | 21.7 | 30.2 | -8.5 | -8.1 | -0.5 |
105 | Minnesota | 24.4 | 33.2 | -8.8 | -9.2 | 0.4 |
106 | San Jose State | 22.9 | 31.9 | -9.0 | -9.6 | 0.7 |
107 | Buffalo | 23.4 | 32.3 | -9.0 | -8.8 | -0.2 |
108 | Indiana | 25.2 | 35.1 | -9.9 | -10.2 | 0.3 |
109 | Troy | 21.9 | 32.3 | -10.4 | -9.3 | -1.0 |
110 | Kentucky | 20.1 | 30.7 | -10.6 | -10.2 | -0.4 |
111 | Kansas | 22.5 | 33.9 | -11.4 | -10.7 | -0.8 |
112 | Colorado State | 20.5 | 32.8 | -12.3 | -12.8 | 0.5 |
113 | UNLV | 19.4 | 31.9 | -12.5 | -12.4 | -0.1 |
114 | Tulane | 20.1 | 33.2 | -13.1 | -12.5 | -0.5 |
115 | Idaho | 16.3 | 29.4 | -13.1 | -13.0 | -0.2 |
116 | UAB | 23.2 | 36.6 | -13.4 | -14.8 | 1.4 |
117 | Florida Atlantic | 14.5 | 31.1 | -16.6 | -17.5 | 0.9 |
118 | Akron | 18.6 | 35.7 | -17.2 | -17.0 | -0.1 |
119 | Memphis | 16.6 | 34.3 | -17.7 | -18.9 | 1.2 |
120 | New Mexico | 17.2 | 36.1 | -18.8 | -18.4 | -0.4 |