Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Week 10: Top 25 -- RBA

With a somewhat tragic week 9 in the books, we now present the RBA top 25, with some large jumps.

Rank+/-TeamWinPctSoSOff PtsDef PtsPace
001--TCU0.98740.463824.56.284.3
002+1Oregon0.98320.533028.710.387.8
003-1Alabama0.98300.548325.27.378.9
004+4Iowa0.95690.523121.57.582.0
005+9Stanford0.94850.550926.612.584.0
006-1Nebraska0.94400.530424.510.083.6
007-3Virginia Tech0.93970.530524.29.079.3
008-1Oklahoma0.93100.545023.18.484.8
009--Boise St.0.92540.457327.010.884.7
010-4Florida0.92340.557623.88.480.8
011--Ohio St.0.91880.529325.38.579.8
012--LSU0.89960.548018.27.580.4
013+2Auburn0.88600.545425.812.979.4
014-1Arizona0.87930.555919.99.083.1
015-5USC0.86460.533223.613.083.5
016+5Georgia0.85780.550427.410.679.8
017+10Arkansas0.85280.563723.411.682.6
018-2Florida St.0.83860.553518.912.383.4
019+6South Carolina0.83860.543418.310.878.9
020-3Utah0.83690.458225.011.183.1
021+1North Carolina0.82550.547219.57.381.8
022-4Miami-FL0.82350.550115.99.681.5
023-4Missouri0.81580.521819.110.687.1
024-4Texas0.81220.517919.610.984.2
025+6Pittsburgh0.80000.532323.011.682.4


New entries:  Arkansas, Pittsburgh

Dropped out:  California, Clemson

We have a new #2 this week as Oregon leapfrogs Alabama, although we're splitting hairs at this point because the EWP difference is only 2 points.  Save the OMG BEST CONFERENCE EVAR arguments for the Paul Finebaum show.  Speaking of SEC teams, Auburn is continuing a methodical climb up the poll but continues to struggle under the ineptitude of their defense.  Ironically, Florida is falling like a rock after their cocktail party win.  Although their EWP increased by +42 points, other teams increased more quickly, causing the Gators to lose ground.  However, Georgia catches a break (+100 EWP) by playing Florida closer than expected.

Stanford leaps back into the top five thanks to a 42-0 shellacking of Washington.  Their defense has been suspect compared their extremely efficient offense, so anything to improve their defense will lead to significant improvements.  We also see Iowa climbing back into the top five after beating previously undefeated Michigan State.  Regular readers will find this unsurprising, since RBA doesn't respect Michigan State or their biggest win Wisconsin.  The Hawkeye defense is dominant and supported by an above average offense.