The Schmitz Index (Week 10)

In 1999, I was convinced that Virginia Tech was the best team in the nation (behind QB Michael Vick).  I created the Schmitz Index to prove it.  It didn't work—no matter what I tried, VT was not the #1 team in the nation.  It is not on of the BCS Computers.

The Schmitz Index ranks the FBS teams on W/L Pct. (50%), Strength of Schedule (25%), a Margin of Victory that collapses runaway scores (15%), Points Scored (5%) and Net Average Yards (5%).  SOS looks at opponents' and opponent's opponnent's ratings in the other categories above.

A shuffle-up at the top this week with Oregon beating ASU.  Oklahoma with their impressive win over Texas A&M leapfrogs ASU and West Virginia.

	Team	Index	Pvs			Team	Index	Pvs
1	LSU (8-1)	100.00	2		61	Vanderbilt (5-4)	65.72	57
2	Oregon (8-1)	99.87	3		62	Mississippi St. (5-4)	65.48	61
3	Ohio St. (10-0)	98.97	4		63	Ball St. (5-5)	63.78	59
4	Kansas (9-0)	97.96	5		64	Bowling Green (5-4)	62.89	70
5	Oklahoma (8-1)	96.09	8		65	Iowa (5-5)	62.39	71
6	Arizona St. (8-1)	94.51	1		66	Southern Miss (5-4)	61.97	77
7	West Virginia (7-1)	93.18	6		67	Nebraska (4-6)	61.62	64
8	Missouri (8-1)	91.52	9		68	Nevada (5-4)	61.46	74
9	Boise St. (8-1)	88.21	10		69	Middle Tenn. St. (5-5)	61.38	73
10	Connecticut (8-1)	87.48	11		70	Navy (5-4)	61.38	69
11	Boston Coll. (8-1)	87.44	7		71	Cent. Michigan (5-4)	60.15	67
12	Texas (8-2)	87.35	14		72	Northwestern (5-5)	59.31	65
13	Florida (6-3)	86.62	17		73	Maryland (4-5)	58.88	63
14	California (7-2)	85.90	13		74	Arizona (4-6)	58.13	82
15	Hawaii (8-0)	84.79	12		75	Pittsburgh (4-5)	57.95	81
16	USC (7-2)	84.19	18		76	Miami (OH) (5-5)	57.74	80
17	Georgia (7-2)	83.70	19		77	Florida Atlantic (4-4)	57.44	72
18	Penn St. (7-3)	83.13	26		78	North Carolina (4-6)	56.80	83
19	Michigan (8-2)	83.06	20		79	Toledo (5-5)	56.75	85
20	Clemson (7-2)	82.34	25		80	Washington St. (3-6)	56.47	75
21	Virginia (8-2)	81.93	24		81	West. Kentucky (6-3)	56.33	79
22	Cincinnati (7-2)	81.90	27		82	UTEP (4-5)	56.33	68
23	Virginia Tech (7-2)	81.88	28		83	N.C. State (3-5)	55.24	91
24	Auburn (7-3)	81.29	15		84	Arkansas St. (4-5)	54.65	86
25	South Florida (6-3)	80.42	16		85	Louisiana Tech (4-5)	54.30	89
26	Tennessee (6-3)	78.99	31		86	Stanford (3-6)	52.95	76
27	Alabama (6-3)	78.56	23		87	Buffalo (4-6)	52.75	78
28	Purdue (7-3)	77.79	21		88	Washington (2-7)	51.56	100
29	Illinois (7-3)	77.70	35		89	LA Monroe (3-6)	50.79	84
30	Florida St. (6-3)	77.62	37		90	San Diego St. (3-5)	50.76	102
31	BYU (6-2)	76.88	34		91	Memphis (4-5)	50.21	88
32	Arkansas (6-3)	76.15	47		92	Mississippi (3-7)	50.12	92
33	Wake Forest (6-3)	75.93	22		93	Ohio (4-6)	50.03	101
34	Wisconsin (7-3)	75.74	29		94	New Mexico St. (4-6)	48.65	90
35	UCF (6-3)	75.39	49		95	Akron (3-6)	48.64	87
36	Houston (6-3)	75.04	40		96	Kent St. (3-6)	47.26	98
37	Kentucky (5-3)	74.56	38		97	W. Michigan (3-6)	47.10	96
38	Troy (6-3)	73.82	32		98	UNLV (2-7)	45.69	99
39	Air Force (7-3)	73.01	53		99	Rice (3-6)	45.52	110
40	Tulsa (6-3)	72.58	56		100	Temple (3-6)	45.06	93
41	Fresno St. (7-3)	72.41	54		101	Baylor (3-7)	44.66	95
42	Utah (6-3)	72.13	48		102	Army (3-6)	44.25	94
43	Louisville (5-3)	71.85	52		103	San Jose St. (3-6)	44.17	97
44	South Carolina (6-4)	71.53	36		104	Iowa St. (2-8)	42.16	112
45	Texas Tech (6-4)	71.43	58		105	Syracuse (2-7)	41.95	104
46	Kansas St. (5-4)	70.92	30		106	East. Michigan (3-7)	41.34	103
47	East Carolina (6-4)	70.60	60		107	Colorado St. (1-8)	41.32	106
48	Oklahoma St. (5-4)	70.40	42		108	Duke (1-8)	40.77	105
49	Texas A&M (6-4)	70.32	39		109	Notre Dame (1-8)	39.97	107
50	New Mexico (6-3)	70.02	33		110	Tulane (2-7)	38.39	108
51	Rutgers (5-4)	69.83	43		111	UAB (2-7)	37.04	109
52	Michigan St. (5-5)	69.65	50		112	Minnesota (1-9)	36.45	111
53	Indiana (6-4)	68.69	62		113	SMU (1-8)	34.52	113
54	Colorado (5-5)	68.44	45		114	Marshall (1-8)	33.80	114
55	Oregon St. (5-4)	68.09	46		115	North Texas (1-7)	31.25	115
56	Georgia Tech (5-4)	67.62	44		116	Utah St. (0-9)	30.70	118
57	Wyoming (5-4)	67.28	51		117	Idaho (1-9)	29.74	116
58	UCLA (5-4)	67.19	41		118	LA Lafayette (1-8)	29.33	117
59	TCU (5-4)	66.26	66		119	Northern Illinois (1-8)	25.62	120
60	Miami (FL) (5-4)	65.97	55		120	Florida Intl. (0-9)	25.20	119

Through games of November 4, 2007