The Schmitz Index: Week 13

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 No. 1 team in the nation.

The Schmitz Index ranks the FBS teams on Win/Loss Percentage (50 percent), Strength of Schedule (25 percent), Margin of Victory (15 percent), Points Scored (five percent), and Net Average Yards (five percent).

Strength of Schedule considers opponents' and opponents' opponents' ratings in the other categories. Margin of Victory collapses runaway scores so as to lessen the impact of blowouts on the overall rankings.
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West Virginia and Missouri occupy the two top spots this week, though in reverse order of the BCS.  Oklahoma's stomping of Oklahoma St. moves them up four places to the number four slot.  

As if anybody cares, Notre Dame cracked the top 100, finding themselves at 97th after their defeat of Stanford.

	Team	Index	Pvs			Team	Index	Pvs
1	West Virginia (10-1)	100.00	3		61	Maryland (6-6)	65.59	67
2	Missouri (11-1)	97.03	5		62	Miami (FL) (6-6)	65.08	55
3	LSU (10-2)	96.34	1		63	Nebraska (5-7)	65.08	53
4	Oklahoma (10-2)	94.57	8		64	Southern Miss (7-5)	64.79	66
5	Kansas (11-1)	94.30	2		65	Navy (7-4)	64.29	63
6	Ohio St. (11-1)	94.12	4		66	Arizona (5-6)	62.55	65
7	Florida (9-3)	93.41	9		67	Kansas St. (5-7)	61.95	62
8	Georgia (10-2)	89.79	11		68	Florida Atlantic (6-5)	61.00	73
9	Hawaii (11-0)	89.26	13		69	Cent. Michigan (7-5)	60.93	75
10	Arizona St. (9-2)	88.43	6		70	Iowa (6-6)	60.69	69
11	USC (9-2)	88.36	15		71	Vanderbilt (5-7)	59.63	68
12	Virginia Tech (10-2)	88.07	14		72	Washington St. (5-7)	59.39	78
13	Oregon (8-3)	87.02	7		73	Northwestern (6-6)	59.28	71
14	Boston Coll. (10-2)	86.61	17		74	Memphis (7-5)	59.00	77
15	South Florida (9-3)	86.26	16		75	LA Monroe (6-6)	57.87	81
16	Boise St. (10-2)	85.04	12		76	Wyoming (5-7)	56.95	70
17	Tennessee (9-3)	85.00	19		77	Miami (OH) (6-6)	56.29	74
18	Texas (9-3)	84.70	10		78	Nevada (5-6)	56.00	72
19	BYU (9-2)	84.66	24		79	Pittsburgh (4-7)	55.32	80
20	Cincinnati (9-3)	83.88	18		80	North Carolina (5-8)	55.00	86
21	Clemson (9-3)	83.85	23		81	Middle Tenn. St. (5-7)	54.31	76
22	Illinois (9-3)	82.64	20		82	W. Michigan (5-7)	54.22	89
23	UCF (9-3)	80.59	27		83	Louisiana Tech (5-6)	54.16	85
24	Penn St. (8-4)	80.34	25		84	Arkansas St. (5-7)	53.98	84
25	Tulsa (9-3)	79.44	29		85	N.C. State (4-7)	53.06	79
26	Troy (8-3)	79.33	34		86	Washington (3-9)	53.03	83
27	Virginia (9-3)	79.13	21		87	Buffalo (5-7)	52.22	92
28	Wisconsin (9-3)	78.81	26		88	West. Kentucky (7-5)	52.16	82
29	Connecticut (9-3)	78.62	22		89	Toledo (5-7)	51.07	87
30	Arkansas (8-4)	78.57	38		90	Mississippi (3-8)	50.92	90
31	Auburn (8-4)	78.23	32		91	Ohio (5-7)	50.02	97
32	California (7-4)	77.34	30		92	San Diego St. (4-7)	49.58	88
33	Air Force (9-3)	76.59	31		93	San Jose St. (5-7)	49.47	98
34	Utah (8-4)	76.14	28		94	UTEP (4-8)	48.44	94
35	Michigan (8-4)	75.71	33		95	Stanford (3-8)	47.87	91
36	Michigan St. (7-5)	75.51	35		96	Akron (4-8)	47.79	93
37	Wake Forest (8-4)	75.39	39		97	Notre Dame (3-9)	47.31	102
38	Rutgers (7-4)	74.58	37		98	Colorado St. (3-9)	46.39	105
39	Oregon St. (7-4)	73.18	41		99	Rice (4-8)	45.99	99
40	Florida St. (7-5)	72.30	36		100	Tulane (4-8)	45.73	95
41	Texas A&M (7-5)	72.19	51		101	Marshall (3-9)	45.30	107
42	Kentucky (6-5)	72.03	40		102	Iowa St. (3-9)	44.73	100
43	Texas Tech (7-5)	72.02	42		103	Temple (4-8)	44.43	96
44	Fresno St. (8-4)	71.75	49		104	East. Michigan (4-8)	44.34	101
45	Georgia Tech (7-5)	70.29	43		105	UNLV (2-10)	42.47	103
46	Houston (8-4)	70.16	47		106	Army (3-8)	42.30	104
47	UCLA (6-5)	70.14	60		107	Baylor (3-9)	41.79	106
48	Purdue (7-5)	70.03	46		108	New Mexico St. (4-8)	41.23	108
49	Oklahoma St. (6-6)	69.16	44		109	Syracuse (2-10)	39.21	110
50	Bowling Green (8-4)	69.10	56		110	Kent St. (3-9)	39.15	109
51	New Mexico (8-4)	69.01	54		111	LA Lafayette (3-9)	38.85	111
52	TCU (7-5)	68.81	59		112	Utah St. (2-10)	37.68	115
53	Indiana (7-5)	68.49	50		113	North Texas (2-9)	36.72	117
54	Alabama (6-6)	68.17	45		114	Minnesota (1-11)	36.40	113
55	East Carolina (7-5)	68.12	61		115	Duke (1-11)	36.37	112
56	Ball St. (7-5)	67.90	52		116	UAB (2-10)	34.97	114
57	South Carolina (6-6)	67.75	48		117	SMU (1-11)	34.48	116
58	Colorado (6-6)	67.23	64		118	Northern Illinois (2-10)	30.36	118
59	Mississippi St. (6-5)	66.22	58		119	Idaho (1-11)	28.81	119
60	Louisville (5-5)	65.85	57		120	Florida Intl. (0-11)	24.41	120

 (Through November 24, 2007)