2017 power ratings based only on this season.....

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thought this was really fun analysis.. and it's presented that way by the original author and by me in passing it on...

https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/9/17/16322212/college-football-rankings-week-4-2017-130-teams-computers

some names will completely blow you away.... and as author says: to have highly predictive power ratings it still needs to connnect to some pre-season assessment.

anyway, here are the top 15 power ratings based on this season only.. guaranteed 2 teams will blow your mind


1) miss state
2) psu
okst
wash
wake forest ?!?!?!
miami florida....... have to look. now that i recall they simply blew out a bethune cookman type team for 1-0
mich state ... double check i copied this correctly??
oklahoma
vanderbilt
10 wisconsin
11 ucf
12 clemson
tcu
14 UTSA ?!?!?
15 oregon.........

obviously rankings aren't accurate for tons of reasons - small sample, blowouts vs. poor opposition etc., but i think it gives alot of "food for thought"

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some teams further down the list that have played way above their preseason rating AND under-the-radar i.e. purdue is NOT under-the-radar.

air force
uab
buffalo
tt
nmst
duke
rutgers
UNLV -yikes?!?!?!... i wonder if his power rating system ignores FCS games. huge cover vs. idaho. huge huge miss vs. howard.