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2019 XFBS Rankings

 

Displayed below are the rankings after week 12 results using the new formula.

The formula is: [(W X 2) + Opp W] - [(L X 2) + Opp L] + Streak Adjustment - Prev Rank = XFBS SCORE

 

RK	Prv RK	TEAM	W	Opp W	(+) W Pwr Pts	L	Opp L	(-) L Pwr Pts	W/L Stk	(+) Stk Pts	(-) Prv RK	XFBS SCORE	Opponents	Subdiv leader?	T1 H2H	T2 W	T3 W PWR	T4 L PWR	T5 Stk Pts
Bye Week Playoff Teams
1	1	IA	11	65	87	1	5	7	L1	-1	1	78	[W] UCL WYO UTA UI PSU MIN UM MSU ND OSU WIS     [L] neb	Y		11	87	7	-1
2	2	WYO	10	59	79	2	6	10	W1	1	2	68	[W] USC UCL CSU UTA USU HI COL ASU UA UM     [L] ten ia	Y		10	79	10	1
3	15	LSU	7	39	53	5	28	38	W1	1	15	1	[W] UF TEN CLE MIA SYR AUB MSU     [L] ucl asu ala uga fsu	Y		7	53	38	1
4	3	UCLA	10	52	72	2	3	7	W6	6	3	68	[W] USC CSU UTA USU HI COL ASU UA LSU OSU     [L] wyo ia			10	72	7	6
Wild Card Playoff Teams
5	4	UA	9	44	62	3	9	15	W1	1	4	44	[W] USC CSU UTA USU HI COL ASU ALA UI     [L] ucl wyo cle			9	62	15	1
6	6	UM	8	41	57	4	16	24	W1	1	6	28	[W] SYR UI PSU NEB MIN ND OSU WIS     [L] wyo ten ia msu			8	57	24	1
7	5	FSU	8	34	50	4	20	28	L1	-1	5	16	[W] HI UGA LSU CLE SYR AUB PSU WIS     [L] ala uf ten mia			8	50	28	-1
8	9	TENN	7	42	56	5	25	35	W2	2	9	14	[W] USC WYO UGA FSU SYR AUB UM     [L] ala uf lsu cle mia			7	56	35	2
9	12	MINN	7	32	46	5	22	32	W5	5	12	7	[W] MIA SYR UI PSU MSU OSU WIS     [L] usc ia neb um nd			7	46	32	5
10	7	CLEM	7	37	51	5	27	37	L1	-1	7	6	[W] UA ALA UGA TEN MIA AUB WIS     [L] usu uf lsu fsu syr			7	51	37	-1
11	13	ALA	7	35	49	5	25	35	W3	3	13	4	[W] UTA UGA TEN LSU FSU AUB MSU     [L] ua uf cle mia syr			7	49	35	3
12	14	MIA	7	40	54	5	30	40	W1	1	14	1	[W] ALA UGA UF TEN FSU AUB ND     [L] asu lsu cle syr min			7	54	40	1
Eliminated from Playoff Contention
13	8	UF	7	36	50	5	30	40	L2	-2	8	0	[W] CSU ALA UGA TEN CLE FSU AUB     [L] lsu mia syr neb osu			7	50	40	-2
14	17	COL	7	30	44	5	24	34	W3	3	17	-4	[W] USC CSU UTA USU SYR AUB UI     [L] ucl wyo hi asu ua			7	44	34	3
15	18	NEB	7	40	54	5	33	43	W1	1	18	-6	[W] UF IA UI MIN MSU OSU WIS     [L] usu aub psu um nd			7	54	43	1
16	10	USU	6	26	38	6	26	38	L1	-1	10	-11	[W] CSU HI ASU UGA CLE NEB     [L] usc ucl wyo uta col ua			6	38	38	-1
17	16	USC	6	28	40	6	25	37	L1	-1	16	-14	[W] CSU USU HI ASU MIN ND     [L] ucl wyo uta col ua ten			6	40	37	-1
18	11	ND	6	27	39	6	30	42	L2	-2	11	-16	[W] HI NEB MIN MSU OSU WIS     [L] usc mia ia ui psu um			6	39	42	-2
19	21	SYR	5	31	41	7	38	52	W1	1	21	-31	[W] ALA UGA UF CLE MIA     [L] col ten lsu fsu aub min um			5	41	52	1
20	20	UI	5	20	30	7	30	44	W3	3	20	-31	[W] ASU MSU ND OSU WIS     [L] col ua ia psu neb min um			5	30	44	3
21	19	PSU	5	22	32	7	39	53	L5	-5	19	-45	[W] CSU UI NEB ND WIS     [L] uga fsu ia min um msu osu			5	32	53	-5
22	24	UTAH	4	19	27	8	36	52	W1	1	24	-48	[W] USC USU HI ASU     [L] ucl csu wyo col ua ala ia osu			4	27	52	1
23	22	OSU	4	20	28	8	40	56	L1	-1	22	-51	[W] UTA UF PSU MSU     [L] ucl ia ui neb min um nd wis			4	28	56	-1
24	23	ASU	4	23	31	8	43	59	L5	-5	23	-56	[W] CSU COL LSU MIA     [L] usc ucl wyo uta usu hi ua ui			4	31	59	-5
25	27	MSU	4	17	25	8	42	58	W2	2	27	-58	[W] CSU PSU UM WIS     [L] ala lsu ia ui neb min nd osu			4	25	58	2
26	25	HI	3	14	20	9	47	65	L3	-3	25	-73	[W] COL ASU UGA     [L] usc ucl csu wyo uta usu ua fsu nd			3	20	65	-3
27	26	UGA	3	14	20	9	51	69	L1	-1	26	-76	[W] LSU AUB PSU     [L] usu hi ala uf ten cle fsu mia syr			3	20	69	-1
28	28	WISC	2	6	10	10	52	72	L1	-1	28	-91	[W] AUB OSU     [L] cle fsu ia ui psu neb min um msu nd			2	10	72	-1
29	29	AUB	2	12	16	10	58	78	L6	-6	29	-97	[W] SYR NEB     [L] col ala uga uf ten lsu cle fsu mia wis			2	16	78	-6
30	30	CSU	2	7	11	10	52	72	L9	-9	30	-100	[W] UTA HI     [L] usc ucl wyo usu col asu ua uf psu msu			2	11	72	-9

 

Note:
*Top 3 seeds will always be the current SUBDIVISION leaders regardless of XFBS Ranking (Noted by asterisk until rankings displayed at end of week 12)

** Human owned teams are highlighted in yellow

 

This poll was created to give coaches an ability to directly impact their playoff chances and seeding. Over time, teams tend to remain in the same place in a power poll unless there is something factored in to account for the team's current winning or losing streak. This poll places extra emphasis on win / loss streaks. In fact, this poll makes it vitally important to end the regular season with a win streak as it could easily affect your XFBS playoff seed. The poll essentially weighs a team's Standings 'Win' Power Ranking and Loss Power Ranking by another factor called the Streak Adjustment (StkAdj). Early in the season, the XFBS rankings may be somewhat turbulent with teams likely to jump or drop considerably; however, this tends to ease considerably later in the season. Hint: The Loss Power Ranking will have a big impact. Don't lose to the really bad teams! It could hurt you if it ever comes to deciding your fate (i.e. if two teams are 10-1 and one lost to a 10-1 team and the other one lost to a 6-5 team, the one that lost to the 6-5 team will need a long win streak to offset that loss).

Here is a breakdown of the XFBS ranking components:

THE XFBS RANKING FORMULA: [(W X 2) + Opp W] - [(L X 2) + Opp L] + Streak Adjustment - Prev Rank = XFBS SCORE

 

Example: 9 wins, 45 Opp W, 3 losses, 10 Opp L, L1 = [(9 X 2) + 45] - [(3 X 2) + 10] + (-1) - 5 = 63 - 16 - 1 - 5 = 41 XFBS Score

 

W: Purely based on your overall wins as shown in the Standings Power Rankings

Opp W: This equates to a Quality Win Bonus. It is based on the "Opp W" amount on the Standings Power Poll. It essentially rewards teams for beating teams with good records.

 

L: Purely based on your overall losses as shown in the Standings


Opp L: This equates to a Quality Loss Penalty. It is the opposite of the "Opp W" amount on the Standings Power Poll in that it totals the losses of the opponents you lost to. It essentially punishes teams for losing to teams with bad records.

 

Streak Adjustment: The Streak Adjustment is based on the team's current winning or losing streak (e.g. "W3" in the Standings). Using W3 as an example, the Streak aDjustment would be +3. Using L1 as an example, the streak adjustment is -1. Your current win / loss streak can send you up or down the rankings each week just like in the NCAA. Most importantly, it makes winning the last game of the regular season pivotal for bubble teams hoping to make the playoffs.

 

Prev Rank: This modifier provides some additional stability to the rankings and is particlarly critical for week 1. For week 1, we will use each team's final end of season ranking (based on playoff finish) as the Prev Rank modifier to their XFBS score and then in week 2, we will use their week 1 ranking as the Prev Rank modifier, etc. Normal tiebreakers apply after week 1. Keep in mind, if you are having a losing season, this component can potentially help rank you higher at the beginning of the following season if you finish out strong.

 

Tiebreakers: The Streak Adjustment should create a sufficent distinction between teams to avoid requiring a tiebreaker by the end of the season. That said, if needed the T1 Head-to-Head victories followed by T2 highest-to-lowest Total Wins, T3 highest-to-lowest Win Power Score ([your wins X 2] + total wins of opponents that you beat), T4 lowest-to-highest Loss Power Score ([your losses X 2] + total losses of opponents that beat you)and then T5 highest-to-lowest Streak Adjustment will be used as tiebreakers.

 

If 3 or more teams have the same XFBS score, T1 H2H cannot be used as a tiebreaker - in this scenario, the next tiebreaker is used. T6 will be H2H if needed.

 

How it works:

• Top 12 teams make the playoffs.
• Seeds 1-4 get a bye week.
• Seeds 5-8 get home field advantage in the wildcard round
• Subdivision champions will always be in the top three. Win your subdivision and you are guaranteed a bye week and a 1-3 seed! Note: Subdivision champion is determined based on final conference record, not overall W/L record. Subdivision leader is determined based on 1) higher SubDivision W/L, 2) SubDivision H2H victory, 3) higher overall W/L %, 4) higher XFBS Ranking. If the top two teams in a subdivision have the same subdivision record, then the one that won the H2H game between them will be the subdivision champion. If three or more teams in a subdivision have the same subdivision record, then the tiebreakers after subdivision H2H will be used to determine the subdivision champion.
• The final XFBS rankings are adjusted to reflect the following playoff seeding:
  (1) Subdivision champions/leaders are seeded 1-3 even if their final XFBS Ranking score is lower than an at large team.
  (2) The 4-12 at large seeds are then based on final XFBS ranking.