Quality Win-Loss Matrix

The Quality Win-Loss Matrix ranks teams solely on three factors: (1) Who did you play? (2) Where did you play them? and (3) Did you win or lose?

Year: 2009 | 2008 |

Week: Pre-season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |

Quality Win-Loss Matrix- Week 8 Biggest wins this season
#	Team	Rating	Win Points	Loss Points
1	Alabama (8-0)	53.35	53.35	0
2	Texas (7-0)	45.32	45.31	0
3	Iowa (8-0)	42.8	42.8	0
4	Florida (7-0)	39.73	39.73	0
5	Georgia Tech (7-1)	27.23	40.25	13.02
6	TCU (7-0)	24.52	24.52	0
7	Cincinnati (7-0)	23.18	23.18	0
8	LSU (6-1)	19.01	24.02	5.01
9	Southern Cal (6-1)	18.32	37.36	19.03
10	Oregon (6-1)	15.74	26.62	10.89
11	Miami (5-2)	15.1	41.8	26.71
12	Boise St. (7-0)	14.68	14.67	0
13	Oklahoma St. (6-1)	11.18	27.69	16.51
14	Houston (6-1)	9.81	32.41	22.6
15	South Carolina (6-2)	5.42	22.57	17.15
16	Virginia Tech (5-2)	2.98	23.15	20.17
17	Penn St. (7-1)	0.01	14.71	14.71
18		0	0	0
19	BYU (6-2)	-0.42	27.64	28.07
20	Cent. Michigan (7-1)	-1.15	9.86	11.02
21	Notre Dame (5-2)	-8.6	12.51	21.1
22	Oklahoma (4-3)	-9.75	19.24	28.99
23	West Virginia (6-1)	-10.52	2.65	13.17
24	Mississippi (5-2)	-10.74	11.03	21.77
25	Kentucky (4-3)	-11.97	13.61	25.58
26	Pittsburgh (7-1)	-12.25	3.73	15.98
27	South Florida (5-2)	-12.59	15.25	27.84
28	Utah (6-1)	-14.75	0	14.75
29	Georgia (4-3)	-15.42	17.42	32.83
30	Wisconsin (5-2)	-15.52	9.38	24.9
31	Missouri (4-3)	-16.05	12.8	28.85
32	Ohio St. (6-2)	-17.18	7.88	25.06
33	California (5-2)	-17.76	6.39	24.15
34	Troy (5-2)	-17.92	0	17.92
35	Texas Tech (5-3)	-18.09	20.94	39.03
36	Arizona (5-2)	-19.06	12.44	31.5
37	Navy (6-2)	-19.46	2.81	22.27
38	Arkansas (3-4)	-20.75	15.21	35.95
39	Oregon St. (4-3)	-21.52	15.34	36.86
40	Kansas (5-2)	-24.38	2.23	26.62
41	Michigan (5-3)	-24.69	14.17	38.86
42	Clemson (4-3)	-25.46	20.8	46.26
43	Boston College (5-3)	-27.85	10.44	38.29
44	Auburn (5-3)	-29.18	13.97	43.15
45	Rutgers (5-2)	-29.29	0	29.29
46	Iowa St. (5-3)	-29.43	18.53	47.96
47	Tennessee (3-4)	-30.84	9.24	40.09
48	Nebraska (4-3)	-31.82	11.91	43.74
49	Texas A&M (4-3)	-32.49	17.03	49.51
50	La.-Monroe (4-3)	-34.24	0	34.24
51	Temple (5-2)	-34.57	0	34.57
52	Connecticut (4-3)	-35.05	8.18	43.23
53	Idaho (6-2)	-36.4	0	36.39
54	Tulsa (4-3)	-38.28	0	38.28
55	Fresno St. (4-3)	-39.76	0	39.76
56	Florida St. (3-4)	-41.47	19.88	61.35
57	Washington (3-5)	-41.67	24.08	65.75
58	Nevada (4-3)	-41.86	0	41.86
59	Stanford (5-3)	-42.76	4.01	46.77
60	Duke (4-3)	-43.17	6.02	49.19
61	Arizona St. (4-3)	-43.36	0	43.36
62	Wyoming (4-3)	-44.72	0	44.72
63	Marshall (5-3)	-46.23	0	46.23
64	UCLA (3-4)	-47.08	9.77	56.85
65	La.-Lafayette (4-3)	-47.35	0	47.35
66	UCF (4-3)	-47.65	0	47.65
67	Minnesota (4-4)	-48.42	0	48.42
68	Baylor (3-4)	-48.8	6.58	55.38
69	Kansas St. (5-3)	-49.63	0.76	50.4
70	Middle Tenn. St. (4-3)	-51.35	0	51.35
71	Northwestern (5-3)	-51.9	2.5	54.4
72	North Carolina (4-3)	-52	0.55	52.56
73	East Carolina (4-3)	-52.87	0	52.87
74	Michigan St. (4-4)	-53.41	7.3	60.7
75	Southern Miss. (5-3)	-53.71	0	53.71
76	UTEP (3-4)	-55.8	8.71	64.5
77	Ohio (5-3)	-56.83	0	56.83
78	Wake Forest (4-4)	-59.45	2.5	61.95
79	Syracuse (3-4)	-59.84	0	59.84
80	Virginia (3-4)	-60	6.4	66.4
81	Indiana (4-4)	-61.32	0	61.32
82	Mississippi St (3-5)	-62.15	2.74	64.89
83	N. Illinois (4-3)	-62.29	2.89	65.18
84	Air Force (4-4)	-62.96	0	62.96
85	N.C. State (3-4)	-65.26	5.66	70.92
86	Arkansas St. (2-4)	-65.78	0	65.78
87	Louisiana Tech (3-4)	-66.87	0	66.87
88	Colorado (2-5)	-67.56	8.71	76.27
89	W. Michigan (4-4)	-71.81	0	71.81
90	Purdue (3-5)	-71.9	15.38	87.27
91	SMU (3-4)	-71.99	0	71.99
92	Fla. Atlantic (2-4)	-73.64	0	73.64
93	Toledo (4-4)	-74.86	0	74.86
94	Louisville (2-5)	-75.54	0	75.54
95	San Diego St. (3-4)	-75.78	0	75.78
96	Kent St. (4-4)	-77.11	0	77.11
97	San Jose St. (1-5)	-82.35	0	82.35
98	Bowling Green (3-5)	-83.13	4.22	87.35
99	UNLV (3-5)	-84.74	0	84.74
100	Illinois (1-6)	-86.77	0	86.77
101	Colorado St. (3-5)	-87.54	3.76	91.29
102	Utah St. (2-5)	-89.39	0	89.39
103	Washington St. (1-6)	-90.51	0	90.5
104	UAB (2-5)	-90.54	2.36	92.9
105	Tulane (2-5)	-90.95	0	90.95
106	Hawaii (2-5)	-93.84	0	93.84
107	Memphis (2-5)	-93.95	0	93.95
108	Maryland (2-6)	-94.63	8.79	103.42
109	Vanderbilt (2-6)	-98.08	0	98.08
110	Buffalo (3-5)	-104.17	0	104.17
111	Army (3-5)	-108.52	0	108.52
112	Florida Intl (1-6)	-112.99	0	112.99
113	New Mexico St. (3-5)	-116.64	0	116.64
114	Akron (1-6)	-117.98	0	117.98
115	North Texas (1-6)	-126.26	0	126.26
116	Rice (0-8)	-133.71	0	133.71
117	New Mexico (0-7)	-143.65	0	143.65
118	W. Ky (0-7)	-144.55	0	144.55
119	E. Michigan (0-7)	-145.38	0	145.37
120	Miami (Ohio) (0-8)	-151.01	0	145.37

Computing the Quality Win-Loss Matrix

The Quality Win-Loss Matrix assigns win points and loss points to every game of the season based on the strength of the opponent’s VSI and where the game was played.

Defeat a team with a VSI of 8 and receive ~8 win points. Defeat a team with a VSI of 21 and receive ~21 win points.

If you defeat a below average team, one with a negative VSI, you do not receive any win points - after all what have you really accomplished by beating a below average team?

Loss points are calculated in reverse. The lower the VSI of your opponent, the higher the loss points a team accumulates so teams are penalized more for losing to bad teams.

Win points and loss points are combined to create a single ranking for apples-to-apples comparisons across teams playing widely different strengths of schedule.