| Team | (W-L) | PP% | How they fared | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | (3-0) | 88% | Win @Minnesota 35-21 | 87% (2) |
| USC | (2-1) | 86% | Loss @Washington 16-13 | 94% (1) |
| UCLA | (3-0) | 82% | Win vs. Kansas St 23-9 | 81% (3) |
| Washington | (2-1) | 81% | Win vs. USC 16-13 | 75% (6) |
| Arizona St | (2-0) | 77% | Win vs. LA-Monroe 38-14 | 76% (5) |
| Oregon | (2-1) | 76% | Win vs. Utah 31-24 | 73% (7) |
| Oregon St | (2-1) | 75% | Loss vs. Cincinnati 28-18 | 77% (4) |
| Arizona | (2-1) | 72% | Loss @Iowa 27-17 | 73% (8) |
| Stanford | (2-1) | 71% | Win vs. San Jose St 42-17 | 69% (9) |
| Washington St | (1-2) | 61% | Win vs. SMU 30-27 | 58% (10) |
Week 3 Pac-10 Rankings…
•September 21, 2009 • Leave a CommentWishing the Ducks had a QB…
•September 18, 2009 • Leave a CommentGot to watch a decent amount of the Miami/Georgia Tech game. Now first off I thought that Georgia Tech was overrated (proven), but I did not know how awesome Miami’s quarterback is. Jacory Harris looked sharp. Very sharp. He was making Matt Lienart type passes all over the field and won another big game as a true sophomore. Too bad Masoli couldn’t make half the passes he did. At any rate–look out ACC, Quarterback U is on its way back…
Ohio St and the soft Big Ten
•September 17, 2009 • 1 CommentAmazing article by one of my favorite NCAA columnists, Chris Dufresne, check it out. I hope I wasn’t the only one to watch Michigan beat Notre Dame…an excellent example of why College Football is just so much better than the NFL.
Pac-10 Week 2 Power Rankings
•September 17, 2009 • Leave a Comment| Team | (W-L) | PP% | How they fared | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | (2-0) | 94% | Win @Ohio St 18-15 | 95% (1) |
| California | (2-0) | 87% | Win vs. E. Washington 59-7 | 86% (2) |
| UCLA | (2-0) | 81% | Win @Tennessee 19-15 | 77% (4) |
| Oregon St | (2-0) | 77% | Win @UNLV 23-21 | 78% (3) |
| Arizona St | (1-0) | 76% | bye | 76% (5) |
| Washington | (1-1) | 75% | Win vs. Idaho 42-23 | 72% (8) |
| Oregon | (1-1) | 73% | Win vs. Purdue 38-36 | 71% (9) |
| Arizona | (2-0) | 73% | Win vs. N. Arizona 34-17 | 73% (6) |
| Stanford | (1-1) | 69% | Loss @Wake Forest 24-17 | 72% (7) |
| Washington St | (0-2) | 58% | Loss vs. Hawaii 38-20 | 61% (10) |
Here is how the rankings work…the Power Percentage (PP%) really is not scientifically or formulaically determined, but is actually a guide that I use to determine my top 25 rankings that I find is very helpful. It basically means this:
90% and up – demolish teams at home, and beat tough teams on the road
80% and up – beat tough teams at home, 50/50 chance on the road
70% and up – .500 team
60% and up – win a few home games, get beat on the road
50% and up – why are they in Division I again?
This weeks big story was three impressive wins on the road for the Pac-10. I honestly thought that USC was going to play a lot better against Ohio St, thus the drop of one PP%. UCLA takes the Spotlight with a nice win in Tennessee, and the Beavers squeaked by UNLV for the win in Vegas.
