“We look at strength of schedule in every comparison that we do,” Michigan Wolverines athletic director and selection committee chair Warde Manuel told the media Tuesday. “For each team, we see different data points and strength of schedule is always there. We...
strength of schedule and record against common opponents. Once the field was decided upon, the teams were seeded, with the top seed facing the fourth seed in one semifinal and the remaining two teams playing in the other game. The semifinals took place consecutively on either New Year’s ...
The SMU AD took toX/Twitter on Tuesday nightto provide an argument when Iowa State’s Jamie Pollard raised questions over SMU’s CFP viability. Pollard declared that the committee is sending a “clear” message on strength of schedule when it comes to the s...
"We value strength of schedule. That's why Alabama as a three-loss team is ranked ahead of other teams that have two losses. It is something that we talked about quite a bit. But in the balance of it, in the way SMU played in that [ACC title game], losing on a last-second ...
Of the three, Tulane, which plays No. 15 Oklahoma in Week 3, has the most challenging remaining strength of schedule (78th), followed by Boise State (86th) and James Madison (118th). (h/t ESPN FPI) If the three teams finish with the same record, Boise...
It’s likely WSU needs to 1) win those three games by convincing margins to overcome a middling strength of schedule and 2) benefit from losses by teams ranked above them. The Cougars’ best win this season is a 37-16 win over Te...
While both teams have gaudy records and impressive point differentials, there are plenty of questions about both teams’ strength of schedule. I prefer Indiana plus the points in this one because I think the Hoosiers keep this game close and have a real chance to pull the upset. ...
Laken Litman: SMU was able to get in over Alabama, despite having a weaker strength of schedule. It speaks to the committee’s focus on the importance of conference championship games that they didn’t disqualify SMU for losing to Clemson on a walk-off 56-yard field goal. ...
However, Washington certainly wasn't at full strength on either side of the ball for long stretches, which makes it difficult to pinpoint where exactly to power-rate this squad, which seems to be peaking at the right time. Meanwhile, Michigan was much more...
don't care about Penn State's white-out at Beaver Stadium and don't care about what the weather in Pennsylvania may bring in late-December. You could play this game in front of a white-out crowd on the moon for all I care, and I would love how it plays to Notre Dame's strength...