2014 NCAA Playoff Points: Week 10

Another week of college football is in the books. Now that we are into November, we're starting to get down to the nitty-gritty of the year. High school playoffs are in full swing in Illinois, though both my alma mater and Logan's team (in heartbreaking fashion) are out. The highest college ranks, meanwhile, have most of the month left with which to make their cases to make the College Football Playoff.

I was pretty impressed with the committee in their first week, actually. Despite my feeling bad about adding to the SEC bias, the committee ended up with the same Top 6 I did, though mine were in a slightly different order. There will be changes again this week, but that comes later.

For now, I need to update all of the Playoff Points numbers from the weekend. Most of the games were in conference, but as the season continues, the numbers continue to grow, even though the rankings have stayed largely the same.

If you need a reminder as to how the Playoff Points system works, you can refer back to the explanation from Week 1 here. Time to math.


American Athletic
Wins: 3.55 (10th; LW: 10th)
PP1: 8.36 (10th; LW: 10th)
PP2: 4.84 (9th; LW: 10th)

ACC
Wins: 5.14 (T-3rd; LW: T-3rd)
PP1: 17.86 (3rd; LW: T-3rd)
PP2: 10.00 (2nd; LW: 2nd)

Big 10
Wins: 5.14 (T-3rd; LW: T-3rd)
PP1: 17.36 (4th; LW: T-3rd)
PP2: 9.58 (5th; LW: 3rd)

Big XII
Wins: 4.90 (5th; LW: 5th)
PP1: 15.70 (6th; LW: 6th)
PP2: 9.68 (3rd; LW: 4th)

Conference USA
Wins: 4.08 (8th; LW: 8th)
PP1: 10.62 (8th; LW: 8th)
PP2: 5.87 (8th; LW: 8th)

Independents
Wins: 4.50 (6th; LW: 6th)
PP1: 16.75 (5th; LW: 5th)
PP2: 8.76 (6th; LW: 6th)

MAC
Wins: 3.76 (9th; LW: 9th)
PP1: 8.38 (9th; LW: 9th)
PP2: 4.37 (10th; LW: 9th)

Mountain West
Wins: 4.42 (7th; LW: 7th)
PP1: 12.58 (7th; LW: 7th)
PP2: 6.82 (7th; LW: 7th)

Pac 12
Wins: 5.33 (2nd; LW: 2nd)
PP1: 18.75 (2nd; LW: 2nd)
PP2: 9.60 (4th; LW: 5th)

SEC
Wins: 5.64 (1st; LW: 1st)
PP1: 22.86 (1st; LW: 1st)
PP2: 11.93 (1st; LW: 1st)

Sun Belt
Wins: 3.45 (11th; LW: 11th)
PP1: 5.91 (11th; LW: 11th)
PP2: 1.79 (11th; LW: 11th)

Note: While I round all numbers to the nearest hundredth for the purpose of convenience, the Big Ten and ACC have identical win numbers among their members.

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For the most part, the rankings stayed the same. We're seeing the numbers skyrocket though, which is normal for this time of year. Mississippi State, by the way, is the first team in the FBS to 40 First Degree Playoff Points, and there are a handful of teams in the thirties, plus a bunch in the twenties. That will make my job of filling out a playoff field that much more difficult. The Second Degree Playoff Points are interesting as well; Auburn currently leads the nation in that category at 20.43; Ole Miss is probably the closest team at 17.43. There are a number of teams in double digits there, though they range in wins from two (UTSA is 2-6 but has 11.5 PP2) to 8-0 FSU and Mississippi State (13.25 and 16.25, respectively). If you want to see the breakdown by teams, you can view my work here.

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So armed with that knowledge, I turn the floor over to you. Knowing the format of the Death to the BCS Playoffs, who do you think should make the sixteen-team field? On top of that, how should they be seeded? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

You can check back this afternoon, and I'll run through all the numbers I have at my disposal to build that playoff field and reveal it to you!