2015 NCAA Playoff Points: Week 4

I didn't get to watch any of the college football action over the weekend, as I spent the day out in DeKalb and the evening at the United Center in fantastic seats to see the Hawks beat the Blues. I spent part of my early Sunday though catching up on the goings-on from Saturday and updating some numbers.

Only a handful of undefeated teams suffered their first loss this past weekend, as we went from 34 down to 29. However, with more numbers in the system, we're starting to see a larger growth in Playoff Points from last week.

If you need a refresher on how this system works, you can view my Week 1 post on Playoff Points for the basics. Let's take a look at the week.


American Athletic
Wins: 2.00 (7th)
PP1: 1.83 (7th)
PP2: 0.50 (6th)

ACC
Wins: 2.50 (T-4th)
PP1: 2.29 (6th)
PP2: 0.49 (7th)

Big Ten
Wins: 3.00 (1st)
PP1: 4.21 (1st)
PP2: 0.90 (3rd)

Big XII
Wins: 2.50 (T-4th)
PP1: 3.00 (5th)
PP2: 0.71 (4th)

Conference USA
Wins: 1.75 (8th)
PP1: 1.15 (8th)
PP2: 0.17 (10th)

Independents
Wins: 2.33 (6th)
PP1: 3.33 (3rd)
PP2: 1.42 (1st)

MAC
Wins: 1.62 (9th)
PP1: 1.08 (9th)
PP2: 0.22 (8th)

Mountain West
Wins: 1.58 (10th)
PP1: 0.92 (10th)
PP2: 0.19 (9th)

Pac-12
Wins: 2.83 (2nd)
PP1: 3.25 (4th)
PP2: 0.65 (5th)

SEC
Wins: 2.79 (3rd)
PP1: 4.14 (2nd)
PP2: 1.23 (2nd)

Sun Belt
Wins: 1.27 (11th)
PP1: 0.45 (11th)
PP2: 0.05 (11th)

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If you want to see exact numbers for each team and conference, you can view my spreadsheet here.

I'm intrigued seeing the SEC fall to third in total wins, though they remain in second in both Playoff Points categories. The Big Ten, of all conferences, is actually off to the best start. Northwestern (!!) and LSU are tied for the best PP1 with eight points, though LSU has the edge because they've only played three games. Six teams are just one point behind them. Meanwhile in PP2, BYU leads the nation with 3.5 points, while LSU is right up there as well with 2.67. There are plenty of schools up in the two's right now as well.

That's it for Week 4. I'll be back tomorrow with a look at the Week 5 schedule.