ESPN FPI Team Efficiencies Update, 2016 Final
This post is largely just for the record, it being now 5+ weeks after the fact, but the final 2016 post-bowl season FPI team efficiency ratings did actually get posted at some point a while back. The results end up with Michigan having held steady at #3 despite losing in the Orange Bowl. On the bright side, that's one spot better than the National Champion Clemson Tigers.
The U-M splits did move a bit. They are offense, #17 (down from #12); defense, #3 (same a prior rating); and special teams, #3 (up from #8 based on another season of quality punting!). Despite getting throttled by 'Bama Clemson in the CFP, OSU somewhat surprisingly finished with the #2 defense, while sliding to #6 overall.
Of U-M's other 2016 opponents, FSU climbed to #8 from #11, Colorado slipped to #17 from #12, and Wisconsin slid to #11 from #10. UCF remains rated above 5 of Michigan's other opponents this season, getting edged out by one spot by Sparty apparently due to second-order effects of the ratings formulae. Sparty holds on to #72 and retains the title of Third Best Team in the State of Michigan. Meanwhile Western Michigan finishes up at #16 from #17, and at this point it appears that the captain of the rowboat has run aground and issued the "abandon ship" order. Meanwhile, Hawai'i edged out Illinois to finish at #100.
Here's the selectively abbreviated synopsis of the ratings. Click the link above to see the whole list &/or sort by category:
RK | TEAM | OFF | DEF | S/T | O'ALL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alabama, SEC | 70.8 | 97.4 | 56.2 | 93.5 |
2 | Washington, Pac-12 | 81.6 | 85.4 | 56.6 | 89.3 |
3 | Michigan, Big Ten | 73.7 | 87.4 | 74.8 | 88.9 |
4 | Clemson, ACC | 81.8 | 82.9 | 47.0 | 87.1 |
5 | OSU, Big Ten | 70.7 | 88.5 | 48.6 | 85.2 |
6 | LSU, SEC | 73.2 | 86.7 | 32.4 | 82.9 |
7 | Oklahoma, Big 12 | 92.1 | 59.1 | 41.1 | 82.8 |
8 | FSU, ACC | 80.8 | 75.6 | 32.4 | 80.6 |
9 | USC, Pac-12 | 78.1 | 68.5 | 64.2 | 80.6 |
10 | Louisville, ACC | 80.3 | 74.6 | 35.4 | 80.1 |
11 | Wisconsin, Big Ten | 63.8 | 85.5 | 45.5 | 79.3 |
16 | W Michigan, MAC | 79.1 | 55.8 | 54.1 | 74.2 |
17 | Colorado, Pac-12 | 61.3 | 82.2 | 33.3 | 73.6 |
19 | Penn State, Big Ten | 71.2 | 63.3 | 61.0 | 72.6 |
30 | Iowa, Big Ten | 51.4 | 66.3 | 69.5 | 65.5 |
70 | Indiana, Big Ten | 39.3 | 60.9 | 37.5 | 47.1 |
72 | Michigan State, Big Ten | 52.4 | 41.7 | 50.6 | 46.6 |
73 | UCF, American | 21.6 | 71.8 | 55.7 | 46.2 |
75 | Maryland, Big Ten | 47.5 | 40.2 | 64.4 | 44.8 |
92 | E Michigan, MAC | 40.2 | 34.9 | 58.6 | 36.4 |
98 | Cent Michigan, MAC | 35.0 | 42.0 | 39.4 | 33.8 |
100 | Hawai'i, MW | 34.7 | 33.8 | 52.8 | 31.4 |
103 | Illinois, Big Ten | 27.4 | 43.0 | 38.1 | 30.4 |
117 | Rutgers, Big Ten | 16.0 | 41.2 | 37.6 | 21.0 |
So there you have it. Stick it in a shoe box and shove it under the bed. It's done and time to move on.
February 9th, 2017 at 2:42 PM ^
but my god that bama defense...
the next thing that stands out to me is the western michigan defensive rating... PJ might want to shore that up now that he's in the B1G
ski-past-you
into the endzone
edit: Rutgers LMAO
February 9th, 2017 at 2:43 PM ^
We ran away with the S/T rating
S/O Kenny Allen, one of the best
February 9th, 2017 at 2:42 PM ^
204 days until Michigan football.
February 9th, 2017 at 2:52 PM ^
Sorry, I need pictorals. Pictures of Mike Hart and Jim Harbaugh should do the trick.
February 9th, 2017 at 2:52 PM ^
Congrats to Bama for winning the ESPN FPI Team Efficiency trophy, and UM's new trophy for winning the Big 10 ESPN FPI Team Efficiency.
I also think you have a typo - right above MSU you have a 3-9 listed for Indiana's offense; surely you got that mixed up with MSU's. Thanks for fixing that in advance.
February 9th, 2017 at 2:57 PM ^
Doesn't mean crap we lost 3 of our last 4. Who cares about these rankings? Just makes our losses even worse seeing this
No moral victories we are not MSU
Btw OP, OSU got throttled by Clemson, not 'Bama in the CFP
February 9th, 2017 at 3:44 PM ^
OMG we didnt win the Natty so I just can't stand to look at any stats. Quit crying punk
February 9th, 2017 at 10:51 PM ^
No one mentioned a "natty" douche, just that we lost 3 of our last 4
February 9th, 2017 at 6:00 PM ^
I stand corrected - I just confused them with Sparty from the year previous - but throttled they were, nonetheless.
February 9th, 2017 at 2:58 PM ^
OSU got "throttled" by clemson not bama in the playoff.
February 9th, 2017 at 3:25 PM ^
I guess some people take solace in viewing these types of rankings? If anything it just makes me kind of sad how good we are statistically but couldn't pull out those wins. To each his own
February 9th, 2017 at 3:29 PM ^
FEI is weird. No way in hell was our offense 17th best in the country.
February 9th, 2017 at 3:30 PM ^
What does this even mean? We lost 3 of our last 4 games in efficient manner? I think this ranking had some meaning during the season, in that perhaps it gave us reason to think we could win the next game. After the season its pretty meaningless.
February 9th, 2017 at 3:30 PM ^
OSU's defense was good this year but I didn't think they were that close to Michigan's, much less ahead... Maybe because of they had more turnovers? Still
February 9th, 2017 at 3:38 PM ^
They got humiliated by Clemson.
Otherwise...great post!
February 9th, 2017 at 6:04 PM ^
Duly noted and corrected, thx!
February 9th, 2017 at 3:45 PM ^
If I were a Buckeye fan I would be disturbed by how bad OSU's offense has been the last two seasons. Even though they have somehow finished with 11 win seasons.
February 9th, 2017 at 3:50 PM ^
Will be interesting to see how they look with Wilson. Guy knows offense, I'd expect an uptick, unless the problem is uncle Urbz.
February 10th, 2017 at 3:39 PM ^
had nothing to lose at Indiana by throwing on 4th down against M or OSU.
Meyer has a tendency to bottle up the offense against better teams.
February 10th, 2017 at 9:41 AM ^
Looking forward to fall!