Phil Steele's Strength of Schedule Rankings - Michigan No. 37
Phil Steele has ranked all 120 FBS teams by strength of schedule. By his formula, Michigan's sked is the 37th toughest nationally and 5th in the conference.
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Big Ten 2010 Strength of Schedule |
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Team |
Conference Rank |
National Rank |
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Minnesota |
1 |
5 |
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Penn State |
2 |
16 |
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Illinois |
3 |
21 |
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Iowa |
4 |
35 |
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Michigan |
5 |
37 |
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Michigan State |
6 |
58 |
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Ohio State |
7 |
61 |
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Indiana |
8 |
71 |
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Purdue |
9 |
74 |
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Wisconsin |
10 |
85 |
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Northwestern |
11 |
94 |
...[H]ere are my 2010 toughest schedules, which take two major factors into account. The first is my 9 sets of Power Ratings. This ensures that an FCS team is rated much lower than Oklahoma and USC, two Top 10 teams that were just 8-5 and 9-4 last year.
The second factor is the amount of home and away games played. As an example, this year some teams will have as many as 8 home games, while others play as many as 8 on the road.
His top 10 nationally are: Iowa State, South Carolina, UCLA, Mississippi State, Minnesota, Orgegon State, Washington, Miami, FL, Duke, LSU.
They're gonna need it come September 11. Penn State @ Alabama on the same day of UM @ ND. And I'm like yes, it's on and poppin'.
September 11 seems so soon...I am equally enthusiastic.
No kidding. The only positive for Penn State is that Alabama is turning over almost its entire defense. That could be a long night for the the Nittany Lions.
It'll be even more unfair when they become the 14th member of the MAC.
Chizik leaving was likely the best thing to ever happen to ISU. Now they have coordinators that are capable and not just the HC's cronies. You will notice that not many of his assistants went to Auburn. Also, Paul Rhoads brought in a better first class that Chizik ever had. They are better off now than they were 2 years ago.
I feel like Malzhan is a much bigger part of Auburn's resurgence last year than Chizik.
I agree, but Chizik's sketchy recruiting practices definitely doesn't hurt Auburn.
We won't be in the MAC, probably the MWC or C-USA but not the MAC.
On a side not eouor schedule blows ass. Iowa away and OK, UT away in back to back weeks. It will be brutal. Looking like a 5 win season.
Minny was playing USC this year. That's gonna be rough...
Imagine if GOFIGHTWIN Brewster sticks it to Kiffin...
we can dream
That would be my favorite non-Michigan moment of the year.
ND's weak-ass schedule comes in at 17th, in case you were wondering
The way I read how the rankings were derrived, it would seem part is on how competitive the team being ranked is (e.g., Iowa State), versus how strong the opponents are. I think ND may be challenged on the first part of that equation, as well as by some of the teams in the second part of the equation.
don't disagree, wish I could though
For this year.
Historically... meh.
but wasn't wondering in the least. That school from South Bend is virtually irrelevant.