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Professor Chaos
February 28th, 2018, 10:17 PM
With a tip of the cap to OL FU and Mountaineer for putting together the info in this thread (http://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthread.php?84328-OL-FU-s-Best-of-Playoffs-2010) for 2010 and previous years I added totals for the last 7 years.

I used Mountaineer's point system:

A first round game is worth 5 points.
A second round game is worth 10 points.
A quarterfinal game is worth 15 points.
A semifinal game is worth 20 points.
A championship game is worth 25 points.
Winning the championship game is worth an additional 25 points.

Therefore the totals that could be earned throughout the years are as follows:

1978 - 1980: Semis/Finals (4 Teams) - 70 Points
1981 - Quarters/Semis/Finals (8 Teams) - 85 Points
1982 - 1985: First/Quarters/Semis/Finals (12 Teams) - 95 Points
1986 - 2009: First/Quarters/Semis/Finals (16 Teams) - 95 Points
2010 - 2012: First/Second/Quarters/Semis/Finals (20 Teams) - 100 Points
2013 - present: First/Second/Quarters/Semis/Finals (24 Teams) - 100 Points

I included the teams no longer classified in the subdivision in the list but denoted them in italics and with an asterisk.

All that said here's how the 109 teams that have participated in the FCS/D1AA playoffs stack up:



Rank
Team
Points


1
Georgia Southern*
1060


2
Montana
875


3
Youngstown State
695


4
Appalachian State*
655


5
North Dakota State
645


6
Delaware
590


7
Eastern Kentucky
565


8
Northern Iowa
560


9
Marshall*
540


10
Furman
535


11
James Madison
435


12
Sam Houston State
415


13
Eastern Washington
410


14
McNeese
360


T15
New Hampshire
350


T15
Richmond
350


17
Villanova
325


18
UMass*
290


19
Nevada*
270


20
Southern Illinois
245


21
Boise State*
230


22
Western Kentucky*
225


T23
Eastern Illinois
210


T23
Idaho
210


T23
Lehigh
210


T23
Montana State
210


T23
William & Mary
210


28
Illinois State
205


29
Wofford
200


T30
Stephen F Austin
195


T30
Western Illinois
195


32
Colgate
190


T33
Florida A&M
180


T33
Middle Tennessee*
180


35
Jacksonville State
165


36
Troy*
155


37
ULM*
140


T38
Arkansas State*
135


T38
Jackson State
135


40
South Dakota State
130


41
Tennessee State
120


T42
Louisiana Tech*
115


T42
Maine
115


44
Northwestern State
110


45
Weber State
105


46
Idaho State
95


T47
Coastal Carolina*
90


T47
South Carolina State
90


49
Rhode Island
85


T50
Boston U*
80


T50
Hofstra*
80


T50
Towson
80


53
Murray State
75


T54
Fordham
70


T54
Samford
70


T54
The Citadel
70


T54
Western Carolina
70


T58
Chattanooga
65


T58
Indiana State
65


T58
Northern Arizona
65


61
North Carolina A&T
60


T62
North Texas*
55


T62
Texas State*
55


T62
UCF*
55


T65
Cal Poly
50


T65
Central Arkansas
50


T65
Hampton
50


T65
Nicholls
50


T69
Alcorn State
45


T69
Bethune-Cookman
45


T69
Florida Atlantic*
45


T69
Stony Brook
45


T73
Grambling State
40


T73
Old Dominion*
40


T75
Holy Cross
35


T75
Lafayette
35


T75
Missouri State
35


T75
San Diego
35


T79
Charleston Southern
30


T79
Kennesaw State
30


T79
Southeastern Louisiana
30


T82
Connecticut*
25


T82
East Tennessee State
25


T84
Portland State
20


T84
Southern Utah
20


T86
Elon
15


T86
Liberty*
15


T86
South Dakota
15


T86
Southeast Missouri State
15


T86
Wagner
15


T91
Akron*
10


T91
Delaware State
10


T91
Howard
10


T91
Mississippi Valley State
10


T91
North Dakota
10


T91
Northeastern*
10


T91
Sacred Heart
10


T91
UT Martin
10


T99
Albany
5


T99
Butler
5


T99
Central Connecticut State
5


T99
Dayton
5


T99
Duquesne
5


T99
Monmouth
5


T99
Morgan State
5


T99
Norfolk State
5


T99
Robert Morris
5


T99
Saint Francis (PA)
5


T99
Tennessee Tech
5
katss07
February 28th, 2018, 10:41 PM
Funny to think McNeese was once a consistent playoff team...

before 2002 that is...
Professor Chaos
February 28th, 2018, 10:53 PM
Since I started from 2011 on (and I like to look at numbers from 2011 on for some reason ;)) here's the teams that have accumulated the most points during that time along with their current ranking and their 2010 ranking to see how far they've moved during that time.



Team
Points (2011-2017)
Current rank
2010 rank


North Dakota State
615
5
T69


Sam Houston State
325
12
40


James Madison
195
11
17


New Hampshire
165
T15
23


Eastern Washington
160
13
15


Jacksonville State
130
35
T63


Illinois State
125
28
T43


South Dakota State
120
40
T75


Georgia Southern*
90
1
1


Richmond
90
T15
14


Wofford
90
29
T36


Montana
85
2
2


Northern Iowa
85
8
9


Towson
80
T50
T86


Youngstown State
75
3
4


Coastal Carolina*
75
T47
T73


Montana State
55
T23
T29


Chattanooga
55
T58
T75


Central Arkansas
50
T65
T86


Villanova
45
17
12


Stony Brook
45
T69
T86


Old Dominion*
40
T73
T86


Eastern Illinois
35
T23
T26


Lehigh
35
T23
T26


Colgate
35
32
T29


Maine
35
T42
T43


Weber State
35
45
T48


Fordham
35
T54
T63


San Diego
35
T75
T86


Furman
30
10
8


Charleston Southern
30
T79
T86


Kennesaw State
30
T79
N/A


Southeastern Louisiana
30
T79
T86


The Citadel
25
T54
T58


Appalachian State*
20
4
3


McNeese
20
14
20


Western Illinois
20
T30
T26


Southern Utah
20
T84
T86


William & Mary
15
T23
21


Tennessee State
15
41
38


Samford
15
T54
T50


Indiana State
15
T58
T56


Cal Poly
15
T65
T63


Liberty*
15
T86
T86


South Dakota
15
T86
N/A


Wagner
15
T86
T86


Eastern Kentucky
10
7
6


Northern Arizona
10
T58
T50


Bethune-Cookman
10
T69
T63


Portland State
10
T84
T75


North Dakota
10
T91
N/A


Sacred Heart
10
T91
T86


Stephen F Austin
5
T30
22


South Carolina State
5
T47
T41


North Carolina A&T
5
61
T50


Nicholls
5
T65
T58


Lafayette
5
T75
T69


Elon
5
T86
T75


Albany
5
T99
T86


Butler
5
T99
T86


Central Connecticut State
5
T99
T86


Dayton
5
T99
T86


Duquesne
5
T99
T86


Monmouth
5
T99
T86


Morgan State
5
T99
T86


Norfolk State
5
T99
T86


Saint Francis (PA)
5
T99
T86


Tennessee Tech
5
T99
T86
OhioHen
March 1st, 2018, 08:13 AM
Since I started from 2011 on (and I like to look at numbers from 2011 on for some reason ;)) here's the teams that have accumulated the most points during that time along with their current ranking and their 2010 ranking to see how far they've moved during that time.

Saddens the Blue Hen heart to note that 10 of the 12 teams currently in the CAA have appeared in the playoffs during this time - and UD isn't one of them. What's next, a Rhode Island appearance before the Hens participate again? xsmhx
Bisonator
March 1st, 2018, 09:33 AM
Not sure if this is the best way to rank them. I mean a seeded team doesn't play a first round game so they don't get 5 points. Also the PO's have expanded so current teams get more points for more games. Maybe break them down for each era or something rather them lumped together.
Professor Chaos
March 1st, 2018, 09:46 AM
Not sure if this is the best way to rank them. I mean a seeded team doesn't play a first round game so they don't get 5 points. Also the PO's have expanded so current teams get more points for more games. Maybe break them down for each era or something rather them lumped together.
The scoring is pretty fair I thought. A championship game appearance and championship game win are worth 25 points each no matter what era. The more teams in the tournament and the more games you have to win the tougher it is to win a title so I think it's about as fair as it can be given the expanding playoff format over the years. Since the field expanded to 16 teams in 1986 every national champion has earned 95 points for that year so 32 of the 40 seasons have essentially been the same scoring for the teams that have made deep runs. The difference is really just those teams earning 5 points for first round playoff exits now that would've earned 0 with smaller playoff fields in the past but that doesn't move the needle much IMO until you get outside the top 40 or 50 or so.

Mountaineer does have some breakdowns from previous years in the older thread (but they are kind of tough to read):
1991-2010 (http://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthread.php?84328-OL-FU-s-Best-of-Playoffs-2010&p=1624478&viewfull=1#post1624478)
1996-2010 (http://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthread.php?84328-OL-FU-s-Best-of-Playoffs-2010&p=1624480&viewfull=1#post1624480)
2001-2010 (http://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthread.php?84328-OL-FU-s-Best-of-Playoffs-2010&p=1624481&viewfull=1#post1624481)
2006-2010 (http://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthread.php?84328-OL-FU-s-Best-of-Playoffs-2010&p=1624484&viewfull=1#post1624484)
1978-1987 (http://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthread.php?84328-OL-FU-s-Best-of-Playoffs-2010&p=1624485&viewfull=1#post1624485)

And then I have 2011-2017 in the 3rd post of this thread.
Outsider1
March 1st, 2018, 09:46 AM
Still an interesting ranking and post. It helps even place teams that have moved on to FBS and give an idea of where they were in FCS; then the movement by other teams from there.
Smitty
March 1st, 2018, 10:35 AM
Hey we are tied for 54th and haven't been to the playoffs in 34 years... That isn't too bad
Professor Chaos
January 16th, 2022, 01:04 AM
It's been 4 years (and a new decade).. time to update. As always tip of the hat to OL FU and Moutaineer for coming up with the scoring system (details in the first post).

Here's the overall standings by school (we're coming for you Eagles - 2 more years at this rate!).
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51824076220_6d1c040e76_o.jpg


Through the decades:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51824087975_41549b8994_o.jpg


And by (current team's) conference:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51824076215_7a1b8933f1_o.jpg

Fun fact on that last one: When JMU and SHSU move to FBS there will be one conference left whose current members have a winning record in the FCS/D1AA playoffs (and that conference still would have a winning record if you take away their top team).
Professor Chaos
January 18th, 2022, 09:17 PM
As an addendum to my last post here's the conference records vs teams from other conferences in the FCS playoffs since 1978:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51829402833_b19ed1f747_o.jpg


The numbers are a little funky because these are the historical records for teams currently in the conference in the first column but the corresponding records against each conference are representative of the opponent's conference at the time the game was played. For example, Sam Houston's playoff record counts towards the WAC totals but wins or losses to Sam Houston in the playoffs prior to this past fall from teams in other conferences count towards those teams' record against the SLC.