Best of the Playoffs (through 2018) [Archive]

Professor Chaos

January 9th, 2019, 10:46 AM

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 8 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

Here's a look at the current top 25:

Rank
Teams
Points
W
L
WinPct
Apps
Titles

1
Georgia Southern
1060
45
13
77.6%
19
6

2
Montana
875
34
22
60.7%
24
2

3
North Dakota State
740
32
2
94.1%
9
7

4
Youngstown State
695
29
8
78.4%
12
4

5
Appalachian State
650
24
17
58.5%
20
3

6
Delaware
580
22
15
59.5%
16
1

7
Northern Iowa
565
24
20
54.5%
20

8
Eastern Kentucky
555
16
19
45.7%
21
2

9
Marshall
540
23
6
79.3%
8
2

10
Furman
515
19
16
54.3%
17
1

11
Eastern Washington
475
19
12
61.3%
13
1

12
James Madison
450
17
13
56.7%
15
2

13
Sam Houston State
415
19
11
63.3%
11

14
McNeese
360
11
16
40.7%
16

15
Richmond
350
15
10
60.0%
11
1

16
New Hampshire
345
14
16
46.7%
16

17
Villanova
320
12
11
52.2%
12
1

18
Massachusetts
290
10
7
58.8%
8
1

19
Nevada
260
9
7
56.3%
7

20
Southern Illinois
235
8
7
53.3%
8
1

21
Boise State
230
8
4
66.7%
5
1

22
Western Kentucky
225
8
7
53.3%
8
1

23
Colgate
215
7
11
38.9%
11

24T
Eastern Illinois
210
4
16
20.0%
16

24T
Idaho
210
6
11
35.3%
11

24T
Lehigh
210
6
11
35.3%
11

24T
Montana State
210
7
8
46.7%
9
1

24T
Wofford
210
9
9
50.0%
9

For grins here's what the top 25 looked like 10 years ago (after the 2008 season):

Rank
Teams
Points
W
L
WinPct
Apps
Titles

1
Georgia Southern
920
38
10
79.2%
16
6

2
Montana
720
27
17
61.4%
19
2

3
Youngstown State
620
25
7
78.1%
11
4

4
Appalachian State
560
25
7
78.1%
16
3

5
Eastern Kentucky
545
16
17
48.5%
19
2

6
Marshall
540
23
6
79.3%
8
2

7
Delaware
505
19
13
59.4%
14
1

8
Furman
485
17
14
54.8%
15
1

9
Northern Iowa
460
18
14
56.3%
14

10
McNeese
330
11
13
45.8%
13

11
Massachusetts
290
10
7
58.8%
8
1

12
Nevada
260
9
7
56.3%
7

13
James Madison
240
8
8
50.0%
9
1

14
Richmond
235
9
6
60.0%
7
1

15
Boise State
230
8
4
66.7%
5
1

16
Western Kentucky
225
8
7
53.3%
8
1

17T
Idaho
210
6
11
35.3%
11

17T
Southern Illinois
210
7
6
53.8%
7
1

19
Florida A&M
180
5
6
45.5%
7
1

20
Middle Tennessee
170
6
7
46.2%
7

21
Eastern Illinois
165
3
12
20.0%
12

22T
Lehigh
160
4
7
36.4%
7

22T
Western Illinois
160
5
8
38.5%
8

24T
Colgate
155
4
8
33.3%
8

24T
Troy
155
5
7
41.7%
7

Similarly here's the top 10 for just the 2010s:

Rank
Teams
Points
W
L
WinPct
Apps
Titles

1
North Dakota State
740
32
2
94.1%
9
7

2T
Eastern Washington
325
14
5
73.7%
6
1

2T
Sam Houston State
325
16
7
69.6%
7

4
James Madison
210
9
5
64.3%
6
1

5
New Hampshire
190
9
8
52.9%
8

6
South Dakota State
165
8
7
53.3%
7

7
Jacksonville State
155
6
7
46.2%
7

8
Georgia Southern
140
7
3
70.0%
3

9
Wofford
130
6
6
50.0%
6

10
Illinois State
125
5
4
55.6%
4

If you're interested I can do a breakdown for each decade or a breakdown for a custom year range. I also have overall conferences numbers in terms of points, win/losses, etc for the current conference teams.

Reign of Terrier

January 9th, 2019, 10:55 AM

I'm impressed by Wofford's success in the playoffs considering all but NDSU/SDSU were eligible for the playoffs long before Wofford was. JSU is up there as well.

Redbird 4th & short

January 9th, 2019, 04:51 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 8 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

Here's a look at the current top 25:

Rank
Teams
Points
W
L
WinPct
Apps
Titles

1
Georgia Southern
1060
45
13
77.6%
19
6

2
Montana
875
34
22
60.7%
24
2

3
North Dakota State
740
32
2
94.1%
9
7

4
Youngstown State
695
29
8
78.4%
12
4

5
Appalachian State
650
24
17
58.5%
20
3

6
Delaware
580
22
15
59.5%
16
1

7
Northern Iowa
565
24
20
54.5%
20

8
Eastern Kentucky
555
16
19
45.7%
21
2

9
Marshall
540
23
6
79.3%
8
2

10
Furman
515
19
16
54.3%
17
1

11
Eastern Washington
475
19
12
61.3%
13
1

12
James Madison
450
17
13
56.7%
15
2

13
Sam Houston State
415
19
11
63.3%
11

14
McNeese
360
11
16
40.7%
16

15
Richmond
350
15
10
60.0%
11
1

16
New Hampshire
345
14
16
46.7%
16

17
Villanova
320
12
11
52.2%
12
1

18
Massachusetts
290
10
7
58.8%
8
1

19
Nevada
260
9
7
56.3%
7

20
Southern Illinois
235
8
7
53.3%
8
1

21
Boise State
230
8
4
66.7%
5
1

22
Western Kentucky
225
8
7
53.3%
8
1

23
Colgate
215
7
11
38.9%
11

24T
Eastern Illinois
210
4
16
20.0%
16

24T
Idaho
210
6
11
35.3%
11

24T
Lehigh
210
6
11
35.3%
11

24T
Montana State
210
7
8
46.7%
9
1

24T
Wofford
210
9
9
50.0%
9

For grins here's what the top 25 looked like 10 years ago (after the 2008 season):

Rank
Teams
Points
W
L
WinPct
Apps
Titles

1
Georgia Southern
920
38
10
79.2%
16
6

2
Montana
720
27
17
61.4%
19
2

3
Youngstown State
620
25
7
78.1%
11
4

4
Appalachian State
560
25
7
78.1%
16
3

5
Eastern Kentucky
545
16
17
48.5%
19
2

6
Marshall
540
23
6
79.3%
8
2

7
Delaware
505
19
13
59.4%
14
1

8
Furman
485
17
14
54.8%
15
1

9
Northern Iowa
460
18
14
56.3%
14

10
McNeese
330
11
13
45.8%
13

11
Massachusetts
290
10
7
58.8%
8
1

12
Nevada
260
9
7
56.3%
7

13
James Madison
240
8
8
50.0%
9
1

14
Richmond
235
9
6
60.0%
7
1

15
Boise State
230
8
4
66.7%
5
1

16
Western Kentucky
225
8
7
53.3%
8
1

17T
Idaho
210
6
11
35.3%
11

17T
Southern Illinois
210
7
6
53.8%
7
1

19
Florida A&M
180
5
6
45.5%
7
1

20
Middle Tennessee
170
6
7
46.2%
7

21
Eastern Illinois
165
3
12
20.0%
12

22T
Lehigh
160
4
7
36.4%
7

22T
Western Illinois
160
5
8
38.5%
8

24T
Colgate
155
4
8
33.3%
8

24T
Troy
155
5
7
41.7%
7

Similarly here's the top 10 for just the 2010s:

Rank
Teams
Points
W
L
WinPct
Apps
Titles

1
North Dakota State
740
32
2
94.1%
9
7

2T
Eastern Washington
325
14
5
73.7%
6
1

2T
Sam Houston State
325
16
7
69.6%
7

4
James Madison
210
9
5
64.3%
6
1

5
New Hampshire
190
9
8
52.9%
8

6
South Dakota State
165
8
7
53.3%
7

7
Jacksonville State
155
6
7
46.2%
7

8
Georgia Southern
140
7
3
70.0%
3

9
Wofford
130
6
6
50.0%
6

10
Illinois State
125
5
4
55.6%
4

If you're interested I can do a breakdown for each decade or a breakdown for a custom year range. I also have overall conferences numbers in terms of points, win/losses, etc for the current conference teams.
Very interesting stuff. Only real flaw is autobids getting credit for appearances possibly ?

So here's one .. Can you do a 5 year, but not the 5 most recent .. that's too obvious. So how how about combining say ... uh, hmm, lets seee ... 1999, 2012, uh .... maybe throw 2014 in there ... then, uh ... 2015, and 2016 ... just those 5 years randomly off top of my head ... nothing to do with ISUr per se.

xrolleyesx

PAllen

January 9th, 2019, 05:27 PM

I'm impressed by Wofford's success in the playoffs considering all but NDSU/SDSU were eligible for the playoffs long before Wofford was. JSU is up there as well.

What? xeyebrowx

PAllen

January 9th, 2019, 05:30 PM

Very interesting stuff. Only real flaw is autobids getting credit for appearances possibly ?

So here's one .. Can you do a 5 year, but not the 5 most recent .. that's too obvious. So how how about combining say ... uh, hmm, lets seee ... 1999, 2012, uh .... maybe throw 2014 in there ... then, uh ... 2015, and 2016 ... just those 5 years randomly off top of my head ... nothing to do with ISUr per se.

xrolleyesx

I'd definitely be interested in seeing the original results with the points granted for winning those games, not just appearances. Although, I would also give more points to a first round win pre 2009 than after in the expanded field. That would hold going all the way back to semis only.

Outsider1

January 9th, 2019, 05:45 PM

Great work as always Professor xthumbsupx