2013 Power Points Standings thru 10-26

1 -Alabama 29
2 -Ohio State 28
3 -Stanford 28
4 -Florida State 25
5 -Oklahoma 25
6 -Oregon 24
7 -Auburn 22
8 -Clemson 22
9 -Missouri 21
10 -Texas A&M 20
11 -Miami-Florida 19
12 -Baylor 19
13 -Brigham Young 19
14 -Fresno State 18
15 -Notre Dame 18
16 -Virginia Tech 18
17 -Michigan 17
18 -Texas Tech 16
19 -Louisiana State 16
20 -South Carolina 16
21 -Georgia 16
22 -Northern Illinois 15
23 -Minnesota 15
24 -Arizona State 15
25 -Louisville 14
26 -Mississippi 14
27 -Ball State 13
28 -Michigan State 13
29 -Central Florida 13
30 -Houston 13
31 -UCLA 13
32 -Duke 12
33 -Tulane 11
34 -Washington 11
35 -Iowa 11
36 -Texas 10
37 -Florida 10
38 -Oklahoma State 9
39 -Arizona 9
40 -Georgia Tech 9
41 -North Texas 9
42 -Rice 8
43 -Southern California 8
44 -Toledo 8
45 -Utah 8
46 -Wisconsin 7
47 -Penn State 7
48 -Mississippi State 7
49 -Tennessee 7
50 -Oregon State 6
51 -Ohio 6
52 -Buffalo 5
53 -Louisiana-Lafayette 5
54 -Pittsburgh 5
55 -Rutgers 5
56 -East Carolina 4
57 -Nebraska 4
58 -UNLV 4
59 -Boise State 3
60 -Washington State 3
61 -Indiana 3
62 -Wake Forest 2
63 -Louisiana-Monroe 2
64 -Maryland 1
65 -San Jose State 1
66 -Troy 0
67 -Texas State 0
68 -Navy -1
69 -Vanderbilt -1
70 -Northwestern -2
71 -Syracuse -2
72 -Boston College -2
73 -Kansas State -2
74 -Colorado -2
75 -Texas Christian -2
76 -North Carolina -2
77 -Bowling Green -3
78 -Marshall -3
79 -North Carolina State -3
80 -Arkansas State -3
81 -Illinois -3
82 -West Virginia -3
83 -Western Kentucky -4
84 -UTSA -4
85 -Middle Tennessee State -5
86 -Utah State -5
87 -San Diego State -5
88 -Arkansas -5
89 -Central Michigan -5
90 -South Alabama -6
91 -Kansas -6
92 -Virginia -6
93 -Cincinnati -7
94 -Colorado State -7
95 -Wyoming -8
96 -Florida Atlantic -8
97 -Southern Methodist -9
98 -Tulsa -9
99 -Memphis -9
100 -Purdue -9
101 -Akron -10
102 -Nevada -11
103 -South Florida -11
104 -Army -13
105 -Kentucky -13
106 -Iowa State -13
107 -Kent State -14
108 -California -15
109 -Eastern Michigan -16
110 -Louisiana Tech -17
111 -New Mexico -17
112 -Idaho -17
113 -UAB -19
114 -Hawaii -20
115 -Temple -22
116 -Connecticut -22
117 -Florida International -23
118 -New Mexico State -23
119 -Southern Mississippi -24
120 -UTEP -25
121 -Air Force -25
122 -Western Michigan -28
123 -Massachusetts -31
124 -Miami-Ohio -36
125 -Georgia State -39

2013 Power Points Standings thru 10-19

1 -Missouri 22
2 -Alabama 22
3 -Ohio State 22
4 -Florida State 21
5 -Stanford 21
6 -Oregon 18
7 -Virginia Tech 18
8 -Auburn 17
9 -Clemson 17
10 -Oklahoma 16
11 -Michigan 16
12 -Texas Tech 15
13 -Notre Dame 15
14 -Georgia 15
15 -Baylor 14
16 -Fresno State 14
17 -Louisiana State 14
18 -Northern Illinois 13
19 -Miami-Florida 13
20 -Arizona State 13
21 -Texas A&M 13
22 -UCLA 12
23 -Central Florida 12
24 -Brigham Young 12
25 -Louisville 11
26 -Mississippi 11
27 -Utah 11
28 -Florida 10
29 -Ball State 9
30 -Oregon State 9
31 -Washington 9
32 -Michigan State 8
33 -South Carolina 8
34 -Pittsburgh 8
35 -Houston 7
36 -Nebraska 7
37 -Wisconsin 7
38 -Minnesota 7
39 -Tulane 7
40 -Penn State 7
41 -Oklahoma State 6
42 -Tennessee 6
43 -Georgia Tech 6
44 -North Texas 6
45 -Rice 5
46 -Duke 5
47 -Ohio 5
48 -Boise State 5
49 -Rutgers 5
50 -Iowa 5
51 -Mississippi State 5
52 -Texas 4
53 -Arizona 4
54 -Indiana 4
55 -Maryland 3
56 -East Carolina 3
57 -Southern California 3
58 -Wake Forest 3
59 -Washington State 3
60 -Boston College 3
61 -Buffalo 2
62 -Vanderbilt 2
63 -Toledo 2
64 -Louisiana-Monroe 2
65 -West Virginia 2
66 -Marshall 1
67 -Louisiana-Lafayette 1
68 -UNLV 1
69 -Bowling Green 0
70 -Northwestern 0
71 -Colorado 0
72 -Texas Christian 0
73 -Western Kentucky -1
74 -Arkansas State -1
75 -South Alabama -1
76 -Illinois -1
77 -Syracuse -1
78 -Texas State -2
79 -Virginia -2
80 -Troy -3
81 -North Carolina State -3
82 -San Diego State -3
83 -Wyoming -4
84 -San Jose State -4
85 -Utah State -4
86 -Navy -4
87 -Kansas State -4
88 -Cincinnati -5
89 -Nevada -5
90 -Colorado State -5
91 -Arkansas -5
92 -Kansas -5
93 -Central Michigan -5
94 -UTSA -5
95 -North Carolina -5
96 -Tulsa -6
97 -Florida Atlantic -6
98 -Southern Methodist -7
99 -South Florida -7
100 -Akron -8
101 -Purdue -8
102 -Middle Tennessee State -9
103 -Kentucky -9
104 -Iowa State -9
105 -Memphis -9
106 -California -9
107 -Kent State -10
108 -Army -11
109 -UAB -12
110 -Idaho -12
111 -Florida International -14
112 -Eastern Michigan -14
113 -Hawaii -14
114 -Temple -15
115 -New Mexico -16
116 -Louisiana Tech -16
117 -Connecticut -17
118 -Southern Mississippi -18
119 -Massachusetts -19
120 -Air Force -19
121 -New Mexico State -20
122 -UTEP -23
123 -Western Michigan -25
124 -Georgia State -28
125 -Miami-Ohio -29

2013 Power Points Standings thru 10-12

1 -Alabama 17
2 -Louisiana State 17
3 -Georgia 17
4 -Clemson 16
5 -Missouri 16
6 -Ohio State 16
7 -Stanford 16
8 -Virginia Tech 15
9 -Florida State 14
10 -UCLA 13
11 -Oklahoma 13
12 -Oregon 12
13 -Baylor 12
14 -Auburn 12
15 -Miami-Florida 11
16 -Texas A&M 11
17 -Utah 11
18 -Texas Tech 10
19 -Louisville 10
20 -South Carolina 10
21 -Michigan 10
22 -Northern Illinois 9
23 -Fresno State 9
24 -Florida 9
25 -Washington 9
26 -Ball State 8
27 -Nebraska 8
28 -Notre Dame 8
29 -Houston 7
30 -Oregon State 7
31 -Michigan State 7
32 -Penn State 7
33 -Arizona State 7
34 -Brigham Young 7
35 -Rice 7
36 -Pittsburgh 7
37 -Maryland 6
38 -Central Florida 6
39 -Tulane 6
40 -Indiana 6
41 -Mississippi State 6
42 -Rutgers 5
43 -Mississippi 5
44 -Oklahoma State 4
45 -Southern California 4
46 -Ohio 4
47 -Wisconsin 4
48 -Minnesota 4
49 -Iowa 4
50 -North Texas 4
51 -Syracuse 4
52 -Boston College 4
53 -Texas 3
54 -East Carolina 3
55 -Duke 3
56 -Washington State 3
57 -Northwestern 2
58 -Boise State 2
59 -Arizona 2
60 -Tennessee 2
61 -Georgia Tech 2
62 -West Virginia 2
63 -Western Kentucky 1
64 -Marshall 1
65 -Buffalo 1
66 -UNLV 1
67 -Illinois 1
68 -Texas Christian 1
69 -Louisiana-Monroe 1
70 -Bowling Green 0
71 -Wyoming 0
72 -Navy 0
73 -Arkansas State 0
74 -Toledo 0
75 -Virginia 0
76 -Wake Forest -1
77 -North Carolina State -1
78 -Vanderbilt -1
79 -Colorado -1
80 -Nevada -2
81 -Texas State -2
82 -San Diego State -3
83 -Arkansas -3
84 -South Alabama -3
85 -Kansas -3
86 -Louisiana-Lafayette -4
87 -Troy -4
88 -Utah State -4
89 -North Carolina -4
90 -Memphis -4
91 -UTSA -4
92 -Cincinnati -5
93 -San Jose State -5
94 -Army -5
95 -Central Michigan -5
96 -Kansas State -5
97 -Kentucky -5
98 -California -5
99 -Tulsa -6
100 -Southern Methodist -6
101 -Kent State -6
102 -Florida Atlantic -6
103 -Purdue -7
104 -Middle Tennessee State -8
105 -South Florida -8
106 -Iowa State -8
107 -Akron -8
108 -Colorado State -9
109 -New Mexico -10
110 -UAB -11
111 -Louisiana Tech -11
112 -Eastern Michigan -11
113 -Idaho -11
114 -Hawaii -11
115 -Florida International -12
116 -Connecticut -14
117 -Southern Mississippi -15
118 -Air Force -16
119 -Temple -16
120 -New Mexico State -16
121 -Massachusetts -17
122 -Miami-Ohio -20
123 -UTEP -21
124 -Western Michigan -21
125 -Georgia State -24

2013 Power Points Standings thru 10-05

1 -Stanford 15
2 -Alabama 14
3 -Georgia 14
4 -Ohio State 13
5 -Florida State 13
6 -Oklahoma 12
7 -Clemson 12
8 -Michigan 11
9 -Missouri 11
10 -Virginia Tech 11
11 -Miami-Florida 10
12 -Louisiana State 10
13 -UCLA 10
14 -Auburn 10
15 -Florida 10
16 -Washington 9
17 -Oregon 8
18 -Texas Tech 8
19 -Fresno State 8
20 -Northern Illinois 8
21 -Baylor 8
22 -South Carolina 8
23 -Notre Dame 8
24 -Texas A&M 7
25 -Pittsburgh 7
26 -Indiana 7
27 -Louisville 6
28 -Ohio 6
29 -Nebraska 6
30 -Ball State 5
31 -Houston 5
32 -Central Florida 5
33 -East Carolina 5
34 -Rutgers 5
35 -Mississippi 5
36 -Utah 5
37 -Maryland 4
38 -Washington State 4
39 -Arizona 4
40 -Iowa 4
41 -Arizona State 4
42 -Rice 4
43 -Brigham Young 4
44 -Tennessee 4
45 -Oklahoma State 3
46 -Northwestern 3
47 -Michigan State 3
48 -Minnesota 3
49 -Georgia Tech 3
50 -Boston College 3
51 -West Virginia 3
52 -Bowling Green 2
53 -Oregon State 2
54 -Navy 2
55 -Penn State 2
56 -Southern California 2
57 -North Texas 2
58 -Buffalo 1
59 -Duke 1
60 -Illinois 1
61 -North Carolina State 1
62 -UNLV 1
63 -Texas State 1
64 -Colorado 1
65 -Virginia 1
66 -Syracuse 1
67 -Western Kentucky 0
68 -Tulane 0
69 -Marshall 0
70 -Boise State 0
71 -Arkansas 0
72 -Kansas 0
73 -Toledo 0
74 -Texas Christian 0
75 -Mississippi State 0
76 -Texas -1
77 -Wisconsin -1
78 -Wyoming -1
79 -Wake Forest -1
80 -Arkansas State -1
81 -Louisiana-Monroe -1
82 -UTSA -1
83 -Louisiana-Lafayette -2
84 -Nevada -2
85 -Vanderbilt -2
86 -North Carolina -2
87 -Utah State -3
88 -San Diego State -3
89 -South Alabama -3
90 -California -3
91 -Middle Tennessee State -4
92 -Memphis -4
93 -Florida Atlantic -4
94 -Army -4
95 -Kent State -4
96 -Kentucky -4
97 -Tulsa -4
98 -Cincinnati -5
99 -Troy -5
100 -San Jose State -5
101 -Colorado State -5
102 -Kansas State -5
103 -Southern Methodist -5
104 -Akron -5
105 -New Mexico -6
106 -Eastern Michigan -6
107 -Purdue -6
108 -Central Michigan -7
109 -South Florida -7
110 -Florida International -7
111 -Idaho -7
112 -Iowa State -8
113 -Connecticut -8
114 -Louisiana Tech -9
115 -Hawaii -9
116 -UAB -11
117 -Air Force -11
118 -Temple -12
119 -Southern Mississippi -12
120 -UTEP -14
121 -Miami-Ohio -14
122 -Massachusetts -14
123 -New Mexico State -14
124 -Western Michigan -16
125 -Georgia State -18

2013 Power Points Standings thru 09-28

1 -Alabama 13
2 -Oklahoma 9
3 -Stanford 9
4 -Washington 9
5 -Georgia 9
6 -Clemson 8
7 -Florida State 8
8 -Virginia Tech 8
9 -Ohio State 7
10 -Louisiana State 7
11 -Oregon 6
12 -Missouri 6
13 -Fresno State 6
14 -Texas Tech 6
15 -Northern Illinois 6
16 -Texas A&M 6
17 -UCLA 6
18 -South Carolina 6
19 -Auburn 6
20 -Pittsburgh 6
21 -Florida 6
22 -Arizona State 6
23 -Michigan 5
24 -Iowa 5
25 -Mississippi 5
26 -Arizona 5
27 -Louisville 4
28 -Houston 4
29 -Miami-Florida 4
30 -Baylor 4
31 -Penn State 4
32 -Ohio 4
33 -Rutgers 4
34 -Utah 4
35 -Notre Dame 4
36 -Tennessee 4
37 -Northwestern 3
38 -Maryland 3
39 -Ball State 3
40 -Minnesota 3
41 -Central Florida 3
42 -Georgia Tech 3
43 -Illinois 3
44 -Nebraska 3
45 -Texas State 3
46 -Washington State 3
47 -West Virginia 3
48 -North Texas 3
49 -Indiana 3
50 -Oregon State 2
51 -Bowling Green 2
52 -Oklahoma State 2
53 -North Carolina State 2
54 -Southern California 2
55 -Rice 2
56 -Brigham Young 2
57 -Syracuse 2
58 -East Carolina 1
59 -Boise State 1
60 -Duke 1
61 -Nevada 1
62 -Colorado 1
63 -Virginia 1
64 -Cincinnati 0
65 -Navy 0
66 -Arkansas 0
67 -Wisconsin 0
68 -UNLV 0
69 -Wyoming 0
70 -Texas Christian 0
71 -South Alabama 0
72 -Boston College 0
73 -Buffalo 0
74 -Mississippi State 0
75 -UTSA 0
76 -Louisiana-Monroe 0
77 -North Carolina 0
78 -California 0
79 -Western Kentucky -1
80 -Kansas -1
81 -Tulane -1
82 -Utah State -1
83 -Vanderbilt -1
84 -Texas -1
85 -Toledo -1
86 -Arkansas State -1
87 -Tulsa -1
88 -Michigan State -2
89 -Marshall -2
90 -Memphis -2
91 -Middle Tennessee State -3
92 -Louisiana-Lafayette -3
93 -Wake Forest -3
94 -Colorado State -3
95 -Kent State -3
96 -Army -3
97 -Kentucky -3
98 -Southern Methodist -3
99 -Eastern Michigan -3
100 -San Jose State -3
101 -Kansas State -4
102 -Iowa State -4
103 -Akron -4
104 -New Mexico -5
105 -San Diego State -5
106 -Purdue -5
107 -Florida Atlantic -5
108 -Hawaii -5
109 -Florida International -5
110 -Troy -6
111 -UAB -6
112 -Idaho -6
113 -Central Michigan -6
114 -Southern Mississippi -6
115 -Connecticut -6
116 -Louisiana Tech -7
117 -Miami-Ohio -7
118 -Air Force -8
119 -UTEP -9
120 -South Florida -9
121 -Western Michigan -9
122 -New Mexico State -9
123 -Temple -10
124 -Massachusetts -10
125 -Georgia State -14

National Champions: AP, Coaches, and Power Points System

The Power Points System's intended purpose is to determine playoff teams and seeds. The playoffs would determine the national champion. That said, suppose the Power Points System determined the national champion. Here are the Power Points System's National Champions for the past 35 seasons under two different scenarios. For each season, the team listed first is the national champion if the title is awarded to the bowl winner with the most power points through regular season play. The team listed second is the national champion if the title is awarded to the bowl winner with the most power points through postseason play. These results are based on FBS games only without the benefit of equal maximum game regular season schedules and teams knowingly competing according to the Power Points System's rules. Between the two scenarios, 40 different teams won the national title under at least one scenario. 31 of the 40 teams won the AP and/or Coaches poll title. Among the nine teams that did not win a major poll title, six received the second most first place votes in the AP poll ranging from of a low of 3.5 (1980 Pittsburgh) to a high of 21 (1979 USC).

1978 USC/USC
1979 USC/USC
1980 Pittsburgh/Pittsburgh
1981 Clemson/Pittsburgh
1982 Penn State/Penn State
1983 Auburn/Auburn
1984 BYU/Washington
1985 Oklahoma/Oklahoma
1986 Penn State/Penn State
1987 Miami/Miami
1988 Notre Dame/Notre Dame
1989 Notre Dame/Notre Dame
1990 Colorado/Colorado
1991 Miami/Miami
1992 Alabama/Alabama
1993 Florida State/Florida State
1994 Nebraska/Nebraska
1995 Nebraska/Nebraska
1996 Florida/Florida
1997 Michigan/Nebraska
1998 Tennessee/Tennessee
1999 Florida State/Florida State
2000 Oklahoma/Oklahoma
2001 Miami/Miami
2002 Ohio State/Ohio State
2003 LSU/LSU
2004 USC/USC
2005 Texas/Texas
2006 Florida/Florida
2007 LSU/LSU
2008 Texas/Florida
2009 Alabama/Alabama
2010 Auburn/Auburn
2011 Oklahoma State/Oklahoma State
2012 Stanford/Alabama

2013 Power Points Standings thru 09-21

1 -Alabama 7
2 -Auburn 7
3 -Louisiana State 6
4 -Michigan 5
5 -Oklahoma 5
6 -UCLA 5
7 -Fresno State 5
8 -Louisville 4
9 -Texas Tech 4
10 -Stanford 4
11 -Central Florida 4
12 -Clemson 4
13 -Washington 4
14 -Arizona 4
15 -Florida State 4
16 -Missouri 4
17 -Oklahoma State 4
18 -Oregon 4
19 -Mississippi 4
20 -Penn State 4
21 -Notre Dame 4
22 -Virginia Tech 4
23 -Ohio 4
24 -Rutgers 4
25 -Georgia 4
26 -Florida 4
27 -Minnesota 3
28 -Northwestern 3
29 -Baylor 3
30 -Georgia Tech 3
31 -Miami-Florida 3
32 -Northern Illinois 3
33 -Southern California 3
34 -Nebraska 3
35 -Pittsburgh 3
36 -Arizona State 3
37 -Illinois 3
38 -Indiana 3
39 -Ohio State 2
40 -Maryland 2
41 -Texas A&M 2
42 -Washington State 2
43 -Navy 2
44 -Utah 2
45 -South Carolina 2
46 -UTSA 2
47 -Louisiana-Monroe 2
48 -North Carolina 2
49 -Houston 1
50 -Arkansas 1
51 -Colorado 1
52 -Virginia 1
53 -South Alabama 1
54 -Boston College 1
55 -North Carolina State 1
56 -North Texas 1
57 -Mississippi State 1
58 -Tennessee 1
59 -Syracuse 1
60 -Boise State 1
61 -UNLV 1
62 -Rice 1
63 -Bowling Green 0
64 -Oregon State 0
65 -Middle Tennessee State 0
66 -Ball State 0
67 -Cincinnati 0
68 -Iowa 0
69 -Wyoming 0
70 -Wisconsin 0
71 -East Carolina 0
72 -Texas State 0
73 -Texas 0
74 -Duke 0
75 -Nevada 0
76 -Toledo 0
77 -West Virginia 0
78 -Brigham Young 0
79 -Tulsa 0
80 -Texas Christian 0
81 -San Jose State 0
82 -California 0
83 -Buffalo 0
84 -Michigan State -1
85 -Kansas -1
86 -Arkansas State -1
87 -Utah State -1
88 -Vanderbilt -1
89 -Memphis -1
90 -Southern Methodist -1
91 -Marshall -2
92 -Wake Forest -2
93 -Western Kentucky -2
94 -Tulane -2
95 -Louisiana-Lafayette -2
96 -New Mexico -2
97 -Kentucky -2
98 -UAB -2
99 -Kent State -2
100 -Colorado State -2
101 -Akron -2
102 -Florida Atlantic -2
103 -Troy -3
104 -Kansas State -3
105 -Eastern Michigan -3
106 -Purdue -3
107 -Army -3
108 -Southern Mississippi -3
109 -Connecticut -3
110 -Florida International -3
111 -UTEP -4
112 -Central Michigan -4
113 -Iowa State -4
114 -Louisiana Tech -4
115 -Hawaii -4
116 -Temple -4
117 -San Diego State -4
118 -Idaho -4
119 -New Mexico State -4
120 -Air Force -5
121 -Miami-Ohio -5
122 -Western Michigan -5
123 -South Florida -7
124 -Massachusetts -8
125 -Georgia State -11

2013 Power Points Standings thru 09-14

1 -Auburn 5
2 -Oklahoma 5
3 -Michigan 4
4 -Alabama 4
5 -Washington 4
6 -Ohio 4
7 -Central Florida 3
8 -Louisville 3
9 -Oregon 3
10 -UCLA 3
11 -Louisiana State 2
12 -Ohio State 2
13 -Arizona 2
14 -Northwestern 2
15 -Oklahoma State 2
16 -Texas Tech 2
17 -Mississippi 2
18 -Florida State 2
19 -Miami-Florida 2
20 -Stanford 2
21 -Northern Illinois 2
22 -Navy 2
23 -Fresno State 2
24 -Arizona State 2
25 -Georgia Tech 2
26 -Nebraska 2
27 -Washington State 2
28 -Penn State 2
29 -Arkansas State 2
30 -Illinois 2
31 -Virginia Tech 2
32 -Indiana 2
33 -Georgia 2
34 -Arkansas 1
35 -Minnesota 1
36 -Clemson 1
37 -Baylor 1
38 -Missouri 1
39 -North Carolina State 1
40 -Colorado 1
41 -North Texas 1
42 -South Carolina 1
43 -Bowling Green 1
44 -Southern California 1
45 -Notre Dame 1
46 -Texas A&M 1
47 -Louisiana-Monroe 1
48 -Boise State 1
49 -Tennessee 1
50 -South Alabama 1
51 -Rutgers 1
52 -Utah 1
53 -Virginia 1
54 -Florida 1
55 -North Carolina 1
56 -Pittsburgh 1
57 -UTSA 1
58 -UNLV 1
59 -Maryland 0
60 -Michigan State 0
61 -Texas State 0
62 -Houston 0
63 -Oregon State 0
64 -East Carolina 0
65 -Ball State 0
66 -Cincinnati 0
67 -Duke 0
68 -Tulane 0
69 -West Virginia 0
70 -Boston College 0
71 -Iowa 0
72 -Utah State 0
73 -Wisconsin 0
74 -Brigham Young 0
75 -Rice 0
76 -San Jose State 0
77 -Southern Methodist 0
78 -Tulsa 0
79 -Akron 0
80 -Mississippi State 0
81 -Nevada 0
82 -California 0
83 -Texas Christian 0
84 -Buffalo 0
85 -Marshall -1
86 -Troy -1
87 -Wyoming -1
88 -Middle Tennessee State -1
89 -Kansas State -1
90 -Kansas -1
91 -Western Kentucky -1
92 -Syracuse -1
93 -Texas -1
94 -Kent State -1
95 -Vanderbilt -1
96 -Florida Atlantic -1
97 -Army -1
98 -Toledo -1
99 -Louisiana Tech -1
100 -Louisiana-Lafayette -1
101 -UAB -1
102 -Southern Mississippi -1
103 -UTEP -2
104 -Central Michigan -2
105 -New Mexico -2
106 -Kentucky -2
107 -Eastern Michigan -2
108 -Air Force -2
109 -Colorado State -2
110 -Purdue -2
111 -Wake Forest -2
112 -Hawaii -2
113 -San Diego State -2
114 -Memphis -2
115 -Connecticut -2
116 -Idaho -2
117 -Western Michigan -2
118 -Florida International -2
119 -Iowa State -3
120 -Miami-Ohio -3
121 -New Mexico State -3
122 -Temple -3
123 -South Florida -4
124 -Massachusetts -4
125 -Georgia State -5

Playoff Destiny

Under ideal circumstances, all FBS teams would play equal or equal maximum game regular season schedules versus FBS competition only and knowingly compete according to the rules of the Power Points System. That said, I have applied those rules to FBS games only for the past 35 seasons to determine how many AP poll top two, top four, and top eight teams controlled their playoff destiny based on how the season played out. In truth, no team controls their destiny from the start of competition because there are more mathematically possible unbeaten teams than available playoff berths and no automatic access to unbeaten teams.

TOP TWO
Since 1978, the AP and Power Points System (PPS) have agreed on 46 of 70 top two teams. 58 of 70 AP top two teams controlled their PPS top two playoff destiny. Seven more would have needed help in one game if undefeated/untied. Six of 12 teams that did not control destiny played less than a full schedule versus FBS competition.

TOP FOUR
Since 1978, the AP and PPS have agreed on 101 of 140 top four teams. 128 of 140 AP top four teams controlled their PPS top four playoff destiny. Eight more would have needed help in one game if undefeated/untied. Eight of 12 teams that did not control destiny played less than full schedule versus FBS competition.

TOP EIGHT
Since 1978, the AP and PPS have agreed on 217 of 280 top eight teams. 279 of 280 AP top eight teams controlled their PPS top eight playoff destiny. The one and only team that did not control its destiny would have needed help in one game if undefeated and untied and that same team only played nine FBS games out of an 11 game schedule.

2013 Power Points Standings thru 09-07

1 -Oklahoma State 2
2 -Auburn 2
3 -Michigan 2
4 -Bowling Green 2
5 -Oklahoma 2
6 -Central Florida 1
7 -Louisiana State 1
8 -Nebraska 1
9 -Penn State 1
10 -Northwestern 1
11 -Miami-Florida 1
12 -Oregon 1
13 -Louisville 1
14 -Tennessee 1
15 -Utah 1
16 -Clemson 1
17 -Illinois 1
18 -Texas Tech 1
19 -Ball State 1
20 -North Carolina State 1
21 -Boston College 1
22 -Mississippi 1
23 -Fresno State 1
24 -UCLA 1
25 -Washington 1

2013 Power Points Standings thru 09-02

These are the standings based on all games with FCS wins and losses treated as equal to the least valuable FBS win and loss respectively. One week into the season and the most important thing is being 1-0 as this the time of year margin of victory makes any difference. Basically, teams ranked at the top this weekend had the biggest blowouts and the difference between a 70 point win and a one point win will likely be insignificant by season's end. For example, Georgia Tech is #1 after a 70-0 win over Elon. However, that win will probably be worth no more than one power point by season's end while Clemson had the best win based on 2012 power point values. Only the top 25 teams are listed.

1-Georgia Tech
2-Baylor
3-Oregon
4-Arkansas State
5-Michigan
6-Houston
6-Texas
8-Duke
8-Tennessee
8-Wisconsin
11-Missouri
12-Louisville
13-Marshall
13-UCLA
15-Arizona
15-Cincinnati
15-Indiana
18-North Texas
18-Oklahoma
20-Maryland
21-Washington
22-Central Florida
23-Florida State
23-Miami-Florida
23-Minnesota

NONE OR ONE

Since 1978, 140 teams have placed in the Power Points Standings top four and another 187 teams needed a favorable outcome in just one more game to finish in top four whether it be as a result of winning a game they lost or tied or receiving help from another team. Listed below is the breakdown of the AP rank for those 327 teams.

AP RANK BREAKDOWN
1-35
2-34
3-32
4-32
5-32
6-23
7-23
8-24
9-22
10-18
11-14
12-8
13-9
14-4
15-4
16-1
17-1
18-2
19-3
20-2
NR-4*
*All occurred in years in which AP only ranked top 20 teams.

LOSSES BREAKDOWN (Ties count as 0.5 losses)
0.0-62
0.5-4
1.0-124
1.5-21
2.0-94
2.5-5
3.0-15
3.5-2

FYI FACTS
1-Seven AP top four teams did not make Power Points Standings top four or finish one game outcome removed from the same. Four of these teams did not play a full schedule versus FBS competition.
2-"Mid-Majors" account for 28 of the 327 teams. BYU (8) and Boise State (6) account for 14 of the 28 mid-major teams (50%).
3-BYU (5) and Boise State (4) account for 9 of 11 PPS top four finishes among mid-majors. Former mid-majors TCU and Utah account for the remaining two.
4-Only 1984 BYU, 2009 TCU and 2010 TCU finished in the AP top four among mid-majors since 1978.
5-1984 accounts for five of the 11 lowest AP ranks and 1984 and 2011 combine for eight of the 12 lowest AP ranks.

AP Poll Comparison III

Listed below is how often the Power Points Standings agreed with AP Poll on the higher ranked among AP Top 20 teams or favored a team with equal or more wins versus AP ranked teams.

1986 190 100.0
1978 188 98.9
1997 186 97.9
1992 186 97.9
1991 186 97.9
1993 186 97.9
2002 184 96.8
1982 184 96.8
1990 184 96.8
2009 183 96.3
1998 182 95.8
1987 182 95.8
2000 182 95.8
2006 182 95.8
1995 182 95.8
2007 181 95.3
1984 181 95.3
1989 181 95.3
1979 180 94.7
1983 180 94.7
1996 180 94.7
2001 179 94.2
2005 179 94.2
1994 179 94.2
2004 179 94.2
2010 178 93.7
1988 178 93.7
1999 175 92.1
2008 175 92.1
1981 174 91.6
1985 172 90.5
1980 171 90.0
2003 166 87.4
2011 155 81.6
Totals 6110 94.6

AP Poll Comparison II

Listed below is how often the AP Poll and Power Points Standings agreed on the higher ranked team among AP top 20 teams when comparing teams separated by the same number of places in the AP Poll. For example, the AP and PPS agreed on the higher ranked team 57.9% of the time among 665 pairs of teams separated by one place in the AP poll (1 vs 2, 2 vs 3, 3 vs 4, etc.).

1 : 385 665 57.9
2 : 425 630 67.5
3 : 428 595 71.9
4 : 431 560 77.0
5 : 425 525 81.0
6 : 411 490 83.9
7 : 410 455 90.1
8 : 392 420 93.3
9 : 363 385 94.3
10 : 337 350 96.3
11 : 307 315 97.5
12 : 272 280 97.1
13 : 238 245 97.1
14 : 206 210 98.1
15 : 173 175 98.9
16 : 140 140 100.0
17 : 105 105 100.0
18 : 68 70 97.1
19 : 35 35 100.0

AP Poll Comparison I

Based on the final regular season rankings and standings for the past 35 seasons, the top 20 AP teams were compared in pairs to determine how often higher ranked teams in the AP poll placed higher in the Power Points Standings. The seasons are listed below in order of most to least matches (out of 190) with total numbers (out of 6650) for all seasons listed at bottom.


2009 176 92.6
1978 174 91.6
1993 171 90.0
1996 171 90.0
1990 170 89.5
1995 170 89.5
1991 169 88.9
2006 167 87.9
2012 167 87.9
2004 166 87.4
1983 165 86.8
1992 164 86.3
1994 164 86.3
2000 164 86.3
1989 162 85.3
1997 162 85.3
2008 162 85.3
1982 161 84.7
1984 158 83.2
1988 158 83.2
1979 157 82.6
2005 157 82.6
2007 156 82.1
1986 154 81.1
1987 152 80.0
2002 152 80.0
1999 151 79.5
1985 150 78.9
1998 150 78.9
2003 150 78.9
1981 146 76.8
2010 146 76.8
1980 139 73.2
2001 139 73.2
2011 131 68.9
Total 5551 83.5