In a sense, there is only one statistic that matters: wins and losses. But the Wimple proposed, in December, an interesting proxy for that stat-- the sum of a team's national scoring offense and scoring defense ranks-- called the Dominance Ranking. Here is the final 2009 top 25, ranked by dominance:
rank, team (scoring defense, scoring offense, sum)
1. TCU (6, 5, 11)
2. Florida (4, 10, 14)
3. Boise St. (14, 1, 15)
3. Texas (12, 3, 15)
5. Alabama (2, 22, 24)
6. Central Mich. (17, 13, 30)
7. Virginia Tech (9, 24, 33)
8. Oklahoma (7, 29, 36)
9. BYU (29, 11, 40)
9. Pittsburgh (19, 21, 40)
11. Air Force (10, 36, 46)
12. Cincinnati (44, 4, 48)
12. Texas Tech (41, 7, 48)
14. Clemson (25, 28, 53)
15. Mississippi (15, 39, 54)
15. Ohio St. (5, 49, 54)
17. Penn St. (3, 52, 55)
18. Utah (23, 34, 57)
19. Wisconsin (33, 25, 58)
20. Oregon (51, 8, 59)
21. Arkansas (58, 9, 67)
22. Miami (37, 31, 68)
22. Rutgers (16, 52, 68)
24. Georgia Tech (56, 15, 71)
25. Middle Tenn. (49, 23, 72)
26. Connecticut (48, 27, 75)
26. Navy (18, 57, 75)
28. Nebraska (1, 75, 76)
29. Temple (39, 39, 78)
30. Stanford (69, 11, 80)
30. Southern Miss. (62, 18, 80)
32. Tennessee (38, 43, 81)
33. Oregon St. (57, 26, 83)
33. South Fla. (19, 64, 83)
35. Northern Ill. (30, 54, 84)
(36-120 in the comment below)
Three things jump out from this list: (1) the only losses among the top five teams came to each other; (2) Central Michigan may have been greatly underrated; and (3) the Mountain West has four of the top 17-- the best showing of any conference.
Look for periodic rankings by dominance in 2010.
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36 USC 22,64,86
37 Oklahoma St. 31,56,87
37 LSU 11,76,87
39 Nevada 86,6,92
40 Iowa 8,86,94
41 Notre Dame 63,32,95
42 Houston 95,1,96
42 Auburn 79,17,96
42 UNC 13,83,96,
45 Fresno St. 84,14,98
45 E. Carolina 36,62,98
45 W. Virginia 31,67,98
45 Boston Col. 19,79,98
49 Mich St. 67,36,103
50 Ohio 28,78,106,
51 La Tech 61,46,107
52 Troy 92,16,108,
52 California 60,48,108
52 Missouri 59,49,108
55 UCF 42,67,109,
56 Kentucky 43,70,113
57 Arizona 53,61,114
58 Georgia 64,51,115
59 Arizona St. 26,91,117
60 Michigan 77,41,118
60 Tulsa 74,44,118
62 UCLA 27,94,121,
63 Texas A&M 105,19,124
64 SMU 80,45,125,
65 Northwestern 55,71,126
65 S. Carolina 24,102,126
67 Florida St. 94,33,127
67 Kansas 85,42,127
69 N. C. St. 99,30,129
70 Bowling Gr. 76,55,131
70 Wake Forest 65,66,131
72 Buffalo 50,82,132
73 Kansas St. 46,87,133
74 Idaho 114,20,134
75 Arkansas St. 45,90,135
76 Iowa St. 34,103,137
77 UTEP 104,35,139,
77 Washington 70,69,139
79 Miss. St. 71,72,143
80 La.-Monroe 74,72,146
80 Kent St. 40,106,146
82 Purdue 89,58,147
83 Marshall 54,96,150
84 Minnesota 51,100,151
85 Army 35,117,152,
86 Toledo 116,38,154
86 Utah St. 107,47,154
88 Duke 83,74,157,
88 W. Mich. 77,80,157
90 Vanderbilt 46,113,159
91 UAB 102,59,161,
92 Fla. Atl. 106,60,166
93 Baylor 72,101,173
93 Virginia 68,105,173
95 North Texas 112,63,175
95 Indiana 91,84,175
97 Louisville 65,111,176
98 Illinois 96,81,177
99 Hawaii 90,89,179
100 UNLV 103,77,180
100 Colorado 88,92,180
100 Syracuse 81,99,180
103 Wyoming 73,109,182
104 SDSU 98,85,183
105 La.-Laf. 97,93,190
105 CSU 93,97,190,
105 Ball St. 82,108, 190
108 Akron 87,106, 193
109 Maryland 100,98, 198
110 FIU 111,88,199,
111 Memphis 110,95, 205
112 New Mex.St. 101,120,221
113 Western Ky. 119,104,223
114 Miami (OH) 108,116,224
115 New Mexico 113,113,226
116 SJose St. 109,118,227
117 E.Mich. 117,112,229
118 Rice 120,110,230
118 Tulane 115,115,230
120 Washing.St. 118,119, 237
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