College Football Elite Loss Rankings By Conference: 2020 CFN Five Year Program Analysis

Who had the most losses to top teams? In the CFN 5-Year Program Analysis, here’s the conference ranking of who had the most elite losses

Who had the most elite losses over the last five years? Here are the conference rankings of the teams and their losses to the best of the best – the defeats to the powerhouses on the slate.


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They’re the big losses that hurt, but are forgivable. By conference, who had the most losses to the elite teams over the last five years?

An Elite Loss is a loss to a team that finished with two losses or fewer.

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ACC

1 Florida State 9

2 Louisville 8

T3 Georgia Tech 7

T3 Pitt 7

T5 Boston College 6

T5 Syracuse 6

T5 Wake Forest 6

T5 Virginia Tech 6

9 NC State 5

10 Miami 4

T11 Clemson 3

T11 Duke 3

T11 North Carolina 3

T11 Virginia 3

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American Athletic Conference

T1 Navy 9

T1 SMU 9

T3 Cincinnati 8

T3 Memphis 8

T3 Tulane 8

T6 East Carolina 7

T6 Tulsa 7

T6 USF 7

9 Temple 5

10 Houston 4

11 UCF 3

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Big 12

1 Iowa State 9

T2 Baylor 7

T2 TCU 7

T2 Texas Tech 7

T5 Kansas 6

T5 Kansas State 6

T5 Texas 6

T5 West Virginia 6

T9 Oklahoma 5

T9 Oklahoma State 5

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Big Ten

1 Maryland 12

2 Michigan 11

T3 Indiana 10

T3 Rutgers 10

5 Northwestern 9

6 Nebraska 8

T7 Illinois 7

T7 Wisconsin 7

T9 Michigan State 6

T9 Penn State 6

T11 Iowa 5

T11 Minnesota 5

T11 Purdue 5

14 Ohio State 4

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Conference USA

1 North Texas 4

T2 Charlotte 3

T2 Florida Atlantic 3

T2 Middle Tennessee 3

T5 FIU 2

T5 Marshall 2

T5 Old Dominion 2

T5 Southern Miss 2

T9 WKU 1

T9 Louisiana Tech 1

T9 Rice 1

T9 UAB 1

T9 UTEP 1

14 UTSA 0

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Independents

T1 UConn 6

T1 Notre Dame 6

3 Army 4

4 New Mexico State 3

T5 BYU 2

T5 UMass 2

7 Liberty 1

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MAC

T1 Kent State 4

T1 Miami Univ. 4

T4 Buffalo 3

T4 Ohio 3

T4 Central Michigan 3

T4 Eastern Michigan 3

T4 Northern Illinois 3

T9 Bowling Green 2

T9 Ball State 2

T9 Toledo 2

T9 Western Michigan 2

NEXT: MW, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt

College Football Elite Loss Rankings 1-130: 2020 CFN Five Year Program Analysis

Who got hit with the most losses to top teams? In the CFN 5-Year Program Analysis, here’s the 1-130 ranking of who had the most elite losses

Who had the most elite losses over the last five years? Here are the 1-130 rankings of the teams and their losses to the best of the best – the defeats to the powerhouses on the slate.


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Sometimes, a team should get a bit of a pass for losing a game.

While some schools and coaches – (cough) Michigan and Jim Harbaugh (cough) – aren’t allowed to lose to the elite of the elite teams, there should be a little bit of forgiveness if you just so happen to have the misfortune of facing to one of a season’s superstars.

Who had the most losses to the best teams over the last five seasons?

Elite Losses: defeats to FBS teams that finished a season with two losses or fewer. 

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CFN Preview 2020: All 130 Team Previews

130 UTSA

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 0
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: 130

T121 Arizona State

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 1
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T118

T121 Boise State

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 1
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T118

T121 Liberty

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 1
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T118

T121 Louisiana Tech

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 1
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T101

T121 Rice

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 1
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T101

T121 San Diego State

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 1
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T101

T121 UAB

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 1
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T118

T121 UTEP

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 1
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T118

CFN 2020 ACC Preseason Rankings

T121 WKU

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 1
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T118

T109 Appalachian State

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 2
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T101

T109 Ball State

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 2
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T101

T109 Bowling Green

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 2
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T101

T109 BYU

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 2
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T77

T109 FIU

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 2
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T77

T109 Marshall

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 2
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T118

T109 Nevada

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 2
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T101

T109 Old Dominion

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 2
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T77

T109 Southern Miss

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 2
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T77

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T109 Toledo

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 2
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T60

T109 UMass

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 2
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T101

T109 Western Michigan

5-Year Elite Loss Total: 2
2019 Elite Loss Total Ranking: T101

NEXT: Top 87 Elite Loss Rankings

College Football Elite Win Rankings By Conference: 2020 CFN Five Year Program Analysis

Who came up with the big victories that make a season? Here are the rankings by conference of the teams with most elite wins each season.

How many elite wins did you get? Who came up with the really, really big victories that make a season? Here are the rankings by conference of the teams with FBS wins over the strongest and best teams each season.


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Who got the big wins, and who was able to get the most of them in each conference? They’re the elite wins, and they take a team to a whole other level.

In the CFN Five-Year Program Analysis, an Elite Win is a victory over an FBS team that finished with two losses or fewer, or three losses or fewer on the road, neutral site game, conference championship or bowl game. An extra 0.5 is added on to the Elite Win score when a team comes up with a road victory or in a bowl game over a team that finished with two losses or fewer.

ACC

1 Clemson 13

2 Florida State 2.5

3 Miami 2

4 Pitt 1.5

T5 Syracuse 1

T5 Duke 1

T5 North Carolina 1

T5 Virginia 1

T9 Boston College 0

T9 Louisville 0

T9 NC State 0

T9 Wake Forest 0

T9 Georgia Tech 0

T9 Virginia Tech 0

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American Athletic Conference

1 Houston 4.5

2 UCF 3

T3 Temple 2

T3 Memphis 2

T3 Navy 2

T6 Cincinnati 0

T6 East Carolina 0

T6 SMU 0

T6 Tulane 0

T6 Tulsa 0

T6 USF 0

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Big 12

1 Oklahoma 10.5

2 Texas 5

3 Baylor 3

4 Kansas State 2

5 Iowa State 1.5

T6 Oklahoma State 1

T6 TCU 1

T8 Kansas 0

T8 Texas Tech 0

T8 West Virginia 0

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Big Ten

1 Ohio State 8.5

2 Penn State 7.5

3 Michigan State 5.5

T4 Iowa 4

T4 Wisconsin 4

6 Minnesota 2

T7 Indiana 1

T7 Nebraska 1

T7 Northwestern 1

T7 Purdue 1

T11 Illinois 0

T11 Maryland 0

T11 Michigan 0

T11 Rutgers 0

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Conference USA

1 Boise State 6

2 Fresno State 2

T3 Colorado State 1

T3 Utah State 1

T3 Hawaii 1

T3 Nevada 1

T3 San Diego State 1

T8 Air Force 0

T8 New Mexico 0

T8 Wyoming 0

T8 San Jose State 0

T8 UNLV 0

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Independents

1 Notre Dame 4

T2 UConn 1

T2 Army 1

T2 BYU 1

T5 Liberty 0

T5 New Mexico State 0

T5 UMass 0

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MAC

T1 Northern Illinois 1.5

T1 Western Michigan 1.5

3 Central Michigan 1

T4 Akron 0

T4 Bowling Green 0

T4 Buffalo 0

T4 Kent State 0

T4 Miami Univ. 0

T4 Ohio 0

T4 Ball State 0

T4 Eastern Michigan 0

T4 Toledo 0

NEXT: MW, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt

College Football Elite Win Rankings 1-130: 2020 CFN Five Year Program Analysis

Who came up with the really big victories? In the CFN 5-Year Program Analysis, here’s the 1-130 ranking of who had the most elite wins.

How many elite wins did you get? Who came up with the really, really big victories that make a season? Here are the 1-130 rankings of the teams with FBS wins over the strongest and best teams each season.


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Who got the true difference-making, season-defining wins over the last five years? Who came up with the most elite wins?

In the CFN Five-Year Program Analysis, an Elite Win is a victory over an FBS team that finished with two losses or fewer, or three losses or fewer on the road, neutral site game, conference championship or bowl game. An extra 0.5 is added on to the Elite Win score when a team comes up with a road victory or in a bowl game over a team that finished with two losses or fewer.

As you’ll notice, it’s really, really hard to get a win over a great team – that’s why they’re Elite Wins.

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T72 Air Force

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T41

T72 Akron

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Arizona

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T33

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T72 Ball State

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Boston College

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Bowling Green

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Buffalo

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 California

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Charlotte

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

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T72 Cincinnati

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Coastal Carolina

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 East Carolina

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Eastern Michigan

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 FIU

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Georgia State

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Georgia Tech

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T22

T72 Illinois

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

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T72 Kansas

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Kent State

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Liberty

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Louisiana

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Louisiana Tech

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Louisville

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Maryland

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Miami Univ.

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Middle Tennessee

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 NC State

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 New Mexico

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 New Mexico State

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 North Texas

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Ohio

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Old Dominion

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Oregon State

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Rice

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Rutgers

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 San Jose State

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 SMU

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Southern Miss

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

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T72 Texas A&M

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Texas State

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Texas Tech

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Toledo

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Tulane

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Tulsa

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 UAB

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 ULM

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 UMass

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 UNLV

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 USF

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Utah

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T22

T72 UTEP

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 UTSA

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 Vanderbilt

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

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T72 Virginia Tech

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T33

T72 Wake Forest

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

T72 West Virginia

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T41

T72 WKU

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T33

T72 Wyoming

5-Year Elite Win Total: 0
2019 Elite Win Total Ranking: T71

NEXT: 5 Year Program Analysis Top 71 in Elite Wins

College Football Quality Win Rankings By Conference: 2020 CFN Five Year Program Analysis

How many of college football wins are quality victories? The conference program rankings of FBS wins over teams with winning records

Winning college football games are fun, but how many of them are quality victories? Here are the conference rankings of the programs with FBS wins over teams with winning records.


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It’s all about getting wins, but beating the really good teams should get the victorious teams a few more points. Win more games over the teams that were good enough to finish with winning records, and here’s the recognition.

Here are Quality Wins – wins over teams that finished with winning records – by conference.

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CFN Preview 2020: All 130 Team Previews

ACC

CFN 2020 ACC Preseason Rankings

T2 Florida State 19

T2 Miami 19

T4 Pitt 15

T4 Virginia Tech 15

T6 Syracuse 13

T6 Duke 13

T8 Boston College 12

T8 Louisville 12

T8 Wake Forest 12

T11 NC State 11

T11 Virginia 11

13 North Carolina 10

14 Georgia Tech 9

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American Athletic Conference

CFN 2020 All-American Athletic Team

1 UCF 17

T2 Houston 15

T2 Memphis 15

4 Navy 14

5 Temple 12

T6 Cincinnati 8

T6 SMU 8

8 USF 7

T9 Tulane 5

T9 Tulsa 5

11 East Carolina 2

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Big 12

CFN 2020 Big 12 Preseason Rankings

1 Oklahoma 31

2 Oklahoma State 18

T3 TCU 16

T3 Texas 16

5 West Virginia 11

6 Baylor 10

T7 Texas Tech 10

T7 Kansas State 9

9 Iowa State 7

10 Kansas 1

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Big Ten

CFN 2020 Big Ten Preseason Rankings

1 Ohio State 35

T2 Penn State 21

T2 Wisconsin 21

4 Iowa 19

T5 Michigan 17

T5 Michigan State 17

7 Northwestern 15

8 Minnesota 13

9 Nebraska 10

10 Purdue 7

T11 Indiana 4

T11 Maryland 4

T11 Illinois 4

14 Rutgers 3

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Conference USA

CFN 2020 All-Conference USA Team

1 WKU 15

2 Florida Atlantic 12

3 UAB 11

4 Marshall 10

T5 Louisiana Tech 9

T5 Southern Miss 9

7 North Texas 8

8 Middle Tennessee 7

9 FIU 5

T10 Charlotte 4

T10 Old Dominion 4

12 UTSA 3

T13 Rice 0

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Independents

CFN 2020 All-Independent Team

1 Notre Dame 25

2 BYU 12

3 Army 11

4 Liberty 3

5 UConn 2

T6 New Mexico State 1

T6 UMass 1

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MAC

CFN 2020 All-MAC Team

T1 Toledo 14

T1 Western Michigan 14

3 Ohio 12

T4 Buffalo 10

T4 Northern Illinois 10

6 Miami Univ. 8

7 Central Michigan 6

8 Eastern Michigan 4

T9 Ball State 3

T9 Bowling Green 3

T11 Akron 2

T11 Kent State 2

NEXT: MW, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt

College Football Quality Win Rankings 1-130: 2020 CFN Five Year Program Analysis

How many of college football wins are quality victories? The 1-130 rankings of the programs with FBS wins over teams with winning records.

Winning college football games are fun, but how many of them are quality victories? Here are the 1-130 rankings of the programs with FBS wins over teams with winning records.


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Did you beat the good teams? It’s easy to have a great record with a schedule full of cream-puffs, but coming up with quality wins matters more.

In the CFN Five-Year Program Analysis, a Quality Win is a victory over an FBS team that finished the season with a winning record. Who had the most of those over the last five years?

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T129 Rice

5-Year Quality Win Total: 0
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T124

T129 UTEP

5-Year Quality Win Total: 0
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T129

T126 Kansas

5-Year Quality Win Total: 1
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T119

T126 New Mexico State

5-Year Quality Win Total: 1
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T124

T126 UMass

5-Year Quality Win Total: 1
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T124

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T119 Akron

5-Year Quality Win Total: 2
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T119

T119 East Carolina

5-Year Quality Win Total: 2
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T110

T119 Kent State

5-Year Quality Win Total: 2
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T129

T119 Oregon State

5-Year Quality Win Total: 2
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T119

T119 San Jose State

5-Year Quality Win Total: 2
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T119

T119 Texas State

5-Year Quality Win Total: 2
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T119

T119 UConn

5-Year Quality Win Total: 2
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T110

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T111 Ball State

5-Year Quality Win Total: 3
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T102

T111 Bowling Green

5-Year Quality Win Total: 3
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T110

T111 Coastal Carolina

5-Year Quality Win Total: 3
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T110

T111 Georgia Southern

5-Year Quality Win Total: 3
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T124

T111 Liberty

5-Year Quality Win Total: 3
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T124

T111 Rutgers

5-Year Quality Win Total: 3
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T102

T111 ULM

5-Year Quality Win Total: 3
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T110

T111 UTSA

5-Year Quality Win Total: 3
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T102

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T103 Charlotte

5-Year Quality Win Total: 4
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T110

T103 Colorado State

5-Year Quality Win Total: 4
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T85

T103 Eastern Michigan

5-Year Quality Win Total: 4
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T110

T103 Illinois

5-Year Quality Win Total: 4
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T92

T103 Indiana

5-Year Quality Win Total: 4
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T97

T103 Maryland

5-Year Quality Win Total: 4
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T92

T103 New Mexico

5-Year Quality Win Total: 4
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T102

T103 Old Dominion

5-Year Quality Win Total: 4
2019 Quality Win Total Ranking: T92

NEXT: 5 Year Program Analysis Quality Win Rankings: Top 102

NFL Draft Rankings By Conference: 2020 CFN Five Year College Football Program Analysis

Which college programs are doing the best jobs of sending players to the NFL? It’s the CFN five-year program analysis by conference.

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Which college programs are doing the best jobs of cranking out the pro talents? Here are the rankings by conference of the college teams and how many players they sent to the NFL.


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In the Five-Year Program Analysis, here are the rankings of the teams by conference when it comes to the having the most players drafted, ranked by each conference.

Send a lot of players to the NFL, and your conference is probably going to be better.

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CFN Preview 2020: All 130 Team Previews

ACC

CFN 2020 ACC Preseason Rankings

1 Clemson 31

2 Miami 25

3 NC State 19

4 Florida State 15

5 Virginia Tech 13

T6 Boston College 12

T6 North Carolina 12

8 Pitt 11

9 Louisville 8

10 Virginia 7

11 Wake Forest 6

12 Syracuse 5

13 Georgia Tech 4

14 Duke 1

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American Athletic Conference

CFN 2020 All-American Athletic Team

1 Temple 15

2 Houston 11

3 Memphis 9

4 UCF 7

T5 Cincinnati 6

T5 Tulane 6

7 USF 5

8 SMU 4

T9 Navy 2

T9 Tulsa 2

11 East Carolina 1

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Big 12

CFN 2020 Big 12 Preseason Rankings

1 Oklahoma 24

2 TCU 17

3 West Virginia 15

4 Baylor 12

5 Texas 11

T6 Oklahoma State 9

T6 Texas Tech 9

8 Kansas State 6

T9 Iowa State 2

T9 Kansas 2

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Big Ten

CFN 2020 Big Ten Preseason Rankings

1 Ohio State 45

2 Michigan 31

3 Penn State 23

4 Wisconsin 18

5 Iowa 17

6 Michigan State 12

7 Maryland 11

8 Minnesota 9

T9 Indiana 8

T9 Nebraska 8

11 Northwestern 6

T9 Illinois 5

T9 Purdue 5

T9 Rutgers 5

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Conference USA

CFN 2020 All-Conference USA Team

1 Louisiana Tech 10

2 WKU 7

3 Southern Miss 6

T4 FIU 4

T4 Florida Atlantic 4

T6 Charlotte 2

T6 Marshall 2

T6 Middle Tennessee 2

T6 UTEP 2

T6 UTSA 2

T11 Old Dominion 0

T11 North Texas 0

T11 Rice 0

T11 UAB 0

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Independents

CFN 2020 All-Independent Team

1 Notre Dame 25

2 BYU 4

T3 UConn 3

T3 UMass 3

5 New Mexico State 2

6 Liberty 1

7 Army 0

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MAC

CFN 2020 All-MAC Team

1 Western Michigan 8

2 Toledo 6

3 Central Michigan 4

T4 Eastern Michigan 3

T4 Northern Illinois 3

T4 Ohio 3

T7 Akron 2

T7 Miami Univ. 2

T9 Bowling Green 1

T9 Buffalo 1

T9 Ball State 1

12 Kent State 0

NEXT: MW, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt

NFL Draft Rankings 1-130: 2020 CFN Five Year College Football Program Analysis

In the CFN Five-Year Program Analysis, here are the 1-130 rankings of the college teams and how many guys they sent to the NFL Draft.

In the CFN Five-Year Program Analysis, here are the 1-130 rankings of the college teams and how many guys they sent to the NFL Draft.


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Which college programs recruit, develop, and send the most players to the NFL? Get a reputation of being a pro factory, and the recruiting is a whole lot easier.

In the Five-Year Program Analysis, here are the rankings of the teams based on who had the most players drafted.

One note, unlike all of the other categories in the Five-Year Program Analysis that go from 2015 to 2019, this one is from 2016 to 2020.

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T122 Arkansas State

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 0
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T121

T122 Army

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 0
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T121

T122 Kent State

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 0
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T121

T122 North Texas

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 0
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T121

T122 Old Dominion

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 0
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T121

T122 Rice

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 0
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T110

T122 Texas State

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 0
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T95

T122 UAB

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 0
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T95

T122 UNLV

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 0
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T121

CFN Preview 2020: Previewing all 130 teams

T109 Air Force

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 1
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T110

T109 Ball State

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 1
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T121

T109 Bowling Green

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 1
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T110

T109 Buffalo

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 1
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T95

T109 Coastal Carolina

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 1
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T110

T109 Duke

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 1
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T88

T109 East Carolina

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 1
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T95

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T109 Georgia State

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 1
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T110

T109 Liberty

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 1
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T121

T109 Nevada

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 1
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T110

T109 New Mexico

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 1
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T110

T109 South Alabama

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 1
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T110

T109 Troy

5-Year NFL Draft Total: 1
2019 NFL Draft Total Ranking: T110

NEXT: 5 Year Program Analysis Top 108 in NFL Draft Picks

20 Potentially Awesome College Football Games If There’s A Conference Only Schedule

If all of the Power Five conferences go to a conference-only college football schedule, here are 20 potentially great matchups

If all of the Power Five conferences go to a conference-only college football schedule – like the Big Ten and Pac-12 will do – here are 20 potentially great matchups


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As the man said, always look on the bright side of life.

If there really is college football in 2020, the potential is there for one of the coolest seasons ever – if you’re a fan of a Power Five conference.

And why? All of a sudden, we might get a whole slew of great conference matchups that weren’t going to happen had the season gone off like normal.

Oh sure, your athletic department is totally screwed if you’re in the FCS, and the Group of Five programs – American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Sun Belt – are going to take a massive hit, but let’s table the cataclysmic side of things for another time.

For now, just enjoy the flower growing through the gigantic pile of (bleep).

In an attempt to control protocols, schedules and pandemic guidelines – and, if you’re cynical, to not have to pay those Group of Five and FCS programs in non-conference games that won’t have fans in the stands to generate any revenue – it’s possible that all Power Five conferences will go to a conference-only football schedule for just this one year.

The Big Ten and Pac-12 have already decided to go there, and while the ACC and SEC are still figuring it out, and the Big 12 is still waiting and seeing what the options are, be shocked if everyone doesn’t make the move.

Yeah, it stinks to miss out on Ohio State vs. Oregon and Alabama vs, USC, but think of what we’re possibly getting with a world without fluffy tune-ups or cupcakes.

All ten teams in the Big 12 already play the other nine, so there won’t be any new matchups, but the potential is there for a whole slew of amazing games in the other leagues.

Here are 20 potentially awesome games that aren’t currently scheduled, but could be – not all of them could happen, though – if the Power Five conferences keep things in-house.

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20. Louisville vs. Miami

Miami would LOVE to keep its conference scheduling as is with no Clemson – more on that in a moment – NC State or Louisville. The Cardinals and Canes have only played twice in ACC play – Miami won 52-27 last year – and this time around it might be an even more fun offensive shootout.

19. Stanford vs. Utah

Stanford catches a huge, huge break by not getting Utah from the South – Arizona State is the other team missed. For a team looking to bounce back from a clunker of a 2019, somehow not getting the Utes would be a huge help.

If Stanford really is back to form, Utah would get the gut-punch of having to play a strong Cardinal team along with Oregon if the conference goes to an 11-game format.

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18. Arizona State vs. Washington

The last two games were close, but these two didn’t play last season. This year, this might be an elimination game – if they play – considering all the big things ahead for both of them.

As it currently stands, Washington misses the Sun Devils and UCLA – it would rather have the Bruins if they had the choice.

17. Clemson vs. North Carolina

Clemson 21, North Carolina 20. Can we have the same sort of thrill ride the 2019 game was? Please?

The Tar Heels are also supposed to miss Florida State, Louisville, Syracuse and Wake Forest. Considering them peeved if out of all those teams, they get Clemson again.

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16. Florida State vs. Virginia Tech

This feels like one of those pecking-order-behind-Clemson games that needs to be played.

It would be a huge moment for the Mike Norvell era at FSU with a win, and a bad look for the Coastal if the Hokies dropped this. No matter what, a slew of narratives would come from it.

Virginia Tech won the 2018 season opener 24-3, but the previous meeting was in 2012. The two have only played three times since 2008, and once was a fun 44-33 Hokie win in the 2010 ACC Championship.

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Pac-12 Preseason Rankings: CFN College Football Preview 2020

In what might be the craziest of college football seasons, how good are all of the teams? Here are the CFN Pac-12 Preseason Rankings.

In what might be the craziest of college football seasons, how good are all of the teams? Here are the CFN Pac-12 Preseason Rankings of every team.


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This is NOT a ranking of where the teams are going to end up. This is only based on how good we think the Pac-12 teams are going into whatever the 2020 season is going to be.

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12. Arizona Wildcats

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Be Excited About … the offense should be more dangerous. As long as Grant Gunnell can be steady at quarterback, the receiving corps will be in place to make the league’s third-best passing game from last year even more effective.

Be Concerned About … the defense still needs a whole lot of work. The transfer of LB Tony Fields stings from a D that finished dead last in the Pa-12 and 120th in the nation in total yards allowed and gave up 36 points per game. The line has to start finding its way into the backfield.

The Season Will Be Successful If … the Cats go bowling. It’s the third year under Kevin Sumlin without a bowl appearance, a winning season, or a win over Arizona State. Coming into the year on a seven-game losing streak, a hot start is a must.

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11. Colorado Buffaloes

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Be Excited About … the start of the Karl Dorrell era. No, really … he’s going to be better than he’s being given credit for. Okay, so he’s not the Eric Biemiemy hire that so many Buff fans were hoping would happen, but he’ll be a steady hand who should hang around the program for a while. He takes over a defensive front that should turn into something solid at getting into the backfield, but …

Be Concerned About … it’s going to take a big change to start generating more pressure. Former head coach Mel Tucker was a defensive coach, and the Buffs still finished last in the Pac-12 in tackles for loss and gave up too many big pass plays. The ends are there, and now the plays behind the line have to come.

The Season Will Be Successful If … the Buffs finish .500 or better – depending on how the conference slate looks. 5-7, 5-7, 5-7 – that has been Colorado over the last three seasons. Winning half the games or better would be a huge start for the new staff.

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10. UCLA Bruins

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Be Excited About … the offensive pieces that are supposed to be in place in the third year under Chip Kelly. QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson is a veteran now who should know what he’s doing, and Washington transfer Colson Yankoff is an option, too. It’s time for this whole thing to work, but …

Be Concerned About … a defense that desperately needs the secondary to be better. The experience is there, Stephan Blaylock is a terrific safety, and there should be a little bit of a pass rush. After finishing with the second-worst pass defense in college football, there’s almost nowhere to go but up.

The Season Will Be Successful If … UCLA goes to a bowl game. This was supposed to be the year when everything was rocking and rolling, but the Bruins are only 7-17 under Kelly. The Pac-12 South is still mediocre, but the window might be closing to take advantage of it.

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