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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

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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

– CFN 2020 All-American Athletic Team

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

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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

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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?

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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