After Six Weeks, Baylor looks legit, but falls in the SRS Ratings

by Chase Stuart on October 7, 2013

Last week, the Baylor Bears came in at number one in the first edition of the 2013 SRS Ratings. But the Bears ranked #1 on the strength of blowouts against bad teams; how would Baylor fare against West Virginia, who upset Oklahoma State just one week ago?

Art Briles’ squad raced out to a 56-14 lead, eventually won 73-42, and have cemented themselves as the new cool kids in town. But that doesn’t mean Baylor remained atop the SRS ratings. No, after Florida State and Jameis Winston dismantled Maryland, the Seminoles now rank number one:

Rk	Team	Conf	Conf Rk	G	MOV	SOS	SRS	REC
1	Florida St	ACC	1	5	31.8	38.3	70.1	5-0
2	Baylor	B12	1	4	37.6	30.4	68.1	4-0
3	Oregon	P12	1	5	35.4	28.5	63.9	5-0
4	LSU	SEC	1	6	17.9	41.1	59	5-1
5	Washington	P12	2	5	18	40.5	58.5	4-1
6	Clemson	ACC	2	5	22.2	36.2	58.4	5-0
7	Alabama	SEC	2	5	22	36.4	58.4	5-0
8	Louisville	AAC	1	5	29.8	27.7	57.5	5-0
9	Missouri	SEC	3	5	21.7	35.7	57.4	5-0
10	Georgia	SEC	4	5	7.2	49.5	56.7	4-1
11	Stanford	P12	3	5	15.4	41	56.4	5-0
12	UCLA	P12	4	4	24	31.4	55.4	4-0
13	Miami FL	ACC	3	5	23.3	30.5	53.8	5-0
14	Ohio State	B10	1	6	22.4	31.4	53.8	6-0
15	Texas Tech	B12	2	5	23.6	29.7	53.3	5-0
16	Florida	SEC	5	5	11.2	42.1	53.3	4-1
17	Texas A&M	SEC	6	5	15.4	37.5	52.9	4-1
18	Arizona	P12	5	4	17.8	33.2	51	3-1
19	Auburn	SEC	7	5	7	43	50	4-1
20	Oklahoma	B12	3	5	15.5	34.3	49.8	5-0
21	TCU	B12	4	5	5.4	44.3	49.7	2-3
22	Arizona St	P12	6	5	7.6	41.4	49	3-2
23	Indiana	B10	2	5	8.8	39.9	48.7	3-2
24	South Carolina	SEC	8	5	5.4	42.6	48	4-1
25	Oklahoma St	B12	5	5	16.1	31.8	47.9	4-1
26	Wisconsin	B10	3	5	17.3	30.5	47.8	3-2
27	Brigham Young	IND	1	5	10	37.6	47.6	3-2
28	Maryland	ACC	4	5	11.7	35.8	47.5	4-1
29	Georgia Tech	ACC	5	5	11.2	36.2	47.4	3-2
30	Utah	P12	7	5	8.4	38.8	47.2	3-2
31	Virginia Tech	ACC	6	6	6.5	39.8	46.3	5-1
32	Central Florida	AAC	2	5	13.7	32.6	46.3	4-1
33	Nebraska	B10	4	5	11.2	34.9	46.1	4-1
34	East Carolina	CUSA	1	5	10.7	34.4	45.1	4-1
35	Marshall	CUSA	2	5	16.3	28.5	44.8	3-2
36	Utah St	MWC	1	6	12.1	32.6	44.7	3-3
37	Washington St	P12	8	6	9.1	35.4	44.5	4-2
38	Michigan	B10	5	5	16.5	27.7	44.2	5-0
39	Southern Cal	P12	9	5	3.9	39.9	43.8	3-2
40	Boise St	MWC	2	5	12.9	30.8	43.7	3-2
41	Tennessee	SEC	9	6	2.6	41	43.5	3-3
42	Ball St	MAC	1	6	16	27.5	43.5	5-1
43	Navy	IND	2	4	11.9	31.4	43.3	3-1
44	Northern Illinois	MAC	2	5	14.6	28.5	43.1	5-0
45	Northwestern	B10	6	5	10.2	32.9	43.1	4-1
46	Houston	AAC	3	4	20.8	22.2	43	4-0
47	Penn State	B10	7	5	8	34.2	42.2	3-2
48	Mississippi	SEC	10	5	3.4	38.3	41.7	3-2
49	Pittsburgh	ACC	7	4	1.6	40.1	41.7	3-1
50	Kansas St	B12	6	5	4.5	37.2	41.7	2-3
51	Ohio U.	MAC	3	5	7.7	33.9	41.6	4-1
52	Illinois	B10	8	5	6.6	34.6	41.2	3-2
53	Bowling Green	MAC	4	6	13.8	27	40.7	5-1
54	Notre Dame	IND	3	6	3	37.7	40.7	4-2
55	Mississippi St	SEC	11	5	3.1	37.2	40.3	2-3
56	Boston College	ACC	8	5	-1.1	41.1	40	3-2
57	Oregon St	P12	10	5	9.4	30.6	40	4-1
58	Iowa	B10	9	6	9.3	30.5	39.8	4-2
59	Michigan St	B10	10	5	11.9	27.9	39.8	4-1
60	Fresno St	MWC	3	5	11.6	27.6	39.2	5-0
61	Toledo	MAC	5	6	3.8	35.3	39.1	3-3
62	West Virginia	B12	7	6	-3.7	42.8	39.1	3-3
63	North Texas	CUSA	3	5	1.3	37.3	38.6	2-3
64	Wyoming	MWC	4	5	12.6	25.6	38.2	3-2
65	Vanderbilt	SEC	12	6	5.6	32.4	38	3-3
66	Arkansas	SEC	13	6	1	36.9	37.9	3-3
67	Duke	ACC	9	5	4.9	32.9	37.8	3-2
68	Rutgers	AAC	4	5	11.7	25.3	37	4-1
69	Buffalo	MAC	6	5	-1.3	38.1	36.8	3-2
70	Louisiana-Lafayette	SUN	1	5	7.2	29	36.2	3-2
71	Syracuse	ACC	10	5	1.9	34.3	36.2	2-3
72	North Carolina	ACC	11	5	-7.3	43.3	36	1-4
73	Western Kentucky	SUN	2	6	6.6	29.4	36	4-2
74	Kentucky	SEC	14	5	-5.1	41	35.9	1-4
75	Texas	B12	8	5	1.8	33.6	35.4	3-2
76	Memphis	AAC	5	4	-1.5	35.8	34.3	1-3
77	Iowa St	B12	9	4	-1.8	35.6	33.8	1-3
78	North Carolina St	ACC	12	5	4.7	28.9	33.6	3-2
79	Rice	CUSA	4	5	-0.8	34.3	33.5	3-2
80	Cincinnati	AAC	6	5	10.5	21.6	32.1	3-2
81	Texas St-San Marcos	SUN	3	5	1.2	30.6	31.8	3-2
82	Minnesota	B10	11	6	5.9	25.7	31.7	4-2
83	Florida Atlantic	CUSA	5	6	-3.1	34.7	31.6	2-4
84	Virginia	ACC	13	5	-7	38.2	31.2	2-3
85	South Alabama	SUN	4	5	0	30.7	30.7	2-3
86	Colorado	P12	11	4	-8.3	38.4	30.1	2-2
87	Middle Tennessee St	CUSA	6	6	-3.8	33.6	29.8	3-3
88	Nevada	MWC	5	6	-5.1	34.6	29.6	3-3
89	Tulane	CUSA	7	6	3.5	25.9	29.4	4-2
90	Arkansas St	SUN	5	5	-4.4	33.6	29.2	2-3
91	SMU	AAC	7	5	-15.8	44.9	29.1	1-4
92	San José St	MWC	6	5	-5.5	34.4	28.9	2-3
93	Wake Forest	ACC	14	6	-0.5	29.3	28.8	3-3
94	California	P12	12	5	-17.1	44.6	27.5	1-4
95	Colorado St	MWC	7	5	-1.6	28.8	27.2	2-3
96	Connecticut	AAC	8	4	-16	42.7	26.7	0-4
97	Texas-San Antonio	CUSA	8	6	-10.5	36.8	26.3	2-4
98	Kent St	MAC	7	6	-10.8	36.9	26	2-4
99	San Diego St	MWC	8	5	-7.8	33.7	25.9	2-3
100	Troy	SUN	6	6	-1.7	26.7	25.1	3-3
101	Temple	AAC	9	5	-12.6	37.5	24.9	0-5
102	UNLV	MWC	9	5	-2.1	26.8	24.7	3-2
103	Army	IND	4	6	-7.2	31.2	24	2-4
104	Alabama-Birmingham	CUSA	9	5	-10.1	33.9	23.8	1-4
105	Akron	MAC	8	6	-14.8	38.1	23.4	1-5
106	Kansas	B12	10	4	-6.4	28.9	22.5	2-2
107	South Florida	AAC	10	5	-16.6	38.6	22	1-4
108	Air Force	MWC	10	6	-11.9	33.9	22	1-5
109	Tulsa	CUSA	10	5	-15.4	37	21.6	1-4
110	New Mexico	MWC	11	5	-0.4	21.7	21.3	2-3
111	Hawai`i	MWC	12	5	-15.2	36.3	21.1	0-5
112	Louisiana-Monroe	SUN	7	6	-12.8	33.2	20.4	2-4
113	Purdue	B10	12	5	-17.2	35.9	18.7	1-4
114	Massachusetts	MAC	9	5	-21.9	40.4	18.5	0-5
115	Louisiana Tech	CUSA	11	6	-6.2	22.3	16.2	2-4
116	Central Michigan	MAC	10	6	-13.2	29	15.8	2-4
117	Idaho	IND	5	6	-22.6	38.1	15.5	1-5
118	Florida Int'l	CUSA	12	5	-24.6	39.6	15	1-4
119	Southern Miss	CUSA	13	5	-20.8	34.9	14.1	0-5
120	Eastern Michigan	MAC	11	5	-18.2	32	13.8	1-4
121	Georgia St	SUN	8	5	-21.7	35.4	13.7	0-5
122	Western Michigan	MAC	12	6	-19.8	33	13.3	0-6
123	UTEP	CUSA	14	5	-5.8	18.8	13	1-4
124	Miami OH	MAC	13	5	-23.5	34	10.5	0-5
125	New Mexico St	IND	6	6	-27.6	30.4	2.9	0-6

To cut off the Alabama fans, yes, your team dropped because you played the 121st FBS team last week. No, I don’t think that six teams are actually better than the Crimson Tide; but the SRS is simply more impressed with the body of work from other teams this season. That’s partly a function of a low-octane win against Colorado State and the simple fact that Alabama scheduled Georgia State. But with Kentucky and Arkansas on top the next two weeks, Alabama’s strength of schedule grade isn’t going to get much better anytime soon, so I wouldn’t expect the Crimson Tide to top the SRS ratings unless and until they stay undefeated through the LSU game on October 26th.

Which teams posted the best games of the week?

Date	Tm_Conf	PF	Opp	PA	H/R	W/L	Diff	MOV	Opp_Conf	SOS	SRS
10-05-2013	Florida St_ACC	63	Maryland	0	Home	Win	63	42	ACC	47.5	89.5
10-05-2013	LSU_SEC	59	Mississippi St	26	Road	Win	33	30	SEC	40.3	70.3
10-05-2013	Clemson_ACC	49	Syracuse	14	Road	Win	35	31	ACC	36.2	67.2
10-05-2013	Baylor_B12	73	West Virginia	42	Home	Win	31	26	B12	39.1	65.1
10-04-2013	Brigham Young_IND	31	Utah St	14	Road	Win	17	20	MWC	44.7	64.7
10-05-2013	Oregon_P12	57	Colorado	16	Road	Win	41	34	P12	30.1	64.1
10-05-2013	Missouri_SEC	51	Vanderbilt	28	Road	Win	23	25	SEC	38	63
10-05-2013	Miami FL_ACC	45	Georgia Tech	30	Home	Win	15	12	ACC	47.4	59.4
10-05-2013	Indiana_B10	44	Penn State	24	Home	Win	20	17	B10	42.2	59.2
10-05-2013	Stanford_P12	31	Washington	28	Home	Win	3	0	P12	58.5	58.5
10-05-2013	Nebraska_B10	39	Illinois	19	Home	Win	20	17	B10	41.2	58.2
10-03-2013	UCLA_P12	34	Utah	27	Road	Win	7	10	P12	47.2	57.2
10-05-2013	Ohio U._MAC	43	Akron	3	Road	Win	40	33.5	MAC	23.4	56.9
10-05-2013	Michigan_B10	42	Minnesota	13	Home	Win	29	25	B10	31.7	56.7
10-05-2013	Washington_P12	28	Stanford	31	Road	Loss	-3	0	P12	56.4	56.4
10-05-2013	Ohio State_B10	40	Northwestern	30	Road	Win	10	13	B10	43.1	56.1
10-05-2013	Notre Dame_IND	37	Arizona St	34	Neut	Win	3	7	P12	49	56
10-05-2013	Ball St_MAC	48	Virginia	27	Road	Win	21	24	ACC	31.2	55.2
10-05-2013	Texas Tech_B12	54	Kansas	16	Road	Win	38	32.5	B12	22.5	55
10-05-2013	Florida_SEC	30	Arkansas	10	Home	Win	20	17	SEC	37.9	54.9
10-05-2013	Michigan St_B10	26	Iowa	14	Road	Win	12	15	B10	39.8	54.8
10-05-2013	Louisiana-Lafayette_SUN	48	Texas St-San Marcos	24	Home	Win	24	21	SUN	31.8	52.8
10-05-2013	Fresno St_MWC	61	Idaho	14	Road	Win	47	37	IND	15.5	52.5
10-05-2013	Washington St_P12	44	California	22	Road	Win	22	24.5	P12	27.5	52
10-05-2013	Georgia_SEC	34	Tennessee	31	Road	Win	3	7	SEC	43.5	50.5
10-05-2013	Louisville_AAC	30	Temple	7	Road	Win	23	25	AAC	24.9	49.9
10-05-2013	TCU_B12	17	Oklahoma	20	Road	Loss	-3	0	B12	49.8	49.8
10-05-2013	Oklahoma_B12	20	TCU	17	Home	Win	3	0	B12	49.7	49.7
10-05-2013	Tennessee_SEC	31	Georgia	34	Home	Loss	-3	-7	SEC	56.7	49.7
10-05-2013	Auburn_SEC	30	Mississippi	22	Home	Win	8	7	SEC	41.7	48.7
10-05-2013	Oklahoma St_B12	33	Kansas St	29	Home	Win	4	7	B12	41.7	48.7
10-05-2013	Marshall_CUSA	34	Texas-San Antonio	10	Home	Win	24	21	CUSA	26.3	47.3
10-05-2013	Wake Forest_ACC	28	North Carolina St	13	Home	Win	15	12	ACC	33.6	45.6
10-03-2013	Utah_P12	27	UCLA	34	Home	Loss	-7	-10	P12	55.4	45.4
10-05-2013	Alabama_SEC	45	Georgia St	3	Home	Win	42	31.5	SUN	13.7	45.2
10-03-2013	Western Kentucky_SUN	31	Louisiana-Monroe	10	Road	Win	21	24	SUN	20.4	44.4
10-05-2013	Central Florida_AAC	24	Memphis	17	Road	Win	7	10	AAC	34.3	44.3
10-05-2013	Virginia Tech_ACC	27	North Carolina	17	Home	Win	10	7	ACC	36	43
10-05-2013	Northern Illinois_MAC	38	Kent St	24	Road	Win	14	17	MAC	26	43
10-05-2013	Mississippi_SEC	22	Auburn	30	Road	Loss	-8	-7	SEC	50	43
10-05-2013	South Carolina_SEC	35	Kentucky	28	Home	Win	7	7	SEC	35.9	42.9
10-05-2013	West Virginia_B12	42	Baylor	73	Road	Loss	-31	-26	B12	68.1	42.1
10-05-2013	Boston College_ACC	48	Army	27	Home	Win	21	18	IND	24	42
10-05-2013	Georgia Tech_ACC	30	Miami FL	45	Road	Loss	-15	-12	ACC	53.8	41.8
10-05-2013	Kentucky_SEC	28	South Carolina	35	Road	Loss	-7	-7	SEC	48	41
10-05-2013	Kansas St_B12	29	Oklahoma St	33	Road	Loss	-4	-7	B12	47.9	40.9
10-03-2013	Texas_B12	31	Iowa St	30	Road	Win	1	7	B12	33.8	40.8
10-05-2013	Florida Atlantic_CUSA	37	Alabama-Birmingham	23	Road	Win	14	17	CUSA	23.8	40.8
10-05-2013	Northwestern_B10	30	Ohio State	40	Home	Loss	-10	-13	B10	53.8	40.8
10-05-2013	East Carolina_CUSA	24	Middle Tennessee St	17	Road	Win	7	10	CUSA	29.8	39.8
10-05-2013	North Carolina_ACC	17	Virginia Tech	27	Road	Loss	-10	-7	ACC	46.3	39.3
10-05-2013	South Florida_AAC	26	Cincinnati	20	Home	Win	6	7	AAC	32.1	39.1
10-05-2013	Tulane_CUSA	24	North Texas	21	Home	Win	3	0	CUSA	38.6	38.6
10-05-2013	Buffalo_MAC	42	Eastern Michigan	14	Home	Win	28	24.5	MAC	13.8	38.3
10-05-2013	New Mexico_MWC	66	New Mexico St	17	Home	Win	49	35	IND	2.9	37.9
10-05-2013	Toledo_MAC	47	Western Michigan	20	Home	Win	27	24	MAC	13.3	37.3
10-05-2013	Navy_IND	28	Air Force	10	Home	Win	18	15	MWC	22	37
10-04-2013	San Diego St_MWC	51	Nevada	44	Home	Win	7	7	MWC	29.6	36.6
10-05-2013	Bowling Green_MAC	28	Massachusetts	7	Home	Win	21	18	MAC	18.5	36.5
10-05-2013	Arkansas_SEC	10	Florida	30	Road	Loss	-20	-17	SEC	53.3	36.3
10-05-2013	Memphis_AAC	17	Central Florida	24	Home	Loss	-7	-10	AAC	46.3	36.3
10-05-2013	Rutgers_AAC	55	SMU	52	Road	Win	3	7	AAC	29.1	36.1
10-05-2013	Middle Tennessee St_CUSA	17	East Carolina	24	Home	Loss	-7	-10	CUSA	45.1	35.1
10-05-2013	San José St_MWC	37	Hawai`i	27	Road	Win	10	13	MWC	21.1	34.1
10-05-2013	Arizona St_P12	34	Notre Dame	37	Neut	Loss	-3	-7	IND	40.7	33.7
10-05-2013	Temple_AAC	7	Louisville	30	Home	Loss	-23	-25	AAC	57.5	32.5
10-05-2013	Vanderbilt_SEC	28	Missouri	51	Home	Loss	-23	-25	SEC	57.4	32.4
10-05-2013	Penn State_B10	24	Indiana	44	Road	Loss	-20	-17	B10	48.7	31.7
10-05-2013	Troy_SUN	34	South Alabama	33	Home	Win	1	0	SUN	30.7	30.7
10-05-2013	SMU_AAC	52	Rutgers	55	Home	Loss	-3	-7	AAC	37	30
10-05-2013	Colorado_P12	16	Oregon	57	Home	Loss	-41	-34	P12	63.9	29.9
10-05-2013	North Texas_CUSA	21	Tulane	24	Road	Loss	-3	0	CUSA	29.4	29.4
10-05-2013	Illinois_B10	19	Nebraska	39	Road	Loss	-20	-17	B10	46.1	29.1
10-05-2013	Mississippi St_SEC	26	LSU	59	Home	Loss	-33	-30	SEC	59	29
10-05-2013	Rice_CUSA	30	Tulsa	27	Road	Win	3	7	CUSA	21.6	28.6
10-03-2013	Iowa St_B12	30	Texas	31	Home	Loss	-1	-7	B12	35.4	28.4
10-05-2013	Air Force_MWC	10	Navy	28	Road	Loss	-18	-15	IND	43.3	28.3
10-05-2013	Maryland_ACC	0	Florida St	63	Road	Loss	-63	-42	ACC	70.1	28.1
10-04-2013	Utah St_MWC	14	Brigham Young	31	Home	Loss	-17	-20	IND	47.6	27.6
10-05-2013	Syracuse_ACC	14	Clemson	49	Home	Loss	-35	-31	ACC	58.4	27.4
10-05-2013	Georgia St_SUN	3	Alabama	45	Road	Loss	-42	-31.5	SEC	58.4	26.9
10-05-2013	Tulsa_CUSA	27	Rice	30	Home	Loss	-3	-7	CUSA	33.5	26.5
10-05-2013	Kent St_MAC	24	Northern Illinois	38	Home	Loss	-14	-17	MAC	43.1	26.1
10-05-2013	Central Michigan_MAC	21	Miami OH	9	Road	Win	12	15	MAC	10.5	25.5
10-05-2013	South Alabama_SUN	33	Troy	34	Road	Loss	-1	0	SUN	25.1	25.1
10-05-2013	Iowa_B10	14	Michigan St	26	Home	Loss	-12	-15	B10	39.8	24.8
10-05-2013	Texas-San Antonio_CUSA	10	Marshall	34	Road	Loss	-24	-21	CUSA	44.8	23.8
10-05-2013	Massachusetts_MAC	7	Bowling Green	28	Road	Loss	-21	-18	MAC	40.7	22.7
10-05-2013	Army_IND	27	Boston College	48	Road	Loss	-21	-18	ACC	40	22
10-05-2013	Florida Int'l_CUSA	24	Southern Miss	23	Road	Win	1	7	CUSA	14.1	21.1
10-05-2013	Kansas_B12	16	Texas Tech	54	Home	Loss	-38	-32.5	B12	53.3	20.8
10-05-2013	California_P12	22	Washington St	44	Home	Loss	-22	-24.5	P12	44.5	20
10-05-2013	Louisiana Tech_CUSA	38	UTEP	35	Road	Win	3	7	CUSA	13	20
10-05-2013	Virginia_ACC	27	Ball St	48	Home	Loss	-21	-24	MAC	43.5	19.5
10-05-2013	Minnesota_B10	13	Michigan	42	Road	Loss	-29	-25	B10	44.2	19.2
10-04-2013	Nevada_MWC	44	San Diego St	51	Road	Loss	-7	-7	MWC	25.9	18.9
10-05-2013	North Carolina St_ACC	13	Wake Forest	28	Road	Loss	-15	-12	ACC	28.8	16.8
10-05-2013	Hawai`i_MWC	27	San José St	37	Home	Loss	-10	-13	MWC	28.9	15.9
10-05-2013	Texas St-San Marcos_SUN	24	Louisiana-Lafayette	48	Road	Loss	-24	-21	SUN	36.2	15.2
10-05-2013	Western Michigan_MAC	20	Toledo	47	Road	Loss	-27	-24	MAC	39.1	15.1
10-05-2013	Cincinnati_AAC	20	South Florida	26	Road	Loss	-6	-7	AAC	22	15
10-05-2013	Alabama-Birmingham_CUSA	23	Florida Atlantic	37	Home	Loss	-14	-17	CUSA	31.6	14.6
10-05-2013	Eastern Michigan_MAC	14	Buffalo	42	Road	Loss	-28	-24.5	MAC	36.8	12.3
10-03-2013	Louisiana-Monroe_SUN	10	Western Kentucky	31	Home	Loss	-21	-24	SUN	36	12
10-05-2013	UTEP_CUSA	35	Louisiana Tech	38	Home	Loss	-3	-7	CUSA	16.2	9.2
10-05-2013	Akron_MAC	3	Ohio U.	43	Home	Loss	-40	-33.5	MAC	41.6	8.1
10-05-2013	Southern Miss_CUSA	23	Florida Int'l	24	Home	Loss	-1	-7	CUSA	15	8
10-05-2013	Idaho_IND	14	Fresno St	61	Home	Loss	-47	-37	MWC	39.2	2.2
10-05-2013	Miami OH_MAC	9	Central Michigan	21	Home	Loss	-12	-15	MAC	15.8	0.8
10-05-2013	New Mexico St_IND	17	New Mexico	66	Road	Loss	-49	-35	MWC	21.3	-13.7

How bad is New Mexico State? They were blown out by a horrible New Mexico team, which is the worst performance by an FBS team this year. On the plus side, Florida State’s win over Maryland — tied for the worst loss ever by a ranked team — is now the best single game of the year. You can see the single-game SRS grades for each FBS in every game this season at this link, which is updated every Sunday afternoon.

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