ESPN Team Efficiencies Update, 2017 Week 4
The updated ESPN team efficiency ratings have been posted, and after finally showing some signs of life on offense and applying still more aggression on defense, the Wolverines move up 8 spots from #31 to #23 overall. An improvement for sure, but this still ensures plenty of room for more improvement heading into the "Improvement Week". The U-M splits are offense, #79 (up from #87); defense, #4 (back up from #12); and special teams, #42 (down from #25).
Of U-M's 2017 opponents, Penn State assumes the mantel of most efficient at #9 (down from #8). Not far behind are OSU and Wisconsin at #11 and #12, respectively (both up from #16 and #17). Indiana improved even more than Michigan, moving up to #19 from #29. After taking it on the chin from UCF, Maryland suffered a penultimately precipitous drop from #5 to #32. It's worth noting that ND jumped up an impressive 14 spots from #28 to #14 after tuning up on a tomato can. That tomato can is of course, Sparty, who suffered the ultimately precipitous drop from #42 to #72. Sparty's time in the sunshine of being a more efficiently-rated offense and defense than Michigan was alas, short-lived.
Overall, Michigan moved ahead of two of its opponents this week, including the one that was summarily vanquished on Satuday. Yet, M remains rated lower than four of its opponents for this season. Only one is in the top ten (down from 2), 5 are in the upper quartile of the ratings (down from 7); 9 are in the upper half (down from 10); and none are in the lowest quartile.
Here's a brief synopsis of the ratings, or click the link above to see the whole list &/or sort by category:
RK | TEAM | OFF | DEF | S/T | O'ALL |
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1 | Alabama, SEC | 92.7 | 88.7 | 78.0 | 96.4 |
2 | Washington, Pac-12 | 88.5 | 79.2 | 89.3 | 92.9 |
3 | Oklahoma, Big 12 | 98.0 | 67.3 | 21.2 | 90.7 |
4 | TCU, Big 12 | 86.4 | 75.8 | 77.7 | 90.2 |
5 | UCF, American | 79.6 | 92.3 | 42.3 | 90.0 |
6 | Miss St, SEC | 75.1 | 89.3 | 69.1 | 89.3 |
7 | Georgia, SEC | 67.6 | 93.7 | 51.7 | 89.1 |
8 | Oklahoma State, Big 12 | 94.4 | 69.5 | 26.7 | 88.3 |
9 | Penn State, Big Ten | 77.4 | 78.7 | 71.3 | 85.7 |
10 | Clemson, ACC | 77.1 | 87.5 | 35.8 | 85.6 |
11 | OSU, Big Ten | 78.8 | 73.2 | 76.6 | 84.6 |
12 | Wisconsin, Big Ten | 78.5 | 80.0 | 41.8 | 82.8 |
14 | Notre Dame, FBS Indep. | 80.6 | 74.0 | 44.1 | 81.1 |
19 | Indiana, Big Ten | 60.6 | 73.7 | 80.4 | 76.9 |
23 | Michigan, Big Ten | 42.4 | 91.4 | 63.0 | 75.7 |
32 | Maryland, Big Ten | 70.1 | 60.0 | 67.7 | 70.9 |
35 | Minnesota, Big Ten | 39.5 | 83.6 | 66.0 | 68.8 |
36 | Purdue, Big Ten | 63.5 | 69.4 | 36.8 | 67.4 |
46 | Florida, SEC | 42.1 | 69.4 | 55.9 | 60.7 |
51 | Air Force, MW | 60.9 | 53.6 | 51.5 | 59.3 |
72 | Michigan State, Big Ten | 35.5 | 74.3 | 35.0 | 50.7 |
76 | W Michigan, MAC | 55.6 | 26.2 | 83.6 | 47.2 |
79 | Cincinnati, American | 46.1 | 44.1 | 60.5 | 46.0 |
93 | E Michigan, MAC | 16.6 | 72.9 | 41.9 | 39.0 |
96 | Rutgers, Big Ten | 26.3 | 56.8 | 46.2 | 38.0 |
106 | Cent Michigan, MAC | 31.2 | 34.8 | 43.1 | 28.1 |
September 25th, 2017 at 2:47 PM ^
You should add Florida to this table.
September 25th, 2017 at 3:45 PM ^
I now wish he hadn't. Michigan's offensive efficiency is pretty much the same as Florida's.
September 25th, 2017 at 6:33 PM ^
Thanks - I saw I missed FL right after I posted it.
September 25th, 2017 at 2:49 PM ^
September 25th, 2017 at 2:57 PM ^
Yeaaahhhhh, there is something wrong with the model, m'kay?
September 25th, 2017 at 5:37 PM ^
September 25th, 2017 at 2:58 PM ^
It's interesting, I don't think Bill Connelly has done this before, but he now shows his S&P+ rankings WITH the preseason ratings baked in and WITHOUT them.
He has UCF at #59 for the former, and at #2 for the latter.
https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/9/24/16357660/ncaa-footb…
So it seems that these ESPN rankings don't use any "intelligent priors" of sorts. Fair enough, a philosophical argument can be made for not using IPs. But ESPN should still put that disclaimer on their rankings, for transparency sake.
September 25th, 2017 at 3:08 PM ^
Frost is on a campaign for the Nebraska job, and I think he might just get it
September 25th, 2017 at 3:29 PM ^
I am sure Nebraska fans love him.
September 25th, 2017 at 3:11 PM ^
If O'Korn can give us 28 points each week then we win every game.
September 25th, 2017 at 4:58 PM ^
September 25th, 2017 at 3:44 PM ^
doesn't know about a guy named O'Korn and this is just like his opinion, man.
September 25th, 2017 at 3:51 PM ^
September 25th, 2017 at 4:57 PM ^
September 25th, 2017 at 4:03 PM ^
That's 100% efficiency in my book.
GO BLUE!!
September 25th, 2017 at 4:07 PM ^
September 25th, 2017 at 4:58 PM ^
In the no heat locker room at half pissed this team off.
September 25th, 2017 at 4:38 PM ^
If we win every game by one point for the rest of the year, we are national champions. Who cares what these so-called experts think.
That is all.
September 25th, 2017 at 4:57 PM ^