Cupcake statistics: The BCS from top to bottom
Is your favorite team a BCS bully or a formidable fighter? Check the complete rankings below.
We list all BCS schools in order of highest percentage of nonconference games played against BCS opponents to lowest percentage of nonconference games played against BCS opponents. Obviously, teams don't get to select their opponent in bowl games, so bowls are not factored into this study. The following data represent regular-season nonconference games from 1998 to 2007.
Key: Nonconf. games = total number of nonconference games; Nonconf. BCS = record vs. nonconference BCS opponents; Rec. vs. I-A non-BCS = record vs. Division I-A non-BCS opponents; Rec. vs. I-AA = record vs. I-AA opponents; Pct. of gms. vs. BCS = percentage of nonconference games vs. BCS opponents.
| Team | Nonconf. games | Nonconf. BCS | Rec. vs. I-A non-BCS | Rec. vs. I-AA | Pct. of gms. vs. BCS |
| 1. Florida State | 37 | 16-10 (.615) | 9-1 (.900) | 1-0 (1.000) | .703 |
| 2. USC | 37 | 18-6 (.750) | 13-0 (1.000) | 0-0 | .649 |
| 3. Georgia Tech | 35 | 11-9 (.550) | 10-1 (.909) | 4-0 (1.000) | .571 |
| 4. UCLA | 32 | 10-8 (.556) | 13-1 (.929) | 0-0 | .563 |
| 5. North Carolina | 35 | 5-14 (.263) | 6-6 (.500) | 3-1 (.750) | .543 |
| 6. Michigan State | 36 | 13-6 (.684) | 14-3 (.824) | 0-0 | .528 |
| 7. Iowa | 35 | 6-12 (.333) | 13-2 (.867) | 2-0 (1.000) | .514 |
| 8. Miami (Fla.) | 41 | 14-7 (.667) | 14-1 (.933) | 5-0 (1.000) | .512 |
| 9. Clemson | 34 | 10-7 (.588) | 11-1 (.917) | 5-0 (1.000) | .500 |
| 9. Duke | 34 | 2-15 (.118) | 3-9 (.250) | 4-1 (.800) | .500 |
| 9. Penn State | 36 | 10-8 (.556) | 16-1 (.941) | 1-0 (1.000) | .500 |
| 9. Stanford | 30 | 5-10 (.333) | 8-6 (.571) | 0-1 (.000) | .500 |
| 9. Syracuse | 46 | 5-18 (.217) | 17-5 (.773) | 1-0 (1.000) | .500 |
| 9. Virginia | 36 | 10-8 (.556) | 11-5 (.688) | 2-0 (1.000) | .500 |
| 15. Michigan | 35 | 8-9 (.471) | 17-0 (1.000) | 0-1 (.000) | .486 |
| 16. Maryland | 35 | 9-7 (.563) | 12-1 (.923) | 6-0 (1.000) | .457 |
| 17. Cal | 33 | 9-6 (.600) | 10-6 (.625) | 2-0 (1.000) | .455 |
| 18. Purdue | 36 | 8-8 (.500) | 15-2 (.882) | 3-0 (1.000) | .444 |
| 19. South Carolina | 34 | 5-10 (.333) | 14-2 (.875) | 3-0 (1.000) | .441 |
| 20. Nebraska | 37 | 13-3 (.813) | 15-1 (.938) | 5-0 (1.000) | .432 |
| 21. Washington | 33 | 6-8 (.429) | 13-6 (.684) | 0-0 | .424 |
| 22. Pittsburgh | 45 | 5-14 (.263) | 16-4 (.800) | 6-0 (1.000) | .422 |
| 22. West Virginia | 45 | 8-11 (.421) | 19-3 (.864) | 4-0 (1.000) | .422 |
| 24. Ohio State | 36 | 12-3 (.800) | 20-0 (1.000) | 1-0 (1.000) | .417 |
| 25. Colorado | 34 | 3-11 (.214) | 14-5 (.737) | 0-1 (.000) | .412 |
| 25. Georgia | 34 | 11-3 (.786) | 15-0 (1.000) | 5-0 (1.000) | .412 |
| 25. Illinois | 34 | 4-10 (.286) | 12-4 (.750) | 4-0 (1.000) | .412 |
| 25. Indiana | 34 | 3-11 (.214) | .12-3 (.800) | 4-1 (.800) | .412 |
| 29. Arizona State | 33 | 7-6 (.538) | 15-2 (.882) | 3-0 (1.000) | .394 |
| 30. Wake Forest | 34 | 8-5 (.615) | 13-3 (.813) | 3-2 (.600) | .382 |
| 31. Boston College | 42 | 11-5 (.688) | 17-4 (.810) | 5-0 (1.000) | .381 |
| 31. Virginia Tech | 42 | 12-4 (.750) | 20-0 (1.000) | 6-0 (1.000) | .381 |
| 33. Iowa State | 35 | 8-5 (.615) | 10-4 (.714) | 7-1 (.875) | .371 |
| 34. Florida | 34 | 5-7 (.417) | 18-0 (1.000) | 4-0 (1.000) | .353 |
| 34. Tennessee | 34 | 8-4 (.667) | 22-0 (1.000) | 0-0 | .353 |
| 34. Vanderbilt | 34 | 7-5 (.583) | 5-9 (.357) | 8-0 (1.000) | .353 |
| 37. Oregon | 32 | 7-4 (.636) | 17-1 (.944) | 3-0 (1.000) | .344 |
| 38. Kentucky | 34 | 7-4 (636) | 10-6 (.625) | 7-0 (1.000) | .324 |
| 39. Oklahoma | 35 | 7-4 (.636) | 22-1 (.957) | 1-0 (1.000) | .314 |
| 39. Texas | 35 | 6-5 (.545) | 23-0 (1.000) | 1-0 (1.000) | .314 |
| 41. Rutgers | 45 | 4-10 (.286) | 18-5 (.783) | 5-3 (.625) | .311 |
| 42. Northwestern | 36 | 7-4 (.636) | 13-10 (.565) | 1-1 (.500) | .306 |
| 42. NC State | 36 | 7-4 (.636) | 12-5 (.706) | 8-0 (1.000) | .306 |
| 44. Auburn | 34 | 3-7 (.300) | 19-0 (1.000) | 5-0 (1.000) | .294 |
| 45. Texas A&M | 35 | 3-7 (.30) | 20-1 (.952) | 4-0 (1.000) | .286 |
| 46. Arizona | 34 | 1-8 (.111) | 15-5 (.750) | 5-0 (1.000) | .265 |
| 46. Missouri | 34 | 5-4 (.555) | 15-4 (.789) | 6-0 (1.000) | .265 |
| 48. Wisconsin | 38 | 9-1 (.900) | 21-3 (.875) | 4-0 (1.000) | .263 |
| 49. Wash. State | 33 | 3-5 (.375) | 19-3 (.864) | 3-0 (1.000) | .242 |
| 50. Baylor | 34 | 1-6 (.143) | 11-8 (.579) | 8-0 (1.000) | .206 |
| 51. Kansas State | 36 | 5-2 (.714) | 17-3 (.850) | 9-0 (1.000) | .194 |
| 52. Alabama | 37 | 1-6 (.143) | 22-6 (.786) | 2-0 (1.000) | .189 |
| 53. LSU | 34 | 4-2 (.667) | 22-2 (.917) | 4-0 (1.000) | .176 |
| 53. Miss. State | 34 | 1-5 (.167) | 15-7 (.682) | 5-1 (.833) | .176 |
| 55. Texas Tech | 36 | 2-4 (.333) | 21-3 (.875) | 6-0 (1.000) | .167 |
| 56. Oregon State | 33 | 3-2 (.600) | 16-4 (.800) | 8-0 (1.000) | .152 |
| 57. Mississippi | 34 | 0-5 (.000) | 21-4 (.840) | 4-0 (1.000) | .147 |
| 57. Okla. State | 34 | 2-3 (.400) | 15-6 (.714) | 8-0 (1.000) | .147 |
| 59. Kansas | 35 | 1-4 (.200) | 15-5 (.750) | 10-0 (1.000) | .143 |
| 60. Arkansas | 34 | 1-3 (.250) | 25-0 (1.000) | 5-0 (1.000) | .118 |
| 61. Minnesota | 34 | 1-1 (.500) | 21-4 (.840) | 6-1 (.857) | .059 |
| Notre Dame (ind.) | 115 | 55-41 (.573) | 16-3 (.842) | 0-0 | .835 |
Note: Former Big East member Temple and current Big East members Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville and South Florida aren't tabulated in this study because they weren't BCS conference members for the entire 1998-2007 span.
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