2007-2008 Conference Bowl Records

[bkochmc]

A thread for anyone interested in keeping track of the conference battles.


Conference Standings by Percentage

RK..Conference.....Record....Pct..Left
01..Sun Belt.......1-0.....1.000.....0
02..Mountain West..4-1.....0.800.....0
03..SEC............7-2.....0.778.....0
04..Pac Ten........4-2.....0.667.....0
05..Big 12.........5-3.....0.625.....0
06..Big East.......3-2.....0.600.....0
07..Big Ten........3-5.....0.375.....0
08..C-USA..........2-4.....0.333.....0
09..ACC............2-6.....0.250.....0
09..WAC............1-3.....0.250.....0
11..MAC............0-3.....0.000.....0
....Independents...0-1.....0.000.....0



Conference Breakdown (Alpha Order)

ACC: 2-6 (.250)
Wins: Boston College, Wake Forest
Losses: Maryland, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Clemson, Virginia, Virginia Tech

Big East: 3-2 (.600)
Wins: Cincinnati, West Virginia, Rutgers
Losses: UConn, South Florida

Big Ten: 3-4 (.375)
Wins: Purdue, Penn State, Michigan
Losses: Michigan State, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio State

Big 12: 5-3 (.625)
Wins: Texas, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Texas Tech, Kansas
Losses: Texas A&M, Colorado, Oklahoma

C-USA: 2-4 (.333)
Wins: East Carolina, Tulsa
Losses: Memphis, Southern Mississippi, Houston, Central Florida

MAC: 0-3 (.000)
Wins:
Losses: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Ball State

MWC: 4-1 (0.800)
Wins: Utah, New Mexico, BYU, TCU
Losses: Air Force

Pac Ten: 4-2 (.667)
Wins: Oregon State, California, Oregon, USC
Losses: UCLA, Arizona State

SEC: 7-2 (0.778)
Wins: Mississippi State, Alabama, Kentucky, Auburn, Tennessee, Georgia, LSU
Losses: Arkansas, Florida

Sun Belt: 1-0 (1.000)
Wins: Florida Atlantic
Losses: none

WAC: 1-3 (.250)
Wins: Fresno State
Losses: Nevada, Boise State, Hawaii

Independents: 0-1 (.000)
Losses: Navy

[CleveBucks]

I wish the talking heads would look closer at the actual matchup than the record. How many conferences would go 4-0 with the MWC's opponents? Somehow the Big Ten's #T8 (MSU) plays the ACC #2 (BC). I'd be willing to bet that most Big Ten matchups involve a team that finished higher in the opponent's conference.

[bkochmc]

Originally Posted by CleveBucks

I wish the talking heads would look closer at the actual matchup than the record. How many conferences would go 4-0 with the MWC's opponents? Somehow the Big Ten's #T8 (MSU) plays the ACC #2 (BC). I'd be willing to bet that most Big Ten matchups involve a team that finished higher in the opponent's conference.

Agree... if you look at the bowl schedule a good amount of the BCS teams have yet to play where as the non-BCS teams are pretty much done. It does give a small (but by no means the best) gague as to which mid-majors are the better conferences. If you look at the MWC's opponents (Navy, Nevada, UCLA, Houston, California) they are either other mid-majors or "bottom" of the pile BCS teams... that's how a vast majority of these mid-major games are with the notable exception of Hawaii this year.

[Zurp]

Originally Posted by CleveBucks

I wish the talking heads would look closer at the actual matchup than the record. How many conferences would go 4-0 with the MWC's opponents? Somehow the Big Ten's #T8 (MSU) plays the ACC #2 (BC). I'd be willing to bet that most Big Ten matchups involve a team that finished higher in the opponent's conference.

Originally Posted by bkochmc

Agree... if you look at the bowl schedule a good amount of the BCS teams have yet to play where as the non-BCS teams are pretty much done. It does give a small (but by no means the best) gague as to which mid-majors are the better conferences. If you look at the MWC's opponents (Navy, Nevada, UCLA, Houston, California) they are either other mid-majors or "bottom" of the pile BCS teams... that's how a vast majority of these mid-major games are with the notable exception of Hawaii this year.

I think someone did some research on this. It was posted somewhere. But maybe that was only comparing the Big Ten and the SEC. But I agree - BC was a big-time team. Michigan State was just Michigan State. Granted, it's a John L Smith-less Michigan State, but it's not like they were a conference power. And they play BC. Go figure. And, from what I've heard (I wasn't paying much attention to the announcers during the game), BC's win was a huge statement for the ACC. How is that? That's like saying that Florida's beat-down of Western Kentucky shows that last year's national championship is not a fluke.

[DaddyBigBucks]

Originally Posted by Zurp

I think someone did some research on this. It was posted somewhere. But maybe that was only comparing the Big Ten and the SEC. But I agree - BC was a big-time team. Michigan State was just Michigan State. Granted, it's a John L Smith-less Michigan State, but it's not like they were a conference power. And they play BC. Go figure. And, from what I've heard (I wasn't paying much attention to the announcers during the game), BC's win was a huge statement for the ACC. How is that? That's like saying that Florida's beat-down of Western Kentucky shows that last year's national championship is not a fluke.

Yeah, BIG statement there by a team that made it to the ACC-CG (and had beaten the ACC champ earlier in the year) over a Big Ten team that barely managed bowl eligibility. And winning the game by THREE points after winning the turnover battle by THREE (gift interceptions by an uncharacteristically horrific Brian Hoyer): truly amazing. How does the ACC do it?

[Jaxbuck]

Originally Posted by DaddyBigBucks

Yeah, BIG statement there by a team that made it to the ACC-CG (and had beaten the ACC champ earlier in the year) over a Big Ten team that barely managed bowl eligibility. And winning the game by THREE points after winning the turnover battle by THREE (gift interceptions by an uncharacteristically horrific Brian Hoyer): truly amazing. How does the ACC do it?

A bottom of the pack B10 teams spots the ACC runner up 5 players, 5 turnovers and only loses by 3 when their QB has the worst day of his life and the OC has him throw 36 times anyway.

We should be 3-1 in the "lesser" Bowls but because of MSU's OC and IU's ineptitude we'll only be 2-2.

Oh well the next 4 are the ones people remember.

[OregonBuckeye]

Originally Posted by Jaxbuck

Oh well the next 4 are the ones people remember.

Really? I don't remember hearing a peep about PSU's victory over UT or UW's victory over UA last year.