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The Phil Steele Power Poll - rabidTU2 - 07-27-2017 10:38 AM
I'm obviously a big fan of PSCFBM and rely on it a great deal before and during the season to get the mountain of information on CFB it gives. And there is also the "Power Poll" - a ranking of CFB from top to bottom - all 130 DI CFB teams - best to worst. If you are stupid you can take this poll and try to morph it into a way of predicting wins and losses. Just take the teams above and assume they are losses and the ones below and assume they are wins. But of course there is a great deal more to be read into it than that. But being the stupid champion of Tulsa, I do it anyway. And BTW most magazines do this, but again I think PS is about the best and most detailed at it.
So let me be stupid and give the results of my stupidity, use PSCFBM and predict our wins/losses using his power poll.
Teams on the 2017 TU FB Schedule and their PS rating:
#17 - OSU
#35 - USF
#36 - Memphis
#38 - Houston
#51 - Navy
**(#64) - Tulsa***
#68 - Toledo
#72 - Temple
#92 - SMU
#94 - Tulane
#98 - New Mexico
#99 - Louisiana
#118 - UCONN
So there are 5 teams above us and 7 below which equates to a 7-5 CFB record for the 2017 CFB season. I'd think this is about where most prognosticators rank us in the preseason. But of course the accuracy of preseason predicting is not a perfect science.
Last years (2016) PS Power Poll using the TU FB Schedule:
#9 - Ohio St
#30 - Houston
#53 - Cincinnati
#58 - Memphis
#78 - Navy
#87 - San Jose St
**#88 - Tulsa**
#99 - ECU
#107 - Fresno St
#111 - UCF
#113 - SMU
#122 - Tulane
# - Not included - NC A@T
So using the above "prognostication" TU was predicted to have a record of 5-6 with the NCAT game a probable win to make it 6-6. But by beating Cincy, Memphis and SJSU our record was pulled up to that regular season 9 win level. BTW CMU, our bowl opponent was rated #76 which would equate to a post season loss which of course did not occur (TU 55, CMU 10).
So again, as good as PSCFBM is, they aren't infallable and should be considered only a guide.
RE: The Phil Steele Power Poll - jfisher - 07-29-2017 11:06 AM
We should be in the post season.....if not, it will be a bad year!!! A new QB always makes the season a little iffy but we should still win at least 6 games.