OT: College Football Job/Program Rankings (x-post /r/CFBAnalysis)

This is original content created by u/SlamDunkley33 and posted to r/CFBAnalysis.

I haven't seen a formulaic/quantifiable approach to ranking programs, so I thought this was pretty cool and worth sharing here, especially since there's been a lot of debate over where VT sits in the college football pecking order. By this ranking method, VT sits as the 32nd best program in college football.

There's definitely some flaws with his methodology, but I think the thought process is good. Here's the original post. Here's u/SlamDunkley's methodology:

Recruiting Category Total: 50%

  • 2020 247 Talent Composite 5%
  • 5 Year Recruiting Average 10%
  • 10 Year Recruiting Average 10%
  • The Athletic Recruiting Expectation of 7.5% (note - I'm not sure what this refers to. Possibly something published by The Athletic?)
  • Blue Chip Recruits in Home State (over past 5 years) 12.5% Total
    • 2019 - 3.5%
    • 2017-18 - 4.5%
    • 2015-16 - 4.5%
  • '14-'17 NCAA Report on % of in-state HS Players recruited by a D1 School- 5%

Finances- 20% total:

  • 2018-19 Revenue- 4%
  • 247 Facility Rankings up to 25 then filled in with SlamDunkley's personal job rankings to complete formula 2.5% total
    • 1% for 2020
    • 0.75% for 2019
    • 0.75% for 2018
  • Conference Payout 7.5% Total (1.5% for 2020, 2% for every 2 year stretch until 2026)
  • Coaching Salary Pool- 4% total:
    • 2% Head Coach
    • 1.25% Ast Coach Pool
    • 0.75% Strength Coach
  • Forbes Value 2.5% Total - 1.5% for 2019, 1% for 2018 filled the same way as the Facility Rankings after 25

Past Success and NFL Production- 30% total:

  • AP History Ranking- 3.75%
  • AP 2010s Ranking- 3.75%
  • NFL Picks Since 2000- 7.5%
  • NFL 1st Rd Picks since 2000- 7.5%
  • # of players on a current NFL Roster- 7.5%

Here's OP's spreadsheet, and his final rankings:

  1. Ohio State
  2. Alabama
  3. Georgia
  4. LSU
  5. Florida
  6. Texas
  7. Florida St
  8. Texas A&M
  9. Auburn
  10. Michigan
  11. Penn St
  12. Miami- private
  13. Oklahoma
  14. USC-private
  15. Tennessee
  16. Clemson
  17. ND-private/Ind.
  18. Stanford- private
  19. South Carolina
  20. UCLA
  21. Washington
  22. Oregon
  23. TCU-private
  24. Wisconsin
  25. Michigan St
  26. Ole Miss
  27. N Carolina
  28. Nebraska
  29. Arkansas
  30. Mississippi St
  31. Va Tech
  32. Iowa
  33. Maryland
  34. California
  35. Baylor- private
  36. Kentucky
  37. Arizona St
  38. Missouri
  39. Oklahoma St
  40. Utah
  41. NC State
  42. Pitt- private
  43. L'ville
  44. WVU
  45. Virginia
  46. Georgia Tech
  47. Texas Tech
  48. Vandy- private
  49. Illinois
  50. Purdue
  51. Rutgers
  52. Minnesota
  53. NW-private
  54. Colorado
  55. Indiana
  56. Duke- private
  57. Arizona
  58. Oregon St
  59. Wake Forest
  60. Washington St
  61. Iowa St
  62. Kansas St
  63. Syracuse-private
  64. BC- private
  65. Kansas
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