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The BCS Poll uses a SOS or Strength Of Schedule Rating in its formula which has caused some confusion amongst many fans. Here is a detailed, but yet simple breakdown of the 1999 National Champion Florida State ranking for those junkies who really are in the need to know. At the bottom of the page you will find an extra example as well. Here is a menu for ease of navigation:

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE AS EXPLAINED BY THE BCS ORGANIZATION

The third component will be the team's strength of schedule. This component is calculated by determining the cumulative won/loss records of the team's opponents and the cumulative won/loss records of the teams' opponents' opponents. The formula shall be weighted two-third (66 2/3%) for the opponent's record and one-third (33 1/3%) for the opponents' opponents record. The team's schedule strength shall be calculated to determine in which quartile it will rank: 1-25, 26-50; 51-75; 76-100 and shall be further quantified by its ranking within each quartile (divided by 25). For example, if a team's schedule strength rating is 28th in the nation, that team would receive 1.12 points (28/25 = 1.12). Should a team play a Division I-AA opponent, only the losses of the Division I-AA team shall be used in determining the opponent's record or the opponent's opponents' record.

OPPONENTS RECORD

1999 FLORIDA STATE - OPPONENTS RECORDS
TEAM
OVERALL
RECORD
RECORD
FOR
BCS
REASON
LOUISIANA TECH
8-3
7-2
FLORIDA STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
SAM HOUSTON WIN DOES NOT COUNT (I-AA TEAM)
GEORGIA TECH
8-3
8-2
FLORIDA STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
NC STATE
6-6
5-5
FLORIDA STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
WILLIAM & MARY WIN DOES NOT COUNT (I-AA TEAM)
NORTH CAROLINA
3-8
3-7
FLORIDA STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
FURMAN LOSS DOES COUNT (I-AA LOSSES COUNT BUT NOT WINS)
DUKE
3-8
3-7
FLORIDA STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
MIAMI (FL)
8-4
7-3
FLORIDA STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
FLORIDA A&M WIN DOES NOT COUNT (I-AA TEAM)
WAKE FOREST
6-5
6-4
FLORIDA STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
CLEMSON
6-5
6-4
FLORIDA STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
VIRGINIA
7-4
7-3
FLORIDA STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
MARYLAND
5-6
4-5
FLORIDA STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
WESTERN CAROLINA WIN DOES NOT COUNT (I-AA TEAM)
FLORIDA
9-3
9-2
FLORIDA STATE LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
TOTAL:
69-55
65-44
ADD THIS TO BCS TOTAL
65-44 OPPONENTS BCS RECORD IS A WINNING PERCENTAGE OF .5963
WHICH YOU GET BY DIVIDING 69 WINS/109 GAMES
OPPONENTS' OPPONENTS RECORD
Now do the same exact type of totals for each team Florida State played.
FLORIDA STATE - OPPONENTS' OPPONENTS RECORDS
TEAM
RECORD FOR BCS
LOUISIANA TECH
48-49
GEORGIA TECH
56-52
NC STATE
60-55
NORTH CAROLINA
54-47
DUKE
58-50
MIAMI (FL)
66-46
WAKE FOREST
51-58
CLEMSON
63-45
VIRGINIA
60-48
MARYLAND
49-58
FLORIDA
68-49
TOTAL:
633-557
633-557 OPPONENTS' OPPONENTS BCS RECORD IS A WINNING PERCENTAGE OF .5319
WHICH YOU GET BY DIVIDING 633 WINS/1190 GAMES
CALCULATIONS
FLORIDA STATE
 
OPPONENTS RECORD
OPPONENTS' OPPONENTS RECORD
RECORD
65-44
633-557
WINNING %
0.5963302
0.5319327
HERE IS THE FORMULA TO WEIGHT THE OPPONENTS WINNING PERCENTAGE BY 66 2/3%
AND THE OPPONENTS' OPPONENTS WINNING PERCENTAGE BY 33 1/3%
BY PLUGGING IN THE NUMBERS YOU GET:
QUARTILE RANK

AFTER COMPLETING THE CALCULATIONS FOR ALL DIVISION I-A TEAMS,
0.5749 RANKS 6TH AMOUNG THE 114 TEAMS.

6 IS THEN DIVIDED BY 25 TO GIVE THE TOTAL THAT IS TO BE ADDED TO THE BCS POLL.
6/25 = 0.24

0.24 IS ADDED TO THE BCS POLL TOTAL

HERE IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE
1999 LOUISIANA TECH - OPPONENTS RECORDS
TEAM
OVERALL
RECORD
RECORD
FOR
BCS
REASON
FLORIDA STATE
11-0
10-0
LOUISIANA TECH WIN DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
TEXAS A&M
8-3
7-3
LOUISIANA TECH WIN DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
SAM HOUSTON STATE
6-5
0-4
ONLY WINS VERSUS I-A TEAMS COUNT, I-AA LOSSES DO COUNT
LOUISIANA TECH LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
ALABAMA
10-2
10-1
LOUISIANA TECH LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
LOUIS -LAFAYETTE
2-9
1-8
ONLY WINS VERSUS I-A TEAMS COUNT: MID TENN
I-AA LOSSES DO COUNT
LOUISIANA TECH LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
MIDDLE TENNESSEE
3-8
0-7
ONLY WINS VERSUS I-A TEAMS COUNT, I-AA LOSSES DO COUNT
LOUISIANA TECH LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
CENTRAL FLORIDA
4-7
2-6
ONLY WINS VERSUS I-A TEAMS COUNT: E. MICH, MID TENN
I-AA LOSSES DO COUNT
LOUISIANA TECH LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
TOLEDO
6-5
5-4
ONLY WINS VERSUS 1-A TEAMS COUNT: UMASS DOES NOT COUNT
LOUISIANA TECH LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
LOUIS-MONROE
5-6
3-5
ONLY WINS VERSUS I-A TEAMS COUNT: UL-LAF, MID TEN, TULSA
I-AA LOSSES DO COUNT
LOUISIANA TECH LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
UAB
5-6
5-5
LOUISIANA TECH LOSS DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
SOUTHERN CAL
6-6
5-6
LOUISIANA TECH WIN DOES NOT COUNT (HEAD TO HEAD)
TOTAL:
66-57
48-49
ADD THIS TO BCS TOTAL
48-49 OPPONENTS BCS RECORD IS A WINNING PERCENTAGE OF .4948
WHICH YOU GET BY DIVIDING 48 WINS/97 GAMES