BCS Bowl Breakdown: Orange Bowl

Contributing writer Matt Woods breaks down this year’s college football BCS Bowl games. In this post: the Orange Bowl.

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Conference Home Advantage

By ranking
Last Updated Sun Jan 27 12:54:24 PST 2008

Home Court Advantage = 2.9

AVERAGE = 5.5


Team

 Rating 

vs. Top 10

vs. 11-25

vs. 26-40
8. San Jose State (4-7)11.5
11. Hawaii (10-1)9.6
13. Boise State (9-3)9.0
15. Nevada (5-7)8.9
24. Louisiana Tech (4-7)7.0
32. Fresno State (8-4)5.9
55. New Mexico State (2-9)3.7
78. Idaho (0-11)1.2
119. Utah State (2-10)-7.0


AVERAGE = 5.1


Team

 Rating 

vs. Top 10

vs. 11-25

vs. 26-40
9. BYU (10-2)10.7
10. Wyoming (5-7)9.9
30. New Mexico (8-4)6.1
39. TCU (8-5)5.1
43. Utah (9-4)4.9
44. UNLV (2-10)4.9
63. Air Force (8-4)2.6
81. Colorado State (2-9)1.0
87. San Diego State (3-8)0.4


AVERAGE = 3.6


Team

 Rating 

vs. Top 10

vs. 11-25

vs. 26-40
19. California (7-6)7.8
27. Washington State (5-7)6.5
29. UCLA (6-7)6.1
36. Arizona State (10-3)5.4
38. Oregon (9-4)5.2
42. Arizona (4-7)4.9
72. Washington (4-9)1.7
75. USC (11-2)1.4
84. Oregon State (8-4)0.8
104. Stanford (4-8)-3.3


AVERAGE = 3.5


Team

 Rating 

vs. Top 10

vs. 11-25

vs. 26-40
5. Kansas State (4-7)12.0
20. Iowa State (3-8)7.8
26. Texas A&M (6-6)6.6
28. Texas Tech (8-4)6.4
34. Oklahoma State (6-6)5.7
45. Colorado (6-7)4.8
46. Oklahoma (11-3)4.6
68. Texas (10-3)2.3
70. Nebraska (5-7)2.0
94. Baylor (2-9)-0.4
111. Kansas (11-1)-4.3
114. Missouri (11-2)-4.7


AVERAGE = 3.1


Team

 Rating 

vs. Top 10

vs. 11-25

vs. 26-40
6. Tulsa (10-4)11.7
7. UTEP (3-8)11.6
12. Marshall (3-8)9.3
47. East Carolina (8-5)4.5
57. UAB (1-10)3.6
73. Tulane (3-8)1.7
74. Houston (7-5)1.5
76. SMU (1-11)1.4
95. Rice (3-8)-0.7
97. Memphis (6-6)-1.4
120. Southern Miss (6-6)-8.4


AVERAGE = 2.6


Team

 Rating 

vs. Top 10

vs. 11-25

vs. 26-40
1. Connecticut (8-4)13.5
14. South Florida (8-4)8.9
60. Rutgers (7-5)3.2
80. Pittsburgh (4-7)1.1
83. Cincinnati (9-3)0.9
92. Syracuse (2-10)-0.3
100. Louisville (5-6)-1.6
112. West Virginia (11-2)-4.6


AVERAGE = 2.6


Team

 Rating 

vs. Top 10

vs. 11-25

vs. 26-40
16. Wisconsin (8-4)8.8
25. Indiana (6-6)6.7
31. Penn State (9-4)6.0
52. Iowa (6-6)4.2
53. Purdue (7-5)4.1
56. Minnesota (1-10)3.6
66. Michigan State (7-6)2.4
67. Illinois (8-4)2.3
99. Northwestern (5-6)-1.5
101. Michigan (9-3)-2.5
117. Ohio State (10-2)-5.7


AVERAGE = 2.4


Team

 Rating 

vs. Top 10

vs. 11-25

vs. 26-40
2. Miami (OH) (6-7)13.4
17. Toledo (4-7)8.5
41. Temple (4-8)5.1
48. Akron (4-8)4.4
50. Northern Illinois (2-9)4.2
58. Buffalo (5-7)3.3
61. Ohio (5-6)3.1
62. Bowling Green (8-5)2.6
85. Eastern Michigan (3-8)0.7
98. Central Michigan (8-5)-1.4
102. Ball State (7-6)-2.7
108. Western Michigan (4-7)-4.0
118. Kent (2-9)-6.1


AVERAGE = 2.2


Team

 Rating 

vs. Top 10

vs. 11-25

vs. 26-40
3. Tennessee (10-4)12.5
33. Georgia (10-2)5.7
64. Alabama (6-6)2.5
65. Mississippi (2-9)2.5
71. LSU (12-2)1.7
79. Florida (9-4)1.2
82. Arkansas (7-5)0.9
86. Mississippi State (7-5)0.6
89. Kentucky (7-5)0.0
90. South Carolina (5-6)0.0
91. Auburn (8-4)-0.1
96. Vanderbilt (4-7)-0.9


AVERAGE = 1.4


Team

 Rating 

vs. Top 10

vs. 11-25

vs. 26-40
4. North Texas (2-10)12.2
22. Arkansas State (5-7)7.6
49. Florida Intl (1-11)4.3
54. Troy St (8-4)3.7
105. Louisiana-Lafayette (3-8)-3.5
109. Louisiana-Monroe (5-6)-4.0
110. Fla Atlantic (8-5)-4.1
115. Middle Tenn. St (5-7)-4.9


AVERAGE = 1.3


Team

 Rating 

vs. Top 10

vs. 11-25

vs. 26-40
21. North Carolina (3-8)7.7
35. Wake Forest (9-4)5.6
40. Virginia (9-4)5.1
51. Georgia Tech (6-6)4.2
59. Maryland (5-7)3.2
69. Clemson (8-4)2.1
77. Miami (5-7)1.2
88. Florida State (7-6)0.2
93. North Carolina State (4-7)-0.3
106. Duke (1-11)-3.8
107. Boston College (10-3)-3.9
113. Virginia Tech (10-3)-4.7


AVERAGE = 1.1


Team

 Rating 

vs. Top 10

vs. 11-25

vs. 26-40
23. West Kentucky (1-5)7.5
37. Army (2-9)5.4
103. Navy (8-4)-3.0
116. Notre Dame (3-9)-5.4

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