Recruiting vs. Ranking College Football Team Performance: Conference USA 2005

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Caveats:

  • Each year's recruiting rating is an average of the rank order ratings from two major recruiting services.
  • The Recruiting Rating Average is weighted to give the most weight for 3rd and 4th year student-athletes, and the least for 1st year student-athletes.
  • The Recruiting Rating Averages are rank ordered to assign each team a Recruiting Ranting Ranking for the team's recruiting rating average.
  • The Post-Bowl Ranking is an average of 20+ ranking services. It is not simply the AP, Coaches, or BCS ratings.
  • Read the full explanation on the index page.

Index | Top 20 Overachieving Teams
ACC | Big 12 | Big East | Big Ten | Conference USA | Independents | MAC | Mountain West | Pac-10 | SEC | Sun Belt | WAC

Updated 15 December 2008: 2008 pre-bowl rankings have now been included and the differences between those rankings and the recruiting ratings have been calculated.

School Conference 2005 Rating 2004 Rating 2003 Rating 2002 Rating 2005 Recruiting Rating Avg Pre-Bowl Ranking Pre-Bowl Difference Post-Bowl Rating Post-Bowl Difference Missing Ratings?
East Carolina Con USA 95 77 90.5 83 84.73 84 0.73 84 0.73
Houston Con USA 83.5 74.5 54.5 50 59.38 74 -14.63 78 -18.63
Marshall Con USA 82 79 97.5 98.5 92.45 97 -4.55 96 -3.55
Memphis Con USA 80.5 71 70 62 67.98 73 -5.03 60 7.98
Rice Con USA 105 113 77.5 105 97.38 112 -14.63 111 -13.63 2002x1
SMU Con USA 94 81 68.5 68.5 72.9 83 -10.1 83 -10.1
Southern Miss Con USA 73 68.5 78.5 61.5 69.78 65 4.78 55 14.78
Texas El-Paso Con USA 81.5 115.5 113 113 112.05 58 54.05 66 46.05 2002x1
Tulane Con USA 96 63 65.5 74 69.38 111 -41.63 112 -42.63
Tulsa Con USA 71.5 72 97.5 72.5 81.08 43 38.08 34 47.08
UAB Con USA 78 92.5 80.5 91 87.05 86 1.05 86 1.05 2002x1
UCF Con USA 74.5 98.5 58.5 64.5 71.4 54 17.4 59 12.4