The Sports Report Ranking System

The Sports Report Ranking System calculates the percentage of games that a team would win over time, based on past performance, were it to play an average schedule.

The Sports Report
The Leading Retrodictive College Football Ranking System

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Fifty most-talented teams for the 2010 season:
 1. Southern California (prediction based on talent alone 12-0)
       The most talent for the fourth consecutive season.
 2. Florida (12-0)
       Extremely strong at every position, especially offensive line, receiver, and quarterback.
 3. Texas (12-0)
       Talent far exceeds the schedule quality.
 4. Louisiana State (11-1)
       A shoo-in with most of the top talent in the state.
 5. Ohio State (12-0)
       Continued recruiting at a high level.
 6. Notre Dame (11-1)
       Inexplicable how this team has lost so many games, given the strong classes and easy schedule.
 7. Georgia (11-1)
       Taking the best of Georgia's talent.
 8. Alabama (10-2)
       Overachieved last season, and still improving.
 9. Oklahoma (11-1)
       Monster incoming class.
10. Michigan (10-2)
       Still a power in the Big Ten.
11. Miami (Fla.) (11-1)
       Returning to former glory.
12. Tennessee (8-4)
       Second year outside the top ten, had been most-talented for a decade.
13. Florida State (9-3)
       Decline of this dominating program more gradual than recent losses indicate.
14. Penn State (9-3)
       Remarkable consistency year-to-year.
15. UCLA (10-2)
       High expectations as program returns to upper echelon of Pacific-10.
16. Auburn (9-3)
       Record will benefit from easier schedule.
17. Pittsburgh (10-2)
       Returning to Beast of the East.
18. North Carolina (9-3)
       Recruiting classes about to pay off.
19. Clemson (8-4)
       Incoming classes a little weaker two years in a row.
20. South Carolina (6-6)
       Tough schedule makes this an intriguing team to watch.
21. Mississippi (8-4)
       Schedule makes eight wins highly likely.
22. Texas A&M (10-2)
       Consistently solid classes year after year.
23. Oklahoma State (9-3)
       Schedule features only three games worthy of the talent.
24. Nebraska (9-3)
       Expectations far exceed the talent level.
25. California (10-2)
       Falling slightly to in-state rivals but still formidable.
26. Oregon
27. Arizona State
28. Washington
29. Illinois
30. West Virginia
31. Virginia Tech
32. Arkansas
33. Mississippi State
34. Arizona
35. Stanford
36. Colorado
       Recruiting more like at Boise State, need the record to do likewise.
37. Georgia Tech
       Tough to recruit to a top engineering school, but coaching is worthy of any program.
38. Rutgers
       Needs to rebuild New Jersey pipeline.
39. Texas Tech
40. Missouri
41. South Florida
42. Wisconsin
43. Maryland
44. Brigham Young
45. North Carolina State
46. Louisville
47. Kentucky
48. Oregon State
49. Minnesota
50. Washington State

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