As we all know, there are tons of preseason polls and power ratings out there. Over the years, few have been as accurate and consistent as Phil Steele's. I have us going 7-5 with my power ratings, but Steele has us at 5-7 (which is the lowest I've seen anywhere).
Here are Steele's projected outcomes for our schedule based on his preseason power ratings. Of course, his ratings are adjusted as the season progresses, so I might just be a case of him having us too low to begin with.
@ UCONN W
Notre Dame L
Virginia Military Institute W (no power rating)
@ Virginia W
Louisville L
Marshall W
@ Duke L
Clemson L
Miami L
@ Wake Forest L
@ Virginia Tech W
North Carolina L
Final record: 5-7
philsteele.com
Here are Steele's projected outcomes for our schedule based on his preseason power ratings. Of course, his ratings are adjusted as the season progresses, so I might just be a case of him having us too low to begin with.
@ UCONN W
Notre Dame L
Virginia Military Institute W (no power rating)
@ Virginia W
Louisville L
Marshall W
@ Duke L
Clemson L
Miami L
@ Wake Forest L
@ Virginia Tech W
North Carolina L
Final record: 5-7
Vegas Power Ratings Week 0. - Phil Steele
When I worked for ESPN full time, I put out a weekly article entitled the Vegas Power Ratings. I still have all the sources that I used to produce that article as it featured my plus/minus ratings which closely resemble Vegas’s numbers as well as three different casinos including the fine folks...
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