Well its that time of year again. Are you ready for yet another unneeded ranking system? Too bad! Introducing:
ChONGS (CHONG's Objective Numbering Guide System)
Brief summary of the columns
So what are "net effective points"? Essentially this is how many more (or less) points a team would score (or allow) per drive against an average team while taking into account field position. Basically long drives which result in a score count for a bit more than a short drive that results in a score. And an offense is penalized for not scoring on a drive when starting from good field position. For example, an average team will score about a 0.9 points for a drive that starts on the 25 yard line (like after a touch back on kickoff), and an average team will score about 4.3 points when starting a drive from the opponent's 25 yard line. I put actual in quotes because I still give some credit for offense that moves the ball, but doesn't score (that's because in principle in makes it harder for the other offense to score from worse field position). If a team gives up a pick six when starting a drive from the opponents 25 yard line, that will result in about -11 points. If the team makes a FG when starting a drive from the opponents 25 yard line that will result in -1.3 points, and if they miss it results in -2.97.
And here it is, the TOP 25:
Well, well, well, look at your Kansas State Wildcats!
Big 12:
Right now we have the least efficient offense (not a surprise give them first three games), but that defense looks really good.