The Top 15 Teams with the Nation's Highest Winning Percentage OVERALL, and The Top 15 Teams with the Nation's Highest Winning Percentage IN THEIR CONFERENCE, from 1999-2008.
NATIONS HIGHEST OVERALL WINNING PERCENTAGE (1999-2008)
Rank Team name Win-Pct Won Lost Tied Games
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1 Boise State 0.84375 108 20 0 128
2 Texas 0.82171 106 23 0 129
3 Oklahoma 0.81955 109 24 0 133
4 Southern Cal 0.77953 99 28 0 127
5 Ohio State 0.76984 97 29 0 126
6 Virginia Tech 0.76923 100 30 0 130
7 Georgia 0.76562 98 30 0 128
8 Florida 0.75000 96 32 0 128 *should be 33 losses for 0.74418
9 Texas Christian 0.73984 91 32 0 123
10 Miami-Florida 0.73600 92 33 0 125
11 Louisiana State 0.72656 93 35 0 128
12 Florida State 0.70312 90 38 0 128
13 Utah 0.70248 85 36 0 121
14t Louisville 0.69355 86 38 0 124
14t Michigan 0.69355 86 38 0 124
14t Oregon 0.69355 86 38 0 124
Some quick thoughts.
1. Virginia Tech at #6 and #5, and Miami at #10 and #11 respectively. Is that surprising to anyone?
2. There are 3 ACC teams and 3 SEC teams in the top 15 on the OVERALL Highest Pct list. Does this have any relevance in the SEC>ACC debate, at least for last 10 years? Are the SEC teams superior and a thus a more competitive conference where attrition exist? Or is this just SEC arrogance at its best?
3. If FSU had not had the blues during 2001 (8-4), 2002 (9-5), 2005 (8-5), 2006 (7-6), 2007 (7-6), where would the NOLES be ranked on the OVERALL list?
4. Does anyone see anything else here worth mentioning?