How many quality wins did you get? Who came up with the good victories? Here are the 1-130 rankings of the teams with FBS wins over teams with winning records.
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Did you beat the good teams? It’s easy to have a great record when facing a slew of weak and sad squads, but coming up with quality wins matters more.
In the CFN Five-Year Program Analysis, a Quality Win is a victory over an FBS team that finished the season with a winning record. Who had the most of those over the last five years?
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T129 UTEP 0
T129 Kent State 0
T124 Rice 1
T124 New Mexico State 1
T124 Massachusetts 1
T124 Liberty 1
T124 Georgia Southern 1
T119 Texas State 2
T119 San Jose State 2
T119 Oregon State 2
T119 Kansas 2
T119 Akron 2
T110 ULM 3
T110 Tulsa 3
T110 Hawaii 3
T110 Eastern Michigan 3
T110 East Carolina 3
T110 Connecticut 3
T110 Coastal Carolina 3
T110 Charlotte 3
T110 Bowling Green 3
T102 UTSA 4
T102 UNLV 4
T102 Rutgers 4
T102 New Mexico 4
T102 Miami Univ. 4
T102 Louisiana 4
T102 FIU 4
T102 Ball State 4
T97 Tulane 5
T97 SMU 5
T97 Nevada 5
T97 Indiana 5
T97 Arkansas State 5
T92 USF 6
T92 Old Dominion 6
T92 Maryland 6
T92 Illinois 6
T92 Colorado 6
T85 South Alabama 7
T85 Middle Tennessee 7
T85 Georgia State 7
T85 Colorado State 7
T85 Cincinnati 7
T85 Central Michigan 7
T85 Buffalo 7
T76 Wyoming 8
T76 Virginia 8
T76 Vanderbilt 8
T76 Purdue 8
T76 North Texas 8
T76 Iowa State 8
T76 Florida Atlantic 8
T76 California 8
T76 BYU 8
T72 Troy 9
T72 Southern Miss 9
T72 Ohio 9
T72 Marshall 9
T65 Utah State 10
T65 Texas Tech 10
T65 Syracuse 10
T65 South Carolina 10
T65 Kansas State 10
T65 Baylor 10
T65 Arkansas 10
T57 Wake Forest 11
T57 UAB 11
T57 Temple 11
T57 Northern Illinois 11
T57 Kentucky 11
T57 Army 11
T57 Arizona 11
T57 Air Force 11
T47 Western Michigan 12
T47 San Diego State 12
T47 North Carolina 12
T47 Nebraska 12
T47 Minnesota 12
T47 Memphis 12
T47 Louisville 12
T47 Louisiana Tech 12
T47 Fresno State 12
T47 Appalachian State 12
T42 West Virginia 13
T42 NC State 13
T42 Navy 13
T42 Duke 13
T42 Boston College 13
T39 Texas 14
T39 Pitt 14
T39 Missouri 14
T34 UCLA 15
T34 Toledo 15
T34 Michigan 15
T34 Iowa 15
T34 Georgia Tech 15
T29 Western Kentucky 16
T29 Virginia Tech 16
T29 UCF 16
T29 Houston 16
T29 Florida 16
T22 Washington State 17
T22 Utah 17
T22 Texas A&M 17
T22 Tennessee 17
T22 Penn State 17
T22 Ole Miss 17
T22 Arizona State 17
T19 Oklahoma State 18
T19 Northwestern 18
T19 Mississippi State 18
T14 Washington 19
T14 USC 19
T14 Oregon 19
T14 Michigan State 19
T14 Miami 19
13 Auburn 20
12 TCU 21
NEXT: 5 Year Program Analysis Top Ten in Quality Wins
2019 CFN Five-Year Program Analysis: FBS Quality Wins Rankings
In the CFN Five-Year Program Analysis, a Quality Win is a victory over an FBS team that finished the season with a winning record. Who had the most of those over the last five years?
T10. LSU
2018: Miami, at Auburn, Louisiana Tech, Georgia, Mississippi State, UCF (Fiesta Bowl): 6
2017: Auburn, Texas A&M: 2
2016: Southern Miss, at Arkansas, at Texas A&M, Louisville: 4
2015: at Mississippi State, Auburn, Florida, WKU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech (Texas Bowl): 6
2014: Wisconsin, at Florida, Ole Miss, at Texas A&M: 4
5-Year FBS Quality Win Total: 22
T10. Wisconsin
2018: at Iowa, Miami: 2
2017: Florida Atlantic, Northwestern, Purdue, Iowa, Michigan, Miami (Orange): 6
2016: LSU, at Iowa, Nebraska, at Northwestern, Minnesota, Western Michigan (Cotton Bowl): 6
2015: USC (Holiday Bowl): 1
2014: Bowling Green, Maryland, at Rutgers, Nebraska, at Iowa, Minnesota, Auburn (Outback Bowl): 7
5-Year FBS Quality Win Total: 22
9. Notre Dame
2018: Michigan, at Wake Forest, Stanford, at Northwestern, Syracuse: 5
2017: Temple, at Boston College, at Michigan State, USC, NC State, Wake Forest, Navy, LSU (Citrus Bowl): 8
2016: Miami, Army: 2
2015: Navy, USC, at Temple, at Pitt: 4
2014: Rice, Stanford, Navy, LSU (Music City): 4
5-Year FBS Quality Win Total: 23
8. Stanford
2018: San Diego State, at Oregon, at Arizona State, at Cal: 4
2017: Arizona State, at Utah, Oregon, Washington, Notre Dame: 5
2016: Kansas State, USC, North Carolina (Sun): 3
2015: at USC, Arizona, UCLA, Washington, at Washington State, California, Notre Dame, USC (Pac-12 Championship), Iowa (Rose): 9
2014: at Washington, at UCLA, Maryland (Foster Farms): 3
5-Year FBS Quality Win Total: 24
7. Boise State
2018: at Troy, at Nevada, BYU, Fresno State, Utah State: 5
2017: Troy, at San Diego State, Wyoming, at Colorado State, Fresno State (Mountain West Championship), Oregon (Las Vegas Bowl): 6
2016: Washington State, at New Mexico, Colorado State, BYU: 4
2015: Washington, at Colorado State, Northern Illinois (Poinsettia Bowl): 3
2014: Colorado State, Louisiana, at Nevada, BYU, San Diego State, Utah State, Arizona (Fiesta Bowl): 7
5-Year FBS Quality Win Total: 24
6. Florida State
2018: Northern Illinois, Wake Forest, Boston College: 3
2017: Wake Forest, at Duke, Southern Miss: 3
2016: at South Florida, at Miami, Wake Forest, at NC State, Boston College, Florida, Michigan (Orange): 7
2015: South Florida, Miami, Louisville, NC State, at Florida: 5
2014: Oklahoma State, Clemson, NC State, Notre Dame, at Louisville, Boston College, Florida, Georgia Tech (ACC Championship): 8
5-Year FBS Quality Win Total: 26
5. Georgia
2018: at South Carolina, Middle Tennessee, at Missouri, Florida, at Kentucky, Auburn, Georgia Tech:7
2017: Appalachian State, at Notre Dame, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Kentucky, Auburn (SEC Championship), Oklahoma (Rose Bowl): 8
2016: North Carolina, at Kentucky, Auburn: 3
2015: at Auburn, Georgia Southern, Penn State (TaxSlayer Bowl): 3
2014: Clemson, Tennessee, at Missouri, Arkansas, Auburn, Louisville (Belk Bowl): 5
5-Year FBS Quality Win Total: 27
4. Oklahoma
2018: at Iowa State, Army, Baylor, at TCU, Oklahoma State, at West Virginia, Texas (Big 12 Championship): 7
2017: at Ohio State, Texas, at Kansas State, at Oklahoma State, TCU, West Virginia, TCU (Big 12 Championship: 7
2016: Kansas State, Baylor, at West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Auburn (Sugar): 5
2015: Akron, at Tennessee, West Virginia, at Kansas State, Texas Tech, at Baylor, TCU, at Oklahoma State: 8
2014: Louisiana Tech, Tennessee, at West Virginia: 3
5-Year FBS Quality Win Total: 29
3. Ohio State
2018: TCU, Tulane, at Penn State, Minnesota, at Michigan State, Michigan, Northwestern (Big Ten Championship), Washington (Rose Bowl): 8
2017: Army, Penn State, Michigan State, at Michigan, Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship), USC (Cotton Bowl): 6
2016: Tulsa, at Oklahoma, at Wisconsin, Northwestern, Nebraska, Michigan: 6
2015: at Virginia Tech, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Penn State, at Michigan, Notre Dame (Fiesta): 6
2014: Navy, Cincinnati, at Maryland, Rutgers, at Penn State, at Michigan State, at Minnesota, Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship), Alabama (Sugar), Oregon (CFP Championship): 10
5-Year FBS Quality Win Total: 36
2. Clemson
2018: at Texas A&M, Georgia Southern, at Georgia Tech, Syracuse, at Wake Forest, NC State, at Boston College, Duke, South Carolina, Notre Dame (Cotton Bowl), Alabama (College Football Playoff National Championship): 11
2017: Auburn, at Louisville, Boston College, at Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, at NC State, Florida State, at South Carolina, Miami (ACC Championship): 9
2016: at Auburn, Troy, at Georgia Tech, Louisville, at Boston College, NC State, at Florida State, at Wake Forest, Virginia Tech (ACC Championship), Ohio State (Fiesta), Alabama (SEC Championship): 11
2015: Appalachian State, at Louisville, Notre Dame, at Miami, at NC State, Florida State, North Carolina (ACC Championship), Oklahoma (Orange): 8
2014: NC State, Louisville, at Boston College, South Carolina, Oklahoma (Russell Athletic): 5
5-Year FBS Quality Win Total: 44
1. Alabama
2018: Arkansas State, Texas A&M, Missouri, at LSU, Mississippi State, Auburn, Georgia (SEC Championship), Oklahoma (Orange Bowl): 8
2017: Florida State, Fresno State, Colorado State, at Texas A&M, LSU, at Mississippi State, Clemson (Sugar Bowl), Georgia (College Football Playoff National Championship): 8
2016: USC, WKU, Kentucky, at Arkansas, at Tennessee, Texas A&M, at LSU, Auburn, Florida (SEC Championship), Washington (Peach): 10
2015: Wisconsin, Middle Tennessee, at Georgia, Arkansas, at Texas A&M, Tennessee, LSU, at Mississippi State, at Auburn, Florida (SEC Championship), Michigan State (Cotton), Clemson (CFP Championship): 12
2014: West Virginia, Florida, at Arkansas, Texas A&M, at Tennessee, at LSU, Mississippi State, Auburn, Missouri (SEC Championship): 9
5-Year FBS Quality Win Total: 47
