College Football Penalties and AP Rank Insights 2024
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Overview
This dataset presents a comprehensive view of penalties per game and AP ranking insights for college football teams. It lists Team, Conference, Penalties/Game, Wins, AP Top 35 Insights, AP Top 25 Rank, and related notes. It includes the most and least penalized teams, per-conference patterns, and comparative rankings against AP Top 35/Top 25. The information is organized by team across conferences such as Big Ten, ACC, SEC, Big 12, PAC, MWC, MAC, CUSA, SBC, American, Independent, and others. The primary keywords for this document include penalties per game, AP rankings, college football statistics, and conference comparisons. This page serves as a data export designed to preserve every data point, metric, and annotation from the original source.
Raw Data: Penalties and AP Rank
Team Penalties/Gm Rank per Avg. AP Rank
1 Iowa Big 10 2.3 5 x Most penalized James Madison 8.7 131 Miami 8.6 130
2 Army American 2.8 3 x Least penalized Minnesota 3.5 6 Indiana 3.7 7
3 Wisconsin Big 10 3.3 2 x
3 Kansas St Big 12 3.3 3 x AP Top 5 Teams 6 Most Penalized
5 Northwestern Big 10 3.5 5 Ohio State 4.7 23 131 Pittsburgh 8.7 ACC
35 6 Minnesota Big 10 3.5 5 Indiana 3.7 7 131 UAB 8.7 American
7 Penn State Big 10 3.7 3 Texas A&M 8.1 122 131 James Madison 8.7 SBC
2 7 Indiana Big 10 3.7 7 x Alabama 5.6 44 131 South Carolina 8.7 SEC
9 Tulsa American 4.0 2 Georgia 4.8 24 135 Wake Forest 9.4 ACC
15 9 Missouri SEC 4.0 6 x 135 Georgia State 9.4 SBC
11 Michigan Big 10 4.1 5 Overall
12 Nevada MWC 4.2 1 x Most Penalized Georgia State 9.4 136
12 Iowa State Big 12 4.2 5 Least Penalized Iowa 2.3 1
14 Northern Illinois MAC 4.3 1 x
6 14 Oregon Big 10 4.3 6
14 Rutgers Big 10 4.3 3 Conferences
14 Uconn Independent 4.3 5 SBC 6.9 Most Penalized Overall SBC 6.9
14 Ball State MAC 4.3 3 SEC 6.8 Most Penalized P4 SEC 6.8
14 Delaware CUSA 4.3 4 x ACC 6.7
20 Clemson ACC 4.4 3 CUSA 6.4 Least Penalized Overall Big 10 4.8
21 Temple American 4.5 4 MWC 6.3
21 Air Force MWC 4.5 2 MAC 6.2
1 23 Ohio State Big 10 4.7 7 Big 12 6.1
23 24 Illinois Big 10 4.8 5 American 6.1
24 Georgia Southern SBC 4.8 3 PAC 5.6
5 24 Georgia SEC 4.8 6 Independent 5.2
27 UNC ACC 5.0 2 Big 10 4.8
27 Nebraska Big 10 5.0 5
25 27 Michigan State Big 10 5.0 3 Highest Penalized in each Conference Least Penalized
27 Jacksonville State CUSA 5.0 4 Range(Hi-Lo) Deviation Rank Deviation Rank
7 31 Georgia Tech ACC 5.2 7 5 ACC Wake Forest 9.4 -2.7 135 Clemson 4.4 2.3 20
31 Rice American 5.2 3 5.9 American UAB 8.7 -2.6 131 Army 2.8 3.3 2
29 31 Houston Big 12 5.2 6 6 Big 10 UCLA 8.3 -3.5 126 Iowa 2.3 3.8 1
31 Arizona Big 12 5.2 4 5.2 Big 12 Texas Tech 8.5 -2.4 129 Kansas St 3.3 2.8 3
31 Western Michigan MAC 5.2 4 4.2 CUSA LA Tech 8.5 -2.1 128 Delaware 4.3 2.1 14
31 NC State ACC 5.2 4 x 1.8 Ind. Notre Dame 6.1 -0.9 61 UConn 4.3 0.9 14
31 Kentucky SEC 5.2 2 4 MAC Bowling Green 8.3 -2.1 123 Ball State 4.3 1.9 14
38 Oregon State PAC 5.3 1 x 4.3 MWC Boise State 8.5 -2.2 127 Nevada 4.2 2.1 12
39 Colorado Big 12 5.4 3 0.5 PAC Washington St. 5.8 -0.2 51 Oregon St 5.3 0.3 38
40 Memphis American 5.5 6 4.6 SBC Georgia St 9.4 -2.5 136 GA Southern 4.8 2.1 24
40 Charlotte American 5.5 1 4.7 SEC South Carolina 8.7 -1.9 134 Missouri 4.0 2.8 9
40 West Virginia Big 12 5.5 2
40 Wyoming MWC 5.5 3 Avg* 4.2 -2.4 2.6
4 44 Alabama SEC 5.6 6 *Omits Ind. and PAC
45 UMass MAC 5.7 0 x
45 Kansas Big 12 5.7 4
45 Buffalo MAC 5.7 4 Cutoff is 5.7 Cutoff is 6.8
45 Hawaii MWC 5.7 6 Total Teams Median Average Med-Avg # in Top 45 Least # in Bottom 45 Most
45 Troy SBC 5.7 5 17 ACC 6.7 6.7 0.00 4 24% 7 41%
45 Coastal Carolina SBC 5.7 4 14 American 6.3 6.1 0.20 6 43% 5 36%
16 51 Virginia ACC 5.8 6 18 Big 10 4.5 4.8 -0.30 12 67% 1 6%
51 Kent State MAC 5.8 2 16 Big 12 6.25 6.1 0.15 7 44% 5 31%
51 New Mexico MWC 5.8 4 12 CUSA 6.3 6.4 -0.10 2 17% 3 25%
51 Washington State PAC 5.8 3 2 Ind. 5.2 5.2 0.00 0 0% 0 0%
55 Western Kentucky CUSA 5.9 6 13 MAC 5.9 6.2 -0.30 7 54% 3 23%
55 Akron MAC 5.9 2 12 MWC 6.1 6.3 -0.20 5 42% 3 25%
27 57 Utah Big 12 6.0 5 2 PAC 5.55 5.6 -0.05 2 100% 0 0%
57 UTEP CUSA 6.0 2 14 SBC 7.05 6.9 0.15 3 21% 8 57%
57 Colorado State MWC 6.0 2 16 SEC 6.8 6.8 0.00 3 19% 7 44%
57 Old Dominion SBC 6.0 4
61 Sam Houston CUSA 6.1 0 x
26 61 USC Big 10 6.1 5
12 61 Notre Dame Independent 6.1 5
19 64 Louisville ACC 6.2 5 6.2
64 Syracuse ACC 6.2 3
64 Washington Big 10 6.2 5
31 64 San Diego State MWC 6.2 5
64 Louisana SBC 6.2 2
69 North Texas American 6.3 6
18 69 South Florida American 6.3 6
69 Kennessaw State CUSA 6.3 5
69 Liberty CUSA 6.3 3
13 69 Oklahoma SEC 6.3 6
69 Arkansas SEC 6.3 2
75 Eastern Michigan MAC 6.4 2
76 SMU ACC 6.5 5
76 Maryland Big 10 6.5 4
76 Baylor Big 12 6.5 4
76 New Mexico State CUSA 6.5 3
76 Fresno State MWC 6.5 5
81 Florida State ACC 6.7 3
81 Stanford ACC 6.7 3
81 Purdue Big 10 6.7 2
11 81 BYU Big 12 6.7 7
24 81 Arizona State Big 12 6.7 5
81 Florida International CUSA 6.7 3
81 Central Michigan MAC 6.7 4
10 81 Vanderbilt SEC 6.7 6
30 89 Navy American 6.8 6
89 Miami OH MAC 6.8 4
89 San Jose State MWC 6.8 2
89 UL Monroe SBC 6.8 3
20 89 LSU SEC 6.8 5
89 Florida SEC 6.8 3
95 Eastern Carolina American 7.0 4
95 Virginia Tech ACC 7.0 2 x
95 Oklahoma State Big 12 7.0 1
95 Arkansas State SBC 7.0 3
99 South Alabama SBC 7.1 2 x
34 100 TCU Big 12 7.2 5
100 App State SBC 7.2 4
100 Texas State SBC 7.2 3
103 Boston College ACC 7.3 1 x
103 Middle Tennessee CUSA 7.3 1 x
103 UTSA American 7.3 3
21 103 Cincinnatti Big 12 7.3 6
103 Missouri State CUSA 7.3 4
103 Ohio MAC 7.3 4
103 Marshall SBC 7.3 4
8 103 Ole Miss SEC 7.3 6
111 UCF Big 12 7.5 4
26 112 California ACC 7.7 5
112 Southern Miss SBC 7.7 5
114 Duke ACC 7.8 4
114 Utah State MWC 7.8
4
114 Mississippi State SEC 7.8
4
117 Tulane American 7.9
6
22 117 Texas SEC 7.9
5
119 Florida Atlantic American 8.0
3
119 Toledo MAC 8.0
4
17 119 Tennessee SEC 8.0
5
3 122 Texas A&M SEC 8.1
7
x
123 UCLA Big 12 8.3
3
123 Bowling Green MAC 8.3
3
123 UNLV MWC 8.3
6
126 Auburn SEC 8.4
3
127 Louisiana Tech CUSA 8.5
4
33 127 Boise State MWC 8.5
5
14 127 Texas Tech Big 12 8.5
6
x
9 130 Miami ACC 8.6
5
131 UAB American 8.7
3
131 South Carolina SEC 8.7
3
x
131 Pittsburgh ACC 8.7
5
x
32 131 James Madison SBC 8.7
6
x
135 Georgia State SBC 9.4 1 x
135 Wake Forest ACC 9.4
4
x
7 ACC 6.7 5 American 6.3 1 Big 10 4.5 5 Big 12 6.3 3 CUSA 6.3 0 Ind. 5.2 3 MAC 5.9 3 MWC 6.1 0 PAC 5.6 8 SBC 7.1 7 SEC 6.8Key Observations
- This section would summarize key insights, patterns, and anomalies observed in the data. Given the raw data, one could note the following patterns: - Teams with high penalties often correlate with lower AP rankings in some conferences, while exceptions exist where highly penalized teams still achieve solid AP recognition. - The data shows clustering of penalties within conferences such as the Big Ten and SEC, with notable variations across ACC and PAC schools. - There are recurring mentions of “Most Penalized” and “Least Penalized” designations tied to specific teams and conferences. - The presence of multiple “X” markers indicates missing or inapplicable values for certain rows. - The overlap of AP Top 5 Teams, AP Top 35 Insights, and “Rank” columns suggests a multi-dimensional view of penalties, performance, and ranking, useful for cross-tab analyses.
Appendix: Conference Highlights
- The dataset references several major conferences multiple times, including the Big Ten, ACC, SEC, Big 12, Pac-12, Mountain West (MWC), Mid-American (MAC), Conference USA (CUSA), Sun Belt (SBC), American, and Independent. - It also highlights patterns such as “Most Penalized” versus “Least Penalized” at the conference and overall levels, and notes medians and averages across top/bottom 45 teams.
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- Caption: Screenshot of penalties and AP ranking dataset.