2012 Upsets

(Rankings as of 2 Sep 2012 8:37pm (US Mountain))

This "surprise" factor combines the scoring and rank difference for games in which the worse-ranked team wins against the better-ranked team.

Surprise = ⌈ (WS - LS)÷8 ⌉ × (WR - LR)
LR
⌈ x ⌉ is the least integer ≥ x
(this is the MOV expressed as # of scores)
WS = Winner's Score
LS = Loser's Score
WR = Winner's Rank
(note - in these games will be > LR)
LR = Loser's Rank
(that of the better-ranked team)

Unranked (non-FBS) teams are arbitrarily assigned a rank of one more than the worst-ranked FBS team.

DateFactorGame
1 Sep12.65#120 Texas St-San Marcos 30 #23 Houston 13
1 Sep2.63#125 Youngstown St 31 #54 Pittsburgh 17
1 Sep1.17#65 Ohio U. 24 #41 Penn State 14
1 Sep0.93#41 Tulsa 23 #60 Iowa St 38
1 Sep0.50#60 Nevada 31 #40 California 24
1 Sep0.39#77 Florida Int'l 26 #87 Duke 46
30 Aug0.35#125 Eastern Washington 20 #112 Idaho 3
31 Aug0.23#13 Boise St 13 #16 Michigan St 17
1 Sep0.20#55 Toledo 17 #66 Arizona 24
1 Sep0.15#109 Colorado St 22 #95 Colorado 17
30 Aug0.08#125 McNeese St 27 #116 Middle Tennessee St 21
1 Sep0.05#125 Tennessee-Martin 20 #119 Memphis 17
1 Sep0.03#122 Texas-San Antonio 33 #118 South Alabama 31