Forget conference affiliation. Let's look at WVU's national rankings record.

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers]

WVU has been ranked in the top 25 or top 20 at the end of NINETEEN seasons.

Bill Stewart had as many top 25 rankings in THREE seasons (3) as Rich Rodriguez (3) had in 8 seasons and Art “Pappy” Lewis (3) had in 10 seasons.


Don Nehlen had WVU in top 25 SEVEN times in 21 seasons, or one-third of his tenure with the Mountaineers.


Bill Stewart had WVU ranked in the top 25 THREE times in three seasons. EVERY season he was the head coach, WVU was in the top 25 at the end of the season. Incredible! But not good enough for Oliver Luck.

Dana Holgorsen got WVU into the top 25 in ONE season, 2011, with nearly every player recruited by Bill Stewart.


Rich Rodriguez had WVU in top 25 THREE times in 8 seasons


Don Nehlen had WVU in top 25 SEVEN times in 21 seasons


Bobby Bowden had WVU in top 25 ONE time in 6 seasons


Jim Carlen had WVU in top 25 ONE time in 4 seasons


Art “Pappy” Lewis had WVU in top 25 THREE times in 10 seasons, but these were the first times WVU was ranked in its history.






Final WVU college football rankings at end of season:


2011 WVU 17th in AP, 22nd in Harris, 18th in coaches COACH DANA HOLGORSEN (2011-PRESENT)


2010 WVU No. 21 in Harris poll COACH BILL STEWART (2008-2010)


2009 WVU 25th in AP, 18th in Harris, 22nd in coaches COACH BILL STEWART (2008-2010)


2008 WVU 23rd in AP COACH BILL STEWART (2008-2010)


2007 WVU 6th in AP, 9th in Harris, 6th in coaches COACH RICHARD RODRIGUEZ (2001-2007)


2006 WVU 10th in AP, 12th in Harris, 10th in coaches COACH RICHARD RODRIGUEZ (2001-2007)


2005 WVU 25th in AP, 12th in Harris, 20th in coaches COACH RICHARD RODRIGUEZ (2001-2007)


1993 WVU 7th in AP, 6th in coaches COACH DON NEHLEN (1980-2000)


1989 WVU 21st in AP (ranked 25 teams), unranked by coaches (ranked 20 teams) COACH DON NEHLEN (1980-2000)


1988 WVU 5th in AP, 5th in coaches COACH DON NEHLEN (1980-2000)


1984 WVU 18th in coaches COACH DON NEHLEN (1980-2000)


1983 WVU 16th in AP, 16th in coaches COACH DON NEHLEN (1980-2000)


1982 WVU 19th in AP, 19th in coaches COACH DON NEHLEN (1980-2000)


1981 WVU 17th in AP, 18th in coaches COACH DON NEHLEN (1980-2000)


1975 WVU 20th in AP, 17th in coaches COACH BOBBY BOWDEN (1970-75)


1969 WVU ranked 17th in AP, 18th in coaches COACH JIM CARLEN (1966-69)


1955 WVU ranked 19th in AP, 17th in coaches COACH ART “PAPPY” LEWIS (1950-59)


1954 WVU ranked 12th in AP, NOT among top 20 with coaches COACH ART “PAPPY” LEWIS (1950-59)


1953 WVU ranked 10th in AP, 13th in coaches COACH ART “PAPPY” LEWIS (1950-59)


1940s NO WVU rankings. Only AP ranked; top 20.




1936 AP poll began. 1953 was FIRST time WVU ever finished in the national rankings.


Only 20 teams ranked in 1970s


AP ranked only 10 teams in 1963-1967

 

[Orlaco]

Well...forgetting 'all' affiliations wasn't part of your thread topic...so I can excuse the obvious agenda.

Still a good, if not great, post.

 

[GoWVU]

Cuyahoga, you've got a few mistakes in there again.

First, the Harris Interactive Poll used in the final few years of the BCS era was simply a tool used to the replace the AP poll in the BCS formula for bowl selection purposes only. It never released a post-bowl ranking at any point, did not crown a champion, and therefore does not count as a "final" ranking in the same sense as what you mean:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris_Interactive_College_Football_Poll

As a result, that means Stewart can be credited with having a team ranked in the final polls in just 2 of his 3 seasons as head man.

Next, you shortchanged RR by one year in your listings. The 2002 team finished #25 in the final AP poll and #20 in the final coaches' poll. The complete list of our final rankings by season is at the link below:

http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/w/west_virginia/in_the_polls.php

 

[Cuyahoga Falls Eers]

Cuyahoga, you've got a few mistakes in there again.

First, the Harris Interactive Poll used in the final few years of the BCS era was simply a tool used to the replace the AP poll in the BCS formula for bowl selection purposes only. It never released a post-bowl ranking at any point, did not crown a champion, and therefore does not count as a "final" ranking in the same sense as what you mean:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris_Interactive_College_Football_Poll

As a result, that means Stewart can be credited with having a team ranked in the final polls in just 2 of his 3 seasons as head man.

Next, you shortchanged RR by one year in your listings. The 2002 team finished #25 in the final AP poll and #20 in the final coaches' poll. The complete list of our final rankings by season is at the link below:

http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/w/west_virginia/in_the_polls.php

Thanks for straighten that out. I did the research without knowing what I would find. I thought using national rankings so of made it apples to applies, by eliminating the conference affiliation, because it meant WVU was considered a top 25 team regardless of conference affiliation.

And it's food for thought. These 7 days between games is too long for me. I have to poke the bear from time to time to keep all of us, including me, awake till the next kickoff.

See everyone in Mountaineer Field at noon Satuday. Hook them Horns!


M ighty defense throttled Georgia Southern, 44-0

O utstanding defense obliterated Liberty, 41-17

U nilaterally decimated Maryland, 45-6, on defense and offense

N oxious offense & special teams against Oklahoma, 44-24

T urnovers lose to Oklahoma State, 33-26 in OT despite impressive comeback from 15-point deficit.

A wesome Baylor too much, 62-38.

I ncinerated by TCU, 40-10. Way too many mistakes, penalties, dropped passes.

N ifty rushing, defense take down Texas Tech, 31-26

E scape Texas

E rectile dysfunction Kansas

R oll past Iowa State

S lip past Kansas State

 

[Airport]

Why not compare our record to teams that we seem to share similar histories. Syracuse, Vatech, Clemson,Wisconsin,Maryland and any others that you chose.

 

[dogeered_again]

WVU has been ranked in the top 25 or top 20 at the end of NINETEEN seasons.

Bill Stewart had as many top 25 rankings in THREE seasons (3) as Rich Rodriguez (3) had in 8 seasons and Art “Pappy” Lewis (3) had in 10 seasons.


Don Nehlen had WVU in top 25 SEVEN times in 21 seasons, or one-third of his tenure with the Mountaineers.


Bill Stewart had WVU ranked in the top 25 THREE times in three seasons. EVERY season he was the head coach, WVU was in the top 25 at the end of the season. Incredible! But not good enough for Oliver Luck.

Dana Holgorsen got WVU into the top 25 in ONE season, 2011, with nearly every player recruited by Bill Stewart.


Rich Rodriguez had WVU in top 25 THREE times in 8 seasons


Don Nehlen had WVU in top 25 SEVEN times in 21 seasons


Bobby Bowden had WVU in top 25 ONE time in 6 seasons


Jim Carlen had WVU in top 25 ONE time in 4 seasons


Art “Pappy” Lewis had WVU in top 25 THREE times in 10 seasons, but these were the first times WVU was ranked in its history.






Final WVU college football rankings at end of season:


2011 WVU 17th in AP, 22nd in Harris, 18th in coaches COACH DANA HOLGORSEN (2011-PRESENT)


2010 WVU No. 21 in Harris poll COACH BILL STEWART (2008-2010)


2009 WVU 25th in AP, 18th in Harris, 22nd in coaches COACH BILL STEWART (2008-2010)


2008 WVU 23rd in AP COACH BILL STEWART (2008-2010)


2007 WVU 6th in AP, 9th in Harris, 6th in coaches COACH RICHARD RODRIGUEZ (2001-2007)


2006 WVU 10th in AP, 12th in Harris, 10th in coaches COACH RICHARD RODRIGUEZ (2001-2007)


2005 WVU 25th in AP, 12th in Harris, 20th in coaches COACH RICHARD RODRIGUEZ (2001-2007)


1993 WVU 7th in AP, 6th in coaches COACH DON NEHLEN (1980-2000)


1989 WVU 21st in AP (ranked 25 teams), unranked by coaches (ranked 20 teams) COACH DON NEHLEN (1980-2000)


1988 WVU 5th in AP, 5th in coaches COACH DON NEHLEN (1980-2000)


1984 WVU 18th in coaches COACH DON NEHLEN (1980-2000)


1983 WVU 16th in AP, 16th in coaches COACH DON NEHLEN (1980-2000)


1982 WVU 19th in AP, 19th in coaches COACH DON NEHLEN (1980-2000)


1981 WVU 17th in AP, 18th in coaches COACH DON NEHLEN (1980-2000)


1975 WVU 20th in AP, 17th in coaches COACH BOBBY BOWDEN (1970-75)


1969 WVU ranked 17th in AP, 18th in coaches COACH JIM CARLEN (1966-69)


1955 WVU ranked 19th in AP, 17th in coaches COACH ART “PAPPY” LEWIS (1950-59)


1954 WVU ranked 12th in AP, NOT among top 20 with coaches COACH ART “PAPPY” LEWIS (1950-59)


1953 WVU ranked 10th in AP, 13th in coaches COACH ART “PAPPY” LEWIS (1950-59)


1940s NO WVU rankings. Only AP ranked; top 20.




1936 AP poll began. 1953 was FIRST time WVU ever finished in the national rankings.


Only 20 teams ranked in 1970s


AP ranked only 10 teams in 1963-1967

I have a Master's degree in Economics and, although I'm not an expert in statistics, I had to take my fair share. I'm also, hot a "journalist" who likes to skim the top and not drill down into the reality of what we are dealing with. You can make numbers work for you in any number of ways but, until you take into consideration the less observed or considered subjective elements, you can be taken as someone who has an agenda. You want to spin a story that is less than complete.