# NCAA Stat Weirdness

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-stat-weirdness/599470>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [October 12, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-stat-weirdness/599470 "2011-10-12T22:42:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-stat-weirdness/599470/1 "2011-10-12T22:42:13Z")

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Care to take a guess who the top 3 teams are in rushing yards per game?

No Googling.

Post your guesses and check out how ya did!

Don’t spoil for the late comers please.

Navy,Air Force,Army

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**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-stat-weirdness/599470/2 "2011-10-12T23:38:08Z")

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I bet GaTech and Navy are on there, running the triple option. After that, I dunno… Michigan.

That is weird!

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**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-stat-weirdness/599470/3 "2011-10-12T23:49:30Z")

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> [@USCDiver](#):
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> I bet GaTech and Navy are on there, running the triple option. After that, I dunno… Michigan.
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> That is weird!

Very nice try!

All three of your picks in the top seven!

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**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2011, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-stat-weirdness/599470/4 "2011-10-12T23:57:13Z")

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Navy, for sure. Probably Air Force. And Georgia Tech.

Checking answers now…

Wow. That’s surprising because as of last year I’m pretty sure that 3rd team was running more of a pro style offense.

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**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-stat-weirdness/599470/5 "2011-10-13T00:46:55Z")

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> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#):
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> Navy, for sure. Probably Air Force. And Georgia Tech.
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> Checking answers now…
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> Wow. That’s surprising because as of last year I’m pretty sure that 3rd team was running more of a pro style offense.

Also a nice try.

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**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-stat-weirdness/599470/6 "2011-10-13T00:47:07Z")

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Actually, it’s not at all surprising, if you know what kind of offensive system all three of those teams run. They were all top 8 last year. I’d have thought Georgia Tech was top 3, instead of #4, but that’s really all.