The AFM System for ranking active college coaches in Division I-A

This system has been designed to provide a quantitative method to examine the careers of current coaches. While it is impossible to factor in every variable, such as strength of opponents, conferences, budgets, etc., this is a way to look at all current coaches under the same microscope. The AFM Index analyzes coaches' careers in the same manner batting averages in baseball are determined (i.e. merely a reflection of the total number of hits versus at bats, the quality of pitchers faced, the inning in which the at bat occurred, were there runners on base, etc. do not go into the final compilation of the batting average). We certainly understand that some coaches like Kansas State's Bill Snyder had to get it done without the operating budgets of Nebraska, Oklahoma, etc., and this makes his accomplishments even more impressive. But, it is impossible to factor in every obstacle or