The Wall Street Journal took the head coaches of the AP's Top 25 teams and charted their records against AP Top 25 teams. The results — flawed as they may be — will not surprise you.
Urban Meyer is a sterling 25-12 against AP Top 25 teams; he is 5-2 at Ohio State. (He is, however, 0-2 at Ohio State against AP Top 15 competition.)
That 2.08:1 W:L ratio puts him up with the likes of Stanford's David Shaw (14-4), Nick Saban (50-35 overall; 28-12 at Bama), Bob Stoops (50-23) and Les Miles (40-31 overall, 37-19 at LSU) as the country's benchmarks.
Unsurprisingly, Brady Hoke is 4-20 overall and 3-7 at Michigan against AP Top 25 teams. Penn State's James Franklin posted an 0-8 record at Vanderbilt. Mark Dantonio is 12-25 in his career and 10-18 at Michigan State. Old friend of the program, Bert Bielema, is 10-20 in his career and 0-6 at Arkansas.
Also, shout-out to three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year, Kirk Ferentz, for his 19-34 mark at Iowa.
Here's the full table, again via The Wall Street Journal:
