Keenan Reynolds is 2012 FBS Regular Season Positive Impact Factor MVP
Navy freshman quarterback Keenan Reynolds is the 2012 Positive Impact Factor (PIF) regular season MVP. Reynolds is also the PIF Freshman of the Year. Reynolds posted a 72.1 PIF during the season for Navy, not far off the pace Ricky Dobbs had for Navy with a 73.9 in 2009. Reynolds had 18 TD and just 5 turnovers for Navy this season while throwing an interception on just 2.4% of his incompletions and losing just under 3% of his fumbles.
Before we get to the top performers this season, it's important to remember that these ratings have not yet been adjusted for schedule strength yet as that will happen after the bowl season.
Here's the Top Ten from this season (min. 168 touches, TD % in brackets):
1. Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 72.1 (7.6)
2. Trent Steelman, Army, 72 (5.4)
3. Jordan Lynch, NIU, 71.1 (6.9)
4. Collin Klein, Kansas State, 69.8 (7.9)
5. Eric Soza, UTSA, 67.6 (7.4)
6. Tevin Washington, Georgia Tech, 67 (9)
7. Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M, 66.6 (7.4)
8. Colby Cameron, Louisiana Tech, 65.9 (6)
9. Tyler Tettleton, Ohio, 65.4 (4.5)
10. J.W. Walsh, Oklahoma State, 65.4 (8.8)
Here's the Regular Season Award Winners:
Regular Season MVP: Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 72.1
Freshman of the Year: Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 72.1
Comeback Player of the Year: Robert Marve, Purdue, 48
Most Improved: Gary Nova, Rutgers, 30.1
TD Producer Award: Tevin Washington, Georgia Tech, 9% of his touches were TD
Lowest Negative Play Percentage: Trent Steelman, Army, 19.9% of his touches were incompletions, sacks or fumbles
Lowest Extremely Negative Factor Award: Tyler Tettleton, Ohio, 4.6 XNeg (turnover) Factor
And now for the best in each Conference (National Rank in brackets):
ACC: Tevin Washington, Georgia Tech, 67 (6)
Big XII: Collin Klein, Kansas State, 69.8 (4)
Big East: Teddy Bridgewater, 58.3 (22)
Big Ten: Matt McGloin, Penn State, 60.7 (17)
C-USA: Taylor McHargue, Rice, 61.5 (16)
MAC: Jordan Lynch, NIU, 71.1 (3)
MWC: Cody Fajardo, Nevada, 64.7 (11)
Pac-12: Marcus Mariota, Oregon, 56.8 (25)
SEC: Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M, 66.6 (7)
Sun Belt: Deon Anthony, Troy, 64.1 (13)
WAC: Eric Soza, UTSA, 67.6 (5)
