Dolphin Ratings - College Football

Explanation: Each team is listed with its record, overall score differential, and six ratings. Brief explanations of the ratings follow.

Schedule The number in this column is the effective opponent strength of a team. In other words, they would be expected to have the same record had they played all games against an opponent of this predictive rating at a neutral site. Because this calculation depends on the strength of the team in question, it is not possible to rank schedules using these values.
Standard Ranks teams in an order such that a team is "probably better" than all teams ranked lower than it. This calculation uses margin of victory only for computing a team's opponents strengths; the team's rating itself is computed using only wins, losses, and ties relative to its schedule
Median Likelihood Determines the likely ratings for each team, based on its wins, losses, and ties relative to its schedule. This generally produces the same or similar ratings as the standard ranking.
Predictive Both schedule strength and rating vs. schedule strength are determined considering both the wins and losses and the score differentials. This rating contains none of the biases in the standard rating, but does weight recent games slightly more than past games since those are a better indication of the team's current strength. This rating is the best of the first three for seeing how good teams are, and thus is the best for predicting future results.
Improved RPI Rating The improved RPI formula is similar to the standard RPI, except that the schedule strength is carried out to infinite depth instead of ending with opponents' opponents, thus allows for a better comparison of isolated groups of teams than is given by the standard RPI calculation. It is similar to the simple rating, except that all games are given equal weight.
RPI Rating. Included only because of common real-life usage. The RPI rating has many statistical problems. The football RPI rating is based on the BCS formula, and approximates the schedule, loss, and quality win components.
Pseudo-Poll. A blended ranking based on win-loss and predictive ratings, calibrated to match real-life polls as closely as possible. This gives a rough but unbiased estimate of how typical voters value record vs. impressive wins.
Predictive-Scoring. This value indicates how many points a team would be expected to score if it played an identical team.
Predictive-Offense. This combines the predictive and scoring ratings to measure how many points a team scores. The number is the predictive rating of an opponent against whom the team would be expected to score the league average number of points. This does not necessarily rate a team's offensive abilities, as a fast pace in basketball or big-play defense in football can make a team score more points.
Predictive-Defense. This combines the predictive and scoring ratings to measure how many points a team allows. The number is the predictive rating of an opponent against whom the team would be expected to allow the league average number of points. The same caveat in the predictive-offense rating applies here.

Because these ratings contain no prejudices regarding team or conference strengths, they tend to be quite inaccurate early in the seasons. College football appears to take at least 5 games per team before even remotely reasonable ratings are produced; acceptable ratings are produced with 8 games per team; excellent ratings unfortunately require 14 games per team.

Rankings by division: Overall I-A I-AA II III NAIA NESCAC

Full Ranking

                                         STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Tennessee         13  0 431 189  4.221    1  5.534    1  5.531    4  4.946    1 0.6978    1 0.7067    1 18.344    9  4.905    8  4.987
Ohio State        11  1 430 144  4.314    2  5.172    2  5.095    2  5.225    2 0.6731    4 0.6692    2 17.968    6  5.213    3  5.237
Texas A&M         11  3 335 214  4.503    3  5.094    3  5.075    7  4.820    7 0.6428    6 0.6594    5 17.682   32  4.232    2  5.408
Florida State     11  2 401 161  4.396    4  5.080    4  5.010    3  5.108    3 0.6729    2 0.6913    4 17.780   13  4.789    1  5.428
Kansas State      11  2 610 197  4.450    5  5.050    5  4.977    1  5.364   10 0.6226    9 0.6409    3 17.855    1  5.520    4  5.209
Wisconsin         11  1 382 143  4.046    6  5.039    6  4.962    5  4.860    5 0.6513    5 0.6686    6 17.606   23  4.516    5  5.204
Arizona           12  1 439 236  3.877    7  5.028    7  4.948   12  4.573    6 0.6449   11 0.6321    7 17.471   17  4.682   15  4.464
UCLA              10  2 476 340  4.217    8  5.018    8  4.913   13  4.541    4 0.6637    3 0.6764    8 17.452    2  5.466   44  3.616
Tulane            12  0 540 295  3.263    9  4.931    9  4.800   26  4.175   12 0.6181   12 0.6314   10 17.220    8  4.979   58  3.371
Florida           10  2 380 165  4.130   10  4.913   10  4.782    9  4.756    8 0.6344    7 0.6552    9 17.338   22  4.537    9  4.975
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Texas              9  3 437 337  4.243   11  4.875   11  4.738   15  4.533   14 0.6144   10 0.6326   11 17.196    3  5.346   36  3.720
Michigan          10  3 359 235  4.155   12  4.855   12  4.716   14  4.534   13 0.6155   15 0.6266   12 17.183   24  4.502   12  4.566
Penn State         9  3 317 183  4.203   13  4.798   13  4.653   19  4.447   11 0.6187    8 0.6440   13 17.129   37  4.057   10  4.838
Air Force         12  1 468 185  3.489   14  4.735   15  4.579   17  4.518   16 0.6066   13 0.6312   15 17.066   21  4.544   14  4.493
Missouri           8  4 334 236  4.407   15  4.732   14  4.581   11  4.604   20 0.6025   17 0.6139   16 17.022   19  4.615   11  4.593
Georgia Tech      10  2 426 295  3.822   16  4.725   16  4.571   25  4.206    9 0.6258   20 0.6122   18 16.908   10  4.844   46  3.567
Purdue             9  4 444 276  4.249   17  4.698   17  4.544   10  4.719   18 0.6030   14 0.6292   17 17.002    4  5.256   20  4.183
Nebraska           9  4 403 206  4.368   18  4.695   18  4.541    6  4.850   19 0.6025   21 0.6085   14 17.085   18  4.643    7  5.057
Miami (Fla)        9  3 448 298  3.995   19  4.656   19  4.496   23  4.325   23 0.5914   24 0.5937   19 16.850   15  4.761   31  3.889
Notre Dame         9  3 328 248  3.939   20  4.632   20  4.468   28  4.150   22 0.5977   27 0.5888   21 16.771   36  4.068   17  4.232
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Virginia           9  3 358 247  3.955   21  4.614   21  4.449   22  4.339   15 0.6083   18 0.6133   20 16.803   20  4.562   23  4.116
Georgia            9  3 292 222  3.789   22  4.561   22  4.425   34  3.908   17 0.6053   25 0.5922   24 16.646   53  3.623   19  4.193
Arkansas           9  3 390 227  3.939   23  4.529   23  4.390   18  4.490   21 0.5985   22 0.5999   22 16.765   16  4.719   16  4.260
Syracuse           8  4 478 300  4.185   24  4.518   24  4.379   16  4.519   24 0.5850   26 0.5913   23 16.755    5  5.252   33  3.786
Colorado           8  4 302 253  4.021   25  4.468   25  4.327   27  4.164   30 0.5653   33 0.5689   26 16.535   33  4.166   21  4.163
Virginia Tech      9  3 381 149  3.965   26  4.351   26  4.200    8  4.782   26 0.5795   32 0.5708   25 16.564   26  4.396    6  5.167
West Virginia      8  4 410 267  3.983   27  4.297   27  4.192   20  4.404   33 0.5587   40 0.5422   27 16.448   14  4.781   26  4.027
Oregon             8  4 473 328  3.945   28  4.296   28  4.191   24  4.222   27 0.5773   30 0.5769   28 16.439    7  4.995   54  3.449
USC                8  5 346 241  4.082   29  4.266   29  4.158   21  4.344   25 0.5841   29 0.5772   29 16.412   34  4.139   13  4.548
Alabama            7  5 251 287  3.902   30  4.233   30  4.125   44  3.679   29 0.5660   31 0.5723   30 16.163   46  3.727   42  3.630
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Miami (Ohio)      10  1 317 142  2.804   31  4.163   31  4.040   47  3.618   28 0.5737   19 0.6122   31 16.133   66  3.217   27  4.020
Wyoming            8  3 222 215  3.391   32  4.159   32  4.039   62  3.329   32 0.5601   23 0.5958   37 15.927   85  2.957   37  3.702
Kentucky           7  5 431 375  3.865   33  4.122   33  3.999   37  3.839   34 0.5556   36 0.5551   34 16.075   11  4.821   81  2.856
N Carolina St      7  5 366 352  3.788   34  4.112   34  3.987   39  3.752   35 0.5529   42 0.5415   35 16.031   30  4.333   65  3.172
Mississippi St     8  5 350 256  3.808   35  4.108   35  3.984   31  4.026   36 0.5505   38 0.5443   32 16.112   42  3.829   18  4.223
Marshall          12  1 405 236  2.547   36  4.089   37  3.958   69  3.233   31 0.5611   16 0.6170   41 15.814   61  3.347   68  3.118
Michigan State     6  6 336 294  4.041   37  4.089   36  3.962   29  4.145   38 0.5431   41 0.5417   33 16.092   29  4.354   30  3.936
Colorado State     8  4 345 263  3.562   38  4.040   39  3.909   36  3.865   40 0.5416   34 0.5663   36 15.967   35  4.112   43  3.618
Washington         6  6 303 343  3.960   39  4.038   38  3.909   40  3.732   37 0.5436   39 0.5442   40 15.828   40  3.986   52  3.479
Central Florida    9  2 393 209  2.967   40  4.030   40  3.897   49  3.558   41 0.5344   28 0.5852   39 15.830   44  3.767   61  3.348
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Texas Tech         7  5 315 255  3.807   41  4.027   41  3.896   35  3.891   42 0.5319   49 0.5187   38 15.900   38  4.050   34  3.732
North Carolina     7  5 288 283  3.592   42  3.904   42  3.771   41  3.722   39 0.5422   44 0.5324   43 15.631   47  3.712   35  3.732
Oklahoma State     5  6 303 296  4.030   43  3.899   43  3.767   33  3.933   48 0.5149   57 0.4968   42 15.694   27  4.366   50  3.500
California         5  6 183 251  3.798   44  3.853   44  3.716   54  3.415   44 0.5222   58 0.4951   48 15.461   82  3.012   32  3.817
Mississippi        7  5 280 274  3.406   45  3.836   46  3.696   61  3.375   45 0.5170   60 0.4871   50 15.411   70  3.160   45  3.589
Oklahoma           5  6 184 229  3.815   46  3.826   47  3.687   51  3.528   49 0.5137   59 0.4920   49 15.432   77  3.083   29  3.972
TCU                7  5 267 235  3.486   47  3.823   45  3.697   43  3.680   46 0.5161   51 0.5048   46 15.520   50  3.692   39  3.667
Minnesota          5  6 229 249  3.888   48  3.812   48  3.686   38  3.829   47 0.5161   55 0.4993   45 15.534   52  3.676   28  3.982
Southern Miss      7  5 384 238  3.634   49  3.796   49  3.668   30  4.046   43 0.5318   35 0.5630   44 15.631   39  4.049   25  4.043
Brigham Young      9  5 402 290  3.315   50  3.776   51  3.647   45  3.679   52 0.5066   43 0.5331   47 15.483   51  3.679   38  3.678
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
San Diego State    7  5 243 244  3.389   51  3.755   50  3.663   59  3.390   53 0.5028   48 0.5214   51 15.392   72  3.131   40  3.649
Oregon State       5  6 286 291  3.743   52  3.687   52  3.594   46  3.642   51 0.5077   61 0.4864   52 15.350   43  3.791   51  3.494
Idaho              9  3 392 317  2.762   53  3.678   53  3.581   73  3.178   55 0.4979   45 0.5324   55 15.133   55  3.535   83  2.821
Arizona State      5  6 333 338  3.733   54  3.659   54  3.563   42  3.692   50 0.5109   62 0.4854   53 15.336   31  4.316   69  3.068
Rutgers            5  6 206 376  3.367   55  3.560   55  3.452   84  2.888   61 0.4885   70 0.4637   63 14.759   86  2.940   82  2.837
Louisville         7  5 473 435  3.188   56  3.544   56  3.434   65  3.320   54 0.5024   50 0.5184   56 15.014   25  4.454   99  2.186
Rice               5  6 235 257  3.552   57  3.521   57  3.411   50  3.537   58 0.4921   52 0.5038   57 15.003   58  3.427   41  3.648
LSU                4  7 337 279  3.877   58  3.484   58  3.370   32  3.942   57 0.4938   63 0.4853   54 15.196   28  4.359   49  3.526
Auburn             3  8 166 235  3.988   59  3.406   59  3.346   48  3.566   60 0.4891   56 0.4974   58 14.927   81  3.016   22  4.116
Kansas             4  7 280 341  3.677   60  3.394   60  3.331   58  3.397   69 0.4659   81 0.4315   61 14.834   45  3.727   71  3.066
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Indiana            4  7 245 305  3.723   61  3.383   61  3.319   60  3.382   56 0.4955   64 0.4839   60 14.865   62  3.323   55  3.441
Utah               7  4 339 227  2.961   62  3.364   62  3.296   52  3.527   66 0.4736   54 0.4997   59 14.879   49  3.695   60  3.359
Boston College     4  7 273 311  3.672   63  3.356   63  3.291   56  3.411   65 0.4737   71 0.4617   62 14.821   56  3.505   62  3.316
East Carolina      6  5 274 297  3.016   64  3.315   64  3.242   77  3.037   63 0.4783   66 0.4779   65 14.586   68  3.203   80  2.872
Louisiana Tech     6  6 493 402  3.252   65  3.250   65  3.168   53  3.480   62 0.4861   46 0.5281   64 14.615   12  4.789  101  2.170
SMU                5  7 225 248  3.389   66  3.246   66  3.165   57  3.402   68 0.4660   68 0.4710   66 14.579   94  2.715   24  4.089
Iowa State         3  8 221 328  3.787   67  3.238   67  3.158   66  3.306   77 0.4516   83 0.4261   68 14.523   59  3.379   64  3.233
Baylor             2  9 195 323  4.033   68  3.224   68  3.143   67  3.304   75 0.4533   88 0.4191   69 14.484   65  3.221   56  3.387
Stanford           3  8 261 365  3.737   69  3.219   69  3.136   55  3.412   67 0.4692   77 0.4420   70 14.480   48  3.700   67  3.123
Tulsa              4  7 222 258  3.437   70  3.217   70  3.133   68  3.245   79 0.4477   76 0.4426   71 14.470   73  3.109   57  3.381
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Fresno State       5  6 265 225  3.241   71  3.214   71  3.130   63  3.326   83 0.4394   73 0.4588   67 14.531   69  3.182   53  3.469
Nevada             6  5 371 316  2.947   72  3.203   72  3.119   70  3.232   81 0.4430   67 0.4726   72 14.439   41  3.871   90  2.593
Toledo             7  5 229 216  2.726   73  3.127   74  3.040   81  2.950   59 0.4913   37 0.5506   73 14.337   98  2.370   48  3.530
Iowa               3  8 172 287  3.598   74  3.127   73  3.043   74  3.076   70 0.4654   75 0.4482   74 14.299   91  2.788   59  3.363
Duke               4  7 229 319  3.236   75  3.087   75  2.997   85  2.884   71 0.4648   82 0.4299   75 14.171   88  2.890   79  2.879
Washington St      3  8 223 349  3.458   76  3.048   76  2.948   80  2.991   74 0.4567   79 0.4359   77 14.122   80  3.044   76  2.938
Illinois           3  8 149 326  3.260   77  2.986   77  2.928   90  2.691   78 0.4482   86 0.4232   83 13.909  103  2.258   66  3.123
Bowling Green      5  6 292 312  2.896   78  2.985   78  2.925   83  2.925   64 0.4738   47 0.5278   76 14.139   64  3.314   92  2.537
Wake Forest        3  8 235 335  3.460   79  2.960   79  2.896   72  3.180   76 0.4522   72 0.4601   78 14.070   63  3.316   72  3.044
Maryland           3  8 202 290  3.417   80  2.921   80  2.887   75  3.067   84 0.4385   91 0.4090   80 13.965   87  2.895   63  3.240
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Boise State        6  5 329 350  2.494   81  2.883   81  2.844   94  2.635   90 0.4226   87 0.4191   87 13.823   74  3.095  100  2.175
San Jose State     4  8 274 385  3.102   82  2.877   82  2.839   88  2.757   91 0.4143   80 0.4318   85 13.869   79  3.075   96  2.439
W Michigan         7  4 360 312  2.273   83  2.874   83  2.833   91  2.681   72 0.4643   65 0.4828   84 13.879   54  3.582  111  1.780
Clemson            3  8 218 272  3.476   84  2.863   84  2.824   64  3.325   86 0.4347  101 0.3826   79 14.033   75  3.087   47  3.563
Houston            3  8 254 317  3.402   85  2.859   85  2.821   71  3.195   82 0.4401   78 0.4369   81 13.957   60  3.353   73  3.037
Army               3  8 257 325  3.337   86  2.858   86  2.815   76  3.051   85 0.4368   74 0.4569   82 13.921   67  3.206   78  2.897
Northwestern       3  9 214 337  3.392   87  2.827   87  2.780   78  3.029   87 0.4345   89 0.4183   86 13.849   83  2.991   70  3.067
C Michigan         6  5 229 253  2.341   88  2.814   88  2.761  103  2.354   80 0.4468   69 0.4641   89 13.686  104  2.246   95  2.461
Ohio U             5  6 269 303  2.665   89  2.811   89  2.760   89  2.698   73 0.4570   53 0.5015   88 13.793   89  2.842   91  2.554
Temple             2  9 198 360  3.159   90  2.742   90  2.683   95  2.622   97 0.3936   93 0.4084   91 13.646   93  2.717   93  2.528
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
North Texas        3  8 173 297  3.078   91  2.723   91  2.663   92  2.669   93 0.4029   95 0.3996   92 13.645  100  2.320   74  3.017
Navy               3  8 255 376  2.982   92  2.704   92  2.641   96  2.602   92 0.4124   98 0.3900   93 13.610   84  2.976   98  2.229
NE Louisiana       5  6 227 322  2.450   93  2.699   93  2.633  101  2.458   88 0.4334   85 0.4234   94 13.558  105  2.234   89  2.683
Texas-El Paso      3  8 226 305  3.091   94  2.680   94  2.616   86  2.840  103 0.3818   97 0.3902   90 13.660   92  2.732   75  2.949
Vanderbilt         2  9 142 369  3.215   95  2.671   95  2.608  102  2.392   89 0.4318   94 0.4058   96 13.473  107  1.972   84  2.813
Pittsburgh         2  9 234 334  3.368   96  2.559   96  2.473   79  2.994   94 0.4019  106 0.3597   95 13.503   78  3.079   77  2.910
Memphis            2  9 226 340  3.215   97  2.552   97  2.467   87  2.780   98 0.3927  104 0.3740   97 13.424   90  2.836   87  2.725
Ala-Birmingham     4  7 237 308  2.551   98  2.547   98  2.457  100  2.466   96 0.3976  103 0.3765   99 13.311  106  2.166   86  2.765
Cincinnati         2  9 259 456  3.094   99  2.543   99  2.455   97  2.558   99 0.3901   99 0.3891  100 13.306   71  3.131  107  1.984
New Mexico St      3  8 331 424  2.812  100  2.494  100  2.398   93  2.646  102 0.3823   96 0.3975   98 13.320   57  3.483  110  1.808
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Utah State         3  8 237 309  2.742  101  2.450  101  2.351   98  2.538  105 0.3651  105 0.3710  101 13.197   99  2.353   88  2.722
Arkansas State     4  8 216 385  2.461  102  2.424  102  2.322  109  1.986  104 0.3717  110 0.3356  104 13.054  108  1.881  103  2.092
Akron              4  7 265 299  2.385  103  2.390  103  2.285  104  2.350  100 0.3900   92 0.4090  102 13.117   95  2.652  106  2.048
New Mexico         3  9 274 397  2.652  104  2.330  104  2.215  105  2.324  109 0.3483  107 0.3584  105 13.005   96  2.533  102  2.115
SW Louisiana       2  9 199 453  2.716  105  2.325  105  2.209  107  2.123  101 0.3854  100 0.3874  106 12.880  101  2.306  108  1.941
South Carolina     1 10 207 330  3.367  106  2.320  106  2.205   82  2.947   95 0.3987  102 0.3810  103 13.113   76  3.086   85  2.808
UNLV               0 11 156 389  3.363  107  2.137  107  1.988   99  2.505  108 0.3504  108 0.3578  107 12.726   97  2.517   94  2.493
E Michigan         3  8 216 309  2.225  108  2.104  108  1.936  106  2.178  106 0.3628   90 0.4152  108 12.659  102  2.264  104  2.091
N Illinois         2  9 160 329  2.361  109  1.999  109  1.820  108  2.060  107 0.3601   84 0.4247  109 12.434  109  1.787   97  2.332
Ball State         1 10 150 343  2.435  110  1.791  110  1.662  110  1.894  110 0.3281  109 0.3415  110 12.153  111  1.709  105  2.079
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Hawaii             0 12 149 422  2.690  111  1.644  111  1.496  111  1.761  112 0.2911  112 0.2925  111 11.858  110  1.711  109  1.811
Kent State         0 11 149 454  2.145  112  1.379  112  1.181  112  1.252  111 0.3005  111 0.3320  112 11.217  112  1.277  112  1.227


Atlantic Coast Conf: strength=3.731 (#6)
                                         STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Florida State     11  2 401 161  4.396    4  5.080    4  5.010    3  5.108    3 0.6729    2 0.6913    4 17.780   13  4.789    1  5.428
Georgia Tech      10  2 426 295  3.822   16  4.725   16  4.571   25  4.206    9 0.6258   20 0.6122   18 16.908   10  4.844   46  3.567
Virginia           9  3 358 247  3.955   21  4.614   21  4.449   22  4.339   15 0.6083   18 0.6133   20 16.803   20  4.562   23  4.116
N Carolina St      7  5 366 352  3.788   34  4.112   34  3.987   39  3.752   35 0.5529   42 0.5415   35 16.031   30  4.333   65  3.172
North Carolina     7  5 288 283  3.592   42  3.904   42  3.771   41  3.722   39 0.5422   44 0.5324   43 15.631   47  3.712   35  3.732
Duke               4  7 229 319  3.236   75  3.087   75  2.997   85  2.884   71 0.4648   82 0.4299   75 14.171   88  2.890   79  2.879
Wake Forest        3  8 235 335  3.460   79  2.960   79  2.896   72  3.180   76 0.4522   72 0.4601   78 14.070   63  3.316   72  3.044
Maryland           3  8 202 290  3.417   80  2.921   80  2.887   75  3.067   84 0.4385   91 0.4090   80 13.965   87  2.895   63  3.240
Clemson            3  8 218 272  3.476   84  2.863   84  2.824   64  3.325   86 0.4347  101 0.3826   79 14.033   75  3.087   47  3.563

Big 10 Conf: strength=4.085 (#2)
                                         STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Ohio State        11  1 430 144  4.314    2  5.172    2  5.095    2  5.225    2 0.6731    4 0.6692    2 17.968    6  5.213    3  5.237
Wisconsin         11  1 382 143  4.046    6  5.039    6  4.962    5  4.860    5 0.6513    5 0.6686    6 17.606   23  4.516    5  5.204
Michigan          10  3 359 235  4.155   12  4.855   12  4.716   14  4.534   13 0.6155   15 0.6266   12 17.183   24  4.502   12  4.566
Penn State         9  3 317 183  4.203   13  4.798   13  4.653   19  4.447   11 0.6187    8 0.6440   13 17.129   37  4.057   10  4.838
Purdue             9  4 444 276  4.249   17  4.698   17  4.544   10  4.719   18 0.6030   14 0.6292   17 17.002    4  5.256   20  4.183
Michigan State     6  6 336 294  4.041   37  4.089   36  3.962   29  4.145   38 0.5431   41 0.5417   33 16.092   29  4.354   30  3.936
Minnesota          5  6 229 249  3.888   48  3.812   48  3.686   38  3.829   47 0.5161   55 0.4993   45 15.534   52  3.676   28  3.982
Indiana            4  7 245 305  3.723   61  3.383   61  3.319   60  3.382   56 0.4955   64 0.4839   60 14.865   62  3.323   55  3.441
Iowa               3  8 172 287  3.598   74  3.127   73  3.043   74  3.076   70 0.4654   75 0.4482   74 14.299   91  2.788   59  3.363
Illinois           3  8 149 326  3.260   77  2.986   77  2.928   90  2.691   78 0.4482   86 0.4232   83 13.909  103  2.258   66  3.123
Northwestern       3  9 214 337  3.392   87  2.827   87  2.780   78  3.029   87 0.4345   89 0.4183   86 13.849   83  2.991   70  3.067

Big 12 Conf: strength=4.252 (#1)
                                         STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Texas A&M         11  3 335 214  4.503    3  5.094    3  5.075    7  4.820    7 0.6428    6 0.6594    5 17.682   32  4.232    2  5.408
Kansas State      11  2 610 197  4.450    5  5.050    5  4.977    1  5.364   10 0.6226    9 0.6409    3 17.855    1  5.520    4  5.209
Texas              9  3 437 337  4.243   11  4.875   11  4.738   15  4.533   14 0.6144   10 0.6326   11 17.196    3  5.346   36  3.720
Missouri           8  4 334 236  4.407   15  4.732   14  4.581   11  4.604   20 0.6025   17 0.6139   16 17.022   19  4.615   11  4.593
Nebraska           9  4 403 206  4.368   18  4.695   18  4.541    6  4.850   19 0.6025   21 0.6085   14 17.085   18  4.643    7  5.057
Colorado           8  4 302 253  4.021   25  4.468   25  4.327   27  4.164   30 0.5653   33 0.5689   26 16.535   33  4.166   21  4.163
Texas Tech         7  5 315 255  3.807   41  4.027   41  3.896   35  3.891   42 0.5319   49 0.5187   38 15.900   38  4.050   34  3.732
Oklahoma State     5  6 303 296  4.030   43  3.899   43  3.767   33  3.933   48 0.5149   57 0.4968   42 15.694   27  4.366   50  3.500
Oklahoma           5  6 184 229  3.815   46  3.826   47  3.687   51  3.528   49 0.5137   59 0.4920   49 15.432   77  3.083   29  3.972
Kansas             4  7 280 341  3.677   60  3.394   60  3.331   58  3.397   69 0.4659   81 0.4315   61 14.834   45  3.727   71  3.066
Iowa State         3  8 221 328  3.787   67  3.238   67  3.158   66  3.306   77 0.4516   83 0.4261   68 14.523   59  3.379   64  3.233
Baylor             2  9 195 323  4.033   68  3.224   68  3.143   67  3.304   75 0.4533   88 0.4191   69 14.484   65  3.221   56  3.387

Big East Conf: strength=3.811 (#5)
                                         STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Miami (Fla)        9  3 448 298  3.995   19  4.656   19  4.496   23  4.325   23 0.5914   24 0.5937   19 16.850   15  4.761   31  3.889
Syracuse           8  4 478 300  4.185   24  4.518   24  4.379   16  4.519   24 0.5850   26 0.5913   23 16.755    5  5.252   33  3.786
Virginia Tech      9  3 381 149  3.965   26  4.351   26  4.200    8  4.782   26 0.5795   32 0.5708   25 16.564   26  4.396    6  5.167
West Virginia      8  4 410 267  3.983   27  4.297   27  4.192   20  4.404   33 0.5587   40 0.5422   27 16.448   14  4.781   26  4.027
Rutgers            5  6 206 376  3.367   55  3.560   55  3.452   84  2.888   61 0.4885   70 0.4637   63 14.759   86  2.940   82  2.837
Boston College     4  7 273 311  3.672   63  3.356   63  3.291   56  3.411   65 0.4737   71 0.4617   62 14.821   56  3.505   62  3.316
Temple             2  9 198 360  3.159   90  2.742   90  2.683   95  2.622   97 0.3936   93 0.4084   91 13.646   93  2.717   93  2.528
Pittsburgh         2  9 234 334  3.368   96  2.559   96  2.473   79  2.994   94 0.4019  106 0.3597   95 13.503   78  3.079   77  2.910

Big West: strength=2.650 (#10)
                                         STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Idaho              9  3 392 317  2.762   53  3.678   53  3.581   73  3.178   55 0.4979   45 0.5324   55 15.133   55  3.535   83  2.821
Nevada             6  5 371 316  2.947   72  3.203   72  3.119   70  3.232   81 0.4430   67 0.4726   72 14.439   41  3.871   90  2.593
Boise State        6  5 329 350  2.494   81  2.883   81  2.844   94  2.635   90 0.4226   87 0.4191   87 13.823   74  3.095  100  2.175
North Texas        3  8 173 297  3.078   91  2.723   91  2.663   92  2.669   93 0.4029   95 0.3996   92 13.645  100  2.320   74  3.017
New Mexico St      3  8 331 424  2.812  100  2.494  100  2.398   93  2.646  102 0.3823   96 0.3975   98 13.320   57  3.483  110  1.808
Utah State         3  8 237 309  2.742  101  2.450  101  2.351   98  2.538  105 0.3651  105 0.3710  101 13.197   99  2.353   88  2.722

Conference USA: strength=3.203 (#7)
                                         STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Tulane            12  0 540 295  3.263    9  4.931    9  4.800   26  4.175   12 0.6181   12 0.6314   10 17.220    8  4.979   58  3.371
Southern Miss      7  5 384 238  3.634   49  3.796   49  3.668   30  4.046   43 0.5318   35 0.5630   44 15.631   39  4.049   25  4.043
Louisville         7  5 473 435  3.188   56  3.544   56  3.434   65  3.320   54 0.5024   50 0.5184   56 15.014   25  4.454   99  2.186
East Carolina      6  5 274 297  3.016   64  3.315   64  3.242   77  3.037   63 0.4783   66 0.4779   65 14.586   68  3.203   80  2.872
Houston            3  8 254 317  3.402   85  2.859   85  2.821   71  3.195   82 0.4401   78 0.4369   81 13.957   60  3.353   73  3.037
Army               3  8 257 325  3.337   86  2.858   86  2.815   76  3.051   85 0.4368   74 0.4569   82 13.921   67  3.206   78  2.897
Memphis            2  9 226 340  3.215   97  2.552   97  2.467   87  2.780   98 0.3927  104 0.3740   97 13.424   90  2.836   87  2.725
Cincinnati         2  9 259 456  3.094   99  2.543   99  2.455   97  2.558   99 0.3901   99 0.3891  100 13.306   71  3.131  107  1.984

Mid-American Conf: strength=2.326 (#11)
                                         STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Miami (Ohio)      10  1 317 142  2.804   31  4.163   31  4.040   47  3.618   28 0.5737   19 0.6122   31 16.133   66  3.217   27  4.020
Marshall          12  1 405 236  2.547   36  4.089   37  3.958   69  3.233   31 0.5611   16 0.6170   41 15.814   61  3.347   68  3.118
Toledo             7  5 229 216  2.726   73  3.127   74  3.040   81  2.950   59 0.4913   37 0.5506   73 14.337   98  2.370   48  3.530
Bowling Green      5  6 292 312  2.896   78  2.985   78  2.925   83  2.925   64 0.4738   47 0.5278   76 14.139   64  3.314   92  2.537
W Michigan         7  4 360 312  2.273   83  2.874   83  2.833   91  2.681   72 0.4643   65 0.4828   84 13.879   54  3.582  111  1.780
C Michigan         6  5 229 253  2.341   88  2.814   88  2.761  103  2.354   80 0.4468   69 0.4641   89 13.686  104  2.246   95  2.461
Ohio U             5  6 269 303  2.665   89  2.811   89  2.760   89  2.698   73 0.4570   53 0.5015   88 13.793   89  2.842   91  2.554
Akron              4  7 265 299  2.385  103  2.390  103  2.285  104  2.350  100 0.3900   92 0.4090  102 13.117   95  2.652  106  2.048
E Michigan         3  8 216 309  2.225  108  2.104  108  1.936  106  2.178  106 0.3628   90 0.4152  108 12.659  102  2.264  104  2.091
N Illinois         2  9 160 329  2.361  109  1.999  109  1.820  108  2.060  107 0.3601   84 0.4247  109 12.434  109  1.787   97  2.332
Ball State         1 10 150 343  2.435  110  1.791  110  1.662  110  1.894  110 0.3281  109 0.3415  110 12.153  111  1.709  105  2.079
Kent State         0 11 149 454  2.145  112  1.379  112  1.181  112  1.252  111 0.3005  111 0.3320  112 11.217  112  1.277  112  1.227

Pacific 10 Conf: strength=3.932 (#3)
                                         STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Arizona           12  1 439 236  3.877    7  5.028    7  4.948   12  4.573    6 0.6449   11 0.6321    7 17.471   17  4.682   15  4.464
UCLA              10  2 476 340  4.217    8  5.018    8  4.913   13  4.541    4 0.6637    3 0.6764    8 17.452    2  5.466   44  3.616
Oregon             8  4 473 328  3.945   28  4.296   28  4.191   24  4.222   27 0.5773   30 0.5769   28 16.439    7  4.995   54  3.449
USC                8  5 346 241  4.082   29  4.266   29  4.158   21  4.344   25 0.5841   29 0.5772   29 16.412   34  4.139   13  4.548
Washington         6  6 303 343  3.960   39  4.038   38  3.909   40  3.732   37 0.5436   39 0.5442   40 15.828   40  3.986   52  3.479
California         5  6 183 251  3.798   44  3.853   44  3.716   54  3.415   44 0.5222   58 0.4951   48 15.461   82  3.012   32  3.817
Oregon State       5  6 286 291  3.743   52  3.687   52  3.594   46  3.642   51 0.5077   61 0.4864   52 15.350   43  3.791   51  3.494
Arizona State      5  6 333 338  3.733   54  3.659   54  3.563   42  3.692   50 0.5109   62 0.4854   53 15.336   31  4.316   69  3.068
Stanford           3  8 261 365  3.737   69  3.219   69  3.136   55  3.412   67 0.4692   77 0.4420   70 14.480   48  3.700   67  3.123
Washington St      3  8 223 349  3.458   76  3.048   76  2.948   80  2.991   74 0.4567   79 0.4359   77 14.122   80  3.044   76  2.938

Southeastern Conf: strength=3.900 (#4)
                                         STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Tennessee         13  0 431 189  4.221    1  5.534    1  5.531    4  4.946    1 0.6978    1 0.7067    1 18.344    9  4.905    8  4.987
Florida           10  2 380 165  4.130   10  4.913   10  4.782    9  4.756    8 0.6344    7 0.6552    9 17.338   22  4.537    9  4.975
Georgia            9  3 292 222  3.789   22  4.561   22  4.425   34  3.908   17 0.6053   25 0.5922   24 16.646   53  3.623   19  4.193
Arkansas           9  3 390 227  3.939   23  4.529   23  4.390   18  4.490   21 0.5985   22 0.5999   22 16.765   16  4.719   16  4.260
Alabama            7  5 251 287  3.902   30  4.233   30  4.125   44  3.679   29 0.5660   31 0.5723   30 16.163   46  3.727   42  3.630
Kentucky           7  5 431 375  3.865   33  4.122   33  3.999   37  3.839   34 0.5556   36 0.5551   34 16.075   11  4.821   81  2.856
Mississippi St     8  5 350 256  3.808   35  4.108   35  3.984   31  4.026   36 0.5505   38 0.5443   32 16.112   42  3.829   18  4.223
Mississippi        7  5 280 274  3.406   45  3.836   46  3.696   61  3.375   45 0.5170   60 0.4871   50 15.411   70  3.160   45  3.589
LSU                4  7 337 279  3.877   58  3.484   58  3.370   32  3.942   57 0.4938   63 0.4853   54 15.196   28  4.359   49  3.526
Auburn             3  8 166 235  3.988   59  3.406   59  3.346   48  3.566   60 0.4891   56 0.4974   58 14.927   81  3.016   22  4.116
Vanderbilt         2  9 142 369  3.215   95  2.671   95  2.608  102  2.392   89 0.4318   94 0.4058   96 13.473  107  1.972   84  2.813
South Carolina     1 10 207 330  3.367  106  2.320  106  2.205   82  2.947   95 0.3987  102 0.3810  103 13.113   76  3.086   85  2.808

Western Athletic Conf: strength=3.201 (#8)
                                         STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Air Force         12  1 468 185  3.489   14  4.735   15  4.579   17  4.518   16 0.6066   13 0.6312   15 17.066   21  4.544   14  4.493
Wyoming            8  3 222 215  3.391   32  4.159   32  4.039   62  3.329   32 0.5601   23 0.5958   37 15.927   85  2.957   37  3.702
Colorado State     8  4 345 263  3.562   38  4.040   39  3.909   36  3.865   40 0.5416   34 0.5663   36 15.967   35  4.112   43  3.618
TCU                7  5 267 235  3.486   47  3.823   45  3.697   43  3.680   46 0.5161   51 0.5048   46 15.520   50  3.692   39  3.667
Brigham Young      9  5 402 290  3.315   50  3.776   51  3.647   45  3.679   52 0.5066   43 0.5331   47 15.483   51  3.679   38  3.678
San Diego State    7  5 243 244  3.389   51  3.755   50  3.663   59  3.390   53 0.5028   48 0.5214   51 15.392   72  3.131   40  3.649
Rice               5  6 235 257  3.552   57  3.521   57  3.411   50  3.537   58 0.4921   52 0.5038   57 15.003   58  3.427   41  3.648
Utah               7  4 339 227  2.961   62  3.364   62  3.296   52  3.527   66 0.4736   54 0.4997   59 14.879   49  3.695   60  3.359
SMU                5  7 225 248  3.389   66  3.246   66  3.165   57  3.402   68 0.4660   68 0.4710   66 14.579   94  2.715   24  4.089
Tulsa              4  7 222 258  3.437   70  3.217   70  3.133   68  3.245   79 0.4477   76 0.4426   71 14.470   73  3.109   57  3.381
Fresno State       5  6 265 225  3.241   71  3.214   71  3.130   63  3.326   83 0.4394   73 0.4588   67 14.531   69  3.182   53  3.469
San Jose State     4  8 274 385  3.102   82  2.877   82  2.839   88  2.757   91 0.4143   80 0.4318   85 13.869   79  3.075   96  2.439
Texas-El Paso      3  8 226 305  3.091   94  2.680   94  2.616   86  2.840  103 0.3818   97 0.3902   90 13.660   92  2.732   75  2.949
New Mexico         3  9 274 397  2.652  104  2.330  104  2.215  105  2.324  109 0.3483  107 0.3584  105 13.005   96  2.533  102  2.115
UNLV               0 11 156 389  3.363  107  2.137  107  1.988   99  2.505  108 0.3504  108 0.3578  107 12.726   97  2.517   94  2.493
Hawaii             0 12 149 422  2.690  111  1.644  111  1.496  111  1.761  112 0.2911  112 0.2925  111 11.858  110  1.711  109  1.811

Division I-A Independents: strength=2.722 (#9)
                                         STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI     RPI         POLL       OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM               W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Notre Dame         9  3 328 248  3.939   20  4.632   20  4.468   28  4.150   22 0.5977   27 0.5888   21 16.771   36  4.068   17  4.232
Central Florida    9  2 393 209  2.967   40  4.030   40  3.897   49  3.558   41 0.5344   28 0.5852   39 15.830   44  3.767   61  3.348
Louisiana Tech     6  6 493 402  3.252   65  3.250   65  3.168   53  3.480   62 0.4861   46 0.5281   64 14.615   12  4.789  101  2.170
Navy               3  8 255 376  2.982   92  2.704   92  2.641   96  2.602   92 0.4124   98 0.3900   93 13.610   84  2.976   98  2.229
NE Louisiana       5  6 227 322  2.450   93  2.699   93  2.633  101  2.458   88 0.4334   85 0.4234   94 13.558  105  2.234   89  2.683
Ala-Birmingham     4  7 237 308  2.551   98  2.547   98  2.457  100  2.466   96 0.3976  103 0.3765   99 13.311  106  2.166   86  2.765
Arkansas State     4  8 216 385  2.461  102  2.424  102  2.322  109  1.986  104 0.3717  110 0.3356  104 13.054  108  1.881  103  2.092
SW Louisiana       2  9 199 453  2.716  105  2.325  105  2.209  107  2.123  101 0.3854  100 0.3874  106 12.880  101  2.306  108  1.941

Conference Strengths
CONFERENCE                                      W   L   PCT  RNK RATING
Big 12 Conf                                    82  61 0.573    1  4.252
Big 10 Conf                                    74  56 0.569    2  4.085
Pacific 10 Conf                                65  52 0.556    3  3.932
Southeastern Conf                              80  62 0.563    4  3.900
Big East Conf                                  47  45 0.511    5  3.811
Atlantic Coast Conf                            57  48 0.543    6  3.731
Conference USA                                 42  49 0.462    7  3.203
Western Athletic Conf                          87 101 0.463    8  3.201
Division I-A Independents                      42  49 0.462    9  2.722
Big West                                       30  37 0.448   10  2.650
Mid-American Conf                              62  73 0.459   11  2.326

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.173 points in main ratings
     0.026 points in improved RPI
Average of 6.20 points per score

Predict score:






Team Strength vs. Time Plot:





posted: Sun Oct 12 21:48:50 2025

Back to Dolphin rankings main page.