Explanation: Each team is listed with its record, overall score differential, and six ratings. Brief explanations of the ratings follow.
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
Texas                   13  0 652 213  4.422    1  5.564    1  5.445    1  5.511    1 0.7163    1 0.7383    1 20.330    1  5.956    2  5.067
Southern Cal            12  1 638 297  4.361    2  5.295    2  5.149    2  5.186    3 0.6735    2 0.6958    2 19.831    2  5.878    8  4.493
Penn State              11  1 413 204  4.075    3  5.117    3  4.947    5  4.672    2 0.6824    3 0.6886    4 19.383    7  4.641    6  4.703
Ohio State              10  2 392 183  4.393    4  5.085    4  4.898    3  4.966    4 0.6674    4 0.6637    3 19.416    8  4.631    1  5.300
West Virginia           11  1 385 214  3.709    5  4.931    5  4.721    7  4.383    6 0.6396    6 0.6530    6 18.855   13  4.442   12  4.324
Virginia Tech           11  2 440 168  3.958    6  4.895    6  4.592    4  4.727    5 0.6556    5 0.6546    5 18.968   10  4.524    3  4.929
LSU                     11  2 383 185  3.889    7  4.879    7  4.577    6  4.517    7 0.6385    9 0.6462    7 18.740   17  4.301    5  4.732
Oregon                  10  2 414 278  3.874    8  4.876    8  4.574   12  4.262    9 0.6222   13 0.6297    8 18.632    9  4.571   25  3.953
Notre Dame               9  3 440 294  4.090    9  4.785    9  4.476    8  4.381   18 0.6065   20 0.5892    9 18.579    4  4.961   31  3.802
UCLA                    10  2 469 410  3.670   10  4.780   10  4.469   34  3.732   14 0.6177   14 0.6295   12 18.354    6  4.707   81  2.757
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Alabama                 10  2 263 128  3.721   11  4.757   11  4.445   15  4.186   16 0.6135   10 0.6434   10 18.485   61  3.477    4  4.896
TCU                     11  1 398 223  3.430   12  4.718   12  4.401   20  4.127   11 0.6203    8 0.6471   11 18.395   23  4.154   19  4.101
Wisconsin               10  3 446 309  3.801   13  4.686   13  4.371   21  4.096   10 0.6205   17 0.6080   13 18.322   15  4.389   30  3.803
Georgia                 10  3 384 213  3.773   14  4.617   14  4.302    9  4.310   15 0.6139   16 0.6223   14 18.302   21  4.188   10  4.432
Miami FL                 9  3 325 171  3.833   15  4.588   15  4.273   17  4.155   12 0.6197   18 0.6011   15 18.254   37  3.841    9  4.469
Florida                  9  3 343 226  3.775   16  4.572   16  4.255   18  4.153   17 0.6108   11 0.6399   16 18.181   20  4.192   18  4.114
Oklahoma                 8  4 323 277  3.928   17  4.521   17  4.202   22  4.092    8 0.6248    7 0.6472   18 18.062   31  4.037   17  4.147
Boston College           9  3 310 191  3.740   18  4.509   18  4.189   19  4.130   13 0.6192   15 0.6268   17 18.109   45  3.727    7  4.534
Auburn                   9  3 386 186  3.701   19  4.432   19  4.112   14  4.222   19 0.5927   19 0.5916   19 18.035   19  4.194   14  4.249
Michigan                 7  5 345 244  4.115   20  4.420   20  4.102   10  4.277   21 0.5861   31 0.5649   20 18.004   22  4.161   11  4.393
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Texas Tech               9  3 473 226  3.735   21  4.409   21  4.089   13  4.228   23 0.5829   12 0.6365   21 17.991   14  4.426   21  4.030
Northwestern             7  5 388 407  3.906   22  4.365   22  4.046   35  3.700   22 0.5861   22 0.5755   27 17.654   12  4.442   70  2.958
Minnesota                7  5 429 348  4.027   23  4.357   23  4.038   23  4.053   26 0.5788   28 0.5718   23 17.868    5  4.799   48  3.307
Florida St               8  5 376 286  3.816   24  4.343   24  4.024   29  3.852   25 0.5794   23 0.5751   25 17.730   26  4.077   33  3.628
Louisville               9  3 521 285  3.572   25  4.325   25  4.002   11  4.271   29 0.5701   26 0.5723   22 17.881    3  5.190   45  3.352
Nebraska                 8  4 296 252  3.677   26  4.319   26  3.996   27  3.870   24 0.5826   27 0.5723   28 17.632   40  3.812   26  3.928
Clemson                  8  4 316 211  3.723   27  4.311   27  3.989   24  4.025   20 0.5909   24 0.5744   24 17.756   36  3.875   15  4.174
Iowa                     7  5 360 240  3.957   28  4.265   28  3.942   16  4.177   27 0.5770   32 0.5607   26 17.697   27  4.070   13  4.284
Georgia Tech             7  5 222 241  3.718   29  4.222   29  3.900   51  3.504   28 0.5723   33 0.5573   29 17.415   79  3.119   27  3.888
Arizona St               7  5 442 359  3.768   30  4.150   30  3.832   30  3.823   36 0.5511   43 0.5386   31 17.398   11  4.500   57  3.146
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
California               8  4 395 254  3.590   31  4.135   31  3.816   25  3.984   41 0.5341   49 0.5291   30 17.407   32  4.002   23  3.966
Colorado                 7  6 305 307  3.780   32  4.105   32  3.785   41  3.587   31 0.5659   34 0.5570   32 17.282   67  3.343   29  3.831
Kansas                   7  5 269 264  3.581   33  4.052   33  3.753   36  3.671   30 0.5691   25 0.5731   33 17.160   65  3.385   24  3.957
South Carolina           7  5 284 279  3.560   34  4.044   34  3.745   48  3.515   34 0.5540   35 0.5536   35 17.128   60  3.481   37  3.550
North Carolina St        7  5 249 212  3.605   35  4.017   35  3.718   33  3.754   33 0.5544   40 0.5446   34 17.156   66  3.359   16  4.150
Virginia                 7  5 320 279  3.559   36  4.013   36  3.714   38  3.656   32 0.5546   45 0.5353   36 17.120   43  3.747   35  3.564
North Carolina           5  6 198 288  3.746   37  3.929   37  3.644   65  3.260   38 0.5480   46 0.5330   41 16.906   80  3.079   41  3.440
Iowa St                  7  5 339 230  3.561   38  3.918   38  3.633   26  3.972   37 0.5492   52 0.5232   37 17.111   34  3.922   22  4.023
Tulsa                    9  4 430 305  3.165   39  3.882   39  3.599   37  3.664   40 0.5368   29 0.5718   39 16.982   35  3.913   43  3.414
Missouri                 7  5 369 350  3.398   40  3.874   40  3.592   53  3.433   35 0.5532   36 0.5517   43 16.893   29  4.065   78  2.802
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Michigan St              5  6 372 316  3.887   41  3.854   41  3.573   31  3.818   46 0.5196   72 0.4840   38 16.988   18  4.297   46  3.338
Boise St                 9  4 469 317  3.086   42  3.843   44  3.558   46  3.548   47 0.5178   38 0.5511   42 16.900   33  3.923   56  3.172
Purdue                   5  6 330 309  3.827   43  3.842   42  3.559   28  3.863   43 0.5271   66 0.4951   40 16.932   24  4.149   34  3.577
Stanford                 5  6 269 337  3.757   44  3.841   43  3.558   54  3.429   45 0.5213   30 0.5700   46 16.789   56  3.544   47  3.313
Nevada                   9  3 410 383  2.674   45  3.788   45  3.500   83  2.923   50 0.5111   42 0.5392   52 16.528   53  3.598  100  2.247
Maryland                 5  6 270 275  3.689   46  3.782   46  3.497   50  3.510   39 0.5384   51 0.5251   47 16.783   47  3.666   44  3.354
Texas A&M                5  6 352 343  3.721   47  3.770   47  3.483   40  3.625   42 0.5325   55 0.5167   45 16.793   16  4.348   72  2.902
Oregon St                5  6 293 365  3.602   48  3.767   48  3.481   62  3.277   59 0.4978   68 0.4924   51 16.571   54  3.570   66  2.984
South Florida            6  6 276 216  3.571   49  3.764   49  3.478   49  3.511   49 0.5121   48 0.5304   44 16.799   77  3.162   28  3.860
Tennessee                5  6 205 205  3.625   50  3.732   50  3.445   43  3.559   48 0.5166   59 0.5125   48 16.731   81  3.057   20  4.060
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Toledo                   9  3 429 261  2.757   51  3.716   51  3.425   56  3.378   44 0.5261   21 0.5770   50 16.607   48  3.648   59  3.107
Baylor                   5  6 236 291  3.407   52  3.674   52  3.384   73  3.055   51 0.5107   58 0.5143   57 16.376   90  2.853   51  3.258
Navy                     8  4 410 313  2.891   53  3.646   53  3.353   59  3.319   61 0.4966   73 0.4827   55 16.395   41  3.810   77  2.829
Utah                     7  5 360 289  3.167   54  3.634   55  3.342   44  3.556   56 0.5004   70 0.4905   53 16.456   38  3.840   49  3.271
Brigham Young            6  6 396 351  3.413   55  3.628   54  3.349   47  3.525   58 0.4980   56 0.5161   54 16.447   25  4.114   71  2.936
Rutgers                  7  5 344 307  3.136   56  3.603   56  3.323   57  3.344   69 0.4885   74 0.4793   56 16.377   52  3.606   61  3.081
Fresno St                8  5 491 292  3.295   57  3.596   57  3.316   32  3.809   54 0.5041   39 0.5477   49 16.682   28  4.068   38  3.549
Colorado St              6  6 321 369  3.247   58  3.571   58  3.292   79  2.949   57 0.4981   54 0.5179   59 16.267   73  3.201   83  2.698
Louisiana Tech           7  4 316 281  2.752   59  3.564   59  3.284   75  3.011   66 0.4902   50 0.5270   60 16.246   75  3.182   76  2.840
Central Florida          8  5 373 373  2.898   60  3.548   60  3.261   81  2.947   53 0.5062   37 0.5513   63 16.160   68  3.341   91  2.554
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
New Mexico               6  5 326 327  3.083   61  3.544   61  3.258   71  3.083   71 0.4841   64 0.5002   61 16.236   59  3.485   85  2.681
Kansas St                5  6 289 305  3.386   62  3.537   62  3.252   58  3.328   55 0.5037   67 0.4932   58 16.280   55  3.569   60  3.087
Vanderbilt               5  6 299 321  3.337   63  3.488   63  3.199   67  3.224   67 0.4888   79 0.4675   65 16.107   39  3.813   86  2.634
Wake Forest              4  7 269 316  3.525   64  3.452   64  3.181   61  3.303   60 0.4975   80 0.4621   66 16.055   49  3.643   68  2.962
Southern Miss            7  5 355 272  2.987   65  3.450   65  3.177   64  3.266   62 0.4965   44 0.5371   62 16.212   62  3.473   63  3.059
Indiana                  4  7 248 361  3.460   66  3.444   66  3.173   76  2.987   70 0.4857   95 0.4353   72 15.942   76  3.177   79  2.797
UTEP                     8  4 382 311  2.644   67  3.434   67  3.159   88  2.851   80 0.4653   61 0.5093   70 15.957   74  3.187   94  2.514
Pittsburgh               5  6 267 243  3.423   68  3.425   68  3.152   45  3.553   72 0.4830   85 0.4550   64 16.140   63  3.465   32  3.641
Memphis                  7  5 326 276  2.872   69  3.391   70  3.119   69  3.147   68 0.4887   60 0.5106   71 15.951   72  3.224   62  3.069
Northern Illinois        7  5 389 274  2.992   70  3.371   71  3.100   52  3.453   65 0.4917   47 0.5308   67 16.046   50  3.636   50  3.270
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Central Michigan         6  5 260 260  2.957   71  3.335   69  3.119   74  3.047   52 0.5093   41 0.5428   73 15.902   88  2.905   55  3.189
Western Michigan         7  4 354 342  2.579   72  3.299   72  3.095   89  2.758   64 0.4923   53 0.5207   76 15.753   57  3.530  112  1.986
Miami OH                 7  4 371 258  2.759   73  3.298   73  3.094   66  3.245   63 0.4943   62 0.5075   68 15.965   42  3.755   82  2.734
Washington St            4  7 368 346  3.568   74  3.273   74  3.070   42  3.585   77 0.4693   76 0.4744   69 15.963   30  4.045   58  3.125
Oklahoma St              4  7 222 344  3.209   75  3.243   75  3.037   82  2.933   73 0.4812   89 0.4519   79 15.652   84  2.999   75  2.868
San Diego St             5  7 323 325  3.249   76  3.221   76  3.014   60  3.303   79 0.4656   75 0.4770   75 15.776   64  3.414   53  3.192
Arkansas                 4  7 283 271  3.560   77  3.200   77  2.990   39  3.635   74 0.4773   71 0.4893   74 15.808   44  3.729   39  3.542
Connecticut              5  6 272 211  3.136   78  3.198   78  2.988   68  3.182   90 0.4393   92 0.4363   77 15.734   89  2.904   40  3.460
Arizona                  3  8 252 290  3.625   79  3.188   79  2.979   55  3.409   87 0.4450   98 0.4313   78 15.702   69  3.256   36  3.562
Akron                    7  6 307 318  2.768   80  3.180   80  2.967   86  2.899   78 0.4663   65 0.4982   80 15.622   87  2.924   74  2.875
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Cincinnati               4  7 192 345  3.091   81  3.169   81  2.958   96  2.532   82 0.4587   88 0.4520   84 15.485   96  2.535   92  2.529
Houston                  6  6 337 324  2.874   82  3.158   82  2.945   84  2.920   83 0.4577   78 0.4729   81 15.613   71  3.253   87  2.587
East Carolina            5  6 267 317  2.873   83  3.098   83  2.887   90  2.756   81 0.4614   77 0.4744   85 15.473   86  2.950   90  2.562
Air Force                4  7 330 349  3.182   84  3.084   84  2.873   70  3.128   94 0.4316   93 0.4361   82 15.543   46  3.675   88  2.581
SMU                      5  6 229 280  2.850   85  3.076   85  2.866   87  2.862   85 0.4488   86 0.4541   88 15.446   93  2.701   65  3.022
Bowling Green            6  5 372 304  2.709   86  3.075   86  2.864   72  3.068   75 0.4734   63 0.5035   83 15.541   51  3.609   93  2.526
Army                     4  7 220 294  3.115   87  3.064   87  2.855   78  2.967   86 0.4473   84 0.4553   87 15.457   85  2.976   69  2.959
Ball St                  4  7 233 416  2.945   88  3.053   88  2.844  101  2.465   76 0.4702   57 0.5148   91 15.307   91  2.843  110  2.087
Hawai`i                  5  7 368 428  2.956   89  3.052   89  2.842   85  2.902   89 0.4405   90 0.4503   89 15.438   58  3.502   99  2.302
Wyoming                  4  7 271 297  3.118   90  3.023   90  2.813   80  2.949   92 0.4384   87 0.4525   86 15.458   83  3.000   73  2.898
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Illinois                 2  9 187 435  3.437   91  2.981   91  2.767  100  2.470   88 0.4437  100 0.4094   94 15.151   94  2.558   96  2.383
Kentucky                 3  8 239 375  3.180   92  2.952   92  2.735   91  2.694   93 0.4317  102 0.4008   93 15.193   82  3.054   97  2.334
Washington               2  9 237 337  3.611   93  2.920   93  2.700   63  3.274  100 0.4127  103 0.4004   90 15.308   78  3.133   42  3.414
Alabama-Birmingham       5  6 307 264  2.707   94  2.901   94  2.676   77  2.975   95 0.4312   83 0.4562   92 15.261   70  3.254   84  2.695
Ohio U.                  4  7 192 336  2.662   95  2.889   95  2.665  107  2.159   91 0.4385   82 0.4577   97 15.029  111  2.007   98  2.312
Marshall                 4  7 204 285  2.796   96  2.837   96  2.618   99  2.476   97 0.4196   97 0.4336   96 15.060  105  2.192   80  2.761
Mississippi              3  8 148 245  3.071   97  2.830   97  2.611   92  2.633   98 0.4185  104 0.3943   95 15.074  110  2.064   52  3.202
Mississippi St           3  8 153 259  2.951   98  2.781   98  2.557   94  2.553  102 0.4086  101 0.4038   98 14.948  112  1.916   54  3.191
Louisiana-Lafayette      6  5 286 304  2.151   99  2.697   99  2.459   98  2.494   84 0.4504   69 0.4922   99 14.843   92  2.791  103  2.197
Eastern Michigan         4  7 240 295  2.567  100  2.648  100  2.410   97  2.508   99 0.4175   96 0.4347  100 14.831   97  2.437   89  2.580
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Arkansas St              6  6 294 303  2.140  101  2.622  101  2.383  106  2.193   96 0.4228   91 0.4468  101 14.707  104  2.238  106  2.148
Louisiana-Monroe         5  6 239 339  2.089  102  2.542  102  2.284  111  2.021  101 0.4095   81 0.4610  103 14.362  101  2.340  117  1.703
Utah St                  3  8 208 360  2.484  103  2.398  103  2.189  110  2.109  108 0.3745  107 0.3843  107 14.226  108  2.082  107  2.136
UNLV                     2  9 207 381  2.762  104  2.387  104  2.185  108  2.155  111 0.3641  113 0.3542  104 14.237  106  2.138  105  2.172
San Jose St              3  8 248 357  2.501  105  2.367  105  2.162  102  2.272  112 0.3609  115 0.3285  106 14.234   99  2.369  104  2.175
Middle Tennessee St      4  7 210 206  2.337  106  2.356  107  2.150   95  2.538  103 0.4022   94 0.4354  102 14.390  107  2.113   67  2.963
Florida Int'l            5  6 257 323  1.951  107  2.324  106  2.153  109  2.114  104 0.4012   99 0.4123  108 14.167  100  2.364  116  1.864
Troy                     4  7 175 255  2.169  108  2.297  108  2.127  112  1.999  106 0.3881  106 0.3883  109 14.147  114  1.529   95  2.468
Syracuse                 1 10 152 295  3.195  109  2.262  109  2.094   93  2.569  109 0.3743  114 0.3502  105 14.236  109  2.081   64  3.058
Tulane                   2  9 234 348  2.672  110  2.233  110  2.058  103  2.266  115 0.3502  112 0.3577  110 14.101   98  2.423  108  2.110
TEAM                     W  L  PF  PA  SCHED  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
Duke                     1 10 177 408  2.942  111  2.213  111  2.036  104  2.225  105 0.3899  111 0.3580  111 13.981  103  2.253  102  2.197
Rice                     1 10 241 447  2.873  112  2.137  112  1.943  105  2.222  110 0.3644  108 0.3796  112 13.898   95  2.556  115  1.888
Idaho                    2  9 243 419  2.459  113  2.123  113  1.926  113  1.983  116 0.3293  117 0.3204  113 13.811  102  2.338  119  1.627
Temple                   0 11 107 498  3.098  114  2.061  114  1.859  117  1.646  107 0.3767  109 0.3779  114 13.534  117  1.294  111  1.997
Florida Atlantic         2  9 148 339  2.166  115  1.891  115  1.725  119  1.615  113 0.3567  110 0.3701  115 13.477  118  1.262  114  1.968
North Texas              2  9 157 346  2.145  116  1.858  116  1.702  115  1.728  114 0.3504  105 0.3907  116 13.443  115  1.477  113  1.978
Buffalo                  1 10 110 327  2.412  117  1.782  117  1.658  118  1.627  117 0.3121  116 0.3258  117 13.250  119  1.017  101  2.237
Kent St                  1 10 180 331  2.277  118  1.513  118  1.454  114  1.784  118 0.3023  119 0.3006  118 13.039  116  1.458  109  2.109
New Mexico St            0 12 198 465  2.536  119  1.434  119  1.363  116  1.678  119 0.2997  118 0.3086  119 12.854  113  1.679  118  1.677


Atlantic Coast Conference: strength=3.791 (#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 Virginia Tech 11 2 440 168 3.958 6 4.895 6 4.592 4 4.727 5 0.6556 5 0.6546 5 18.968 10 4.524 3 4.929 Miami FL 9 3 325 171 3.833 15 4.588 15 4.273 17 4.155 12 0.6197 18 0.6011 15 18.254 37 3.841 9 4.469 Boston College 9 3 310 191 3.740 18 4.509 18 4.189 19 4.130 13 0.6192 15 0.6268 17 18.109 45 3.727 7 4.534 Florida St 8 5 376 286 3.816 24 4.343 24 4.024 29 3.852 25 0.5794 23 0.5751 25 17.730 26 4.077 33 3.628 Clemson 8 4 316 211 3.723 27 4.311 27 3.989 24 4.025 20 0.5909 24 0.5744 24 17.756 36 3.875 15 4.174 Georgia Tech 7 5 222 241 3.718 29 4.222 29 3.900 51 3.504 28 0.5723 33 0.5573 29 17.415 79 3.119 27 3.888 North Carolina St 7 5 249 212 3.605 35 4.017 35 3.718 33 3.754 33 0.5544 40 0.5446 34 17.156 66 3.359 16 4.150 Virginia 7 5 320 279 3.559 36 4.013 36 3.714 38 3.656 32 0.5546 45 0.5353 36 17.120 43 3.747 35 3.564 North Carolina 5 6 198 288 3.746 37 3.929 37 3.644 65 3.260 38 0.5480 46 0.5330 41 16.906 80 3.079 41 3.440 Maryland 5 6 270 275 3.689 46 3.782 46 3.497 50 3.510 39 0.5384 51 0.5251 47 16.783 47 3.666 44 3.354 Wake Forest 4 7 269 316 3.525 64 3.452 64 3.181 61 3.303 60 0.4975 80 0.4621 66 16.055 49 3.643 68 2.962 Duke 1 10 177 408 2.942 111 2.213 111 2.036 104 2.225 105 0.3899 111 0.3580 111 13.981 103 2.253 102 2.197
Big 10 Conference: strength=4.098 (#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 Penn State 11 1 413 204 4.075 3 5.117 3 4.947 5 4.672 2 0.6824 3 0.6886 4 19.383 7 4.641 6 4.703 Ohio State 10 2 392 183 4.393 4 5.085 4 4.898 3 4.966 4 0.6674 4 0.6637 3 19.416 8 4.631 1 5.300 Wisconsin 10 3 446 309 3.801 13 4.686 13 4.371 21 4.096 10 0.6205 17 0.6080 13 18.322 15 4.389 30 3.803 Michigan 7 5 345 244 4.115 20 4.420 20 4.102 10 4.277 21 0.5861 31 0.5649 20 18.004 22 4.161 11 4.393 Northwestern 7 5 388 407 3.906 22 4.365 22 4.046 35 3.700 22 0.5861 22 0.5755 27 17.654 12 4.442 70 2.958 Minnesota 7 5 429 348 4.027 23 4.357 23 4.038 23 4.053 26 0.5788 28 0.5718 23 17.868 5 4.799 48 3.307 Iowa 7 5 360 240 3.957 28 4.265 28 3.942 16 4.177 27 0.5770 32 0.5607 26 17.697 27 4.070 13 4.284 Michigan St 5 6 372 316 3.887 41 3.854 41 3.573 31 3.818 46 0.5196 72 0.4840 38 16.988 18 4.297 46 3.338 Purdue 5 6 330 309 3.827 43 3.842 42 3.559 28 3.863 43 0.5271 66 0.4951 40 16.932 24 4.149 34 3.577 Indiana 4 7 248 361 3.460 66 3.444 66 3.173 76 2.987 70 0.4857 95 0.4353 72 15.942 76 3.177 79 2.797 Illinois 2 9 187 435 3.437 91 2.981 91 2.767 100 2.470 88 0.4437 100 0.4094 94 15.151 94 2.558 96 2.383
Big 12 Conference: strength=3.800 (#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 Texas 13 0 652 213 4.422 1 5.564 1 5.445 1 5.511 1 0.7163 1 0.7383 1 20.330 1 5.956 2 5.067 Oklahoma 8 4 323 277 3.928 17 4.521 17 4.202 22 4.092 8 0.6248 7 0.6472 18 18.062 31 4.037 17 4.147 Texas Tech 9 3 473 226 3.735 21 4.409 21 4.089 13 4.228 23 0.5829 12 0.6365 21 17.991 14 4.426 21 4.030 Nebraska 8 4 296 252 3.677 26 4.319 26 3.996 27 3.870 24 0.5826 27 0.5723 28 17.632 40 3.812 26 3.928 Colorado 7 6 305 307 3.780 32 4.105 32 3.785 41 3.587 31 0.5659 34 0.5570 32 17.282 67 3.343 29 3.831 Kansas 7 5 269 264 3.581 33 4.052 33 3.753 36 3.671 30 0.5691 25 0.5731 33 17.160 65 3.385 24 3.957 Iowa St 7 5 339 230 3.561 38 3.918 38 3.633 26 3.972 37 0.5492 52 0.5232 37 17.111 34 3.922 22 4.023 Missouri 7 5 369 350 3.398 40 3.874 40 3.592 53 3.433 35 0.5532 36 0.5517 43 16.893 29 4.065 78 2.802 Texas A&M 5 6 352 343 3.721 47 3.770 47 3.483 40 3.625 42 0.5325 55 0.5167 45 16.793 16 4.348 72 2.902 Baylor 5 6 236 291 3.407 52 3.674 52 3.384 73 3.055 51 0.5107 58 0.5143 57 16.376 90 2.853 51 3.258 Kansas St 5 6 289 305 3.386 62 3.537 62 3.252 58 3.328 55 0.5037 67 0.4932 58 16.280 55 3.569 60 3.087 Oklahoma St 4 7 222 344 3.209 75 3.243 75 3.037 82 2.933 73 0.4812 89 0.4519 79 15.652 84 2.999 75 2.868
Big East Conference: strength=3.445 (#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 West Virginia 11 1 385 214 3.709 5 4.931 5 4.721 7 4.383 6 0.6396 6 0.6530 6 18.855 13 4.442 12 4.324 Louisville 9 3 521 285 3.572 25 4.325 25 4.002 11 4.271 29 0.5701 26 0.5723 22 17.881 3 5.190 45 3.352 South Florida 6 6 276 216 3.571 49 3.764 49 3.478 49 3.511 49 0.5121 48 0.5304 44 16.799 77 3.162 28 3.860 Rutgers 7 5 344 307 3.136 56 3.603 56 3.323 57 3.344 69 0.4885 74 0.4793 56 16.377 52 3.606 61 3.081 Pittsburgh 5 6 267 243 3.423 68 3.425 68 3.152 45 3.553 72 0.4830 85 0.4550 64 16.140 63 3.465 32 3.641 Connecticut 5 6 272 211 3.136 78 3.198 78 2.988 68 3.182 90 0.4393 92 0.4363 77 15.734 89 2.904 40 3.460 Cincinnati 4 7 192 345 3.091 81 3.169 81 2.958 96 2.532 82 0.4587 88 0.4520 84 15.485 96 2.535 92 2.529 Syracuse 1 10 152 295 3.195 109 2.262 109 2.094 93 2.569 109 0.3743 114 0.3502 105 14.236 109 2.081 64 3.058
Conference USA: strength=2.793 (#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 Tulsa 9 4 430 305 3.165 39 3.882 39 3.599 37 3.664 40 0.5368 29 0.5718 39 16.982 35 3.913 43 3.414 Central Florida 8 5 373 373 2.898 60 3.548 60 3.261 81 2.947 53 0.5062 37 0.5513 63 16.160 68 3.341 91 2.554 Southern Miss 7 5 355 272 2.987 65 3.450 65 3.177 64 3.266 62 0.4965 44 0.5371 62 16.212 62 3.473 63 3.059 UTEP 8 4 382 311 2.644 67 3.434 67 3.159 88 2.851 80 0.4653 61 0.5093 70 15.957 74 3.187 94 2.514 Memphis 7 5 326 276 2.872 69 3.391 70 3.119 69 3.147 68 0.4887 60 0.5106 71 15.951 72 3.224 62 3.069 Houston 6 6 337 324 2.874 82 3.158 82 2.945 84 2.920 83 0.4577 78 0.4729 81 15.613 71 3.253 87 2.587 East Carolina 5 6 267 317 2.873 83 3.098 83 2.887 90 2.756 81 0.4614 77 0.4744 85 15.473 86 2.950 90 2.562 SMU 5 6 229 280 2.850 85 3.076 85 2.866 87 2.862 85 0.4488 86 0.4541 88 15.446 93 2.701 65 3.022 Alabama-Birmingham 5 6 307 264 2.707 94 2.901 94 2.676 77 2.975 95 0.4312 83 0.4562 92 15.261 70 3.254 84 2.695 Marshall 4 7 204 285 2.796 96 2.837 96 2.618 99 2.476 97 0.4196 97 0.4336 96 15.060 105 2.192 80 2.761 Tulane 2 9 234 348 2.672 110 2.233 110 2.058 103 2.266 115 0.3502 112 0.3577 110 14.101 98 2.423 108 2.110 Rice 1 10 241 447 2.873 112 2.137 112 1.943 105 2.222 110 0.3644 108 0.3796 112 13.898 95 2.556 115 1.888
Mid-American Conference: strength=2.594 (#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 Toledo 9 3 429 261 2.757 51 3.716 51 3.425 56 3.378 44 0.5261 21 0.5770 50 16.607 48 3.648 59 3.107 Northern Illinois 7 5 389 274 2.992 70 3.371 71 3.100 52 3.453 65 0.4917 47 0.5308 67 16.046 50 3.636 50 3.270 Central Michigan 6 5 260 260 2.957 71 3.335 69 3.119 74 3.047 52 0.5093 41 0.5428 73 15.902 88 2.905 55 3.189 Western Michigan 7 4 354 342 2.579 72 3.299 72 3.095 89 2.758 64 0.4923 53 0.5207 76 15.753 57 3.530 112 1.986 Miami OH 7 4 371 258 2.759 73 3.298 73 3.094 66 3.245 63 0.4943 62 0.5075 68 15.965 42 3.755 82 2.734 Akron 7 6 307 318 2.768 80 3.180 80 2.967 86 2.899 78 0.4663 65 0.4982 80 15.622 87 2.924 74 2.875 Bowling Green 6 5 372 304 2.709 86 3.075 86 2.864 72 3.068 75 0.4734 63 0.5035 83 15.541 51 3.609 93 2.526 Ball St 4 7 233 416 2.945 88 3.053 88 2.844 101 2.465 76 0.4702 57 0.5148 91 15.307 91 2.843 110 2.087 Ohio U. 4 7 192 336 2.662 95 2.889 95 2.665 107 2.159 91 0.4385 82 0.4577 97 15.029 111 2.007 98 2.312 Eastern Michigan 4 7 240 295 2.567 100 2.648 100 2.410 97 2.508 99 0.4175 96 0.4347 100 14.831 97 2.437 89 2.580 Buffalo 1 10 110 327 2.412 117 1.782 117 1.658 118 1.627 117 0.3121 116 0.3258 117 13.250 119 1.017 101 2.237 Kent St 1 10 180 331 2.277 118 1.513 118 1.454 114 1.784 118 0.3023 119 0.3006 118 13.039 116 1.458 109 2.109
Mountain West Conference: strength=3.189 (#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 TCU 11 1 398 223 3.430 12 4.718 12 4.401 20 4.127 11 0.6203 8 0.6471 11 18.395 23 4.154 19 4.101 Utah 7 5 360 289 3.167 54 3.634 55 3.342 44 3.556 56 0.5004 70 0.4905 53 16.456 38 3.840 49 3.271 Brigham Young 6 6 396 351 3.413 55 3.628 54 3.349 47 3.525 58 0.4980 56 0.5161 54 16.447 25 4.114 71 2.936 Colorado St 6 6 321 369 3.247 58 3.571 58 3.292 79 2.949 57 0.4981 54 0.5179 59 16.267 73 3.201 83 2.698 New Mexico 6 5 326 327 3.083 61 3.544 61 3.258 71 3.083 71 0.4841 64 0.5002 61 16.236 59 3.485 85 2.681 San Diego St 5 7 323 325 3.249 76 3.221 76 3.014 60 3.303 79 0.4656 75 0.4770 75 15.776 64 3.414 53 3.192 Air Force 4 7 330 349 3.182 84 3.084 84 2.873 70 3.128 94 0.4316 93 0.4361 82 15.543 46 3.675 88 2.581 Wyoming 4 7 271 297 3.118 90 3.023 90 2.813 80 2.949 92 0.4384 87 0.4525 86 15.458 83 3.000 73 2.898 UNLV 2 9 207 381 2.762 104 2.387 104 2.185 108 2.155 111 0.3641 113 0.3542 104 14.237 106 2.138 105 2.172
Pacific 10 Conference: strength=3.853 (#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 Southern Cal 12 1 638 297 4.361 2 5.295 2 5.149 2 5.186 3 0.6735 2 0.6958 2 19.831 2 5.878 8 4.493 Oregon 10 2 414 278 3.874 8 4.876 8 4.574 12 4.262 9 0.6222 13 0.6297 8 18.632 9 4.571 25 3.953 UCLA 10 2 469 410 3.670 10 4.780 10 4.469 34 3.732 14 0.6177 14 0.6295 12 18.354 6 4.707 81 2.757 Arizona St 7 5 442 359 3.768 30 4.150 30 3.832 30 3.823 36 0.5511 43 0.5386 31 17.398 11 4.500 57 3.146 California 8 4 395 254 3.590 31 4.135 31 3.816 25 3.984 41 0.5341 49 0.5291 30 17.407 32 4.002 23 3.966 Stanford 5 6 269 337 3.757 44 3.841 43 3.558 54 3.429 45 0.5213 30 0.5700 46 16.789 56 3.544 47 3.313 Oregon St 5 6 293 365 3.602 48 3.767 48 3.481 62 3.277 59 0.4978 68 0.4924 51 16.571 54 3.570 66 2.984 Washington St 4 7 368 346 3.568 74 3.273 74 3.070 42 3.585 77 0.4693 76 0.4744 69 15.963 30 4.045 58 3.125 Arizona 3 8 252 290 3.625 79 3.188 79 2.979 55 3.409 87 0.4450 98 0.4313 78 15.702 69 3.256 36 3.562 Washington 2 9 237 337 3.611 93 2.920 93 2.700 63 3.274 100 0.4127 103 0.4004 90 15.308 78 3.133 42 3.414
Southeastern Conference: strength=3.668 (#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 LSU 11 2 383 185 3.889 7 4.879 7 4.577 6 4.517 7 0.6385 9 0.6462 7 18.740 17 4.301 5 4.732 Alabama 10 2 263 128 3.721 11 4.757 11 4.445 15 4.186 16 0.6135 10 0.6434 10 18.485 61 3.477 4 4.896 Georgia 10 3 384 213 3.773 14 4.617 14 4.302 9 4.310 15 0.6139 16 0.6223 14 18.302 21 4.188 10 4.432 Florida 9 3 343 226 3.775 16 4.572 16 4.255 18 4.153 17 0.6108 11 0.6399 16 18.181 20 4.192 18 4.114 Auburn 9 3 386 186 3.701 19 4.432 19 4.112 14 4.222 19 0.5927 19 0.5916 19 18.035 19 4.194 14 4.249 South Carolina 7 5 284 279 3.560 34 4.044 34 3.745 48 3.515 34 0.5540 35 0.5536 35 17.128 60 3.481 37 3.550 Tennessee 5 6 205 205 3.625 50 3.732 50 3.445 43 3.559 48 0.5166 59 0.5125 48 16.731 81 3.057 20 4.060 Vanderbilt 5 6 299 321 3.337 63 3.488 63 3.199 67 3.224 67 0.4888 79 0.4675 65 16.107 39 3.813 86 2.634 Arkansas 4 7 283 271 3.560 77 3.200 77 2.990 39 3.635 74 0.4773 71 0.4893 74 15.808 44 3.729 39 3.542 Kentucky 3 8 239 375 3.180 92 2.952 92 2.735 91 2.694 93 0.4317 102 0.4008 93 15.193 82 3.054 97 2.334 Mississippi 3 8 148 245 3.071 97 2.830 97 2.611 92 2.633 98 0.4185 104 0.3943 95 15.074 110 2.064 52 3.202 Mississippi St 3 8 153 259 2.951 98 2.781 98 2.557 94 2.553 102 0.4086 101 0.4038 98 14.948 112 1.916 54 3.191
Sun Belt Conference: strength=1.846 (#12)
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 Louisiana-Lafayette 6 5 286 304 2.151 99 2.697 99 2.459 98 2.494 84 0.4504 69 0.4922 99 14.843 92 2.791 103 2.197 Arkansas St 6 6 294 303 2.140 101 2.622 101 2.383 106 2.193 96 0.4228 91 0.4468 101 14.707 104 2.238 106 2.148 Louisiana-Monroe 5 6 239 339 2.089 102 2.542 102 2.284 111 2.021 101 0.4095 81 0.4610 103 14.362 101 2.340 117 1.703 Middle Tennessee St 4 7 210 206 2.337 106 2.356 107 2.150 95 2.538 103 0.4022 94 0.4354 102 14.390 107 2.113 67 2.963 Florida Int'l 5 6 257 323 1.951 107 2.324 106 2.153 109 2.114 104 0.4012 99 0.4123 108 14.167 100 2.364 116 1.864 Troy 4 7 175 255 2.169 108 2.297 108 2.127 112 1.999 106 0.3881 106 0.3883 109 14.147 114 1.529 95 2.468 Florida Atlantic 2 9 148 339 2.166 115 1.891 115 1.725 119 1.615 113 0.3567 110 0.3701 115 13.477 118 1.262 114 1.968 North Texas 2 9 157 346 2.145 116 1.858 116 1.702 115 1.728 114 0.3504 105 0.3907 116 13.443 115 1.477 113 1.978
Western Athletic Conference: strength=2.535 (#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 Boise St 9 4 469 317 3.086 42 3.843 44 3.558 46 3.548 47 0.5178 38 0.5511 42 16.900 33 3.923 56 3.172 Nevada 9 3 410 383 2.674 45 3.788 45 3.500 83 2.923 50 0.5111 42 0.5392 52 16.528 53 3.598 100 2.247 Fresno St 8 5 491 292 3.295 57 3.596 57 3.316 32 3.809 54 0.5041 39 0.5477 49 16.682 28 4.068 38 3.549 Louisiana Tech 7 4 316 281 2.752 59 3.564 59 3.284 75 3.011 66 0.4902 50 0.5270 60 16.246 75 3.182 76 2.840 Hawai`i 5 7 368 428 2.956 89 3.052 89 2.842 85 2.902 89 0.4405 90 0.4503 89 15.438 58 3.502 99 2.302 Utah St 3 8 208 360 2.484 103 2.398 103 2.189 110 2.109 108 0.3745 107 0.3843 107 14.226 108 2.082 107 2.136 San Jose St 3 8 248 357 2.501 105 2.367 105 2.162 102 2.272 112 0.3609 115 0.3285 106 14.234 99 2.369 104 2.175 Idaho 2 9 243 419 2.459 113 2.123 113 1.926 113 1.983 116 0.3293 117 0.3204 113 13.811 102 2.338 119 1.627 New Mexico St 0 12 198 465 2.536 119 1.434 119 1.363 116 1.678 119 0.2997 118 0.3086 119 12.854 113 1.679 118 1.677
Division I-A Independents: strength=3.020 (#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 Notre Dame 9 3 440 294 4.090 9 4.785 9 4.476 8 4.381 18 0.6065 20 0.5892 9 18.579 4 4.961 31 3.802 Navy 8 4 410 313 2.891 53 3.646 53 3.353 59 3.319 61 0.4966 73 0.4827 55 16.395 41 3.810 77 2.829 Army 4 7 220 294 3.115 87 3.064 87 2.855 78 2.967 86 0.4473 84 0.4553 87 15.457 85 2.976 69 2.959 Temple 0 11 107 498 3.098 114 2.061 114 1.859 117 1.646 107 0.3767 109 0.3779 114 13.534 117 1.294 111 1.997
Conference Strengths CONFERENCE W L PCT RNK RATING Big 10 Conference 75 54 0.581 1 4.098 Pacific 10 Conference 66 50 0.569 2 3.853 Big 12 Conference 85 57 0.599 3 3.800 Atlantic Coast Conference 81 61 0.570 4 3.791 Southeastern Conference 79 61 0.564 5 3.668 Big East Conference 48 44 0.522 6 3.445 Mountain West Conference 51 53 0.490 7 3.189 Division I-A Independents 21 25 0.457 8 3.020 Conference USA 67 73 0.479 9 2.793 Mid-American Conference 63 73 0.463 10 2.594 Western Athletic Conference 46 60 0.434 11 2.535 Sun Belt Conference 34 55 0.382 12 1.846

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.198 points in main ratings
     0.023 points in improved RPI
Average of 6.20 points per score
Predict score:
Team Strength vs. Time Plot:
posted: Sun Oct 12 21:50:15 2025

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