2015 College Football Ratings Summary |
College |
Conference |
W |
L |
P-Rank |
P-Rating |
R-Rank |
R-Rating |
CFP Rank |
AP Rank |
Baylor | Big 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 29.8 | 18 | 13.1 | | 2 |
Alabama | SEC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23.7 | 25 | 9.3 | | 10 |
USC | Pac 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20.4 | 55 | 2.0 | | |
Michigan | Big Ten | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19.8 | 13 | 14.3 | | 12 |
Clemson | ACC | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19.4 | 9 | 15.8 | | 5 |
Texas Christian | Big 12 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 19.3 | 2 | 19.3 | | 3 |
Boise State | Mountain West | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18.8 | 33 | 8.0 | | 21 |
Florida | SEC | 6 | 0 | 8 | 18.5 | 1 | 19.8 | | 8 |
Stanford | Pac 12 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18.0 | 22 | 10.9 | | 15 |
Notre Dame | Independent | 5 | 1 | 10 | 17.9 | 20 | 11.5 | | 14 |
Texas A&M | SEC | 5 | 0 | 11 | 17.9 | 11 | 14.9 | | 9 |
Mississippi | SEC | 4 | 1 | 12 | 17.1 | 21 | 11.3 | | 13 |
Utah | Pac 12 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 17.1 | 3 | 19.0 | | 4 |
Georgia | SEC | 3 | 2 | 14 | 17.0 | 60 | 0.9 | | |
Oklahoma | Big 12 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16.9 | 31 | 8.1 | | 19 |
Ohio State | Big Ten | 6 | 0 | 16 | 16.8 | 7 | 16.0 | | 1 |
LSU | SEC | 5 | 0 | 17 | 15.7 | 6 | 16.1 | | 6 |
Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 15.5 | 4 | 16.8 | | 16 |
UCLA | Pac 12 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 15.3 | 34 | 8.0 | | 18 |
West Virginia | Big 12 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 15.3 | 49 | 2.9 | | |
Tennessee | SEC | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15.0 | 65 | -0.5 | | |
Florida State | ACC | 5 | 0 | 22 | 15.0 | 16 | 13.1 | | 11 |
Washington | Pac 12 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14.7 | 41 | 4.7 | | |
Mississippi State | SEC | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13.3 | 37 | 6.3 | | |
Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13.0 | 43 | 4.5 | | |
North Carolina | ACC | 2 | 1 | 26 | 11.9 | 54 | 2.1 | | |
Kansas State | Big 12 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11.7 | 44 | 4.2 | | |
California | Pac 12 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 11.5 | 10 | 14.9 | | 23 |
Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4 | 2 | 29 | 11.0 | 50 | 2.9 | | |
Iowa | Big Ten | 5 | 0 | 30 | 10.1 | 5 | 16.5 | | 17 |
Arkansas | SEC | 2 | 4 | 31 | 9.9 | 69 | -2.0 | | |
Duke | ACC | 4 | 1 | 32 | 9.9 | 38 | 6.2 | | 25 |
Georgia Tech | ACC | 1 | 4 | 33 | 9.8 | 91 | -6.4 | | |
Arizona State | Pac 12 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 9.7 | 45 | 3.9 | | |
Auburn | SEC | 2 | 2 | 35 | 9.3 | 57 | 1.6 | | |
Brigham Young | Independent | 4 | 2 | 36 | 9.0 | 30 | 8.4 | | |
Louisville | ACC | 1 | 3 | 37 | 9.0 | 71 | -2.1 | | |
Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 5 | 1 | 38 | 8.9 | 27 | 8.8 | | |
Pittsburgh | ACC | 3 | 1 | 39 | 8.5 | 24 | 9.5 | | |
Houston | American Athletic | 4 | 0 | 40 | 8.4 | 17 | 13.1 | | 24 |
Miami (Fla.) | ACC | 2 | 2 | 41 | 8.3 | 61 | 0.6 | | |
Virginia Tech | ACC | 2 | 3 | 42 | 8.2 | 68 | -1.7 | | |
Nebraska | Big Ten | 2 | 4 | 43 | 7.7 | 83 | -5.4 | | |
North Carolina State | ACC | 3 | 2 | 44 | 7.5 | 66 | -0.9 | | |
Michigan State | Big Ten | 6 | 0 | 45 | 7.2 | 15 | 13.9 | | 7 |
Northwestern | Big Ten | 4 | 1 | 46 | 7.1 | 14 | 14.0 | | 20 |
Navy | American Athletic | 3 | 1 | 47 | 6.0 | 26 | 8.8 | | |
Memphis | American Athletic | 4 | 0 | 48 | 5.5 | 12 | 14.6 | | |
Toledo | Mid-American | 5 | 0 | 49 | 5.4 | 19 | 12.6 | | 22 |
Kentucky | SEC | 3 | 1 | 50 | 5.3 | 28 | 8.7 | | |
Oregon | Pac 12 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 5.0 | 64 | -0.4 | | |
Temple | American Athletic | 5 | 0 | 52 | 4.9 | 8 | 15.9 | | |
Arizona | Pac 12 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 4.9 | 52 | 2.2 | | |
Penn State | Big Ten | 5 | 1 | 54 | 4.8 | 23 | 9.7 | | |
Utah State | Mountain West | 2 | 2 | 55 | 4.7 | 62 | 0.6 | | |
Missouri | SEC | 3 | 2 | 56 | 4.2 | 42 | 4.7 | | |
East Carolina | American Athletic | 2 | 3 | 57 | 4.0 | 53 | 2.1 | | |
Washington State | Pac 12 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 3.9 | 29 | 8.5 | | |
Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3 | 2 | 59 | 3.8 | 58 | 1.4 | | |
Texas | Big 12 | 2 | 4 | 60 | 3.3 | 47 | 3.2 | | |
South Carolina | SEC | 2 | 4 | 61 | 2.7 | 74 | -2.7 | | |
Vanderbilt | SEC | 1 | 3 | 62 | 2.6 | 85 | -5.5 | | |
Illinois | Big Ten | 3 | 2 | 63 | 2.0 | 56 | 1.6 | | |
Indiana | Big Ten | 3 | 2 | 64 | 1.9 | 36 | 6.7 | | |
Boston College | ACC | 1 | 3 | 65 | 0.7 | 94 | -6.8 | | |
Minnesota | Big Ten | 4 | 2 | 66 | 0.4 | 35 | 7.2 | | |
Virginia | ACC | 0 | 4 | 67 | 0.1 | 108 | -9.6 | | |
Cincinnati | American Athletic | 2 | 2 | 68 | 0.0 | 48 | 2.9 | | |
Appalachian State | Sun Belt | 3 | 1 | 69 | -0.4 | 39 | 5.5 | | |
Marshall | Conference USA | 4 | 1 | 70 | -0.6 | 40 | 5.4 | | |
Bowling Green State | Mid-American | 4 | 2 | 71 | -1.5 | 51 | 2.6 | | |
Middle Tennessee State | Conference USA | 1 | 4 | 72 | -1.8 | 109 | -9.7 | | |
Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 2 | 3 | 73 | -1.9 | 84 | -5.5 | | |
Ohio U. | Mid-American | 4 | 1 | 74 | -2.8 | 32 | 8.1 | | |
Wake Forest | ACC | 2 | 3 | 75 | -3.1 | 70 | -2.1 | | |
Syracuse | ACC | 2 | 2 | 76 | -3.3 | 67 | -1.0 | | |
South Florida | American Athletic | 1 | 3 | 77 | -3.3 | 80 | -4.1 | | |
Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 3 | 1 | 78 | -3.4 | 46 | 3.8 | | |
Connecticut | American Athletic | 2 | 3 | 79 | -3.6 | 78 | -3.7 | | |
Rutgers | Big Ten | 1 | 3 | 80 | -3.9 | 86 | -5.6 | | |
Iowa State | Big 12 | 1 | 3 | 81 | -4.2 | 81 | -4.3 | | |
Oregon State | Pac 12 | 1 | 3 | 82 | -4.7 | 79 | -3.8 | | |
Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1 | 4 | 83 | -5.0 | 93 | -6.5 | | |
Maryland | Big Ten | 1 | 4 | 84 | -5.4 | 87 | -6.0 | | |
Colorado | Pac 12 | 2 | 3 | 85 | -5.6 | 90 | -6.3 | | |
Air Force | Mountain West | 2 | 2 | 86 | -5.8 | 63 | 0.2 | | |
Tulsa | American Athletic | 3 | 2 | 87 | -6.5 | 59 | 1.2 | | |
Akron | Mid-American | 2 | 3 | 88 | -6.9 | 73 | -2.7 | | |
Colorado State | Mountain West | 1 | 4 | 89 | -7.5 | 107 | -9.4 | | |
Southern Mississippi | Conference USA | 2 | 3 | 90 | -7.5 | 89 | -6.2 | | |
Florida International | Conference USA | 2 | 3 | 91 | -7.6 | 92 | -6.4 | | |
Nevada | Mountain West | 2 | 3 | 92 | -8.0 | 88 | -6.2 | | |
San Jose State | Mountain West | 2 | 3 | 93 | -9.0 | 82 | -4.8 | | |
Ball State | Mid-American | 1 | 4 | 94 | -9.0 | 95 | -6.8 | | |
Buffalo | Mid-American | 1 | 3 | 95 | -9.2 | 104 | -9.0 | | |
San Diego State | Mountain West | 2 | 3 | 96 | -9.3 | 77 | -3.5 | | |
Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1 | 3 | 97 | -9.7 | 76 | -3.3 | | |
Purdue | Big Ten | 0 | 5 | 98 | -9.9 | 122 | -14.4 | | |
Army | Independent | 1 | 4 | 99 | -10.6 | 110 | -10.5 | | |
Nevada-Las Vegas | Mountain West | 1 | 4 | 100 | -11.0 | 101 | -8.4 | | |
Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 1 | 3 | 101 | -11.2 | 106 | -9.3 | | |
Southern Methodist | American Athletic | 1 | 4 | 102 | -11.8 | 98 | -7.4 | | |
Central Florida | American Athletic | 0 | 5 | 103 | -12.5 | 126 | -18.5 | | |
Texas-San Antonio | Conference USA | 1 | 5 | 104 | -12.8 | 113 | -12.2 | | |
Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1 | 3 | 105 | -12.9 | 97 | -7.0 | | |
Rice | Conference USA | 2 | 3 | 106 | -13.5 | 72 | -2.2 | | |
Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | 0 | 4 | 107 | -14.9 | 112 | -11.8 | | |
Massachusetts | Mid-American | 1 | 4 | 108 | -15.2 | 96 | -7.0 | | |
Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 1 | 4 | 109 | -15.6 | 114 | -12.6 | | |
New Mexico | Mountain West | 2 | 3 | 110 | -16.3 | 103 | -9.0 | | |
Hawaii | Mountain West | 1 | 4 | 111 | -16.4 | 99 | -7.7 | | |
Troy | Sun Belt | 0 | 4 | 112 | -16.8 | 117 | -13.6 | | |
Kansas | Big 12 | 0 | 4 | 113 | -17.4 | 116 | -12.8 | | |
South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2 | 2 | 114 | -17.6 | 75 | -2.9 | | |
Kent State | Mid-American | 1 | 4 | 115 | -18.2 | 100 | -7.8 | | |
Tulane | American Athletic | 1 | 3 | 116 | -19.4 | 105 | -9.1 | | |
Wyoming | Mountain West | 0 | 5 | 117 | -19.7 | 127 | -21.0 | | |
Texas State | Sun Belt | 0 | 4 | 118 | -20.2 | 123 | -15.2 | | |
Fresno State | Mountain West | 0 | 5 | 119 | -20.4 | 121 | -14.3 | | |
Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1 | 5 | 120 | -21.5 | 125 | -17.8 | | |
Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1 | 3 | 121 | -22.6 | 102 | -8.8 | | |
Miami (Ohio) | Mid-American | 0 | 5 | 122 | -22.6 | 118 | -13.8 | | |
Idaho | Sun Belt | 0 | 4 | 123 | -23.6 | 119 | -13.9 | | |
Texas-El Paso | Conference USA | 1 | 4 | 124 | -25.5 | 120 | -14.1 | | |
North Texas | Conference USA | 0 | 4 | 125 | -25.9 | 124 | -15.5 | | |
New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 0 | 5 | 126 | -26.2 | 128 | -21.5 | | |
Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1 | 3 | 127 | -27.7 | 115 | -12.7 | | |
North Carolina-Charlotte | Conference USA | 1 | 3 | 128 | -31.6 | 111 | -11.5 | | |
College sports ratings use a somewhat less sophisticated version of the NFL model that does not use individual play data. Final scores and game location are the only data used. Unlike BCS computer ratings, point difference is factored rather than simply the outcome of the game. Instead of adjusting ratings for repeatability, both teams in each game are given equal responsibility for the result. Each team is assigned a normal probability distribution for quality such that the most likely scenario considering all games at once is optimized. In doing so, home field advantage is factored where applicable and strength of schedule is automatically accounted for. After 1 game, a team's rating will simply be their net points divided by 2. Past the first game, relative strength of opponents and how far a result is from the expected result begin to factor in. Like the NFL ratings, the first few weeks' ratings are unreliable but quickly become increasingly accurate thereafter. Subtracting one team's rating from another's will give an expected point spread should they play at a neutral site.