2015 College Football Ratings Summary |
College |
Conference |
W |
L |
P-Rank |
P-Rating |
R-Rank |
R-Rating |
CFP Rank |
AP Rank |
North Carolina-Charlotte | Conference USA | 1 | 8 | 128 | -29.2 | 125 | -19.0 | | |
Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1 | 10 | 127 | -26.2 | 128 | -23.8 | | |
New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 2 | 7 | 126 | -26.0 | 118 | -15.6 | | |
Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | 0 | 9 | 125 | -25.1 | 127 | -20.5 | | |
Texas-El Paso | Conference USA | 3 | 6 | 124 | -24.3 | 104 | -11.5 | | |
Miami (Ohio) | Mid-American | 1 | 9 | 123 | -23.0 | 122 | -18.6 | | |
Old Dominion | Conference USA | 4 | 5 | 122 | -22.9 | 94 | -8.0 | | |
North Texas | Conference USA | 1 | 8 | 121 | -22.5 | 119 | -15.9 | | |
Hawaii | Mountain West | 1 | 9 | 120 | -22.2 | 121 | -17.3 | | |
Texas State | Sun Belt | 1 | 7 | 119 | -22.1 | 120 | -16.6 | | |
Idaho | Sun Belt | 2 | 7 | 118 | -21.9 | 112 | -13.0 | | |
Kent State | Mid-American | 2 | 7 | 117 | -20.5 | 105 | -11.6 | | |
Rice | Conference USA | 3 | 6 | 116 | -19.9 | 98 | -9.7 | | |
Wyoming | Mountain West | 1 | 9 | 115 | -18.9 | 123 | -18.7 | | |
Georgia State | Sun Belt | 3 | 5 | 114 | -18.7 | 99 | -10.3 | | |
South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4 | 4 | 113 | -18.2 | 84 | -4.6 | | |
Fresno State | Mountain West | 2 | 7 | 112 | -17.8 | 108 | -12.5 | | |
Tulane | American Athletic | 2 | 7 | 111 | -17.5 | 103 | -11.2 | | |
Central Florida | American Athletic | 0 | 9 | 110 | -17.4 | 126 | -20.5 | | |
Texas-San Antonio | Conference USA | 2 | 8 | 109 | -17.3 | 114 | -15.0 | | |
Kansas | Big 12 | 0 | 9 | 108 | -17.0 | 115 | -15.1 | | |
Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 2 | 8 | 107 | -16.1 | 117 | -15.5 | | |
Massachusetts | Mid-American | 2 | 8 | 106 | -16.1 | 116 | -15.2 | | |
Southern Methodist | American Athletic | 1 | 8 | 105 | -15.5 | 111 | -13.0 | | |
Ball State | Mid-American | 2 | 7 | 104 | -15.2 | 110 | -12.6 | | |
Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 3 | 5 | 103 | -14.6 | 97 | -8.9 | | |
Army | Independent | 1 | 7 | 102 | -14.6 | 124 | -18.8 | | |
Nevada-Las Vegas | Mountain West | 2 | 7 | 101 | -13.3 | 109 | -12.5 | | |
Florida International | Conference USA | 4 | 6 | 100 | -12.9 | 100 | -10.4 | | |
New Mexico | Mountain West | 5 | 4 | 99 | -12.7 | 83 | -3.8 | | |
Troy | Sun Belt | 2 | 7 | 98 | -12.0 | 113 | -13.5 | | |
Akron | Mid-American | 4 | 5 | 97 | -10.8 | 85 | -4.7 | | |
Buffalo | Mid-American | 4 | 5 | 96 | -10.3 | 87 | -4.9 | | |
Nevada | Mountain West | 5 | 4 | 95 | -10.2 | 89 | -5.7 | | |
Ohio U. | Mid-American | 5 | 4 | 94 | -10.0 | 71 | -1.1 | | |
San Jose State | Mountain West | 3 | 6 | 93 | -9.2 | 96 | -8.6 | | |
Oregon State | Pac 12 | 1 | 8 | 92 | -8.9 | 106 | -11.6 | | |
Colorado State | Mountain West | 4 | 5 | 91 | -7.5 | 93 | -7.7 | | |
Rutgers | Big Ten | 2 | 7 | 90 | -7.2 | 86 | -4.8 | | |
Purdue | Big Ten | 1 | 8 | 89 | -7.0 | 102 | -10.7 | | |
Tulsa | American Athletic | 5 | 5 | 88 | -6.5 | 72 | -1.5 | | |
Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 6 | 3 | 87 | -5.2 | 45 | 4.4 | | |
Connecticut | American Athletic | 4 | 5 | 86 | -4.9 | 81 | -3.4 | | |
Middle Tennessee State | Conference USA | 4 | 5 | 85 | -4.5 | 79 | -3.1 | | |
Wake Forest | ACC | 2 | 7 | 84 | -4.2 | 101 | -10.4 | | |
Colorado | Pac 12 | 3 | 7 | 83 | -3.6 | 95 | -8.4 | | |
Maryland | Big Ten | 1 | 8 | 82 | -1.6 | 88 | -5.5 | | |
Syracuse | ACC | 2 | 7 | 81 | -1.3 | 92 | -6.5 | | |
Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6 | 2 | 80 | -0.8 | 47 | 4.0 | | |
Indiana | Big Ten | 3 | 6 | 79 | -0.8 | 74 | -2.0 | | |
Southern Mississippi | Conference USA | 6 | 3 | 78 | -0.7 | 69 | -0.3 | | |
East Carolina | American Athletic | 3 | 6 | 77 | -0.6 | 78 | -3.0 | | |
Boston College | ACC | 1 | 7 | 76 | -0.1 | 107 | -12.3 | | |
Central Michigan | Mid-American | 4 | 5 | 75 | -0.1 | 66 | 0.2 | | |
Air Force | Mountain West | 6 | 3 | 74 | -0.1 | 64 | 0.5 | | |
Minnesota | Big Ten | 4 | 6 | 73 | 0.0 | 67 | -0.1 | | |
Iowa State | Big 12 | 2 | 7 | 72 | 0.0 | 77 | -2.7 | | |
Kentucky | SEC | 3 | 6 | 71 | 0.2 | 76 | -2.6 | | |
Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5 | 4 | 70 | 0.7 | 58 | 1.7 | | |
Illinois | Big Ten | 4 | 5 | 69 | 0.9 | 56 | 1.7 | | |
San Diego State | Mountain West | 6 | 3 | 68 | 1.1 | 62 | 0.7 | | |
Vanderbilt | SEC | 3 | 6 | 67 | 1.2 | 70 | -0.7 | | |
Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 6 | 3 | 66 | 1.5 | 51 | 2.9 | | |
Virginia | ACC | 2 | 7 | 65 | 1.6 | 90 | -6.4 | | |
Marshall | Conference USA | 8 | 2 | 64 | 1.7 | 52 | 2.8 | | |
Utah State | Mountain West | 4 | 5 | 63 | 2.0 | 82 | -3.5 | | |
Appalachian State | Sun Belt | 7 | 2 | 62 | 2.0 | 42 | 6.1 | | |
Northwestern | Big Ten | 7 | 2 | 61 | 2.5 | 16 | 13.6 | 20 | 20 |
Arizona | Pac 12 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 2.6 | 54 | 1.9 | | |
Miami (Fla.) | ACC | 5 | 4 | 59 | 2.9 | 43 | 4.6 | | |
South Florida | American Athletic | 5 | 4 | 58 | 3.0 | 46 | 4.1 | | |
Texas | Big 12 | 4 | 6 | 57 | 3.4 | 59 | 1.2 | | |
Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 6 | 3 | 56 | 3.8 | 57 | 1.7 | | |
Kansas State | Big 12 | 2 | 6 | 55 | 3.9 | 80 | -3.4 | | |
South Carolina | SEC | 3 | 7 | 54 | 4.1 | 75 | -2.5 | | |
Missouri | SEC | 4 | 5 | 53 | 4.2 | 55 | 1.9 | | |
Cincinnati | American Athletic | 5 | 4 | 52 | 4.2 | 50 | 3.2 | | |
Duke | ACC | 5 | 4 | 51 | 4.4 | 63 | 0.7 | | |
Temple | American Athletic | 8 | 2 | 50 | 4.6 | 27 | 9.7 | | |
Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 8 | 2 | 49 | 4.9 | 36 | 7.5 | | |
Brigham Young | Independent | 6 | 3 | 48 | 5.5 | 41 | 6.5 | | |
Toledo | Mid-American | 8 | 1 | 47 | 5.7 | 23 | 11.0 | | |
Penn State | Big Ten | 7 | 3 | 46 | 6.2 | 34 | 7.9 | | |
Nebraska | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | 45 | 7.1 | 61 | 1.0 | | |
Arizona State | Pac 12 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 7.6 | 53 | 2.3 | | |
Louisville | ACC | 5 | 4 | 43 | 8.0 | 49 | 3.3 | | |
Virginia Tech | ACC | 4 | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 73 | -1.5 | | |
Boise State | Mountain West | 6 | 3 | 41 | 8.5 | 65 | 0.3 | | |
Washington State | Pac 12 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 8.7 | 18 | 12.5 | | 24 |
Bowling Green State | Mid-American | 8 | 2 | 39 | 8.8 | 29 | 9.0 | | |
Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 8.9 | 44 | 4.6 | | |
North Carolina State | ACC | 5 | 4 | 37 | 9.0 | 60 | 1.2 | | |
Georgia Tech | ACC | 2 | 7 | 36 | 9.2 | 91 | -6.4 | | |
Memphis | American Athletic | 7 | 2 | 35 | 9.5 | 13 | 14.7 | 21 | |
Auburn | SEC | 4 | 5 | 34 | 10.0 | 48 | 3.5 | | |
Pittsburgh | ACC | 6 | 3 | 33 | 10.0 | 28 | 9.3 | | |
Navy | American Athletic | 7 | 1 | 32 | 10.4 | 10 | 16.5 | 16 | 19 |
California | Pac 12 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 10.6 | 39 | 6.8 | | |
Texas A&M | SEC | 6 | 3 | 30 | 11.1 | 35 | 7.7 | | |
Washington | Pac 12 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 11.5 | 68 | -0.2 | | |
Wisconsin | Big Ten | 8 | 2 | 28 | 12.3 | 22 | 11.1 | 25 | 21 |
Oregon | Pac 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 12.4 | 25 | 10.8 | 23 | 23 |
Iowa | Big Ten | 9 | 0 | 26 | 12.6 | 2 | 22.9 | 5 | 6 |
Michigan State | Big Ten | 9 | 1 | 25 | 12.6 | 11 | 15.2 | 9 | 9 |
Houston | American Athletic | 9 | 0 | 24 | 12.9 | 7 | 19.0 | 19 | 13 |
UCLA | Pac 12 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 13.0 | 38 | 6.9 | | |
Arkansas | SEC | 5 | 4 | 22 | 13.0 | 31 | 8.9 | | |
West Virginia | Big 12 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13.3 | 40 | 6.5 | | |
Georgia | SEC | 6 | 3 | 20 | 13.7 | 33 | 8.5 | | |
Utah | Pac 12 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 14.5 | 17 | 12.8 | 13 | 18 |
Mississippi State | SEC | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15.2 | 30 | 9.0 | | |
LSU | SEC | 7 | 2 | 17 | 15.3 | 15 | 13.6 | 15 | 17 |
Michigan | Big Ten | 8 | 2 | 16 | 15.8 | 19 | 12.5 | 12 | 14 |
Texas Christian | Big 12 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 15.8 | 9 | 16.8 | 18 | 11 |
Florida State | ACC | 8 | 2 | 14 | 16.0 | 32 | 8.8 | 14 | 16 |
Mississippi | SEC | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16.2 | 21 | 11.6 | 22 | 25 |
Tennessee | SEC | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16.7 | 37 | 7.2 | | |
Florida | SEC | 9 | 1 | 11 | 17.2 | 8 | 17.5 | 8 | 8 |
Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 17.8 | 3 | 22.2 | 6 | 4 |
Stanford | Pac 12 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 18.0 | 14 | 13.8 | 11 | 15 |
USC | Pac 12 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18.2 | 26 | 9.8 | 24 | 22 |
Notre Dame | Independent | 9 | 1 | 7 | 18.9 | 4 | 20.5 | 4 | 5 |
North Carolina | ACC | 7 | 1 | 6 | 19.1 | 24 | 10.9 | 17 | 12 |
Ohio State | Big Ten | 10 | 0 | 5 | 21.0 | 6 | 19.5 | 3 | 2 |
Clemson | ACC | 9 | 0 | 4 | 23.4 | 1 | 22.9 | 1 | 1 |
Baylor | Big 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24.3 | 20 | 12.0 | 10 | 10 |
Alabama | SEC | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24.7 | 5 | 19.6 | 2 | 3 |
Oklahoma | Big 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27.3 | 12 | 15.1 | 7 | 7 |
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.