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 | 10 | 128 | -30.3 | 124 | -19.0 | | |
Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | 1 | 11 | 127 | -25.2 | 126 | -21.3 | | |
New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 3 | 9 | 126 | -25.0 | 116 | -15.2 | | |
Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1 | 11 | 125 | -24.5 | 128 | -23.7 | | |
North Texas | Conference USA | 1 | 10 | 124 | -23.8 | 123 | -18.3 | | |
Hawaii | Mountain West | 2 | 10 | 123 | -23.4 | 122 | -18.3 | | |
Texas State | Sun Belt | 2 | 9 | 122 | -22.6 | 120 | -17.1 | | |
Old Dominion | Conference USA | 4 | 7 | 121 | -22.3 | 100 | -11.1 | | |
Texas-El Paso | Conference USA | 4 | 7 | 120 | -22.2 | 99 | -10.9 | | |
Miami (Ohio) | Mid-American | 2 | 9 | 119 | -21.4 | 117 | -15.6 | | |
Central Florida | American Athletic | 0 | 11 | 118 | -21.0 | 127 | -22.1 | | |
Idaho | Sun Belt | 3 | 8 | 117 | -20.6 | 104 | -12.3 | | |
Kent State | Mid-American | 2 | 9 | 116 | -20.6 | 109 | -13.6 | | |
Tulane | American Athletic | 2 | 9 | 115 | -19.9 | 114 | -14.8 | | |
Kansas | Big 12 | 0 | 11 | 114 | -19.6 | 121 | -17.7 | | |
Rice | Conference USA | 4 | 7 | 113 | -19.5 | 97 | -10.6 | | |
South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4 | 7 | 112 | -19.1 | 92 | -7.6 | | |
Texas-San Antonio | Conference USA | 3 | 9 | 111 | -19.1 | 110 | -14.0 | | |
Fresno State | Mountain West | 2 | 9 | 110 | -18.9 | 115 | -14.9 | | |
Wyoming | Mountain West | 2 | 9 | 109 | -18.6 | 119 | -16.6 | | |
Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 3 | 8 | 108 | -17.7 | 112 | -14.3 | | |
Nevada-Las Vegas | Mountain West | 2 | 9 | 107 | -16.4 | 118 | -15.7 | | |
Southern Methodist | American Athletic | 2 | 9 | 106 | -16.4 | 101 | -11.4 | | |
Ball State | Mid-American | 2 | 9 | 105 | -16.3 | 107 | -12.9 | | |
Massachusetts | Mid-American | 3 | 9 | 104 | -16.2 | 113 | -14.6 | | |
Florida International | Conference USA | 4 | 7 | 103 | -15.8 | 98 | -10.7 | | |
Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 3 | 9 | 102 | -14.0 | 108 | -13.1 | | |
Army | Independent | 1 | 9 | 101 | -13.6 | 125 | -20.8 | | |
Georgia State | Sun Belt | 6 | 5 | 100 | -13.4 | 86 | -5.3 | | |
Buffalo | Mid-American | 4 | 7 | 99 | -12.5 | 95 | -8.9 | | |
New Mexico | Mountain West | 6 | 5 | 98 | -11.8 | 83 | -4.3 | | |
Troy | Sun Belt | 3 | 8 | 97 | -11.1 | 105 | -12.5 | | |
Nevada | Mountain West | 5 | 6 | 96 | -10.0 | 93 | -8.2 | | |
Oregon State | Pac 12 | 1 | 10 | 95 | -9.9 | 106 | -12.8 | | |
San Jose State | Mountain West | 4 | 7 | 94 | -9.0 | 96 | -9.3 | | |
Akron | Mid-American | 6 | 5 | 93 | -9.0 | 78 | -3.0 | | |
Colorado State | Mountain West | 6 | 5 | 92 | -7.9 | 82 | -4.2 | | |
Ohio U. | Mid-American | 7 | 4 | 91 | -7.8 | 58 | 1.4 | | |
Purdue | Big Ten | 1 | 10 | 90 | -7.4 | 103 | -12.1 | | |
Tulsa | American Athletic | 6 | 6 | 89 | -7.3 | 74 | -1.1 | | |
Rutgers | Big Ten | 3 | 8 | 88 | -7.0 | 89 | -6.1 | | |
Connecticut | American Athletic | 5 | 6 | 87 | -4.5 | 71 | -0.1 | | |
Colorado | Pac 12 | 3 | 9 | 86 | -3.4 | 94 | -8.3 | | |
Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 8 | 3 | 85 | -3.3 | 46 | 4.5 | | |
Wake Forest | ACC | 2 | 9 | 84 | -2.9 | 102 | -11.8 | | |
Maryland | Big Ten | 2 | 9 | 83 | -2.3 | 84 | -4.6 | | |
Middle Tennessee State | Conference USA | 6 | 5 | 82 | -2.2 | 76 | -1.9 | | |
Central Michigan | Mid-American | 6 | 5 | 81 | -2.1 | 65 | 0.5 | | |
Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 7 | 4 | 80 | -1.7 | 67 | 0.1 | | |
Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 7 | 4 | 79 | -1.0 | 61 | 0.8 | | |
Syracuse | ACC | 3 | 8 | 78 | -0.7 | 90 | -6.3 | | |
Vanderbilt | SEC | 3 | 8 | 77 | -0.6 | 77 | -2.7 | | |
Kentucky | SEC | 4 | 7 | 76 | -0.6 | 85 | -4.6 | | |
Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 7 | 5 | 75 | -0.4 | 66 | 0.2 | | |
Utah State | Mountain West | 5 | 6 | 74 | -0.4 | 79 | -3.1 | | |
Iowa State | Big 12 | 2 | 9 | 73 | -0.3 | 87 | -5.6 | | |
Air Force | Mountain West | 7 | 5 | 72 | -0.2 | 69 | -0.1 | | |
Illinois | Big Ten | 4 | 7 | 71 | 0.0 | 73 | -0.8 | | |
Minnesota | Big Ten | 5 | 7 | 70 | 0.5 | 63 | 0.7 | | |
East Carolina | American Athletic | 4 | 7 | 69 | 0.8 | 80 | -3.1 | | |
Marshall | Conference USA | 8 | 3 | 68 | 1.2 | 55 | 2.3 | | |
Boston College | ACC | 1 | 9 | 67 | 1.3 | 111 | -14.1 | | |
Southern Mississippi | Conference USA | 8 | 4 | 66 | 1.4 | 56 | 1.9 | | |
Appalachian State | Sun Belt | 9 | 2 | 65 | 1.7 | 41 | 7.4 | | |
Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6 | 5 | 64 | 1.8 | 49 | 3.6 | | |
Arizona | Pac 12 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 2.0 | 62 | 0.8 | | |
Virginia | ACC | 3 | 8 | 62 | 2.2 | 88 | -5.8 | | |
Indiana | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | 61 | 2.3 | 60 | 1.0 | | |
San Diego State | Mountain West | 9 | 3 | 60 | 2.3 | 53 | 3.0 | | |
Cincinnati | American Athletic | 6 | 5 | 59 | 2.4 | 47 | 4.5 | | |
Missouri | SEC | 4 | 7 | 58 | 2.8 | 70 | -0.1 | | |
South Carolina | SEC | 3 | 8 | 57 | 3.9 | 81 | -3.2 | | |
Northwestern | Big Ten | 9 | 2 | 56 | 4.2 | 9 | 16.5 | 13 | 12 |
Penn State | Big Ten | 7 | 5 | 55 | 4.2 | 43 | 6.1 | | |
Duke | ACC | 6 | 5 | 54 | 4.3 | 72 | -0.4 | | |
Kansas State | Big 12 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 4.4 | 59 | 1.1 | | |
Texas | Big 12 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 5.1 | 54 | 2.7 | | |
Miami (Fla.) | ACC | 7 | 4 | 51 | 5.6 | 33 | 8.5 | | |
Temple | American Athletic | 10 | 3 | 50 | 6.2 | 22 | 11.3 | 24 | 24 |
Toledo | Mid-American | 9 | 2 | 49 | 6.4 | 32 | 9.1 | | |
Georgia Tech | ACC | 2 | 9 | 48 | 7.3 | 91 | -7.3 | | |
Nebraska | Big Ten | 5 | 7 | 47 | 7.4 | 57 | 1.4 | | |
Boise State | Mountain West | 7 | 4 | 46 | 7.4 | 68 | 0.0 | | |
South Florida | American Athletic | 7 | 4 | 45 | 7.5 | 42 | 6.4 | | |
Washington State | Pac 12 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 7.6 | 23 | 11.2 | | |
Brigham Young | Independent | 8 | 3 | 43 | 7.8 | 38 | 8.0 | | |
Navy | American Athletic | 9 | 2 | 42 | 8.5 | 12 | 15.2 | 21 | 21 |
Louisville | ACC | 6 | 5 | 41 | 8.5 | 48 | 3.6 | | |
Arizona State | Pac 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 8.5 | 52 | 3.2 | | |
Auburn | SEC | 5 | 6 | 39 | 8.8 | 50 | 3.5 | | |
Virginia Tech | ACC | 5 | 6 | 38 | 9.0 | 75 | -1.1 | | |
Texas Tech | Big 12 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 9.0 | 44 | 5.8 | | |
North Carolina State | ACC | 6 | 5 | 36 | 9.1 | 64 | 0.6 | | |
Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 11 | 2 | 35 | 9.1 | 27 | 10.0 | | 25 |
Bowling Green State | Mid-American | 10 | 3 | 34 | 9.3 | 35 | 8.3 | | |
Pittsburgh | ACC | 7 | 4 | 33 | 9.5 | 40 | 7.9 | | |
Memphis | American Athletic | 8 | 3 | 32 | 10.4 | 19 | 12.9 | | |
California | Pac 12 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 10.4 | 39 | 8.0 | | |
Wisconsin | Big Ten | 9 | 3 | 30 | 11.2 | 26 | 10.3 | | 23 |
Houston | American Athletic | 11 | 1 | 29 | 11.9 | 10 | 16.2 | 18 | 14 |
Texas A&M | SEC | 7 | 4 | 28 | 12.1 | 37 | 8.2 | | |
Georgia | SEC | 8 | 3 | 27 | 12.2 | 29 | 9.6 | | |
Utah | Pac 12 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 12.3 | 24 | 11.0 | 22 | 20 |
Iowa | Big Ten | 11 | 1 | 25 | 12.8 | 4 | 20.8 | 5 | 6 |
UCLA | Pac 12 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 12.9 | 34 | 8.5 | | |
Florida | SEC | 10 | 3 | 23 | 13.0 | 17 | 13.4 | 19 | 19 |
Oregon | Pac 12 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 13.6 | 16 | 13.5 | 15 | 15 |
Arkansas | SEC | 6 | 5 | 21 | 14.0 | 36 | 8.3 | | |
Mississippi State | SEC | 7 | 4 | 20 | 14.3 | 30 | 9.6 | | |
Michigan | Big Ten | 9 | 3 | 19 | 14.5 | 15 | 13.6 | 14 | 17 |
West Virginia | Big 12 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 14.6 | 45 | 4.6 | | |
LSU | SEC | 8 | 3 | 17 | 14.7 | 18 | 13.2 | 20 | 22 |
Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 14.8 | 13 | 14.7 | 16 | 13 |
Washington | Pac 12 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 15.3 | 51 | 3.2 | | |
Michigan State | Big Ten | 12 | 1 | 14 | 15.8 | 3 | 21.6 | 3 | 3 |
USC | Pac 12 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 16.7 | 28 | 9.9 | 25 | |
Tennessee | SEC | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16.7 | 31 | 9.1 | 23 | |
Texas Christian | Big 12 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 17.4 | 11 | 15.8 | 11 | 11 |
Notre Dame | Independent | 10 | 2 | 10 | 17.9 | 7 | 18.5 | 8 | 8 |
Mississippi | SEC | 8 | 3 | 9 | 18.1 | 14 | 14.6 | 12 | 16 |
Florida State | ACC | 9 | 2 | 8 | 18.5 | 20 | 12.3 | 9 | 9 |
North Carolina | ACC | 9 | 2 | 7 | 18.9 | 21 | 12.3 | 10 | 10 |
Stanford | Pac 12 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 19.1 | 8 | 18.4 | 6 | 5 |
Baylor | Big 12 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21.5 | 25 | 10.6 | 17 | 18 |
Ohio State | Big Ten | 11 | 1 | 4 | 21.9 | 6 | 18.8 | 7 | 7 |
Clemson | ACC | 12 | 0 | 3 | 22.5 | 1 | 25.1 | 1 | 1 |
Alabama | SEC | 11 | 1 | 2 | 25.3 | 2 | 22.1 | 2 | 2 |
Oklahoma | Big 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 28.2 | 5 | 19.3 | 4 | 4 |
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.