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 | 3 | 128 | -31.6 | 111 | -11.5 | | |
Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1 | 3 | 127 | -27.7 | 115 | -12.7 | | |
New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 0 | 5 | 126 | -26.2 | 128 | -21.5 | | |
North Texas | Conference USA | 0 | 4 | 125 | -25.9 | 124 | -15.5 | | |
Texas-El Paso | Conference USA | 1 | 4 | 124 | -25.5 | 120 | -14.1 | | |
Idaho | Sun Belt | 0 | 4 | 123 | -23.6 | 119 | -13.9 | | |
Miami (Ohio) | Mid-American | 0 | 5 | 122 | -22.6 | 118 | -13.8 | | |
Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1 | 3 | 121 | -22.6 | 102 | -8.8 | | |
Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1 | 5 | 120 | -21.5 | 125 | -17.8 | | |
Fresno State | Mountain West | 0 | 5 | 119 | -20.4 | 121 | -14.3 | | |
Texas State | Sun Belt | 0 | 4 | 118 | -20.2 | 123 | -15.2 | | |
Wyoming | Mountain West | 0 | 5 | 117 | -19.7 | 127 | -21.0 | | |
Tulane | American Athletic | 1 | 3 | 116 | -19.4 | 105 | -9.1 | | |
Kent State | Mid-American | 1 | 4 | 115 | -18.2 | 100 | -7.8 | | |
South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2 | 2 | 114 | -17.6 | 75 | -2.9 | | |
Kansas | Big 12 | 0 | 4 | 113 | -17.4 | 116 | -12.8 | | |
Troy | Sun Belt | 0 | 4 | 112 | -16.8 | 117 | -13.6 | | |
Hawaii | Mountain West | 1 | 4 | 111 | -16.4 | 99 | -7.7 | | |
New Mexico | Mountain West | 2 | 3 | 110 | -16.3 | 103 | -9.0 | | |
Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 1 | 4 | 109 | -15.6 | 114 | -12.6 | | |
Massachusetts | Mid-American | 1 | 4 | 108 | -15.2 | 96 | -7.0 | | |
Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | 0 | 4 | 107 | -14.9 | 112 | -11.8 | | |
Rice | Conference USA | 2 | 3 | 106 | -13.5 | 72 | -2.2 | | |
Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1 | 3 | 105 | -12.9 | 97 | -7.0 | | |
Texas-San Antonio | Conference USA | 1 | 5 | 104 | -12.8 | 113 | -12.2 | | |
Central Florida | American Athletic | 0 | 5 | 103 | -12.5 | 126 | -18.5 | | |
Southern Methodist | American Athletic | 1 | 4 | 102 | -11.8 | 98 | -7.4 | | |
Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 1 | 3 | 101 | -11.2 | 106 | -9.3 | | |
Nevada-Las Vegas | Mountain West | 1 | 4 | 100 | -11.0 | 101 | -8.4 | | |
Army | Independent | 1 | 4 | 99 | -10.6 | 110 | -10.5 | | |
Purdue | Big Ten | 0 | 5 | 98 | -9.9 | 122 | -14.4 | | |
Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1 | 3 | 97 | -9.7 | 76 | -3.3 | | |
San Diego State | Mountain West | 2 | 3 | 96 | -9.3 | 77 | -3.5 | | |
Buffalo | Mid-American | 1 | 3 | 95 | -9.2 | 104 | -9.0 | | |
Ball State | Mid-American | 1 | 4 | 94 | -9.0 | 95 | -6.8 | | |
San Jose State | Mountain West | 2 | 3 | 93 | -9.0 | 82 | -4.8 | | |
Nevada | Mountain West | 2 | 3 | 92 | -8.0 | 88 | -6.2 | | |
Florida International | Conference USA | 2 | 3 | 91 | -7.6 | 92 | -6.4 | | |
Southern Mississippi | Conference USA | 2 | 3 | 90 | -7.5 | 89 | -6.2 | | |
Colorado State | Mountain West | 1 | 4 | 89 | -7.5 | 107 | -9.4 | | |
Akron | Mid-American | 2 | 3 | 88 | -6.9 | 73 | -2.7 | | |
Tulsa | American Athletic | 3 | 2 | 87 | -6.5 | 59 | 1.2 | | |
Air Force | Mountain West | 2 | 2 | 86 | -5.8 | 63 | 0.2 | | |
Colorado | Pac 12 | 2 | 3 | 85 | -5.6 | 90 | -6.3 | | |
Maryland | Big Ten | 1 | 4 | 84 | -5.4 | 87 | -6.0 | | |
Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1 | 4 | 83 | -5.0 | 93 | -6.5 | | |
Oregon State | Pac 12 | 1 | 3 | 82 | -4.7 | 79 | -3.8 | | |
Iowa State | Big 12 | 1 | 3 | 81 | -4.2 | 81 | -4.3 | | |
Rutgers | Big Ten | 1 | 3 | 80 | -3.9 | 86 | -5.6 | | |
Connecticut | American Athletic | 2 | 3 | 79 | -3.6 | 78 | -3.7 | | |
Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 3 | 1 | 78 | -3.4 | 46 | 3.8 | | |
South Florida | American Athletic | 1 | 3 | 77 | -3.3 | 80 | -4.1 | | |
Syracuse | ACC | 2 | 2 | 76 | -3.3 | 67 | -1.0 | | |
Wake Forest | ACC | 2 | 3 | 75 | -3.1 | 70 | -2.1 | | |
Ohio U. | Mid-American | 4 | 1 | 74 | -2.8 | 32 | 8.1 | | |
Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 2 | 3 | 73 | -1.9 | 84 | -5.5 | | |
Middle Tennessee State | Conference USA | 1 | 4 | 72 | -1.8 | 109 | -9.7 | | |
Bowling Green State | Mid-American | 4 | 2 | 71 | -1.5 | 51 | 2.6 | | |
Marshall | Conference USA | 4 | 1 | 70 | -0.6 | 40 | 5.4 | | |
Appalachian State | Sun Belt | 3 | 1 | 69 | -0.4 | 39 | 5.5 | | |
Cincinnati | American Athletic | 2 | 2 | 68 | 0.0 | 48 | 2.9 | | |
Virginia | ACC | 0 | 4 | 67 | 0.1 | 108 | -9.6 | | |
Minnesota | Big Ten | 4 | 2 | 66 | 0.4 | 35 | 7.2 | | |
Boston College | ACC | 1 | 3 | 65 | 0.7 | 94 | -6.8 | | |
Indiana | Big Ten | 3 | 2 | 64 | 1.9 | 36 | 6.7 | | |
Illinois | Big Ten | 3 | 2 | 63 | 2.0 | 56 | 1.6 | | |
Vanderbilt | SEC | 1 | 3 | 62 | 2.6 | 85 | -5.5 | | |
South Carolina | SEC | 2 | 4 | 61 | 2.7 | 74 | -2.7 | | |
Texas | Big 12 | 2 | 4 | 60 | 3.3 | 47 | 3.2 | | |
Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3 | 2 | 59 | 3.8 | 58 | 1.4 | | |
Washington State | Pac 12 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 3.9 | 29 | 8.5 | | |
East Carolina | American Athletic | 2 | 3 | 57 | 4.0 | 53 | 2.1 | | |
Missouri | SEC | 3 | 2 | 56 | 4.2 | 42 | 4.7 | | |
Utah State | Mountain West | 2 | 2 | 55 | 4.7 | 62 | 0.6 | | |
Penn State | Big Ten | 5 | 1 | 54 | 4.8 | 23 | 9.7 | | |
Arizona | Pac 12 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 4.9 | 52 | 2.2 | | |
Temple | American Athletic | 5 | 0 | 52 | 4.9 | 8 | 15.9 | | |
Oregon | Pac 12 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 5.0 | 64 | -0.4 | | |
Kentucky | SEC | 3 | 1 | 50 | 5.3 | 28 | 8.7 | | |
Toledo | Mid-American | 5 | 0 | 49 | 5.4 | 19 | 12.6 | | 22 |
Memphis | American Athletic | 4 | 0 | 48 | 5.5 | 12 | 14.6 | | |
Navy | American Athletic | 3 | 1 | 47 | 6.0 | 26 | 8.8 | | |
Northwestern | Big Ten | 4 | 1 | 46 | 7.1 | 14 | 14.0 | | 20 |
Michigan State | Big Ten | 6 | 0 | 45 | 7.2 | 15 | 13.9 | | 7 |
North Carolina State | ACC | 3 | 2 | 44 | 7.5 | 66 | -0.9 | | |
Nebraska | Big Ten | 2 | 4 | 43 | 7.7 | 83 | -5.4 | | |
Virginia Tech | ACC | 2 | 3 | 42 | 8.2 | 68 | -1.7 | | |
Miami (Fla.) | ACC | 2 | 2 | 41 | 8.3 | 61 | 0.6 | | |
Houston | American Athletic | 4 | 0 | 40 | 8.4 | 17 | 13.1 | | 24 |
Pittsburgh | ACC | 3 | 1 | 39 | 8.5 | 24 | 9.5 | | |
Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 5 | 1 | 38 | 8.9 | 27 | 8.8 | | |
Louisville | ACC | 1 | 3 | 37 | 9.0 | 71 | -2.1 | | |
Brigham Young | Independent | 4 | 2 | 36 | 9.0 | 30 | 8.4 | | |
Auburn | SEC | 2 | 2 | 35 | 9.3 | 57 | 1.6 | | |
Arizona State | Pac 12 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 9.7 | 45 | 3.9 | | |
Georgia Tech | ACC | 1 | 4 | 33 | 9.8 | 91 | -6.4 | | |
Duke | ACC | 4 | 1 | 32 | 9.9 | 38 | 6.2 | | 25 |
Arkansas | SEC | 2 | 4 | 31 | 9.9 | 69 | -2.0 | | |
Iowa | Big Ten | 5 | 0 | 30 | 10.1 | 5 | 16.5 | | 17 |
Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4 | 2 | 29 | 11.0 | 50 | 2.9 | | |
California | Pac 12 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 11.5 | 10 | 14.9 | | 23 |
Kansas State | Big 12 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11.7 | 44 | 4.2 | | |
North Carolina | ACC | 2 | 1 | 26 | 11.9 | 54 | 2.1 | | |
Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13.0 | 43 | 4.5 | | |
Mississippi State | SEC | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13.3 | 37 | 6.3 | | |
Washington | Pac 12 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14.7 | 41 | 4.7 | | |
Florida State | ACC | 5 | 0 | 22 | 15.0 | 16 | 13.1 | | 11 |
Tennessee | SEC | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15.0 | 65 | -0.5 | | |
West Virginia | Big 12 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 15.3 | 49 | 2.9 | | |
UCLA | Pac 12 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 15.3 | 34 | 8.0 | | 18 |
Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 15.5 | 4 | 16.8 | | 16 |
LSU | SEC | 5 | 0 | 17 | 15.7 | 6 | 16.1 | | 6 |
Ohio State | Big Ten | 6 | 0 | 16 | 16.8 | 7 | 16.0 | | 1 |
Oklahoma | Big 12 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16.9 | 31 | 8.1 | | 19 |
Georgia | SEC | 3 | 2 | 14 | 17.0 | 60 | 0.9 | | |
Utah | Pac 12 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 17.1 | 3 | 19.0 | | 4 |
Mississippi | SEC | 4 | 1 | 12 | 17.1 | 21 | 11.3 | | 13 |
Texas A&M | SEC | 5 | 0 | 11 | 17.9 | 11 | 14.9 | | 9 |
Notre Dame | Independent | 5 | 1 | 10 | 17.9 | 20 | 11.5 | | 14 |
Stanford | Pac 12 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18.0 | 22 | 10.9 | | 15 |
Florida | SEC | 6 | 0 | 8 | 18.5 | 1 | 19.8 | | 8 |
Boise State | Mountain West | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18.8 | 33 | 8.0 | | 21 |
Texas Christian | Big 12 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 19.3 | 2 | 19.3 | | 3 |
Clemson | ACC | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19.4 | 9 | 15.8 | | 5 |
Michigan | Big Ten | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19.8 | 13 | 14.3 | | 12 |
USC | Pac 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20.4 | 55 | 2.0 | | |
Alabama | SEC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23.7 | 25 | 9.3 | | 10 |
Baylor | Big 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 29.8 | 18 | 13.1 | | 2 |
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.