2015 College Football Ratings Summary |
College |
Conference |
W |
L |
P-Rank |
P-Rating |
R-Rank |
R-Rating |
CFP Rank |
AP Rank |
Georgia | SEC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24.7 | 23 | 10.0 | | 8 |
Baylor | Big 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24.3 | 24 | 9.2 | | 5 |
Alabama | SEC | 3 | 1 | 3 | 22.8 | 35 | 6.7 | | 13 |
Mississippi | SEC | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22.0 | 10 | 12.5 | | 3 |
USC | Pac 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 21.4 | 47 | 3.8 | | 17 |
West Virginia | Big 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 21.2 | 28 | 8.7 | | 23 |
LSU | SEC | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20.5 | 2 | 16.0 | | 9 |
Ohio State | Big Ten | 4 | 0 | 8 | 19.4 | 13 | 11.6 | | 1 |
UCLA | Pac 12 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 18.6 | 5 | 14.7 | | 7 |
Clemson | ACC | 2 | 0 | 10 | 17.9 | 27 | 8.8 | | 12 |
Oklahoma | Big 12 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 17.8 | 7 | 13.5 | | 15 |
Florida State | ACC | 3 | 0 | 12 | 17.3 | 22 | 10.0 | | 11 |
Notre Dame | Independent | 4 | 0 | 13 | 17.0 | 19 | 10.1 | | 6 |
Mississippi State | SEC | 2 | 1 | 14 | 17.0 | 34 | 6.7 | | 21 |
Utah | Pac 12 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 16.9 | 6 | 13.7 | | 10 |
Stanford | Pac 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.6 | 18 | 10.5 | | 18 |
Texas A&M | SEC | 4 | 0 | 17 | 16.1 | 11 | 12.0 | | 14 |
Michigan | Big Ten | 3 | 1 | 18 | 15.4 | 30 | 7.9 | | 22 |
Tennessee | SEC | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15.2 | 53 | 1.4 | | |
Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 13.8 | 21 | 10.0 | | 20 |
Texas Christian | Big 12 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 13.7 | 1 | 16.4 | | 4 |
Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13.3 | 48 | 3.7 | | 19 |
Florida | SEC | 4 | 0 | 23 | 12.7 | 4 | 15.1 | | 25 |
Boise State | Mountain West | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12.5 | 50 | 3.4 | | |
Auburn | SEC | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.1 | 75 | -3.1 | | |
Georgia Tech | ACC | 1 | 2 | 26 | 11.7 | 74 | -3.1 | | |
Texas Tech | Big 12 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 11.6 | 41 | 4.6 | | |
Miami (Fla.) | ACC | 2 | 0 | 28 | 11.5 | 25 | 9.1 | | |
North Carolina State | ACC | 3 | 0 | 29 | 11.3 | 15 | 11.3 | | |
Michigan State | Big Ten | 4 | 0 | 30 | 11.0 | 14 | 11.4 | | 2 |
North Carolina | ACC | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10.8 | 65 | -0.8 | | |
California | Pac 12 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 10.4 | 16 | 11.1 | | 24 |
Kansas State | Big 12 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 9.9 | 31 | 7.4 | | |
Iowa | Big Ten | 3 | 0 | 34 | 9.5 | 17 | 10.6 | | |
Washington | Pac 12 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 9.3 | 80 | -3.7 | | |
Nebraska | Big Ten | 2 | 2 | 36 | 8.8 | 63 | -0.3 | | |
Houston | American Athletic | 2 | 0 | 37 | 8.6 | 38 | 5.4 | | |
Brigham Young | Independent | 2 | 2 | 38 | 8.1 | 37 | 5.8 | | |
Northwestern | Big Ten | 3 | 0 | 39 | 7.7 | 3 | 15.6 | | 16 |
Louisville | ACC | 0 | 3 | 40 | 7.6 | 122 | -12.5 | | |
Duke | ACC | 2 | 1 | 41 | 7.5 | 45 | 4.0 | | |
Pittsburgh | ACC | 1 | 1 | 42 | 7.2 | 44 | 4.1 | | |
Arkansas | SEC | 1 | 3 | 43 | 7.2 | 92 | -5.8 | | |
South Carolina | SEC | 2 | 2 | 44 | 7.1 | 57 | 0.6 | | |
Virginia Tech | ACC | 1 | 2 | 45 | 7.0 | 85 | -4.2 | | |
Oregon | Pac 12 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 6.5 | 70 | -2.2 | | |
Memphis | American Athletic | 3 | 0 | 47 | 5.3 | 12 | 11.9 | | |
Kentucky | SEC | 3 | 1 | 48 | 4.8 | 29 | 8.1 | | |
Arizona | Pac 12 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 4.6 | 42 | 4.6 | | |
Arizona State | Pac 12 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 3.8 | 86 | -4.3 | | |
Texas | Big 12 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 3.7 | 81 | -3.8 | | |
Toledo | Mid-American | 3 | 0 | 52 | 3.6 | 26 | 8.9 | | |
Penn State | Big Ten | 3 | 1 | 53 | 3.5 | 39 | 5.3 | | |
Vanderbilt | SEC | 0 | 3 | 54 | 3.3 | 107 | -9.1 | | |
Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 3 | 1 | 55 | 3.0 | 36 | 6.2 | | |
Missouri | SEC | 2 | 1 | 56 | 2.8 | 46 | 3.9 | | |
Indiana | Big Ten | 3 | 0 | 57 | 2.6 | 9 | 13.1 | | |
Navy | American Athletic | 2 | 0 | 59 | 2.4 | 20 | 10.0 | | |
Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 1 | 2 | 58 | 2.4 | 68 | -1.2 | | |
Middle Tennessee State | Conference USA | 1 | 2 | 60 | 1.9 | 82 | -3.9 | | |
Illinois | Big Ten | 2 | 1 | 61 | 1.5 | 59 | 0.2 | | |
Temple | American Athletic | 3 | 0 | 63 | 1.3 | 8 | 13.2 | | |
Boston College | ACC | 1 | 1 | 62 | 1.3 | 62 | -0.2 | | |
Syracuse | ACC | 2 | 1 | 64 | 0.6 | 49 | 3.6 | | |
Washington State | Pac 12 | 2 | 0 | 65 | -0.8 | 32 | 7.3 | | |
Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1 | 2 | 66 | -1.0 | 79 | -3.7 | | |
Colorado | Pac 12 | 2 | 1 | 68 | -1.1 | 55 | 1.3 | | |
East Carolina | American Athletic | 1 | 2 | 67 | -1.1 | 58 | 0.3 | | |
Oregon State | Pac 12 | 1 | 2 | 69 | -1.3 | 71 | -2.5 | | |
Minnesota | Big Ten | 3 | 1 | 71 | -1.4 | 33 | 7.3 | | |
Utah State | Mountain West | 0 | 2 | 70 | -1.4 | 102 | -8.0 | | |
Virginia | ACC | 0 | 3 | 72 | -1.6 | 111 | -9.7 | | |
Marshall | Conference USA | 2 | 1 | 73 | -1.9 | 56 | 0.9 | | |
Appalachian State | Sun Belt | 1 | 1 | 74 | -2.2 | 51 | 3.0 | | |
Air Force | Mountain West | 1 | 1 | 75 | -2.7 | 54 | 1.3 | | |
Bowling Green State | Mid-American | 2 | 2 | 76 | -2.8 | 64 | -0.6 | | |
Iowa State | Big 12 | 0 | 2 | 77 | -3.3 | 97 | -6.4 | | |
Cincinnati | American Athletic | 1 | 2 | 78 | -3.9 | 66 | -1.0 | | |
Rutgers | Big Ten | 1 | 2 | 79 | -4.1 | 87 | -4.4 | | |
Central Florida | American Athletic | 0 | 3 | 80 | -4.3 | 121 | -12.1 | | |
Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2 | 1 | 81 | -4.6 | 52 | 2.8 | | |
Maryland | Big Ten | 1 | 2 | 82 | -4.8 | 94 | -5.9 | | |
Tulsa | American Athletic | 2 | 1 | 83 | -5.0 | 40 | 5.0 | | |
Central Michigan | Mid-American | 0 | 3 | 84 | -5.1 | 104 | -8.3 | | |
Ohio U. | Mid-American | 2 | 1 | 85 | -5.2 | 43 | 4.3 | | |
Wake Forest | ACC | 1 | 2 | 86 | -5.3 | 69 | -1.4 | | |
Colorado State | Mountain West | 1 | 2 | 87 | -6.2 | 90 | -5.3 | | |
South Florida | American Athletic | 0 | 2 | 88 | -6.4 | 106 | -9.1 | | |
Southern Mississippi | Conference USA | 1 | 2 | 89 | -6.6 | 88 | -4.6 | | |
Nevada | Mountain West | 1 | 2 | 90 | -7.0 | 67 | -1.0 | | |
Florida International | Conference USA | 1 | 2 | 91 | -7.0 | 72 | -2.7 | | |
Ball State | Mid-American | 1 | 2 | 92 | -7.4 | 60 | 0.1 | | |
Connecticut | American Athletic | 1 | 2 | 93 | -8.5 | 78 | -3.7 | | |
Buffalo | Mid-American | 1 | 2 | 94 | -8.7 | 83 | -4.1 | | |
Hawaii | Mountain West | 1 | 2 | 96 | -9.4 | 61 | 0.0 | | |
Western Michigan | Mid-American | 0 | 3 | 95 | -9.4 | 103 | -8.1 | | |
Akron | Mid-American | 1 | 2 | 97 | -9.7 | 73 | -2.7 | | |
San Jose State | Mountain West | 1 | 2 | 98 | -9.8 | 93 | -5.9 | | |
Purdue | Big Ten | 0 | 3 | 99 | -9.9 | 126 | -14.9 | | |
Army | Independent | 1 | 2 | 100 | -10.0 | 100 | -7.5 | | |
Rice | Conference USA | 1 | 2 | 101 | -10.4 | 84 | -4.1 | | |
Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | 0 | 2 | 102 | -10.9 | 91 | -5.5 | | |
Southern Methodist | American Athletic | 1 | 2 | 103 | -11.2 | 76 | -3.4 | | |
Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 0 | 2 | 104 | -11.7 | 115 | -10.6 | | |
Kansas | Big 12 | 0 | 2 | 105 | -11.9 | 108 | -9.3 | | |
San Diego State | Mountain West | 0 | 3 | 106 | -12.0 | 118 | -11.7 | | |
Nevada-Las Vegas | Mountain West | 0 | 3 | 107 | -12.1 | 109 | -9.6 | | |
Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 0 | 3 | 108 | -13.3 | 112 | -9.9 | | |
Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 1 | 3 | 109 | -14.1 | 98 | -6.8 | | |
Troy | Sun Belt | 0 | 2 | 110 | -14.2 | 95 | -6.0 | | |
New Mexico | Mountain West | 1 | 2 | 111 | -15.6 | 99 | -7.3 | | |
Fresno State | Mountain West | 0 | 3 | 112 | -15.8 | 113 | -9.9 | | |
Texas-San Antonio | Conference USA | 0 | 4 | 113 | -16.5 | 125 | -13.7 | | |
Massachusetts | Mid-American | 0 | 3 | 114 | -16.6 | 105 | -8.3 | | |
Kent State | Mid-American | 0 | 3 | 116 | -17.8 | 116 | -11.4 | | |
Texas State | Sun Belt | 0 | 3 | 115 | -17.8 | 120 | -12.1 | | |
South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1 | 2 | 117 | -19.2 | 77 | -3.6 | | |
Texas-El Paso | Conference USA | 1 | 2 | 118 | -20.8 | 96 | -6.1 | | |
Tulane | American Athletic | 0 | 2 | 119 | -21.0 | 114 | -10.6 | | |
Wyoming | Mountain West | 0 | 3 | 120 | -22.3 | 128 | -18.7 | | |
Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1 | 3 | 121 | -22.4 | 124 | -13.6 | | |
North Texas | Conference USA | 0 | 3 | 122 | -22.8 | 123 | -13.2 | | |
Miami (Ohio) | Mid-American | 0 | 3 | 123 | -23.0 | 117 | -11.5 | | |
Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1 | 2 | 124 | -23.4 | 89 | -5.0 | | |
Idaho | Sun Belt | 0 | 3 | 125 | -24.2 | 119 | -11.9 | | |
Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1 | 2 | 126 | -25.1 | 110 | -9.6 | | |
New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 0 | 3 | 127 | -26.3 | 127 | -17.0 | | |
North Carolina-Charlotte | Conference USA | 1 | 2 | 128 | -29.9 | 101 | -7.8 | | |
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.