2015 College Football Ratings Summary |
College |
Conference |
W |
L |
P-Rank |
P-Rating |
R-Rank |
R-Rating |
CFP Rank |
AP Rank |
Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | 0 | 11 | 127 | -25.1 | 128 | -24.8 | | |
Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1 | 11 | 125 | -24.6 | 127 | -23.7 | | |
Central Florida | American Athletic | 0 | 11 | 118 | -21.0 | 126 | -22.1 | | |
Army | Independent | 1 | 8 | 101 | -15.3 | 125 | -20.8 | | |
North Carolina-Charlotte | Conference USA | 1 | 10 | 128 | -30.5 | 124 | -19.4 | | |
Hawaii | Mountain West | 2 | 10 | 123 | -23.5 | 123 | -18.6 | | |
North Texas | Conference USA | 1 | 10 | 124 | -23.8 | 122 | -18.3 | | |
Kansas | Big 12 | 0 | 11 | 112 | -19.5 | 121 | -17.7 | | |
Texas State | Sun Belt | 2 | 8 | 119 | -21.2 | 120 | -16.8 | | |
Wyoming | Mountain West | 2 | 9 | 109 | -18.5 | 119 | -16.6 | | |
Nevada-Las Vegas | Mountain West | 2 | 9 | 106 | -16.4 | 118 | -15.8 | | |
Miami (Ohio) | Mid-American | 2 | 9 | 120 | -21.4 | 117 | -15.5 | | |
Fresno State | Mountain West | 2 | 9 | 110 | -18.9 | 116 | -15.0 | | |
Troy | Sun Belt | 2 | 8 | 99 | -12.8 | 115 | -14.9 | | |
Tulane | American Athletic | 2 | 9 | 114 | -19.8 | 114 | -14.8 | | |
Massachusetts | Mid-American | 3 | 9 | 105 | -16.3 | 113 | -14.6 | | |
Texas-San Antonio | Conference USA | 3 | 9 | 111 | -19.1 | 112 | -14.2 | | |
Boston College | ACC | 1 | 9 | 68 | 1.3 | 111 | -13.9 | | |
Kent State | Mid-American | 2 | 9 | 117 | -20.6 | 110 | -13.6 | | |
New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 3 | 8 | 126 | -24.7 | 109 | -13.2 | | |
Ball State | Mid-American | 2 | 9 | 107 | -16.6 | 108 | -13.2 | | |
Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 3 | 9 | 100 | -14.0 | 107 | -13.2 | | |
Oregon State | Pac 12 | 1 | 10 | 96 | -10.0 | 106 | -12.9 | | |
Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 3 | 7 | 104 | -16.2 | 105 | -12.4 | | |
Idaho | Sun Belt | 3 | 8 | 116 | -20.4 | 104 | -12.3 | | |
Purdue | Big Ten | 1 | 10 | 90 | -7.5 | 103 | -12.1 | | |
Wake Forest | ACC | 2 | 9 | 84 | -3.1 | 102 | -11.7 | | |
Old Dominion | Conference USA | 4 | 7 | 122 | -22.3 | 101 | -11.2 | | |
Southern Methodist | American Athletic | 2 | 9 | 103 | -16.0 | 100 | -11.1 | | |
Florida International | Conference USA | 4 | 7 | 102 | -15.8 | 99 | -10.8 | | |
Rice | Conference USA | 4 | 7 | 113 | -19.6 | 98 | -10.8 | | |
Texas-El Paso | Conference USA | 4 | 7 | 121 | -22.1 | 97 | -10.7 | | |
San Jose State | Mountain West | 4 | 7 | 94 | -9.0 | 96 | -9.3 | | |
Buffalo | Mid-American | 4 | 7 | 98 | -12.5 | 95 | -8.8 | | |
Colorado | Pac 12 | 3 | 9 | 85 | -3.5 | 94 | -8.4 | | |
Nevada | Mountain West | 5 | 6 | 95 | -10.0 | 93 | -8.3 | | |
Georgia State | Sun Belt | 5 | 5 | 108 | -17.0 | 92 | -8.0 | | |
Georgia Tech | ACC | 2 | 9 | 47 | 7.3 | 91 | -7.2 | | |
South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4 | 6 | 115 | -20.0 | 90 | -7.1 | | |
Syracuse | ACC | 3 | 8 | 79 | -0.7 | 89 | -6.3 | | |
Rutgers | Big Ten | 3 | 8 | 89 | -7.2 | 88 | -6.2 | | |
Iowa State | Big 12 | 2 | 9 | 74 | -0.2 | 87 | -5.7 | | |
Virginia | ACC | 3 | 8 | 62 | 2.2 | 86 | -5.7 | | |
Maryland | Big Ten | 2 | 9 | 83 | -2.3 | 85 | -4.5 | | |
Kentucky | SEC | 4 | 7 | 76 | -0.4 | 84 | -4.5 | | |
Colorado State | Mountain West | 6 | 5 | 92 | -7.9 | 83 | -4.2 | | |
New Mexico | Mountain West | 6 | 5 | 97 | -11.8 | 82 | -4.1 | | |
Utah State | Mountain West | 5 | 6 | 75 | -0.4 | 81 | -3.1 | | |
South Carolina | SEC | 3 | 8 | 55 | 3.9 | 80 | -3.0 | | |
East Carolina | American Athletic | 4 | 7 | 70 | 1.0 | 79 | -3.0 | | |
Akron | Mid-American | 6 | 5 | 93 | -8.9 | 78 | -2.8 | | |
Vanderbilt | SEC | 3 | 8 | 78 | -0.6 | 77 | -2.7 | | |
Middle Tennessee State | Conference USA | 6 | 5 | 82 | -2.3 | 76 | -2.0 | | |
Tulsa | American Athletic | 6 | 6 | 88 | -7.1 | 75 | -1.2 | | |
Virginia Tech | ACC | 5 | 6 | 36 | 9.0 | 74 | -1.0 | | |
Kansas State | Big 12 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 3.8 | 73 | -0.9 | | |
Illinois | Big Ten | 4 | 7 | 73 | -0.1 | 72 | -0.7 | | |
Texas | Big 12 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 3.2 | 71 | -0.4 | | |
Duke | ACC | 6 | 5 | 52 | 4.1 | 70 | -0.3 | | |
Connecticut | American Athletic | 5 | 6 | 86 | -4.5 | 69 | -0.2 | | |
Missouri | SEC | 4 | 7 | 58 | 2.7 | 68 | 0.0 | | |
Boise State | Mountain West | 7 | 4 | 46 | 7.4 | 67 | 0.1 | | |
North Carolina State | ACC | 6 | 5 | 37 | 8.9 | 66 | 0.5 | | |
Central Michigan | Mid-American | 6 | 5 | 81 | -2.0 | 65 | 0.6 | | |
Arizona | Pac 12 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 1.9 | 64 | 0.7 | | |
Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 7 | 4 | 80 | -0.9 | 63 | 0.7 | | |
Minnesota | Big Ten | 5 | 7 | 71 | 0.5 | 62 | 0.8 | | |
Indiana | Big Ten | 5 | 6 | 63 | 2.2 | 61 | 0.9 | | |
Air Force | Mountain West | 7 | 4 | 77 | -0.4 | 60 | 1.2 | | |
Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 7 | 4 | 72 | 0.3 | 59 | 1.3 | | |
Nebraska | Big Ten | 5 | 7 | 48 | 7.3 | 58 | 1.4 | | |
Ohio U. | Mid-American | 7 | 4 | 91 | -7.8 | 57 | 1.5 | | |
San Diego State | Mountain West | 8 | 3 | 60 | 2.4 | 56 | 1.8 | | |
Marshall | Conference USA | 8 | 3 | 69 | 1.1 | 55 | 2.3 | | |
Southern Mississippi | Conference USA | 8 | 3 | 65 | 2.0 | 54 | 2.7 | | |
Washington | Pac 12 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 15.2 | 53 | 3.1 | | |
Arizona State | Pac 12 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 8.5 | 52 | 3.1 | | |
Auburn | SEC | 5 | 6 | 38 | 8.8 | 51 | 3.4 | | |
Louisville | ACC | 6 | 5 | 42 | 8.5 | 50 | 3.5 | | |
Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 7 | 3 | 67 | 1.9 | 49 | 3.8 | | |
Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6 | 5 | 64 | 2.1 | 48 | 3.9 | | |
Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 7 | 3 | 87 | -4.6 | 47 | 4.2 | | |
Cincinnati | American Athletic | 6 | 5 | 59 | 2.5 | 46 | 4.5 | | |
Penn State | Big Ten | 7 | 5 | 53 | 4.1 | 45 | 6.0 | | |
Texas Tech | Big 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 9.1 | 44 | 6.0 | | |
Appalachian State | Sun Belt | 8 | 2 | 61 | 2.4 | 43 | 6.2 | | |
South Florida | American Athletic | 7 | 4 | 44 | 7.7 | 42 | 6.5 | | |
West Virginia | Big 12 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15.6 | 41 | 7.3 | | |
Bowling Green State | Mid-American | 9 | 3 | 40 | 8.5 | 40 | 7.4 | | |
California | Pac 12 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 10.2 | 39 | 7.5 | | |
Brigham Young | Independent | 8 | 3 | 43 | 7.8 | 38 | 8.0 | | |
Texas A&M | SEC | 7 | 4 | 29 | 12.0 | 37 | 8.1 | | |
Pittsburgh | ACC | 7 | 4 | 34 | 9.5 | 36 | 8.2 | | |
Arkansas | SEC | 6 | 5 | 21 | 14.0 | 35 | 8.2 | | |
UCLA | Pac 12 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 12.8 | 34 | 8.4 | | |
Miami (Fla.) | ACC | 7 | 4 | 51 | 5.6 | 33 | 8.6 | | |
Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 10 | 2 | 39 | 8.7 | 32 | 9.1 | | |
Toledo | Mid-American | 9 | 2 | 50 | 6.3 | 31 | 9.1 | | |
Tennessee | SEC | 7 | 4 | 13 | 16.7 | 30 | 9.1 | 25 | |
Mississippi State | SEC | 7 | 4 | 20 | 14.2 | 29 | 9.5 | | |
Georgia | SEC | 8 | 3 | 26 | 12.5 | 28 | 9.9 | | |
USC | Pac 12 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 17.6 | 27 | 10.4 | 20 | 24 |
Wisconsin | Big Ten | 9 | 3 | 30 | 11.0 | 26 | 10.6 | | 25 |
Washington State | Pac 12 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 7.4 | 25 | 10.9 | | |
Utah | Pac 12 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 12.3 | 24 | 10.9 | 24 | 21 |
Temple | American Athletic | 10 | 2 | 49 | 6.4 | 23 | 12.4 | 22 | 20 |
Florida State | ACC | 9 | 2 | 7 | 18.6 | 22 | 12.4 | 9 | 10 |
Memphis | American Athletic | 8 | 3 | 31 | 10.5 | 21 | 12.8 | | |
Oregon | Pac 12 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 13.3 | 20 | 13.1 | 16 | 15 |
LSU | SEC | 8 | 3 | 18 | 14.7 | 19 | 13.1 | 21 | 23 |
North Carolina | ACC | 9 | 1 | 6 | 19.2 | 18 | 13.2 | 10 | 8 |
Michigan | Big Ten | 9 | 3 | 19 | 14.4 | 17 | 13.4 | 15 | 19 |
Florida | SEC | 10 | 2 | 23 | 13.2 | 16 | 14.4 | 18 | 18 |
Mississippi | SEC | 8 | 3 | 8 | 18.1 | 15 | 14.5 | 13 | 16 |
Houston | American Athletic | 10 | 1 | 28 | 12.1 | 14 | 14.8 | 19 | 17 |
Baylor | Big 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23.8 | 13 | 14.9 | 12 | 12 |
Navy | American Athletic | 8 | 2 | 33 | 10.1 | 12 | 15.0 | 23 | 22 |
Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 14.9 | 11 | 15.3 | 17 | 14 |
Texas Christian | Big 12 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 17.6 | 10 | 16.4 | 11 | 11 |
Northwestern | Big Ten | 9 | 2 | 54 | 4.1 | 9 | 16.8 | 14 | 13 |
Stanford | Pac 12 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 17.9 | 8 | 17.3 | 7 | 7 |
Notre Dame | Independent | 10 | 2 | 10 | 17.8 | 7 | 18.4 | 8 | 9 |
Ohio State | Big Ten | 11 | 1 | 5 | 21.9 | 6 | 18.5 | 6 | 6 |
Michigan State | Big Ten | 11 | 1 | 14 | 15.7 | 5 | 19.5 | 5 | 5 |
Oklahoma | Big 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 28.3 | 4 | 19.5 | 3 | 3 |
Alabama | SEC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25.1 | 3 | 21.0 | 2 | 2 |
Clemson | ACC | 11 | 0 | 4 | 22.2 | 2 | 23.8 | 1 | 1 |
Iowa | Big Ten | 11 | 0 | 24 | 12.8 | 1 | 24.1 | 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.