J-Train College Football Computer Rankings, 2024 Week 4

More information on this system can be found here. Conference rankings are listed at the bottom. Thanks to Ken Massey for the data. These rankings are included on Massey’s ranking composite page.

Rk Team Record SOS Rating % Bhnd % Bhnd 1st Prev Change
1 Alabama 3-0 78 75.94 1 0
2 Texas 4-0 73 74.33 3.2% 2.1% 2 0
3 Ohio St 3-0 133 67.18 14.3% 11.5% 4 1
4 Miami FL 4-0 113 65.92 2.5% 13.2% 16 12
5 Mississippi 4-0 125 65.13 1.6% 14.2% 15 10
6 Georgia 3-0 24 64.97 0.3% 14.4% 13 7
7 Missouri 4-0 33 64.89 0.2% 14.5% 8 1
8 Washington St 4-0 18 64.85 0.1% 14.6% 11 3
9 Tennessee 4-0 114 64.76 0.2% 14.7% 20 11
10 Louisville 3-0 95 64.09 1.3% 15.6% 32 22
11 UCF 3-0 45 63.93 0.3% 15.8% 7 -4
12 Penn St 3-0 131 63.85 0.2% 15.9% 6 -6
13 Navy 3-0 90 62.82 2.1% 17.3% 38 25
14 Michigan 3-1 3 62.30 1.0% 18.0% 27 13
15 BYU 4-0 29 62.04 0.5% 18.3% 46 31
16 Oregon 3-0 41 61.67 0.7% 18.8% 23 7
17 Utah 4-0 91 61.60 0.1% 18.9% 14 -3
18 Iowa St 3-0 72 61.16 0.9% 19.5% 53 35
19 Indiana 4-0 132 61.14 0.0% 19.5% 9 -10
20 USC 2-1 52 61.14 0.0% 19.5% 3 -17
21 Notre Dame 3-1 107 61.01 0.3% 19.7% 12 -9
22 Washington 3-1 34 60.20 1.6% 20.7% 43 21
23 Illinois 4-0 96 60.06 0.3% 20.9% 28 5
24 Rutgers 3-0 105 59.94 0.2% 21.1% 29 5
25 Maryland 3-1 44 59.76 0.4% 21.3% 18 -7
26 Oklahoma 3-1 80 59.63 0.3% 21.5% 10 -16
27 UNLV 3-0 108 59.32 0.6% 21.9% 19 -8
28 South Carolina 3-1 111 58.98 0.7% 22.3% 44 16
29 Pittsburgh 4-0 112 58.91 0.2% 22.4% 35 6
30 Boston College 3-1 22 58.79 0.2% 22.6% 48 18
31 Army 3-0 129 58.71 0.2% 22.7% 22 -9
32 Iowa 3-1 77 58.55 0.3% 22.9% 63 31
33 SMU 3-1 57 58.25 0.6% 23.3% 69 36
34 James Madison 3-0 119 57.89 0.7% 23.8% 65 31
35 Duke 4-0 116 57.53 0.7% 24.2% 47 12
36 Clemson 2-1 82 57.52 0.0% 24.3% 52 16
37 Oklahoma St 3-1 46 57.50 0.0% 24.3% 25 -12
38 Nebraska 3-1 103 57.11 0.8% 24.8% 30 -8
39 LSU 3-1 32 56.62 1.0% 25.4% 45 6
40 Syracuse 2-1 83 56.30 0.6% 25.9% 5 -35
41 Arkansas 3-1 93 56.04 0.5% 26.2% 50 9
42 WKU 3-1 23 55.91 0.3% 26.4% 60 18
43 Michigan St 3-1 42 55.81 0.2% 26.5% 17 -26
44 Texas A&M 3-1 60 55.74 0.1% 26.6% 59 15
45 Cincinnati 3-1 102 55.56 0.4% 26.8% 70 25
46 Boise St 2-1 43 55.23 0.7% 27.3% 39 -7
47 Sam Houston St 3-1 124 55.15 0.2% 27.4% 55 8
48 N Illinois 2-1 19 55.02 0.3% 27.5% 21 -27
49 Memphis 3-1 84 54.99 0.1% 27.6% 42 -7
50 Texas Tech 3-1 21 54.91 0.2% 27.7% 78 28
51 Kansas St 3-1 67 54.68 0.5% 28.0% 24 -27
52 Kentucky 2-2 79 54.09 1.2% 28.8% 79 27
53 Virginia 3-1 55 53.94 0.3% 29.0% 81 28
54 Georgia Tech 3-2 48 53.51 0.9% 29.5% 36 -18
55 Toledo 3-1 126 53.49 0.0% 29.6% 34 -21
56 Liberty 4-0 134 53.48 0.0% 29.6% 66 10
57 Virginia Tech 2-2 100 53.38 0.2% 29.7% 40 -17
58 Arizona St 3-1 92 53.01 0.7% 30.2% 26 -32
59 San Jose St 3-1 120 52.97 0.1% 30.2% 58 -1
60 ULM 2-1 13 52.46 1.0% 30.9% 37 -23
61 Buffalo 3-1 69 52.21 0.5% 31.2% 82 21
62 Oregon St 3-1 101 52.17 0.1% 31.3% 75 13
63 Wisconsin 2-1 10 51.93 0.5% 31.6% 62 -1
64 TCU 2-2 8 51.72 0.4% 31.9% 41 -23
65 Stanford 2-1 39 51.63 0.2% 32.0% 85 20
66 Coastal Car 3-1 106 51.50 0.3% 32.2% 54 -12
67 Texas St 2-1 89 51.40 0.2% 32.3% 61 -6
68 North Carolina 3-1 97 51.38 0.0% 32.3% 33 -35
69 California 3-1 123 51.30 0.2% 32.4% 31 -38
70 Vanderbilt 2-2 31 50.93 0.7% 32.9% 64 -6
71 Baylor 2-2 81 50.21 1.4% 33.9% 57 -14
72 Colorado 3-1 75 50.09 0.2% 34.0% 86 14
73 Minnesota 2-2 71 49.94 0.3% 34.2% 49 -24
74 Fresno St 3-1 128 49.88 0.1% 34.3% 74 0
75 South Florida 2-2 7 49.84 0.1% 34.4% 51 -24
76 Connecticut 2-2 49 49.44 0.8% 34.9% 100 24
77 E Michigan 3-1 110 49.29 0.3% 35.1% 99 22
78 West Virginia 2-2 14 49.26 0.0% 35.1% 88 10
79 North Texas 3-1 74 49.12 0.3% 35.3% 98 19
80 Tulane 2-2 35 49.00 0.2% 35.5% 83 3
81 Florida 2-2 40 47.88 2.2% 37.0% 103 22
82 Northwestern 2-2 66 47.34 1.1% 37.7% 73 -9
83 Louisiana 2-1 130 47.12 0.4% 38.0% 56 -27
84 Bowling Green 1-2 5 46.69 0.9% 38.5% 71 -13
85 Kansas 1-3 15 46.20 1.0% 39.2% 77 -8
86 Florida St 1-3 16 45.93 0.5% 39.5% 107 21
87 South Alabama 2-2 117 45.93 0.0% 39.5% 110 23
88 Auburn 2-2 118 45.82 0.2% 39.7% 72 -16
89 Ga Southern 2-2 30 45.36 0.9% 40.3% 84 -5
90 Wake Forest 1-2 6 45.29 0.1% 40.4% 102 12
91 Georgia St 2-1 58 44.23 2.1% 41.7% 91 0
92 Houston 1-3 36 44.00 0.5% 42.1% 68 -24
93 East Carolina 2-2 121 43.71 0.6% 42.4% 80 -13
94 NC State 2-2 50 43.70 0.0% 42.5% 87 -7
95 UT San Antonio 2-2 65 43.57 0.3% 42.6% 109 14
96 Ohio 2-2 56 43.44 0.3% 42.8% 76 -20
97 Colorado St 2-2 70 43.19 0.5% 43.1% 112 15
98 Arkansas St 2-2 25 42.93 0.5% 43.5% 92 -6
99 Arizona 2-1 127 42.88 0.1% 43.5% 96 -3
100 Hawaii 2-2 85 42.43 0.9% 44.1% 108 8
101 Marshall 1-2 4 42.35 0.2% 44.2% 94 -7
102 Nevada 2-3 94 42.25 0.2% 44.4% 117 15
103 UCLA 1-2 28 42.06 0.4% 44.6% 90 -13
104 Jacksonville St 1-3 87 41.74 0.6% 45.0% 127 23
105 Temple 1-3 38 41.48 0.5% 45.4% 122 17
106 Tulsa 2-2 109 41.30 0.4% 45.6% 106 0
107 W Michigan 1-2 9 41.11 0.4% 45.9% 105 -2
108 FL Atlantic 1-3 76 40.99 0.2% 46.0% 67 -41
109 UAB 1-2 37 40.72 0.5% 46.4% 104 -5
110 Appalachian St 2-2 86 40.05 1.3% 47.3% 89 -21
111 Purdue 1-2 20 39.89 0.3% 47.5% 95 -16
112 C Michigan 2-2 115 39.25 1.3% 48.3% 119 7
113 Troy 1-3 59 38.85 0.8% 48.8% 128 15
114 Mississippi St 1-3 63 38.27 1.1% 49.6% 97 -17
115 Akron 1-3 2 37.91 0.7% 50.1% 111 -4
116 San Diego St 1-2 62 37.80 0.2% 50.2% 113 -3
117 Air Force 1-2 64 37.30 1.0% 50.9% 116 -1
118 Ball St 1-2 54 37.18 0.2% 51.0% 115 -3
119 Utah St 1-3 26 37.03 0.3% 51.2% 101 -18
120 Rice 1-3 53 36.84 0.4% 51.5% 114 -6
121 Old Dominion 0-3 51 36.78 0.1% 51.6% 118 -3
122 Miami OH 0-3 17 36.36 0.8% 52.1% 125 3
123 MTSU 1-3 11 36.34 0.0% 52.1% 123 0
124 Florida Intl 1-3 99 36.11 0.5% 52.5% 93 -31
125 Louisiana Tech 1-2 122 35.81 0.6% 52.8% 120 -5
126 New Mexico St 1-3 47 35.29 1.0% 53.5% 124 -2
127 Charlotte 1-3 12 34.61 1.3% 54.4% 126 -1
128 Massachusetts 1-3 61 33.62 2.0% 55.7% 129 1
129 Southern Miss 1-3 88 32.13 3.0% 57.7% 121 -8
130 Kent 0-4 1 30.29 3.7% 60.1% 133 3
131 UTEP 0-4 68 28.68 3.2% 62.2% 131 0
132 Kennesaw 0-3 98 28.44 0.5% 62.6% 130 -2
133 Wyoming 0-4 27 27.99 0.9% 63.1% 132 -1
134 New Mexico 0-4 104 24.02 7.9% 68.4% 134 0

Best win: Alabama 63-0 vs. WKU
Worst loss: C Michigan 52-16 vs. Florida Intl

Rk Conference Rating Best Team Worst Team
1 Pac-12 58.51 64.85 52.17
2 SEC 58.38 75.94 38.27
3 Big 10 56.66 67.18 39.89
4 ACC 54.55 65.92 43.70
5 Big 12 53.67 63.93 42.88
6 American 46.26 62.82 34.61
7 Sun Belt 44.93 57.89 32.13
8 MAC 43.52 55.02 30.29
9 Mountain West 42.45 59.32 24.02
10 Conference USA 40.70 55.91 28.44

SOS = Strength of schedule ranking based on games played
% Bhnd = Percentage of the average team’s rating a team is behind the next highest-ranked team
% Bhnd 1st = Percentage a team is behind the number one team

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