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 |
1 |
Alabama |
13-0 |
16 |
72.79 |
– |
– |
1 |
2 |
Ohio St |
11-1 |
1 |
69.63 |
6.6% |
4.3% |
2 |
3 |
Michigan |
10-2 |
9 |
67.84 |
3.8% |
6.8% |
3 |
4 |
Washington |
12-1 |
43 |
67.53 |
0.6% |
7.2% |
4 |
5 |
Clemson |
12-1 |
27 |
66.01 |
3.2% |
9.3% |
5 |
6 |
Penn St |
11-2 |
6 |
64.66 |
2.8% |
11.2% |
6 |
7 |
Wisconsin |
10-3 |
5 |
62.54 |
4.4% |
14.1% |
7 |
8 |
USC |
9-3 |
4 |
62.51 |
0.1% |
14.1% |
8 |
9 |
Colorado |
10-3 |
15 |
61.54 |
2.0% |
15.5% |
9 |
10 |
Oklahoma |
10-2 |
40 |
61.45 |
0.2% |
15.6% |
10 |
11 |
W Michigan |
13-0 |
118 |
61.31 |
0.3% |
15.8% |
11 |
12 |
Florida St |
9-3 |
20 |
60.61 |
1.5% |
16.7% |
12 |
13 |
Louisville |
9-3 |
59 |
59.81 |
1.7% |
17.8% |
13 |
14 |
LSU |
7-4 |
7 |
59.72 |
0.2% |
18.0% |
14 |
15 |
Stanford |
9-3 |
22 |
59.42 |
0.6% |
18.4% |
15 |
16 |
Auburn |
8-4 |
18 |
59.24 |
0.4% |
18.6% |
16 |
17 |
Boise St |
10-2 |
73 |
58.49 |
1.6% |
19.7% |
17 |
18 |
Nebraska |
9-3 |
30 |
57.45 |
2.2% |
21.1% |
19 |
19 |
South Florida |
10-2 |
83 |
57.33 |
0.2% |
21.2% |
18 |
20 |
Miami FL |
8-4 |
57 |
57.01 |
0.7% |
21.7% |
20 |
21 |
Washington St |
8-4 |
35 |
56.91 |
0.2% |
21.8% |
22 |
22 |
Tennessee |
8-4 |
21 |
56.91 |
0.0% |
21.8% |
23 |
23 |
Texas A&M |
8-4 |
34 |
56.86 |
0.1% |
21.9% |
25 |
24 |
West Virginia |
10-2 |
66 |
56.86 |
0.0% |
21.9% |
24 |
25 |
Temple |
10-3 |
85 |
56.83 |
0.1% |
21.9% |
21 |
26 |
Florida |
8-4 |
19 |
56.59 |
0.5% |
22.3% |
26 |
27 |
Houston |
9-3 |
78 |
56.28 |
0.6% |
22.7% |
27 |
28 |
WKU |
10-3 |
103 |
55.96 |
0.7% |
23.1% |
28 |
29 |
Iowa |
8-4 |
44 |
55.73 |
0.5% |
23.4% |
29 |
30 |
Oklahoma St |
9-3 |
64 |
55.61 |
0.2% |
23.6% |
30 |
31 |
Minnesota |
8-4 |
46 |
55.39 |
0.5% |
23.9% |
31 |
32 |
Virginia Tech |
9-4 |
52 |
55.21 |
0.4% |
24.2% |
32 |
33 |
Pittsburgh |
8-4 |
45 |
54.95 |
0.6% |
24.5% |
33 |
34 |
Utah |
8-4 |
47 |
54.91 |
0.1% |
24.6% |
34 |
35 |
Appalachian St |
9-3 |
96 |
54.65 |
0.6% |
24.9% |
36 |
36 |
Tulsa |
9-3 |
84 |
54.48 |
0.4% |
25.2% |
35 |
37 |
BYU |
8-4 |
76 |
53.95 |
1.1% |
25.9% |
38 |
38 |
Toledo |
9-3 |
107 |
53.80 |
0.3% |
26.1% |
39 |
39 |
Kansas St |
8-4 |
71 |
53.30 |
1.0% |
26.8% |
40 |
40 |
North Carolina |
8-4 |
67 |
53.17 |
0.3% |
27.0% |
41 |
41 |
Memphis |
8-4 |
74 |
52.67 |
1.1% |
27.6% |
42 |
42 |
Navy |
9-4 |
65 |
52.64 |
0.1% |
27.7% |
37 |
43 |
Georgia Tech |
8-4 |
48 |
52.58 |
0.1% |
27.8% |
43 |
44 |
San Diego St |
10-3 |
122 |
52.26 |
0.7% |
28.2% |
44 |
45 |
Northwestern |
6-6 |
24 |
52.03 |
0.5% |
28.5% |
45 |
46 |
Air Force |
9-3 |
101 |
51.79 |
0.5% |
28.9% |
46 |
47 |
Troy |
9-3 |
116 |
51.70 |
0.2% |
29.0% |
47 |
48 |
Arkansas |
7-5 |
28 |
51.28 |
0.9% |
29.6% |
48 |
49 |
Colorado St |
7-5 |
68 |
51.08 |
0.4% |
29.8% |
49 |
50 |
Georgia |
7-5 |
41 |
50.76 |
0.7% |
30.3% |
50 |
51 |
NC State |
6-6 |
37 |
50.69 |
0.1% |
30.4% |
51 |
52 |
Kentucky |
7-5 |
38 |
50.54 |
0.3% |
30.6% |
52 |
53 |
Vanderbilt |
6-6 |
33 |
49.85 |
1.5% |
31.5% |
53 |
54 |
Wyoming |
8-5 |
72 |
49.75 |
0.2% |
31.7% |
54 |
55 |
Old Dominion |
9-3 |
126 |
49.68 |
0.1% |
31.8% |
55 |
56 |
Mississippi |
5-7 |
3 |
49.62 |
0.1% |
31.8% |
56 |
57 |
Louisiana Tech |
8-5 |
113 |
48.89 |
1.5% |
32.8% |
57 |
58 |
Maryland |
6-6 |
32 |
48.81 |
0.2% |
32.9% |
58 |
59 |
UCF |
6-6 |
70 |
48.68 |
0.3% |
33.1% |
59 |
60 |
Indiana |
6-6 |
29 |
48.62 |
0.1% |
33.2% |
60 |
61 |
Mississippi St |
5-7 |
26 |
48.39 |
0.5% |
33.5% |
61 |
62 |
TCU |
6-6 |
62 |
48.29 |
0.2% |
33.7% |
62 |
63 |
California |
5-7 |
10 |
47.61 |
1.4% |
34.6% |
63 |
64 |
New Mexico |
8-4 |
112 |
47.55 |
0.1% |
34.7% |
64 |
65 |
Notre Dame |
4-8 |
36 |
47.14 |
0.9% |
35.2% |
65 |
66 |
UCLA |
4-8 |
11 |
46.91 |
0.5% |
35.6% |
66 |
67 |
Baylor |
6-6 |
77 |
46.76 |
0.3% |
35.8% |
67 |
68 |
Oregon St |
4-8 |
8 |
46.18 |
1.2% |
36.6% |
68 |
69 |
Oregon |
4-8 |
13 |
46.08 |
0.2% |
36.7% |
69 |
70 |
Idaho |
8-4 |
104 |
46.03 |
0.1% |
36.8% |
70 |
71 |
MTSU |
8-4 |
125 |
45.98 |
0.1% |
36.8% |
71 |
72 |
Wake Forest |
6-6 |
60 |
45.85 |
0.3% |
37.0% |
73 |
73 |
Ohio |
8-5 |
119 |
45.84 |
0.0% |
37.0% |
72 |
74 |
Texas |
5-7 |
53 |
45.63 |
0.4% |
37.3% |
74 |
75 |
South Carolina |
6-6 |
50 |
45.50 |
0.3% |
37.5% |
75 |
76 |
Texas Tech |
5-7 |
61 |
45.40 |
0.2% |
37.6% |
76 |
77 |
Boston College |
6-6 |
69 |
45.37 |
0.1% |
37.7% |
77 |
78 |
Army |
7-5 |
124 |
45.12 |
0.5% |
38.0% |
84 |
79 |
Arkansas St |
7-5 |
120 |
44.96 |
0.3% |
38.2% |
78 |
80 |
Arizona St |
5-7 |
25 |
44.77 |
0.4% |
38.5% |
79 |
81 |
E Michigan |
7-5 |
98 |
44.39 |
0.8% |
39.0% |
80 |
82 |
Michigan St |
3-9 |
12 |
44.28 |
0.2% |
39.2% |
81 |
83 |
Missouri |
4-8 |
31 |
44.05 |
0.5% |
39.5% |
82 |
84 |
UT San Antonio |
6-6 |
108 |
43.51 |
1.1% |
40.2% |
83 |
85 |
Southern Miss |
6-6 |
109 |
43.20 |
0.6% |
40.7% |
86 |
86 |
SMU |
5-7 |
54 |
42.95 |
0.5% |
41.0% |
85 |
87 |
C Michigan |
6-6 |
99 |
42.52 |
0.9% |
41.6% |
87 |
88 |
Duke |
4-8 |
42 |
42.44 |
0.2% |
41.7% |
88 |
89 |
N Illinois |
5-7 |
90 |
42.26 |
0.4% |
42.0% |
89 |
90 |
ULL |
6-6 |
111 |
41.78 |
1.0% |
42.6% |
90 |
91 |
Syracuse |
4-8 |
23 |
41.51 |
0.6% |
43.0% |
92 |
92 |
Ga Southern |
5-7 |
87 |
41.51 |
0.0% |
43.0% |
91 |
93 |
Arizona |
3-9 |
14 |
41.45 |
0.1% |
43.1% |
93 |
94 |
Miami OH |
6-6 |
121 |
40.79 |
1.4% |
44.0% |
94 |
95 |
South Alabama |
6-6 |
123 |
40.58 |
0.4% |
44.2% |
95 |
96 |
Tulane |
4-8 |
75 |
40.03 |
1.2% |
45.0% |
96 |
97 |
Illinois |
3-9 |
17 |
40.02 |
0.0% |
45.0% |
97 |
98 |
Utah St |
3-9 |
56 |
39.82 |
0.4% |
45.3% |
98 |
99 |
Akron |
5-7 |
95 |
39.78 |
0.1% |
45.4% |
100 |
100 |
Hawaii |
6-7 |
93 |
39.77 |
0.0% |
45.4% |
99 |
101 |
Iowa St |
3-9 |
55 |
39.72 |
0.1% |
45.4% |
101 |
102 |
Cincinnati |
4-8 |
63 |
39.57 |
0.3% |
45.6% |
102 |
103 |
Rutgers |
2-10 |
2 |
39.17 |
0.8% |
46.2% |
103 |
104 |
Purdue |
3-9 |
39 |
38.02 |
2.4% |
47.8% |
104 |
105 |
North Texas |
5-7 |
106 |
37.73 |
0.6% |
48.2% |
105 |
106 |
Ball St |
4-8 |
114 |
37.12 |
1.3% |
49.0% |
107 |
107 |
East Carolina |
3-9 |
58 |
36.93 |
0.4% |
49.3% |
106 |
108 |
Bowling Green |
4-8 |
91 |
36.78 |
0.3% |
49.5% |
108 |
109 |
UNLV |
4-8 |
97 |
36.60 |
0.4% |
49.7% |
109 |
110 |
Kent |
3-9 |
88 |
36.36 |
0.5% |
50.0% |
111 |
111 |
San Jose St |
4-8 |
86 |
36.32 |
0.1% |
50.1% |
110 |
112 |
Nevada |
5-7 |
128 |
36.04 |
0.6% |
50.5% |
112 |
113 |
ULM |
4-8 |
89 |
36.03 |
0.0% |
50.5% |
113 |
114 |
Charlotte |
4-8 |
110 |
35.63 |
0.8% |
51.1% |
114 |
115 |
Virginia |
2-10 |
51 |
35.59 |
0.1% |
51.1% |
115 |
116 |
Georgia St |
3-9 |
94 |
35.46 |
0.3% |
51.3% |
116 |
117 |
Florida Intl |
4-8 |
102 |
34.60 |
1.8% |
52.5% |
117 |
118 |
Kansas |
2-10 |
49 |
34.26 |
0.7% |
52.9% |
118 |
119 |
Connecticut |
3-9 |
80 |
33.85 |
0.9% |
53.5% |
119 |
120 |
New Mexico St |
3-9 |
81 |
33.73 |
0.2% |
53.7% |
120 |
121 |
Marshall |
3-9 |
100 |
33.66 |
0.1% |
53.8% |
121 |
122 |
UTEP |
4-8 |
127 |
33.14 |
1.1% |
54.5% |
122 |
123 |
Massachusetts |
2-10 |
79 |
32.87 |
0.6% |
54.8% |
123 |
124 |
Rice |
3-9 |
105 |
32.49 |
0.8% |
55.4% |
124 |
125 |
FL Atlantic |
3-9 |
115 |
32.17 |
0.7% |
55.8% |
125 |
126 |
Fresno St |
1-11 |
82 |
30.88 |
2.7% |
57.6% |
126 |
127 |
Texas St |
2-10 |
92 |
28.35 |
5.3% |
61.1% |
127 |
128 |
Buffalo |
2-10 |
117 |
27.81 |
1.1% |
61.8% |
128 |
Best win: Michigan 49-10 vs. Penn St.
Worst loss: Akron 20-41 vs. Buffalo
Rk |
Conference |
Rating |
Best Team |
Worst Team |
1 |
SEC |
53.72 |
72.79 |
44.05 |
2 |
Big 10 |
53.16 |
69.63 |
38.02 |
3 |
Pac-12 |
52.98 |
67.53 |
41.45 |
4 |
ACC |
51.49 |
66.01 |
35.59 |
5 |
Big 12 |
48.73 |
61.45 |
34.26 |
6 |
American |
47.69 |
57.33 |
33.85 |
7 |
Mountain West |
44.19 |
58.49 |
30.88 |
8 |
MAC |
42.40 |
61.31 |
27.81 |
9 |
Sun Belt |
41.34 |
54.65 |
28.35 |
10 |
Conference USA |
40.51 |
55.96 |
32.17 |
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