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J-Train Computer Rankings, 2016 Week 5

More information on this system can be found here. Conference rankings are listed at the bottom. Thanks to Ken Massey for the data.

Rk Team Record SOS Rating % Bhnd % Bhnd 1st
1 Michigan 5-0 8 18.730
2 Ohio St 4-0 52 17.032 9.1% 9.1%
3 Tennessee 5-0 5 16.397 3.4% 12.5%
4 Alabama 5-0 48 15.867 2.8% 15.3%
5 Clemson 5-0 18 15.659 1.1% 16.4%
6 Texas A&M 5-0 40 14.989 3.6% 20.0%
7 Washington 5-0 90 14.567 2.2% 22.2%
8 Houston 5-0 93 14.497 0.4% 22.6%
9 Miami FL 4-0 101 14.276 1.2% 23.8%
10 W Michigan 5-0 89 13.622 3.5% 27.3%
11 Nebraska 5-0 87 13.151 2.5% 29.8%
12 Boise St 4-0 86 12.557 3.2% 33.0%
13 Maryland 4-0 116 12.462 0.5% 33.5%
14 Air Force 4-0 117 11.329 6.0% 39.5%
15 Louisville 4-1 43 11.105 1.2% 40.7%
16 West Virginia 4-0 97 10.616 2.6% 43.3%
17 Baylor 5-0 124 10.589 0.1% 43.5%
18 Wisconsin 4-1 20 9.944 3.4% 46.9%
19 Stanford 3-1 4 9.472 2.5% 49.4%
20 Florida 4-1 39 9.444 0.2% 49.6%
21 Troy 4-1 57 9.310 0.7% 50.3%
22 Colorado 4-1 68 8.368 5.0% 55.3%
23 Virginia Tech 3-1 45 8.305 0.3% 55.7%
24 Arkansas 4-1 44 7.566 3.9% 59.6%
25 NC State 3-1 88 7.555 0.1% 59.7%
26 South Florida 4-1 107 7.312 1.3% 61.0%
27 North Carolina 4-1 74 6.542 4.1% 65.1%
28 Wake Forest 4-1 56 6.497 0.2% 65.3%
29 Arizona St 4-1 80 6.396 0.5% 65.9%
30 Southern Miss 4-1 118 6.291 0.6% 66.4%
31 Indiana 3-1 59 6.196 0.5% 66.9%
32 Texas Tech 3-1 110 5.694 2.7% 69.6%
33 Mississippi 3-2 19 5.597 0.5% 70.1%
34 Utah 4-1 102 5.522 0.4% 70.5%
35 Ga Southern 3-1 78 5.204 1.7% 72.2%
36 Navy 3-1 73 5.182 0.1% 72.3%
37 Florida St 3-2 15 5.136 0.2% 72.6%
38 UCLA 3-2 12 4.984 0.8% 73.4%
39 Auburn 3-2 26 4.745 1.3% 74.7%
40 MTSU 4-1 119 4.725 0.1% 74.8%
41 Appalachian St 3-2 10 4.695 0.2% 74.9%
42 Memphis 3-1 121 4.490 1.1% 76.0%
43 Minnesota 3-1 114 4.341 0.8% 76.8%
44 Army 3-1 125 4.332 0.0% 76.9%
45 Tulsa 3-1 111 4.220 0.6% 77.5%
46 Georgia Tech 3-2 17 3.881 1.8% 79.3%
47 Penn St 3-2 11 3.866 0.1% 79.4%
48 UCF 3-2 35 3.845 0.1% 79.5%
49 Toledo 3-1 128 3.819 0.1% 79.6%
50 LSU 3-2 42 3.768 0.3% 79.9%
51 California 3-2 24 3.752 0.1% 80.0%
52 San Diego St 3-1 113 3.726 0.1% 80.1%
53 Oklahoma St 3-2 46 3.526 1.1% 81.2%
54 E Michigan 4-1 120 3.333 1.0% 82.2%
55 Oklahoma 2-2 2 3.180 0.8% 83.0%
56 TCU 3-2 99 2.358 4.4% 87.4%
57 Pittsburgh 3-2 69 2.348 0.1% 87.5%
58 Georgia 3-2 22 2.030 1.7% 89.2%
59 Temple 3-2 104 1.559 2.5% 91.7%
60 Wyoming 3-2 82 1.305 1.4% 93.0%
61 Kansas St 2-2 63 1.222 0.4% 93.5%
62 C Michigan 3-2 67 1.055 0.9% 94.4%
63 Boston College 3-2 106 1.045 0.1% 94.4%
64 USC 2-3 1 1.032 0.1% 94.5%
65 Tulane 3-2 92 0.951 0.4% 94.9%
66 Washington St 2-2 79 0.828 0.7% 95.6%
67 Ohio 3-2 109 0.745 0.4% 96.0%
68 Mississippi St 2-2 65 0.485 1.4% 97.4%
69 Cincinnati 3-2 75 0.452 0.2% 97.6%
70 Old Dominion 3-2 103 0.258 1.0% 98.6%
71 WKU 3-2 115 0.223 0.2% 98.8%
72 Akron 3-2 95 0.177 0.2% 99.1%
73 South Alabama 3-2 72 0.119 0.3% 99.4%
74 BYU 2-3 6 -0.154 1.5% 100.8%
75 Michigan St 2-2 50 -0.773 3.3% 104.1%
76 Iowa 3-2 126 -0.859 0.5% 104.6%
77 Texas 2-2 58 -1.321 2.5% 107.1%
78 Missouri 2-3 29 -1.431 0.6% 107.6%
79 Texas St 2-2 27 -1.629 1.1% 108.7%
80 Vanderbilt 2-3 13 -1.632 0.0% 108.7%
81 Oregon 2-3 36 -1.637 0.0% 108.7%
82 Northwestern 2-3 28 -1.662 0.1% 108.9%
83 Kentucky 2-3 7 -1.872 1.1% 110.0%
84 Ball St 3-2 123 -2.009 0.7% 110.7%
85 Louisiana Tech 2-3 64 -2.256 1.3% 112.0%
86 Arizona 2-3 41 -2.761 2.7% 114.7%
87 Rutgers 2-3 23 -2.879 0.6% 115.4%
88 Purdue 2-2 83 -3.027 0.8% 116.2%
89 South Carolina 2-3 25 -3.202 0.9% 117.1%
90 Notre Dame 2-3 94 -3.344 0.8% 117.9%
91 East Carolina 2-3 34 -3.764 2.2% 120.1%
92 Utah St 2-3 62 -3.925 0.9% 121.0%
93 New Mexico 2-2 127 -4.273 1.9% 122.8%
94 ULL 2-3 66 -4.646 2.0% 124.8%
95 Colorado St 2-3 71 -5.017 2.0% 126.8%
96 Connecticut 2-3 60 -5.225 1.1% 127.9%
97 Syracuse 2-3 54 -5.228 0.0% 127.9%
98 UNLV 2-3 108 -5.253 0.1% 128.0%
99 Hawaii 2-3 51 -5.527 1.5% 129.5%
100 SMU 2-3 61 -5.590 0.3% 129.8%
101 Duke 2-3 96 -5.650 0.3% 130.2%
102 Illinois 1-3 9 -5.933 1.5% 131.7%
103 Virginia 2-3 112 -6.071 0.7% 132.4%
104 Idaho 2-3 31 -6.157 0.5% 132.9%
105 Oregon St 1-3 21 -6.559 2.1% 135.0%
106 North Texas 2-3 100 -6.682 0.7% 135.7%
107 New Mexico St 2-3 70 -7.120 2.3% 138.0%
108 Marshall 1-3 47 -8.809 9.0% 147.0%
109 ULM 1-3 49 -8.836 0.1% 147.2%
110 Nevada 2-3 122 -8.852 0.1% 147.3%
111 UT San Antonio 1-3 91 -9.041 1.0% 148.3%
112 Kansas 1-3 55 -9.498 2.4% 150.7%
113 Massachusetts 1-4 32 -9.541 0.2% 150.9%
114 Bowling Green 1-4 16 -10.023 2.6% 153.5%
115 N Illinois 1-4 53 -10.088 0.3% 153.9%
116 Fresno St 1-4 38 -10.181 0.5% 154.4%
117 Kent 1-4 77 -10.358 0.9% 155.3%
118 Iowa St 1-4 85 -10.405 0.3% 155.6%
119 Charlotte 1-4 37 -10.886 2.6% 158.1%
120 Florida Intl 1-4 30 -10.973 0.5% 158.6%
121 FL Atlantic 1-4 76 -11.017 0.2% 158.8%
122 UTEP 1-4 33 -11.163 0.8% 159.6%
123 Georgia St 0-4 3 -12.068 4.8% 164.4%
124 Buffalo 1-3 105 -12.179 0.6% 165.0%
125 San Jose St 1-4 98 -12.224 0.2% 165.3%
126 Rice 0-5 14 -14.663 13.0% 178.3%
127 Miami OH 0-5 84 -16.116 7.8% 186.0%
128 Arkansas St 0-4 81 -17.656 8.2% 194.3%

Rk Conference Rating Best Team Worst Team
1 SEC 5.196 16.397 -3.202
2 Big 10 5.042 18.730 -5.933
3 ACC 4.671 15.659 -6.071
4 Pac-12 3.664 14.567 -6.559
5 American 2.327 14.497 -5.590
6 Big 12 1.596 10.616 -10.405
7 Mountain West -2.194 12.557 -12.224
8 MAC -3.169 13.622 -16.116
9 Sun Belt -3.526 9.310 -17.656
10 Conference USA -5.692 6.291 -14.663

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