J-Train College Football Computer Rankings, 2021 Week 8

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	Georgia	7-0	13	73.39	–	–	1
2	Michigan	7-0	23	69.93	7.0%	4.7%	2
3	Alabama	7-1	35	66.98	6.0%	8.7%	7
4	Ohio St	6-1	50	66.31	1.3%	9.6%	4
5	Cincinnati	7-0	88	66.23	0.2%	9.8%	3
6	Wake Forest	7-0	66	64.90	2.7%	11.6%	12
7	Iowa	6-1	16	64.05	1.7%	12.7%	5
8	Notre Dame	6-1	5	63.99	0.1%	12.8%	9
9	Michigan St	7-0	80	63.83	0.3%	13.0%	8
10	Mississippi	6-1	28	62.41	2.9%	15.0%	15
11	Pittsburgh	6-1	87	61.90	1.0%	15.7%	13
12	Oklahoma	8-0	89	61.16	1.5%	16.7%	10
13	Penn St	5-2	29	60.58	1.2%	17.5%	6
14	Kentucky	6-1	39	60.51	0.1%	17.5%	14
15	Oklahoma St	6-1	27	60.17	0.7%	18.0%	11
16	Baylor	6-1	83	59.82	0.7%	18.5%	16
17	UT San Antonio	8-0	120	59.52	0.6%	18.9%	22
18	Texas A&M	6-2	44	59.50	0.0%	18.9%	28
19	Wisconsin	4-3	1	59.21	0.6%	19.3%	31
20	Auburn	5-2	33	58.48	1.5%	20.3%	17
21	San Diego St	7-0	123	58.37	0.2%	20.5%	33
22	Arkansas	5-3	14	58.31	0.1%	20.6%	20
23	Oregon	6-1	74	58.20	0.2%	20.7%	30
24	Florida	4-3	19	58.18	0.0%	20.7%	23
25	SMU	7-0	127	57.96	0.4%	21.0%	29
26	Minnesota	5-2	31	57.41	1.1%	21.8%	34
27	Air Force	6-2	82	57.14	0.5%	22.1%	19
28	Texas	4-3	9	57.12	0.0%	22.2%	24
29	Virginia	6-2	45	56.87	0.5%	22.5%	43
30	Iowa St	5-2	64	56.82	0.1%	22.6%	39
31	Coastal Car	6-1	128	56.23	1.2%	23.4%	26
32	BYU	6-2	36	56.21	0.0%	23.4%	35
33	Purdue	4-3	8	56.03	0.4%	23.7%	21
34	Houston	6-1	122	55.86	0.4%	23.9%	40
35	NC State	5-2	85	55.81	0.1%	24.0%	18
36	Arizona St	5-2	91	55.51	0.6%	24.4%	32
37	Louisville	4-3	17	55.34	0.3%	24.6%	56
38	Boise St	3-4	6	55.01	0.7%	25.0%	38
39	Utah	4-3	32	54.96	0.1%	25.1%	27
40	Oregon St	5-2	73	54.90	0.1%	25.2%	48
41	Clemson	4-3	10	54.58	0.7%	25.6%	25
42	UCLA	5-3	56	54.41	0.3%	25.9%	37
43	Liberty	6-2	119	54.37	0.1%	25.9%	41
44	Appalachian St	5-2	75	53.61	1.5%	26.9%	59
45	Tennessee	4-4	24	53.45	0.3%	27.2%	36
46	Fresno St	6-2	110	53.22	0.5%	27.5%	52
47	Mississippi St	4-3	22	53.14	0.2%	27.6%	55
48	Nebraska	3-5	11	53.04	0.2%	27.7%	51
49	Nevada	5-2	103	53.03	0.0%	27.7%	44
50	Kansas St	4-3	21	52.94	0.2%	27.9%	47
51	North Carolina	4-3	46	52.73	0.4%	28.2%	57
52	Army	4-3	51	52.12	1.2%	29.0%	46
53	LSU	4-4	12	51.87	0.5%	29.3%	45
54	W Michigan	5-3	57	51.10	1.6%	30.4%	42
55	Maryland	4-3	20	50.89	0.4%	30.7%	49
56	N Illinois	6-2	79	50.76	0.3%	30.8%	58
57	Louisiana	6-1	124	50.62	0.3%	31.0%	54
58	UCF	4-3	61	50.56	0.1%	31.1%	75
59	Miami FL	3-4	7	50.54	0.0%	31.1%	78
60	Syracuse	4-4	62	50.23	0.6%	31.6%	72
61	UTEP	6-1	129	49.90	0.7%	32.0%	67
62	Rutgers	3-4	15	49.81	0.2%	32.1%	61
63	Utah St	5-2	72	49.77	0.1%	32.2%	69
64	Toledo	4-4	90	49.72	0.1%	32.3%	79
65	UAB	5-3	102	49.66	0.1%	32.3%	50
66	West Virginia	3-4	41	49.36	0.6%	32.7%	76
67	Illinois	3-5	3	49.26	0.2%	32.9%	85
68	Texas Tech	5-3	96	49.15	0.2%	33.0%	65
69	Virginia Tech	3-4	34	48.94	0.4%	33.3%	63
70	Georgia Tech	3-4	37	48.93	0.0%	33.3%	60
71	Florida St	3-4	40	48.81	0.2%	33.5%	87
72	USC	3-4	30	48.64	0.3%	33.7%	66
73	Boston College	4-3	97	48.48	0.3%	33.9%	53
74	Washington St	4-4	59	48.33	0.3%	34.1%	73
75	Marshall	4-3	125	48.24	0.2%	34.3%	77
76	Stanford	3-4	25	48.23	0.0%	34.3%	74
77	E Michigan	5-3	113	48.13	0.2%	34.4%	82
78	Miami OH	4-4	68	48.03	0.2%	34.6%	84
79	FL Atlantic	4-3	109	47.99	0.1%	34.6%	86
80	TCU	3-4	42	47.70	0.6%	35.0%	62
81	WKU	3-4	86	47.34	0.7%	35.5%	80
82	Ball St	4-4	60	46.86	1.0%	36.1%	64
83	South Carolina	4-4	38	46.75	0.2%	36.3%	68
84	Indiana	2-5	2	46.32	0.9%	36.9%	71
85	Northwestern	3-4	52	45.49	1.7%	38.0%	88
86	Colorado St	3-4	100	45.16	0.7%	38.5%	89
87	Memphis	4-4	107	44.96	0.4%	38.7%	81
88	ULM	4-3	65	44.71	0.5%	39.1%	97
89	East Carolina	3-4	78	44.66	0.1%	39.1%	91
90	Wyoming	4-3	105	44.42	0.5%	39.5%	70
91	Missouri	3-4	70	44.35	0.1%	39.6%	90
92	Georgia St	3-4	49	44.26	0.2%	39.7%	101
93	Washington	3-4	95	43.88	0.8%	40.2%	95
94	South Alabama	4-3	130	43.35	1.1%	40.9%	83
95	Kent	4-4	81	43.20	0.3%	41.1%	94
96	Buffalo	4-4	117	42.86	0.7%	41.6%	106
97	Hawaii	4-4	106	42.82	0.1%	41.7%	103
98	MTSU	3-4	98	42.72	0.2%	41.8%	105
99	Troy	4-3	126	42.66	0.1%	41.9%	96
100	Tulsa	3-4	67	42.56	0.2%	42.0%	98
101	Duke	3-4	99	42.45	0.2%	42.2%	100
102	Charlotte	4-3	121	42.23	0.4%	42.5%	93
103	C Michigan	4-4	115	41.67	1.2%	43.2%	104
104	California	2-5	84	41.60	0.1%	43.3%	109
105	South Florida	2-5	53	41.26	0.7%	43.8%	111
106	Louisiana Tech	2-5	55	41.20	0.1%	43.9%	99
107	Rice	3-4	47	41.17	0.0%	43.9%	113
108	San Jose St	4-4	112	41.13	0.1%	44.0%	107
109	Navy	1-6	4	40.23	1.8%	45.2%	112
110	New Mexico	3-5	69	39.65	1.2%	46.0%	115
111	Temple	3-4	94	39.43	0.4%	46.3%	92
112	Colorado	2-5	77	38.86	1.2%	47.0%	102
113	Tulane	1-6	18	38.31	1.1%	47.8%	108
114	Old Dominion	1-6	58	36.71	3.3%	50.0%	117
115	Bowling Green	2-6	92	35.90	1.6%	51.1%	110
116	Ga Southern	2-5	104	35.16	1.5%	52.1%	118
117	Texas St	2-5	111	34.57	1.2%	52.9%	116
118	Vanderbilt	2-6	63	34.52	0.1%	53.0%	114
119	North Texas	1-6	71	33.42	2.2%	54.5%	122
120	UNLV	0-7	43	33.37	0.1%	54.5%	120
121	Kansas	1-6	26	32.90	1.0%	55.2%	125
122	Southern Miss	1-6	76	32.87	0.1%	55.2%	123
123	Akron	2-6	101	32.65	0.4%	55.5%	119
124	Massachusetts	1-6	48	31.62	2.1%	56.9%	121
125	Arkansas St	1-6	108	31.51	0.2%	57.1%	128
126	Ohio	1-7	114	31.38	0.3%	57.2%	124
127	Arizona	0-7	54	30.80	1.2%	58.0%	127
128	Florida Intl	1-6	116	30.40	0.8%	58.6%	126
129	New Mexico St	1-7	93	30.25	0.3%	58.8%	129
130	Connecticut	1-8	118	26.70	8.3%	63.6%	130

Best win: Purdue 24-7 vs. Iowa
Worst loss: Vanderbilt 20-3 vs. Eastern Tennessee St

Rk	Conference	Rating	Best Team	Worst Team
1	Big 10	56.58	69.93	45.49
2	SEC	55.85	73.39	34.52
3	ACC	52.89	64.90	42.45
4	Big 12	52.71	61.16	32.90
5	Pac-12	48.19	58.20	30.80
6	Mountain West	47.76	58.37	33.37
7	American	47.46	66.23	38.31
8	Sun Belt	43.67	56.23	31.51
9	MAC	43.52	51.10	31.38
10	Conference USA	43.10	59.52	30.40

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