J-Train College Football Computer Rankings, 2023 Final

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 Michigan 15-0 21 73.69 1 0
2 Georgia 13-1 33 69.47 8.5% 5.7% 6 4
3 Oregon 12-2 40 68.32 2.3% 7.3% 8 5
4 Texas 12-2 8 68.16 0.3% 7.5% 2 -2
5 Washington 14-1 3 67.98 0.4% 7.7% 4 -1
6 Ohio St 11-2 7 67.49 1.0% 8.4% 3 -3
7 Alabama 12-2 1 66.74 1.5% 9.4% 7 0
8 Florida St 13-1 48 65.81 1.9% 10.7% 5 -3
9 Penn St 10-3 16 65.24 1.2% 11.5% 9 0
10 Missouri 11-2 10 64.26 2.0% 12.8% 14 4
11 Oklahoma 10-3 41 64.06 0.4% 13.1% 10 -1
12 Notre Dame 10-3 56 63.86 0.4% 13.3% 13 1
13 Mississippi 11-2 24 63.11 1.5% 14.4% 16 3
14 LSU 10-3 14 63.03 0.2% 14.5% 11 -3
15 Kansas St 9-4 9 62.70 0.7% 14.9% 15 0
16 Arizona 10-3 57 61.28 2.9% 16.8% 20 4
17 Liberty 13-1 125 60.97 0.6% 17.3% 12 -5
18 Troy 11-3 78 59.66 2.7% 19.0% 18 0
19 James Madison 11-2 87 59.38 0.6% 19.4% 17 -2
20 Clemson 9-4 39 58.98 0.8% 20.0% 22 2
21 Tennessee 9-4 34 58.93 0.1% 20.0% 27 6
22 Louisville 10-4 36 58.61 0.6% 20.5% 19 -3
23 Kansas 9-4 49 58.07 1.1% 21.2% 26 3
24 Oregon St 8-5 17 58.01 0.1% 21.3% 21 -3
25 USC 8-5 25 57.11 1.8% 22.5% 36 11
26 NC State 9-4 45 56.95 0.3% 22.7% 25 -1
27 Duke 8-5 35 56.91 0.1% 22.8% 32 5
28 SMU 11-3 119 56.73 0.4% 23.0% 23 -5
29 Iowa 10-4 52 56.69 0.1% 23.1% 24 -5
30 Oklahoma St 10-4 30 56.29 0.8% 23.6% 35 5
31 Maryland 8-5 51 56.09 0.4% 23.9% 38 7
32 West Virginia 9-4 62 55.41 1.4% 24.8% 41 9
33 Memphis 10-3 96 55.41 0.0% 24.8% 42 9
34 Texas A&M 7-6 50 55.11 0.6% 25.2% 28 -6
35 Utah 8-5 18 55.02 0.2% 25.3% 29 -6
36 Iowa St 7-6 11 54.59 0.9% 25.9% 30 -6
37 Tulane 11-3 94 54.59 0.0% 25.9% 31 -6
38 Toledo 11-3 127 54.18 0.8% 26.5% 37 -1
39 UCLA 8-5 65 54.15 0.1% 26.5% 45 6
40 North Carolina 8-5 59 54.07 0.2% 26.6% 33 -7
41 Miami FL 7-6 44 53.99 0.2% 26.7% 34 -7
42 Air Force 9-4 108 53.60 0.8% 27.3% 49 7
43 Miami OH 11-3 129 53.39 0.4% 27.6% 39 -4
44 Kentucky 7-6 47 53.28 0.2% 27.7% 43 -1
45 Boise St 8-6 72 53.22 0.1% 27.8% 40 -5
46 UT San Antonio 9-4 124 53.21 0.0% 27.8% 51 5
47 Virginia Tech 7-6 70 53.20 0.0% 27.8% 52 5
48 Texas Tech 7-6 23 53.11 0.2% 27.9% 55 7
49 Rutgers 7-6 15 52.78 0.7% 28.4% 54 5
50 Appalachian St 9-5 90 52.76 0.0% 28.4% 48 -2
51 Wisconsin 7-6 63 52.49 0.6% 28.8% 44 -7
52 Wyoming 9-4 79 51.96 1.1% 29.5% 58 6
53 Georgia Tech 7-6 37 51.95 0.0% 29.5% 57 4
54 Northwestern 8-5 55 51.70 0.5% 29.8% 61 7
55 UNLV 9-5 91 51.51 0.4% 30.1% 47 -8
56 TCU 5-7 22 51.51 0.0% 30.1% 50 -6
57 Auburn 6-7 29 51.04 1.0% 30.7% 46 -11
58 Coastal Car 8-5 77 51.00 0.1% 30.8% 67 9
59 Ohio 10-3 132 50.65 0.7% 31.3% 68 9
60 San Jose St 7-6 75 50.43 0.4% 31.6% 53 -7
61 Jacksonville St 9-4 123 50.35 0.2% 31.7% 63 2
62 WKU 8-5 93 50.13 0.5% 32.0% 64 2
63 South Alabama 7-6 100 50.10 0.0% 32.0% 69 6
64 Washington St 5-7 43 50.08 0.0% 32.0% 62 -2
65 Florida 5-7 13 50.05 0.1% 32.1% 66 1
66 Nebraska 5-7 66 50.04 0.0% 32.1% 65 -1
67 Fresno St 9-4 128 49.71 0.7% 32.5% 74 7
68 New Mexico St 10-5 120 49.66 0.1% 32.6% 56 -12
69 UCF 6-7 64 49.49 0.3% 32.8% 60 -9
70 California 6-7 27 49.31 0.4% 33.1% 59 -11
71 South Carolina 5-7 12 49.16 0.3% 33.3% 71 0
72 Minnesota 6-7 53 48.97 0.4% 33.5% 72 0
73 Texas St 8-5 117 48.71 0.5% 33.9% 77 4
74 Bowling Green 7-6 97 47.98 1.5% 34.9% 70 -4
75 Boston College 7-6 67 47.80 0.4% 35.1% 82 7
76 Georgia St 7-6 82 47.44 0.7% 35.6% 81 5
77 BYU 5-7 31 47.06 0.8% 36.1% 75 -2
78 Illinois 5-7 54 46.99 0.2% 36.2% 76 -2
79 Purdue 4-8 26 46.48 1.0% 36.9% 78 -1
80 Mississippi St 5-7 32 46.26 0.4% 37.2% 80 0
81 Colorado 4-8 42 46.04 0.4% 37.5% 87 6
82 Syracuse 6-7 73 45.86 0.4% 37.8% 73 -9
83 Louisiana 6-7 115 45.70 0.3% 38.0% 85 2
84 Arkansas St 6-7 89 45.58 0.2% 38.1% 79 -5
85 Arkansas 4-8 58 45.50 0.2% 38.3% 88 3
86 Army 6-6 80 45.50 0.0% 38.3% 91 5
87 Old Dominion 6-7 74 45.33 0.3% 38.5% 86 -1
88 Michigan St 4-8 2 45.19 0.3% 38.7% 89 1
89 Ga Southern 6-7 98 45.02 0.3% 38.9% 83 -6
90 South Florida 7-6 114 44.85 0.3% 39.1% 100 10
91 Rice 6-7 102 44.52 0.7% 39.6% 84 -7
92 Marshall 6-7 71 44.47 0.1% 39.7% 90 -2
93 Wake Forest 4-8 46 43.98 1.0% 40.3% 93 0
94 N Illinois 7-6 131 43.80 0.4% 40.6% 97 3
95 Virginia 3-9 6 43.74 0.1% 40.6% 94 -1
96 Houston 4-8 61 43.55 0.4% 40.9% 95 -1
97 Indiana 3-9 20 43.14 0.8% 41.5% 96 -1
98 Utah St 6-7 99 42.94 0.4% 41.7% 92 -6
99 Arizona St 3-9 4 42.70 0.5% 42.1% 99 0
100 Pittsburgh 3-9 28 42.48 0.4% 42.4% 98 -2
101 MTSU 4-8 84 42.01 1.0% 43.0% 101 0
102 Navy 5-7 109 41.93 0.2% 43.1% 105 3
103 Colorado St 5-7 113 41.83 0.2% 43.2% 103 0
104 North Texas 5-7 116 41.56 0.5% 43.6% 104 0
105 Cincinnati 3-9 60 41.46 0.2% 43.7% 102 -3
106 Stanford 3-9 5 41.39 0.2% 43.8% 106 0
107 San Diego St 4-8 88 41.12 0.5% 44.2% 108 1
108 Baylor 3-9 38 40.96 0.3% 44.4% 107 -1
109 FL Atlantic 4-8 112 40.52 0.9% 45.0% 110 1
110 Tulsa 4-8 92 40.14 0.8% 45.5% 109 -1
111 UAB 4-8 86 39.53 1.2% 46.4% 113 2
112 Ball St 4-8 110 39.12 0.8% 46.9% 112 0
113 W Michigan 4-8 103 38.89 0.5% 47.2% 111 -2
114 Hawaii 5-8 107 38.85 0.1% 47.3% 115 1
115 New Mexico 4-8 104 38.74 0.2% 47.4% 114 -1
116 Connecticut 3-9 83 38.33 0.8% 48.0% 119 3
117 Southern Miss 3-9 69 38.12 0.4% 48.3% 117 0
118 Vanderbilt 2-10 19 38.12 0.0% 48.3% 121 3
119 Sam Houston St 3-9 111 37.71 0.8% 48.8% 120 1
120 C Michigan 5-7 122 37.66 0.1% 48.9% 123 3
121 East Carolina 2-10 81 37.63 0.1% 48.9% 122 1
122 E Michigan 6-7 133 37.49 0.3% 49.1% 116 -6
123 Massachusetts 3-9 76 37.42 0.2% 49.2% 118 -5
124 UTEP 3-9 85 37.29 0.3% 49.4% 124 0
125 Louisiana Tech 3-9 106 36.97 0.6% 49.8% 125 0
126 Buffalo 3-9 118 35.66 2.6% 51.6% 126 0
127 Charlotte 3-9 101 34.81 1.7% 52.8% 129 2
128 ULM 2-10 68 34.79 0.1% 52.8% 127 -1
129 Florida Intl 4-8 121 34.46 0.7% 53.2% 128 -1
130 Temple 3-9 105 34.32 0.3% 53.4% 130 0
131 Nevada 2-10 95 32.22 5.2% 56.3% 131 0
132 Akron 2-10 130 30.66 8.3% 58.4% 132 0
133 Kent 1-11 126 26.46 16.2% 64.1% 133 0

Best win: Georgia 60-3 vs. Florida St
Worst loss: Nevada 33-6 vs. Idaho

Rk Conference Rating Best Team Worst Team
1 SEC 55.29 69.47 38.12
2 Pac-12 54.28 68.32 41.39
3 Big 10 54.07 73.69 43.14
4 Big 12 53.32 68.16 40.96
5 ACC 52.45 65.81 42.48
6 Sun Belt 47.72 59.66 34.79
7 Mountain West 45.51 53.60 32.22
8 Conference USA 44.39 60.97 34.46
9 American 44.27 56.73 34.32
10 MAC 41.33 54.18 26.46

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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