J-Train College Football Computer Rankings, 2023 Week 12

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 11-0 64 72.88 1 0
2 Ohio St 11-0 43 71.36 3.0% 2.1% 2 0
3 Georgia 11-0 68 69.78 3.1% 4.3% 6 3
4 Washington 11-0 46 69.48 0.6% 4.7% 4 0
5 Texas 10-1 20 69.05 0.8% 5.2% 7 2
6 Florida St 11-0 66 68.18 1.7% 6.4% 3 -3
7 Penn St 9-2 8 68.10 0.1% 6.6% 9 2
8 Oregon 10-1 69 67.96 0.3% 6.7% 8 0
9 Alabama 10-1 24 67.72 0.5% 7.1% 5 -4
10 Oklahoma 9-2 40 66.41 2.6% 8.9% 10 0
11 Kansas St 8-3 11 64.88 3.0% 11.0% 11 0
12 Louisville 10-1 53 63.97 1.8% 12.2% 12 0
13 Notre Dame 8-3 35 63.63 0.7% 12.7% 16 3
14 Liberty 11-0 129 63.61 0.0% 12.7% 14 0
15 LSU 8-3 10 63.12 1.0% 13.4% 18 3
16 Mississippi 9-2 22 63.00 0.3% 13.6% 13 -3
17 Missouri 9-2 19 62.84 0.3% 13.8% 15 -2
18 Oregon St 8-3 49 61.79 2.1% 15.2% 19 1
19 Troy 9-2 80 60.78 2.0% 16.6% 21 2
20 James Madison 10-1 95 60.73 0.1% 16.7% 17 -3
21 Iowa 9-2 70 60.58 0.3% 16.9% 20 -1
22 Arizona 8-3 47 60.28 0.6% 17.3% 29 7
23 Clemson 7-4 17 59.49 1.6% 18.4% 28 5
24 North Carolina 8-3 57 58.74 1.5% 19.4% 22 -2
25 Texas A&M 7-4 54 58.52 0.4% 19.7% 24 -1
26 Oklahoma St 8-3 38 57.68 1.7% 20.9% 32 6
27 Kansas 7-4 18 57.68 0.0% 20.9% 30 3
28 Tennessee 7-4 14 57.62 0.1% 20.9% 27 -1
29 SMU 9-2 119 57.39 0.5% 21.2% 35 6
30 Toledo 10-1 124 57.38 0.0% 21.3% 31 1
31 NC State 8-3 50 57.25 0.3% 21.4% 34 3
32 Tulane 10-1 116 57.22 0.1% 21.5% 36 4
33 Utah 7-4 5 57.17 0.1% 21.6% 23 -10
34 Duke 6-5 13 56.68 1.0% 22.2% 25 -9
35 USC 7-5 28 56.58 0.2% 22.4% 26 -9
36 UNLV 9-2 114 56.28 0.6% 22.8% 39 3
37 UCLA 7-4 65 55.99 0.6% 23.2% 45 8
38 Miami FL 6-5 9 55.89 0.2% 23.3% 33 -5
39 West Virginia 7-4 42 55.60 0.6% 23.7% 46 7
40 Iowa St 6-5 16 55.49 0.2% 23.9% 37 -3
41 Maryland 6-5 31 54.86 1.2% 24.7% 43 2
42 Miami OH 9-2 128 54.63 0.4% 25.0% 42 0
43 Memphis 8-3 94 54.46 0.3% 25.3% 41 -2
44 Rutgers 6-5 12 54.33 0.3% 25.5% 38 -6
45 Air Force 8-3 118 53.85 1.0% 26.1% 44 -1
46 UT San Antonio 8-3 130 53.78 0.1% 26.2% 53 7
47 Texas Tech 6-5 37 53.60 0.4% 26.5% 51 4
48 TCU 5-6 30 53.60 0.0% 26.5% 54 6
49 Auburn 6-5 45 53.46 0.3% 26.6% 40 -9
50 Wisconsin 6-5 60 53.17 0.6% 27.0% 52 2
51 Appalachian St 7-4 104 52.84 0.7% 27.5% 55 4
52 Kentucky 6-5 59 52.64 0.4% 27.8% 48 -4
53 Boise St 6-5 84 52.36 0.6% 28.2% 62 9
54 New Mexico St 9-3 126 52.34 0.0% 28.2% 68 14
55 Georgia Tech 6-5 34 52.31 0.0% 28.2% 58 3
56 Coastal Car 7-4 89 52.00 0.6% 28.6% 47 -9
57 Jacksonville St 8-3 122 51.64 0.7% 29.1% 63 6
58 South Alabama 6-5 88 51.51 0.2% 29.3% 67 9
59 Wyoming 7-4 67 51.45 0.1% 29.4% 71 12
60 San Jose St 6-5 82 51.39 0.1% 29.5% 60 0
61 Virginia Tech 5-6 58 51.34 0.1% 29.6% 50 -11
62 Nebraska 5-6 77 51.10 0.5% 29.9% 56 -6
63 Fresno St 8-3 123 50.99 0.2% 30.0% 49 -14
64 Northwestern 6-5 44 50.91 0.2% 30.1% 65 1
65 Minnesota 5-6 26 50.86 0.1% 30.2% 57 -8
66 Florida 5-6 36 50.80 0.1% 30.3% 61 -5
67 South Carolina 5-6 15 50.74 0.1% 30.4% 74 7
68 Washington St 5-6 51 50.70 0.1% 30.4% 81 13
69 UCF 5-6 56 50.60 0.2% 30.6% 59 -10
70 WKU 6-5 81 50.31 0.6% 31.0% 69 -1
71 Ohio 8-3 131 49.93 0.8% 31.5% 75 4
72 California 5-6 23 49.68 0.5% 31.8% 78 6
73 Arkansas St 6-5 85 49.12 1.1% 32.6% 83 10
74 Illinois 5-6 39 48.93 0.4% 32.9% 77 3
75 Bowling Green 6-5 90 48.63 0.6% 33.3% 80 5
76 Syracuse 5-6 61 48.33 0.6% 33.7% 66 -10
77 Ga Southern 6-5 112 48.27 0.1% 33.8% 64 -13
78 Boston College 6-5 79 48.20 0.1% 33.9% 70 -8
79 BYU 5-6 29 48.06 0.3% 34.1% 82 3
80 Colorado 4-7 32 47.66 0.8% 34.6% 73 -7
81 Mississippi St 5-6 41 47.47 0.4% 34.9% 88 7
82 Georgia St 6-5 78 47.45 0.0% 34.9% 76 -6
83 Michigan St 4-7 1 47.25 0.4% 35.2% 85 2
84 Arkansas 4-7 63 47.16 0.2% 35.3% 89 5
85 Purdue 3-8 7 47.08 0.2% 35.4% 79 -6
86 Texas St 6-5 113 46.86 0.4% 35.7% 72 -14
87 Virginia 3-8 2 46.32 1.1% 36.4% 95 8
88 Rice 5-6 98 45.98 0.7% 36.9% 96 8
89 Louisiana 5-6 107 45.89 0.2% 37.0% 92 3
90 Houston 4-7 48 45.80 0.2% 37.1% 91 1
91 Old Dominion 5-6 74 45.73 0.2% 37.3% 93 2
92 Army 5-6 71 45.61 0.2% 37.4% 98 6
93 Indiana 3-8 4 45.43 0.4% 37.7% 87 -6
94 Wake Forest 4-7 33 45.36 0.1% 37.8% 90 -4
95 Utah St 5-6 93 44.60 1.5% 38.8% 86 -9
96 Marshall 5-6 73 44.46 0.3% 39.0% 84 -12
97 Arizona St 3-8 3 44.38 0.2% 39.1% 94 -3
98 Pittsburgh 3-8 21 44.32 0.1% 39.2% 102 4
99 MTSU 4-7 75 44.20 0.2% 39.3% 101 2
100 Navy 5-5 117 43.98 0.4% 39.7% 105 5
101 Colorado St 5-6 105 43.71 0.5% 40.0% 104 3
102 Cincinnati 3-8 55 43.40 0.6% 40.4% 97 -5
103 N Illinois 5-6 127 43.31 0.2% 40.6% 109 6
104 Stanford 3-8 6 42.50 1.6% 41.7% 99 -5
105 Baylor 3-8 27 41.83 1.3% 42.6% 100 -5
106 FL Atlantic 4-7 108 41.59 0.5% 42.9% 107 1
107 South Florida 5-6 106 41.59 0.0% 42.9% 106 -1
108 North Texas 4-7 110 41.40 0.4% 43.2% 114 6
109 W Michigan 4-7 97 41.12 0.6% 43.6% 103 -6
110 UAB 4-7 87 40.82 0.6% 44.0% 115 5
111 Massachusetts 3-8 52 40.67 0.3% 44.2% 113 2
112 Tulsa 3-8 86 40.41 0.5% 44.5% 108 -4
113 New Mexico 4-7 92 40.39 0.0% 44.6% 125 12
114 Ball St 4-7 111 39.60 1.6% 45.7% 119 5
115 San Diego St 3-8 91 39.51 0.2% 45.8% 112 -3
116 Vanderbilt 2-9 25 39.23 0.6% 46.2% 116 0
117 Southern Miss 3-8 76 39.18 0.1% 46.2% 110 -7
118 East Carolina 2-9 72 39.04 0.3% 46.4% 111 -7
119 Hawaii 4-8 96 38.57 0.9% 47.1% 117 -2
120 C Michigan 5-6 125 38.52 0.1% 47.1% 118 -2
121 E Michigan 5-6 132 38.09 0.8% 47.7% 123 2
122 Louisiana Tech 3-9 103 37.90 0.4% 48.0% 120 -2
123 UTEP 3-8 100 37.85 0.1% 48.1% 124 1
124 Buffalo 3-8 109 37.79 0.1% 48.1% 121 -3
125 Sam Houston St 2-9 99 37.41 0.8% 48.7% 126 1
126 ULM 2-9 62 36.99 0.8% 49.2% 127 1
127 Connecticut 2-9 83 36.91 0.2% 49.4% 128 1
128 Charlotte 3-8 101 36.51 0.8% 49.9% 122 -6
129 Florida Intl 4-7 120 35.47 2.1% 51.3% 130 1
130 Temple 3-8 115 34.88 1.2% 52.1% 129 -1
131 Nevada 2-9 102 33.22 7.3% 54.4% 131 0
132 Akron 2-9 133 30.92 11.1% 57.6% 132 0
133 Kent 1-10 121 26.96 16.8% 63.0% 133 0

Best win: Georgia 52-17 vs. Mississippi
Worst loss: Nevada 33-6 vs. Idaho

Rk Conference Rating Best Team Worst Team
1 SEC 56.01 69.78 39.23
2 Big 10 55.49 72.88 45.43
3 Pac-12 55.35 69.48 42.50
4 Big 12 54.55 69.05 41.83
5 ACC 54.03 68.18 44.32
6 Sun Belt 48.70 60.78 36.99
7 Mountain West 46.36 56.28 33.22
8 Conference USA 45.64 63.61 35.47
9 American 44.93 57.39 34.88
10 MAC 42.24 57.38 26.96

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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