J-Train College Football Computer Rankings, 2023 Week 4

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 Texas 4-0 55 72.95 2 1
2 Washington 4-0 83 71.92 2.1% 1.4% 1 -1
3 Michigan 4-0 79 71.12 1.6% 2.5% 8 5
4 Oklahoma 4-0 87 70.58 1.1% 3.2% 3 -1
5 Miami FL 4-0 30 70.52 0.1% 3.3% 4 -1
6 Penn St 4-0 41 69.52 2.0% 4.7% 14 8
7 Washington St 4-0 48 67.15 4.8% 8.0% 12 5
8 Alabama 3-1 6 67.00 0.3% 8.2% 23 15
9 Ohio St 4-0 51 65.90 2.2% 9.7% 13 4
10 Texas A&M 3-1 35 65.37 1.1% 10.4% 18 8
11 Oregon 4-0 90 65.16 0.4% 10.7% 32 21
12 North Carolina 4-0 82 64.97 0.4% 10.9% 7 -5
13 Utah 4-0 42 63.71 2.5% 12.7% 27 14
14 Duke 4-0 99 63.51 0.4% 12.9% 9 -5
15 Mississippi 3-1 12 62.04 3.0% 15.0% 6 -9
16 Rutgers 3-1 49 61.92 0.2% 15.1% 5 -11
17 Florida St 4-0 103 61.72 0.4% 15.4% 11 -6
18 Notre Dame 4-1 75 61.52 0.4% 15.7% 16 -2
19 Syracuse 4-0 110 61.26 0.5% 16.0% 17 -2
20 Maryland 4-0 111 61.24 0.0% 16.1% 37 17
21 Missouri 4-0 43 61.22 0.0% 16.1% 38 17
22 Kansas St 3-1 39 60.92 0.6% 16.5% 45 23
23 Georgia 4-0 120 60.44 1.0% 17.2% 22 -1
24 Wisconsin 3-1 84 60.36 0.2% 17.3% 39 15
25 Louisville 4-0 97 59.82 1.1% 18.0% 33 8
26 UCLA 3-1 56 59.24 1.2% 18.8% 10 -16
27 TCU 3-1 61 59.21 0.1% 18.8% 36 9
28 Oregon St 3-1 69 58.87 0.7% 19.3% 20 -8
29 Liberty 4-0 132 58.59 0.6% 19.7% 24 -5
30 Colorado 3-1 14 58.48 0.2% 19.8% 15 -15
31 USC 4-0 133 57.44 2.1% 21.3% 26 -5
32 Kentucky 4-0 125 57.38 0.1% 21.3% 34 2
33 Florida 3-1 54 57.18 0.4% 21.6% 48 15
34 Kansas 4-0 109 57.03 0.3% 21.8% 52 18
35 Air Force 4-0 127 56.45 1.2% 22.6% 30 -5
36 Georgia St 4-0 121 56.24 0.4% 22.9% 53 17
37 Iowa 3-1 85 55.80 0.9% 23.5% 19 -18
38 Memphis 3-1 72 55.77 0.0% 23.5% 28 -10
39 West Virginia 3-1 44 55.12 1.3% 24.4% 56 17
40 LSU 3-1 63 54.79 0.7% 24.9% 41 1
41 Auburn 3-1 70 54.70 0.2% 25.0% 21 -20
42 Tulane 3-1 88 53.82 1.8% 26.2% 25 -17
43 Wyoming 3-1 11 53.63 0.4% 26.5% 59 16
44 Miami OH 3-1 52 53.21 0.9% 27.1% 43 -1
45 UCF 3-1 89 53.03 0.4% 27.3% 31 -14
46 Tennessee 3-1 100 52.98 0.1% 27.4% 80 34
47 Marshall 3-0 108 52.90 0.2% 27.5% 70 23
48 James Madison 4-0 116 52.77 0.2% 27.7% 67 19
49 Clemson 2-2 36 52.55 0.4% 28.0% 47 -2
50 Ga Southern 3-1 119 52.26 0.6% 28.4% 75 25
51 Appalachian St 2-2 57 52.16 0.2% 28.5% 46 -5
52 Fresno St 4-0 130 51.95 0.4% 28.8% 57 5
53 Cincinnati 2-2 23 51.52 0.9% 29.4% 54 1
54 UNLV 3-1 78 51.39 0.3% 29.6% 64 10
55 Georgia Tech 2-2 15 51.26 0.3% 29.7% 82 27
56 Toledo 3-1 114 51.16 0.2% 29.9% 68 12
57 SMU 2-2 24 50.67 1.0% 30.5% 35 -22
58 BYU 3-1 96 50.66 0.0% 30.6% 29 -29
59 Ohio 4-1 115 50.62 0.1% 30.6% 76 17
60 Colorado St 1-2 5 50.28 0.7% 31.1% 83 23
61 Michigan St 2-2 8 49.95 0.7% 31.5% 49 -12
62 Illinois 2-2 26 49.91 0.1% 31.6% 90 28
63 Minnesota 2-2 76 49.66 0.5% 31.9% 42 -21
64 South Carolina 2-2 18 49.56 0.2% 32.1% 78 14
65 Coastal Car 2-2 37 49.56 0.0% 32.1% 44 -21
66 Northwestern 2-2 50 49.30 0.5% 32.4% 61 -5
67 California 2-2 47 48.88 0.9% 33.0% 51 -16
68 Boise St 2-2 21 48.62 0.5% 33.4% 71 3
69 Wake Forest 3-1 102 48.56 0.1% 33.4% 40 -29
70 WKU 2-2 45 48.49 0.2% 33.5% 63 -7
71 NC State 3-1 106 47.54 1.9% 34.8% 77 6
72 Arkansas 2-2 94 47.42 0.2% 35.0% 50 -22
73 ULM 2-1 25 47.38 0.1% 35.0% 79 6
74 Tulsa 2-2 9 47.31 0.2% 35.2% 72 -2
75 Arizona 3-1 128 47.22 0.2% 35.3% 62 -13
76 Jacksonville St 3-1 123 47.15 0.1% 35.4% 89 13
77 Texas Tech 1-3 16 47.01 0.3% 35.6% 87 10
78 Army 2-2 74 46.97 0.1% 35.6% 60 -18
79 Troy 2-2 33 46.88 0.2% 35.7% 113 34
80 South Florida 2-2 34 46.88 0.0% 35.7% 115 35
81 Indiana 2-2 38 46.87 0.0% 35.8% 86 5
82 Texas St 3-1 129 46.66 0.4% 36.0% 74 -8
83 Rice 2-2 27 46.48 0.4% 36.3% 55 -28
84 Nebraska 2-2 117 46.23 0.5% 36.6% 84 0
85 Iowa St 2-2 86 45.90 0.7% 37.1% 94 9
86 Temple 2-2 20 45.76 0.3% 37.3% 66 -20
87 Louisiana 3-1 131 45.38 0.8% 37.8% 81 -6
88 Houston 2-2 113 45.20 0.4% 38.0% 95 7
89 Baylor 1-3 1 44.24 2.0% 39.4% 105 16
90 Purdue 1-3 59 44.19 0.1% 39.4% 69 -21
91 Mississippi St 2-2 68 44.13 0.1% 39.5% 73 -18
92 Arkansas St 2-2 31 44.11 0.0% 39.5% 100 8
93 San Diego St 2-3 32 44.10 0.0% 39.5% 85 -8
94 MTSU 1-3 3 43.65 0.9% 40.2% 101 7
95 Navy 1-2 10 43.60 0.1% 40.2% 93 -2
96 Pittsburgh 1-3 13 43.39 0.4% 40.5% 104 8
97 South Alabama 2-2 104 42.95 0.9% 41.1% 58 -39
98 Virginia Tech 1-3 73 42.51 0.9% 41.7% 65 -33
99 Vanderbilt 2-3 81 42.17 0.7% 42.2% 97 -2
100 Utah St 1-3 28 42.02 0.3% 42.4% 88 -12
101 Bowling Green 1-3 2 41.68 0.7% 42.9% 91 -10
102 East Carolina 1-3 4 41.59 0.2% 43.0% 124 22
103 Charlotte 1-3 7 41.10 1.0% 43.7% 116 13
104 New Mexico 2-2 93 40.73 0.7% 44.2% 114 10
105 C Michigan 2-2 60 40.09 1.3% 45.0% 122 17
106 San Jose St 1-4 19 39.62 1.0% 45.7% 109 3
107 Old Dominion 2-2 95 39.36 0.5% 46.0% 92 -15
108 UT San Antonio 1-3 91 39.30 0.1% 46.1% 96 -12
109 New Mexico St 2-3 112 39.30 0.0% 46.1% 98 -11
110 Florida Intl 3-2 124 38.63 1.4% 47.1% 106 -4
111 FL Atlantic 1-3 64 38.03 1.2% 47.9% 119 8
112 Oklahoma St 2-2 122 37.71 0.7% 48.3% 108 -4
113 Boston College 1-3 67 37.61 0.2% 48.4% 117 4
114 Southern Miss 1-3 46 37.59 0.0% 48.5% 102 -12
115 Ball St 1-3 17 37.33 0.5% 48.8% 112 -3
116 W Michigan 1-3 22 36.85 1.0% 49.5% 110 -6
117 UAB 1-3 53 36.82 0.1% 49.5% 123 6
118 Virginia 0-4 29 36.79 0.1% 49.6% 127 9
119 Louisiana Tech 2-3 118 36.76 0.1% 49.6% 103 -16
120 E Michigan 2-2 101 36.72 0.1% 49.7% 99 -21
121 Akron 1-3 71 36.67 0.1% 49.7% 121 0
122 Hawaii 2-3 98 36.37 0.6% 50.1% 128 6
123 Massachusetts 1-4 107 36.33 0.1% 50.2% 107 -16
124 Stanford 1-3 92 35.18 2.3% 51.8% 126 2
125 UTEP 1-4 80 33.58 3.2% 54.0% 125 0
126 Kent 1-3 66 33.00 1.2% 54.8% 118 -8
127 North Texas 1-2 126 32.67 0.7% 55.2% 120 -7
128 Connecticut 0-4 58 32.57 0.2% 55.3% 131 3
129 Arizona St 1-3 77 31.98 1.2% 56.2% 129 0
130 Sam Houston St 0-3 65 31.39 1.2% 57.0% 111 -19
131 Buffalo 0-4 62 31.03 3.3% 57.5% 132 1
132 N Illinois 1-3 105 30.74 3.7% 57.9% 130 -2
133 Nevada 0-4 40 27.64 8.8% 62.1% 133 0

Best win: Miami 48-33 vs. Texas A&M
Worst loss: Nevada 33-6 vs. Idaho

Rk Conference Rating Best Team Worst Team
1 Big 10 55.85 71.12 44.19
2 SEC 55.46 67.00 42.17
3 Pac-12 55.44 71.92 31.98
4 Big 12 53.65 72.95 37.71
5 ACC 53.00 70.52 36.79
6 Sun Belt 47.59 56.24 37.59
7 Mountain West 45.23 56.45 27.64
8 American 44.27 55.77 32.67
9 Conference USA 41.95 58.59 31.39
10 MAC 39.92 53.21 30.74

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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