J-Train College Football Computer Rankings, 2023 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. These rankings are included on Massey’s ranking composite page.

Rk Team Record SOS Rating % Bhnd % Bhnd 1st Prev Change
1 Texas 5-0 20 73.29 1 0
2 Michigan 5-0 77 69.93 7.0% 4.6% 3 1
3 Oklahoma 5-0 79 69.46 1.0% 5.2% 4 1
4 Penn St 5-0 50 68.07 2.9% 7.1% 6 2
5 Washington 5-0 85 68.06 0.0% 7.1% 2 -3
6 Miami FL 4-0 45 67.54 1.1% 7.8% 5 -1
7 Washington St 4-0 25 67.08 1.0% 8.5% 7 0
8 Ohio St 4-0 40 65.79 2.7% 10.2% 9 1
9 Alabama 4-1 13 65.62 0.3% 10.5% 8 -1
10 Oregon 5-0 107 62.87 5.7% 14.2% 11 1
11 Notre Dame 5-1 51 62.21 1.4% 15.1% 18 7
12 Texas A&M 4-1 62 62.13 0.2% 15.2% 10 -2
13 North Carolina 4-0 97 61.87 0.5% 15.6% 12 -1
14 Florida St 4-0 100 61.24 1.3% 16.4% 17 3
15 Wisconsin 3-1 54 61.24 0.0% 16.4% 24 9
16 Oregon St 4-1 42 61.23 0.0% 16.5% 28 12
17 Mississippi 4-1 11 60.68 1.1% 17.2% 15 -2
18 Kansas St 3-1 21 60.40 0.6% 17.6% 22 4
19 Maryland 5-0 123 59.90 1.0% 18.3% 20 1
20 Missouri 5-0 66 59.83 0.2% 18.4% 21 1
21 Duke 4-1 71 59.43 0.8% 18.9% 14 -7
22 USC 5-0 132 59.12 0.7% 19.3% 31 9
23 Liberty 4-0 130 58.97 0.3% 19.5% 29 6
24 Georgia 5-0 117 58.89 0.2% 19.7% 23 -1
25 Rutgers 4-1 52 58.67 0.5% 20.0% 16 -9
26 Air Force 5-0 127 58.05 1.3% 20.8% 35 9
27 Kentucky 5-0 125 57.96 0.2% 20.9% 32 5
28 Utah 4-1 17 57.45 1.1% 21.6% 13 -15
29 Louisville 5-0 105 57.31 0.3% 21.8% 25 -4
30 Iowa 4-1 74 56.74 1.2% 22.6% 37 7
31 Syracuse 4-1 80 56.37 0.8% 23.1% 19 -12
32 West Virginia 4-1 27 55.80 1.2% 23.9% 39 7
33 Clemson 3-2 15 55.70 0.2% 24.0% 49 16
34 UCLA 3-1 75 55.50 0.4% 24.3% 26 -8
35 Memphis 4-1 76 54.74 1.6% 25.3% 38 3
36 TCU 3-2 53 54.23 1.1% 26.0% 27 -9
37 Kansas 4-1 64 54.13 0.2% 26.1% 34 -3
38 Wyoming 4-1 24 53.68 0.9% 26.8% 43 5
39 James Madison 5-0 109 53.65 0.1% 26.8% 48 9
40 Colorado 3-2 8 53.32 0.7% 27.2% 30 -10
41 Tennessee 4-1 113 53.30 0.0% 27.3% 46 5
42 Ga Southern 4-1 118 52.64 1.4% 28.2% 50 8
43 Tulane 4-1 106 52.52 0.3% 28.3% 42 -1
44 Marshall 4-0 114 52.45 0.1% 28.4% 47 3
45 WKU 3-2 38 52.12 0.7% 28.9% 70 25
46 LSU 3-2 30 52.09 0.1% 28.9% 40 -6
47 Troy 3-2 23 51.76 0.7% 29.4% 79 32
48 BYU 4-1 99 51.59 0.3% 29.6% 58 10
49 Fresno St 5-0 131 51.51 0.2% 29.7% 52 3
50 Appalachian St 3-2 67 51.04 1.0% 30.4% 51 1
51 UNLV 4-1 103 51.00 0.1% 30.4% 54 3
52 SMU 3-2 60 50.84 0.3% 30.6% 57 5
53 Florida 3-2 44 50.76 0.2% 30.7% 33 -20
54 Miami OH 4-1 101 50.44 0.7% 31.2% 44 -10
55 Auburn 3-2 56 50.44 0.0% 31.2% 41 -14
56 Ohio 4-1 110 50.08 0.7% 31.7% 59 3
57 South Florida 3-2 46 49.52 1.2% 32.4% 80 23
58 Texas Tech 2-3 35 49.38 0.3% 32.6% 77 19
59 Tulsa 3-2 26 49.29 0.2% 32.8% 74 15
60 Minnesota 3-2 98 49.14 0.3% 33.0% 63 3
61 UCF 3-2 92 48.47 1.4% 33.9% 45 -16
62 Toledo 4-1 128 48.35 0.3% 34.0% 56 -6
63 Georgia St 4-1 122 48.28 0.1% 34.1% 36 -27
64 Texas St 4-1 129 47.95 0.7% 34.6% 82 18
65 Colorado St 2-2 18 47.87 0.2% 34.7% 60 -5
66 Purdue 2-3 63 47.73 0.3% 34.9% 90 24
67 Rice 3-2 48 47.25 1.0% 35.5% 83 16
68 Arizona 3-2 102 46.97 0.6% 35.9% 75 7
69 California 3-2 78 46.76 0.4% 36.2% 67 -2
70 Michigan St 2-3 3 46.72 0.1% 36.3% 61 -9
71 Cincinnati 2-3 29 46.61 0.2% 36.4% 53 -18
72 Wake Forest 3-1 112 46.40 0.5% 36.7% 69 -3
73 NC State 3-2 87 46.25 0.3% 36.9% 71 -2
74 Northwestern 2-3 14 45.73 1.1% 37.6% 66 -8
75 Arkansas 2-3 61 45.67 0.1% 37.7% 72 -3
76 Baylor 2-3 1 45.59 0.2% 37.8% 89 13
77 Georgia Tech 2-3 32 45.38 0.4% 38.1% 55 -22
78 Iowa St 2-3 16 45.32 0.1% 38.2% 85 7
79 Boise St 2-3 22 45.28 0.1% 38.2% 68 -11
80 Bowling Green 2-3 4 45.20 0.2% 38.3% 101 21
81 Virginia Tech 2-3 83 45.13 0.2% 38.4% 98 17
82 Arkansas St 3-2 73 45.11 0.0% 38.5% 92 10
83 Nebraska 2-3 70 45.07 0.1% 38.5% 84 1
84 ULM 2-2 31 44.55 1.1% 39.2% 73 -11
85 Army 2-2 82 44.54 0.0% 39.2% 78 -7
86 South Carolina 2-3 10 44.51 0.1% 39.3% 64 -22
87 Coastal Car 2-3 55 43.75 1.6% 40.3% 65 -22
88 Jacksonville St 4-1 133 43.27 1.0% 41.0% 76 -12
89 Indiana 2-3 12 43.24 0.1% 41.0% 81 -8
90 Illinois 2-3 43 43.15 0.2% 41.1% 62 -28
91 Louisiana 3-2 126 42.36 1.7% 42.2% 87 -4
92 Mississippi St 2-3 34 42.08 0.6% 42.6% 91 -1
93 Utah St 2-3 59 41.90 0.4% 42.8% 100 7
94 South Alabama 2-3 90 41.41 1.0% 43.5% 97 3
95 San Diego St 2-4 9 41.12 0.6% 43.9% 93 -2
96 Vanderbilt 2-4 57 40.71 0.9% 44.5% 99 3
97 Houston 2-3 108 40.37 0.7% 44.9% 88 -9
98 Navy 1-3 7 40.15 0.5% 45.2% 95 -3
99 Temple 2-3 37 39.98 0.3% 45.4% 86 -13
100 C Michigan 3-2 89 39.97 0.0% 45.5% 105 5
101 San Jose St 1-4 2 39.85 0.2% 45.6% 106 5
102 MTSU 1-4 5 39.85 0.0% 45.6% 94 -8
103 East Carolina 1-4 6 39.18 1.4% 46.5% 102 -1
104 Louisiana Tech 3-3 124 38.99 0.4% 46.8% 119 15
105 Florida Intl 3-2 115 38.98 0.0% 46.8% 110 5
106 W Michigan 2-3 68 38.81 0.4% 47.1% 116 10
107 Boston College 2-3 84 38.71 0.2% 47.2% 113 6
108 Old Dominion 2-3 81 38.54 0.4% 47.4% 107 -1
109 Pittsburgh 1-4 33 38.24 0.6% 47.8% 96 -13
110 New Mexico 2-3 94 38.01 0.5% 48.1% 104 -6
111 UT San Antonio 1-3 91 37.63 0.8% 48.7% 108 -3
112 New Mexico St 2-3 119 37.22 0.9% 49.2% 109 -3
113 Oklahoma St 2-2 121 37.09 0.3% 49.4% 112 -1
114 FL Atlantic 1-3 58 36.81 0.6% 49.8% 111 -3
115 North Texas 2-2 111 36.15 1.4% 50.7% 127 12
116 Charlotte 1-4 28 35.83 0.7% 51.1% 103 -13
117 Southern Miss 1-4 39 35.58 0.5% 51.5% 114 -3
118 UAB 1-4 41 35.40 0.4% 51.7% 117 -1
119 Stanford 1-4 47 35.19 0.4% 52.0% 124 5
120 Virginia 0-5 49 34.63 1.2% 52.8% 118 -2
121 Hawaii 2-4 95 33.93 1.5% 53.7% 122 1
122 E Michigan 2-3 116 33.42 1.0% 54.4% 120 -2
123 Ball St 1-4 36 33.38 0.1% 54.5% 115 -8
124 Arizona St 1-4 69 32.71 1.4% 55.4% 129 5
125 Buffalo 1-4 88 32.59 0.2% 55.5% 131 6
126 Akron 1-4 104 32.49 0.2% 55.7% 121 -5
127 N Illinois 1-4 93 32.43 0.1% 55.8% 132 5
128 Massachusetts 1-5 120 31.50 1.9% 57.0% 123 -5
129 Sam Houston St 0-4 72 31.45 0.1% 57.1% 130 1
130 Kent 1-4 65 30.78 1.4% 58.0% 126 -4
131 Connecticut 0-5 86 30.09 4.9% 58.9% 128 -3
132 UTEP 1-5 96 30.01 3.1% 59.1% 125 -7
133 Nevada 0-5 19 28.09 7.0% 61.7% 133 0

Best win: Texas 34-24 vs. Alabama
Worst loss: Nevada 33-6 vs. Idaho

Rk Conference Rating Best Team Worst Team
1 Big 10 54.37 69.93 43.15
2 Pac-12 53.85 68.06 32.71
3 SEC 53.19 65.62 40.71
4 Big 12 52.27 73.29 37.09
5 ACC 51.01 67.54 34.63
6 Sun Belt 46.36 53.65 35.58
7 Mountain West 44.19 58.05 28.09
8 American 43.23 54.74 35.40
9 Conference USA 41.21 58.97 30.01
10 MAC 38.99 50.44 30.78

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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