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 | Alabama | 14-1 | 1 | 72.73 | – | – | 1 |
| 2 | Clemson | 14-1 | 3 | 69.56 | 6.6% | 4.4% | 5 |
| 3 | Ohio St | 11-2 | 2 | 67.12 | 5.1% | 7.7% | 2 |
| 4 | Washington | 12-2 | 32 | 66.07 | 2.2% | 9.2% | 4 |
| 5 | Michigan | 10-3 | 14 | 65.71 | 0.8% | 9.7% | 3 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 11-2 | 29 | 63.10 | 5.4% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 7 | USC | 10-3 | 5 | 62.91 | 0.4% | 13.5% | 8 |
| 8 | Penn St | 11-3 | 11 | 62.78 | 0.3% | 13.7% | 6 |
| 9 | Florida St | 10-3 | 4 | 62.76 | 0.0% | 13.7% | 12 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 11-3 | 9 | 62.74 | 0.1% | 13.7% | 7 |
| 11 | LSU | 8-4 | 6 | 61.47 | 2.6% | 15.5% | 14 |
| 12 | W Michigan | 13-1 | 114 | 60.05 | 3.0% | 17.4% | 11 |
| 13 | Stanford | 10-3 | 24 | 59.44 | 1.3% | 18.3% | 15 |
| 14 | Miami FL | 9-4 | 47 | 59.42 | 0.1% | 18.3% | 20 |
| 15 | Louisville | 9-4 | 45 | 59.24 | 0.4% | 18.5% | 13 |
| 16 | Colorado | 10-4 | 15 | 59.04 | 0.4% | 18.8% | 9 |
| 17 | Auburn | 8-5 | 8 | 58.49 | 1.1% | 19.6% | 16 |
| 18 | Florida | 9-4 | 13 | 58.48 | 0.0% | 19.6% | 26 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 9-4 | 17 | 58.43 | 0.1% | 19.7% | 22 |
| 20 | Oklahoma St | 10-3 | 61 | 58.20 | 0.5% | 20.0% | 30 |
| 21 | WKU | 11-3 | 96 | 57.15 | 2.2% | 21.4% | 28 |
| 22 | Virginia Tech | 10-4 | 49 | 57.13 | 0.0% | 21.4% | 32 |
| 23 | South Florida | 11-2 | 87 | 57.08 | 0.1% | 21.5% | 19 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 10-3 | 53 | 56.43 | 1.4% | 22.4% | 24 |
| 25 | Boise St | 10-3 | 72 | 56.16 | 0.6% | 22.8% | 17 |
| 26 | Appalachian St | 10-3 | 84 | 56.01 | 0.3% | 23.0% | 35 |
| 27 | Texas A&M | 8-5 | 28 | 55.94 | 0.2% | 23.1% | 23 |
| 28 | Nebraska | 9-4 | 37 | 55.46 | 1.0% | 23.7% | 18 |
| 29 | Minnesota | 9-4 | 57 | 55.46 | 0.0% | 23.7% | 31 |
| 30 | Washington St | 8-5 | 41 | 55.36 | 0.2% | 23.9% | 21 |
| 31 | Kansas St | 9-4 | 63 | 55.17 | 0.4% | 24.1% | 39 |
| 32 | Georgia Tech | 9-4 | 40 | 54.75 | 0.9% | 24.7% | 43 |
| 33 | Pittsburgh | 8-5 | 31 | 54.74 | 0.0% | 24.7% | 33 |
| 34 | Utah | 9-4 | 59 | 54.70 | 0.1% | 24.8% | 34 |
| 35 | Temple | 10-4 | 90 | 54.62 | 0.2% | 24.9% | 25 |
| 36 | Tulsa | 10-3 | 95 | 54.61 | 0.0% | 24.9% | 36 |
| 37 | BYU | 9-4 | 78 | 54.02 | 1.2% | 25.7% | 37 |
| 38 | Houston | 9-4 | 77 | 53.99 | 0.1% | 25.8% | 27 |
| 39 | San Diego St | 11-3 | 118 | 53.87 | 0.3% | 25.9% | 44 |
| 40 | North Carolina | 8-5 | 54 | 53.86 | 0.0% | 26.0% | 40 |
| 41 | Iowa | 8-5 | 48 | 53.68 | 0.4% | 26.2% | 29 |
| 42 | NC State | 7-6 | 26 | 53.38 | 0.6% | 26.6% | 51 |
| 43 | Troy | 10-3 | 109 | 53.05 | 0.7% | 27.1% | 47 |
| 44 | Toledo | 9-4 | 104 | 52.92 | 0.3% | 27.2% | 38 |
| 45 | Northwestern | 7-6 | 34 | 52.61 | 0.6% | 27.7% | 45 |
| 46 | Air Force | 10-3 | 108 | 52.52 | 0.2% | 27.8% | 46 |
| 47 | Georgia | 8-5 | 44 | 51.98 | 1.1% | 28.5% | 50 |
| 48 | Navy | 9-5 | 70 | 51.37 | 1.3% | 29.4% | 42 |
| 49 | Memphis | 8-5 | 73 | 50.88 | 1.0% | 30.0% | 41 |
| 50 | Arkansas | 7-6 | 23 | 50.71 | 0.4% | 30.3% | 48 |
| 51 | Old Dominion | 10-3 | 124 | 50.67 | 0.1% | 30.3% | 55 |
| 52 | Louisiana Tech | 9-5 | 110 | 50.05 | 1.3% | 31.2% | 57 |
| 53 | Kentucky | 7-6 | 33 | 49.81 | 0.5% | 31.5% | 52 |
| 54 | Mississippi | 5-7 | 7 | 49.71 | 0.2% | 31.7% | 56 |
| 55 | Baylor | 7-6 | 67 | 49.69 | 0.0% | 31.7% | 67 |
| 56 | Colorado St | 7-6 | 71 | 49.38 | 0.7% | 32.1% | 49 |
| 57 | Wyoming | 8-6 | 69 | 49.17 | 0.4% | 32.4% | 54 |
| 58 | Vanderbilt | 6-7 | 27 | 48.83 | 0.7% | 32.9% | 53 |
| 59 | Wake Forest | 7-6 | 51 | 48.49 | 0.7% | 33.3% | 72 |
| 60 | Mississippi St | 6-7 | 43 | 48.47 | 0.1% | 33.4% | 61 |
| 61 | TCU | 6-7 | 60 | 48.26 | 0.4% | 33.6% | 62 |
| 62 | New Mexico | 9-4 | 117 | 47.95 | 0.7% | 34.1% | 64 |
| 63 | Notre Dame | 4-8 | 30 | 47.93 | 0.0% | 34.1% | 65 |
| 64 | Idaho | 9-4 | 98 | 47.67 | 0.6% | 34.5% | 70 |
| 65 | Boston College | 7-6 | 64 | 47.65 | 0.0% | 34.5% | 77 |
| 66 | Indiana | 6-7 | 39 | 47.64 | 0.0% | 34.5% | 60 |
| 67 | California | 5-7 | 12 | 47.62 | 0.0% | 34.5% | 63 |
| 68 | Arkansas St | 8-5 | 120 | 46.75 | 1.8% | 35.7% | 79 |
| 69 | Maryland | 6-7 | 52 | 46.75 | 0.0% | 35.7% | 58 |
| 70 | Texas | 5-7 | 50 | 46.63 | 0.2% | 35.9% | 74 |
| 71 | UCLA | 4-8 | 19 | 46.48 | 0.3% | 36.1% | 66 |
| 72 | Texas Tech | 5-7 | 62 | 46.36 | 0.3% | 36.3% | 76 |
| 73 | UCF | 6-7 | 76 | 46.27 | 0.2% | 36.4% | 59 |
| 74 | Army | 8-5 | 125 | 45.88 | 0.8% | 36.9% | 78 |
| 75 | South Carolina | 6-7 | 42 | 45.77 | 0.2% | 37.1% | 75 |
| 76 | Oregon | 4-8 | 21 | 45.53 | 0.5% | 37.4% | 69 |
| 77 | Oregon St | 4-8 | 20 | 45.50 | 0.1% | 37.4% | 68 |
| 78 | Ohio | 8-6 | 119 | 45.28 | 0.5% | 37.7% | 73 |
| 79 | Southern Miss | 7-6 | 112 | 44.55 | 1.5% | 38.7% | 85 |
| 80 | Arizona St | 5-7 | 38 | 44.34 | 0.4% | 39.0% | 80 |
| 81 | MTSU | 8-5 | 126 | 44.24 | 0.2% | 39.2% | 71 |
| 82 | Missouri | 4-8 | 36 | 44.19 | 0.1% | 39.2% | 83 |
| 83 | E Michigan | 7-6 | 97 | 43.59 | 1.3% | 40.1% | 81 |
| 84 | Michigan St | 3-9 | 22 | 43.59 | 0.0% | 40.1% | 82 |
| 85 | Duke | 4-8 | 35 | 43.40 | 0.4% | 40.3% | 88 |
| 86 | UT San Antonio | 6-7 | 106 | 43.07 | 0.7% | 40.8% | 84 |
| 87 | Syracuse | 4-8 | 16 | 42.68 | 0.8% | 41.3% | 91 |
| 88 | SMU | 5-7 | 68 | 42.56 | 0.2% | 41.5% | 86 |
| 89 | Ga Southern | 5-7 | 82 | 42.06 | 1.1% | 42.2% | 92 |
| 90 | N Illinois | 5-7 | 94 | 41.92 | 0.3% | 42.4% | 89 |
| 91 | Hawaii | 7-7 | 92 | 41.49 | 0.9% | 43.0% | 100 |
| 92 | C Michigan | 6-7 | 91 | 41.40 | 0.2% | 43.1% | 87 |
| 93 | ULL | 6-7 | 111 | 41.35 | 0.1% | 43.2% | 90 |
| 94 | Arizona | 3-9 | 18 | 41.10 | 0.5% | 43.5% | 93 |
| 95 | Iowa St | 3-9 | 58 | 40.49 | 1.3% | 44.3% | 101 |
| 96 | South Alabama | 6-7 | 113 | 40.43 | 0.1% | 44.4% | 95 |
| 97 | Miami OH | 6-7 | 123 | 40.34 | 0.2% | 44.5% | 94 |
| 98 | Utah St | 3-9 | 65 | 39.92 | 0.9% | 45.1% | 98 |
| 99 | Akron | 5-7 | 105 | 39.58 | 0.7% | 45.6% | 99 |
| 100 | Tulane | 4-8 | 80 | 39.48 | 0.2% | 45.7% | 96 |
| 101 | Illinois | 3-9 | 25 | 39.43 | 0.1% | 45.8% | 97 |
| 102 | Cincinnati | 4-8 | 75 | 38.81 | 1.3% | 46.6% | 102 |
| 103 | Rutgers | 2-10 | 10 | 38.15 | 1.4% | 47.6% | 103 |
| 104 | North Texas | 5-8 | 102 | 37.71 | 0.9% | 48.2% | 105 |
| 105 | Purdue | 3-9 | 55 | 37.36 | 0.7% | 48.6% | 104 |
| 106 | Ball St | 4-8 | 122 | 36.77 | 1.2% | 49.4% | 106 |
| 107 | East Carolina | 3-9 | 66 | 36.77 | 0.0% | 49.4% | 107 |
| 108 | ULM | 4-8 | 83 | 36.61 | 0.3% | 49.7% | 113 |
| 109 | San Jose St | 4-8 | 85 | 36.61 | 0.0% | 49.7% | 111 |
| 110 | UNLV | 4-8 | 101 | 36.60 | 0.0% | 49.7% | 109 |
| 111 | Nevada | 5-7 | 128 | 36.36 | 0.5% | 50.0% | 112 |
| 112 | Virginia | 2-10 | 56 | 36.24 | 0.3% | 50.2% | 115 |
| 113 | Georgia St | 3-9 | 88 | 36.12 | 0.3% | 50.3% | 116 |
| 114 | Bowling Green | 4-8 | 100 | 36.06 | 0.1% | 50.4% | 108 |
| 115 | Kent | 3-9 | 93 | 35.89 | 0.4% | 50.7% | 110 |
| 116 | Charlotte | 4-8 | 115 | 35.49 | 0.8% | 51.2% | 114 |
| 117 | Kansas | 2-10 | 46 | 35.00 | 1.0% | 51.9% | 118 |
| 118 | Florida Intl | 4-8 | 107 | 34.48 | 1.1% | 52.6% | 117 |
| 119 | New Mexico St | 3-9 | 79 | 34.22 | 0.6% | 53.0% | 120 |
| 120 | Marshall | 3-9 | 99 | 33.78 | 0.9% | 53.6% | 121 |
| 121 | UTEP | 4-8 | 127 | 33.66 | 0.3% | 53.7% | 122 |
| 122 | Massachusetts | 2-10 | 74 | 33.62 | 0.1% | 53.8% | 123 |
| 123 | Connecticut | 3-9 | 86 | 33.44 | 0.4% | 54.0% | 119 |
| 124 | Rice | 3-9 | 103 | 33.13 | 0.6% | 54.5% | 124 |
| 125 | FL Atlantic | 3-9 | 116 | 32.63 | 1.0% | 55.1% | 125 |
| 126 | Fresno St | 1-11 | 81 | 30.95 | 3.5% | 57.4% | 126 |
| 127 | Texas St | 2-10 | 89 | 28.70 | 4.7% | 60.5% | 127 |
| 128 | Buffalo | 2-10 | 121 | 27.78 | 1.9% | 61.8% | 128 |
Best win: Clemson 31-0 vs. Ohio St.
Worst loss: Akron 20-41 vs. Buffalo
| Rk | Conference | Rating | Best Team | Worst Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 53.93 | 72.73 | 44.19 |
| 2 | ACC | 53.09 | 69.56 | 36.24 |
| 3 | Pac-12 | 52.34 | 66.07 | 41.10 |
| 4 | Big 10 | 52.03 | 67.12 | 37.36 |
| 5 | Big 12 | 49.93 | 63.10 | 35.00 |
| 6 | American | 46.66 | 57.08 | 33.44 |
| 7 | Mountain West | 44.25 | 56.16 | 30.95 |
| 8 | Sun Belt | 42.09 | 56.01 | 28.70 |
| 9 | MAC | 41.80 | 60.05 | 27.78 |
| 10 | Conference USA | 40.82 | 57.15 | 32.63 |
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
