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 | Michigan | 6-0 | 22 | 17.569 | – | – | 1 |
| 2 | Alabama | 7-0 | 21 | 17.441 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 3 | Ohio St | 6-0 | 38 | 16.518 | 5.3% | 6.0% | 2 |
| 4 | Clemson | 7-0 | 15 | 15.926 | 3.4% | 9.4% | 4 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 6-0 | 37 | 14.770 | 6.6% | 15.9% | 5 |
| 6 | Washington | 6-0 | 105 | 14.045 | 4.1% | 20.1% | 6 |
| 7 | W Michigan | 7-0 | 99 | 13.209 | 4.8% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 6-0 | 71 | 13.029 | 1.0% | 25.8% | 9 |
| 9 | Boise St | 6-0 | 77 | 12.630 | 2.3% | 28.1% | 7 |
| 10 | West Virginia | 5-0 | 90 | 11.595 | 5.9% | 34.0% | 11 |
| 11 | Louisville | 5-1 | 41 | 11.577 | 0.1% | 34.1% | 12 |
| 12 | Houston | 6-1 | 70 | 10.357 | 6.9% | 41.0% | 14 |
| 13 | Baylor | 6-0 | 126 | 10.043 | 1.8% | 42.8% | 13 |
| 14 | Florida | 5-1 | 74 | 9.217 | 4.7% | 47.5% | 19 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 5-2 | 1 | 9.122 | 0.5% | 48.1% | 8 |
| 16 | South Florida | 6-1 | 107 | 8.584 | 3.1% | 51.1% | 21 |
| 17 | Troy | 5-1 | 93 | 8.500 | 0.5% | 51.6% | 18 |
| 18 | Florida St | 5-2 | 7 | 7.917 | 3.3% | 54.9% | 29 |
| 19 | Colorado | 5-2 | 35 | 7.388 | 3.0% | 57.9% | 34 |
| 20 | Auburn | 4-2 | 14 | 7.270 | 0.7% | 58.6% | 28 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 4-2 | 4 | 7.147 | 0.7% | 59.3% | 15 |
| 22 | Utah | 6-1 | 101 | 7.013 | 0.8% | 60.1% | 31 |
| 23 | Toledo | 5-1 | 123 | 6.995 | 0.1% | 60.2% | 27 |
| 24 | Memphis | 5-1 | 117 | 6.638 | 2.0% | 62.2% | 33 |
| 25 | Navy | 4-1 | 58 | 6.591 | 0.3% | 62.5% | 22 |
| 26 | Penn St | 4-2 | 6 | 6.401 | 1.1% | 63.6% | 30 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | 4-2 | 8 | 6.290 | 0.6% | 64.2% | 44 |
| 28 | Washington St | 4-2 | 42 | 6.172 | 0.7% | 64.9% | 38 |
| 29 | Miami FL | 4-2 | 60 | 6.055 | 0.7% | 65.5% | 17 |
| 30 | Arkansas | 5-2 | 19 | 5.952 | 0.6% | 66.1% | 36 |
| 31 | NC State | 4-2 | 49 | 5.408 | 3.1% | 69.2% | 20 |
| 32 | Stanford | 4-2 | 9 | 5.189 | 1.2% | 70.5% | 37 |
| 33 | North Carolina | 5-2 | 32 | 5.114 | 0.4% | 70.9% | 47 |
| 34 | LSU | 4-2 | 64 | 5.059 | 0.3% | 71.2% | 46 |
| 35 | Pittsburgh | 5-2 | 66 | 5.021 | 0.2% | 71.4% | 45 |
| 36 | San Diego St | 5-1 | 124 | 4.931 | 0.5% | 71.9% | 35 |
| 37 | Appalachian St | 4-2 | 40 | 4.657 | 1.6% | 73.5% | 39 |
| 38 | Virginia Tech | 4-2 | 69 | 4.572 | 0.5% | 74.0% | 16 |
| 39 | USC | 4-3 | 2 | 4.550 | 0.1% | 74.1% | 52 |
| 40 | Minnesota | 4-2 | 59 | 4.440 | 0.6% | 74.7% | 59 |
| 41 | Wake Forest | 5-2 | 55 | 4.321 | 0.7% | 75.4% | 24 |
| 42 | Oklahoma St | 4-2 | 67 | 4.152 | 1.0% | 76.4% | 43 |
| 43 | Arizona St | 5-2 | 47 | 4.122 | 0.2% | 76.5% | 23 |
| 44 | Mississippi | 3-3 | 5 | 3.693 | 2.4% | 79.0% | 32 |
| 45 | Wyoming | 4-2 | 61 | 3.600 | 0.5% | 79.5% | 42 |
| 46 | Maryland | 4-2 | 79 | 3.137 | 2.6% | 82.1% | 25 |
| 47 | Air Force | 4-2 | 97 | 3.074 | 0.4% | 82.5% | 26 |
| 48 | Iowa | 5-2 | 119 | 3.039 | 0.2% | 82.7% | 62 |
| 49 | C Michigan | 5-2 | 88 | 2.809 | 1.3% | 84.0% | 57 |
| 50 | BYU | 4-3 | 23 | 2.651 | 0.9% | 84.9% | 58 |
| 51 | Tulsa | 4-2 | 80 | 2.463 | 1.1% | 86.0% | 40 |
| 52 | Georgia Tech | 4-3 | 29 | 2.341 | 0.7% | 86.7% | 67 |
| 53 | TCU | 4-2 | 113 | 2.270 | 0.4% | 87.1% | 55 |
| 54 | E Michigan | 5-2 | 103 | 2.101 | 1.0% | 88.0% | 64 |
| 55 | MTSU | 4-2 | 115 | 1.998 | 0.6% | 88.6% | 41 |
| 56 | Old Dominion | 4-2 | 111 | 1.825 | 1.0% | 89.6% | 53 |
| 57 | Indiana | 3-3 | 13 | 1.145 | 3.9% | 93.5% | 49 |
| 58 | Northwestern | 3-3 | 30 | 0.927 | 1.2% | 94.7% | 74 |
| 59 | Temple | 4-3 | 76 | 0.844 | 0.5% | 95.2% | 69 |
| 60 | California | 3-3 | 28 | 0.530 | 1.8% | 97.0% | 65 |
| 61 | UCF | 3-3 | 57 | 0.333 | 1.1% | 98.1% | 48 |
| 62 | UCLA | 3-4 | 10 | 0.328 | 0.0% | 98.1% | 56 |
| 63 | Army | 4-2 | 128 | 0.310 | 0.1% | 98.2% | 72 |
| 64 | Georgia | 4-3 | 54 | 0.190 | 0.7% | 98.9% | 50 |
| 65 | Louisiana Tech | 4-3 | 108 | -0.044 | 1.3% | 100.2% | 73 |
| 66 | WKU | 4-3 | 98 | -0.050 | 0.0% | 100.3% | 79 |
| 67 | Kansas St | 3-3 | 51 | -0.123 | 0.4% | 100.7% | 51 |
| 68 | Akron | 4-3 | 84 | -0.534 | 2.3% | 103.0% | 61 |
| 69 | Texas Tech | 3-3 | 65 | -0.631 | 0.5% | 103.6% | 54 |
| 70 | Kentucky | 3-3 | 24 | -0.945 | 1.8% | 105.4% | 70 |
| 71 | Southern Miss | 4-3 | 110 | -1.093 | 0.8% | 106.2% | 60 |
| 72 | Idaho | 4-3 | 52 | -1.493 | 2.3% | 108.5% | 91 |
| 73 | Ohio | 4-3 | 122 | -1.775 | 1.6% | 110.1% | 66 |
| 74 | Tulane | 3-3 | 82 | -1.901 | 0.7% | 110.8% | 63 |
| 75 | Ga Southern | 3-3 | 89 | -1.939 | 0.2% | 111.0% | 68 |
| 76 | Texas | 3-3 | 91 | -1.990 | 0.3% | 111.3% | 90 |
| 77 | Boston College | 3-3 | 92 | -2.137 | 0.8% | 112.2% | 75 |
| 78 | Colorado St | 3-4 | 31 | -2.515 | 2.2% | 114.3% | 78 |
| 79 | Vanderbilt | 3-4 | 27 | -2.547 | 0.2% | 114.5% | 95 |
| 80 | Oregon | 2-4 | 11 | -2.841 | 1.7% | 116.2% | 84 |
| 81 | Cincinnati | 3-3 | 85 | -2.858 | 0.1% | 116.3% | 82 |
| 82 | New Mexico | 3-3 | 104 | -3.048 | 1.1% | 117.3% | 102 |
| 83 | Ball St | 4-3 | 125 | -3.075 | 0.2% | 117.5% | 88 |
| 84 | UT San Antonio | 3-3 | 106 | -3.269 | 1.1% | 118.6% | 85 |
| 85 | Syracuse | 3-4 | 33 | -3.312 | 0.2% | 118.9% | 104 |
| 86 | Missouri | 2-4 | 17 | -3.314 | 0.0% | 118.9% | 76 |
| 87 | Connecticut | 3-4 | 44 | -3.798 | 2.8% | 121.6% | 80 |
| 88 | Duke | 3-4 | 63 | -3.806 | 0.0% | 121.7% | 81 |
| 89 | Oregon St | 2-4 | 12 | -3.960 | 0.9% | 122.5% | 86 |
| 90 | Purdue | 3-3 | 102 | -4.415 | 2.6% | 125.1% | 77 |
| 91 | Illinois | 2-4 | 26 | -4.461 | 0.3% | 125.4% | 110 |
| 92 | North Texas | 3-3 | 118 | -4.531 | 0.4% | 125.8% | 94 |
| 93 | South Alabama | 3-3 | 114 | -4.789 | 1.5% | 127.3% | 71 |
| 94 | UNLV | 3-4 | 95 | -4.871 | 0.5% | 127.7% | 108 |
| 95 | Mississippi St | 2-4 | 56 | -5.151 | 1.6% | 129.3% | 83 |
| 96 | Utah St | 2-4 | 50 | -5.465 | 1.8% | 131.1% | 99 |
| 97 | Hawaii | 3-4 | 100 | -5.618 | 0.9% | 132.0% | 87 |
| 98 | Rutgers | 2-5 | 3 | -5.696 | 0.4% | 132.4% | 89 |
| 99 | Notre Dame | 2-5 | 68 | -6.069 | 2.1% | 134.5% | 96 |
| 100 | Arizona | 2-5 | 25 | -6.105 | 0.2% | 134.8% | 93 |
| 101 | East Carolina | 2-4 | 45 | -6.294 | 1.1% | 135.8% | 98 |
| 102 | South Carolina | 2-4 | 39 | -6.303 | 0.1% | 135.9% | 101 |
| 103 | SMU | 2-4 | 46 | -6.459 | 0.9% | 136.8% | 103 |
| 104 | Michigan St | 2-4 | 62 | -6.655 | 1.1% | 137.9% | 92 |
| 105 | ULM | 2-4 | 73 | -7.037 | 2.2% | 140.1% | 116 |
| 106 | Virginia | 2-4 | 83 | -7.111 | 0.4% | 140.5% | 100 |
| 107 | ULL | 2-4 | 75 | -7.503 | 2.2% | 142.7% | 97 |
| 108 | Arkansas St | 2-4 | 72 | -8.182 | 3.9% | 146.6% | 122 |
| 109 | Marshall | 2-4 | 81 | -8.219 | 0.2% | 146.8% | 117 |
| 110 | Texas St | 2-4 | 78 | -8.544 | 1.9% | 148.6% | 105 |
| 111 | Florida Intl | 3-4 | 121 | -8.612 | 0.4% | 149.0% | 113 |
| 112 | Kent | 2-5 | 112 | -9.038 | 2.4% | 151.4% | 107 |
| 113 | Georgia St | 1-5 | 20 | -9.077 | 0.2% | 151.7% | 111 |
| 114 | Nevada | 3-4 | 127 | -9.364 | 1.6% | 153.3% | 106 |
| 115 | Charlotte | 2-5 | 87 | -9.640 | 1.6% | 154.9% | 112 |
| 116 | N Illinois | 1-6 | 18 | -9.815 | 1.0% | 155.9% | 114 |
| 117 | New Mexico St | 2-4 | 86 | -9.924 | 0.6% | 156.5% | 109 |
| 118 | Bowling Green | 1-6 | 16 | -10.740 | 4.6% | 161.1% | 118 |
| 119 | Kansas | 1-5 | 36 | -10.779 | 0.2% | 161.4% | 115 |
| 120 | San Jose St | 2-5 | 109 | -10.953 | 1.0% | 162.3% | 124 |
| 121 | Iowa St | 1-6 | 53 | -11.440 | 2.8% | 165.1% | 119 |
| 122 | Fresno St | 1-6 | 43 | -11.679 | 1.4% | 166.5% | 121 |
| 123 | Massachusetts | 1-6 | 48 | -12.659 | 5.6% | 172.1% | 120 |
| 124 | Miami OH | 1-6 | 96 | -13.517 | 4.9% | 176.9% | 128 |
| 125 | FL Atlantic | 1-6 | 116 | -14.027 | 2.9% | 179.8% | 123 |
| 126 | UTEP | 1-5 | 94 | -14.322 | 1.7% | 181.5% | 125 |
| 127 | Rice | 0-6 | 34 | -15.505 | 6.7% | 188.3% | 127 |
| 128 | Buffalo | 1-5 | 120 | -15.672 | 1.0% | 189.2% | 126 |
Best win: Alabama 49-10 vs. Tennessee
Worst loss: Virginia 20-37 vs. Richmond
| Rk | Conference | Rating | Best Team | Worst Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 3.890 | 17.441 | -6.303 |
| 2 | Big 10 | 3.723 | 17.569 | -6.655 |
| 3 | ACC | 3.706 | 15.926 | -7.111 |
| 4 | Pac-12 | 3.036 | 14.045 | -6.105 |
| 5 | American | 1.209 | 10.357 | -6.459 |
| 6 | Big 12 | 0.939 | 11.595 | -11.440 |
| 7 | Mountain West | -2.440 | 12.630 | -11.679 |
| 8 | MAC | -3.254 | 13.209 | -15.672 |
| 9 | Sun Belt | -4.121 | 8.500 | -9.924 |
| 10 | Conference USA | -5.807 | 1.998 | -15.505 |
SOS = Strength of schedule ranking based on games played
% Bhnd = Percentage of the number one team’s rating a team is behind the next highest-ranked team
% Bhnd 1st = Percentage a team is behind the number one team
