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 | 8-0 | 10 | 18.190 | – | – | 2 |
| 2 | Michigan | 7-0 | 19 | 17.914 | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 3 | Clemson | 7-0 | 18 | 15.891 | 11.1% | 12.6% | 4 |
| 4 | W Michigan | 8-0 | 90 | 14.068 | 10.0% | 22.7% | 7 |
| 5 | Washington | 7-0 | 118 | 13.818 | 1.4% | 24.0% | 6 |
| 6 | Boise St | 7-0 | 46 | 13.462 | 2.0% | 26.0% | 9 |
| 7 | Ohio St | 6-1 | 25 | 13.191 | 1.5% | 27.5% | 3 |
| 8 | Louisville | 6-1 | 27 | 13.099 | 0.5% | 28.0% | 11 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 7-0 | 88 | 12.931 | 0.9% | 28.9% | 8 |
| 10 | West Virginia | 6-0 | 92 | 12.496 | 2.4% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 6-1 | 16 | 11.732 | 4.2% | 35.5% | 5 |
| 12 | Baylor | 6-0 | 125 | 11.196 | 2.9% | 38.4% | 13 |
| 13 | Florida | 5-1 | 57 | 10.089 | 6.1% | 44.5% | 14 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 5-2 | 1 | 9.385 | 3.9% | 48.4% | 15 |
| 15 | Troy | 6-1 | 96 | 9.096 | 1.6% | 50.0% | 17 |
| 16 | Auburn | 5-2 | 17 | 8.957 | 0.8% | 50.8% | 20 |
| 17 | Penn St | 5-2 | 2 | 8.695 | 1.4% | 52.2% | 26 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 5-2 | 5 | 8.451 | 1.3% | 53.5% | 21 |
| 19 | Toledo | 6-1 | 121 | 8.239 | 1.2% | 54.7% | 23 |
| 20 | Colorado | 6-2 | 31 | 8.230 | 0.1% | 54.8% | 19 |
| 21 | Utah | 7-1 | 103 | 7.895 | 1.8% | 56.6% | 22 |
| 22 | Navy | 5-1 | 76 | 7.670 | 1.2% | 57.8% | 25 |
| 23 | Florida St | 5-2 | 15 | 7.428 | 1.3% | 59.2% | 18 |
| 24 | Houston | 6-2 | 75 | 7.011 | 2.3% | 61.5% | 12 |
| 25 | LSU | 5-2 | 54 | 6.972 | 0.2% | 61.7% | 34 |
| 26 | Washington St | 5-2 | 51 | 6.838 | 0.7% | 62.4% | 28 |
| 27 | Virginia Tech | 5-2 | 60 | 6.626 | 1.2% | 63.6% | 38 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 5-2 | 23 | 6.403 | 1.2% | 64.8% | 27 |
| 29 | Appalachian St | 5-2 | 37 | 6.355 | 0.3% | 65.1% | 37 |
| 30 | San Diego St | 6-1 | 126 | 6.259 | 0.5% | 65.6% | 36 |
| 31 | South Florida | 6-2 | 100 | 6.131 | 0.7% | 66.3% | 16 |
| 32 | North Carolina | 6-2 | 50 | 5.909 | 1.2% | 67.5% | 33 |
| 33 | Pittsburgh | 5-2 | 62 | 5.360 | 3.0% | 70.5% | 35 |
| 34 | Minnesota | 5-2 | 64 | 5.283 | 0.4% | 71.0% | 40 |
| 35 | Oklahoma St | 5-2 | 95 | 5.031 | 1.4% | 72.3% | 42 |
| 36 | USC | 4-3 | 4 | 4.703 | 1.8% | 74.1% | 39 |
| 37 | Maryland | 5-2 | 91 | 4.614 | 0.5% | 74.6% | 46 |
| 38 | Wyoming | 5-2 | 84 | 4.443 | 0.9% | 75.6% | 45 |
| 39 | MTSU | 5-2 | 110 | 4.122 | 1.8% | 77.3% | 55 |
| 40 | Tulsa | 5-2 | 99 | 4.095 | 0.2% | 77.5% | 51 |
| 41 | Wake Forest | 5-2 | 78 | 4.011 | 0.5% | 78.0% | 41 |
| 42 | Memphis | 5-2 | 114 | 3.952 | 0.3% | 78.3% | 24 |
| 43 | Temple | 5-3 | 49 | 3.718 | 1.3% | 79.6% | 59 |
| 44 | Miami FL | 4-3 | 39 | 3.578 | 0.8% | 80.3% | 29 |
| 45 | Stanford | 4-3 | 6 | 3.365 | 1.2% | 81.5% | 32 |
| 46 | WKU | 5-3 | 72 | 3.249 | 0.6% | 82.1% | 66 |
| 47 | Arkansas | 5-3 | 20 | 3.030 | 1.2% | 83.3% | 30 |
| 48 | NC State | 4-3 | 33 | 2.796 | 1.3% | 84.6% | 31 |
| 49 | Northwestern | 4-3 | 35 | 2.653 | 0.8% | 85.4% | 58 |
| 50 | Arizona St | 5-3 | 40 | 2.441 | 1.2% | 86.6% | 43 |
| 51 | Georgia Tech | 4-3 | 28 | 2.345 | 0.5% | 87.1% | 52 |
| 52 | UCF | 4-3 | 63 | 2.124 | 1.2% | 88.3% | 61 |
| 53 | Iowa | 5-3 | 109 | 2.122 | 0.0% | 88.3% | 48 |
| 54 | BYU | 4-4 | 12 | 2.068 | 0.3% | 88.6% | 50 |
| 55 | California | 4-3 | 30 | 2.014 | 0.3% | 88.9% | 60 |
| 56 | Louisiana Tech | 5-3 | 116 | 1.861 | 0.8% | 89.8% | 65 |
| 57 | Akron | 5-3 | 80 | 1.625 | 1.3% | 91.1% | 68 |
| 58 | Air Force | 4-3 | 83 | 1.318 | 1.7% | 92.8% | 47 |
| 59 | E Michigan | 5-3 | 67 | 1.278 | 0.2% | 93.0% | 54 |
| 60 | C Michigan | 5-3 | 73 | 1.245 | 0.2% | 93.2% | 49 |
| 61 | Kansas St | 4-3 | 68 | 1.212 | 0.2% | 93.3% | 67 |
| 62 | Kentucky | 4-3 | 24 | 0.946 | 1.5% | 94.8% | 70 |
| 63 | Mississippi | 3-4 | 9 | 0.933 | 0.1% | 94.9% | 44 |
| 64 | TCU | 4-3 | 87 | 0.765 | 0.9% | 95.8% | 53 |
| 65 | Georgia | 4-3 | 59 | 0.396 | 2.0% | 97.8% | 64 |
| 66 | Southern Miss | 4-3 | 105 | -0.040 | 2.4% | 100.2% | 71 |
| 67 | Colorado St | 4-4 | 34 | -0.331 | 1.6% | 101.8% | 78 |
| 68 | Ohio | 5-3 | 123 | -0.586 | 1.4% | 103.2% | 73 |
| 69 | Vanderbilt | 4-4 | 36 | -0.619 | 0.2% | 103.4% | 79 |
| 70 | North Texas | 4-3 | 102 | -0.648 | 0.2% | 103.6% | 92 |
| 71 | New Mexico | 4-3 | 117 | -0.659 | 0.1% | 103.6% | 82 |
| 72 | Old Dominion | 4-3 | 111 | -0.662 | 0.0% | 103.6% | 56 |
| 73 | Ga Southern | 4-3 | 112 | -0.681 | 0.1% | 103.7% | 75 |
| 74 | Army | 4-3 | 127 | -1.040 | 2.0% | 105.7% | 63 |
| 75 | Cincinnati | 4-3 | 113 | -1.185 | 0.8% | 106.5% | 81 |
| 76 | Indiana | 3-4 | 21 | -1.290 | 0.6% | 107.1% | 57 |
| 77 | UCLA | 3-5 | 11 | -1.346 | 0.3% | 107.4% | 62 |
| 78 | Syracuse | 4-4 | 38 | -1.497 | 0.8% | 108.2% | 85 |
| 79 | Texas Tech | 3-4 | 43 | -1.728 | 1.3% | 109.5% | 69 |
| 80 | SMU | 3-4 | 22 | -1.906 | 1.0% | 110.5% | 103 |
| 81 | Texas | 3-4 | 70 | -2.584 | 3.7% | 114.2% | 76 |
| 82 | Idaho | 4-4 | 45 | -2.915 | 1.8% | 116.0% | 72 |
| 83 | Hawaii | 4-4 | 94 | -2.976 | 0.3% | 116.4% | 97 |
| 84 | Utah St | 3-4 | 81 | -3.182 | 1.1% | 117.5% | 96 |
| 85 | Tulane | 3-4 | 74 | -3.592 | 2.3% | 119.7% | 74 |
| 86 | Duke | 3-4 | 66 | -3.645 | 0.3% | 120.0% | 88 |
| 87 | Boston College | 3-4 | 93 | -3.781 | 0.7% | 120.8% | 77 |
| 88 | Oregon | 2-5 | 13 | -3.986 | 1.1% | 121.9% | 80 |
| 89 | Missouri | 2-5 | 14 | -4.148 | 0.9% | 122.8% | 86 |
| 90 | Ball St | 4-4 | 124 | -4.159 | 0.1% | 122.9% | 83 |
| 91 | Oregon St | 2-5 | 3 | -4.362 | 1.1% | 124.0% | 89 |
| 92 | South Carolina | 3-4 | 71 | -4.603 | 1.3% | 125.3% | 102 |
| 93 | Purdue | 3-4 | 65 | -4.623 | 0.1% | 125.4% | 90 |
| 94 | South Alabama | 3-4 | 86 | -4.636 | 0.1% | 125.5% | 93 |
| 95 | ULL | 3-4 | 98 | -4.667 | 0.2% | 125.7% | 107 |
| 96 | Illinois | 2-5 | 8 | -4.850 | 1.0% | 126.7% | 91 |
| 97 | UT San Antonio | 3-4 | 119 | -4.971 | 0.7% | 127.3% | 84 |
| 98 | Connecticut | 3-5 | 44 | -5.011 | 0.2% | 127.6% | 87 |
| 99 | Mississippi St | 2-5 | 41 | -5.431 | 2.3% | 129.9% | 95 |
| 100 | Arizona | 2-5 | 26 | -5.963 | 2.9% | 132.8% | 100 |
| 101 | Notre Dame | 2-5 | 82 | -6.141 | 1.0% | 133.8% | 99 |
| 102 | Rutgers | 2-6 | 7 | -6.223 | 0.5% | 134.2% | 98 |
| 103 | UNLV | 3-5 | 101 | -6.299 | 0.4% | 134.6% | 94 |
| 104 | Georgia St | 2-5 | 52 | -6.772 | 2.6% | 137.2% | 113 |
| 105 | Michigan St | 2-5 | 53 | -7.381 | 3.3% | 140.6% | 104 |
| 106 | Arkansas St | 2-4 | 56 | -7.423 | 0.2% | 140.8% | 108 |
| 107 | Charlotte | 3-5 | 104 | -7.430 | 0.0% | 140.8% | 115 |
| 108 | East Carolina | 2-5 | 48 | -7.570 | 0.8% | 141.6% | 101 |
| 109 | N Illinois | 2-6 | 47 | -7.733 | 0.9% | 142.5% | 116 |
| 110 | Virginia | 2-5 | 79 | -8.189 | 2.5% | 145.0% | 106 |
| 111 | Marshall | 2-5 | 85 | -8.561 | 2.0% | 147.1% | 109 |
| 112 | ULM | 2-5 | 77 | -8.646 | 0.5% | 147.5% | 105 |
| 113 | Florida Intl | 3-5 | 115 | -8.739 | 0.5% | 148.0% | 111 |
| 114 | Kent | 2-6 | 107 | -8.837 | 0.5% | 148.6% | 112 |
| 115 | New Mexico St | 2-5 | 58 | -9.235 | 2.2% | 150.8% | 117 |
| 116 | Nevada | 3-5 | 128 | -9.235 | 0.0% | 150.8% | 114 |
| 117 | Miami OH | 2-6 | 108 | -10.125 | 4.9% | 155.7% | 124 |
| 118 | Texas St | 2-5 | 106 | -10.417 | 1.6% | 157.3% | 110 |
| 119 | San Jose St | 2-6 | 89 | -10.690 | 1.5% | 158.8% | 120 |
| 120 | UTEP | 2-5 | 97 | -10.736 | 0.3% | 159.0% | 126 |
| 121 | Iowa St | 1-6 | 61 | -11.385 | 3.6% | 162.6% | 121 |
| 122 | Kansas | 1-6 | 32 | -11.500 | 0.6% | 163.2% | 119 |
| 123 | Rice | 1-6 | 55 | -11.696 | 1.1% | 164.3% | 127 |
| 124 | Fresno St | 1-7 | 42 | -12.239 | 3.0% | 167.3% | 122 |
| 125 | Bowling Green | 1-7 | 29 | -12.251 | 0.1% | 167.4% | 118 |
| 126 | Massachusetts | 1-7 | 69 | -13.139 | 4.9% | 172.2% | 123 |
| 127 | FL Atlantic | 1-6 | 120 | -13.825 | 3.8% | 176.0% | 125 |
| 128 | Buffalo | 1-6 | 122 | -16.774 | 16.2% | 192.2% | 128 |
Best win: Alabama 49-10 vs. Tennessee
Worst loss: Virginia 20-37 vs. Richmond
| Rk | Conference | Rating | Best Team | Worst Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 3.988 | 18.190 | -5.431 |
| 2 | Big 10 | 3.678 | 17.914 | -7.381 |
| 3 | ACC | 3.566 | 15.891 | -8.189 |
| 4 | Pac-12 | 2.804 | 13.818 | -5.963 |
| 5 | American | 1.286 | 7.670 | -7.570 |
| 6 | Big 12 | 0.991 | 12.496 | -11.500 |
| 7 | Mountain West | -1.677 | 13.462 | -12.239 |
| 8 | MAC | -2.834 | 14.068 | -16.774 |
| 9 | Sun Belt | -3.631 | 9.096 | -10.417 |
| 10 | Conference USA | -4.467 | 4.122 | -13.825 |
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
