J-Train College Football Computer Rankings, 2017 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.

This week’s full rankings:

Rk Team Record SOS Rating % Bhnd % Bhnd 1st Prev
1 UCF 2-0 19 76.28 7
2 Michigan 4-0 8 74.30 3.9% 2.6% 2
3 Alabama 4-0 34 72.62 3.3% 4.8% 5
4 Clemson 4-0 30 72.29 0.7% 5.2% 3
5 USC 4-0 10 70.56 3.4% 7.5% 6
6 Georgia 4-0 29 69.90 1.3% 8.4% 18
7 Wisconsin 3-0 74 69.61 0.6% 8.7% 8
8 TCU 4-0 56 69.59 0.0% 8.8% 13
9 Oklahoma 4-0 65 68.45 2.2% 10.3% 1
10 Notre Dame 3-1 14 67.79 1.3% 11.1% 16
11 Washington 4-0 92 67.13 1.3% 12.0% 20
12 Penn St 4-0 78 66.44 1.3% 12.9% 21
13 Minnesota 3-0 83 66.35 0.2% 13.0% 12
14 Ohio St 3-1 13 66.20 0.3% 13.2% 9
15 Navy 3-0 40 65.29 1.8% 14.4% 15
16 Wake Forest 4-0 89 64.47 1.6% 15.5% 19
17 Texas Tech 3-0 68 63.56 1.8% 16.7% 38
18 Iowa 3-1 15 63.47 0.2% 16.8% 14
19 Duke 4-0 105 62.97 1.0% 17.4% 33
20 San Diego St 4-0 54 62.94 0.1% 17.5% 35
21 South Florida 4-0 115 62.58 0.7% 18.0% 28
22 Louisville 3-1 9 62.34 0.5% 18.3% 22
23 Mississippi St 3-1 42 62.05 0.6% 18.7% 11
24 Oklahoma St 3-1 58 61.88 0.3% 18.9% 4
25 Miami FL 2-0 123 61.66 0.4% 19.2% 65
26 Virginia Tech 4-0 127 60.11 3.1% 21.2% 42
27 Florida 2-1 3 60.03 0.2% 21.3% 40
28 Stanford 2-2 6 59.58 0.9% 21.9% 48
29 Houston 2-1 27 59.48 0.2% 22.0% 10
30 Washington St 4-0 125 59.32 0.3% 22.2% 30
31 Oregon 3-1 82 59.03 0.6% 22.6% 25
32 Purdue 2-2 5 58.62 0.8% 23.2% 24
33 Utah 4-0 118 58.60 0.0% 23.2% 39
34 SMU 3-1 73 58.56 0.1% 23.2% 51
35 Kentucky 3-1 46 58.54 0.1% 23.3% 27
36 South Carolina 3-1 33 57.45 2.1% 24.7% 37
37 Vanderbilt 3-1 49 57.30 0.3% 24.9% 23
38 Maryland 2-1 31 57.21 0.2% 25.0% 26
39 UT San Antonio 3-0 129 57.19 0.0% 25.0% 62
40 NC State 3-1 77 57.03 0.3% 25.2% 43
41 California 3-1 47 56.68 0.7% 25.7% 34
42 Indiana 2-1 39 56.65 0.1% 25.7% 47
43 Memphis 3-0 114 55.92 1.4% 26.7% 17
44 Colorado 3-1 79 55.91 0.0% 26.7% 29
45 Arizona St 2-2 4 55.39 1.0% 27.4% 78
46 Auburn 3-1 108 55.35 0.1% 27.4% 67
47 Virginia 3-1 88 55.29 0.1% 27.5% 82
48 Iowa St 2-1 91 55.24 0.1% 27.6% 46
49 Michigan St 2-1 52 55.06 0.3% 27.8% 32
50 LSU 3-1 84 55.04 0.1% 27.8% 55
51 Illinois 2-1 22 54.36 1.3% 28.7% 50
52 Boise St 2-2 17 53.74 1.2% 29.5% 36
53 Texas 1-2 11 53.72 0.0% 29.6% 45
54 Marshall 2-1 51 53.33 0.8% 30.1% 58
55 West Virginia 3-1 126 53.20 0.3% 30.3% 74
56 Southern Miss 2-1 99 52.78 0.8% 30.8% 53
57 Ohio 3-1 100 52.30 0.9% 31.4% 68
58 Georgia Tech 2-1 120 52.07 0.5% 31.7% 88
59 UCLA 2-2 24 51.81 0.5% 32.1% 31
60 Texas A&M 3-1 117 51.79 0.0% 32.1% 63
61 Appalachian St 2-2 45 51.68 0.2% 32.2% 70
62 Air Force 1-2 16 51.61 0.1% 32.3% 60
63 Tulane 2-2 28 51.54 0.1% 32.4% 73
64 Arizona 2-2 90 51.19 0.7% 32.9% 41
65 Tennessee 3-1 98 51.16 0.0% 32.9% 64
66 Troy 3-1 95 51.05 0.2% 33.1% 72
67 Nebraska 2-2 41 50.92 0.3% 33.2% 76
68 N Illinois 2-1 103 50.75 0.3% 33.5% 69
69 Mississippi 2-1 111 50.35 0.8% 34.0% 57
70 Cincinnati 2-2 21 50.27 0.2% 34.1% 71
71 Kansas St 2-1 128 49.97 0.6% 34.5% 56
72 Colorado St 2-2 63 49.83 0.3% 34.7% 66
73 Toledo 3-1 110 49.74 0.2% 34.8% 49
74 North Carolina 1-3 7 49.27 0.9% 35.4% 54
75 New Mexico St 2-2 71 49.03 0.5% 35.7% 95
76 Northwestern 2-1 107 49.00 0.1% 35.8% 79
77 Utah St 2-2 50 48.99 0.0% 35.8% 96
78 Army 2-2 55 48.99 0.0% 35.8% 61
79 W Michigan 2-2 60 48.45 1.1% 36.5% 85
80 Buffalo 2-2 69 48.40 0.1% 36.6% 90
81 Louisiana Tech 2-2 53 48.15 0.5% 36.9% 81
82 Miami OH 2-2 97 48.02 0.3% 37.0% 100
83 Florida Intl 2-1 67 47.97 0.1% 37.1% 110
84 Syracuse 2-2 101 47.73 0.5% 37.4% 59
85 E Michigan 2-1 109 47.69 0.1% 37.5% 44
86 WKU 2-2 86 47.40 0.6% 37.9% 109
87 Boston College 1-3 2 47.05 0.7% 38.3% 86
88 Fresno St 1-2 12 46.88 0.3% 38.5% 91
89 Ball St 2-2 96 46.83 0.1% 38.6% 52
90 MTSU 2-2 36 46.50 0.7% 39.0% 75
91 North Texas 2-2 64 46.40 0.2% 39.2% 99
92 Florida St 0-2 1 45.83 1.1% 39.9% 87
93 Arkansas 1-2 48 45.61 0.4% 40.2% 83
94 New Mexico 2-2 93 45.46 0.3% 40.4% 106
95 Wyoming 2-2 66 45.32 0.3% 40.6% 101
96 FL Atlantic 1-3 25 45.07 0.5% 40.9% 89
97 Rutgers 1-3 59 43.51 3.1% 43.0% 84
98 Tulsa 1-3 57 42.64 1.7% 44.1% 77
99 Arkansas St 1-2 80 42.46 0.4% 44.3% 92
100 ULM 1-2 62 41.92 1.1% 45.0% 105
101 BYU 1-3 26 41.42 1.0% 45.7% 112
102 Temple 2-2 70 41.40 0.0% 45.7% 102
103 UNLV 1-2 87 41.29 0.2% 45.9% 113
104 UAB 2-2 124 41.26 0.1% 45.9% 80
105 Akron 1-3 43 40.93 0.6% 46.3% 111
106 Idaho 2-2 119 39.89 2.1% 47.7% 120
107 Old Dominion 2-2 102 39.74 0.3% 47.9% 97
108 Hawaii 2-2 121 39.30 0.9% 48.5% 94
109 Rice 1-3 38 39.09 0.4% 48.8% 103
110 C Michigan 2-2 116 38.70 0.8% 49.3% 98
111 Baylor 0-4 18 38.54 0.3% 49.5% 123
112 Connecticut 1-1 112 38.47 0.1% 49.6% 119
113 Pittsburgh 1-3 32 38.43 0.1% 49.6% 108
114 Kent 1-3 20 38.29 0.3% 49.8% 115
115 Missouri 1-3 44 38.24 0.1% 49.9% 107
116 South Alabama 1-3 81 37.47 1.5% 50.9% 104
117 Texas St 1-3 61 36.78 1.4% 51.8% 114
118 Oregon St 1-3 35 35.28 2.9% 53.7% 118
119 San Jose St 1-4 37 34.98 0.6% 54.1% 116
120 Georgia St 1-2 122 34.94 0.1% 54.2% 128
121 Kansas 1-3 94 34.87 0.1% 54.3% 117
122 ULL 1-3 106 31.06 7.5% 59.3% 122
123 Nevada 0-4 75 29.88 2.3% 60.8% 125
124 Massachusetts 0-5 104 29.34 1.1% 61.5% 124
125 UTEP 0-4 23 29.02 0.6% 62.0% 121
126 Coastal Car 1-2 130 28.38 1.2% 62.8% 93
127 Bowling Green 0-4 85 25.95 4.8% 66.0% 127
128 Ga Southern 0-3 76 25.42 1.0% 66.7% 130
129 East Carolina 0-3 72 23.67 3.5% 69.0% 129
130 Charlotte 0-4 113 22.26 7.3% 70.8% 126

Best win: Georgia 31-3 vs. Mississippi St.
Worst loss: Coastal Carolina 10-52 vs. Western Illinois

Rk Conference Rating Best Team Worst Team
1 Big 10 59.41 74.30 43.51
2 Pac-12 56.71 70.56 35.28
3 SEC 56.10 72.62 38.24
4 ACC 55.47 72.29 38.43
5 Big 12 54.90 69.59 34.87
6 American 52.17 76.28 23.67
7 Mountain West 45.85 62.94 29.88
8 MAC 44.67 52.30 25.95
9 Conference USA 44.01 57.19 22.26
10 Sun Belt 39.17 51.68 25.42

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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