The World Of College Football Data

Reid Alexander

Sports Data

People all around the world are into sports

Importance of Sports Data

Stats tell us insight to how good a team or player is

Why College Football?

Analyzing Sports Data is more important in College Football

No definitive Playoff System

College Football Playoff

How It Works

  • A Committee of people select teams
  • Look at stats and analytics
  • Computers have a huge impact in this field

The Past

  • Teams can get left out
  • Controversy

2023

2014

BCS Rankings

Championship Determined Purely by a Computer

BCS

CFBFastR

The R Package to access CFB Data

  • Gives all the functions for accessing Data
  • Gives Access to ESPN API

ESPN Data

Emails You a key to access the ESPN Data on an API

The Stats Available

  • Access to every Data Point for College Football
  • Team Names, Schedules, Records, Stats
  • Player Stats, Numbers, Info

Data Up To Date

The API Data is always Fully Up to Date

What to Do with the Data?

  • Create a Formula or Ranking of your choice EX: Strength of Schedule, Offense, Defense, Strength of Record

Relevance Today

Still Playoff Controversy in 2025

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