Welcome

Over the past few years I have created a straightforward way to rank college football teams. Basically, I wanted a way to combine subjective views towards teams with an objective component. I have tinkered with my formula over the seasons and have what I think is a pretty decent way to compare resumes of different teams. This is NOT a sophisticated algorithm, and should not be treated the same way as Sagarin, KenPom, or other computer rankings found in places like the Massey Ranking Composite. The rankings should also not be used to predict future games; my rankings should be considered a snapshot of how a team’s body of work has been up to this point. Even though it is not the most complicated ranking system ever created, I think its simplicity can be a positive thing.


Basic Idea

I will not go into detail here about how these rankings are calculated, but I will describe the basic concept. Like I mentioned above, these rankings combine subjective and objective features. The subjective component drives the whole process. Every team is placed by me into a bin. There are seven general bins, ranging from -3 to 3. A basic idea of what each bin represents is:


If a team seems to be somewhere in between two of these categories, they can be binned as a “0.5”, “1.5”, etc. For example, Clemson should not be considered in bin 3 after their loss this week, but they seem to be close enough where a 2.5 bin is warranted.

This is the subjective part of the process. I make the final call which bin a team falls into, but I try to inform myself as much as possible of the consensus of a given team. For example, for a team to be “borderline ranked” (bin 1), they need to at least appear in the “Other Receiving Votes” area of the AP and Coaches polls. I try to make the bins representative of the nationwide media consensus of a given team. Still, there is definitely subjectivity involved.

The objective element of the rankings gives and takes away points from a team depending on the bins of that team’s opponents. For example, beating a team from bin 0 at home by a “non-blowout score” (less than 22 points) rewards that team 0.5 points, and so on. This is the part of the process that I have tinkered with over the years. A team of course loses points for losing a game, depending on the opponent, where the game was played, and whether it was a blowout or not.

So the basic idea of the system is that we have an idea as fans which “bin” a team falls into. Once we determine that, we can get an obective idea of how a team’s resume is depending on the bins of that team’s wins and losses. The final “Score” of the ranking is simply a sum of the bin you are in and the amount of points you have gained/lost from wins and losses.


Week 8: Let’s Talk about Bama

If you’ve been following my page this season, you’ll know that Alabama has been chronically rated low by my rankings. This week, the Tide fall to 6th, getting passed by Penn State and Notre Dame and remaining behind Georgia, TCU, and Clemson. I have been unhappy about how Alabama has been ranked by my system all season, and seeing that they have now fallen to 6th this week, I wanted to focus on them for a few seconds.

As I’ve repeatedly stated, my rankings are not intended to measure the innate ability of a team. They should solely be used to compare bodies of work, while adding just a hint of subjectivity. And the fact of the matter is, Alabama’s schedule simply has not been very strong this season. They have beaten no one currently in the AP top 25 (Texas AM comes close), and have beaten only one power 5 team with a winning record (Texas AM). You could make the case that their second best win this season is FSU - and I’m not talking about Florida State. Fresno State (36th in my rankings) is the third best win for Bama this year according to my rankings, just behind Bama’s win against the other FSU Seminoles (34th). Ultimately, Alabama’s seven wins have been against the rankings of AT 26, 34, 36, 44, 59, AT 66, and 68.

The ultimate disconnect between my rankings and the nationwide perception of the Tide is that my rankings don’t take into account the sheer shellacking that Alabama has been giving their opponents. For better or for worse, my system only takes margin of victory into account in one way: a game is either a “blowout” (22 point win or greater) or a “non-blowout” (21 point win or fewer). This approach keeps things simple for me, but it also makes sense: is a 48 point win really that much more informative than a 28 point win? I didn’t want to split hairs about exact margin of blowout victories, especially considering the randomness of garbarge time scoring. I feel this strategy is effective on a global scale, but misses Alabama’s dominance. At the same time, what is a better body of work: beating several very good teams (like, say, ND winning at MSU and crushing USC) or utterly dominating mediocre teams like Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, and Tennessee?

I still stand by the argument that Alabama’s resume is shallow. They can have a mediocre resume and be the best team in the country at the same time. Since my rankings measure the former and not the latter, I am tepidly okay with Bama falling to 6th, even if people will scoff when they see it.

Playoff Talk: Who Controls Their Destiny?

Starting this week, I will no longer write conference reviews below, but will instead spend some time here discussing the current playoff picture. Believe it or not, there are only five more Saturdays before the conference championship weekend, meaning the opportunities for elite teams to be upset are starting to dwindle. I figured a nice exercise at this point of the year is to examine which teams have their own fate completely 100% in their hands. In other words, which teams are absolutely, no doubt guaranteed to make the playoff if they win their remaining games? I think there are six teams that fit into this category: Miami from the ACC, TCU from the Big 12, Penn State and Wisconsin from the Big 10, and Alabama and Georgia from the SEC. In other words, all undefeated power 5 teams. Everyone else, including “top-notch” one-loss teams like Clemson, Ohio State, and Notre Dame will either need certain teams to lose, or some help from the committee in order to get in. They don’t quite have the luxury of knowing that if they win out, they’ll be in.

Two teams that could throw a curveball into the selection process are Notre Dame and Georgia. The conventional season would result in four power 5 conference champions making the playoff. For example, a “conventional” result this year may have something like ACC champ Clemson, Big 10 champ OSU, SEC champ Bama, and Big 12 champ TCU in the playoff. However, the two teams mentioned above have an opportunity to smash that typical playoff structure. Notre Dame is particularly interesting becuase their schedule is just so full of great teams. They have already played Georgia (lost), at MSU, BC (don’t totally sleep on the Eagles), and USC this past Saturday. However, the Irish still play NC State this week, at Miami, and Stanford. If they get through that slate undefeated, it would be very difficult to leave them out. But whose spot would they take? One-loss TCU? Clemson? Ohio State?

The growing dominance of Georgia and Alabama in the SEC is also noteworthy. What if Alabama and Georgia, who both still have some tests remaining, both end the regular season undefeated? If Alabama beats Georgia in a tight championship game, can you really leave out one-loss Georgia? It’s easy to say “no way, they’re in no doubt,” but like with ND, whose spot do they take? I can see a very possible scenario where you have an undefeated Alabama, and then 5 one-loss teams (maybe Big 12 champ TCU, ACC champ Clemson, Big 10 champ Ohio State, and then Georgia and Notre Dame) jockeying for just three spots. Obviously it is too early for the “what-if” playoff scenarios, but I thought this one was fun to reflect on. One more potential question for the committee: would they choose Notre Dame, who would have a plethora of big wins, or one-loss Georgia, who has fewer big wins but a head-to-head win at ND? Good luck to the committee on that one.

Here are the Week 8 rankings:

Rank Team Score Record Conf Prev Rank Rem Sched Rank
1 Georgia 7.5 7-0 (4-0) 1 29
2 Penn State 7.25 7-0 (4-0) T4 36
3 TCU 6.75 7-0 (4-0) 2 29
4 Notre Dame 6.75 6-1 (0-0) 9 2
5 Clemson 6.5 6-1 (4-1) 3 52
6 Alabama 6 8-0 (5-0) T4 45
7 Miami 5.75 6-0 (4-0) 6 25
8 Michigan State 4.75 6-1 (4-0) 10 21
9 UCF 4.5 6-0 (4-0) 12 69
10 Wisconsin 4.25 7-0 (4-0) 7 59
11 Oklahoma 4 6-1 (3-1) T14 12
12 OK State 3.75 6-1 (3-1) T14 29
13 Virginia Tech 3.5 6-1 (2-1) 13 25
14 Ohio State 3.25 6-1 (4-0) 11 12
15 USC 3 6-2 (4-1) 8 52
T16 Washington St 2.75 7-1 (4-1) T14 16
T16 NC State 2.75 6-1 (4-0) T17 16
18 S Florida 2 7-0 (4-0) 20 63
19 Auburn 2 6-2 (4-1) 22 3
20 Washington 1.75 6-1 (3-1) 21 16
21 Stanford 1.75 5-2 (4-1) 19 3
22 Michigan 1.75 5-2 (2-2) T17 25
23 Memphis 1.5 6-1 (3-1) 25 85
24 Mississippi St 1.25 5-2 (2-2) 29 52
25 West Virginia 1 5-2 (3-1) 24 3
26 Texas AM 0.5 5-2 (3-1) 26 45
27 Iowa State -0.25 5-2 (3-1) 41 3
28 LSU -0.75 6-2 (3-1) 36 25
29 Georgia Tech -0.75 4-2 (3-1) 42 1
30 Iowa -0.75 4-3 (1-3) 28 12
31 South Carolina -1 5-2 (3-2) 31 29
32 Toledo -1 6-1 (3-0) 40 107
33 Arizona St -1.5 4-3 (3-1) 47 58
34 Florida State -1.5 2-4 (2-3) 27 52
35 Marshall -1.5 6-1 (3-0) 45 95
36 Fresno St -1.5 5-2 (4-0) 63 102
T37 Navy -1.75 5-2 (3-2) 37 67
T37 Boise State -1.75 5-2 (3-0) T34 91
T39 Northwestern -2 4-3 (2-2) T48 59
T39 UCLA -2 4-3 (2-2) T50 21
T41 Louisville -2.25 5-3 (2-3) T54 45
T41 Texas Tech -2.25 4-3 (1-3) T34 12
43 Indiana -2.25 3-4 (0-4) 32 63
44 Colorado St -2.25 6-2 (4-0) T52 81
45 Arizona -2.5 5-2 (3-1) 57 36
46 Wake Forest -2.5 4-3 (1-3) 46 9
T47 Boston College -2.75 4-4 (2-3) 68 45
T47 Syracuse -2.75 4-4 (2-2) T50 45
49 Florida -2.75 3-3 (3-2) T43 52
50 Texas -2.75 3-4 (2-2) T43 39
51 SMU -2.75 5-2 (2-1) T52 45
T52 San Diego St -3 6-2 (2-2) 23 110
T52 Kentucky -3 5-2 (2-2) 33 39
54 App State -3 5-2 (4-0) 56 126
55 Virginia -3.25 5-2 (2-1) 30 9
56 Utah -3.5 4-3 (1-3) 38 16
57 Maryland -3.5 3-4 (1-3) T59 9
58 California -4 4-4 (1-4) 39 52
59 Tennessee -4 3-4 (0-4) T61 63
60 Troy -4 5-2 (2-1) 64 130
61 Kansas State -4.25 3-4 (1-3) T61 29
62 Pittsburgh -4.25 3-5 (1-3) 72 21
63 Army -4.25 6-2 (0-0) T65 71
64 Oregon -4.5 4-4 (1-4) T54 44
65 N Illinois -4.5 5-2 (3-0) T65 102
66 Vanderbilt -5 3-4 (0-4) 70 69
67 Purdue -5.25 3-4 (1-3) T48 67
68 Ole Miss -5.25 3-4 (1-3) T59 59
69 Minnesota -5.5 4-3 (1-3) 73 16
70 FIU -5.5 4-2 (2-1) T80 95
71 Duke -5.75 4-4 (1-4) 58 39
T72 Colorado -5.75 4-4 (1-4) 71 39
T72 Nebraska -5.75 3-4 (2-2) 77 29
74 Arkansas St -5.75 4-2 (3-0) 78 110
75 Houston -6 4-3 (2-2) 67 63
76 Arkansas -6 2-5 (0-4) 69 71
77 Southern Miss -6 5-2 (3-1) T74 110
78 W Michigan -6 5-3 (3-1) 79 85
79 FAU -6.5 4-3 (3-0) T84 107
T80 Ohio -6.75 6-2 (3-1) T82 85
T80 UTSA -6.75 4-2 (1-2) T82 116
82 W Kentucky -7 5-2 (3-1) 87 88
83 Wyoming -7 4-3 (2-1) T74 95
84 Tulane -7.25 3-4 (1-2) T84 77
85 Rutgers -7.5 3-4 (2-2) 90 3
86 Air Force -8.5 3-4 (2-2) 89 80
87 Akron -8.5 4-4 (3-1) 86 95
T88 N Texas -8.75 4-3 (3-1) T74 128
T88 Georgia St -8.75 3-3 (2-1) T80 126
90 Missouri -9 2-5 (0-4) 93 75
91 Utah State -9.25 4-4 (2-2) T95 81
92 N Mexico St -10 3-4 (1-2) T99 122
T93 C Michigan -10.75 4-4 (2-2) 105 91
T93 S Alabama -10.75 3-4 (2-1) T101 116
95 UAB -10.75 4-3 (2-2) 88 105
96 Temple -11 3-5 (1-3) T95 59
T97 Uconn -11.25 3-4 (2-3) 108 71
T97 New Mexico -11.25 3-4 (1-3) 94 76
T97 Louisiana Tech -11.25 3-4 (1-2) 91 122
T97 UL Monroe -11.25 3-4 (3-2) 92 71
101 Oregon State -11.75 1-6 (0-4) 106 36
102 Cincinnati -12 2-6 (0-4) 97 81
103 Illinois -12.25 2-5 (0-4) 103 3
104 Hawaii -12.25 3-4 (1-3) 114 91
105 UL Lafayette -12.5 3-4 (2-2) 98 105
106 North Carolina -13 1-7 (0-5) 109 39
107 E Michigan -13 2-5 (0-3) T99 116
108 Baylor -13.5 0-7 (0-4) 113 29
109 Miami OH -13.5 3-5 (2-2) 120 95
110 Kansas -13.5 1-6 (0-4) 118 21
111 E Carolina -13.5 2-6 (1-3) 119 77
112 UNLV -13.75 2-5 (1-3) T101 116
113 Buffalo -14 3-5 (1-3) 107 102
114 Tulsa -14.25 2-6 (1-3) 110 45
115 Mid Tennessee -14.25 3-5 (1-3) 104 110
116 Kent State -15 2-6 (1-3) 112 95
117 Old Dominion -15.25 2-5 (0-3) 111 128
118 BYU -16 1-7 (0-0) 115 122
119 Idaho -16.25 2-5 (1-3) 117 110
120 Ball State -16.5 2-5 (0-3) 116 95
121 Nevada -17.25 1-7 (1-3) 122 77
122 Rice -17.25 1-6 (1-2) 121 116
123 GA Southern -18.75 0-6 (0-3) 123 122
124 Umass -19 1-6 (0-0) 126 81
125 San Jose St -19.5 1-7 (0-4) 128 88
126 Texas St -19.75 1-6 (0-3) 127 107
127 Co Carolina -20 1-6 (0-4) 125 116
128 Bowling Green -20.5 1-7 (1-3) 124 88
129 UTEP -20.75 0-7 (0-3) 129 110
130 Charlotte -22.25 1-7 (1-3) 130 91


Interesting Plot of the Week

The Pac 12 South has been a mess to try to decipher this season. USC has been the perceived favorite, but with their blowout loss on Saturday, perhaps a door is opening for another team to take the division. Two teams that have shot up the rankings recently are the two Arizona schools. Neither team had high expectations coming into the season, but the Wildcats look like a different team with Khalil Tate under center, and Arizona State has shut down Washington and Utah in back-to-back weeks. This plot shows their recent ascension. Utah, on the other hand, is free-falling after three straight losses.

Conference Ranks


Rank Conf Avg
1 SEC -1.3929
2 ACC -1.4464
3 Big 10 -1.6786
4 Big 12 -2.1
5 Pac 12 -2.1875
6 Amer -5.9792
7 Ind -8.125
8 MW -8.9375
9 MAC -10.8333
10 CUSA -10.9821
11 S Belt -11.7292


Next are the rankings within every conference, as well as each team’s national ranking:

ACC

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Clemson 6.5 6-1 (4-1) 13 5
2 Miami 5.75 6-0 (4-0) 6 7
3 Virginia Tech 3.5 6-1 (2-1) 6 13
4 NC State 2.75 6-1 (4-0) 4 T16
5 Georgia Tech -0.75 4-2 (3-1) 1 29
6 Florida State -1.5 2-4 (2-3) 13 34
7 Louisville -2.25 5-3 (2-3) 10 T41
8 Wake Forest -2.5 4-3 (1-3) 2 46
T9 Boston College -2.75 4-4 (2-3) 10 T47
T9 Syracuse -2.75 4-4 (2-2) 10 T47
11 Virginia -3.25 5-2 (2-1) 2 55
12 Pittsburgh -4.25 3-5 (1-3) 5 62
13 Duke -5.75 4-4 (1-4) 8 71
14 North Carolina -13 1-7 (0-5) 8 106


Big 10

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Penn State 7.25 7-0 (4-0) 10 2
2 Michigan State 4.75 6-1 (4-0) 7 8
3 Wisconsin 4.25 7-0 (4-0) 11 10
4 Ohio State 3.25 6-1 (4-0) 4 14
5 Michigan 1.75 5-2 (2-2) 8 22
6 Iowa -0.75 4-3 (1-3) 4 30
7 Northwestern -2 4-3 (2-2) 11 T39
8 Indiana -2.25 3-4 (0-4) 13 43
9 Maryland -3.5 3-4 (1-3) 3 57
10 Purdue -5.25 3-4 (1-3) 14 67
11 Minnesota -5.5 4-3 (1-3) 6 69
12 Nebraska -5.75 3-4 (2-2) 9 T72
13 Rutgers -7.5 3-4 (2-2) 1 85
14 Illinois -12.25 2-5 (0-4) 1 103


SEC

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Georgia 7.5 7-0 (4-0) 3 1
2 Alabama 6 8-0 (5-0) 6 6
3 Auburn 2 6-2 (4-1) 1 19
4 Mississippi St 1.25 5-2 (2-2) 8 24
5 Texas AM 0.5 5-2 (3-1) 6 26
6 LSU -0.75 6-2 (3-1) 2 28
7 South Carolina -1 5-2 (3-2) 3 31
8 Florida -2.75 3-3 (3-2) 8 49
9 Kentucky -3 5-2 (2-2) 5 T52
10 Tennessee -4 3-4 (0-4) 11 59
11 Vanderbilt -5 3-4 (0-4) 12 66
12 Ole Miss -5.25 3-4 (1-3) 10 68
13 Arkansas -6 2-5 (0-4) 13 76
14 Missouri -9 2-5 (0-4) 14 90


Big 12

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 TCU 6.75 7-0 (4-0) 6 3
2 Oklahoma 4 6-1 (3-1) 3 11
3 OK State 3.75 6-1 (3-1) 6 12
4 West Virginia 1 5-2 (3-1) 1 25
5 Iowa State -0.25 5-2 (3-1) 1 27
6 Texas Tech -2.25 4-3 (1-3) 3 T41
7 Texas -2.75 3-4 (2-2) 10 50
8 Kansas State -4.25 3-4 (1-3) 6 61
9 Baylor -13.5 0-7 (0-4) 6 108
10 Kansas -13.5 1-6 (0-4) 5 110


Pac 12

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 USC 3 6-2 (4-1) 10 15
2 Washington St 2.75 7-1 (4-1) 2 T16
3 Washington 1.75 6-1 (3-1) 2 20
4 Stanford 1.75 5-2 (4-1) 1 21
5 Arizona St -1.5 4-3 (3-1) 12 33
6 UCLA -2 4-3 (2-2) 5 T39
7 Arizona -2.5 5-2 (3-1) 6 45
8 Utah -3.5 4-3 (1-3) 2 56
9 California -4 4-4 (1-4) 10 58
10 Oregon -4.5 4-4 (1-4) 9 64
11 Colorado -5.75 4-4 (1-4) 8 T72
12 Oregon State -11.75 1-6 (0-4) 6 101


American

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 UCF 4.5 6-0 (4-0) 7 9
2 S Florida 2 7-0 (4-0) 4 18
3 Memphis 1.5 6-1 (3-1) 12 23
4 Navy -1.75 5-2 (3-2) 6 T37
5 SMU -2.75 5-2 (2-1) 1 51
6 Houston -6 4-3 (2-2) 4 75
7 Tulane -7.25 3-4 (1-2) 9 84
8 Temple -11 3-5 (1-3) 3 96
9 Uconn -11.25 3-4 (2-3) 8 T97
10 Cincinnati -12 2-6 (0-4) 11 102
11 E Carolina -13.5 2-6 (1-3) 9 111
12 Tulsa -14.25 2-6 (1-3) 1 114


Mountain West

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Fresno St -1.5 5-2 (4-0) 10 36
2 Boise State -1.75 5-2 (3-0) 7 T37
3 Colorado St -2.25 6-2 (4-0) 4 44
4 San Diego St -3 6-2 (2-2) 11 T52
5 Wyoming -7 4-3 (2-1) 9 83
6 Air Force -8.5 3-4 (2-2) 3 86
7 Utah State -9.25 4-4 (2-2) 4 91
8 New Mexico -11.25 3-4 (1-3) 1 T97
9 Hawaii -12.25 3-4 (1-3) 7 104
10 UNLV -13.75 2-5 (1-3) 12 112
11 Nevada -17.25 1-7 (1-3) 2 121
12 San Jose St -19.5 1-7 (0-4) 6 125


MAC

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Toledo -1 6-1 (3-0) 11 32
2 N Illinois -4.5 5-2 (3-0) 9 65
3 W Michigan -6 5-3 (3-1) 1 78
4 Ohio -6.75 6-2 (3-1) 1 T80
5 Akron -8.5 4-4 (3-1) 5 87
6 C Michigan -10.75 4-4 (2-2) 4 T93
7 E Michigan -13 2-5 (0-3) 12 107
8 Miami OH -13.5 3-5 (2-2) 5 109
9 Buffalo -14 3-5 (1-3) 9 113
10 Kent State -15 2-6 (1-3) 5 116
11 Ball State -16.5 2-5 (0-3) 5 120
12 Bowling Green -20.5 1-7 (1-3) 3 128


CUSA

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Marshall -1.5 6-1 (3-0) 3 35
2 FIU -5.5 4-2 (2-1) 3 70
3 Southern Miss -6 5-2 (3-1) 7 77
4 FAU -6.5 4-3 (3-0) 6 79
5 UTSA -6.75 4-2 (1-2) 10 T80
6 W Kentucky -7 5-2 (3-1) 1 82
7 N Texas -8.75 4-3 (3-1) 13 T88
8 UAB -10.75 4-3 (2-2) 5 95
9 Louisiana Tech -11.25 3-4 (1-2) 12 T97
10 Mid Tennessee -14.25 3-5 (1-3) 7 115
11 Old Dominion -15.25 2-5 (0-3) 13 117
12 Rice -17.25 1-6 (1-2) 10 122
13 UTEP -20.75 0-7 (0-3) 7 129
14 Charlotte -22.25 1-7 (1-3) 2 130


Sun Belt

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 App State -3 5-2 (4-0) 10 54
2 Troy -4 5-2 (2-1) 12 60
3 Arkansas St -5.75 4-2 (3-0) 4 74
4 Georgia St -8.75 3-3 (2-1) 10 T88
5 N Mexico St -10 3-4 (1-2) 8 92
6 S Alabama -10.75 3-4 (2-1) 6 T93
7 UL Monroe -11.25 3-4 (3-2) 1 T97
8 UL Lafayette -12.5 3-4 (2-2) 2 105
9 Idaho -16.25 2-5 (1-3) 4 119
10 GA Southern -18.75 0-6 (0-3) 8 123
11 Texas St -19.75 1-6 (0-3) 3 126
12 Co Carolina -20 1-6 (0-4) 6 127


Independents

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Notre Dame 6.75 6-1 (0-0) 1 4
2 Army -4.25 6-2 (0-0) 2 63
3 BYU -16 1-7 (0-0) 4 118
4 Umass -19 1-6 (0-0) 3 124

Division Ranks

For those who are even more curious, here are the same analyses but by division instead of conference. I know the plot is a little busy, but it gives a decent idea of how the divisions fall.

Rank Div Avg
1 Big 10 E 0.5357
2 SEC W -0.3214
3 ACC Atl -0.3571
4 Pac 12 S -2.0417
5 Big 12 -2.1
6 Pac 12 N -2.3333
7 SEC E -2.4643
8 ACC Coast -2.5357
9 Big 10 W -3.8929
10 Amer W -5.0833
11 MW Moun -6.6667
12 Amer E -6.875
13 Ind -8.125
14 MAC W -8.625
15 CUSA E -10.3214
16 MW West -11.2083
17 CUSA W -11.6429
18 S Belt -11.7292
19 MAC E -13.0417


Next are the rankings within every division, as well as each team’s national ranking (now with plots!):

ACC Coastal

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Miami 5.75 6-0 (4-0) 4 7
2 Virginia Tech 3.5 6-1 (2-1) 4 13
3 Georgia Tech -0.75 4-2 (3-1) 1 29
4 Virginia -3.25 5-2 (2-1) 2 55
5 Pittsburgh -4.25 3-5 (1-3) 3 62
6 Duke -5.75 4-4 (1-4) 6 71
7 North Carolina -13 1-7 (0-5) 6 106


ACC Atlantic

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Clemson 6.5 6-1 (4-1) 6 5
2 NC State 2.75 6-1 (4-0) 2 T16
3 Florida State -1.5 2-4 (2-3) 6 34
4 Louisville -2.25 5-3 (2-3) 3 T41
5 Wake Forest -2.5 4-3 (1-3) 1 46
T6 Boston College -2.75 4-4 (2-3) 3 T47
7 Syracuse -2.75 4-4 (2-2) 3 T47


SEC East

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Georgia 7.5 7-0 (4-0) 1 1
2 South Carolina -1 5-2 (3-2) 1 31
3 Florida -2.75 3-3 (3-2) 4 49
4 Kentucky -3 5-2 (2-2) 3 T52
5 Tennessee -4 3-4 (0-4) 5 59
6 Vanderbilt -5 3-4 (0-4) 6 66
7 Missouri -9 2-5 (0-4) 7 90


SEC West

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Alabama 6 8-0 (5-0) 3 6
2 Auburn 2 6-2 (4-1) 1 19
3 Mississippi St 1.25 5-2 (2-2) 5 24
4 Texas AM 0.5 5-2 (3-1) 3 26
5 LSU -0.75 6-2 (3-1) 2 28
6 Ole Miss -5.25 3-4 (1-3) 6 68
7 Arkansas -6 2-5 (0-4) 7 76


Big 10 East

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Penn State 7.25 7-0 (4-0) 6 2
2 Michigan State 4.75 6-1 (4-0) 4 8
3 Ohio State 3.25 6-1 (4-0) 3 14
4 Michigan 1.75 5-2 (2-2) 5 22
5 Indiana -2.25 3-4 (0-4) 7 43
6 Maryland -3.5 3-4 (1-3) 2 57
7 Rutgers -7.5 3-4 (2-2) 1 85


Big 10 West

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Wisconsin 4.25 7-0 (4-0) 5 10
2 Iowa -0.75 4-3 (1-3) 2 30
3 Northwestern -2 4-3 (2-2) 5 T39
4 Purdue -5.25 3-4 (1-3) 7 67
5 Minnesota -5.5 4-3 (1-3) 3 69
6 Nebraska -5.75 3-4 (2-2) 4 T72
7 Illinois -12.25 2-5 (0-4) 1 103


Big 12

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 TCU 6.75 7-0 (4-0) 6 3
2 Oklahoma 4 6-1 (3-1) 3 11
3 OK State 3.75 6-1 (3-1) 6 12
4 West Virginia 1 5-2 (3-1) 1 25
5 Iowa State -0.25 5-2 (3-1) 1 27
6 Texas Tech -2.25 4-3 (1-3) 3 T41
7 Texas -2.75 3-4 (2-2) 10 50
8 Kansas State -4.25 3-4 (1-3) 6 61
9 Baylor -13.5 0-7 (0-4) 6 108
10 Kansas -13.5 1-6 (0-4) 5 110


Pac 12 North

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Washington St 2.75 7-1 (4-1) 2 T16
2 Washington 1.75 6-1 (3-1) 2 20
3 Stanford 1.75 5-2 (4-1) 1 21
4 California -4 4-4 (1-4) 6 58
5 Oregon -4.5 4-4 (1-4) 5 64
6 Oregon State -11.75 1-6 (0-4) 4 101


Pac 12 South

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 USC 3 6-2 (4-1) 5 15
2 Arizona St -1.5 4-3 (3-1) 6 33
3 UCLA -2 4-3 (2-2) 2 T39
4 Arizona -2.5 5-2 (3-1) 3 45
5 Utah -3.5 4-3 (1-3) 1 56
6 Colorado -5.75 4-4 (1-4) 4 T72


American East

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 UCF 4.5 6-0 (4-0) 3 9
2 S Florida 2 7-0 (4-0) 2 18
3 Temple -11 3-5 (1-3) 1 96
4 Uconn -11.25 3-4 (2-3) 4 T97
5 Cincinnati -12 2-6 (0-4) 6 102
6 E Carolina -13.5 2-6 (1-3) 5 111


American West

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Memphis 1.5 6-1 (3-1) 6 23
2 Navy -1.75 5-2 (3-2) 4 T37
3 SMU -2.75 5-2 (2-1) 1 51
4 Houston -6 4-3 (2-2) 3 75
5 Tulane -7.25 3-4 (1-2) 5 84
6 Tulsa -14.25 2-6 (1-3) 1 114


MW Mountain

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Boise State -1.75 5-2 (3-0) 5 T37
2 Colorado St -2.25 6-2 (4-0) 3 44
3 Wyoming -7 4-3 (2-1) 6 83
4 Air Force -8.5 3-4 (2-2) 2 86
5 Utah State -9.25 4-4 (2-2) 3 91
6 New Mexico -11.25 3-4 (1-3) 1 T97


MW West

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Fresno St -1.5 5-2 (4-0) 4 36
2 San Diego St -3 6-2 (2-2) 5 T52
3 Hawaii -12.25 3-4 (1-3) 3 104
4 UNLV -13.75 2-5 (1-3) 6 112
5 Nevada -17.25 1-7 (1-3) 1 121
6 San Jose St -19.5 1-7 (0-4) 2 125


MAC East

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Ohio -6.75 6-2 (3-1) 1 T80
2 Akron -8.5 4-4 (3-1) 3 87
3 Miami OH -13.5 3-5 (2-2) 3 109
4 Buffalo -14 3-5 (1-3) 6 113
5 Kent State -15 2-6 (1-3) 3 116
6 Bowling Green -20.5 1-7 (1-3) 2 128


MAC West

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Toledo -1 6-1 (3-0) 5 32
2 N Illinois -4.5 5-2 (3-0) 4 65
3 W Michigan -6 5-3 (3-1) 1 78
4 C Michigan -10.75 4-4 (2-2) 2 T93
5 E Michigan -13 2-5 (0-3) 6 107
6 Ball State -16.5 2-5 (0-3) 3 120


C-USA East

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Marshall -1.5 6-1 (3-0) 3 35
2 FIU -5.5 4-2 (2-1) 3 70
3 FAU -6.5 4-3 (3-0) 5 79
4 W Kentucky -7 5-2 (3-1) 1 82
5 Mid Tennessee -14.25 3-5 (1-3) 6 115
6 Old Dominion -15.25 2-5 (0-3) 7 117
7 Charlotte -22.25 1-7 (1-3) 2 130


C-USA West

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Southern Miss -6 5-2 (3-1) 2 77
2 UTSA -6.75 4-2 (1-2) 4 T80
3 N Texas -8.75 4-3 (3-1) 7 T88
4 UAB -10.75 4-3 (2-2) 1 95
5 Louisiana Tech -11.25 3-4 (1-2) 6 T97
6 Rice -17.25 1-6 (1-2) 4 122
7 UTEP -20.75 0-7 (0-3) 2 129


Sun Belt

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 App State -3 5-2 (4-0) 10 54
2 Troy -4 5-2 (2-1) 12 60
3 Arkansas St -5.75 4-2 (3-0) 4 74
4 Georgia St -8.75 3-3 (2-1) 10 T88
5 N Mexico St -10 3-4 (1-2) 8 92
6 S Alabama -10.75 3-4 (2-1) 6 T93
7 UL Monroe -11.25 3-4 (3-2) 1 T97
8 UL Lafayette -12.5 3-4 (2-2) 2 105
9 Idaho -16.25 2-5 (1-3) 4 119
10 GA Southern -18.75 0-6 (0-3) 8 123
11 Texas St -19.75 1-6 (0-3) 3 126
12 Co Carolina -20 1-6 (0-4) 6 127


Independents

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Notre Dame 6.75 6-1 (0-0) 1 4
2 Army -4.25 6-2 (0-0) 2 63
3 BYU -16 1-7 (0-0) 4 118
4 Umass -19 1-6 (0-0) 3 124