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.

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 9: Washington and Penn State

One playoff contender that is completely flying under the radar in my mind is Washington. The Huskies only have one loss and seem to be the best team in Pac 12. If they win out, they will have the same 12-1 record that got them into the playoffs last season. In the three years of the CFP, no power 5 conference champion (so not counting the Big 12 TCU/Baylor fiasco a few years ago) with zero or one loss has ever been left out. So I think they have a good chance to slip in if they continue to win. It may come down to UW versus the loser of the SEC championship game for the final spot. In this scenario, would the committee value Washington’s Pac 12 championship or ding them for a weaker schedule?

Speaking of Washington’s schedule, you may notice they come in at a ridiculously low 18th in my rankings this week. They have played no one this season. Their best win this season is… Oregon? Cal? UCLA? And don’t forget their loss is to unranked, mediocre Arizona State, when they could only muster 7 points against the Sun Devils. Their resume is currently horrible, but the fact that they only have one loss and a clear path to a conference championship should keep them on people’s radars. They also have opportunitites to enhance their body of work, with games versus Stanford, Washington state, and probably USC in the conference championship game.

The most puzzling result in this week’s rankings is Penn State. The Nittany Lions are ahead of teams like Alabama, TCU, and Wisconsin by falling in at 6th place. What the heck?? The main reason for this is how my system tends to treat losses. For better or for worse, in my system teams are barely punished for losing to very good teams, especially when those losses are close and on the road. Who has Penn State lost to? Two great teams (OSU and MSU) by close margins on the road. Sure, neither Ohio State nor Michigan State are elite right now, but they are good teams that are very difficult to beat at their place. In addition to these tough losses, PSU has nice wins at (ranked!) Northwestern by a large margin, at (ranked!) Iowa, and over borderline ranked Michigan by 29 points. Their nice collection of wins combined with excuseable losses leads to a score that is inappropriately high for the Nittany Lions. PSU being higher than Alabama at this point is inexcuseable, but the idea behind this result is that Penn State’s collection of wins is so much better than Alabama’s that it overcomes the fact that PSU has two “quality” losses and Alabama has zero.

Another example of this phenomenon at play is with OK State. The Cowboys lost this week but found themselves actually going up in this week’s rankings. Why?? Well, they were barely punished at all for losing to elite Oklahoma, even if their loss was at home. At the same time, their other loss (TCU) is looking more and more forgiving, so the amount of points taken off for that loss has decreased. And finally, OK State’s best win - West Virginia - got a big win over Iowa State this weekend, increasing OK State’s reward for beating the Mountaineers earlier. Balance it all out, and the Cowboys actually went up this week. Very strange, but that’s how it all played out.

Given the puzzling Penn State result, here is Week 10:

Rank Team Score Record Conf Prev Rank Rem Sched Rank
1 Georgia 9.25 9-0 (6-0) 1 22
T2 Clemson 9.25 8-1 (6-1) 3 79
T2 Notre Dame 9.25 8-1 (0-0) 2 15
4 Oklahoma 7.5 8-1 (5-1) T4 28
5 Miami 7 8-0 (6-0) 6 15
6 Penn State 6.75 7-2 (4-2) T4 64
7 Alabama 5.75 9-0 (6-0) 8 34
8 TCU 5.75 8-1 (5-1) 10 22
9 Michigan State 5.5 7-2 (5-1) 21 37
10 USC 5.25 8-2 (6-1) 11 42
11 OK State 5 7-2 (4-2) 13 53
12 Wisconsin 4.75 9-0 (6-0) 12 22
13 UCF 4.5 7-0 (5-0) 9 71
14 Auburn 4.5 7-2 (5-1) 15 6
15 Mississippi St 3.75 7-2 (3-2) 16 34
T16 Virginia Tech 3.5 7-2 (3-2) 14 48
T16 Ohio State 3.5 7-2 (5-1) 7 28
18 Washington 3 8-1 (5-1) 17 15
19 Washington St 2.5 8-2 (5-2) 23 22
20 Iowa 2.5 6-3 (3-3) 28 28
21 Memphis 2 8-1 (5-1) 22 79
22 Iowa State 1.5 6-3 (4-2) 19 34
23 West Virginia 1.25 6-3 (4-2) 31 12
24 NC State 0.75 6-3 (4-1) 20 59
25 Michigan 0.5 7-2 (4-2) 24 6
26 Northwestern 0.5 6-3 (4-2) 33 75
27 Stanford 0.25 6-3 (5-2) 18 2
28 Toledo 0 9-1 (5-0) 27 97
29 LSU -0.25 6-3 (3-2) 25 59
30 S Florida -1 8-1 (5-1) 29 37
31 Arizona -1 6-3 (4-2) 26 64
32 Boise State -1.5 7-2 (5-0) T38 85
33 Texas -1.5 4-5 (3-3) 32 53
34 South Carolina -1.75 6-3 (4-3) 30 53
35 Boston College -2 5-4 (3-3) 43 53
36 Wake Forest -2.25 5-4 (2-4) 42 37
T37 Texas AM -2.75 5-4 (3-3) 36 64
T37 Arizona St -2.75 5-4 (4-2) T40 59
T37 Georgia Tech -2.75 4-4 (3-3) 35 4
40 Kansas State -3 5-4 (3-3) T53 6
41 Troy -3.5 7-2 (4-1) T51 126
42 SMU -3.5 6-3 (3-2) 47 48
43 San Diego St -3.75 8-2 (4-2) 45 89
44 Houston -3.75 6-3 (4-2) 48 64
45 Army -3.75 7-2 (0-0) T51 71
46 Navy -4 5-3 (3-3) 34 28
47 Texas Tech -4.25 4-5 (1-5) T40 28
T48 Louisville -4.5 5-4 (2-4) T53 42
T48 Utah -4.5 5-4 (2-4) 49 6
50 Kentucky -4.75 6-3 (3-3) T38 15
51 Syracuse -4.75 4-5 (2-3) 44 42
52 Florida State -4.75 3-5 (3-4) 58 53
53 Virginia -5 6-3 (3-2) 67 4
54 California -5 5-5 (2-5) 57 37
55 FIU -5 6-2 (4-1) T61 92
56 Fresno St -5 6-3 (4-1) 63 79
57 UCLA -5.25 4-5 (2-4) 37 22
58 Maryland -5.25 4-5 (2-4) 46 1
T59 Oregon -5.75 5-5 (2-5) 55 59
T59 Pittsburgh -5.75 4-5 (2-3) 60 12
61 Arkansas St -5.75 5-2 (4-0) 69 126
62 Indiana -6 3-6 (0-6) 65 79
63 Arkansas -6 4-5 (1-4) 73 15
64 N Illinois -6 6-3 (4-1) 56 104
T65 Duke -6.25 4-5 (1-5) 78 48
T65 Tennessee -6.25 4-5 (0-5) 68 42
67 Wyoming -6.25 6-3 (4-1) 75 104
68 Colorado -6.5 5-5 (2-5) 59 22
69 FAU -6.5 6-3 (5-0) 72 112
70 Florida -6.5 3-5 (3-4) 50 71
71 Ohio -6.5 7-2 (4-1) 77 75
72 Ole Miss -6.75 4-5 (2-4) 81 42
T73 Purdue -7 4-5 (2-4) 83 28
T73 Vanderbilt -7 4-5 (0-5) 74 53
75 Colorado St -7.25 6-4 (4-2) 66 75
76 Marshall -7.25 6-3 (3-2) T61 97
T77 Nebraska -7.5 4-5 (3-3) 64 15
T77 Minnesota -7.5 4-5 (1-5) 82 12
79 N Texas -7.5 6-3 (5-1) 87 112
80 Rutgers -7.75 4-5 (3-3) 86 10
81 Missouri -8 4-5 (1-4) 84 64
T82 Akron -8 5-4 (4-1) 80 112
T82 W Michigan -8 5-4 (3-2) 70 85
84 Southern Miss -8 6-3 (4-2) 76 126
85 App State -9 5-4 (4-1) 71 122
86 Georgia St -9.25 5-3 (4-1) 89 112
87 UTSA -9.5 5-3 (2-3) 79 97
88 C Michigan -9.75 5-4 (3-2) 92 112
89 Temple -9.75 4-5 (2-3) 94 59
90 UAB -10.25 6-3 (4-2) 91 104
91 Air Force -10.75 4-5 (3-2) 85 75
92 W Kentucky -11.25 5-4 (3-2) 90 92
93 Tulane -11.25 3-6 (1-4) 88 79
94 Utah State -12 5-5 (3-3) 95 85
T95 Louisiana Tech -12.75 4-5 (2-3) 93 104
T95 N Mexico St -12.75 4-5 (2-3) T99 104
97 Cincinnati -12.75 3-6 (1-4) 97 104
98 UL Lafayette -13 4-4 (3-2) 98 126
99 North Carolina -13.5 1-8 (0-6) 102 71
100 UL Monroe -13.75 4-5 (4-3) T105 37
101 Mid Tennessee -14 4-5 (2-3) T105 122
102 Illinois -14 2-7 (0-6) 101 15
103 UNLV -14.25 4-5 (3-3) T103 112
104 E Michigan -14.25 3-6 (1-4) 110 104
105 Oregon State -14.5 1-8 (0-6) 96 48
106 Uconn -14.5 3-6 (2-5) T107 42
T107 Buffalo -15.75 3-6 (1-4) 116 122
T107 S Alabama -15.75 3-6 (2-3) T99 112
109 Baylor -16 1-8 (1-5) 117 10
110 Miami OH -16 3-6 (2-3) T103 112
111 E Carolina -16.25 2-7 (1-4) 111 64
112 Tulsa -16.75 2-8 (1-5) 114 48
113 Hawaii -16.75 3-6 (1-5) 109 97
114 New Mexico -17.25 3-6 (1-5) T107 64
115 BYU -17.25 2-8 (0-0) 112 112
116 Idaho -17.5 3-6 (2-4) 115 122
117 Old Dominion -17.5 3-6 (1-4) 119 112
118 Kansas -18.5 1-8 (0-6) 118 2
119 Umass -18.75 2-7 (0-0) 121 92
120 Nevada -18.75 1-8 (1-4) 120 92
121 Kent State -19.25 2-7 (1-4) 113 89
122 Bowling Green -19.75 2-7 (2-3) 125 79
123 Ball State -21.75 2-7 (0-5) 122 97
124 Texas St -22.75 2-7 (1-4) 124 85
125 Rice -23 1-8 (1-4) 123 104
126 GA Southern -23.75 0-8 (0-5) 126 130
127 Charlotte -25 1-8 (1-4) 127 92
128 Co Carolina -25.5 1-8 (0-5) 129 97
129 UTEP -25.75 0-9 (0-5) 128 97
130 San Jose St -26 1-9 (0-5) 130 89


Conference Ranks


Rank Conf Avg
1 SEC -1.9107
2.5 ACC -2.2143
2.5 Big 10 -2.2143
4 Big 12 -2.225
5 Pac 12 -2.8542
6 Amer -7.25
7 Ind -7.625
8 MW -11.625
9 MAC -12.0833
10 CUSA -13.0893
11 S Belt -14.3542


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 9.25 8-1 (6-1) 14 T2
2 Miami 7 8-0 (6-0) 4 5
3 Virginia Tech 3.5 7-2 (3-2) 8 T16
4 NC State 0.75 6-3 (4-1) 12 24
5 Boston College -2 5-4 (3-3) 10 35
6 Wake Forest -2.25 5-4 (2-4) 5 36
7 Georgia Tech -2.75 4-4 (3-3) 1 T37
8 Louisville -4.5 5-4 (2-4) 6 T48
9 Syracuse -4.75 4-5 (2-3) 6 51
10 Florida State -4.75 3-5 (3-4) 10 52
11 Virginia -5 6-3 (3-2) 1 53
12 Pittsburgh -5.75 4-5 (2-3) 3 T59
13 Duke -6.25 4-5 (1-5) 8 T65
14 North Carolina -13.5 1-8 (0-6) 13 99


Big 10

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Penn State 6.75 7-2 (4-2) 12 6
2 Michigan State 5.5 7-2 (5-1) 11 9
3 Wisconsin 4.75 9-0 (6-0) 7 12
4 Ohio State 3.5 7-2 (5-1) 8 T16
5 Iowa 2.5 6-3 (3-3) 8 20
6 Michigan 0.5 7-2 (4-2) 2 25
7 Northwestern 0.5 6-3 (4-2) 13 26
8 Maryland -5.25 4-5 (2-4) 1 58
9 Indiana -6 3-6 (0-6) 14 62
10 Purdue -7 4-5 (2-4) 8 T73
T11 Nebraska -7.5 4-5 (3-3) 5 T77
T11 Minnesota -7.5 4-5 (1-5) 4 T77
13 Rutgers -7.75 4-5 (3-3) 3 80
14 Illinois -14 2-7 (0-6) 5 102


SEC

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Georgia 9.25 9-0 (6-0) 4 1
2 Alabama 5.75 9-0 (6-0) 5 7
3 Auburn 4.5 7-2 (5-1) 1 14
4 Mississippi St 3.75 7-2 (3-2) 5 15
5 LSU -0.25 6-3 (3-2) 11 29
6 South Carolina -1.75 6-3 (4-3) 9 34
7 Texas AM -2.75 5-4 (3-3) 12 T37
8 Kentucky -4.75 6-3 (3-3) 2 50
9 Arkansas -6 4-5 (1-4) 2 63
10 Tennessee -6.25 4-5 (0-5) 7 T65
11 Florida -6.5 3-5 (3-4) 14 70
12 Ole Miss -6.75 4-5 (2-4) 7 72
13 Vanderbilt -7 4-5 (0-5) 9 T73
14 Missouri -8 4-5 (1-4) 12 81


Big 12

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Oklahoma 7.5 8-1 (5-1) 6 4
2 TCU 5.75 8-1 (5-1) 5 8
3 OK State 5 7-2 (4-2) 9 11
4 Iowa State 1.5 6-3 (4-2) 8 22
5 West Virginia 1.25 6-3 (4-2) 4 23
6 Texas -1.5 4-5 (3-3) 9 33
7 Kansas State -3 5-4 (3-3) 2 40
8 Texas Tech -4.25 4-5 (1-5) 6 47
9 Baylor -16 1-8 (1-5) 3 109
10 Kansas -18.5 1-8 (0-6) 1 118


Pac 12

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 USC 5.25 8-2 (6-1) 8 10
2 Washington 3 8-1 (5-1) 3 18
3 Washington St 2.5 8-2 (5-2) 4 19
4 Stanford 0.25 6-3 (5-2) 1 27
5 Arizona -1 6-3 (4-2) 12 31
6 Arizona St -2.75 5-4 (4-2) 10 T37
7 Utah -4.5 5-4 (2-4) 2 T48
8 California -5 5-5 (2-5) 7 54
9 UCLA -5.25 4-5 (2-4) 4 57
10 Oregon -5.75 5-5 (2-5) 10 T59
11 Colorado -6.5 5-5 (2-5) 4 68
12 Oregon State -14.5 1-8 (0-6) 9 105


American

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 UCF 4.5 7-0 (5-0) 9 13
2 Memphis 2 8-1 (5-1) 10 21
3 S Florida -1 8-1 (5-1) 2 30
4 SMU -3.5 6-3 (3-2) 4 42
5 Houston -3.75 6-3 (4-2) 7 44
6 Navy -4 5-3 (3-3) 1 46
7 Temple -9.75 4-5 (2-3) 6 89
8 Tulane -11.25 3-6 (1-4) 10 93
9 Cincinnati -12.75 3-6 (1-4) 12 97
10 Uconn -14.5 3-6 (2-5) 3 106
11 E Carolina -16.25 2-7 (1-4) 7 111
12 Tulsa -16.75 2-8 (1-5) 4 112


Mountain West

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Boise State -1.5 7-2 (5-0) 5 32
2 San Diego St -3.75 8-2 (4-2) 7 43
3 Fresno St -5 6-3 (4-1) 4 56
4 Wyoming -6.25 6-3 (4-1) 11 67
5 Colorado St -7.25 6-4 (4-2) 2 75
6 Air Force -10.75 4-5 (3-2) 2 91
7 Utah State -12 5-5 (3-3) 5 94
8 UNLV -14.25 4-5 (3-3) 12 103
9 Hawaii -16.75 3-6 (1-5) 10 113
10 New Mexico -17.25 3-6 (1-5) 1 114
11 Nevada -18.75 1-8 (1-4) 9 120
12 San Jose St -26 1-9 (0-5) 7 130


MAC

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Toledo 0 9-1 (5-0) 5 28
2 N Illinois -6 6-3 (4-1) 7 64
3 Ohio -6.5 7-2 (4-1) 1 71
T4 Akron -8 5-4 (4-1) 9 T82
T4 W Michigan -8 5-4 (3-2) 3 T82
6 C Michigan -9.75 5-4 (3-2) 9 88
7 E Michigan -14.25 3-6 (1-4) 7 104
8 Buffalo -15.75 3-6 (1-4) 12 T107
9 Miami OH -16 3-6 (2-3) 9 110
10 Kent State -19.25 2-7 (1-4) 4 121
11 Bowling Green -19.75 2-7 (2-3) 2 122
12 Ball State -21.75 2-7 (0-5) 5 123


CUSA

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 FIU -5 6-2 (4-1) 1 55
2 FAU -6.5 6-3 (5-0) 10 69
3 Marshall -7.25 6-3 (3-2) 4 76
4 N Texas -7.5 6-3 (5-1) 10 79
5 Southern Miss -8 6-3 (4-2) 14 84
6 UTSA -9.5 5-3 (2-3) 4 87
7 UAB -10.25 6-3 (4-2) 7 90
8 W Kentucky -11.25 5-4 (3-2) 1 92
9 Louisiana Tech -12.75 4-5 (2-3) 7 T95
10 Mid Tennessee -14 4-5 (2-3) 13 101
11 Old Dominion -17.5 3-6 (1-4) 10 117
12 Rice -23 1-8 (1-4) 7 125
13 Charlotte -25 1-8 (1-4) 1 127
14 UTEP -25.75 0-9 (0-5) 4 129


Sun Belt

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Troy -3.5 7-2 (4-1) 9 41
2 Arkansas St -5.75 5-2 (4-0) 9 61
3 App State -9 5-4 (4-1) 7 85
4 Georgia St -9.25 5-3 (4-1) 5 86
5 N Mexico St -12.75 4-5 (2-3) 4 T95
6 UL Lafayette -13 4-4 (3-2) 9 98
7 UL Monroe -13.75 4-5 (4-3) 1 100
8 S Alabama -15.75 3-6 (2-3) 5 T107
9 Idaho -17.5 3-6 (2-4) 7 116
10 Texas St -22.75 2-7 (1-4) 2 124
11 GA Southern -23.75 0-8 (0-5) 12 126
12 Co Carolina -25.5 1-8 (0-5) 3 128


Independents

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Notre Dame 9.25 8-1 (0-0) 1 T2
2 Army -3.75 7-2 (0-0) 2 45
3 BYU -17.25 2-8 (0-0) 4 115
4 Umass -18.75 2-7 (0-0) 3 119

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 SEC W -0.25
2 Big 10 E -0.3929
3 ACC Atl -1.1786
4 Big 12 -2.225
5 Pac 12 S -2.4583
6.5 ACC Coast -3.25
6.5 Pac 12 N -3.25
8 SEC E -3.5714
9 Big 10 W -4.0357
10 Amer W -6.2083
11 Ind -7.625
12 Amer E -8.2917
13 MW Moun -9.1667
14 MAC W -9.9583
15 CUSA E -12.3571
16 CUSA W -13.8214
17 MW West -14.0833
18 MAC E -14.2083
19 S Belt -14.3542


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 7 8-0 (6-0) 4 5
2 Virginia Tech 3.5 7-2 (3-2) 5 T16
3 Georgia Tech -2.75 4-4 (3-3) 1 T37
4 Virginia -5 6-3 (3-2) 1 53
5 Pittsburgh -5.75 4-5 (2-3) 3 T59
6 Duke -6.25 4-5 (1-5) 5 T65
7 North Carolina -13.5 1-8 (0-6) 7 99


ACC Atlantic

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Clemson 9.25 8-1 (6-1) 7 T2
2 NC State 0.75 6-3 (4-1) 6 24
3 Boston College -2 5-4 (3-3) 4 35
4 Wake Forest -2.25 5-4 (2-4) 1 36
5 Louisville -4.5 5-4 (2-4) 2 T48
6 Syracuse -4.75 4-5 (2-3) 2 51
7 Florida State -4.75 3-5 (3-4) 4 52


SEC East

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Georgia 9.25 9-0 (6-0) 2 1
2 South Carolina -1.75 6-3 (4-3) 4 34
3 Kentucky -4.75 6-3 (3-3) 1 50
4 Tennessee -6.25 4-5 (0-5) 3 T65
5 Florida -6.5 3-5 (3-4) 7 70
6 Vanderbilt -7 4-5 (0-5) 4 T73
7 Missouri -8 4-5 (1-4) 6 81


SEC West

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Alabama 5.75 9-0 (6-0) 3 7
2 Auburn 4.5 7-2 (5-1) 1 14
3 Mississippi St 3.75 7-2 (3-2) 3 15
4 LSU -0.25 6-3 (3-2) 6 29
5 Texas AM -2.75 5-4 (3-3) 7 T37
6 Arkansas -6 4-5 (1-4) 2 63
7 Ole Miss -6.75 4-5 (2-4) 5 72


Big 10 East

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Penn State 6.75 7-2 (4-2) 6 6
2 Michigan State 5.5 7-2 (5-1) 5 9
3 Ohio State 3.5 7-2 (5-1) 4 T16
4 Michigan 0.5 7-2 (4-2) 2 25
5 Maryland -5.25 4-5 (2-4) 1 58
6 Indiana -6 3-6 (0-6) 7 62
7 Rutgers -7.75 4-5 (3-3) 3 80


Big 10 West

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Wisconsin 4.75 9-0 (6-0) 4 12
2 Iowa 2.5 6-3 (3-3) 5 20
3 Northwestern 0.5 6-3 (4-2) 7 26
4 Purdue -7 4-5 (2-4) 5 T73
T5 Nebraska -7.5 4-5 (3-3) 2 T77
T5 Minnesota -7.5 4-5 (1-5) 1 T77
7 Illinois -14 2-7 (0-6) 2 102


Big 12

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Oklahoma 7.5 8-1 (5-1) 6 4
2 TCU 5.75 8-1 (5-1) 5 8
3 OK State 5 7-2 (4-2) 9 11
4 Iowa State 1.5 6-3 (4-2) 8 22
5 West Virginia 1.25 6-3 (4-2) 4 23
6 Texas -1.5 4-5 (3-3) 9 33
7 Kansas State -3 5-4 (3-3) 2 40
8 Texas Tech -4.25 4-5 (1-5) 6 47
9 Baylor -16 1-8 (1-5) 3 109
10 Kansas -18.5 1-8 (0-6) 1 118


Pac 12 North

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Washington 3 8-1 (5-1) 2 18
2 Washington St 2.5 8-2 (5-2) 3 19
3 Stanford 0.25 6-3 (5-2) 1 27
4 California -5 5-5 (2-5) 4 54
5 Oregon -5.75 5-5 (2-5) 6 T59
6 Oregon State -14.5 1-8 (0-6) 5 105


Pac 12 South

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 USC 5.25 8-2 (6-1) 4 10
2 Arizona -1 6-3 (4-2) 6 31
3 Arizona St -2.75 5-4 (4-2) 5 T37
4 Utah -4.5 5-4 (2-4) 1 T48
5 UCLA -5.25 4-5 (2-4) 2 57
6 Colorado -6.5 5-5 (2-5) 2 68


American East

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 UCF 4.5 7-0 (5-0) 5 13
2 S Florida -1 8-1 (5-1) 1 30
3 Temple -9.75 4-5 (2-3) 3 89
4 Cincinnati -12.75 3-6 (1-4) 6 97
5 Uconn -14.5 3-6 (2-5) 2 106
6 E Carolina -16.25 2-7 (1-4) 4 111


American West

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Memphis 2 8-1 (5-1) 5 21
2 SMU -3.5 6-3 (3-2) 2 42
3 Houston -3.75 6-3 (4-2) 4 44
4 Navy -4 5-3 (3-3) 1 46
5 Tulane -11.25 3-6 (1-4) 5 93
6 Tulsa -16.75 2-8 (1-5) 2 112


MW Mountain

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Boise State -1.5 7-2 (5-0) 4 32
2 Wyoming -6.25 6-3 (4-1) 6 67
3 Colorado St -7.25 6-4 (4-2) 2 75
4 Air Force -10.75 4-5 (3-2) 2 91
5 Utah State -12 5-5 (3-3) 4 94
6 New Mexico -17.25 3-6 (1-5) 1 114


MW West

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 San Diego St -3.75 8-2 (4-2) 2 43
2 Fresno St -5 6-3 (4-1) 1 56
3 UNLV -14.25 4-5 (3-3) 6 103
4 Hawaii -16.75 3-6 (1-5) 5 113
5 Nevada -18.75 1-8 (1-4) 4 120
6 San Jose St -26 1-9 (0-5) 2 130


MAC East

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Ohio -6.5 7-2 (4-1) 1 71
2 Akron -8 5-4 (4-1) 4 T82
3 Buffalo -15.75 3-6 (1-4) 6 T107
4 Miami OH -16 3-6 (2-3) 4 110
5 Kent State -19.25 2-7 (1-4) 3 121
6 Bowling Green -19.75 2-7 (2-3) 2 122


MAC West

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Toledo 0 9-1 (5-0) 2 28
2 N Illinois -6 6-3 (4-1) 4 64
3 W Michigan -8 5-4 (3-2) 1 T82
4 C Michigan -9.75 5-4 (3-2) 6 88
5 E Michigan -14.25 3-6 (1-4) 4 104
6 Ball State -21.75 2-7 (0-5) 2 123


C-USA East

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 FIU -5 6-2 (4-1) 1 55
2 FAU -6.5 6-3 (5-0) 5 69
3 Marshall -7.25 6-3 (3-2) 4 76
4 W Kentucky -11.25 5-4 (3-2) 1 92
5 Mid Tennessee -14 4-5 (2-3) 7 101
6 Old Dominion -17.5 3-6 (1-4) 5 117
7 Charlotte -25 1-8 (1-4) 1 127


C-USA West

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 N Texas -7.5 6-3 (5-1) 6 79
2 Southern Miss -8 6-3 (4-2) 7 84
3 UTSA -9.5 5-3 (2-3) 1 87
4 UAB -10.25 6-3 (4-2) 3 90
5 Louisiana Tech -12.75 4-5 (2-3) 3 T95
6 Rice -23 1-8 (1-4) 3 125
7 UTEP -25.75 0-9 (0-5) 1 129


Sun Belt

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Troy -3.5 7-2 (4-1) 9 41
2 Arkansas St -5.75 5-2 (4-0) 9 61
3 App State -9 5-4 (4-1) 7 85
4 Georgia St -9.25 5-3 (4-1) 5 86
5 N Mexico St -12.75 4-5 (2-3) 4 T95
6 UL Lafayette -13 4-4 (3-2) 9 98
7 UL Monroe -13.75 4-5 (4-3) 1 100
8 S Alabama -15.75 3-6 (2-3) 5 T107
9 Idaho -17.5 3-6 (2-4) 7 116
10 Texas St -22.75 2-7 (1-4) 2 124
11 GA Southern -23.75 0-8 (0-5) 12 126
12 Co Carolina -25.5 1-8 (0-5) 3 128


Independents

Rank Team Score Record (Conf) Rem Sched Rank NatlRank
1 Notre Dame 9.25 8-1 (0-0) 1 T2
2 Army -3.75 7-2 (0-0) 2 45
3 BYU -17.25 2-8 (0-0) 4 115
4 Umass -18.75 2-7 (0-0) 3 119