Bryan Wilson Empirical Ratings
College Football Ratings
NOTE: The "Rk Points" Column provides a predictive value for each team in future games. To make a game prediction, subtract the values of the two teams involved to predict winner and margin of victory. Add 3.4 points to the home team, if there is one.

You can estimate chances of an upset by finding the point difference in this table:


PREVIOUS YEAR RANKINGS

Note: Conference affiliations and conference records on rankings before 2014 may be wrong because they were generated after-the-fact using conference standings in the 2014 season.
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2008 Postseason
2007 Postseason
2006 Postseason
2005 Postseason

Archived Rankings by Week (2015-2019)

SYSTEM RANKINGS

2008 Postseason

Rank Team Conf Record Conf Record Rk Points
1 Florida SEC-E 13 - 1 8 - 1 38.92
2 Oklahoma BIG12 12 - 2 6 - 1 31.57
3 USC PAC12-S 12 - 1 8 - 1 30.99
4 Texas BIG12 12 - 1 4 - 1 28.5
5 Utah PAC12-S 13 - 0 1 - 0 24.38
6 Penn St BIG10-E 11 - 2 7 - 1 21.97
7 TCU BIG12 11 - 2 0 - 1 21.62
8 Alabama SEC-W 12 - 2 8 - 1 21.24
9 Mississippi SEC-W 9 - 4 5 - 3 21.1
10 Texas Tech BIG12 11 - 2 5 - 1 19.87
11 Ohio St BIG10-E 10 - 3 7 - 1 18.44
12 Oregon PAC12-N 10 - 3 7 - 2 18.33
13 Boise St MWC-M 12 - 1 5 - 0 18.28
14 Florida St ACC-A 9 - 4 4 - 3 16.45
15 Oregon St PAC12-N 9 - 4 7 - 3 15.82
16 Georgia SEC-E 10 - 3 6 - 2 14.84
17 California PAC12-N 9 - 4 6 - 3 14.78
18 Iowa BIG10-W 9 - 4 5 - 3 14.7
19 Missouri SEC-E 10 - 4 0 - 0 14.01
20 Oklahoma St BIG12 9 - 4 2 - 3 13.38
21 Rutgers BIG10-E 8 - 5 0 - 0 13.28
22 Virginia Tech ACC-C 10 - 4 5 - 3 13.19
23 Pittsburgh ACC-C 9 - 4 2 - 0 12.43
24 Arizona PAC12-S 8 - 5 5 - 4 12.23
25 Nebraska BIG10-W 9 - 4 0 - 0 11.16
26 West Virginia BIG12 9 - 4 0 - 0 10.88
27 Clemson ACC-A 7 - 6 4 - 3 10.81
28 Boston College ACC-A 9 - 5 4 - 4 10.45
29 North Carolina ACC-C 8 - 5 4 - 3 10.18
30 LSU SEC-W 8 - 5 3 - 5 9.98
31 BYU IND 10 - 3 1 - 0 9.18
32 Wake Forest ACC-A 8 - 5 4 - 3 8.99
33 Georgia Tech ACC-C 9 - 4 5 - 3 8.78
34 Cincinnati AAC-E 11 - 3 1 - 1 8.5
35 Kansas BIG12 8 - 5 2 - 3 8.37
36 NC State ACC-A 6 - 7 4 - 3 7.29
37 South Carolina SEC-E 7 - 6 4 - 4 6.74
38 Tulsa AAC-W 11 - 3 3 - 2 6.62
39 Miami FL ACC-C 7 - 6 4 - 4 6.59
40 Rice CUSA-W 10 - 3 4 - 0 6.17
41 Michigan St BIG10-E 9 - 4 6 - 2 6.13
42 Maryland BIG10-E 8 - 5 0 - 0 4.82
43 Connecticut AAC-E 8 - 5 2 - 1 4.71
44 Navy AAC-W 8 - 5 2 - 0 4.45
45 South Florida AAC-E 8 - 5 3 - 1 4.02
46 Vanderbilt SEC-E 7 - 6 4 - 4 3.52
47 Houston AAC-W 8 - 5 4 - 0 3.12
48 Notre Dame IND 7 - 6 0 - 0 2.72
49 Tennessee SEC-E 5 - 7 3 - 5 2.48
50 Northwestern BIG10-W 9 - 4 5 - 3 2.26
51 Stanford PAC12-N 5 - 7 4 - 5 2.22
52 Air Force MWC-M 8 - 5 5 - 0 2.11
53 Virginia ACC-C 5 - 7 2 - 5 2.06
54 Southern Miss CUSA-W 7 - 6 1 - 3 1.65
55 Baylor BIG12 4 - 8 1 - 4 1.62
56 Arizona St PAC12-S 5 - 7 4 - 5 1.48
57 Arkansas SEC-W 5 - 7 2 - 6 1.22
58 Ball St MAC-W 12 - 2 8 - 1 0.61
59 East Carolina AAC-E 9 - 5 4 - 1 0.43
60 Kentucky SEC-E 7 - 6 2 - 6 0.25
61 Wisconsin BIG10-W 7 - 6 3 - 5 -0.02
62 Colorado St MWC-M 7 - 6 5 - 1 -0.81
63 Troy SUN 8 - 5 2 - 1 -0.81
64 Auburn SEC-W 5 - 7 2 - 6 -0.87
65 Nevada MWC-W 7 - 6 4 - 2 -1
66 Illinois BIG10-W 5 - 7 3 - 5 -2.33
67 Duke ACC-C 4 - 8 1 - 7 -3.08
68 Purdue BIG10-W 4 - 8 2 - 6 -3.75
69 Buffalo MAC-E 8 - 6 5 - 3 -4.12
70 New Mexico MWC-M 4 - 8 2 - 3 -4.72
71 W Michigan MAC-W 9 - 4 5 - 2 -5.81
72 Bowling Green MAC-E 6 - 6 4 - 4 -5.97
73 Colorado PAC12-S 5 - 7 0 - 0 -6.14
74 UCLA PAC12-S 4 - 8 3 - 6 -6.19
75 Louisiana Tech CUSA-W 8 - 5 0 - 0 -6.27
76 Kansas St BIG12 5 - 7 1 - 3 -6.34
77 Texas A&M SEC-W 4 - 8 0 - 0 -7.11
78 UTEP CUSA-W 5 - 7 1 - 1 -7.31
79 Minnesota BIG10-W 7 - 6 3 - 5 -7.46
80 Hawaii MWC-W 7 - 7 2 - 3 -7.63
81 Mississippi St SEC-W 4 - 8 2 - 6 -7.74
82 UNLV MWC-W 5 - 7 3 - 4 -8.36
83 Louisville ACC-A 5 - 7 0 - 2 -8.49
84 Temple AAC-E 5 - 7 0 - 2 -8.53
85 Fresno St MWC-W 7 - 6 2 - 4 -8.6
86 N Illinois MAC-W 6 - 7 5 - 3 -9.01
87 Michigan BIG10-E 3 - 9 2 - 6 -9.16
88 Memphis AAC-W 6 - 7 2 - 3 -9.24
89 C Michigan MAC-W 8 - 5 5 - 2 -9.74
90 Syracuse ACC-A 3 - 9 1 - 1 -9.98
91 Marshall CUSA-E 4 - 8 1 - 2 -10.82
92 Utah St MWC-M 3 - 9 1 - 5 -11.15
93 FL Atlantic CUSA-E 7 - 6 4 - 1 -11.16
94 ULL SUN 6 - 6 2 - 1 -12.01
95 Akron MAC-E 5 - 7 3 - 4 -12.57
96 Alabama Birmingham CUSA-E 4 - 8 1 - 2 -12.75
97 UCF AAC-E 4 - 8 2 - 3 -12.79
98 San Jose St MWC-W 6 - 6 3 - 3 -12.8
99 Arkansas St SUN 6 - 6 1 - 2 -13.08
100 Wyoming MWC-M 4 - 8 1 - 4 -13.73
101 Florida Intl CUSA-E 5 - 7 3 - 1 -14.42
102 Army IND 3 - 9 0 - 1 -14.62
103 Ohio MAC-E 4 - 8 3 - 4 -14.75
104 MTSU CUSA-E 5 - 7 3 - 1 -15.54
105 Iowa St BIG12 2 - 10 0 - 4 -16.14
106 Kent MAC-E 4 - 8 2 - 5 -16.58
107 San Diego St MWC-W 2 - 10 1 - 5 -17.9
108 ULM SUN 4 - 8 1 - 2 -18.18
109 Washington PAC12-N 0 - 12 0 - 9 -19.71
110 Indiana BIG10-E 3 - 9 1 - 7 -20.36
111 E Michigan MAC-W 3 - 9 2 - 5 -20.54
112 Toledo MAC-W 3 - 9 2 - 6 -20.62
113 SMU AAC-W 1 - 11 0 - 6 -21.31
114 Tulane AAC-W 2 - 10 1 - 4 -23.75
115 New Mexico St SUN 3 - 9 0 - 1 -24.4
116 Washington St PAC12-N 2 - 11 1 - 8 -25.18
117 Miami OH MAC-E 2 - 10 1 - 6 -26.72
118 Idaho SUN 2 - 10 1 - 0 -28.58
119 W Kentucky CUSA-E 2 - 10 0 - 4 -29.06
120 North Texas CUSA-W 1 - 11 1 - 4 -32.83