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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Archived Rankings by Week (2015-2019)

SYSTEM RANKINGS

2017 Week 13 (11/19/2017)

Rank Team Conf Record Conf Record Rk Points
1 Alabama SEC-W 11 - 0 7 - 0 26.75
2 Auburn SEC-W 9 - 2 6 - 1 24.75
3 Ohio St BIG10-E 9 - 2 7 - 1 24.48
4 Georgia SEC-E 10 - 1 7 - 1 23.67
5 Wisconsin BIG10-W 11 - 0 8 - 0 22.85
6 Penn St BIG10-E 9 - 2 6 - 2 22.61
7 Clemson ACC-A 10 - 1 7 - 1 22.19
8 Miami FL ACC-C 10 - 0 7 - 0 20.25
9 Notre Dame IND 9 - 2 0 - 0 20.21
10 Oklahoma BIG12 10 - 1 7 - 1 18.58
11 UCF AAC-E 10 - 0 7 - 0 16.92
12 TCU BIG12 9 - 2 6 - 2 16.7
13 Virginia Tech ACC-C 8 - 3 4 - 3 15.36
14 Washington PAC12-N 9 - 2 6 - 2 15.12
15 Mississippi St SEC-W 8 - 3 4 - 3 14.56
16 Northwestern BIG10-W 8 - 3 6 - 2 14.43
17 Oklahoma St BIG12 8 - 3 5 - 3 13.93
18 Iowa BIG10-W 6 - 5 3 - 5 13.04
19 Wake Forest ACC-A 7 - 4 4 - 3 12.17
20 Michigan BIG10-E 8 - 3 5 - 3 12.08
21 Louisville ACC-A 7 - 4 4 - 4 12.07
22 Iowa St BIG12 7 - 4 5 - 3 12.03
23 NC State ACC-A 7 - 4 5 - 2 11.65
24 Boston College ACC-A 6 - 5 3 - 4 11.23
25 LSU SEC-W 8 - 3 5 - 2 11.07
26 Memphis AAC-W 9 - 1 6 - 1 10.94
27 Missouri SEC-E 6 - 5 3 - 4 10.8
28 USC PAC12-S 10 - 2 8 - 1 10.71
29 Stanford PAC12-N 8 - 3 7 - 2 10.09
30 Texas BIG12 6 - 5 5 - 3 9.71
31 Purdue BIG10-W 5 - 6 3 - 5 9.45
32 Michigan St BIG10-E 8 - 3 6 - 2 8.87
33 Georgia Tech ACC-C 5 - 5 4 - 4 8.73
34 Texas A&M SEC-W 7 - 4 4 - 3 8.02
35 Washington St PAC12-N 9 - 2 6 - 2 7.91
36 Boise St MWC-M 8 - 3 6 - 1 6.98
37 FL Atlantic CUSA-E 8 - 3 7 - 0 6.84
38 South Carolina SEC-E 8 - 3 5 - 3 6.37
39 West Virginia BIG12 7 - 4 5 - 3 6.28
40 South Florida AAC-E 9 - 1 6 - 1 5.81
41 Florida St ACC-A 4 - 6 3 - 5 5.69
42 Indiana BIG10-E 5 - 6 2 - 6 5.52
43 Kansas St BIG12 6 - 5 4 - 4 4.17
44 Duke ACC-C 5 - 6 2 - 5 3.87
45 Toledo MAC-W 9 - 2 6 - 1 3.47
46 Ohio MAC-E 8 - 3 5 - 2 3.45
47 Arizona PAC12-S 7 - 4 5 - 3 3.31
48 Navy AAC-W 6 - 4 4 - 3 3.16
49 Utah PAC12-S 5 - 6 2 - 6 2.89
50 Arizona St PAC12-S 6 - 5 5 - 3 2.06
51 Oregon PAC12-N 6 - 5 3 - 5 2.01
52 San Diego St MWC-W 9 - 2 5 - 2 1.78
53 Texas Tech BIG12 5 - 6 2 - 6 1.69
54 Minnesota BIG10-W 5 - 6 2 - 6 1.4
55 Kentucky SEC-E 7 - 4 4 - 4 1.39
56 Virginia ACC-C 6 - 5 3 - 4 1.33
57 California PAC12-N 5 - 6 2 - 6 1.3
58 Pittsburgh ACC-C 4 - 7 2 - 5 1.26
59 Florida SEC-E 4 - 6 3 - 5 1.21
60 Houston AAC-W 6 - 4 4 - 3 1
61 N Illinois MAC-W 8 - 3 6 - 1 0.89
62 SMU AAC-W 6 - 5 3 - 4 0.5
63 Nebraska BIG10-W 4 - 7 3 - 5 0.43
64 Syracuse ACC-A 4 - 7 2 - 5 0.39
65 UCLA PAC12-S 5 - 6 3 - 5 0.09
66 Mississippi SEC-W 5 - 6 2 - 5 -0.41
67 Fresno St MWC-W 8 - 3 6 - 1 -0.48
68 Wyoming MWC-M 7 - 4 5 - 2 -0.59
69 Army IND 8 - 3 1 - 0 -0.73
70 Arkansas St SUN 6 - 3 5 - 1 -2.24
71 Troy SUN 8 - 2 5 - 1 -2.47
72 Utah St MWC-M 6 - 5 4 - 3 -2.52
73 Colorado PAC12-S 5 - 6 2 - 6 -2.52
74 Colorado St MWC-M 8 - 4 6 - 2 -2.59
75 Maryland BIG10-E 4 - 7 2 - 6 -2.73
76 North Carolina ACC-C 3 - 8 1 - 6 -3.21
77 W Michigan MAC-W 6 - 5 4 - 3 -3.29
78 C Michigan MAC-W 7 - 4 5 - 2 -3.51
79 Temple AAC-E 5 - 6 3 - 4 -3.56
80 Arkansas SEC-W 4 - 7 1 - 6 -3.79
81 E Michigan MAC-W 4 - 7 2 - 5 -4.53
82 Marshall CUSA-E 7 - 4 4 - 3 -4.6
83 Tennessee SEC-E 4 - 7 0 - 7 -4.69
84 Tulane AAC-W 5 - 6 3 - 4 -4.86
85 Massachusetts IND 4 - 7 2 - 0 -5.41
86 Appalachian St SUN 6 - 4 5 - 1 -5.55
87 Baylor BIG12 1 - 10 1 - 7 -5.9
88 North Texas CUSA-W 8 - 3 6 - 1 -6.1
89 Rutgers BIG10-E 4 - 7 3 - 5 -6.81
90 Tulsa AAC-W 2 - 9 1 - 6 -7.24
91 Akron MAC-E 6 - 5 5 - 2 -7.84
92 Buffalo MAC-E 5 - 6 3 - 4 -7.86
93 Vanderbilt SEC-E 4 - 7 0 - 7 -8.25
94 Illinois BIG10-W 2 - 9 0 - 8 -8.43
95 Miami OH MAC-E 4 - 7 3 - 4 -8.64
96 Air Force MWC-M 4 - 7 3 - 4 -9.17
97 Southern Miss CUSA-W 7 - 4 5 - 2 -9.79
98 UT San Antonio CUSA-W 6 - 4 3 - 4 -9.99
99 Louisiana Tech CUSA-W 5 - 6 3 - 4 -10.18
100 Nevada MWC-W 2 - 9 2 - 5 -10.19
101 Connecticut AAC-E 3 - 8 2 - 5 -10.87
102 BYU IND 3 - 9 1 - 1 -10.95
103 UNLV MWC-W 5 - 6 4 - 3 -11.05
104 ULM SUN 4 - 6 4 - 3 -11.32
105 East Carolina AAC-E 3 - 8 2 - 5 -11.42
106 UAB CUSA-W 7 - 4 5 - 2 -11.74
107 Georgia St SUN 6 - 3 5 - 1 -11.82
108 Oregon St PAC12-N 1 - 10 0 - 8 -12.14
109 MTSU CUSA-E 5 - 6 3 - 4 -12.35
110 Cincinnati AAC-E 3 - 8 1 - 6 -13.47
111 WKU CUSA-E 6 - 5 4 - 3 -13.61
112 Florida Intl CUSA-E 6 - 4 4 - 3 -13.65
113 New Mexico St SUN 4 - 6 2 - 4 -14.43
114 Ga Southern SUN 1 - 9 1 - 5 -14.75
115 Bowling Green MAC-E 2 - 9 2 - 5 -14.89
116 Idaho SUN 3 - 7 2 - 4 -15.99
117 New Mexico MWC-M 3 - 8 1 - 6 -16.62
118 ULL SUN 5 - 5 4 - 2 -16.85
119 Old Dominion CUSA-E 5 - 6 3 - 4 -17.32
120 Kansas BIG12 1 - 10 0 - 8 -17.95
121 South Alabama SUN 4 - 7 3 - 4 -18.07
122 Coastal Car SUN 2 - 9 1 - 6 -18.17
123 Hawaii MWC-W 3 - 8 1 - 7 -20.32
124 Texas St SUN 2 - 9 1 - 6 -20.61
125 Kent MAC-E 2 - 9 1 - 6 -24.15
126 Rice CUSA-W 1 - 10 1 - 6 -25.15
127 Charlotte CUSA-E 1 - 10 1 - 6 -27.46
128 UTEP CUSA-W 0 - 11 0 - 7 -29.61
129 Ball St MAC-W 2 - 9 0 - 7 -30.47
130 San Jose St MWC-W 1 - 11 0 - 7 -32.16