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:
Point Difference |
Upset Percentage |
1 |
47 |
2 |
44 |
3 |
41 |
4 |
38 |
5 |
35 |
6 |
32 |
7 |
29 |
8 |
26 |
9 |
24 |
10 |
22 |
15 |
12 |
20 |
6 |
25 |
2.5 |
30 |
1 |
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
2018 Week 3 (through games of 9/8/2018)
Rank |
Team |
Conf |
Record |
Conf Record |
Rk Points |
1 |
Alabama |
SEC-W |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
30.84 |
2 |
Ohio St |
BIG10-E |
2 - 0 |
1 - 0 |
25.52 |
3 |
Oklahoma |
BIG12 |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
24.74 |
4 |
Georgia |
SEC-E |
2 - 0 |
1 - 0 |
22.98 |
5 |
Auburn |
SEC-W |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
21.71 |
6 |
Penn St |
BIG10-E |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
19.23 |
7 |
Clemson |
ACC-A |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
18.93 |
8 |
Washington |
PAC12-N |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
18.55 |
9 |
Stanford |
PAC12-N |
2 - 0 |
1 - 0 |
16.24 |
10 |
LSU |
SEC-W |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
15.6 |
11 |
Oklahoma St |
BIG12 |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
15.5 |
12 |
Wisconsin |
BIG10-W |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
15.48 |
13 |
Mississippi St |
SEC-W |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
15.07 |
14 |
Boise St |
MWC-M |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
13.96 |
15 |
Iowa |
BIG10-W |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
12.47 |
16 |
TCU |
BIG12 |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
12.07 |
17 |
Virginia Tech |
ACC-C |
2 - 0 |
1 - 0 |
11.75 |
18 |
Texas A&M |
SEC-W |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
11.62 |
19 |
Michigan |
BIG10-E |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
11.19 |
20 |
Duke |
ACC-C |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
10.74 |
21 |
Mississippi |
SEC-W |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
10.73 |
22 |
USC |
PAC12-S |
1 - 1 |
0 - 1 |
10.23 |
23 |
UCF |
AAC-E |
2 - 0 |
1 - 0 |
9.99 |
24 |
Oregon |
PAC12-N |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
9.11 |
25 |
Missouri |
SEC-E |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
9.01 |
26 |
Louisville |
ACC-A |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
8.63 |
27 |
Michigan St |
BIG10-E |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
8.53 |
28 |
West Virginia |
BIG12 |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
8.35 |
29 |
Utah |
PAC12-S |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
8.19 |
30 |
Arizona St |
PAC12-S |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
8.12 |
31 |
NC State |
ACC-A |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
7.98 |
32 |
Notre Dame |
IND |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
7.75 |
33 |
South Carolina |
SEC-E |
1 - 1 |
0 - 1 |
7.67 |
34 |
Washington St |
PAC12-N |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
7.26 |
35 |
South Florida |
AAC-E |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
7.07 |
36 |
Florida St |
ACC-A |
1 - 1 |
0 - 1 |
6.5 |
37 |
Northwestern |
BIG10-W |
1 - 1 |
1 - 0 |
6.38 |
38 |
Miami FL |
ACC-C |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
6.27 |
39 |
Kansas St |
BIG12 |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
6 |
40 |
Minnesota |
BIG10-W |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
5.95 |
41 |
Boston College |
ACC-A |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
5.21 |
42 |
Georgia Tech |
ACC-C |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
4.87 |
43 |
Houston |
AAC-W |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
4.83 |
44 |
Colorado |
PAC12-S |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
4.44 |
45 |
Appalachian St |
SUN |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
4.28 |
46 |
Memphis |
AAC-W |
1 - 1 |
0 - 1 |
4.13 |
47 |
Iowa St |
BIG12 |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
4.1 |
48 |
Wake Forest |
ACC-A |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
4.03 |
49 |
San Diego St |
MWC-W |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
3.55 |
50 |
Texas |
BIG12 |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
3.35 |
51 |
Vanderbilt |
SEC-E |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
2.84 |
52 |
Utah St |
MWC-M |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
2.11 |
53 |
Kentucky |
SEC-E |
2 - 0 |
1 - 0 |
2.01 |
54 |
Fresno St |
MWC-W |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
1.91 |
55 |
UCLA |
PAC12-S |
0 - 2 |
0 - 0 |
1.76 |
56 |
Texas Tech |
BIG12 |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
1.35 |
57 |
Baylor |
BIG12 |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
1.28 |
58 |
Nebraska |
BIG10-W |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
1.08 |
59 |
Maryland |
BIG10-E |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
0.4 |
60 |
Navy |
AAC-W |
1 - 1 |
1 - 0 |
-0.11 |
61 |
Army |
IND |
1 - 1 |
1 - 0 |
-0.13 |
62 |
Florida |
SEC-E |
1 - 1 |
0 - 1 |
-0.2 |
63 |
Indiana |
BIG10-E |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-0.8 |
64 |
California |
PAC12-N |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-0.85 |
65 |
Toledo |
MAC-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-1.05 |
66 |
Pittsburgh |
ACC-C |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-1.69 |
67 |
Arkansas |
SEC-W |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-1.75 |
68 |
N Illinois |
MAC-W |
0 - 2 |
0 - 0 |
-1.82 |
69 |
BYU |
IND |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-1.96 |
70 |
Purdue |
BIG10-W |
0 - 2 |
0 - 1 |
-2.08 |
71 |
Temple |
AAC-E |
0 - 2 |
0 - 0 |
-3.01 |
72 |
Cincinnati |
AAC-E |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-3.17 |
73 |
Tennessee |
SEC-E |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-3.36 |
74 |
East Carolina |
AAC-E |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-3.42 |
75 |
Syracuse |
ACC-A |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-3.79 |
76 |
Liberty |
IND |
1 - 1 |
0 - 1 |
-4.17 |
77 |
Ohio |
MAC-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-4.42 |
78 |
Arizona |
PAC12-S |
0 - 2 |
0 - 0 |
-4.47 |
79 |
Colorado St |
MWC-M |
1 - 2 |
0 - 1 |
-4.72 |
80 |
FL Atlantic |
CUSA-E |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-5.11 |
81 |
Air Force |
MWC-M |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-5.67 |
82 |
Tulane |
AAC-W |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-5.82 |
83 |
Hawaii |
MWC-W |
3 - 0 |
1 - 0 |
-5.84 |
84 |
Troy |
SUN |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-5.92 |
85 |
Tulsa |
AAC-W |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-6 |
86 |
Virginia |
ACC-C |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-6.01 |
87 |
Arkansas St |
SUN |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-6.06 |
88 |
North Carolina |
ACC-C |
0 - 2 |
0 - 0 |
-6.32 |
89 |
Oregon St |
PAC12-N |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-6.54 |
90 |
Buffalo |
MAC-E |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-6.59 |
91 |
Louisiana Tech |
CUSA-W |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-7.11 |
92 |
North Texas |
CUSA-W |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-7.14 |
93 |
Marshall |
CUSA-E |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-7.55 |
94 |
Wyoming |
MWC-M |
1 - 2 |
0 - 0 |
-7.82 |
95 |
E Michigan |
MAC-W |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-8.07 |
96 |
WKU |
CUSA-E |
0 - 2 |
0 - 0 |
-8.16 |
97 |
Ga Southern |
SUN |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-8.52 |
98 |
Kansas |
BIG12 |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-8.75 |
99 |
UNLV |
MWC-W |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-9.48 |
100 |
New Mexico |
MWC-M |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-10.43 |
101 |
MTSU |
CUSA-E |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-11.05 |
102 |
Rutgers |
BIG10-E |
1 - 1 |
0 - 1 |
-11.06 |
103 |
W Michigan |
MAC-W |
0 - 2 |
0 - 0 |
-11.07 |
104 |
Illinois |
BIG10-W |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-11.74 |
105 |
Nevada |
MWC-W |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-12.07 |
106 |
SMU |
AAC-W |
0 - 2 |
0 - 0 |
-12.32 |
107 |
Coastal Car |
SUN |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-13.3 |
108 |
C Michigan |
MAC-W |
0 - 2 |
0 - 0 |
-13.79 |
109 |
Southern Miss |
CUSA-W |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-14.38 |
110 |
Bowling Green |
MAC-E |
0 - 2 |
0 - 0 |
-14.75 |
111 |
Ball St |
MAC-W |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-14.9 |
112 |
Akron |
MAC-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-15.35 |
113 |
ULM |
SUN |
2 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-15.67 |
114 |
Miami OH |
MAC-E |
0 - 2 |
0 - 0 |
-16.02 |
115 |
Florida Intl |
CUSA-E |
1 - 1 |
1 - 0 |
-16.14 |
116 |
South Alabama |
SUN |
0 - 2 |
0 - 0 |
-16.48 |
117 |
Connecticut |
AAC-E |
0 - 2 |
0 - 1 |
-16.99 |
118 |
Rice |
CUSA-W |
1 - 2 |
0 - 0 |
-17.02 |
119 |
ULL |
SUN |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-17.08 |
120 |
UT San Antonio |
CUSA-W |
0 - 2 |
0 - 0 |
-17.25 |
121 |
Georgia St |
SUN |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-17.88 |
122 |
Massachusetts |
IND |
1 - 2 |
1 - 0 |
-18.19 |
123 |
San Jose St |
MWC-W |
0 - 2 |
0 - 0 |
-19.43 |
124 |
Old Dominion |
CUSA-E |
0 - 2 |
0 - 1 |
-21.65 |
125 |
New Mexico St |
IND |
0 - 3 |
0 - 0 |
-22.05 |
126 |
UAB |
CUSA-W |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-22.23 |
127 |
Kent |
MAC-E |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-22.56 |
128 |
Charlotte |
CUSA-E |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-26.62 |
129 |
Texas St |
SUN |
1 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-27.49 |
130 |
UTEP |
CUSA-W |
0 - 2 |
0 - 0 |
-27.72 |