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
Week 6 (Through Games of 10/3/15)
Rank |
Team |
Conf |
Record |
Conf Record |
Rk Points |
1 |
Alabama |
SEC-W |
4 - 1 |
1 - 1 |
22.97 |
2 |
Baylor |
BIG12 |
4 - 0 |
1 - 0 |
22.52 |
3 |
Oklahoma |
BIG12 |
4 - 0 |
1 - 0 |
19.82 |
4 |
USC |
PAC12-S |
3 - 1 |
1 - 1 |
18.51 |
5 |
Stanford |
PAC12-N |
4 - 1 |
3 - 0 |
17.86 |
6 |
Clemson |
ACC-A |
4 - 0 |
1 - 0 |
17.07 |
7 |
TCU |
BIG12 |
5 - 0 |
2 - 0 |
16.49 |
8 |
Texas A&M |
SEC-W |
5 - 0 |
2 - 0 |
16.03 |
9 |
Florida |
SEC-E |
5 - 0 |
3 - 0 |
15.52 |
10 |
Ohio St |
BIG10-E |
5 - 0 |
1 - 0 |
15.27 |
11 |
Michigan |
BIG10-E |
4 - 1 |
1 - 0 |
14.64 |
12 |
West Virginia |
BIG12 |
3 - 1 |
0 - 1 |
14.4 |
13 |
Georgia |
SEC-E |
4 - 1 |
2 - 1 |
14.08 |
14 |
Boise St |
MWC-M |
4 - 1 |
1 - 0 |
14 |
15 |
Notre Dame |
IND |
4 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
13.96 |
16 |
LSU |
SEC-W |
4 - 0 |
2 - 0 |
13.46 |
17 |
Utah |
PAC12-S |
4 - 0 |
1 - 0 |
12.96 |
18 |
Florida St |
ACC-A |
4 - 0 |
2 - 0 |
12.92 |
19 |
Northwestern |
BIG10-W |
5 - 0 |
1 - 0 |
12.37 |
20 |
Oklahoma St |
BIG12 |
5 - 0 |
2 - 0 |
12.02 |
21 |
Kansas St |
BIG12 |
3 - 1 |
0 - 1 |
10.81 |
22 |
Wisconsin |
BIG10-W |
3 - 2 |
0 - 1 |
10.67 |
23 |
Tennessee |
SEC-E |
2 - 3 |
0 - 2 |
10.27 |
24 |
Mississippi |
SEC-W |
4 - 1 |
2 - 1 |
10.05 |
25 |
North Carolina |
ACC-C |
4 - 1 |
1 - 0 |
9.98 |
26 |
Michigan St |
BIG10-E |
5 - 0 |
1 - 0 |
9.86 |
27 |
Navy |
AAC-W |
4 - 0 |
2 - 0 |
9.6 |
28 |
Iowa |
BIG10-W |
5 - 0 |
1 - 0 |
9.57 |
29 |
Mississippi St |
SEC-W |
3 - 2 |
1 - 2 |
9.36 |
30 |
UCLA |
PAC12-S |
4 - 1 |
1 - 1 |
9.27 |
31 |
Georgia Tech |
ACC-C |
2 - 3 |
0 - 2 |
9.15 |
32 |
Houston |
AAC-W |
4 - 0 |
1 - 0 |
8.86 |
33 |
Louisville |
ACC-A |
2 - 3 |
1 - 1 |
8.79 |
34 |
Duke |
ACC-C |
4 - 1 |
2 - 0 |
8.68 |
35 |
Arizona St |
PAC12-S |
3 - 2 |
1 - 1 |
8.56 |
36 |
Texas Tech |
BIG12 |
3 - 2 |
0 - 2 |
8.34 |
37 |
Arkansas |
SEC-W |
2 - 3 |
1 - 1 |
8.33 |
38 |
Toledo |
MAC-W |
4 - 0 |
1 - 0 |
7.45 |
39 |
Oregon |
PAC12-N |
3 - 2 |
1 - 1 |
7.35 |
40 |
Washington |
PAC12-N |
2 - 2 |
0 - 1 |
6.9 |
41 |
Pittsburgh |
ACC-C |
3 - 1 |
1 - 0 |
6.86 |
42 |
BYU |
IND |
3 - 2 |
0 - 0 |
6.57 |
43 |
Missouri |
SEC-E |
4 - 1 |
1 - 1 |
5.79 |
44 |
Auburn |
SEC-W |
3 - 2 |
0 - 2 |
5.18 |
45 |
NC State |
ACC-A |
4 - 1 |
0 - 1 |
4.89 |
46 |
Virginia Tech |
ACC-C |
2 - 3 |
0 - 1 |
4.35 |
47 |
W Kentucky |
CUSA-E |
4 - 1 |
2 - 0 |
3.8 |
48 |
East Carolina |
AAC-E |
3 - 2 |
1 - 1 |
3.7 |
49 |
California |
PAC12-N |
5 - 0 |
2 - 0 |
3.5 |
50 |
Nebraska |
BIG10-W |
2 - 3 |
0 - 1 |
3.47 |
51 |
Kentucky |
SEC-E |
4 - 1 |
2 - 1 |
2.61 |
52 |
South Carolina |
SEC-E |
2 - 3 |
0 - 3 |
2.53 |
53 |
Penn St |
BIG10-E |
4 - 1 |
1 - 0 |
2.49 |
54 |
Boston College |
ACC-A |
3 - 2 |
0 - 2 |
2.37 |
55 |
Syracuse |
ACC-A |
3 - 1 |
1 - 0 |
1.99 |
56 |
Indiana |
BIG10-E |
4 - 1 |
0 - 1 |
1.58 |
57 |
Louisiana Tech |
CUSA-W |
3 - 2 |
1 - 1 |
1.32 |
58 |
Memphis |
AAC-W |
5 - 0 |
2 - 0 |
0.96 |
59 |
Appalachian St |
SUN |
3 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
0.66 |
60 |
Utah St |
MWC-M |
2 - 2 |
1 - 0 |
0.66 |
61 |
Miami FL |
ACC-C |
3 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
0.45 |
62 |
Illinois |
BIG10-W |
4 - 1 |
1 - 0 |
0.08 |
63 |
Vanderbilt |
SEC-E |
2 - 3 |
0 - 2 |
0.04 |
64 |
Temple |
AAC-E |
4 - 0 |
1 - 0 |
0 |
65 |
Cincinnati |
AAC-E |
3 - 2 |
0 - 2 |
-0.29 |
66 |
Iowa St |
BIG12 |
2 - 2 |
1 - 0 |
-0.54 |
67 |
Ga Southern |
SUN |
4 - 1 |
2 - 0 |
-0.61 |
68 |
N Illinois |
MAC-W |
2 - 3 |
0 - 1 |
-0.95 |
69 |
Oregon St |
PAC12-N |
2 - 2 |
0 - 1 |
-1 |
70 |
Arizona |
PAC12-S |
3 - 2 |
0 - 2 |
-1.59 |
71 |
Texas |
BIG12 |
1 - 4 |
0 - 2 |
-1.68 |
72 |
Minnesota |
BIG10-W |
3 - 2 |
0 - 1 |
-1.82 |
73 |
Marshall |
CUSA-E |
4 - 1 |
1 - 0 |
-2.08 |
74 |
Bowling Green |
MAC-E |
3 - 2 |
1 - 0 |
-2.25 |
75 |
C Michigan |
MAC-W |
2 - 3 |
1 - 0 |
-3.32 |
76 |
MTSU |
CUSA-E |
2 - 3 |
1 - 0 |
-3.63 |
77 |
Ball St |
MAC-W |
2 - 3 |
1 - 1 |
-3.64 |
78 |
Washington St |
PAC12-N |
2 - 2 |
0 - 1 |
-3.72 |
79 |
Wake Forest |
ACC-A |
2 - 3 |
0 - 2 |
-4.21 |
80 |
Air Force |
MWC-M |
2 - 2 |
1 - 0 |
-4.27 |
81 |
Tulsa |
AAC-W |
2 - 2 |
0 - 1 |
-4.27 |
82 |
Ohio |
MAC-E |
4 - 1 |
1 - 0 |
-4.85 |
83 |
Connecticut |
AAC-E |
2 - 3 |
0 - 1 |
-5.16 |
84 |
Virginia |
ACC-C |
1 - 3 |
0 - 0 |
-5.41 |
85 |
Army |
IND |
1 - 4 |
0 - 1 |
-7.07 |
86 |
Colorado |
PAC12-S |
3 - 2 |
0 - 1 |
-7.13 |
87 |
Maryland |
BIG10-E |
2 - 3 |
0 - 1 |
-7.21 |
88 |
Rutgers |
BIG10-E |
2 - 2 |
0 - 1 |
-7.4 |
89 |
Purdue |
BIG10-W |
1 - 4 |
0 - 1 |
-7.7 |
90 |
UCF |
AAC-E |
0 - 5 |
0 - 1 |
-8.72 |
91 |
Akron |
MAC-E |
2 - 3 |
0 - 1 |
-8.81 |
92 |
Colorado St |
MWC-M |
2 - 3 |
0 - 1 |
-8.85 |
93 |
W Michigan |
MAC-W |
1 - 3 |
0 - 0 |
-8.98 |
94 |
Buffalo |
MAC-E |
2 - 3 |
0 - 1 |
-9.33 |
95 |
Nevada |
MWC-W |
2 - 3 |
0 - 1 |
-9.36 |
96 |
Southern Miss |
CUSA-W |
3 - 2 |
1 - 0 |
-9.81 |
97 |
SMU |
AAC-W |
1 - 4 |
0 - 1 |
-9.96 |
98 |
Arkansas St |
SUN |
2 - 3 |
1 - 0 |
-10.11 |
99 |
South Florida |
AAC-E |
1 - 3 |
0 - 1 |
-10.4 |
100 |
San Diego St |
MWC-W |
2 - 3 |
1 - 0 |
-11.06 |
101 |
UNLV |
MWC-W |
2 - 3 |
1 - 0 |
-11.78 |
102 |
San Jose St |
MWC-W |
2 - 3 |
1 - 1 |
-11.85 |
103 |
ULM |
SUN |
1 - 3 |
0 - 1 |
-13.56 |
104 |
Tulane |
AAC-W |
2 - 2 |
1 - 0 |
-13.64 |
105 |
Massachusetts |
MAC-E |
1 - 3 |
0 - 0 |
-13.88 |
106 |
Kent |
MAC-E |
2 - 3 |
1 - 0 |
-14.29 |
107 |
ULL |
SUN |
1 - 3 |
0 - 0 |
-14.41 |
108 |
Florida Intl |
CUSA-E |
2 - 3 |
0 - 1 |
-14.41 |
109 |
UT San Antonio |
CUSA-W |
1 - 4 |
1 - 0 |
-14.67 |
110 |
Rice |
CUSA-W |
2 - 3 |
1 - 1 |
-15.39 |
111 |
Hawaii |
MWC-W |
2 - 3 |
0 - 1 |
-16.53 |
112 |
Kansas |
BIG12 |
0 - 4 |
0 - 1 |
-17.01 |
113 |
New Mexico |
MWC-M |
3 - 2 |
1 - 0 |
-17.1 |
114 |
South Alabama |
SUN |
3 - 2 |
1 - 0 |
-17.56 |
115 |
Fresno St |
MWC-W |
1 - 4 |
0 - 2 |
-17.92 |
116 |
E Michigan |
MAC-W |
1 - 4 |
0 - 1 |
-18.16 |
117 |
FL Atlantic |
CUSA-E |
1 - 3 |
1 - 0 |
-18.36 |
118 |
Troy |
SUN |
1 - 3 |
0 - 1 |
-18.55 |
119 |
Texas St |
SUN |
1 - 3 |
0 - 0 |
-20.09 |
120 |
Wyoming |
MWC-M |
0 - 5 |
0 - 1 |
-20.72 |
121 |
Old Dominion |
CUSA-E |
2 - 3 |
0 - 1 |
-21.18 |
122 |
Miami OH |
MAC-E |
1 - 4 |
0 - 1 |
-21.2 |
123 |
Idaho |
SUN |
1 - 4 |
0 - 2 |
-22.13 |
124 |
UTEP |
CUSA-W |
2 - 3 |
0 - 1 |
-22.58 |
125 |
North Texas |
CUSA-W |
0 - 4 |
0 - 2 |
-25.21 |
126 |
New Mexico St |
SUN |
0 - 4 |
0 - 1 |
-26.64 |
127 |
Georgia St |
SUN |
1 - 3 |
1 - 0 |
-27.13 |
128 |
Charlotte |
CUSA-E |
2 - 3 |
0 - 2 |
-32.68 |