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.
2023 Postseason
2022 Postseason
2021 Postseason
2020 Postseason
2019 Postseason
2018 Postseason
2017 Postseason
2016 Postseason
2015 Postseason
2014 Postseason
2013 Postseason
2012 Postseason
2011 Postseason
2010 Postseason
2009 Postseason
2008 Postseason
2007 Postseason
2006 Postseason
2005 Postseason

Archived Rankings by Week (2015-2019)

SYSTEM RANKINGS

2019 Preseason

Rank Team Conf Record Conf Record Rk Points
1 Alabama SEC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 28.53
2 Clemson ACC-A 0 - 0 0 - 0 25.72
3 Oklahoma BIG12 0 - 0 0 - 0 21.65
4 Ohio St BIG10-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 21.09
5 Georgia SEC-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 19.58
6 Auburn SEC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 16.26
7 LSU SEC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 14.27
8 Mississippi St SEC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 13.92
9 Texas A&M SEC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 13.8
10 Penn St BIG10-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 13.33
11 Notre Dame IND 0 - 0 0 - 0 13.04
12 Michigan BIG10-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 12.52
13 Oklahoma St BIG12 0 - 0 0 - 0 11.78
14 Iowa BIG10-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 11.57
15 Missouri SEC-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 11.25
16 West Virginia BIG12 0 - 0 0 - 0 10.81
17 Wisconsin BIG10-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 10.79
18 Florida SEC-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 10.55
19 Washington PAC12-N 0 - 0 0 - 0 10.08
20 Stanford PAC12-N 0 - 0 0 - 0 8.74
21 NC State ACC-A 0 - 0 0 - 0 7.74
22 Texas BIG12 0 - 0 0 - 0 7.51
23 Washington St PAC12-N 0 - 0 0 - 0 7.49
24 Oregon PAC12-N 0 - 0 0 - 0 6.91
25 TCU BIG12 0 - 0 0 - 0 6.83
26 Mississippi SEC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 6.78
27 Boise St MWC-M 0 - 0 0 - 0 6.71
28 UCF AAC-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 6.44
29 Kentucky SEC-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 6
30 Georgia Tech ACC-C 0 - 0 0 - 0 5.98
31 Northwestern BIG10-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 5.9
32 Utah PAC12-S 0 - 0 0 - 0 5.71
33 South Carolina SEC-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 5.65
34 USC PAC12-S 0 - 0 0 - 0 5.47
35 Memphis AAC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 5.27
36 Texas Tech BIG12 0 - 0 0 - 0 5.02
37 Michigan St BIG10-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 4.92
38 Miami FL ACC-C 0 - 0 0 - 0 4.91
39 Pittsburgh ACC-C 0 - 0 0 - 0 4.87
40 Iowa St BIG12 0 - 0 0 - 0 4.84
41 Kansas St BIG12 0 - 0 0 - 0 4.71
42 Syracuse ACC-A 0 - 0 0 - 0 4.55
43 Florida St ACC-A 0 - 0 0 - 0 4.54
44 Baylor BIG12 0 - 0 0 - 0 4.04
45 Nebraska BIG10-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 3.96
46 Arizona St PAC12-S 0 - 0 0 - 0 3.48
47 Minnesota BIG10-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 3.31
48 Virginia Tech ACC-C 0 - 0 0 - 0 3.23
49 Utah St MWC-M 0 - 0 0 - 0 3.03
50 Tennessee SEC-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 2.72
51 Duke ACC-C 0 - 0 0 - 0 2.61
52 Boston College ACC-A 0 - 0 0 - 0 2.59
53 Wake Forest ACC-A 0 - 0 0 - 0 2.55
54 Appalachian St SUN 0 - 0 0 - 0 2.24
55 Purdue BIG10-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 2.2
56 Vanderbilt SEC-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 2.12
57 Indiana BIG10-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 1.67
58 Arkansas SEC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 1.58
59 UCLA PAC12-S 0 - 0 0 - 0 0.77
60 Arizona PAC12-S 0 - 0 0 - 0 0.76
61 Virginia ACC-C 0 - 0 0 - 0 0.57
62 Ohio MAC-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 0.3
63 Louisville ACC-A 0 - 0 0 - 0 0.09
64 Army IND 0 - 0 0 - 0 -0.23
65 California PAC12-N 0 - 0 0 - 0 -0.45
66 Fresno St MWC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -0.5
67 North Carolina ACC-C 0 - 0 0 - 0 -0.65
68 Temple AAC-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 -0.74
69 Toledo MAC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -0.78
70 Houston AAC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -0.88
71 Maryland BIG10-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 -0.97
72 BYU IND 0 - 0 0 - 0 -2.03
73 Air Force MWC-M 0 - 0 0 - 0 -2.93
74 Cincinnati AAC-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 -3.74
75 Navy AAC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -3.95
76 Arkansas St SUN 0 - 0 0 - 0 -3.98
77 San Diego St MWC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -4.11
78 UAB CUSA-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -4.39
79 Colorado PAC12-S 0 - 0 0 - 0 -4.51
80 Troy SUN 0 - 0 0 - 0 -4.76
81 Louisiana Tech CUSA-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -5.04
82 Marshall CUSA-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 -5.09
83 MTSU CUSA-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 -5.1
84 FL Atlantic CUSA-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 -5.28
85 South Florida AAC-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 -6.04
86 W Michigan MAC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -6.06
87 Nevada MWC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -6.33
88 Wyoming MWC-M 0 - 0 0 - 0 -6.35
89 Colorado St MWC-M 0 - 0 0 - 0 -6.43
90 Ga Southern SUN 0 - 0 0 - 0 -6.48
91 N Illinois MAC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -6.6
92 Buffalo MAC-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 -7.37
93 Illinois BIG10-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -7.76
94 Southern Miss CUSA-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -8.28
95 WKU CUSA-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 -8.61
96 Florida Intl CUSA-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 -8.85
97 Kansas BIG12 0 - 0 0 - 0 -8.92
98 Miami OH MAC-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 -8.95
99 North Texas CUSA-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -10.06
100 SMU AAC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -10.22
101 Rutgers BIG10-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 -10.33
102 Tulane AAC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -10.66
103 Oregon St PAC12-N 0 - 0 0 - 0 -10.91
104 ULL SUN 0 - 0 0 - 0 -10.99
105 Tulsa AAC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -11.1
106 E Michigan MAC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -11.42
107 ULM SUN 0 - 0 0 - 0 -12.44
108 Massachusetts IND 0 - 0 0 - 0 -12.45
109 UNLV MWC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -12.5
110 New Mexico MWC-M 0 - 0 0 - 0 -13.35
111 Bowling Green MAC-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 -13.85
112 Hawaii MWC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -13.97
113 Liberty IND 0 - 0 0 - 0 -14.01
114 East Carolina AAC-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 -14.23
115 C Michigan MAC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -15.48
116 Old Dominion CUSA-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 -15.91
117 Akron MAC-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 -16.02
118 Coastal Car SUN 0 - 0 0 - 0 -16.15
119 Georgia St SUN 0 - 0 0 - 0 -16.33
120 San Jose St MWC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -16.43
121 New Mexico St IND 0 - 0 0 - 0 -18.34
122 Charlotte CUSA-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 -18.37
123 South Alabama SUN 0 - 0 0 - 0 -18.39
124 Ball St MAC-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -19.35
125 UT San Antonio CUSA-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -19.39
126 Rice CUSA-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -20.73
127 Texas St SUN 0 - 0 0 - 0 -20.74
128 Kent MAC-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 -20.82
129 Connecticut AAC-E 0 - 0 0 - 0 -21.59
130 UTEP CUSA-W 0 - 0 0 - 0 -22.79