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 14 (11/26/2017)

Rank Team Conf Record Conf Record Rk Points
1 Auburn SEC-W 10 - 2 7 - 1 26.12
2 Penn St BIG10-E 10 - 2 7 - 2 24.94
3 Alabama SEC-W 11 - 1 7 - 1 24.65
4 Ohio St BIG10-E 10 - 2 8 - 1 23.92
5 Georgia SEC-E 11 - 1 7 - 1 23.83
6 Wisconsin BIG10-W 12 - 0 9 - 0 22.82
7 Clemson ACC-A 11 - 1 7 - 1 22.38
8 Oklahoma BIG12 11 - 1 8 - 1 19.67
9 Washington PAC12-N 10 - 2 7 - 2 18.43
10 Notre Dame IND 9 - 3 0 - 0 16.43
11 UCF AAC-E 11 - 0 8 - 0 16.35
12 TCU BIG12 10 - 2 7 - 2 16.35
13 Miami FL ACC-C 10 - 1 7 - 1 16.1
14 Iowa BIG10-W 7 - 5 4 - 5 15.13
15 Northwestern BIG10-W 9 - 3 7 - 2 15.08
16 Virginia Tech ACC-C 9 - 3 5 - 3 14.51
17 Oklahoma St BIG12 9 - 3 6 - 3 14.1
18 Memphis AAC-W 10 - 1 7 - 1 13.89
19 Stanford PAC12-N 9 - 3 7 - 2 13.77
20 Louisville ACC-A 8 - 4 4 - 4 13.18
21 LSU SEC-W 9 - 3 6 - 2 12.68
22 Boston College ACC-A 7 - 5 4 - 4 12.42
23 Mississippi St SEC-W 8 - 4 4 - 4 11.99
24 Michigan BIG10-E 8 - 4 5 - 4 11.52
25 Iowa St BIG12 7 - 5 5 - 4 10.87
26 NC State ACC-A 8 - 4 6 - 2 10.79
27 USC PAC12-S 10 - 2 8 - 1 10.35
28 Michigan St BIG10-E 9 - 3 7 - 2 9.64
29 Wake Forest ACC-A 7 - 5 4 - 4 9.53
30 Purdue BIG10-W 6 - 6 4 - 5 9.15
31 Missouri SEC-E 7 - 5 4 - 4 8.79
32 Texas BIG12 6 - 6 5 - 4 8.17
33 Washington St PAC12-N 9 - 3 6 - 3 6.67
34 Oregon PAC12-N 7 - 5 4 - 5 6.6
35 Georgia Tech ACC-C 5 - 6 4 - 4 6.53
36 South Florida AAC-E 9 - 2 6 - 2 6.44
37 Florida St ACC-A 5 - 6 3 - 5 6.39
38 Utah PAC12-S 6 - 6 3 - 6 5.96
39 Duke ACC-C 6 - 6 3 - 5 5.49
40 FL Atlantic CUSA-E 9 - 3 8 - 0 5.47
41 Texas A&M SEC-W 7 - 5 4 - 4 5.4
42 Kansas St BIG12 7 - 5 5 - 4 5.32
43 Toledo MAC-W 10 - 2 7 - 1 5.28
44 Boise St MWC-M 8 - 4 6 - 2 4.8
45 South Carolina SEC-E 8 - 4 5 - 3 4.74
46 West Virginia BIG12 7 - 5 5 - 4 4.71
47 Pittsburgh ACC-C 5 - 7 3 - 5 4.45
48 Indiana BIG10-E 5 - 7 2 - 7 4.42
49 Arizona St PAC12-S 7 - 5 6 - 3 4.3
50 San Diego St MWC-W 10 - 2 6 - 2 3.29
51 Texas Tech BIG12 6 - 6 3 - 6 3.22
52 Houston AAC-W 7 - 4 5 - 3 2.77
53 Arizona PAC12-S 7 - 5 5 - 4 2.22
54 UCLA PAC12-S 6 - 6 4 - 5 1.97
55 Fresno St MWC-W 9 - 3 7 - 1 1.79
56 Ohio MAC-E 8 - 4 5 - 3 1.75
57 Navy AAC-W 6 - 5 4 - 4 1.56
58 Mississippi SEC-W 6 - 6 3 - 5 1.31
59 Virginia ACC-C 6 - 6 3 - 5 1.26
60 California PAC12-N 5 - 7 2 - 7 1.15
61 Troy SUN 9 - 2 6 - 1 1.1
62 SMU AAC-W 7 - 5 4 - 4 0.54
63 Minnesota BIG10-W 5 - 7 2 - 7 0.2
64 N Illinois MAC-W 8 - 4 6 - 2 0
65 Army IND 8 - 3 1 - 0 -0.04
66 Florida SEC-E 4 - 7 3 - 5 -0.81
67 Kentucky SEC-E 7 - 5 4 - 4 -0.83
68 Syracuse ACC-A 4 - 8 2 - 6 -1.21
69 Arkansas St SUN 7 - 3 6 - 1 -1.6
70 Nebraska BIG10-W 4 - 8 3 - 6 -2.04
71 C Michigan MAC-W 8 - 4 6 - 2 -2.11
72 Temple AAC-E 6 - 6 4 - 4 -2.11
73 Arkansas SEC-W 4 - 8 1 - 7 -2.9
74 Colorado St MWC-M 8 - 4 6 - 2 -3.15
75 North Carolina ACC-C 3 - 9 1 - 7 -3.54
76 Appalachian St SUN 7 - 4 6 - 1 -3.8
77 Tulane AAC-W 5 - 7 3 - 5 -4.14
78 Colorado PAC12-S 5 - 7 2 - 7 -4.23
79 Utah St MWC-M 6 - 6 4 - 4 -4.41
80 Wyoming MWC-M 7 - 5 5 - 3 -4.66
81 W Michigan MAC-W 6 - 6 4 - 4 -5.02
82 Marshall CUSA-E 7 - 5 4 - 4 -5.16
83 E Michigan MAC-W 5 - 7 3 - 5 -5.22
84 Buffalo MAC-E 6 - 6 4 - 4 -5.54
85 Massachusetts IND 4 - 7 2 - 0 -5.67
86 Baylor BIG12 1 - 11 1 - 8 -5.8
87 North Texas CUSA-W 9 - 3 7 - 1 -6.21
88 Maryland BIG10-E 4 - 8 2 - 7 -6.26
89 Vanderbilt SEC-E 5 - 7 1 - 7 -6.92
90 Tennessee SEC-E 4 - 8 0 - 8 -7.85
91 Akron MAC-E 7 - 5 6 - 2 -8
92 Louisiana Tech CUSA-W 6 - 6 4 - 4 -8.48
93 Tulsa AAC-W 2 - 10 1 - 7 -8.53
94 Nevada MWC-W 3 - 9 3 - 5 -8.54
95 Southern Miss CUSA-W 8 - 4 6 - 2 -8.71
96 Air Force MWC-M 5 - 7 4 - 4 -8.76
97 Miami OH MAC-E 5 - 7 4 - 4 -8.84
98 Rutgers BIG10-E 4 - 8 3 - 6 -9.07
99 MTSU CUSA-E 6 - 6 4 - 4 -9.48
100 Illinois BIG10-W 2 - 10 0 - 9 -9.89
101 BYU IND 4 - 9 1 - 1 -10.67
102 UAB CUSA-W 8 - 4 6 - 2 -10.86
103 Florida Intl CUSA-E 7 - 4 5 - 3 -10.9
104 UT San Antonio CUSA-W 6 - 5 3 - 5 -11.21
105 UNLV MWC-W 5 - 7 4 - 4 -11.26
106 Connecticut AAC-E 3 - 9 2 - 6 -11.36
107 ULM SUN 4 - 7 4 - 4 -11.68
108 Georgia St SUN 6 - 4 5 - 2 -12.88
109 Ga Southern SUN 2 - 9 2 - 5 -13.04
110 Cincinnati AAC-E 4 - 8 2 - 6 -13.15
111 New Mexico St SUN 5 - 6 3 - 4 -13.25
112 Bowling Green MAC-E 2 - 10 2 - 6 -13.43
113 East Carolina AAC-E 3 - 9 2 - 6 -13.74
114 WKU CUSA-E 6 - 6 4 - 4 -15.5
115 Oregon St PAC12-N 1 - 11 0 - 9 -15.59
116 Idaho SUN 3 - 8 2 - 5 -16.41
117 South Alabama SUN 4 - 7 3 - 4 -17.41
118 ULL SUN 5 - 6 4 - 3 -17.72
119 Coastal Car SUN 2 - 9 1 - 6 -17.8
120 New Mexico MWC-M 3 - 9 1 - 7 -17.85
121 Kansas BIG12 1 - 11 0 - 9 -18.27
122 Old Dominion CUSA-E 5 - 7 3 - 5 -19.4
123 Hawaii MWC-W 3 - 9 1 - 7 -19.87
124 Kent MAC-E 2 - 10 1 - 7 -23.19
125 Texas St SUN 2 - 10 1 - 7 -23.67
126 Rice CUSA-W 1 - 11 1 - 7 -23.86
127 Charlotte CUSA-E 1 - 11 1 - 7 -25.04
128 San Jose St MWC-W 2 - 11 1 - 7 -27.65
129 UTEP CUSA-W 0 - 12 0 - 8 -29.16
130 Ball St MAC-W 2 - 10 0 - 8 -30.01