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 2 (Through Games of 9/7/15)
Rank |
Team |
Conf |
Record |
Conf Record |
Rk Points |
1 |
Alabama |
SEC-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
26.71 |
2 |
Oregon |
PAC12-N |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
23.5 |
3 |
Ohio St |
BIG10-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
21.45 |
4 |
Florida St |
ACC-A |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
18.31 |
5 |
Georgia |
SEC-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
18.26 |
6 |
Auburn |
SEC-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
17.47 |
7 |
Texas A&M |
SEC-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
17.12 |
8 |
Baylor |
BIG12 |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
16.19 |
9 |
TCU |
BIG12 |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
15.45 |
10 |
Wisconsin |
BIG10-W |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
15.24 |
11 |
LSU |
SEC-W |
0 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
15.06 |
12 |
USC |
PAC12-S |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
14.47 |
13 |
Arkansas |
SEC-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
13.67 |
14 |
Michigan St |
BIG10-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
13.13 |
15 |
Missouri |
SEC-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
13.11 |
16 |
Oklahoma |
BIG12 |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
13.02 |
17 |
Kansas St |
BIG12 |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
13.02 |
18 |
Notre Dame |
IND |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
12.72 |
19 |
Mississippi St |
SEC-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
11.77 |
20 |
Georgia Tech |
ACC-C |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
11.75 |
21 |
Clemson |
ACC-A |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
11.69 |
22 |
UCLA |
PAC12-S |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
11.5 |
23 |
Stanford |
PAC12-N |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
11.32 |
24 |
South Carolina |
SEC-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
10.2 |
25 |
Mississippi |
SEC-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
10.07 |
26 |
Arizona St |
PAC12-S |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
9.57 |
27 |
Oklahoma St |
BIG12 |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
9.18 |
28 |
West Virginia |
BIG12 |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
8.75 |
29 |
Boise St |
MWC-M |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
8.67 |
30 |
Florida |
SEC-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
8.54 |
31 |
Louisville |
ACC-A |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
8.32 |
32 |
Nebraska |
BIG10-W |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
7.58 |
33 |
Arizona |
PAC12-S |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
7.2 |
34 |
Tennessee |
SEC-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
7.05 |
35 |
BYU |
IND |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
6.18 |
36 |
Washington |
PAC12-N |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
5.73 |
37 |
Miami FL |
ACC-C |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
5.46 |
38 |
Utah |
PAC12-S |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
5.21 |
39 |
Minnesota |
BIG10-W |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
5.18 |
40 |
Virginia Tech |
ACC-C |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
5.03 |
41 |
Iowa |
BIG10-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
4.9 |
42 |
Duke |
ACC-C |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
4.32 |
43 |
Northwestern |
BIG10-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
4.28 |
44 |
Marshall |
CUSA-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
4.15 |
45 |
Michigan |
BIG10-E |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
3.71 |
46 |
Pittsburgh |
ACC-C |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
3.58 |
47 |
Cincinnati |
AAC-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
3.51 |
48 |
North Carolina |
ACC-C |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
2.67 |
49 |
Texas Tech |
BIG12 |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
2.02 |
50 |
Oregon St |
PAC12-N |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
1.84 |
51 |
California |
PAC12-N |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
1.29 |
52 |
Houston |
AAC-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
1.14 |
53 |
Illinois |
BIG10-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
1.04 |
54 |
Boston College |
ACC-A |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
0.68 |
55 |
NC State |
ACC-A |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
0.51 |
56 |
Louisiana Tech |
CUSA-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
0.34 |
57 |
UCF |
AAC-E |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
0.05 |
58 |
Texas |
BIG12 |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-0.16 |
59 |
East Carolina |
AAC-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-0.77 |
60 |
Maryland |
BIG10-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-0.9 |
61 |
Washington St |
PAC12-N |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-1.07 |
62 |
Penn St |
BIG10-E |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-1.51 |
63 |
Utah St |
MWC-M |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-1.64 |
64 |
Rutgers |
BIG10-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-1.72 |
65 |
Kentucky |
SEC-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-1.74 |
66 |
N Illinois |
MAC-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-2.11 |
67 |
Navy |
AAC-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-2.48 |
68 |
Temple |
AAC-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-2.71 |
69 |
Vanderbilt |
SEC-E |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-3.46 |
70 |
Indiana |
BIG10-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-3.55 |
71 |
Nevada |
MWC-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-3.62 |
72 |
Virginia |
ACC-C |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-3.64 |
73 |
Colorado St |
MWC-M |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-3.77 |
74 |
Toledo |
MAC-W |
0 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-3.97 |
75 |
Rice |
CUSA-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-3.97 |
76 |
Memphis |
AAC-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-4.08 |
77 |
Syracuse |
ACC-A |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-4.14 |
78 |
Fresno St |
MWC-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-4.26 |
79 |
San Diego St |
MWC-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-4.73 |
80 |
Iowa St |
BIG12 |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-4.79 |
81 |
Purdue |
BIG10-W |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-5 |
82 |
W Kentucky |
CUSA-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-5.09 |
83 |
Air Force |
MWC-M |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-6.46 |
84 |
W Michigan |
MAC-W |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-7.8 |
85 |
ULL |
SUN |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-8.08 |
86 |
Wake Forest |
ACC-A |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-8.49 |
87 |
Colorado |
PAC12-S |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-8.57 |
88 |
Tulsa |
AAC-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-8.81 |
89 |
Appalachian St |
SUN |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-9.31 |
90 |
Hawaii |
MWC-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-9.59 |
91 |
UT San Antonio |
CUSA-W |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-9.6 |
92 |
MTSU |
CUSA-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-9.68 |
93 |
Bowling Green |
MAC-E |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-9.91 |
94 |
Arkansas St |
SUN |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-10.49 |
95 |
North Texas |
CUSA-W |
0 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-10.59 |
96 |
Ball St |
MAC-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-10.72 |
97 |
Kansas |
BIG12 |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-10.74 |
98 |
San Jose St |
MWC-W |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-11.28 |
99 |
Southern Miss |
CUSA-W |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-11.67 |
100 |
South Florida |
AAC-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-11.92 |
101 |
UTEP |
CUSA-W |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-12.05 |
102 |
C Michigan |
MAC-W |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-12.25 |
103 |
Connecticut |
AAC-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-12.55 |
104 |
SMU |
AAC-W |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-12.68 |
105 |
Wyoming |
MWC-M |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-13.07 |
106 |
ULM |
SUN |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-13.25 |
107 |
Old Dominion |
CUSA-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-13.77 |
108 |
Ohio |
MAC-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-13.84 |
109 |
Florida Intl |
CUSA-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-13.91 |
110 |
New Mexico |
MWC-M |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-14.12 |
111 |
Buffalo |
MAC-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-14.39 |
112 |
FL Atlantic |
CUSA-E |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-14.47 |
113 |
UNLV |
MWC-W |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-14.65 |
114 |
Army |
IND |
0 - 1 |
0 - 1 |
-15.45 |
115 |
South Alabama |
SUN |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-15.46 |
116 |
Ga Southern |
SUN |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-15.66 |
117 |
Tulane |
AAC-W |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-16.47 |
118 |
Troy |
SUN |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-16.62 |
119 |
Texas St |
SUN |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-19.33 |
120 |
Miami OH |
MAC-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-20.03 |
121 |
Massachusetts |
MAC-E |
0 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-20.42 |
122 |
Kent |
MAC-E |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-20.65 |
123 |
Akron |
MAC-E |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-21.73 |
124 |
Idaho |
SUN |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-24.31 |
125 |
New Mexico St |
SUN |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-25.15 |
126 |
E Michigan |
MAC-W |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-25.27 |
127 |
Georgia St |
SUN |
0 - 1 |
0 - 0 |
-27.6 |
128 |
Charlotte |
CUSA-E |
1 - 0 |
0 - 0 |
-29.94 |