I Created a CFB Ranking System

[LouderVol]

The Rest of the SEC:

30. Tennessee (4-1) - 146.3073 (12/12)
34. Auburn (3-2) - 141.4127
46. Mississippi St (4-2) - 127.3000
50. Florida (2-3) - 123.7720
53. South Carolina (3-2) - 122.1173
60. Texas (3-2) - 118.5440
70. Arkansas (2-3) - 113.4707
77. Kentucky (2-3) - 109.0880

I am impressed at this point no one is in the bottom 10. seems like most weeks in the past years someone was down there.

 

[bamawriter]

I am impressed at this point no one is in the bottom 10. seems like most weeks in the past years someone was down there.

Not only is the lowest ranked team at #77, the SEC is the only conference that doesn't have at least 1 team ranked 100 or worse.

 

[bamawriter]

WEEK 7 2025 RANKINGS (with AP/Coaches)

1. Indiana (6-0) - 197.9219 (3/3)
2. Ohio St (6-0) - 188.4697 (1/1)
3. Miami (5-0) - 177.0333 (2/2)
4. Texas Tech (6-0) - 176.3798 (7/8)
5. Alabama (5-1) - 175.9994 (6/6)
6. Texas A&M (6-0) - 175.2083 (4/4)
7. Ole Miss (6-0) - 167.2622 (5/5)
8. Georgia (5-1) - 161.1928 (9/7)
9. BYU (6-0) - 161.0440 (15/14)
10. Louisville (4-1) - 159.3727 (UR/UR)
11. Notre Dame (4-2) - 158.5910 (13/15)
12. Utah (5-1) - 156.8283 (23/22)
13. Georgia Tech (6-0) - 156.8199 (12/12)
14. Nebraska (5-1) - 154.7884 (25/UR)
15. Illinois (5-2) - 154.4077 (UR/25)
16. Washington (5-1) - 153.8628 (UR/UR)
17. Memphis (6-0) - 153.5350 (22/20)
18. USF (5-1) - 153.3544 (19/23)
19. USC (5-1) - 153.1247 (20/21)
20. Cincinnati (5-1)- 152.3054 (24/24)
21. LSU (5-1) - 152.1311 (10/10)
22. Michigan (4-2) - 150.8811 (UR/UR)
23. Oklahoma (5-1) - 150.0822 (14/13)
24. Oregon (5-1) - 149.4840 (8/9)
25. Virginia (5-1)- 148.2538 (18/19)

 

[bamawriter]

The Rest of the SEC:

27. Vanderbilt (5-1) - 145.3975 (17/18)
28. Tennessee (5-1) - 144.3044 (11/11)
29. Missouri (5-1) - 140.4391 (16/16)
37. Texas (4-2) - 132.0044 (21/17)
46. Auburn (3-3) - 126.1622
50. Mississippi St (4-2) - 123.7944
56. Florida (2-4) - 121.8578
70. Arkansas (2-4) - 112.0050
71. South Carolina (3-3) - 111.8387
77. Kentucky (2-3) - 106.5642

 

[bamawriter]

The Bottom 10:

127. Nevada (1-5) -63.0903
128. Akron (2-5) - 60.0610
129. Oklahoma St (1-5) - 57.6600
130. Sam Houston (0-6) - 55.5469
131. UTEP (1-5) - 55.5256
132. Boston College (1-5) - 53.1189
133. EMU (2-5) - 52.3229
134. Charlotte (1-5) - 50.7602
135. MTSU (1-5) - 39.9056
136. UMass (0-6) - 27.6623

Current Champions of Life (Lineal Title): Indiana

 

[bamawriter]

WEEK 8 2025 RANKINGS (with AP/Coaches):

1. Indiana (7-0) - 191.2485 (2/2)
2. Ohio St (7-0) - 184.4153 (1/1)
3. Alabama (6-1) - 175.0963 (4/4)
4. Texas A&M (7-0) - 167.8398 (3/3)
5. Louisville (5-1) - 166.9449 (19/22)
6. BYU (7-0) - 165.4022 (11/10)
7. Georgia (6-1) - 164.0931 (5/5)
8. Miami (5-1) - 163.4291 (9/9)
9. Texas Tech (6-1) - 160.8109 (14/15)
10. Notre Dame (5-2) - 160.1771 (12/13)
11. Georgia Tech (7-0) - 159.8548 (7/7)
12. Oregon (6-1) - 157.6136 (6/6)
13. USF (6-1) - 155.2222 (18/20)
14. Michigan (5-2) - 155.0122 (25/24)
15. Oklahoma (6-1) - 152.8422 (13/11)
16. Ole Miss (6-1) - 151.9194 (8/8)
17. Vanderbilt (6-1) - 150.9329 (10/12)
18. Illinois (5-2) - 149.2818 (23/23)
19. Utah (5-2) - 148.9578 (UR/UR)
20. Virginia (6-1) - 148.3846 (16/16)
21. Cincinnati (6-1) - 146.1767 (21/21)
22. North Texas (6-1) - 144.0347 (UR/UR)
23. Tulane (6-1) - 143.8108 (UR/UR)
24. Navy (6-0) - 142.5757 (UR/UR)
25. Boise St (5-2) - 142.5614 (UR/UR)

 

[bamawriter]

The Rest of the SEC:

28. Missouri (6-1) - 141.0129 (15/14)
29. LSU (5-2) - 140.7788 (20/19)
33. Texas (5-2) - 135.6816 (22/18)
35. Tennessee (5-2) - 134.3308 (17/17)
49. Florida (3-4) - 124.2797
53. Auburn (3-4) - 122.5502
69. Mississippi St (4-3) - 109.9861
75. Arkansas (2-5) - 105.7512
81. South Carolina (3-4) - 104.4233
88. Kentucky (2-4) - 98.9869

 

[bamawriter]

The Bottom 10:

127. Northern Illinois (1-6) - 59.2678
128. Nevada (1-6) - 58.9610
129. Akron (2-6) - 57.0888
130. Oklahoma St (1-6) - 56.2052
131. Boston College (1-6) - 55.3665
132. EMU (2-6) - 51.2388
133. Charlotte (1-6) - 44.5151
134. Sam Houston (0-7) - 44.0579
135. MTSU (1-5) - 39.4730
136. UMass (0-7) - 31.8841

Current Champions of Life (Lineal Title): Indiana

 

[#1fulmerite]

OP, I see Notre Dame is ranked high here. Is that based mostly on the poles?

 

[bamawriter]

OP, I see Notre Dame is ranked high here. Is that based mostly on the poles?

Polls have nothing to do with it. ND has played a pretty good schedule and has absolutely destroyed some folks. I wouldn't have them this high if I had a votr, but the math is what the math is.

 

[bamawriter]

WEEK 9 2025 RANKINGS (with AP/Coaches):

1. Indiana (8-0) - 189.3963 (2/2)
2. Ohio St (7-0) - 182.0429 (1/1)
3. Texas A&M (8-0) - 169.3707 (3/3)
4. Alabama (7-1) - 169.0207 (4/4)
5. BYU (8-0) - 165.8729 (t10/10)
6. Georgia (6-1) - 165.2130 (5/5)
7. Miami (6-1) - 161.5233 (t10/9)
8. Louisville (6-1) - 160.4077 (16/17)
9. Georgia Tech (8-0) - 160.2198 (8/7)
10. Notre Dame (5-2) - 159.2170 (12/12)
11. Texas Tech (7-1) - 156.4200 (13/13)
12. Ole Miss (7-1) - 155.9949 (7/8)
13. Michigan (6-2) - 154.1757 (21/21)
14. Vanderbilt (7-1) - 154.1463 (9/11)
15. Oregon (7-1) - 153.0722 (6/6)
16. Utah (6-2) - 151.3700 (24/24)
17. USF (6-2) - 149.6888 (UR/UR)
18. Oklahoma (6-2) - 147.9394 (18/18)
19. Cincinnati (7-1) - 145.4573 (17/16)
20. Virginia (7-1) - 144.8604 (15/15)
21. Washington (6-2) - 144.0094 (UR/UR)
22. Tulane (6-1) - 143.9460 (UR/UR)
23. Navy (7-0) - 143.5819 (UR/23)
24. Nebraska (6-2) - 142.9821 (UR/UR)
25. North Texas (7-1) - 142.6839 (UR/UR)

 

[bamawriter]

The Rest of the SEC:

33. Texas (6/2) - 136.9993 (20/19)
34. Missouri (6-2) - 134.7125 (19/20)
37. Tennessee (6-2) - 133.1035 (14/14)
39. LSU (5-3) - 131.7263
52. Auburn (4-4) - 121.1052
54. Florida (3-4) - 120.4498
67. Mississippi St (4-4) - 109.0984
84. Arkansas (2-6) - 100.0738
88. South Carolina (3-5) - 98.1638
102. Kentucky (2-5) - 91.4527

 

[bamawriter]

The Bottom 10:

127. UTEP (2-5) - 59.9206
128. Nevada (1-7) - 59.4231
129. Oklahoma St (1-7) - 57.5918
130. Georgia St (1-7) - 55.3094
131. Boston College (1-7) - 55.1072
132. EMU (2-7) - 52.5060
133. Charlotte (1-7) - 45.9043
134. Sam Houston (0-7) - 43.7390
135. MTSU (1-6) - 43.6430
136. UMass (0-8) - 31.7544

Current Champions of Life (Lineal Title): Indiana

 

[bamawriter]

A little commentary:

The MAC is wild this year. Aside from having the worst team (UMass) and another in the Bottom 5 (EMU), the MAC had four teams that literally just avoided the Bottom 10:

123. Akron
124. Northern Illinois
125. Kent St
126. Ball St

Bowling Green is at 105 and Buffalo comes in at 111. That's 8 out of 13 members ranked 105th or worse.

The highest ranked MAC member is Ohio at 76. If you're doing the math, that means there isn't a single MAC team in top half of the rankings.

The reason they rank so poorly is that every team has brought down the SOS of their conference opponents. The MAC played 39 out of conference games against FBS opponents and only won 5. And to make matters worse, UMass and EMU lost to FCS schools. It's just brutal all the way around.

 

[Ned Ray McWorkher]

Where do you have 8-1 (5-0) Virginia right now?

 

[bamawriter]

WEEK 10 2025 RANKINGS (with CFP/AP/Coaches):

1. Indiana (9-0) - 192.4285 (2/2/2)
2. Ohio St (8-0) - 181.9292 (1/1/1)
3. Texas A&M (8-0) - 169.5242 (3/3/3)
4. BYU (8-0) - 167.0607 (7/8/8/)
5. Alabama (7-1) - 166.0423 (4/4/4)
6. Georgia (7-1) - 160.6152 (5/5/5)
7. Texas Tech (8-1) - 159.7698 (8/9/9)
8. Utah (7-2) - 159.1239 (13/17/19)
9. Louisville (7-1) - 156.4408 (15/14/15)
10. Ole Miss (8-1) - 153.8446 (6/7/7)
11. Oregon (7-1) - 152.4849 (9/6/6)
12. Notre Dame (6-2) - 151.6622 (10/10/10)
13. North Texas (8-1) - 151.5348 (UR/UR/UR)
14. Miami (6-2) - 151.0084 (18/18/18)
15. Virginia (8-1) - 150.7303 (14/12/11)
16. Oklahoma (7-2) - 149.9035 (12/11/12)
17. Michigan (7-2) - 149.0301 (21/21/20)
18. USC (6-2) - 147.1238 (19/20/21)
19. USF (6-2) - 146.0385 (UR/UR/UR)
20. James Madison (7-1) - 145.9601 (UR/UR/UR)
21. Vanderbilt (7-2) - 145.9331 (16/15/16)
22. Texas (7-2) - 145.0475 (11/13/13)
23. Georgia Tech (8-1) - 142.6751 (17/16/14)
24. Illinois (6-3) - 142.3995 (UR/UR/UR)
25. Washington (6-2) - 141.3861 (23/24/UR)

 

[bamawriter]

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF AS OF TODAY:

1st Round:

Tuscaloosa, AL: 5 seed - #5 Alabama vs 12 seed - #13 North Texas (Group of 5 Champ)
Athens, GA: 6 seed - #6 Georgia vs 11 seed - #11 Oregon
Lubbock, TX: 7 seed - #7 Texas Tech vs. 10 seed - #10 Ole Miss
Salt Lake City, UT: 8 seed - #8 Utah vs 9 seed - #9 Louisville (ACC Champ)

Quarterfinals:

Rose Bowl: 1 seed - #1 Indiana (Big 10 Champ)
Cotton Bowl: 2 seed - #2 Ohio St (At-Large)
Sugar Bowl: 3 seed - #3 Texas A&M (SEC Champ)
Orange Bowl: 4 seed - #4 BYU (Big XII Champ)

 

[bamawriter]

The Rest of the SEC:

33. Missouri (6-2) - 133.7785 (22/19/17)
38. LSU (5-3) - 129.3486
42. Tennessee (6-3) - 127.8101 (25/23/22)
53. Florida (3-5) - 116.3390
62. Auburn (4-5) - 110.5311
65. Mississippi St (5-4) - 109.6999
89. Kentucky (3-5) - 98.2332
91. South Carolina (3-6) - 96.5280
93. Arkansas (2-7) - 95.1140

 

[bamawriter]

The Bottom 10:

127. UTEP (2-6) - 62.7794
128. Nevada (1-7) - 58.5499
129. Boston College (1-8) - 55.4599
130. Oklahoma St (1-8) - 55.2917
131. Georgia St (1-7) - 54.3649
132. EMU (2-7) - 53.8920
133. Charlotte (1-7) - 46.0251
134. MTSU (1-7) - 44.6813
135. Sam Houston (0-8) - 39.7000
136. UMass (0-8) - 31.1259

Current Champions of Life (Lineal Title): Indiana

 

[bamawriter]

WEEK 11 2025 RANKINGS (with CFP/AP/Coaches):

1. Indiana (10-0) - 185.8242 (2/2/2)
2. Ohio St (9-0) - 177.2948 (1/1/1)
3. Texas A&M (9-0) - 170.7157 (3/3/3)
4. Alabama (8-1) - 165.4383 (4/4/4)
5. Texas Tech (9-1) - 165.3744 (6/8/8)
6. Georgia (8-1) - 162.3194 (5/5/5)
7. BYU (8-1) - 161.1253 (12/12/t12)
8. Notre Dame (7-2) - 159.3859 (9/9/9)
9. Utah (7-2) - 157.5112 (13/15/15)
10. Oregon (8-1) - 156.0444 (8/7/6)
11. Ole Miss (9-1) - 152.2932 (7/6/7)
12. USC (7-2) - 151.5484 (17/17/18)
13. North Texas (8-1) - 149.7385 (UR/UR/UR)
14. Michigan (7-2) - 149.1853 (18/18/17)
15. Oklahoma (7-2) - 148.9217 (11/11/t10)
16. Miami (7-2) - 148.8170 (15/16/16)
17. USF (7-2) - 148.3642 (24/25/UR)
18. James Madison (8-1) - 146.6251 (UR/24/25)
19. Texas (7-2) - 145.2237 (10/10/t10)
20. Vanderbilt (8-2) - 144.9013 (14/13/t14)
21. Louisville (7-2) - 143.5068 (20/19/21)
22. Georgia Tech (8-1) - 141.7378 (16/14/t12)
23. Virginia (8-1) - 141.2843 (19/20/19)
24. Illinois (6-3) - 140.6995 (UR/UR/UR)
25. Tulane (7-2) - 138.8516 (UR/UR/UR)

 

[bamawriter]

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF AS OF TODAY:

I had to rethink how I typically do this, given how bad the ACC sucks. The highest ranked ACC team is Miami at 16. However, if the season ended today, they would not be in the ACCCG, and they wouldn't qualify for an at-large bid. So, I've picked the highest ranked ACC team that currently controls their own destiny.

1st Round:

Lubbock, TX: 5 seed - #5 Texas Tech vs 12 seed - #22 Georgia Tech (ACC Champ)
Athens, GA: 6 seed - #6 Georgia vs 11 seed - #13 North Texas (Group of 5 Champ)
Provo, UT: 7 seed - #7 BYU vs. 10 seed - #10 Oregon
South Bend, IN: 8 seed - #8 Notre Dame vs 9 seed - #9 Utah

Quarterfinals:

Rose Bowl: 1 seed - #1 Indiana (Big 10 Champ)
Cotton Bowl: 2 seed - #2 Ohio St (At-Large)
Sugar Bowl: 3 seed - #3 Texas A&M (SEC Champ)
Orange Bowl: 4 seed - #4 Alabama (At-Large)

 

[bamawriter]

The Rest of the SEC:

36. Missouri (6-3) - 128.3753
40. Tennessee (6-3) - 127.4277 (23/21/20)
44. LSU (5-4) - 125.4262
62. Auburn (4-6) - 109.6470
71. Kentucky (4-5) - 107.2463
75. Mississippi St (5-5) - 105.1697
77. Florida (3-6) - 104.3249
89. South Carolina (3-6) - 95.9786
96. Arkansas (2-7) - 92.7433

 

[bamawriter]

The Bottom 10:

127. Northern Illinois (2-7) - 62.6621
128. EMU (3-7) - 61.5954
129. Boston College (1-9) - 54.9830
130. Oklahoma St (1-8) - 54.6133
131. Georgia St (1-8) - 53.7686
132. Nevada (1-8) - 51.8165
133. Charlotte (1-8) - 48.8020
134. Sam Houston (1-8) - 480.0249
135. MTSU (1-8) - 42.8793
136. UMass (0-9) - 24.1731

Current Champions of Life (Lineal Title): Indiana

 

[VOLtaism]

How many teams are actually competitive in the race for a champion with the discrepancy of funding and schedule? The distance between the top teams and bottom teams is too wide. There is only 1 way to make all the teams equally competitive. Create a new super conference/DIV1A based on athletic department budget 28 to 32 teams. Create divisions within by region where all teams in division play each other and a playoff system similar to the pros. This is where it's headed as the top teams get stronger and the bottom teams get weaker, just a matter of time.

 

[LouderVol]

How many teams are actually competitive in the race for a champion with the discrepancy of funding and schedule? The distance between the top teams and bottom teams is too wide. There is only 1 way to make all the teams equally competitive. Create a new super conference/DIV1A based on athletic department budget 28 to 32 teams. Create divisions within by region where all teams in division play each other and a playoff system similar to the pros. This is where it's headed as the top teams get stronger and the bottom teams get weaker, just a matter of time.

I would say there is more parity now than there has been in the recent past. at least since before Sabans run at Bama.