Talisman Red's College Football Computer Ratings

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To calculate a hypothetical margin of victory for any matchup, just use the "Points" column. The home advantage fluctuates based on games played, but is consistently about 3 points for college football. It's already included on all games under the Predictions tab.

Many thanks to Dr. Kenneth Massey for compiling scores and schedule data for all varsity college football teams and for maintaining and listing me on his college football composite page.

Links to all data are found in the menu at the left (small screen = it's at the bottom). If you need the original text files with all schools, they are in the Explanation tab. Help yourself. Here is the current top 25: 

Talisman Red's College Football Rankings
Last updated: 21-Jan-2025

Rank Team                   W  L   Rating   Points  BCS
   1 Ohio State            14  2     4.96   130.76    1
   2 Notre Dame            14  2     4.71   127.35    3
   3 Oregon                13  1     4.66   121.76    2
   4 Texas                 13  3     4.49   125.55    5
   5 Penn State            13  3     4.42   122.71    4
   6 Georgia               11  3     4.29   121.44    6
   7 Indiana               11  2     4.22   123.09   11
   8 Alabama                9  4     4.12   122.84   14
   9 Brigham Young         11  2     4.08   115.77    7
  10 Mississippi           10  3     4.08   123.95   23

Rank Team                   W  L   Rating   Points  BCS
  11 Arizona St            11  3     4.04   116.52    9
  12 Iowa St               11  3     3.97   113.38    8
  13 South Carolina         9  4     3.96   118.49   17
  14 Tennessee             10  3     3.96   119.93   24
  15 SMU                   11  3     3.92   116.42   16
  16 Miami FL              10  3     3.86   117.68   27
  17 Michigan               8  5     3.86   112.09   12
  18 LSU                    9  4     3.86   114.90   18
  19 Colorado               9  4     3.84   115.28   21
  20 Louisville             9  4     3.84   116.71   25

Rank Team                   W  L   Rating   Points  BCS
  21 Illinois              10  3     3.81   109.24   10
  22 Kansas St              9  4     3.79   113.08   19
  23 Boise St              12  2     3.77   110.98   15
  24 Clemson               10  4     3.75   114.65   28
  25 Florida                8  5     3.70   114.73   32

 

 

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