Talisman Red's College Football Computer Ratings

The Rating is a combination of two components:

  • Points, a system that considers scores and allows for game predictions; and
  • BCS a formula like the six that were once part of the BCS, considering only wins and losses which was much more "politically correct" in that era.

How to use: to estimate the point spread between two teams, just use the Points column. Don't forget to add in home field advantage, which is usually around 3 points. (The actual number fluctuates a little but it's within 0.25 points of that, usually.)

Early in the season, ratings rely heavily on last year's results. Each column below should be sortable, but here's the full text file if you want it.

Last updated: 26-Oct-2025 11am EDT

RankTeamWL RatingPointsBCS-StyleConference
1Ohio State70 4.51 94.181B10
2Indiana80 4.34 95.307B10
3Texas A&M80 4.07 86.463SEC
4Notre Dame52 4.01 92.1310FBS
5Georgia61 3.84 83.855SEC
6Alabama71 3.83 84.996SEC
7Brigham Young80 3.76 81.464B12
8Oregon71 3.64 89.7814B10
9Georgia Tech80 3.59 77.132ACC
10Utah62 3.55 90.0321B12
11Mississippi71 3.51 81.669SEC
12Michigan62 3.49 81.118B10
13Southern Cal52 3.33 85.0419B10
14Vanderbilt71 3.32 80.2312SEC
15Miami FL61 3.29 84.8420ACC
16Tennessee62 3.20 80.2613SEC
17Texas62 3.14 80.7516SEC
18Washington62 3.14 80.7817B10
19Oklahoma62 3.01 79.5622SEC
20Texas Tech71 2.98 85.0736B12
21Houston71 2.91 71.3911B12
22Louisville61 2.90 75.8215ACC
23LSU53 2.83 78.2826SEC
24North Texas71 2.71 75.9927AMER
25South Florida62 2.68 77.2532AMER
26Illinois53 2.67 77.0433B10
27Virginia71 2.58 71.7523ACC
28Memphis71 2.57 72.4325AMER
29North Dakota St80 2.52 72.9928I-MOVAL
30Missouri62 2.52 78.2441SEC
31TCU62 2.51 73.2430B12
32Cincinnati71 2.51 73.4931B12
33Iowa62 2.50 79.1542B10
34Arizona St53 2.49 72.8529B12
35Iowa St53 2.41 72.9534B12
36Florida34 2.31 75.7544SEC
37Auburn44 2.30 76.3149SEC
38Tulane61 2.24 65.6424AMER
39Duke43 2.22 70.6737ACC
40Navy70 2.21 62.9418AMER
41Boise St62 2.21 71.8539MWC
42Nebraska62 2.10 71.9346B10
43Wake Forest52 2.09 67.5335ACC
44James Madison61 1.98 67.0538SUN
45Kansas St44 1.96 72.8463B12
46Pittsburgh62 1.96 75.3772ACC
47Penn State34 1.90 78.1195B10
48San Diego St61 1.90 69.7252MWC
49Mississippi St44 1.88 72.8969SEC
50SMU53 1.85 70.8664ACC
51Tarleton St90 1.82 66.1043I-UAC
52Arizona43 1.82 69.1154B12
53East Carolina43 1.70 67.7362AMER
54Northwestern53 1.69 67.4559B10
55Colorado35 1.69 67.1557B12
56Arkansas26 1.61 73.6799SEC
57Old Dominion53 1.59 63.0050SUN
58Clemson34 1.53 69.5783ACC
59Florida St34 1.52 75.18113ACC
60UNLV61 1.51 60.4945MWC
61Kennesaw St52 1.50 60.6648CUSA
62South Carolina35 1.49 68.8985SEC
63Troy62 1.46 59.7147SUN
64Minnesota53 1.45 62.9361B10
65Army34 1.44 63.6365AMER
66North Carolina St44 1.43 66.1373ACC
67Montana St62 1.38 64.2271I-SKY
68Marshall43 1.35 61.9166SUN
69Harvard60 1.33 60.6160I-IVY
70Southern Miss62 1.33 58.9753SUN
71Baylor44 1.33 65.0979B12
72South Dakota St71 1.30 59.1255I-MOVAL
73Washington St44 1.30 64.8281FBS
74Temple53 1.25 60.8170AMER
75New Mexico53 1.22 62.3575MWC
76Louisiana Tech43 1.20 62.5578CUSA
77Central Florida43 1.16 68.30116B12
78Syracuse35 1.15 62.5286ACC
79North Dakota62 1.15 62.7887I-MOVAL
80Ohio U.53 1.13 60.8276MAC
81UCLA35 1.13 63.1094B10
82Texas-San Antonio34 1.12 62.2588AMER
83Maryland43 1.10 67.45118B10
84Rutgers44 1.10 64.15100B10
85UC-Davis61 1.08 53.4251I-SKY
86Kansas44 1.08 66.15110B12
87Hawai`i62 1.05 56.7568MWC
88Montana80 1.04 54.7558I-SKY
89Virginia Tech35 0.97 59.7590ACC
90Lamar71 0.92 47.0040I-STHLD
91Tennessee Tech80 0.91 56.2974I-BSOV
92California53 0.87 56.3280ACC
93Texas St-San Marcos34 0.85 61.40105SUN
94Kentucky25 0.84 63.71125SEC
95Connecticut53 0.81 60.72108FBS
96Lehigh80 0.73 48.1856I-PATR
97Miami OH53 0.73 57.35101MAC
98Missouri St43 0.72 53.1577CUSA
99Stanford35 0.71 57.66102ACC
100Wyoming44 0.71 59.05111MWC
101Western Kentucky62 0.69 53.2882CUSA
102Michigan St35 0.69 61.49127B10
103Utah St44 0.68 58.43112MWC
104Wisconsin26 0.66 61.82130B10
105Toledo44 0.64 64.53144MAC
106Purdue26 0.60 61.38132B10
107Mercer61 0.54 51.3891I-SOCON
108Stephen F. Austin62 0.53 51.9897I-STHLD
109SE Louisiana62 0.49 55.71119I-STHLD
110Rice44 0.48 49.3184AMER
111Western Michigan44 0.48 59.63136MAC
112Dartmouth51 0.46 44.6367I-IVY
113Jacksonville St43 0.37 54.57124CUSA
114Delaware43 0.34 52.28114CUSA
115Austin Peay53 0.34 53.32121I-UAC
116Monmouth NJ71 0.33 47.4492I-COAS
117West Virginia26 0.32 57.43139B12
118Yale42 0.30 50.04103I-IVY
119Air Force25 0.30 55.90134MWC
120Central Michigan53 0.29 53.71128MAC
121Arkansas St44 0.27 50.95115SUN
122Florida Atlantic35 0.25 52.13123AMER
123Fresno St53 0.24 51.83122MWC
124Alabama-Birmingham34 0.23 50.40117AMER
125San Jose St25 0.22 56.35143MWC
126Coastal Carolina43 0.21 45.5096SUN
127Southern Illinois53 0.15 52.15131I-MOVAL
128Abilene Christian44 0.10 48.41120I-UAC
129South Dakota54 0.10 44.4198I-MOVAL
130Appalachian St44 0.07 50.15129SUN
131Northern Arizona53 0.06 46.18106I-SKY
132West Georgia63 -0.01 45.09109I-UAC
133Illinois St53 -0.07 43.74107I-MOVAL
134Pennsylvania42 -0.08 39.5893I-IVY
135Gardner-Webb53 -0.08 39.2989I-BSOV
136Youngstown St53 -0.14 48.75140I-MOVAL
137Texas-Rio Grande Val62 -0.16 50.50145I-STHLD
138Villanova62 -0.17 44.47126I-COAS
139Bowling Green35 -0.20 50.62147MAC
140Florida Int'l34 -0.23 47.52142CUSA
141Presbyterian71 -0.23 40.30104I-PION
142North Carolina25 -0.25 52.92173ACC
143Georgia Southern35 -0.26 48.86146SUN
144Oregon St17 -0.27 51.81163FBS
145Colorado St26 -0.30 51.16164MWC
146South Alabama26 -0.31 51.24166SUN
147Louisiana-Lafayette26 -0.31 49.12153SUN
148Rhode Island72 -0.35 44.37138I-COAS
149Tulsa26 -0.37 49.13159AMER
150Liberty34 -0.41 49.28167CUSA
151Sacramento St44 -0.41 48.18157I-SKY
152Southern Utah35 -0.42 49.11168I-UAC
153Cal Poly SLO35 -0.44 46.53152I-SKY
154Drake52 -0.50 41.42137I-PION
155Western Carolina53 -0.50 40.55135I-SOCON
156Buffalo44 -0.51 48.23175MAC
157Ball St35 -0.55 44.01150MAC
158Boston College17 -0.55 52.72198ACC
159Akron36 -0.58 46.53172MAC
160Idaho35 -0.67 47.00185I-SKY
161UTEP25 -0.69 48.37193CUSA
162Alabama St52 -0.69 44.17171I-SWAC
163Prairie View A&M62 -0.74 35.48133I-SWAC
164Louisiana-Monroe35 -0.77 39.74149SUN
165Northern Illinois26 -0.81 47.94201MAC
166Oklahoma St17 -0.81 43.18179B12
167Chattanooga44 -0.83 38.40148I-SOCON
168New Mexico St34 -0.88 46.63203CUSA
169Jackson St52 -0.88 40.10165I-SWAC
170Kent St35 -0.90 41.82182MAC
171Eastern Washington44 -0.92 36.93151I-SKY
172Eastern Kentucky35 -0.94 38.78161I-UAC
173Sacred Heart53 -0.96 33.34141I-FCS
174Central Arkansas35 -0.96 39.65177I-UAC
175Princeton33 -0.98 36.81155I-IVY
176South Carolina St53 -0.99 38.18169I-MEAC
177Nevada17 -0.99 46.48212MWC
178Lafayette53 -1.00 37.13160I-PATR
179William & Mary44 -1.00 36.96158I-COAS
180Idaho St26 -1.01 45.92211I-SKY
181New Hampshire54 -1.06 37.43174I-COAS
182East Tennessee St45 -1.06 41.01192I-SOCON
183Texas Southern43 -1.07 35.21156I-SWAC
184Middle Tennessee St16 -1.09 45.22214CUSA
185Stony Brook44 -1.09 39.10189I-COAS
186Tennessee-Martin35 -1.10 36.06170I-BSOV
187North Carolina Centr53 -1.13 37.69183I-MEAC
188Brown33 -1.16 38.12190I-IVY
189Eastern Michigan27 -1.20 44.98219MAC
190Delaware St53 -1.20 36.79186I-MEAC
191Dayton62 -1.22 33.34162I-PION
192Furman53 -1.22 31.59154I-SOCON
193Incarnate Word26 -1.26 38.54196I-STHLD
194UNC-Charlotte17 -1.27 38.79197AMER
195St Thomas MN53 -1.28 39.41207I-PION
196SE Missouri St35 -1.30 36.20191I-BSOV
197Weber St35 -1.33 33.15178I-SKY
198Maine44 -1.34 37.64204I-COAS
199Elon45 -1.36 38.69209I-COAS
200Georgia St17 -1.36 39.15210SUN
201Charleston Southern36 -1.36 32.87181I-BSOV
202Duquesne54 -1.37 37.35206I-NEC
203San Diego44 -1.37 33.52188I-PION
204Northern Colorado35 -1.39 41.37220I-SKY
205Nicholls St26 -1.41 36.18202I-STHLD
206Sam Houston St07 -1.42 39.28215CUSA
207Grambling St53 -1.42 30.72176I-SWAC
208Central Conn St53 -1.43 32.07184I-NEC
209East Texas A&M26 -1.45 37.67213I-STHLD
210Lindenwood35 -1.46 31.77187I-BSOV
211Bethune-Cookman44 -1.56 31.90194I-SWAC
212Indiana St26 -1.56 33.24200I-MOVAL
213Colgate35 -1.57 36.44216I-PATR
214The Citadel35 -1.58 32.26195I-SOCON
215Northern Iowa26 -1.59 37.11218I-MOVAL
216Richmond44 -1.62 32.76208I-PATR
217Butler53 -1.65 27.20180I-PION
218Stonehill35 -1.76 29.60205I-NEC
219Wofford26 -1.85 37.78233I-SOCON
220Merrimack35 -1.86 32.97222I-FCS
221LIU35 -1.88 31.54217I-NEC
222Georgetown DC53 -1.88 27.00199I-PATR
223Utah Tech17 -1.94 36.95237I-UAC
224Mercyhurst36 -2.01 30.92223I-NEC
225Eastern Illinois35 -2.03 29.25221I-BSOV
226Towson35 -2.03 35.03236I-COAS
227Cornell NY24 -2.04 30.57225I-IVY
228North Alabama26 -2.15 29.22227I-UAC
229Howard44 -2.32 24.84224I-MEAC
230Western Illinois27 -2.36 27.06231I-BSOV
231Holy Cross17 -2.37 34.60248I-PATR
232Alabama A&M44 -2.41 25.02229I-SWAC
233McNeese St26 -2.41 30.08241I-STHLD
234Portland St08 -2.41 26.31232I-SKY
235Massachusetts08 -2.48 32.64249MAC
236Marist35 -2.50 25.31234I-PION
237Bucknell45 -2.51 22.10226I-PATR
238Columbia15 -2.56 21.48228I-IVY
239Houston Christian26 -2.61 29.22247I-STHLD
240Campbell27 -2.62 27.37244I-COAS
241Tennessee St26 -2.68 23.81238I-BSOV
242Arkansas-Pine Bluff25 -2.83 21.07239I-SWAC
243Morgan St35 -2.87 25.62253I-MEAC
244Northwestern St17 -2.88 20.71240I-STHLD
245Murray St08 -2.90 24.95250I-MOVAL
246Fordham17 -2.93 22.56246I-PATR
247Morehead St45 -2.99 14.14230I-PION
248Florida A&M34 -3.00 15.97235I-SWAC
249North Carolina A&T26 -3.01 22.95252I-COAS
250Albany NY17 -3.04 22.89255I-COAS
251New Haven44 -3.04 18.73242I-NEC
252Wagner26 -3.05 22.58254I-NEC
253Bryant26 -3.06 28.53259I-COAS
254Alcorn St26 -3.10 25.08258I-SWAC
255Samford17 -3.14 17.13243I-SOCON
256Robert Morris26 -3.25 19.76256I-NEC
257Southern U.17 -3.47 13.99251I-SWAC
258VMI17 -3.48 17.20257I-SOCON
259Mississippi Valley S16 -3.61 18.43261I-SWAC
260Stetson36 -3.73 7.15245I-PION
261Hampton27 -3.74 15.55260I-COAS
262Norfolk St17 -4.12 15.54266I-MEAC
263Davidson17 -4.20 7.84262I-PION
264Valparaiso17 -4.28 10.57264I-PION
265St Francis PA07 -4.42 9.12265I-NEC
266Non-Division I258 -4.60 2.87263NON-D1