NCAA FBS Football Data

This is a landing page for the most recent college football data, and it will be updated on a weekly basis during the college football season. This page was most recently updated on October 13, 2025.

Games from 2024 still account for a small amount of each team’s rating, with each game from last season having 2% of the influence of a game played this season. For a team that played 13 games last season and six games so far in 2025, last season accounts for 4.15% of their rating and this season for the remaining 95.85%.

Predictive Ratings

These are forward looking ratings, meaning that they’re intended to evaluate how good a team is and predict its future success, but they don’t evaluate the quality of a team’s achievements earlier in the season. These ratings are based purely on points.

The offense and defense columns refer to each team’s point scoring tendencies instead of the efficiency ratings that some other rating systems use. The overall rating is approximately the sum of a team’s offense and defense ratings. To predict the score of a game for the home team, take the home team’s offense rating, add half of the home advantage, subtract the visiting team’s defense rating, and add the mean score. Predicting the score is similar for the visiting team. Take the visiting team’s offense rating, subtract half of the home advantage, subtract the home team’s defense rating, and add the mean score. Predicting the margin of victory for a game is done by taking the home team’s rating, adding the home advantage, and subtracting the away team’s rating. For neutral site games, the home advantage is set to zero.

The last column here is SOR, which means strength of record. Unlike all the other columns, this is a backward looking rating and evaluates the quality of a team’s wins and losses in comparison to a hypothetical team with a rating 1.5 standard deviations above the FBS mean. Such a hypothetical team would typically be ranked somewhere between #10 and #15. Strength of record is just each team’s actual winning percentage minus the expected winning percentage for that hypothetical team against the same schedule. This is negative for most teams because their record is being compared against the expected record for a pretty good team.

Predictive Ratings
Home advantage: 2.59 points
Mean score: 26.45 points
Rank Move Rating Change Team                  Offense Defense   SOR
   1      89.71  +4.97  Indiana               45.57   44.34    .269
   2      88.07  +4.98  Ohio State            37.72   50.29    .244
   3      84.32  +3.66  Notre Dame            46.47   37.65   -.040
   4      83.69  +3.28  Miami                 35.98   47.69    .367
   5      81.43  +2.16  Oregon                44.46   36.84    .041
   6      78.49  -0.46  Alabama               38.17   40.41    .138
   7   +5 77.55  +5.79  Texas Tech            40.14   37.63    .156
   8  +10 77.21  +7.06  Utah                  40.19   37.02   -.030
   9   -1 76.36  +2.19  USC                   45.12   31.19   -.004
  10   +3 75.52  +3.89  Texas A&M             37.93   37.61    .256
  11   -4 75.41  +0.78  Florida State         42.34   32.95   -.213
  12  +10 74.21  +6.33  Washington            41.07   33.50    .029
  13   -2 73.49  +1.72  Georgia               32.07   41.76    .063
  14   +7 72.24  +4.21  Texas                 32.59   39.76   -.062
  15   -5 71.32  -0.70  LSU                   30.93   40.34    .031
  16   +3 71.08  +1.76  BYU                   37.85   33.30    .112
  17   -3 70.34  -1.06  Michigan              32.51   37.95   -.072
  18  +14 70.23  +7.65  South Florida         40.51   29.68    .093
  19   -2 70.21  -0.22  Nebraska              40.23   30.02   -.018
  20   -4 70.14  -0.55  Tennessee             45.24   24.89   -.021
Rank Move Rating Change Team                  Offense Defense   SOR
  21   +2 70.08  +2.43  Illinois              36.49   33.64    .069
  22  -13 70.06  -3.89  Ole Miss              38.05   32.00    .130
  23   +1 69.83  +2.34  Florida               31.16   38.55   -.259
  24   -4 69.74  +0.45  Vanderbilt            40.49   29.26   -.003
  25  -10 69.35  -1.35  Oklahoma              27.44   42.03    .003
  26  +10 68.20  +7.64  Iowa                  28.84   39.53   -.112
  27      67.98  +3.61  Missouri              37.42   30.47   -.032
  28   -3 67.39  +2.56  Virginia              40.53   26.91    .002
  29   +1 66.00  +2.90  Cincinnati            33.84   32.26   -.010
  30   +4 65.77  +4.35  Louisville            36.94   28.83   -.067
  31   +4 64.93  +3.81  Georgia Tech          34.46   30.40    .099
  32  +17 64.26  +7.52  Pittsburgh            33.29   31.01   -.184
  33      64.03  +1.88  Iowa State            31.05   33.27   -.131
  34   -6 63.56  -0.08  Auburn                26.92   36.78   -.253
  35   -6 63.35  +0.12  Penn State            34.68   28.75   -.373
  36  -10 62.65  -1.97  Old Dominion          31.47   31.32   -.161
  37   +2 62.14  +2.44  Duke                  36.49   25.40   -.201
  38   -7 62.00  -0.91  North Texas           42.01   19.88   -.074
  39   +1 61.44  +2.03  Memphis               30.92   30.33    .038
  40   -2 61.01  +0.85  Mississippi State     31.44   29.94   -.160
Rank Move Rating Change Team                  Offense Defense   SOR
  41   +1 60.70  +1.58  Kansas                32.19   28.57   -.223
  42  +10 60.33  +5.33  Clemson               25.95   34.40   -.365
  43   +1 60.31  +2.67  Arkansas              32.92   27.44   -.372
  44   -7 60.20  +0.02  TCU                   34.71   25.53   -.239
  45   +2 59.79  +2.61  Maryland              27.30   32.58   -.192
  46   -5 59.77  +0.38  East Carolina         26.48   33.41   -.370
  47   -2 59.56  +1.99  South Carolina        22.60   37.02   -.281
  48   +2 59.15  +3.03  NC State              28.80   30.34   -.196
  49  +11 59.00  +5.41  Boise State           28.69   30.37   -.117
  50   +1 58.47  +3.37  Arizona               26.71   31.93   -.205
  51   +5 58.02  +3.83  Colorado              26.63   31.39   -.400
  52   -9 57.77  -0.69  Toledo                29.24   28.53   -.444
  53  +18 57.66  +8.18  San Diego State       27.32   30.33   -.137
  54   +8 56.87  +4.53  Rutgers               33.95   22.71   -.329
  55   +6 56.72  +3.88  Kansas State          30.05   26.62   -.447
  56   -3 56.63  +2.08  Houston               25.98   30.89   -.057
  57   +1 56.53  +2.45  Tulane                27.04   29.51   -.025
  58  -12 56.50  -0.78  Arizona State         22.98   33.62   -.146
  59  +15 56.23  +8.23  Wake Forest           24.27   31.89   -.250
  60   -6 55.02  +0.50  Purdue                25.90   29.20   -.387
Rank Move Rating Change Team                  Offense Defense   SOR
  61   +2 54.61  +3.01  UCF                   23.25   31.28   -.385
  62   -3 54.46  +0.71  Kentucky              27.60   27.17   -.367
  63   +1 54.42  +3.08  SMU                   26.93   27.58   -.269
  64   +8 54.04  +5.28  Minnesota             26.58   27.48   -.153
  65  +17 53.84  +8.37  UTSA                  30.66   22.99   -.378
  66   -1 52.62  +1.32  New Mexico            28.34   24.33   -.366
  67   +9 52.48  +5.08  Northwestern          18.12   34.36   -.151
  68   +2 52.12  +2.62  Syracuse              26.08   26.19   -.339
  69  -21 51.78  -5.00  Louisiana Tech        21.05   30.75   -.238
  70  +19 51.20  +7.83  UCLA                  23.66   27.54   -.493
  71  -14 51.16  -2.98  Wisconsin             21.35   29.90   -.413
  72  -17 50.99  -3.43  Michigan State        27.46   23.38   -.308
  73   -5 50.81  +1.10  Baylor                32.80   17.99   -.242
  74   +5 50.47  +3.81  Ohio                  25.38   25.18   -.320
  75   -8 50.29  +0.31  James Madison         17.49   32.89   -.102
  76   -1 50.08  +2.59  Virginia Tech         26.48   23.61   -.530
  77   -4 49.94  +1.89  UNLV                  31.08   18.94    .033
  78   +2 49.79  +3.21  Western Michigan      18.07   31.77   -.310
  79  -13 49.69  -1.13  Army                  19.54   30.23   -.395
  80   -3 49.48  +2.26  UConn                 29.99   19.64   -.303
Rank Move Rating Change Team                  Offense Defense   SOR
  81  +13 49.16  +8.57  Washington State      18.90   30.18   -.287
  82  +16 48.70  +9.27  Marshall              31.16   17.62   -.378
  83   +3 48.49  +4.13  West Virginia         22.76   25.77   -.421
  84  -15 47.93  -1.75  Utah State            29.68   18.37   -.325
  85   +8 47.61  +6.08  Bowling Green         20.17   27.58   -.349
  86   -8 47.60  +0.84  Temple                27.46   20.19   -.377
  87   -6 47.04  +0.81  Navy                  24.53   22.58    .019
  88   -5 46.32  +1.02  Texas State           29.61   16.73   -.443
  89   -1 46.24  +2.86  California            18.77   27.47   -.251
  90   -5 46.03  +1.34  Western Kentucky      24.64   21.41   -.124
  91  +19 45.68  +10.76 Colorado State        21.11   24.64   -.522
  92  +15 45.34  +9.90  Kennesaw State        20.47   24.64   -.154
  93   -3 44.94  +2.32  Miami (OH)            18.89   26.05   -.441
  94   -7 44.52  +0.39  Southern Miss         25.40   19.10   -.282
  95   +5 44.41  +5.20  Troy                  22.82   21.48   -.252
  96   +1 43.89  +4.27  Wyoming               17.20   26.59   -.375
  97  -13 43.32  -1.97  Fresno State          22.21   21.07   -.233
  98   -3 42.66  +2.81  Delaware              21.19   21.33   -.344
  99   -8 42.62  +0.44  Stanford              17.24   25.44   -.493
 100   +3 42.36  +5.02  Hawai’i               19.70   22.72   -.240
Rank Move Rating Change Team                  Offense Defense   SOR
 101   +1 41.17  +3.40  Air Force             29.44   11.73   -.770
 102   -6 41.10  +1.28  San José State        21.17   19.99   -.558
 103  -11 40.77  -1.21  Boston College        25.80   14.98   -.729
 104      39.70  +3.25  Liberty               15.14   24.59   -.594
 105   -6 39.22  +0.01  Jacksonville State    20.16   19.08   -.462
 106   -5 38.72  +0.85  Oregon State          20.36   18.44   -.774
 107   +5 38.51  +4.34  Buffalo               14.65   23.76   -.463
 108      37.83  +2.46  North Carolina        17.25   20.62   -.512
 109   +6 36.96  +3.11  Missouri State        16.23   20.67   -.369
 110  +12 36.92  +5.14  App State             17.14   19.79   -.287
 111   -6 36.68  +0.52  South Alabama         21.24   15.56   -.715
 112   +4 36.41  +2.87  Florida Atlantic      25.81   10.60   -.433
 113   -2 36.32  +1.57  Georgia Southern      23.85   12.55   -.540
 114   -1 36.06  +2.10  Tulsa                 14.99   21.07   -.597
 115   -6 35.94  +0.72  Northern Illinois     8.36    27.59   -.732
 116   -2 35.58  +1.65  New Mexico State      14.04   21.56   -.353
 117   +8 35.07  +4.54  Louisiana             18.77   16.17   -.578
 118   +6 34.58  +3.31  Central Michigan      18.19   16.29   -.368
 119   +4 34.13  +2.77  Arkansas State        16.93   17.18   -.587
 120  -14 34.07  -1.66  UTEP                  14.48   19.65   -.727
Rank Move Rating Change Team                  Offense Defense   SOR
 121      33.93  +2.06  Coastal Carolina      11.04   22.93   -.366
 122   -3 32.86  -0.04  Nevada                11.08   21.92   -.747
 123   -6 31.71  -1.53  Ball State            14.25   17.46   -.556
 124   +3 31.55  +2.36  Akron                 10.67   20.86   -.615
 125   -7 31.49  -1.73  UAB                   22.55   8.85    -.571
 126   -6 31.26  -0.88  Rice                  11.45   19.84   -.524
 127   -1 31.14  +1.87  Florida International 11.97   19.27   -.520
 128   +7 29.91  +7.45  Kent State            19.67   10.12   -.400
 129   +1 29.81  +3.16  Middle Tennessee      12.31   17.50   -.793
 130   -1 29.69  +2.20  Oklahoma State        15.03   14.63   -.657
 131   +1 29.17  +5.01  Eastern Michigan      17.47   11.69   -.678
 132   +2 28.21  +5.16  Charlotte             11.89   16.29   -.740
 133      27.71  +4.40  Sam Houston           15.62   11.96   -.886
 134   -6 25.56  -2.31  Georgia State         15.05   10.58   -.653
 135   -4 25.28  -0.61  UL Monroe             13.26   12.01   -.370
 136      18.80  -1.37  Massachusetts         6.11    12.97   -.855

Schedule Strength

There are two different measures of schedule strength in this table. The first two columns measure the difficulty a team’s past and future schedules would pose for a team that would be 1.5 standard deviations above the FBS mean. The columns are the team’s expected losing percentage against that schedule, meaning that higher numbers indicate a stronger schedule. This should be somewhat similar to the schedule strength from ESPN’s FPI ratings.

The last two columns are also the past and future schedules, but they’re just the average of the opponents’ predictive ratings with an adjustment for the site of the game. Schedule strength is a factor in deciding which teams belong in the college football playoff, and these two columns aren’t always representative of the schedule strength for a team near the top of the ratings. These ratings should be closer to the schedule strength in Jeff Sagarin’s ratings, which are the rating a team would need to be expected to win exactly 50% of games against that team’s schedule.

Past and Future Schedule Strength
Home advantage: 2.59 points
Mean score: 26.45 points
Rank Team                  SOS        Future     OppRtg      Future     
   1 Indiana               .269 (10)  .138 (70)  56.91 (15)  55.25 (63) 
   2 Ohio State            .244 (18)  .174 (60)  53.18 (32)  57.99 (51) 
   3 Notre Dame            .293 (6)   .156 (64)  64.58 (2)   53.86 (68) 
   4 Miami                 .367 (2)   .141 (68)  61.85 (3)   55.12 (64) 
   5 Oregon                .207 (27)  .282 (30)  53.68 (31)  63.47 (26) 
   6 Alabama               .305 (4)   .245 (39)  60.51 (6)   57.57 (53) 
   7 Texas Tech            .156 (53)  .140 (69)  41.92 (110) 52.85 (72) 
   8 Utah                  .137 (63)  .208 (49)  52.11 (39)  60.55 (39) 
   9 USC                   .163 (50)  .381 (6)   52.42 (37)  67.97 (9)  
  10 Texas A&M             .256 (14)  .283 (29)  61.68 (4)   57.45 (54) 
  11 Florida State         .287 (7)   .176 (59)  54.78 (24)  57.24 (55) 
  12 Washington            .196 (30)  .271 (33)  55.42 (22)  63.20 (28) 
  13 Georgia               .230 (21)  .260 (36)  58.63 (8)   60.18 (40) 
  14 Texas                 .271 (9)   .298 (26)  54.59 (25)  65.76 (17) 
  15 LSU                   .197 (29)  .348 (10)  57.17 (14)  66.57 (16) 
  16 BYU                   .112 (87)  .327 (18)  47.02 (68)  66.60 (15) 
  17 Michigan              .261 (12)  .271 (32)  59.05 (7)   63.00 (29) 
  18 South Florida         .260 (13)  .069 (86)  54.51 (28)  43.58 (98) 
  19 Nebraska              .148 (57)  .221 (44)  47.99 (63)  60.94 (37) 
  20 Tennessee             .146 (58)  .303 (24)  49.92 (50)  62.91 (30) 
Rank Team                  SOS        Future     OppRtg      Future     
  21 Illinois              .354 (3)   .189 (56)  61.57 (5)   58.38 (50) 
  22 Ole Miss              .130 (72)  .270 (34)  51.16 (43)  59.26 (46) 
  23 Florida               .408 (1)   .323 (20)  64.86 (1)   67.00 (13) 
  24 Vanderbilt            .163 (49)  .303 (25)  47.03 (67)  65.75 (18) 
  25 Oklahoma              .170 (47)  .369 (7)   50.62 (46)  69.59 (6)  
  26 Iowa                  .221 (23)  .321 (21)  48.18 (62)  65.20 (20) 
  27 Missouri              .135 (64)  .326 (19)  42.91 (103) 67.45 (11) 
  28 Virginia              .168 (48)  .090 (78)  49.48 (53)  50.28 (75) 
  29 Cincinnati            .156 (52)  .226 (42)  47.89 (64)  57.91 (52) 
  30 Louisville            .133 (68)  .178 (58)  50.42 (48)  55.34 (61) 
  31 Georgia Tech          .099 (95)  .204 (53)  49.35 (55)  59.09 (47) 
  32 Pittsburgh            .149 (56)  .313 (22)  46.26 (74)  64.47 (22) 
  33 Iowa State            .155 (54)  .166 (62)  53.12 (33)  55.12 (65) 
  34 Auburn                .247 (16)  .255 (38)  56.26 (18)  60.12 (41) 
  35 Penn State            .127 (76)  .425 (4)   44.91 (89)  71.54 (4)  
  36 Old Dominion          .172 (44)  .025 (124) 48.23 (61)  36.46 (132)
  37 Duke                  .132 (69)  .153 (65)  52.21 (38)  56.03 (58) 
  38 North Texas           .092 (101) .030 (118) 46.16 (76)  39.91 (110)
  39 Memphis               .038 (129) .116 (74)  37.63 (126) 49.39 (78) 
  40 Mississippi State     .174 (42)  .352 (9)   45.95 (79)  68.99 (7)  
Rank Team                  SOS        Future     OppRtg      Future     
  41 Kansas                .205 (28)  .217 (47)  51.64 (41)  56.70 (56) 
  42 Clemson               .135 (65)  .208 (51)  51.90 (40)  55.27 (62) 
  43 Arkansas              .295 (5)   .336 (16)  55.26 (23)  67.74 (10) 
  44 TCU                   .095 (99)  .200 (54)  49.67 (52)  59.51 (45) 
  45 Maryland              .141 (62)  .310 (23)  46.76 (71)  65.29 (19) 
  46 East Carolina         .130 (74)  .066 (90)  47.78 (65)  43.93 (97) 
  47 South Carolina        .219 (24)  .327 (17)  55.88 (20)  63.75 (25) 
  48 NC State              .233 (20)  .342 (13)  56.23 (19)  64.70 (21) 
  49 Boise State           .217 (25)  .062 (94)  51.20 (42)  46.23 (88) 
  50 Arizona               .128 (75)  .179 (57)  45.23 (85)  58.97 (48) 
  51 Colorado              .171 (45)  .215 (48)  56.52 (17)  60.00 (42) 
  52 Toledo                .056 (120) .028 (121) 39.07 (121) 37.71 (127)
  53 San Diego State       .030 (135) .062 (95)  39.45 (120) 47.05 (84) 
  54 Rutgers               .171 (46)  .384 (5)   48.61 (59)  69.62 (5)  
  55 Kansas State          .125 (79)  .290 (28)  54.58 (27)  61.15 (34) 
  56 Houston               .109 (89)  .120 (73)  45.09 (87)  54.85 (66) 
  57 Tulane                .142 (61)  .085 (79)  52.87 (35)  46.20 (89) 
  58 Arizona State         .187 (32)  .208 (50)  54.59 (26)  59.67 (44) 
  59 Wake Forest           .083 (106) .218 (46)  46.87 (70)  56.64 (57) 
  60 Purdue                .280 (8)   .445 (3)   58.51 (9)   71.95 (3)  
Rank Team                  SOS        Future     OppRtg      Future     
  61 UCF                   .115 (85)  .219 (45)  43.44 (100) 55.71 (59) 
  62 Kentucky              .233 (19)  .295 (27)  57.49 (12)  64.41 (24) 
  63 SMU                   .065 (114) .224 (43)  42.13 (109) 59.70 (43) 
  64 Minnesota             .180 (36)  .268 (35)  46.25 (75)  61.98 (33) 
  65 UTSA                  .122 (82)  .166 (61)  46.03 (78)  54.40 (67) 
  66 New Mexico            .134 (67)  .052 (103) 50.57 (47)  45.01 (90) 
  67 Northwestern          .182 (34)  .337 (15)  47.52 (66)  66.87 (14) 
  68 Syracuse              .161 (51)  .340 (14)  52.60 (36)  62.63 (31) 
  69 Louisiana Tech        .096 (97)  .032 (113) 44.58 (92)  40.37 (107)
  70 UCLA                  .174 (41)  .518 (2)   57.76 (10)  76.39 (1)  
  71 Wisconsin             .253 (15)  .519 (1)   57.73 (11)  76.26 (2)  
  72 Michigan State        .192 (31)  .342 (12)  52.97 (34)  68.00 (8)  
  73 Baylor                .091 (102) .239 (41)  43.96 (98)  62.18 (32) 
  74 Ohio                  .180 (37)  .026 (123) 50.30 (49)  36.19 (133)
  75 James Madison         .064 (115) .065 (91)  36.71 (129) 46.28 (87) 
  76 Virginia Tech         .185 (33)  .365 (8)   55.65 (21)  67.18 (12) 
  77 UNLV                  .033 (133) .067 (88)  41.22 (114) 46.74 (85) 
  78 Western Michigan      .119 (83)  .027 (122) 45.39 (83)  39.54 (116)
  79 Army                  .105 (92)  .071 (85)  48.25 (60)  47.47 (82) 
  80 UConn                 .031 (134) .042 (109) 34.95 (134) 40.54 (105)
Rank Team                  SOS        Future     OppRtg      Future     
  81 Washington State      .213 (26)  .113 (75)  57.32 (13)  50.78 (74) 
  82 Marshall              .122 (81)  .022 (128) 44.72 (91)  38.22 (121)
  83 West Virginia         .245 (17)  .205 (52)  54.11 (29)  60.58 (38) 
  84 Utah State            .175 (40)  .067 (89)  45.73 (81)  46.47 (86) 
  85 Bowling Green         .151 (55)  .007 (136) 50.94 (44)  30.42 (136)
  86 Temple                .123 (80)  .102 (76)  43.54 (99)  49.57 (76) 
  87 Navy                  .019 (136) .276 (31)  31.24 (136) 61.11 (35) 
  88 Texas State           .057 (118) .035 (112) 39.81 (119) 40.09 (109)
  89 California            .082 (107) .137 (71)  43.98 (97)  53.02 (71) 
  90 Western Kentucky      .042 (127) .102 (77)  35.03 (133) 43.14 (101)
  91 Colorado State        .144 (60)  .076 (82)  50.63 (45)  48.16 (81) 
  92 Kennesaw State        .179 (38)  .016 (135) 45.82 (80)  36.98 (131)
  93 Miami (OH)            .059 (117) .049 (106) 41.88 (111) 42.04 (103)
  94 Southern Miss         .051 (122) .018 (134) 41.03 (115) 36.98 (130)
  95 Troy                  .081 (108) .057 (98)  44.02 (96)  37.87 (125)
  96 Wyoming               .125 (78)  .056 (100) 46.13 (77)  44.70 (92) 
  97 Fresno State          .053 (121) .084 (80)  36.94 (127) 49.40 (77) 
  98 Delaware              .056 (119) .042 (110) 39.98 (117) 39.79 (111)
  99 Stanford              .173 (43)  .347 (11)  53.72 (30)  64.43 (23) 
 100 Hawai’i               .045 (126) .064 (92)  38.32 (124) 48.17 (80) 
Rank Team                  SOS        Future     OppRtg      Future     
 101 Air Force             .063 (116) .053 (102) 42.76 (105) 47.08 (83) 
 102 San José State        .109 (90)  .055 (101) 46.71 (72)  44.21 (95) 
 103 Boston College        .104 (93)  .240 (40)  45.02 (88)  60.97 (36) 
 104 Liberty               .073 (111) .031 (114) 43.19 (101) 39.71 (114)
 105 Jacksonville State    .038 (130) .019 (132) 35.77 (132) 38.17 (123)
 106 Oregon State          .226 (22)  .030 (116) 56.53 (16)  37.08 (128)
 107 Buffalo               .037 (131) .029 (119) 32.52 (135) 37.99 (124)
 108 North Carolina        .088 (104) .143 (67)  44.15 (94)  55.50 (60) 
 109 Missouri State        .131 (71)  .029 (120) 44.87 (90)  39.60 (115)
 110 App State             .046 (125) .072 (84)  36.54 (130) 43.47 (100)
 111 South Alabama         .118 (84)  .018 (133) 44.23 (93)  35.15 (134)
 112 Florida Atlantic      .067 (113) .145 (66)  36.45 (131) 53.18 (70) 
 113 Georgia Southern      .126 (77)  .050 (104) 45.64 (82)  40.31 (108)
 114 Tulsa                 .070 (112) .063 (93)  44.14 (95)  43.95 (96) 
 115 Northern Illinois     .102 (94)  .057 (99)  45.22 (86)  39.74 (113)
 116 New Mexico State      .047 (124) .083 (81)  36.75 (128) 43.52 (99) 
 117 Louisiana             .089 (103) .024 (125) 39.82 (118) 38.56 (119)
 118 Central Michigan      .132 (70)  .049 (105) 41.29 (113) 40.40 (106)
 119 Arkansas State        .080 (110) .022 (129) 42.52 (107) 38.99 (118)
 120 UTEP                  .106 (91)  .023 (126) 40.95 (116) 38.35 (120)
Rank Team                  SOS        Future     OppRtg      Future     
 121 Coastal Carolina      .134 (66)  .059 (96)  45.38 (84)  42.89 (102)
 122 Nevada                .087 (105) .072 (83)  46.56 (73)  49.08 (79) 
 123 Ball State            .111 (88)  .044 (108) 49.48 (54)  38.22 (122)
 124 Akron                 .099 (96)  .022 (130) 42.58 (106) 33.83 (135)
 125 UAB                   .096 (98)  .128 (72)  43.04 (102) 51.75 (73) 
 126 Rice                  .047 (123) .165 (63)  38.66 (122) 53.37 (69) 
 127 Florida International .080 (109) .021 (131) 41.31 (112) 37.82 (126)
 128 Kent State            .266 (11)  .045 (107) 49.68 (51)  40.73 (104)
 129 Middle Tennessee      .040 (128) .023 (127) 42.77 (104) 37.06 (129)
 130 Oklahoma State        .177 (39)  .255 (37)  48.69 (58)  63.27 (27) 
 131 Eastern Michigan      .036 (132) .041 (111) 37.66 (125) 44.38 (94) 
 132 Charlotte             .093 (100) .198 (55)  42.35 (108) 58.87 (49) 
 133 Sam Houston           .114 (86)  .031 (115) 49.29 (56)  39.33 (117)
 134 Georgia State         .181 (35)  .068 (87)  48.74 (57)  44.65 (93) 
 135 UL Monroe             .130 (73)  .057 (97)  38.59 (123) 44.94 (91) 
 136 Massachusetts         .145 (59)  .030 (117) 46.94 (69)  39.78 (112)

Conference Ratings

To rate the overall quality of conferences, I calculate the expected outcome if each team in a conference were to play every FBS team at a neutral site. The Win% column is the average probability of winning for all of the possible games and for all the teams in the conference. It’s similar to the average rating of all the teams in the conference, but it should be less skewed by outliers.

However, the idea of the “best” conference is subjective, and another way to judge the quality of a conference is to consider how many of its teams are among the best in the FBS. What if instead of playing every team in the FBS, each conference opponent just plays a hypothetical opponent with a rating that’s 1.5 standard deviations above the FBS mean? In this case, the quality of a conference is determined by how its teams would be expected to perform against a hypothetical opponent ranked somewhere around #10 to #15 in the FBS. This is what I’ve done with the HighWin% column. It’s analogous to how I calculate strength of record, and each conference’s rating is impacted more when the conference has more highly rated teams.

Conference Ratings
Rank Win% Conference        HighWin%  Rating Offense Defense OffDef    
   1 .738 SEC               .339 (2)  67.94  33.31   34.71   -1.40 (8) 
   2 .688 Big Ten           .319 (3)  65.75  32.83   32.96   -0.12 (7) 
   3 .681 FBS Independents  .382 (1)  66.90  38.23   28.64   9.59 (1)  
   4 .604 Big 12            .210 (4)  59.17  29.76   29.48   0.28 (6)  
   5 .578 ACC               .198 (5)  57.85  29.27   28.57   0.70 (5)  
   6 .432 American Athletic .101 (6)  47.97  25.42   22.53   2.88 (2)  
   7 .400 Mountain West     .060 (7)  46.46  23.92   22.58   1.34 (4)  
   8 .358 Pac-12            .040 (8)  43.94  19.63   24.31   -4.68 (11)
   9 .307 Sun Belt          .039 (9)  40.06  21.09   18.99   2.10 (3)  
  10 .290 Mid-American      .034 (10) 38.52  17.01   21.53   -4.52 (10)
  11 .277 Conference USA    .024 (11) 38.33  17.28   21.04   -3.76 (9) 

Playoff Ratings

Here are the four components of the playoff ratings:

  1. The cumulative distribution function of the team’s strength of record for a hypothetical team 1.5 standard deviations above the FBS average. (SOR; 55%)

  2. The cumulative distribution function of the team’s predictive rating (Fwd; 30%)

  3. The team’s winning percentage (Win%; 10%)

  4. The cumulative distribution function of the team’s strength of schedule for a hypothetical team 1.5 standard deviations above the FBS average. (SOS; 5%)

Unlike my predictive ratings, these are based heavily on strength of record, meaning that they give more weight to a team’s past accomplishments than what they’re expected to do in the future.

Playoff Ratings
Rank Move Rating Change Team                  SOR   SOS    Win%   Fwd 
   1      .9905  +.0020 Miami                 .994  .998   1.000  .979
   2   +1 .9863  +.0291 Indiana               .984  .947   1.000  .993
   3   +1 .9810  +.0247 Ohio State            .980  .902   1.000  .990
   4   -2 .9664  +.0055 Texas A&M             .982  .926   1.000  .933
   5   +1 .9412  +.0060 Alabama               .949  .982   .833   .955
   6   +2 .9388  +.0200 Texas Tech            .956  .561   1.000  .949
   7   +2 .9075  -.0073 Oregon                .897  .794   .833   .971
   8   -3 .9037  -.0363 Ole Miss              .946  .426   1.000  .873
   9   +7 .9036  +.0476 South Florida         .929  .934   .833   .876
  10   +1 .9024  +.0083 Georgia               .912  .867   .833   .914
  11   +2 .8985  +.0072 BYU                   .938  .333   1.000  .887
  12   -2 .8864  -.0240 Illinois              .915  .997   .714   .873
  13   +5 .8857  +.0395 Washington            .888  .747   .833   .922
  14   -2 .8772  -.0169 LSU                   .890  .754   .833   .890
  15   +8 .8696  +.0378 USC                   .863  .595   .833   .940
  16  +10 .8657  +.0407 Notre Dame            .829  .974   .667   .981
  17   +2 .8630  +.0175 Georgia Tech          .932  .276   1.000  .789
  18  +12 .8519  +.0580 Utah                  .839  .460   .833   .947
  19  -12 .8511  -.0703 Oklahoma              .868  .627   .833   .863
  20   -5 .8482  -.0144 Vanderbilt            .863  .595   .833   .869
Rank Move Rating Change Team                  SOR   SOS    Win%   Fwd 
  21      .8411  +.0048 Virginia              .867  .621   .833   .833
  22      .8393  +.0065 Nebraska              .850  .520   .833   .875
  23   +1 .8368  +.0064 Tennessee             .847  .505   .833   .874
  24  +10 .8280  +.0834 Texas                 .807  .950   .667   .901
  25   +2 .8253  +.0046 Cincinnati            .857  .561   .833   .809
  26   -9 .8189  -.0341 Missouri              .837  .449   .833   .842
  27  -13 .8144  -.0738 Michigan              .796  .936   .667   .877
  28   +1 .8114  +.0018 Memphis               .895  .082   1.000  .717
  29   +3 .7838  +.0321 Louisville            .801  .437   .800   .805
  30  +14 .7747  +.0808 Iowa                  .749  .841   .667   .846
  31   +2 .7512  +.0033 Tulane                .844  .485   .833   .599
  32  -12 .7509  -.0860 North Texas           .793  .247   .833   .729
  33   -2 .7300  -.0617 Iowa State            .726  .554   .714   .772
  34   +8 .7261  +.0214 Houston               .812  .322   .833   .601
  35   +2 .7216  +.0009 UNLV                  .891  .072   1.000  .427
  36  +15 .7151  +.0861 Boise State           .744  .826   .667   .660
  37   -9 .7144  -.1011 Florida State         .611  .968   .500   .932
  38  -13 .6984  -.1268 Old Dominion          .685  .639   .667   .743
  39   +4 .6930  -.0034 Navy                  .881  .050   1.000  .354
  40   +1 .6892  -.0189 Mississippi State     .687  .647   .667   .707
Rank Move Rating Change Team                  SOR   SOS    Win%   Fwd 
  41  +29 .6846  +.1944 Pittsburgh            .653  .522   .667   .776
  42   -7 .6698  -.0621 Arizona State         .706  .711   .667   .598
  43  +15 .6694  +.0861 San Diego State       .718  .066   .833   .627
  44   +4 .6537  +.0067 Duke                  .628  .434   .667   .732
  45   +5 .6502  +.0180 NC State              .637  .875   .571   .664
  46   -7 .6477  -.0663 Maryland              .642  .483   .667   .679
  47  +13 .6440  +.0833 Minnesota             .697  .679   .667   .534
  48   -2 .6426  -.0163 Florida               .542  1.000  .333   .870
  49   +3 .6400  +.0129 James Madison         .761  .147   .833   .436
  50   -1 .6343  -.0107 Kansas                .596  .786   .571   .700
  51  +13 .6333  +.1116 Northwestern          .699  .687   .667   .493
  52  -12 .6272  -.0842 Auburn                .551  .909   .500   .762
  53   -8 .6238  -.0580 Arizona               .622  .413   .667   .647
  54  -16 .6010  -.1182 TCU                   .573  .257   .667   .688
  55   +1 .5903  -.0085 Western Kentucky      .734  .091   .833   .329
  56  +17 .5764  +.1098 Kennesaw State        .695  .674   .667   .313
  57   -4 .5727  -.0480 South Carolina        .507  .833   .500   .673
  58  +21 .5598  +.1112 Wake Forest           .555  .211   .667   .591
  59  -23 .5381  -.1904 Louisiana Tech        .574  .262   .667   .475
  60  +11 .5271  +.0545 SMU                   .527  .148   .667   .544
Rank Move Rating Change Team                  SOR   SOS    Win%   Fwd 
  61   +1 .5260  -.0164 Baylor                .568  .244   .667   .449
  62  +10 .5026  +.0324 Rutgers               .434  .634   .500   .607
  63   -9 .5004  -.1068 Penn State            .368  .409   .500   .758
  64   -3 .4932  -.0510 Arkansas              .371  .975   .333   .691
  65  +19 .4886  +.0828 Clemson               .380  .447   .500   .692
  66   +8 .4872  +.0236 Washington State      .499  .815   .500   .407
  67   +8 .4820  +.0209 California            .554  .208   .667   .334
  68   -9 .4793  -.1011 East Carolina         .372  .422   .500   .678
  69  -22 .4789  -.1722 Michigan State        .466  .730   .500   .454
  70  -15 .4771  -.1292 Fresno State          .581  .115   .714   .267
  71  +16 .4679  +.0911 Troy                  .552  .204   .667   .291
  72  +14 .4639  +.0651 Hawai’i               .570  .097   .714   .247
  73   +8 .4626  +.0328 Ohio                  .448  .679   .500   .440
  74   +6 .4571  +.0269 Western Michigan      .463  .367   .571   .423
  75   +3 .4556  +.0060 UConn                 .475  .069   .667   .415
  76   -8 .4549  -.0454 Kentucky              .377  .876   .400   .545
  77      .4546  +.0037 Syracuse              .419  .583   .500   .484
  78  +10 .4469  +.0878 Colorado              .330  .637   .429   .636
  79  -16 .4411  -.0946 Purdue                .349  .961   .333   .560
  80   +2 .4389  +.0216 Southern Miss         .506  .112   .667   .294
Rank Move Rating Change Team                  SOR   SOS    Win%   Fwd 
  81  -24 .4375  -.1497 Utah State            .440  .654   .500   .375
  82  -17 .4297  -.0909 New Mexico            .379  .445   .500   .497
  83  +14 .4261  +.1215 UTSA                  .361  .382   .500   .529
  84   -8 .4250  -.0351 UCF                   .351  .348   .500   .549
  85  +14 .4087  +.1235 Bowling Green         .403  .531   .500   .368
  86  -17 .3938  -.1051 Toledo                .270  .123   .500   .630
  87   +8 .3906  +.0802 Kansas State          .267  .396   .429   .603
  88   +6 .3902  +.0780 App State             .498  .099   .667   .148
  89  -23 .3883  -.1160 Wisconsin             .312  .922   .333   .458
  90  +15 .3862  +.1434 Marshall              .361  .383   .500   .395
  91  -24 .3788  -.1228 Temple                .362  .387   .500   .367
  92   -2 .3767  +.0205 Army                  .337  .304   .500   .420
  93   -4 .3684  +.0108 Delaware              .411  .123   .600   .253
  94   -1 .3609  +.0397 West Virginia         .301  .906   .333   .390
  95   +7 .3545  +.1007 Wyoming               .365  .397   .500   .280
  96   -5 .3229  -.0189 New Mexico State      .398  .102   .600   .129
  97   +7 .3215  +.0753 Missouri State        .374  .427   .500   .149
  98  +15 .3204  +.1194 UCLA                  .212  .649   .333   .460
  99   +1 .3130  +.0392 Coastal Carolina      .379  .446   .500   .107
 100   -2 .3126  +.0116 Central Michigan      .375  .432   .500   .116
Rank Move Rating Change Team                  SOR   SOS    Win%   Fwd 
 101  -16 .3068  -.0954 Texas State           .272  .126   .500   .336
 102   +4 .2984  +.0611 Miami (OH)            .274  .131   .500   .303
 103   -7 .2879  -.0210 Virginia Tech         .173  .699   .286   .430
 104  -21 .2866  -.1270 UL Monroe             .373  .423   .500   .035
 105   +6 .2815  +.0781 Kent State            .329  .944   .333   .066
 106  -14 .2576  -.0688 Stanford              .211  .645   .333   .252
 107   +8 .2572  +.0678 Florida Atlantic      .286  .157   .500   .141
 108  +19 .2539  +.1334 Colorado State        .181  .499   .333   .321
 109   +5 .2464  +.0522 Jacksonville State    .248  .082   .500   .186
 110   -1 .2417  +.0187 Buffalo               .246  .079   .500   .174
 111   +1 .2057  +.0038 North Carolina        .192  .231   .400   .163
 112   -9 .1965  -.0539 San José State        .147  .320   .333   .221
 113  -12 .1851  -.0744 Georgia Southern      .163  .406   .333   .139
 114   +2 .1740  -.0052 Florida International .183  .200   .400   .077
 115   -5 .1698  -.0492 Rice                  .179  .102   .429   .078
 116  +13 .1648  +.0461 Liberty               .117  .173   .333   .195
 117   -9 .1563  -.0708 Ball State            .149  .329   .333   .083
 118   -1 .1530  -.0212 Louisiana             .130  .233   .333   .122
 119   +2 .1454  -.0011 Tulsa                 .115  .164   .333   .136
 120  -13 .1451  -.0845 UAB                   .135  .261   .333   .081
Rank Move Rating Change Team                  SOR   SOS    Win%   Fwd 
 121   +1 .1437  +.0045 Arkansas State        .123  .199   .333   .110
 122   -3 .1225  -.0445 Akron                 .102  .275   .286   .081
 123   -3 .1199  -.0274 Boston College        .043  .298   .167   .215
 124   +1 .1124  -.0112 Oregon State          .030  .856   .000   .178
 125   -1 .1108  -.0216 Oklahoma State        .076  .662   .167   .064
 126   +4 .1075  -.0020 Air Force             .031  .144   .167   .223
 127   -1 .1050  -.0169 South Alabama         .049  .364   .167   .145
 128  -10 .1048  -.0681 Georgia State         .078  .681   .167   .037
 129   -1 .0947  -.0242 Northern Illinois     .043  .288   .167   .134
 130   -7 .0890  -.0438 UTEP                  .044  .307   .167   .109
 131   +3 .0863  +.0382 Eastern Michigan      .065  .079   .286   .060
 132   -1 .0770  -.0222 Nevada                .037  .224   .167   .095
 133      .0668  +.0048 Charlotte             .040  .250   .167   .053
 134   -2 .0543  -.0087 Middle Tennessee      .025  .086   .167   .065
 135   +1 .0377  +.0001 Sam Houston           .010  .345   .000   .049
 136   -1 .0366  -.0036 Massachusetts         .014  .503   .000   .013

Upcoming Game Predictions

Upcoming games are ranked based on the projected quality. This factors in the overall strength of the two teams and the potential for a competitive game. Game quality ratings are not directly comparable between college football and the NFL. NFL games are typically decided by smaller margins than college games, the teams are more balanced in their quality, and there’s just not as much scoring in the NFL. Thresholds for close games and blowouts are also different between college and the NFL for the same reasons.

Beside each team, there are two numbers in parentheses. One is the predicted margin of victory (positive) or defeat (negative), the other is the probability of winning. These margins are sometimes larger than what’s indicated by the predicted score. That’s because there’s nothing in the math that prevents a prediction of negative points with a sufficiently lopsided matchup. This is, of course, impossible, so the score is set to zero in those instances. There’s no cap on how many points a team can be projected to score, though.

#1: Washington (1.28, 53.04%) at Michigan (-1.28, 46.96%)
Estimated score: 28.27 - 26.77, Total: 55.04
Quality: 98.10%, Team quality: 97.26%, Competitiveness: 99.79%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 8.30%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 32.13%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 38.76%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 34.19%

#2: LSU (-1.01, 47.60%) at Vanderbilt (1.01, 52.40%)
Estimated score: 26.83 - 27.90, Total: 54.73
Quality: 97.92%, Team quality: 96.96%, Competitiveness: 99.87%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 8.27%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 32.17%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 38.47%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 34.47%

#3: Utah (3.53, 58.31%) at BYU (-3.53, 41.69%)
Estimated score: 32.04 - 28.58, Total: 60.62
Quality: 97.85%, Team quality: 97.55%, Competitiveness: 98.46%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 8.83%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 31.54%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 43.95%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 29.44%

#4: Missouri (1.82, 54.31%) at Auburn (-1.82, 45.69%)
Estimated score: 25.79 - 24.20, Total: 49.99
Quality: 97.16%, Team quality: 95.98%, Competitiveness: 99.59%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 8.38%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 32.04%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 34.22%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 38.73%

#5: Georgia Tech (0.19, 50.46%) at Duke (-0.19, 49.54%)
Estimated score: 34.22 - 33.84, Total: 68.06
Quality: 96.93%, Team quality: 95.44%, Competitiveness: 100.00%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 8.22%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 32.22%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 51.01%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 23.63%

#6: Ole Miss (-6.03, 36.02%) at Georgia (6.03, 63.98%)
Estimated score: 21.44 - 27.83, Total: 49.27
Quality: 96.61%, Team quality: 97.14%, Competitiveness: 95.56%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 10.00%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 30.26%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 33.59%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 39.39%

#7: Arizona (-0.76, 48.20%) at Houston (0.76, 51.80%)
Estimated score: 20.98 - 21.80, Total: 42.78
Quality: 95.73%, Team quality: 93.70%, Competitiveness: 99.93%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 8.25%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 32.19%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 28.14%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 45.45%

#8: Penn State (-7.44, 32.94%) at Iowa (7.44, 67.06%)
Estimated score: 20.31 - 27.83, Total: 48.14
Quality: 95.03%, Team quality: 95.90%, Competitiveness: 93.30%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 10.94%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 29.28%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 32.61%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 40.43%

#9: Oklahoma (7.19, 66.53%) at South Carolina (-7.19, 33.47%)
Estimated score: 15.57 - 8.32, Total: 23.90
Quality: 94.97%, Team quality: 95.59%, Competitiveness: 93.73%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 10.76%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 29.46%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 15.15%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 63.19%

#10: Purdue (-0.05, 49.87%) at Northwestern (0.05, 50.13%)
Estimated score: 16.69 - 16.67, Total: 33.36
Quality: 94.83%, Team quality: 92.35%, Competitiveness: 100.00%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 8.22%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 32.22%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 21.08%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 54.41%

#11: USC (-10.55, 26.60%) at Notre Dame (10.55, 73.40%)
Estimated score: 32.63 - 43.04, Total: 75.67
Quality: 94.36%, Team quality: 98.28%, Competitiveness: 86.97%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 13.70%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 26.59%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 58.20%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 18.41%

#12: Maryland (5.99, 63.91%) at UCLA (-5.99, 36.09%)
Estimated score: 24.91 - 18.83, Total: 43.74
Quality: 93.81%, Team quality: 92.92%, Competitiveness: 95.61%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 9.98%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 30.28%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 28.92%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 44.54%

#13: Tennessee (-10.95, 25.83%) at Alabama (10.95, 74.17%)
Estimated score: 29.98 - 41.04, Total: 71.02
Quality: 93.50%, Team quality: 97.47%, Competitiveness: 86.04%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 14.13%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 26.20%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 53.83%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 21.50%

#14: SMU (-8.51, 30.69%) at Clemson (8.51, 69.31%)
Estimated score: 17.68 - 26.13, Total: 43.81
Quality: 92.78%, Team quality: 93.51%, Competitiveness: 91.33%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 11.78%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 28.43%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 28.97%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 44.48%

#15: Pittsburgh (9.54, 71.42%) at Syracuse (-9.54, 28.58%)
Estimated score: 32.26 - 22.82, Total: 55.08
Quality: 92.21%, Team quality: 93.74%, Competitiveness: 89.22%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 12.70%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 27.53%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 38.79%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 34.16%

#16: Texas State (-4.97, 38.40%) at Marshall (4.97, 61.60%)
Estimated score: 37.15 - 42.18, Total: 79.33
Quality: 92.00%, Team quality: 89.61%, Competitiveness: 96.96%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 9.43%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 30.88%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 61.59%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 16.17%

#17: Mississippi State (-11.42, 24.94%) at Florida (11.42, 75.06%)
Estimated score: 18.04 - 28.98, Total: 47.02
Quality: 91.96%, Team quality: 95.71%, Competitiveness: 84.90%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 14.66%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 25.73%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 31.65%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 41.47%

#18: Old Dominion (9.77, 71.87%) at James Madison (-9.77, 28.13%)
Estimated score: 23.73 - 13.92, Total: 37.66
Quality: 91.66%, Team quality: 93.15%, Competitiveness: 88.73%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 12.92%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 27.32%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 24.16%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 50.33%

#19: Wyoming (0.12, 50.30%) at Air Force (-0.12, 49.70%)
Estimated score: 30.63 - 30.60, Total: 61.23
Quality: 91.19%, Team quality: 87.08%, Competitiveness: 100.00%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 8.22%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 32.22%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 44.52%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 28.94%

#20: Texas A&M (12.62, 77.24%) at Arkansas (-12.62, 22.76%)
Estimated score: 35.65 - 23.06, Total: 58.71
Quality: 91.19%, Team quality: 96.24%, Competitiveness: 81.86%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 16.09%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 24.49%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 42.15%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 31.03%

#21: West Virginia (-8.71, 30.27%) at UCF (8.71, 69.73%)
Estimated score: 16.63 - 25.23, Total: 41.86
Quality: 91.18%, Team quality: 91.31%, Competitiveness: 90.93%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 11.95%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 28.26%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 27.40%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 46.33%

#22: UTSA (-10.76, 26.19%) at North Texas (10.76, 73.81%)
Estimated score: 35.94 - 46.77, Total: 82.71
Quality: 91.17%, Team quality: 93.61%, Competitiveness: 86.48%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 13.93%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 26.38%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 64.63%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 14.27%

#23: Army (-9.44, 28.79%) at Tulane (9.44, 71.21%)
Estimated score: 15.19 - 24.56, Total: 39.75
Quality: 91.08%, Team quality: 91.92%, Competitiveness: 89.43%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 12.61%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 27.62%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 25.75%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 48.33%

#24: UConn (6.12, 64.18%) at Boston College (-6.12, 35.82%)
Estimated score: 40.17 - 33.91, Total: 74.08
Quality: 90.68%, Team quality: 88.39%, Competitiveness: 95.43%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 10.05%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 30.20%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 56.72%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 19.43%

#25: Delaware (0.85, 52.01%) at Jacksonville State (-0.85, 47.99%)
Estimated score: 27.26 - 26.58, Total: 53.85
Quality: 90.53%, Team quality: 86.17%, Competitiveness: 99.91%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 8.26%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 32.18%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 37.67%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 35.25%

#26: Hawai’i (-5.92, 36.26%) at Colorado State (5.92, 63.74%)
Estimated score: 20.21 - 26.14, Total: 46.35
Quality: 90.37%, Team quality: 87.81%, Competitiveness: 95.71%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 9.94%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 30.32%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 31.09%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 42.09%

#27: UNLV (-11.66, 24.50%) at Boise State (11.66, 75.50%)
Estimated score: 25.86 - 37.50, Total: 63.36
Quality: 89.59%, Team quality: 92.35%, Competitiveness: 84.31%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 14.93%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 25.49%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 46.53%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 27.23%

#28: Baylor (-11.98, 23.90%) at TCU (11.98, 76.10%)
Estimated score: 32.43 - 44.47, Total: 76.90
Quality: 89.54%, Team quality: 92.72%, Competitiveness: 83.49%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 15.31%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 25.15%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 59.35%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 17.63%

#29: Nebraska (13.57, 78.88%) at Minnesota (-13.57, 21.12%)
Estimated score: 37.90 - 24.31, Total: 62.22
Quality: 89.32%, Team quality: 94.78%, Competitiveness: 79.33%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 17.32%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 23.47%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 45.45%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 28.14%

#30: San José State (-9.42, 28.82%) at Utah State (9.42, 71.18%)
Estimated score: 27.96 - 37.44, Total: 65.40
Quality: 88.45%, Team quality: 87.94%, Competitiveness: 89.47%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 12.59%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 27.64%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 48.48%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 25.63%

#31: Southern Miss (6.85, 65.79%) at Louisiana (-6.85, 34.21%)
Estimated score: 34.39 - 27.43, Total: 61.81
Quality: 88.24%, Team quality: 85.36%, Competitiveness: 94.30%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 10.52%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 29.71%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 45.07%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 28.47%

#32: Texas (15.18, 81.50%) at Kentucky (-15.18, 18.50%)
Estimated score: 30.57 - 15.59, Total: 46.16
Quality: 87.75%, Team quality: 95.04%, Competitiveness: 74.80%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 19.63%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 21.68%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 30.92%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 42.27%

#33: New Mexico State (-6.71, 34.51%) at Liberty (6.71, 65.49%)
Estimated score: 14.60 - 21.33, Total: 35.93
Quality: 87.38%, Team quality: 84.02%, Competitiveness: 94.52%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 10.43%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 29.80%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 22.89%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 51.97%

#34: Arkansas State (-5.15, 37.97%) at South Alabama (5.15, 62.03%)
Estimated score: 26.53 - 31.81, Total: 58.34
Quality: 87.06%, Team quality: 82.59%, Competitiveness: 96.73%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 9.52%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 30.77%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 41.80%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 31.35%

#35: Coastal Carolina (-5.58, 37.01%) at App State (5.58, 62.99%)
Estimated score: 16.41 - 21.96, Total: 38.37
Quality: 86.89%, Team quality: 82.59%, Competitiveness: 96.18%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 9.75%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 30.53%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 24.69%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 49.65%

#36: North Carolina (-11.01, 25.72%) at California (11.01, 74.28%)
Estimated score: 14.93 - 25.90, Total: 40.83
Quality: 86.29%, Team quality: 86.49%, Competitiveness: 85.89%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 14.20%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 26.14%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 26.59%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 47.30%

#37: Akron (-2.75, 43.51%) at Ball State (2.75, 56.49%)
Estimated score: 18.37 - 21.14, Total: 39.51
Quality: 85.87%, Team quality: 79.94%, Competitiveness: 99.06%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 8.59%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 31.80%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 25.56%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 48.57%

#38: UTEP (6.35, 64.70%) vs. Sam Houston (-6.35, 35.30%)
Estimated score: 28.97 - 22.42, Total: 51.39
Quality: 84.24%, Team quality: 79.29%, Competitiveness: 95.08%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 10.20%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 30.05%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 35.46%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 37.45%

#39: Texas Tech (18.45, 86.12%) at Arizona State (-18.45, 13.88%)
Estimated score: 31.67 - 13.10, Total: 44.77
Quality: 84.20%, Team quality: 95.80%, Competitiveness: 65.04%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 25.05%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 18.01%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 29.76%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 43.58%

#40: Louisville (-20.52, 11.41%) at Miami (20.52, 88.59%)
Estimated score: 14.40 - 34.90, Total: 49.30
Quality: 82.16%, Team quality: 97.23%, Competitiveness: 58.67%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 28.96%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 15.73%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 33.62%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 39.36%

#41: Central Michigan (-15.62, 17.83%) at Bowling Green (15.62, 82.17%)
Estimated score: 15.77 - 31.63, Total: 47.40
Quality: 81.39%, Team quality: 85.63%, Competitiveness: 73.53%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 20.30%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 21.19%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 31.97%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 41.12%

#42: Northern Illinois (-17.12, 15.65%) at Ohio (17.12, 84.35%)
Estimated score: 8.33 - 25.55, Total: 33.88
Quality: 80.39%, Team quality: 86.72%, Competitiveness: 69.09%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 22.72%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 19.50%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 21.44%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 53.92%

#43: Washington State (-20.82, 11.08%) at Virginia (20.82, 88.92%)
Estimated score: 17.15 - 38.10, Total: 55.25
Quality: 79.43%, Team quality: 93.16%, Competitiveness: 57.74%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 29.56%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 15.40%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 38.94%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 34.01%

#44: Oregon (21.97, 90.11%) at Rutgers (-21.97, 9.89%)
Estimated score: 46.90 - 24.86, Total: 71.76
Quality: 79.41%, Team quality: 96.09%, Competitiveness: 54.22%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 31.89%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 14.20%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 54.53%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 20.99%

#45: Georgia State (-13.35, 21.49%) at Georgia Southern (13.35, 78.51%)
Estimated score: 27.66 - 41.02, Total: 68.68
Quality: 79.25%, Team quality: 78.92%, Competitiveness: 79.91%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 17.04%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 23.70%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 51.60%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 23.17%

#46: Temple (16.80, 83.90%) at Charlotte (-16.80, 16.10%)
Estimated score: 36.33 - 19.45, Total: 55.78
Quality: 78.77%, Team quality: 83.54%, Competitiveness: 70.04%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 22.19%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 19.86%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 39.43%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 33.54%

#47: Florida International (-17.49, 15.14%) at Western Kentucky (17.49, 84.86%)
Estimated score: 15.72 - 33.12, Total: 48.83
Quality: 78.22%, Team quality: 83.91%, Competitiveness: 67.97%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 23.35%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 19.09%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 33.21%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 39.79%

#48: Lafayette (-15.41, 18.16%) at Oregon State (15.41, 81.84%)
Estimated score: 24.39 - 39.79, Total: 64.18
Quality: 77.86%, Team quality: 79.78%, Competitiveness: 74.15%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 19.97%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 21.43%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 47.32%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 26.58%

#49: Troy (16.54, 83.52%) at UL Monroe (-16.54, 16.48%)
Estimated score: 35.97 - 19.53, Total: 55.49
Quality: 77.78%, Team quality: 81.50%, Competitiveness: 70.83%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 21.75%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 20.16%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 39.17%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 33.80%

#50: Eastern Michigan (-18.36, 13.99%) at Miami (OH) (18.36, 86.01%)
Estimated score: 16.58 - 34.95, Total: 51.53
Quality: 76.52%, Team quality: 82.83%, Competitiveness: 65.31%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 24.89%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 18.10%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 35.58%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 37.32%

#51: Buffalo (17.11, 84.34%) at Massachusetts (-17.11, 15.66%)
Estimated score: 26.84 - 10.10, Total: 36.94
Quality: 74.14%, Team quality: 76.79%, Competitiveness: 69.10%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 22.71%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 19.51%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 23.63%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 51.01%

#52: Nevada (-22.36, 9.51%) at New Mexico (22.36, 90.49%)
Estimated score: 11.91 - 34.17, Total: 46.09
Quality: 73.17%, Team quality: 85.93%, Competitiveness: 53.05%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 32.70%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 13.80%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 30.86%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 42.34%

#53: Tulsa (-26.30, 6.27%) at East Carolina (26.30, 93.73%)
Estimated score: 6.73 - 33.16, Total: 39.90
Quality: 68.61%, Team quality: 88.27%, Competitiveness: 41.46%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 41.40%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 10.07%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 25.86%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 48.19%

#54: Memphis (27.36, 94.43%) at UAB (-27.36, 5.57%)
Estimated score: 47.22 - 19.96, Total: 67.19
Quality: 66.51%, Team quality: 87.39%, Competitiveness: 38.52%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 43.86%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 9.18%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 50.18%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 24.28%

#55: Florida State (30.19, 95.98%) at Stanford (-30.19, 4.02%)
Estimated score: 42.07 - 12.04, Total: 54.11
Quality: 64.44%, Team quality: 92.58%, Competitiveness: 31.23%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 50.51%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 7.06%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 37.90%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 35.02%

#56: Kent State (-30.45, 3.90%) at Toledo (30.45, 96.10%)
Estimated score: 16.29 - 46.87, Total: 63.16
Quality: 60.71%, Team quality: 85.52%, Competitiveness: 30.60%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 51.13%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 6.89%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 46.35%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 27.38%

#57: Ohio State (34.32, 97.58%) at Wisconsin (-34.32, 2.42%)
Estimated score: 32.98 - 0.00, Total: 32.98
Quality: 58.61%, Team quality: 95.33%, Competitiveness: 22.16%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 60.16%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 4.64%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 20.81%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 54.78%

#58: Cincinnati (33.71, 97.38%) at Oklahoma State (-33.71, 2.62%)
Estimated score: 44.36 - 10.51, Total: 54.88
Quality: 56.24%, Team quality: 87.23%, Competitiveness: 23.38%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 58.76%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 4.95%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 38.60%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 34.34%

#59: Florida Atlantic (-36.42, 1.85%) at South Florida (36.42, 98.15%)
Estimated score: 21.28 - 57.66, Total: 78.94
Quality: 52.74%, Team quality: 89.50%, Competitiveness: 18.31%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 64.87%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 3.69%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 61.23%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 16.40%

#60: Michigan State (-41.32, 0.96%) at Indiana (41.32, 99.04%)
Estimated score: 8.27 - 49.94, Total: 58.22
Quality: 46.61%, Team quality: 94.85%, Competitiveness: 11.25%
Blowout probability (margin >= 30.0 pts): 74.87%
Close game probability (margin <= 7.0 pts): 2.07%
High scoring probability (total >= 67.0 pts): 41.69%
Low scoring probability (total <= 38.0 pts): 31.45%