NCAA FBS (1-A) College Football Ratings

NCAA FBS Football Ratings – Donchess Inference Index (DII)

Below are listed the current NCAA FBS college football ratings as computed by the Donchess Inference Index.
More information on how these NCAA computer ratings are computed can be found on the Methodology page.

 

DII Rating- This is a NCAA football ratings system that is a combination of the Standard Rating and the Inference Rating. The Inference Rating is weighted more highly in the beginning of the season whereas the Standard Rating is weighted more highly at the end of the season. This is the final rating that is used to rank the teams.

 

Standard Rating- Looks at game outcome and score differential only. Record is the most important factor in this rating system.

 

Inference Rating- Heavily weights the outcomes of opponents’ games. This is system is a much better predictor of future game outcomes.

 

Final: Updated through all the games played on or before 1/7/2012.

Rank Team Rec Rating Chg SOS (Rank) Standard (Rank) Inference (Rank)
1
Alabama
13-1
4.0760
2
1.178 (19)
3.636 (1)
2.928 (1)
2
Notre Dame
12-1
3.7454
-1
1.369 (10)
3.477 (2)
1.788 (8)
3
Ohio State
12-0
3.7184
1
0.595 (62)
3.452 (3)
1.775 (10)
4
Oregon
12-1
3.5859
5
0.900 (41)
3.254 (5)
2.208 (4)
5
Florida
11-2
3.5712
-3
1.753 (2)
3.260 (4)
2.073 (5)
6
Texas A&M
11-2
3.4924
1
1.464 (7)
3.138 (6)
2.358 (2)
7
Georgia
12-2
3.4525
-2
1.273 (16)
3.115 (7)
2.245 (3)
8
South Carolina
11-2
3.3579
-2
1.385 (9)
3.059 (8)
1.987 (6)
9
Stanford
12-2
3.2563
1
1.316 (15)
3.017 (9)
1.591 (12)
10
LSU
10-3
3.0128
2
1.450 (8)
2.745 (11)
1.784 (9)
11
Kansas St
11-2
2.9885
-3
1.077 (23)
2.748 (10)
1.599 (11)
12
Clemson
11-2
2.8755
1
0.760 (52)
2.585 (12)
1.935 (7)
13
Florida St
12-2
2.7324
1
0.437 (70)
2.495 (13)
1.582 (13)
14
Oklahoma
10-3
2.7121
-3
1.189 (18)
2.485 (14)
1.513 (15)
15
San José St
11-2
2.4718
0
0.253 (78)
2.278 (15)
1.291 (19)
16
Louisville
11-2
2.3775
9
0.234 (81)
2.147 (16)
1.536 (14)
17
Nebraska
10-4
2.3037
-1
1.016 (30)
2.135 (17)
1.121 (23)
18
Utah St
11-2
2.2368
-1
-0.02 (100)
2.033 (18)
1.352 (17)
19
Northern Illinois
12-2
2.1734
-1
-0.17 (112)
2.018 (19)
1.029 (28)
20
Northwestern
10-3
2.0963
0
0.558 (63)
1.939 (20)
1.047 (26)
21
Oregon St
9-4
2.0109
1
0.990 (34)
1.875 (21)
0.902 (34)
22
Vanderbilt
9-4
1.9922
-3
0.777 (50)
1.770 (24)
1.477 (16)
23
Texas
9-4
1.9768
-2
1.042 (26)
1.811 (22)
1.102 (25)
24
Cincinnati
10-3
1.9432
0
0.397 (73)
1.773 (23)
1.134 (22)
25
Boise St
11-2
1.8788
2
-0.34 (119)
1.711 (26)
1.116 (24)
26
Michigan
8-5
1.8752
2
1.342 (13)
1.736 (25)
0.926 (31)
27
Arkansas St
10-3
1.7946
9
0.179 (86)
1.669 (27)
0.834 (38)
28
Baylor
8-5
1.7751
-2
1.237 (17)
1.596 (29)
1.193 (21)
29
Kent St
11-3
1.7291
-6
0.045 (97)
1.630 (28)
0.655 (44)
30
Oklahoma St
8-5
1.6273
-1
0.921 (38)
1.447 (33)
1.198 (20)
31
UCLA
9-5
1.6087
0
0.980 (36)
1.510 (30)
0.656 (43)
32
Arizona
8-5
1.6064
0
1.074 (24)
1.509 (31)
0.643 (45)
33
Penn State
8-4
1.5857
-3
0.862 (45)
1.447 (32)
0.92 (32)
34
Tulsa
11-3
1.5353
-1
-0.20 (114)
1.401 (34)
0.893 (35)
35
Wisconsin
8-6
1.5188
-1
1.151 (21)
1.379 (36)
0.930 (30)
36
Mississippi
7-6
1.5095
11
1.354 (12)
1.315 (42)
1.292 (18)
37
Mississippi St
8-5
1.4687
2
0.899 (42)
1.343 (39)
0.835 (37)
38
Louisiana Tech
9-3
1.4677
2
-0.03 (101)
1.388 (35)
0.529 (55)
39
Syracuse
8-5
1.4650
-4
0.906 (40)
1.322 (41)
0.951 (29)
40
Ball St
9-4
1.4373
-3
0.458 (68)
1.371 (37)
0.440 (59)
41
Toledo
9-4
1.4336
0
0.297 (77)
1.367 (38)
0.444 (58)
42
Rutgers
9-4
1.4081
0
0.365 (74)
1.326 (40)
0.545 (53)
43
Central Florida
10-4
1.3579
-5
-0.06 (103)
1.202 (45)
1.033 (27)
44
Michigan St
7-6
1.3367
0
1.340 (14)
1.229 (43)
0.715 (40)
45
Texas Tech
8-5
1.3128
-2
0.696 (57)
1.228 (44)
0.561 (51)
46
Miami FL
7-5
1.2987
-1
0.993 (33)
1.191 (46)
0.711 (41)
47
Arizona St
8-5
1.2702
-1
0.617 (60)
1.153 (47)
0.781 (39)
48
Brigham Young
8-5
1.1986
0
0.401 (71)
1.067 (50)
0.874 (36)
49
Southern Cal
7-6
1.1981
1
1.168 (20)
1.115 (48)
0.548 (52)
50
Washington
7-6
1.1491
4
1.000 (31)
1.092 (49)
0.377 (61)
51
North Carolina
8-4
1.1468
2
0.223 (83)
1.055 (52)
0.612 (49)
52
West Virginia
7-6
1.1467
-3
0.999 (32)
1.061 (51)
0.567 (50)
53
Missouri
5-7
1.1296
-2
1.903 (1)
1.033 (54)
0.641 (46)
54
San Diego St
9-4
1.0998
1
-0.05 (102)
1.050 (53)
0.329 (63)
55
TCU
7-6
1.0743
-3
0.835 (46)
0.999 (55)
0.499 (56)
56
Fresno St
9-4
1.0701
0
-0.10 (106)
0.989 (56)
0.535 (54)
57
Louisiana-Lafayette
9-4
1.0346
0
-0.10 (107)
0.966 (57)
0.452 (57)
58
Virginia Tech
7-6
0.9599
0
0.774 (51)
0.868 (58)
0.612 (48)
59
Iowa St
6-7
0.8703
0
1.150 (22)
0.810 (59)
0.398 (60)
60
Georgia Tech
7-7
0.8371
0
0.788 (49)
0.699 (63)
0.915 (33)
61
Ohio U.
9-4
0.7977
0
-0.50 (122)
0.748 (62)
0.324 (64)
62
Middle Tennessee St
8-4
0.7839
3
-0.18 (113)
0.775 (60)
0.054 (73)
63
Navy
8-5
0.7577
1
0.171 (88)
0.759 (61)
-0.01 (74)
64
North Carolina St
7-6
0.7253
-1
0.483 (65)
0.678 (64)
0.313 (65)
65
Bowling Green
8-5
0.6340
1
-0.21 (115)
0.616 (65)
0.114 (70)
66
East Carolina
8-5
0.6087
2
-0.13 (109)
0.599 (66)
0.063 (71)
67
Louisiana-Monroe
8-5
0.6072
2
-0.02 (99)
0.597 (67)
0.062 (72)
68
Pittsburgh
6-7
0.6028
-6
0.746 (55)
0.500 (70)
0.685 (42)
69
Purdue
6-7
0.5611
-2
0.891 (43)
0.534 (69)
0.178 (66)
70
Duke
6-7
0.5553
0
0.881 (44)
0.538 (68)
0.115 (69)
71
Tennessee
5-7
0.4509
0
1.058 (25)
0.395 (74)
0.368 (62)
72
Texas-San Antonio
8-4
0.4479
1
-0.94 (124)
0.483 (71)
-0.24 (83)
73
Arkansas
4-8
0.4281
2
1.622 (5)
0.407 (73)
0.137 (67)
74
SMU
7-6
0.4209
-2
0.100 (94)
0.328 (75)
0.616 (47)
75
Minnesota
6-7
0.4089
-1
0.637 (59)
0.427 (72)
-0.12 (79)
76
Utah
5-7
0.2205
0
0.681 (58)
0.232 (76)
-0.08 (75)
77
Central Michigan
7-6
0.1689
0
-0.15 (111)
0.191 (78)
-0.14 (81)
78
Wake Forest
5-7
0.1595
0
0.790 (48)
0.200 (77)
-0.27 (85)
79
Western Kentucky
7-6
0.1219
1
-0.10 (108)
0.181 (79)
-0.40 (88)
80
Iowa
4-8
0.1035
-1
1.027 (28)
0.143 (80)
-0.26 (84)
81
Rice
7-6
-0.032
0
-0.35 (120)
-0.05 (83)
0.132 (68)
82
Virginia
4-8
-0.050
0
0.751 (54)
-0.03 (82)
-0.12 (78)
83
Nevada
7-6
-0.088
2
-0.33 (118)
-0.01 (81)
-0.50 (92)
84
Connecticut
5-7
-0.106
-1
0.298 (76)
-0.09 (84)
-0.08 (76)
85
Auburn
3-9
-0.129
1
1.629 (4)
-0.10 (85)
-0.17 (82)
86
Temple
4-7
-0.130
-2
0.606 (61)
-0.11 (86)
-0.11 (77)
87
Indiana
4-8
-0.199
0
0.794 (47)
-0.12 (87)
-0.49 (90)
88
California
3-9
-0.249
0
1.365 (11)
-0.19 (88)
-0.34 (86)
89
Kentucky
2-10
-0.425
0
1.655 (3)
-0.40 (92)
-0.13 (80)
90
Miami OH
4-8
-0.449
0
0.526 (64)
-0.34 (89)
-0.68 (98)
91
South Florida
3-9
-0.450
0
1.028 (27)
-0.37 (91)
-0.47 (89)
92
Troy
5-7
-0.470
1
-0.02 (98)
-0.36 (90)
-0.67 (97)
93
Houston
5-7
-0.514
-1
-0.08 (104)
-0.46 (94)
-0.35 (87)
94
Maryland
4-8
-0.534
0
0.444 (69)
-0.44 (93)
-0.61 (95)
95
Marshall
5-7
-0.577
0
-0.24 (116)
-0.49 (95)
-0.56 (94)
96
Washington St
3-9
-0.586
0
0.911 (39)
-0.51 (96)
-0.49 (91)
97
Buffalo
4-8
-0.642
0
0.336 (75)
-0.54 (97)
-0.65 (96)
98
Air Force
6-7
-0.671
0
-0.54 (123)
-0.55 (98)
-0.76 (102)
99
Western Michigan
4-8
-0.727
0
0.115 (93)
-0.61 (100)
-0.73 (100)
100
North Texas
4-8
-0.741
0
0.227 (82)
-0.60 (99)
-0.94 (106)
101
Texas St-San Marcos
4-8
-0.839
1
0.064 (95)
-0.72 (102)
-0.75 (101)
102
Colorado St
4-8
-0.841
-1
0.221 (84)
-0.72 (101)
-0.76 (103)
103
Wyoming
4-8
-0.862
1
0.125 (90)
-0.73 (103)
-0.85 (105)
104
Memphis
4-8
-0.868
-1
-0.09 (105)
-0.78 (104)
-0.52 (93)
105
Florida Atlantic
3-9
-1.083
1
0.464 (67)
-0.92 (105)
-1.04 (111)
106
Illinois
2-10
-1.125
1
0.981 (35)
-0.98 (106)
-0.95 (107)
107
Kansas
1-11
-1.146
-2
1.491 (6)
-1.02 (107)
-0.82 (104)
108
Boston College
2-10
-1.235
0
0.973 (37)
-1.08 (108)
-0.97 (108)
109
Eastern Michigan
2-10
-1.270
0
0.697 (56)
-1.11 (109)
-1.00 (110)
110
Florida Int’l
3-9
-1.302
0
0.198 (85)
-1.13 (110)
-1.12 (112)
111
Alabama-Birmingham
3-9
-1.363
0
0.174 (87)
-1.21 (111)
-0.99 (109)
112
UTEP
3-9
-1.427
2
0.154 (89)
-1.25 (112)
-1.16 (114)
113
New Mexico
4-9
-1.462
2
-0.42 (121)
-1.26 (113)
-1.31 (116)
114
Army
2-10
-1.478
-2
0.468 (66)
-1.30 (114)
-1.15 (113)
115
Hawai`i
3-9
-1.520
-2
-0.25 (117)
-1.41 (115)
-0.71 (99)
116
Tulane
2-10
-1.659
0
0.243 (80)
-1.48 (116)
-1.18 (115)
117
Colorado
1-11
-1.787
0
1.027 (29)
-1.55 (117)
-1.54 (118)
118
UNLV
2-11
-1.938
0
0.055 (96)
-1.73 (118)
-1.37 (117)
119
Idaho
1-11
-2.116
0
0.758 (53)
-1.85 (119)
-1.72 (119)
120
South Alabama
2-11
-2.167
0
-0.14 (110)
-1.90 (120)
-1.74 (120)
121
New Mexico St
1-11
-2.427
0
0.119 (92)
-2.14 (121)
-1.85 (121)
122
Massachusetts
1-11
-2.455
0
0.248 (79)
-2.17 (122)
-1.88 (122)
123
Akron
1-11
-2.534
0
0.124 (91)
-2.24 (123)
-1.94 (123)
124
Southern Miss
0-12
-3.179
0
0.400 (72)
-2.81 (124)
-2.41 (124)