QU4D Rankings
2026 SEASON76Week 543210

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Week 5 metrics and full season schedules, side by side.

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Metrics

Record
3-1
Conf Record
1-1
QU4D Rank
#30
QU4D Points
4.00
Pts Remaining
31.06
SDR Rank
#5
SDR Rating
89.55
SOS
73.32#8
Avg Margin
+16.3

Quadrants

Q1
0-1
L 23-29Wk 11
Q2
1-0
W 34-13Wk 9
Q3
0-0
Wk 7Wk 10Wk 12Wk 13
Q4
2-0
W 34-18W 41-7Wk 6Wk 8

Schedule

WK 1
vs.South Dakota St.Q4
W 34-18+0.16
WK 3
vs.ColoradoQ4
W 41-7+0.91
WK 4
atIndianaQ1
L 23-29-0.06
WK 5
vs.Penn St.Q2
W 34-13+6.99
WK 6
vs.Ball St.Q4
Oct 10
WK 7
atMichigan St.Q3
Oct 17
WK 8
vs.RutgersQ4
Oct 24
WK 9
atOregonQ2
Oct 31
WK 10
vs.IowaQ3
Nov 7
WK 11
atOhio St.Q1
Nov 14
WK 12
atMinnesotaQ3
Nov 21
WK 13
vs.IllinoisQ3
Nov 28
Q1Q2Q3Q4

HOW IT WORKS

Computed, not voted.

Every FBS result feeds the same equation, recomputed from scratch each week. Nothing carries over from the week before.

See the full algorithm →

01

Calculate SDRs

SDR compares every FBS team by averaging the score of each game played this season. The more games that have been played, the better the data.

02

Break into quadrants

Using SDR, teams are sorted into quadrants. Q1 is anyone within reach of the best team in the country, Q2 is the next tier down, and Q3 covers the rest of the top 68.

03

Reward good wins

Teams earn points for wins against strong quadrants, without being punished too heavily for a loss to a good team.