Week 7 Score Differential Ratings

Identifying the best FBS teams based entirely on the score differentials of every FBS game played this season.

#
1LSU (5-2)
100.00
2Alabama (5-2)
98.62
3Notre Dame (6-1)
96.36
4Georgia (6-1)
93.60
5Miami (FL) (6-0)
93.55
6Indiana (6-1)
92.75
7Ohio St. (6-1)
91.72
8Texas (4-2)
90.55
9Tennessee (6-1)
89.91
10Ole Miss (5-1)
89.59
11Utah (6-0)
89.33
12UCLA (6-0)
88.18
13Nebraska (5-2)
88.05
14Northwestern (5-1)
87.98
15BYU (6-0)
87.59
16Texas Tech (6-0)
87.56
17Kentucky (6-1)
86.41
18Oregon (4-2)
86.18
19Houston (6-1)
85.39
20Florida (5-2)
85.29
21South Carolina (3-3)
84.01
22Missouri (5-2)
83.67
23Wisconsin (4-2)
83.55
24Wake Forest (6-1)
81.89
25Boise St. (5-1)
81.69
26Mississippi St. (4-2)
81.62
27Auburn (4-2)
81.14
28Baylor (4-2)
81.14
29Texas A&M (4-3)
80.16
30Oklahoma St. (4-2)
79.81
31Iowa (5-1)
79.77
32Southern California (6-1)
79.35
33Louisville (4-3)
78.95
34Oregon St. (5-2)
78.77
35TCU (3-3)
78.45
36Penn St. (3-4)
78.22
37Oklahoma (3-3)
78.20
38North Carolina (4-2)
78.09
39Arizona (5-1)
78.03
40Iowa St. (3-3)
77.21
41Florida St. (3-4)
76.39
42Pittsburgh (5-2)
75.56
43James Madison (7-0)
75.36
44UCF (3-3)
75.12
45New Mexico (5-1)
74.25
46Michigan (4-2)
74.17
47Duke (4-2)
73.83
48Purdue (3-4)
73.41
49Kansas St. (4-2)
72.97
50Liberty (5-1)
72.50
51Clemson (4-2)
72.37
52Michigan St. (2-5)
72.26
53North Texas (4-2)
71.82
54Arkansas (3-4)
70.58
55Illinois (3-3)
70.53
56SMU (5-1)
70.27
57Washington (4-3)
70.06
58Memphis (5-2)
70.03
59Virginia Tech (5-2)
69.14
60Texas St. (3-3)
68.69
61Kansas (2-4)
68.47
62Colorado (2-4)
68.37
63Army West Point (4-2)
67.80
64North Dakota St. (6-1)
67.49
65Louisiana Tech (4-2)
67.18
66Louisiana (5-2)
66.96
67Virginia (4-3)
66.73
68West Virginia (4-3)
66.58
69Cincinnati (4-2)
66.22
70UTSA (6-1)
65.73
71Minnesota (4-2)
65.54
72Fresno St. (4-3)
64.12
73Air Force (5-1)
64.05
74Western Mich. (5-2)
64.02
75Tulsa (4-3)
63.91
76Georgia Tech (2-4)
63.84
77Tulane (3-3)
63.80
78Vanderbilt (3-4)
63.58
79South Fla. (5-2)
63.56
80Boston College (3-3)
63.54
81Georgia St. (4-2)
63.48
82Syracuse (2-4)
62.59
83Utah St. (2-4)
62.24
84South Alabama (4-2)
61.66
85Toledo (5-2)
61.51
86Ga. Southern (3-4)
61.30
87California (3-4)
60.96
88Maryland (2-5)
60.89
89Ohio (5-2)
60.56
90UNLV (4-3)
60.55
91NC State (3-3)
60.12
92Arizona St. (3-3)
59.68
93FIU (3-3)
59.10
94Nevada (2-4)
58.88
95Rutgers (2-4)
58.48
96Navy (2-4)
58.44
97UConn (3-3)
57.70
98San Diego St. (3-4)
57.29
99Washington St. (1-6)
56.05
100Troy (3-3)
56.05
101Jacksonville St. (5-2)
56.04
102Fla. Atlantic (4-2)
55.95
103Buffalo (4-3)
55.55
104Temple (2-5)
55.53
105UAB (4-3)
55.47
106Arkansas St. (3-4)
55.44
107Colorado St. (2-4)
54.10
108Stanford (3-4)
53.94
109East Carolina (3-3)
53.74
110Central Mich. (3-4)
53.42
111San Jose St. (4-3)
52.58
112Miami (OH) (4-3)
51.95
113Coastal Carolina (2-5)
51.48
114New Mexico St. (2-4)
51.33
115Rice (1-6)
51.01
116Kennesaw St. (1-5)
50.96
117Massachusetts (4-3)
50.77
118App State (4-2)
50.37
119Bowling Green (2-5)
48.88
120Wyoming (4-3)
48.61
121Delaware (2-4)
48.44
122Old Dominion (2-5)
48.10
123Hawaii (1-6)
48.02
124Sam Houston (1-5)
47.79
125Western Ky. (3-4)
47.72
126Eastern Mich. (4-4)
46.88
127Middle Tenn. (3-3)
46.72
128Kent St. (2-5)
46.26
129Marshall (3-3)
45.56
130Ball St. (2-5)
45.51
131Charlotte (1-6)
44.25
132Missouri St. (2-4)
43.78
133Southern Miss. (1-5)
43.47
134NIU (0-6)
41.84
135ULM (0-6)
41.03
136UTEP (1-6)
40.35
137Akron (1-6)
38.42
138Sacramento St. (1-6)
27.85

SDR normalized 0–100 index

SOS average opponent rating

Avg Diff capped scoring margin per game

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.