Week 3 Score Differential Ratings

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

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These ratings are not used for Week 3 QU4D Rankings. Preseason ratings are used until enough data is collected in week 5.

#
1Northwestern (2-0)
100.00
2Notre Dame (3-0)
94.14
3Pittsburgh (3-0)
92.50
4Texas (3-0)
92.34
5Mississippi St. (3-0)
91.09
6Ohio St. (2-1)
88.06
7Tennessee (3-0)
87.72
8UCLA (3-0)
87.26
9UCF (2-1)
85.99
10Alabama (3-0)
85.37
11South Carolina (2-1)
85.24
12James Madison (3-0)
84.37
13Ole Miss (3-0)
82.18
14Liberty (2-1)
78.81
15Virginia Tech (3-0)
78.29
16Florida (3-0)
77.48
17Penn St. (3-0)
77.31
18LSU (2-1)
77.23
19Louisville (2-1)
76.68
20Miami (FL) (3-0)
75.32
21Massachusetts (3-0)
73.36
22Syracuse (1-2)
73.24
23Indiana (3-0)
73.18
24Maryland (2-1)
73.04
25Utah (3-0)
72.71
26Southern California (4-0)
72.13
27Wisconsin (2-1)
71.78
28California (2-1)
71.17
29Georgia St. (2-1)
70.79
30Michigan St. (2-1)
70.27
31San Diego St. (1-2)
70.24
32Minnesota (2-1)
69.44
33Cincinnati (3-0)
68.85
34Purdue (1-2)
67.71
35Georgia (3-0)
67.60
36Auburn (2-1)
67.54
37Colorado (2-1)
66.46
38Georgia Tech (1-2)
66.03
39Kentucky (2-1)
65.94
40Baylor (2-1)
65.39
41West Virginia (3-0)
65.27
42UTSA (2-1)
65.19
43Michigan (3-0)
65.10
44Texas A&M (2-1)
64.63
45SMU (2-1)
64.40
46Wake Forest (2-1)
64.29
47Oklahoma (2-1)
63.88
48Iowa (3-0)
63.54
49Texas Tech (3-0)
62.41
50Western Mich. (2-1)
62.39
51Nebraska (3-0)
62.06
52Duke (3-0)
61.73
53Illinois (2-1)
61.68
54Virginia (2-1)
61.47
55Iowa St. (2-1)
61.12
56Toledo (2-1)
60.23
57Temple (1-2)
59.24
58Florida St. (1-2)
59.23
59Houston (2-1)
58.09
60Miami (OH) (1-2)
57.66
61Rutgers (0-3)
57.55
62New Mexico (2-1)
57.50
63BYU (3-0)
57.38
64Boston College (2-1)
57.19
65Texas St. (1-2)
57.15
66Tulsa (3-0)
56.08
67Kennesaw St. (1-2)
55.75
68Missouri (3-0)
55.21
69App State (3-0)
54.58
70Kansas St. (3-0)
54.40
71Vanderbilt (3-0)
53.90
72Rice (1-2)
53.77
73Louisiana (2-1)
53.43
74UConn (2-1)
52.97
75Fresno St. (2-1)
52.10
76Delaware (2-1)
52.05
77Old Dominion (1-2)
51.79
78East Carolina (1-2)
51.26
79Coastal Carolina (1-2)
51.18
80Nevada (1-2)
50.75
81Charlotte (0-3)
49.90
82South Fla. (3-0)
49.61
83Troy (2-1)
47.90
84Middle Tenn. (2-1)
47.86
85Sam Houston (1-2)
47.53
86North Dakota St. (4-0)
47.45
87Louisiana Tech (1-2)
47.35
88Arizona (2-1)
47.25
89North Texas (1-2)
46.94
90UAB (1-2)
46.71
91Army West Point (1-1)
45.70
92ULM (0-3)
44.95
93Kent St. (1-2)
44.70
94Oklahoma St. (2-1)
44.66
95San Jose St. (2-2)
44.64
96Ball St. (1-2)
44.49
97Tulane (1-2)
43.02
98Oregon St. (1-2)
42.81
99NC State (1-2)
42.74
100Washington (3-0)
41.89
101Air Force (1-1)
41.57
102Fla. Atlantic (2-1)
40.66
103Marshall (2-1)
39.91
104Utah St. (0-3)
39.87
105Arkansas (1-2)
39.73
106Arizona St. (2-1)
39.65
107FIU (1-2)
39.48
108Oregon (2-1)
39.13
109Akron (1-2)
38.94
110Colorado St. (2-1)
38.54
111Clemson (2-1)
38.40
112Eastern Mich. (1-3)
35.59
113Kansas (1-2)
35.52
114Stanford (1-2)
34.55
115Boise St. (2-1)
34.46
116Ohio (2-1)
34.43
117South Alabama (1-2)
33.83
118Navy (1-1)
32.87
119North Carolina (2-1)
32.36
120Buffalo (1-2)
31.01
121TCU (2-1)
29.09
122Southern Miss. (1-2)
28.88
123Missouri St. (1-2)
28.40
124Central Mich. (2-1)
28.15
125New Mexico St. (1-2)
27.95
126Washington St. (1-2)
27.78
127Jacksonville St. (2-2)
27.20
128UTEP (1-2)
26.13
129Western Ky. (0-3)
25.61
130Memphis (3-1)
25.58
131Ga. Southern (1-2)
23.46
132Hawaii (1-2)
23.41
133NIU (0-3)
23.05
134UNLV (1-2)
22.42
135Sacramento St. (1-3)
20.49
136Bowling Green (0-3)
19.76
137Wyoming (1-2)
15.54
138Arkansas St. (1-2)
6.58

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.