Week 2 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 2 QU4D Rankings. Preseason ratings are used until enough data is collected in week 5.

#
1Indiana (2-0)
100.00
2LSU (2-0)
75.13
3Florida (2-0)
73.75
4Southern California (3-0)
69.89
5Tulsa (2-0)
69.61
6Penn St. (2-0)
69.16
7Alabama (2-0)
68.46
8Texas (2-0)
67.79
9Mississippi St. (2-0)
67.04
10Ohio St. (1-1)
66.74
11Notre Dame (2-0)
66.61
12Texas A&M (2-0)
66.61
13Troy (2-0)
65.96
14North Texas (1-1)
64.57
15South Carolina (2-0)
64.25
16Sam Houston (0-2)
63.19
17Nebraska (2-0)
62.49
18Miami (FL) (2-0)
62.27
19Utah (2-0)
59.77
20Georgia (2-0)
59.61
21UCLA (2-0)
59.01
22Pittsburgh (2-0)
58.97
23New Mexico (2-0)
58.77
24North Dakota St. (3-0)
58.10
25Iowa (2-0)
57.64
26Michigan (2-0)
57.41
27Kansas St. (2-0)
56.99
28Cincinnati (2-0)
56.97
29Tennessee (2-0)
56.91
30Michigan St. (2-0)
56.78
31Oklahoma St. (1-1)
56.30
32Virginia (2-0)
56.29
33Western Mich. (1-1)
56.28
34Auburn (2-0)
55.31
35Maryland (2-0)
55.29
36Ole Miss (2-0)
54.98
37Virginia Tech (2-0)
54.79
38Iowa St. (1-1)
54.53
39Colorado St. (2-0)
54.30
40Duke (2-0)
54.22
41Baylor (1-1)
54.20
42UCF (1-1)
53.86
43Texas Tech (2-0)
53.62
44Nevada (1-1)
52.68
45South Fla. (2-0)
52.51
46Air Force (1-1)
52.01
47Louisville (1-1)
51.89
48Missouri (2-0)
51.81
49Wake Forest (2-0)
51.32
50Temple (1-1)
51.08
51Louisiana (1-1)
50.82
52Oklahoma (1-1)
50.68
53Georgia St. (2-0)
50.32
54Illinois (1-1)
50.23
55Purdue (1-1)
49.27
56Oregon (1-1)
49.12
57BYU (2-0)
48.82
58Army West Point (1-1)
48.46
59Vanderbilt (2-0)
47.83
60Massachusetts (2-0)
47.15
61James Madison (2-0)
46.83
62West Virginia (2-0)
46.83
63Toledo (1-1)
46.74
64North Carolina (2-0)
45.84
65Houston (2-0)
44.71
66San Jose St. (2-1)
44.41
67Washington (2-0)
44.13
68Louisiana Tech (1-1)
44.12
69Northwestern (1-0)
43.35
70Boise St. (1-1)
42.99
71FIU (1-1)
42.65
72Utah St. (0-2)
42.15
73Minnesota (1-1)
42.05
74San Diego St. (1-1)
41.03
75TCU (1-1)
40.86
76Fresno St. (1-1)
40.71
77Kentucky (1-1)
40.49
78Tulane (1-1)
40.32
79Coastal Carolina (1-1)
39.87
80Liberty (1-1)
39.87
81Delaware (1-1)
38.87
82Wisconsin (1-1)
38.65
83Arizona St. (1-1)
38.65
84California (1-1)
38.14
85Boston College (1-1)
38.10
86Arizona (1-1)
37.88
87Colorado (2-0)
37.10
88South Alabama (1-1)
36.39
89Kennesaw St. (1-1)
36.39
90Georgia Tech (0-2)
36.04
91Syracuse (1-1)
35.22
92Kansas (1-1)
34.89
93Clemson (1-1)
34.46
94Ohio (1-1)
34.46
95App State (2-0)
33.78
96Memphis (2-1)
32.86
97Wyoming (1-1)
32.41
98Jacksonville St. (1-2)
32.33
99Fla. Atlantic (1-1)
32.06
100Old Dominion (1-1)
31.91
101Oregon St. (0-2)
31.72
102UConn (1-1)
31.41
103UAB (1-1)
31.31
104UTSA (2-0)
31.21
105Rutgers (0-2)
31.19
106East Carolina (0-2)
30.68
107NC State (1-1)
30.42
108Washington St. (0-2)
30.13
109Buffalo (1-1)
29.79
110Akron (1-1)
29.46
111Eastern Mich. (1-2)
28.95
112Central Mich. (1-1)
27.93
113Marshall (1-1)
27.49
114UNLV (1-2)
27.35
115Arkansas (1-1)
26.93
116Texas St. (0-2)
26.09
117Middle Tenn. (1-1)
25.67
118ULM (0-2)
25.26
119Ball St. (1-1)
24.93
120SMU (2-0)
24.83
121Rice (1-1)
24.79
122Missouri St. (1-1)
24.79
123Navy (1-1)
24.25
124Stanford (1-1)
23.46
125Charlotte (0-2)
23.18
126Kent St. (1-1)
22.46
127Florida St. (1-1)
21.64
128Bowling Green (0-2)
20.72
129Southern Miss. (1-1)
20.54
130Ga. Southern (1-1)
19.69
131NIU (0-2)
17.89
132Western Ky. (0-2)
17.77
133Miami (OH) (1-1)
17.23
134Arkansas St. (1-1)
15.14
135Hawaii (1-2)
13.45
136UTEP (1-1)
9.03
137Sacramento St. (1-2)
8.50
138New Mexico St. (1-2)
4.24

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.