Week 4 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 4 QU4D Rankings. Preseason ratings are used until enough data is collected in week 5.

#
1Utah (4-0)
100.00
2Notre Dame (4-0)
99.96
3Georgia (4-0)
94.85
4Florida (4-0)
91.17
5Indiana (4-0)
89.80
6Nebraska (4-0)
89.50
7LSU (3-1)
88.69
8Alabama (4-0)
88.33
9Texas (4-0)
87.98
10Northwestern (2-1)
85.31
11Iowa St. (2-2)
82.92
12Penn St. (3-1)
81.91
13UCLA (4-0)
81.70
14Pittsburgh (4-0)
81.67
15Wisconsin (3-1)
81.61
16Ohio St. (3-1)
80.11
17Miami (FL) (4-0)
80.05
18Texas Tech (4-0)
79.34
19Oregon (3-1)
77.85
20Michigan St. (2-2)
77.04
21Iowa (4-0)
76.96
22Tennessee (3-1)
75.93
23Mississippi St. (4-0)
75.86
24Ole Miss (3-1)
75.57
25Arkansas (2-2)
74.96
26Southern California (4-1)
74.33
27Boise St. (3-1)
74.29
28Auburn (3-1)
72.56
29Virginia (3-1)
72.37
30UCF (3-1)
72.16
31Oklahoma St. (3-1)
72.11
32Houston (3-1)
71.26
33Toledo (3-1)
70.71
34BYU (3-0)
69.91
35Kentucky (3-1)
69.56
36James Madison (4-0)
69.33
37Michigan (3-1)
69.21
38Baylor (3-1)
68.76
39North Dakota St. (4-0)
68.40
40Oklahoma (2-2)
68.22
41Massachusetts (4-0)
68.04
42South Carolina (2-2)
67.93
43Texas A&M (2-2)
67.59
44Duke (4-0)
66.44
45Cincinnati (4-0)
65.77
46UTSA (3-1)
65.69
47Louisville (2-2)
65.56
48West Virginia (3-1)
64.41
49Liberty (3-1)
64.30
50Clemson (3-1)
64.15
51Virginia Tech (4-0)
64.14
52Temple (1-3)
63.93
53Missouri (3-1)
63.61
54Air Force (2-1)
63.35
55Kansas St. (3-1)
63.22
56Tulsa (3-1)
63.18
57New Mexico (3-1)
63.17
58Purdue (1-3)
62.98
59Utah St. (1-3)
62.52
60Wake Forest (3-1)
62.33
61Army West Point (2-1)
62.22
62Fresno St. (3-1)
61.70
63TCU (2-2)
61.60
64Syracuse (1-2)
61.56
65North Carolina (2-1)
61.37
66Nevada (1-3)
61.33
67Illinois (2-2)
61.18
68North Texas (2-2)
60.68
69South Fla. (4-0)
60.53
70Texas St. (2-2)
60.45
71Vanderbilt (3-1)
59.46
72Florida St. (2-2)
59.18
73Western Mich. (2-2)
59.03
74Washington (3-1)
58.69
75California (2-2)
58.47
76Minnesota (3-1)
57.77
77Louisiana (3-1)
57.45
78Oregon St. (2-2)
57.45
79Arizona (3-1)
57.21
80Memphis (3-1)
57.14
81Ohio (3-1)
56.73
82Georgia St. (3-1)
56.35
83Rutgers (1-3)
56.02
84Boston College (2-2)
55.66
85Maryland (2-2)
55.28
86San Diego St. (1-3)
55.26
87SMU (3-1)
54.85
88Louisiana Tech (1-2)
54.75
89Fla. Atlantic (3-1)
54.69
90Jacksonville St. (3-2)
53.81
91Colorado St. (2-2)
53.71
92Colorado (2-2)
53.06
93Troy (2-2)
52.90
94Rice (1-3)
52.59
95NC State (2-2)
52.22
96Ga. Southern (1-3)
52.10
97Middle Tenn. (2-2)
51.93
98San Jose St. (2-2)
51.76
99Sam Houston (1-3)
50.50
100Miami (OH) (2-2)
50.50
101FIU (2-2)
50.35
102Tulane (2-2)
48.15
103Georgia Tech (1-3)
48.05
104Coastal Carolina (1-3)
47.81
105Bowling Green (0-4)
47.03
106UConn (2-2)
46.97
107South Alabama (1-3)
46.86
108Delaware (2-2)
46.59
109East Carolina (2-2)
45.92
110Marshall (3-1)
45.58
111Eastern Mich. (2-3)
45.18
112UAB (2-2)
44.99
113App State (3-1)
44.76
114Arizona St. (2-1)
44.42
115Stanford (2-2)
44.05
116Navy (1-2)
43.92
117UNLV (2-2)
43.81
118Western Ky. (1-3)
43.71
119Washington St. (1-3)
42.76
120Old Dominion (1-3)
42.52
121Kansas (1-2)
42.11
122Kennesaw St. (1-3)
40.92
123Arkansas St. (2-2)
40.28
124Central Mich. (2-2)
39.96
125Buffalo (2-2)
38.74
126Charlotte (0-4)
38.00
127Missouri St. (1-3)
36.75
128Kent St. (2-2)
35.70
129Wyoming (2-2)
35.47
130Sacramento St. (1-4)
35.14
131NIU (0-4)
34.92
132New Mexico St. (1-3)
34.37
133Southern Miss. (1-3)
33.98
134ULM (0-4)
33.27
135Hawaii (1-3)
31.49
136UTEP (1-3)
30.72
137Ball St. (1-3)
29.80
138Akron (1-3)
26.75

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.