Week 6 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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1Alabama (5-1)
100.00
2Notre Dame (6-0)
94.32
3Georgia (6-0)
91.94
4Utah (5-0)
90.02
5Miami (FL) (5-0)
89.49
6LSU (4-2)
89.43
7Indiana (6-0)
86.34
8Missouri (5-1)
85.99
9Ohio St. (5-1)
85.48
10Northwestern (4-1)
84.51
11Texas (4-1)
83.84
12Nebraska (5-1)
83.05
13Mississippi St. (4-1)
82.70
14Texas Tech (5-0)
82.26
15South Carolina (3-3)
81.55
16Kentucky (5-1)
81.42
17UCLA (5-0)
81.39
18Wisconsin (4-1)
80.68
19Houston (5-1)
79.66
20BYU (5-0)
78.83
21Florida (4-2)
78.69
22Oregon (3-2)
78.37
23Tennessee (5-1)
77.74
24Boise St. (5-1)
77.29
25Ole Miss (4-1)
76.24
26Baylor (4-1)
75.43
27Oregon St. (4-2)
74.55
28Oklahoma (3-2)
74.48
29Wake Forest (5-1)
74.46
30Texas A&M (3-3)
74.30
31Penn St. (3-3)
74.26
32Iowa (5-1)
74.25
33New Mexico (4-1)
73.34
34North Carolina (3-2)
73.05
35Pittsburgh (5-1)
73.00
36Oklahoma St. (4-1)
72.38
37Iowa St. (3-3)
72.24
38Southern California (6-1)
71.62
39Arizona (5-1)
71.25
40Louisville (3-3)
71.22
41Purdue (3-3)
71.12
42Auburn (3-2)
70.23
43UCF (3-3)
69.82
44Florida St. (3-3)
68.78
45Michigan (3-2)
68.77
46TCU (2-3)
68.44
47Kansas (2-3)
67.99
48Liberty (5-1)
67.24
49Clemson (3-2)
66.57
50Memphis (5-1)
66.31
51Michigan St. (2-4)
65.43
52James Madison (6-0)
65.33
53Duke (4-1)
64.91
54Arkansas (2-4)
64.64
55Illinois (3-3)
63.85
56Georgia St. (4-1)
62.70
57North Texas (4-2)
62.60
58Kansas St. (3-2)
62.30
59Virginia Tech (4-2)
62.01
60Virginia (4-2)
61.69
61Minnesota (4-2)
61.68
62Washington (3-3)
61.29
63Western Mich. (4-2)
60.85
64Fresno St. (4-2)
60.56
65North Dakota St. (5-1)
60.28
66West Virginia (3-3)
60.21
67UTSA (5-1)
60.14
68SMU (4-1)
58.58
69Utah St. (2-4)
58.51
70Colorado (2-3)
58.20
71Troy (3-2)
57.51
72California (3-3)
57.36
73Cincinnati (4-1)
57.25
74Air Force (4-1)
57.10
75Louisiana Tech (3-2)
56.93
76Vanderbilt (3-3)
56.74
77Maryland (2-4)
56.54
78Tulsa (3-3)
56.22
79Syracuse (2-3)
56.20
80FIU (3-2)
55.67
81Fla. Atlantic (4-1)
55.62
82UNLV (4-2)
55.57
83Georgia Tech (2-3)
55.57
84Ga. Southern (2-4)
55.55
85South Fla. (4-2)
55.11
86Texas St. (2-3)
54.61
87Arizona St. (3-2)
54.52
88Louisiana (4-2)
54.27
89South Alabama (4-2)
54.04
90Nevada (2-3)
53.87
91Toledo (4-2)
53.87
92Colorado St. (2-3)
53.56
93Army West Point (3-2)
53.53
94Ohio (4-2)
53.16
95NC State (3-3)
53.16
96East Carolina (3-2)
53.01
97UConn (3-3)
51.73
98Navy (2-3)
51.59
99Temple (2-4)
51.12
100Buffalo (3-3)
50.44
101Tulane (2-3)
49.91
102Rice (1-5)
49.60
103Boston College (2-3)
49.40
104Jacksonville St. (4-2)
48.65
105Washington St. (1-5)
48.41
106Arkansas St. (2-4)
48.16
107Central Mich. (3-3)
47.86
108Rutgers (1-4)
47.63
109Stanford (2-4)
47.37
110Sam Houston (1-4)
46.84
111San Diego St. (2-4)
46.78
112Kennesaw St. (1-4)
46.60
113Coastal Carolina (2-4)
46.52
114UAB (3-3)
46.33
115San Jose St. (3-3)
46.03
116New Mexico St. (2-4)
45.48
117Miami (OH) (3-3)
45.04
118Massachusetts (4-2)
45.03
119Delaware (2-3)
44.09
120Bowling Green (2-4)
44.01
121Kent St. (2-4)
43.14
122Eastern Mich. (4-3)
42.89
123App State (3-2)
42.59
124Old Dominion (2-4)
41.77
125Wyoming (3-3)
40.65
126Middle Tenn. (2-3)
40.52
127NIU (0-5)
39.63
128Ball St. (1-5)
39.49
129Hawaii (1-5)
39.31
130Western Ky. (2-4)
39.15
131Marshall (3-3)
38.35
132UTEP (1-5)
36.65
133ULM (0-5)
36.48
134Southern Miss. (1-4)
35.66
135Akron (1-5)
34.55
136Missouri St. (1-4)
32.92
137Charlotte (0-6)
31.26
138Sacramento St. (1-5)
24.43

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.