Week 5 Score Differential Ratings

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1Miami (FL) (4-0)
100.00
2Notre Dame (2-2)
95.48
3Indiana (5-0)
94.32
4Vanderbilt (5-0)
87.36
5Oklahoma (4-0)
86.35
6Ohio St. (4-0)
85.56
7Texas Tech (4-0)
84.13
8Texas A&M (4-0)
83.40
9Florida St. (3-1)
82.21
10Ole Miss (5-0)
80.48
11Virginia (4-1)
80.11
12Illinois (4-1)
79.51
13Alabama (3-1)
78.74
14Southern California (4-1)
78.07
15Missouri (5-0)
77.61
16Michigan (3-1)
76.75
17BYU (4-0)
76.65
18LSU (4-1)
75.88
19Georgia (3-1)
75.35
20Iowa (3-2)
74.48
21Auburn (3-2)
73.91
22Washington (3-1)
73.84
23South Fla. (3-1)
73.28
24Old Dominion (3-1)
73.03
25South Carolina (3-2)
73.00
26Florida (1-3)
72.67
27Kansas (3-2)
72.56
28Tennessee (4-1)
72.36
29Nebraska (3-1)
72.33
30Oregon (5-0)
72.31
31Mississippi St. (4-1)
71.86
32Texas (3-1)
71.59
33East Carolina (3-2)
70.69
34North Texas (5-0)
70.33
35Iowa St. (5-0)
70.10
36Louisville (4-0)
69.99
37Utah (4-1)
69.98
38Cincinnati (3-1)
69.50
39NC State (3-2)
69.01
40Arkansas (2-3)
68.83
41Arizona St. (4-1)
68.22
42Duke (3-2)
67.85
43Louisiana Tech (4-1)
66.45
44Purdue (2-2)
66.09
45Penn St. (3-1)
65.13
46TCU (3-1)
64.90
47Maryland (4-0)
64.88
48Georgia Tech (5-0)
64.67
49Memphis (5-0)
64.67
50Arizona (3-1)
64.06
51Kentucky (2-2)
63.10
52Houston (4-0)
62.57
53Utah St. (3-2)
62.44
54Virginia Tech (2-3)
62.09
55Michigan St. (3-1)
62.03
56Colorado (2-3)
61.52
57Kansas St. (2-3)
61.20
58Toledo (3-2)
61.18
59Rutgers (3-2)
59.66
60James Madison (3-1)
59.59
61New Mexico (3-1)
59.39
62Army West Point (1-3)
58.74
63Baylor (3-2)
58.56
64Ohio (3-2)
58.54
65Tulane (4-1)
57.61
66Wake Forest (2-2)
57.43
67Pittsburgh (2-2)
56.78
68Texas St. (3-1)
56.69
69San Diego St. (3-1)
56.18
70Clemson (1-3)
56.11
71Boise St. (3-1)
55.34
72UTSA (2-2)
55.04
73SMU (2-2)
54.82
74Southern Miss. (3-2)
54.67
75Wisconsin (2-2)
54.18
76Fresno St. (4-1)
54.03
77Western Mich. (2-3)
54.02
78Washington St. (3-2)
53.10
79Temple (2-2)
51.70
80Minnesota (3-1)
51.47
81Syracuse (3-2)
51.40
82California (4-1)
51.10
83NIU (1-3)
50.33
84UCF (3-1)
49.97
85Stanford (2-3)
49.95
86Bowling Green (2-3)
49.74
87South Alabama (1-4)
49.61
88Navy (4-0)
49.49
89Boston College (1-3)
49.05
90Colorado St. (1-3)
49.02
91UTEP (1-4)
48.76
92Kennesaw St. (3-2)
48.63
93ULM (3-1)
48.46
94West Virginia (2-3)
48.24
95Coastal Carolina (2-2)
46.50
96Hawaii (4-2)
45.94
97Delaware (3-1)
45.89
98Oregon St. (0-5)
45.65
99Troy (2-2)
44.50
100Northwestern (2-2)
43.29
101UConn (3-2)
43.20
102Liberty (1-4)
42.85
103Wyoming (2-2)
42.85
104UNLV (4-0)
42.47
105Georgia St. (1-3)
42.22
106San Jose St. (1-3)
41.94
107Arkansas St. (1-4)
41.79
108Western Ky. (4-1)
41.73
109Air Force (1-3)
41.29
110Jacksonville St. (2-3)
40.90
111Buffalo (2-3)
40.59
112Kent St. (1-3)
40.03
113New Mexico St. (2-2)
38.61
114Central Mich. (3-2)
38.11
115Marshall (2-3)
37.13
116Missouri St. (2-3)
36.99
117Ga. Southern (2-3)
36.94
118UCLA (0-4)
36.83
119Miami (OH) (1-3)
36.17
120UAB (2-2)
35.99
121Tulsa (2-3)
35.80
122Ball St. (1-3)
35.80
123Rice (3-2)
35.61
124Louisiana (2-3)
35.09
125Eastern Mich. (1-4)
33.81
126App State (2-2)
33.43
127Oklahoma St. (1-3)
33.30
128Massachusetts (0-4)
32.01
129FIU (2-2)
31.83
130Fla. Atlantic (1-3)
30.21
131North Carolina (2-2)
29.73
132Akron (1-4)
28.91
133Middle Tenn. (1-4)
28.89
134Nevada (1-3)
28.35
135Sam Houston (0-4)
27.26
136Charlotte (1-3)
16.06

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.