Week 5 Score Differential Ratings

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

#
1Alabama (5-0)
100.00
2Notre Dame (5-0)
93.93
3Utah (4-0)
93.02
4LSU (4-1)
90.12
5Northwestern (3-1)
89.55
6Texas (4-0)
86.69
7Georgia (5-0)
85.79
8Miami (FL) (5-0)
85.47
9Indiana (5-0)
85.00
10Ohio St. (4-1)
83.96
11Wisconsin (4-1)
82.85
12Missouri (4-1)
82.57
13Nebraska (5-0)
80.51
14Mississippi St. (4-1)
80.43
15Texas Tech (5-0)
80.26
16Florida (4-1)
79.05
17UCLA (4-0)
78.28
18Tennessee (4-1)
77.97
19Penn St. (3-2)
77.54
20Boise St. (4-1)
77.42
21Kentucky (4-1)
77.00
22Oregon (3-1)
76.11
23Texas A&M (3-2)
76.04
24South Carolina (2-3)
75.68
25Houston (4-1)
75.65
26Florida St. (3-2)
75.33
27Baylor (4-1)
75.11
28Iowa St. (3-2)
73.99
29Iowa (4-1)
71.45
30Pittsburgh (5-0)
71.18
31BYU (4-0)
70.81
32Ole Miss (3-1)
70.39
33Auburn (3-2)
69.93
34UCF (3-2)
69.78
35New Mexico (4-1)
69.68
36Oklahoma St. (3-1)
69.59
37North Carolina (2-2)
69.10
38Southern California (5-1)
68.48
39Wake Forest (4-1)
68.02
40Michigan St. (2-3)
67.96
41James Madison (5-0)
67.14
42Oregon St. (3-2)
66.70
43Oklahoma (2-2)
66.35
44Duke (4-0)
65.06
45Virginia (3-2)
64.80
46TCU (2-3)
64.75
47Michigan (3-2)
64.40
48Liberty (4-1)
64.01
49Kansas (2-2)
63.69
50Minnesota (4-1)
63.52
51Arizona (4-1)
63.42
52Arkansas (2-3)
63.38
53West Virginia (3-2)
63.07
54Louisville (2-3)
63.05
55Purdue (2-3)
63.02
56Clemson (3-2)
62.74
57Memphis (4-1)
62.61
58Utah St. (1-4)
62.03
59Virginia Tech (4-1)
62.02
60Toledo (4-1)
61.38
61Washington (3-2)
61.37
62Georgia St. (4-1)
60.63
63North Dakota St. (5-0)
60.43
64Illinois (2-3)
59.91
65SMU (4-1)
59.48
66UTSA (4-1)
59.45
67North Texas (3-2)
59.41
68Troy (2-2)
59.35
69Vanderbilt (3-2)
59.14
70Tulsa (3-2)
58.71
71Louisiana Tech (2-2)
58.61
72Kansas St. (3-1)
58.33
73Temple (2-3)
57.95
74Fresno St. (4-1)
57.62
75Colorado (2-3)
57.41
76Army West Point (2-2)
56.61
77Texas St. (2-3)
55.68
78South Fla. (4-1)
55.24
79Western Mich. (3-2)
54.11
80NC State (3-2)
53.34
81Maryland (2-3)
53.15
82Cincinnati (4-1)
52.87
83Arizona St. (2-2)
52.63
84San Diego St. (2-3)
52.14
85Sam Houston (1-3)
51.46
86Air Force (3-1)
51.34
87Louisiana (4-1)
51.25
88Ga. Southern (2-3)
51.05
89Fla. Atlantic (4-1)
50.51
90Rice (1-4)
50.05
91California (2-3)
50.00
92Georgia Tech (1-3)
49.73
93Syracuse (2-2)
49.66
94South Alabama (3-2)
49.47
95UNLV (3-2)
49.24
96Nevada (1-3)
48.97
97Colorado St. (2-3)
48.38
98Boston College (2-3)
48.31
99East Carolina (2-2)
47.97
100FIU (2-2)
47.80
101Ohio (3-2)
47.59
102Massachusetts (4-1)
47.08
103San Jose St. (3-2)
46.90
104Rutgers (1-4)
46.75
105Central Mich. (3-2)
46.67
106Tulane (2-2)
46.62
107Eastern Mich. (3-3)
46.22
108New Mexico St. (2-3)
46.21
109Coastal Carolina (1-4)
45.94
110Jacksonville St. (3-2)
45.78
111Arkansas St. (2-3)
45.36
112Kennesaw St. (1-3)
44.70
113Delaware (2-3)
44.51
114UConn (2-3)
43.72
115App State (3-1)
43.31
116Stanford (2-3)
42.72
117UAB (3-2)
42.61
118Navy (1-3)
42.54
119Kent St. (2-3)
42.48
120Washington St. (1-4)
42.47
121Bowling Green (1-4)
40.58
122Buffalo (2-3)
40.55
123Miami (OH) (2-3)
40.38
124Marshall (3-2)
40.01
125Missouri St. (1-3)
39.24
126Old Dominion (1-4)
38.49
127Middle Tenn. (2-3)
37.91
128Hawaii (1-4)
37.15
129NIU (0-4)
36.57
130Ball St. (1-4)
36.51
131Wyoming (2-3)
36.46
132ULM (0-5)
32.57
133Western Ky. (1-4)
32.56
134Southern Miss. (1-3)
31.52
135UTEP (1-4)
30.60
136Charlotte (0-5)
30.46
137Akron (1-4)
29.93
138Sacramento St. (1-4)
27.17

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.