Week 7 Score Differential Ratings

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1Miami (FL) (5-0)
100.00
2Indiana (6-0)
96.46
3Notre Dame (4-2)
95.79
4Ohio St. (6-0)
93.79
5Texas Tech (6-0)
92.76
6Texas A&M (6-0)
86.76
7Florida St. (3-3)
84.74
8Georgia (5-1)
84.65
9Utah (5-1)
84.44
10Alabama (5-1)
83.86
11Oklahoma (5-1)
82.83
12Washington (5-1)
81.50
13Illinois (5-2)
81.21
14Southern California (5-1)
81.17
15Vanderbilt (5-1)
80.77
16Iowa (4-2)
80.40
17Oregon (5-1)
80.14
18Ole Miss (6-0)
80.05
19Virginia (5-1)
79.88
20Missouri (5-1)
79.34
21South Fla. (5-1)
78.60
22Texas (4-2)
78.29
23LSU (5-1)
77.84
24Louisville (4-1)
76.60
25Florida (2-4)
76.27
26Auburn (3-3)
75.56
27Tennessee (5-1)
75.20
28BYU (6-0)
74.74
29Michigan (4-2)
73.73
30Duke (4-2)
72.48
31Nebraska (5-1)
72.38
32Cincinnati (5-1)
72.02
33Kansas (4-3)
71.92
34Arkansas (2-4)
71.82
35Memphis (6-0)
71.73
36Pittsburgh (4-2)
71.65
37Georgia Tech (6-0)
71.23
38Maryland (4-2)
70.56
39Iowa St. (5-2)
70.49
40South Carolina (3-3)
70.46
41Mississippi St. (4-2)
69.77
42NC State (4-3)
69.48
43TCU (4-2)
68.96
44North Texas (5-1)
68.65
45Boise St. (4-2)
68.51
46Arizona (4-2)
68.26
47Old Dominion (4-2)
67.00
48East Carolina (3-3)
66.69
49Kansas St. (3-4)
66.65
50Arizona St. (4-2)
66.16
51Wake Forest (4-2)
65.95
52Rutgers (3-3)
65.33
53Colorado (3-4)
65.27
54Houston (5-1)
65.14
55San Diego St. (5-1)
65.12
56SMU (4-2)
64.99
57Tulane (5-1)
64.70
58Clemson (3-3)
64.62
59Purdue (2-4)
64.53
60Kentucky (2-3)
64.31
61Penn St. (3-3)
64.18
62Baylor (4-2)
63.66
63Washington St. (3-3)
62.73
64Toledo (3-3)
62.30
65Kennesaw St. (4-2)
61.90
66Northwestern (4-2)
61.19
67UTSA (3-3)
61.00
68Louisiana Tech (4-2)
59.98
69Ohio (3-3)
59.15
70Minnesota (4-2)
59.11
71Wisconsin (2-4)
58.96
72New Mexico (3-3)
58.83
73UCF (3-3)
58.74
74James Madison (5-1)
58.39
75Colorado St. (2-4)
58.32
76Virginia Tech (2-5)
58.15
77UCLA (2-4)
57.03
78Western Mich. (4-3)
57.02
79West Virginia (2-4)
56.59
80Syracuse (3-3)
56.56
81Utah St. (3-3)
56.44
82UNLV (6-0)
55.91
83Army West Point (3-3)
55.82
84Bowling Green (3-3)
55.65
85Marshall (3-3)
55.56
86Michigan St. (3-3)
55.55
87Temple (3-3)
55.25
88Troy (4-2)
55.18
89Texas St. (3-3)
55.00
90Southern Miss. (4-2)
53.80
91California (4-2)
52.60
92Hawaii (5-2)
52.51
93UConn (4-2)
52.49
94Navy (6-0)
52.17
95South Alabama (1-5)
50.19
96Wyoming (3-3)
49.92
97Kent St. (2-4)
49.54
98Fresno St. (5-2)
49.22
99Stanford (2-4)
49.01
100San Jose St. (2-4)
48.70
101App State (4-2)
48.47
102Delaware (3-2)
48.46
103Western Ky. (5-1)
48.35
104Buffalo (3-3)
48.32
105Air Force (1-5)
47.94
106Miami (OH) (3-3)
47.51
107Oregon St. (0-7)
47.06
108NIU (1-5)
47.05
109Arkansas St. (2-4)
46.46
110Missouri St. (3-3)
45.78
111Liberty (2-4)
45.13
112Coastal Carolina (3-3)
43.77
113Louisiana (2-4)
43.65
114UTEP (1-5)
43.19
115New Mexico St. (3-2)
43.18
116Jacksonville St. (3-3)
42.28
117Central Mich. (3-3)
41.32
118Eastern Mich. (2-5)
41.14
119Boston College (1-5)
41.13
120Georgia St. (1-5)
41.12
121ULM (3-3)
40.94
122Middle Tenn. (1-5)
40.67
123Fla. Atlantic (3-3)
40.02
124Oklahoma St. (1-5)
40.00
125Tulsa (2-4)
39.60
126Ga. Southern (2-4)
39.41
127Ball St. (2-4)
39.39
128North Carolina (2-3)
38.82
129Rice (3-4)
37.65
130Nevada (1-5)
35.96
131UAB (2-4)
35.33
132Akron (2-5)
34.17
133Sam Houston (0-6)
33.13
134Charlotte (1-5)
32.73
135Massachusetts (0-6)
31.97
136FIU (2-3)
29.61

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.