NCAAF Rankings - Final

2015 FINAL NCAA Football Top 25 Rankings 

Updated: After all bowls, playoffs, etc: 12 JAN 2016

(Delta Calc'd from Week 15, 13 DEC 2015)

(Click here for a more detailed explanation of my NCAAF rating system)

Some of these rankings my surprise you, but keep in mind that there is no bias towards any team or preconceived notions, and the only thing considered is what each team has accomplished so far.

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Highlights in the Top 10:

• No surprise here. My 2015 National Champion is Alabama
• Followed by #2 Clemson, #3 Stanford, #4 Michigan St, and #5 The Ohio State University
• The Big Ten has 3 teams in the Top 10, and 5 Top 25 teams.
• After a good bowl season, the SEC has 3 teams in the Top 10, and 8 teams in the Top 25 
• The Big 12 has 2 Top 10 team, and 4 Top 25 teams. 
• The Pac 12 has 1 Top 10 team, and 2 Top 25 teams. 
• The ACC has 1 Top 10 team, and 3 Top 25 teams

Conference Rankings

I struggle with how to rate the conferences based on my ratings. I'm not convinced a simple average of the conference's teams really does the conference justice. But until I come up with a better way, that's the method I post below:

Poll Comparison

How do my rankings compare to the other polls? I'm glad you asked:

• My top 3 is the same as both human polls.
• Houston, #8 in both the AP and Coaches poll, finished just outside my top ten, at number 11.

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