NCAAF 2017 Final Rankings

NCAA Football Top 25 Rankings

Updated: FINAL, 26 NOV 2017

(Delta Calc'd from Week 14, 26 NOV 2017)

(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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Ratings Notes:

• Ohio State moves up to #3 after defeating #13 USC. By the way, #13 USC was the Buckeye's 4th best opponent they've defeated all season... yet OSU was not in the playoffs.
• Alabama finishes at #1 (moving up 7 spots from my pre-bowl ratings) after beating now-ranked #7 Clemson and #2 Georgia. Those were Alabama's best wins of the season, beating out #20 LSU...
• Georgia finishes 2nd, 0.50 points above Ohio State.
• And UCF... finishes at #4 after knocking off Auburn (the same Auburn that beat Alabama and Georgia).
• Wisconsin finishes at #5 after defeating Miami, and Oklahoma finishes at 6.
• Top 10 // Top 25  Teams for each conference:
• ACC: 1 // 3 
• Big Ten: 3 // 7
• Big 12: 1 // 4
• Pac 12: 0 // 3
• SEC: 3 // 6

Poll Comparison

• A lot of agreement between my final rankings and the human polls. The biggest difference really is that the human polls froze the top 4, while my ratings made no distinction and evaluated the teams based on one last data point.

Conference Comparison

• With a huge statement in the bowl games, the Big Ten jumped over the ACC (and so did SEC) and takes the #1 conference spot... despite being left out of the final four...

As always, please leave questions/comments below! If you would like to see more than just the Top 25, or any ratings for Div I-AA, Div-II, or Div-III, just let me know!