NCAAF 2022 Rankings after Week 13

NCAA Football Top 25 Rankings

Updated: Week 13, 28 NOV 2022

(Delta Calc'd from Week 12, 21 NOV 2022)

(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.

(For those viewing from a phone, tap the rankings and rotate to enlarge)

Notes:

• Ohio State falls 3 spots to #6 after losing to #3 michigan, who jumped up 1 spot. With the win, michigan closes the gap substantially to the top 2 (Georgia and TCU)
• USC climbs into the top 5 after defeating #22 Notre Dame
• LSU falls to 10th after losing to #63 Texas A&M
• Penn St climbs back into the top 10 with a win over #63 Michigan St.
• Conference Championship match-ups:
• ACC: #12 Clemson v #28 North Carolina
• Big 12: #2 TCU v #9 Kansas St
• Big Ten: Purdue v #3 michigan
• Pac 12: #5 USC v #13 Utah
• SEC: #1 Georgia v #10 LSU
• Top 10 // Top 25  Teams for each conference:
• ACC: 0 // 2 
• Big 12: 2 // 4
• Big Ten: 3 // 3
• Pac 12: 1 // 6
• SEC: 4 // 8

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NCAAF 2022 Rankings after Week 12 Edit

 NCAA Football Top 25 Rankings

Updated: Week 12, 21 NOV 2022

(Delta Calc'd from Week 11, 15 NOV 2022)

(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.

(For those viewing from a phone, tap the rankings and rotate to enlarge)

Notes:

• #3 Ohio State and #4 michigan set up for an epic matchup at the 'Shoe for The Game!
• Ohio State and michigan have the rivalry with the most top 5 match ups of all time
• michigan jumped #5 LSU after LSU defeated #92 UAB
• Tennessee falls 3 spots to #6 after losing to #27 South Carolina
• USC climbs to #7 after defeating #18 UCLA
• TCU remains at #2 after squeaking by #40 Baylor. I am still going to leave these comments from last week to remind us about human bias:
• It should be noted that several SEC-toting, ESPN commentators have bashed undefeated TCU, saying "this isn't the same Big 12 that they are dominating, and don't deserve a spot in the Top 4."
• This is objectively false, as you can see by my unbiased ratings. It's true that TCU doesn't have the Strength of Schedule (SoS) that many SEC teams do; however, they have accomplished more as an undefeated team than any 1-loss SEC team. As of now, before #4 Ohio State and #6 michigan play each other, TCU also has a better SoS than either of those teams... and there's no one arguing for an undefeated OSU or um to be left out of the playoffs
• This just points out the necessity of unbiased ratings (like mine) to ground human perception and biases.
• Alabama falls two spots to #9 after defeating Austin Peay. The teams near them just played and beat better opponents and were subsequently rewarded more for it.
• Top 10 // Top 25  Teams for each conference:
• ACC: 1 // 3 
• Big 12: 1 // 4
• Big Ten: 2 // 3
• Pac 12: 2 // 6
• SEC: 4 // 6

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NCAAF 2022 Rankings after Week 12

 NCAA Football Top 25 Rankings

Updated: Week 12, 21 NOV 2022

(Delta Calc'd from Week 11, 15 NOV 2022)

(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.

(For those viewing from a phone, tap the rankings and rotate to enlarge)

Notes:

• #3 Ohio State and #4 michigan set up for an epic matchup at the 'Shoe for The Game!
• Ohio State and michigan have the rivalry with the most top 5 match ups of all time
• michigan jumped #5 LSU after LSU defeated #92 UAB
• Tennessee falls 3 spots to #6 after losing to #27 South Carolina
• USC climbs to #7 after defeating #18 UCLA
• TCU remains at #2 after squeaking by #40 Baylor. I am still going to leave these comments from last week to remind us about human bias:
• It should be noted that several SEC-toting, ESPN commentators have bashed undefeated TCU, saying "this isn't the same Big 12 that they are dominating, and don't deserve a spot in the Top 4."
• This is objectively false, as you can see by my unbiased ratings. It's true that TCU doesn't have the Strength of Schedule (SoS) that many SEC teams do; however, they have accomplished more as an undefeated team than any 1-loss SEC team. As of now, before #4 Ohio State and #6 michigan play each other, TCU also has a better SoS than either of those teams... and there's no one arguing for an undefeated OSU or um to be left out of the playoffs
• This just points out the necessity of unbiased ratings (like mine) to ground human perception and biases.
• Alabama falls two spots to #9 after defeating Austin Peay. The teams near them just played and beat better opponents and were subsequently rewarded more for it.
• Top 10 // Top 25  Teams for each conference:
• ACC: 1 // 3 
• Big 12: 1 // 4
• Big Ten: 2 // 3
• Pac 12: 2 // 6
• SEC: 4 // 6

Poll Comparison

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!

NCAAF 2022 Rankings after Week 11

 NCAA Football Top 25 Rankings

Updated: Week 11, 15 NOV 2022

(Delta Calc'd from Week 10, 8 NOV 2022)

(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.

(For those viewing from a phone, tap the rankings and rotate to enlarge)

Notes:

• Georgia retains the #1 spot, still by a comfortable margin, but the field closed the gap. Georgia gained 1.16 points this week, and the rest of the Top 10 averaged a 3.85 rating increase.
• TCU jumps to #2 after defeating #21 Texas.
• It should be noted that several SEC-toting, ESPN commentators have bashed undefeated TCU, saying "this isn't the same Big 12 that they are dominating, and don't deserve a spot in the Top 4."
• This is objectively false, as you can see by my unbiased ratings. It's true that TCU doesn't have the Strength of Schedule (SoS) that many SEC teams do; however, they have accomplished more as an undefeated team than any 1-loss SEC team. As of now, before #4 Ohio State and #6 michigan play each other, TCU also has a better SoS than either of those teams... and there's no one arguing for an undefeated OSU or um to be left out of the playoffs
• This just points out the necessity of unbiased ratings (like mine) to ground human perception and biases.
• Notre Dame drops two spots to #17, despite beating #108 Navy.
• #9 Utah cracks the Top 10, up four spots from last week
• The SEC still dominates the top 10, owning four spots: #1 Georgia, #3 Tennessee, #5 LSU, and #7 Alabama.
• This point is still true: The top teams in the Big Ten (#4 Ohio State, #6 Michigan, and #12 Penn St) are suffering from the poor performances of the rest of the Big Ten: they just aren't getting much credit for defeating those teams, and therefore their rating isn't as high as other teams with similar records.
• Ohio State and Michigan have the 58th and 78th toughest Strength of Schedules (SoS) to date, respectively... by far the worst in the Top 10 (next lowest is USC's SoS at 45th)
• This is also reflected in the conference rankings below.
• Top 10 // Top 25  Teams for each conference:
• ACC: 1 // 3 
• Big 12: 1 // 4
• Big Ten: 2 // 3
• Pac 12: 2 // 6
• SEC: 4 // 7

Poll Comparison

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NCAAF Ranking after Week 10

 NCAA Football Top 25 Rankings

Updated: Week 10, 8 NOV 2022

(Delta Calc'd from Week 9, 31 OCT 2022)

(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.

(For those viewing from a phone, tap the rankings and rotate to enlarge)

Notes:

• Georgia jumps to the #1 spot (by a significant margin!) after defeating Tennessee, who only dropped one spot to #2.
• TCU holds on to the #3 spot... and the human polls are starting to get on board (#4 in both the AP and Coaches Polls. It will be interesting to see where the CFP Committee puts them on Tuesday).
• Notre Dame jumps up 9 spots to #15 after defeating #9 Clemson, who fell 7 spots.
• The SEC still dominates the top 10, owning four spots: #1 Georgia, #2 Tennessee, #6 LSU, and #10 Alabama.
• This point is still true: The top teams in the Big Ten (#4 Ohio State, #7 Michigan, and #16 Penn St) are suffering from the poor performances of the rest of the Big Ten: they just aren't getting much credit for defeating those teams, and therefore their rating isn't as high as other teams with similar records.
• Ohio State and Michigan have the 61st and 77th toughest Strength of Schedules (SoS) to date, respectively... by far the worst in the Top 10 (next lowest is TCU's SoS at 46th)
• This is also reflected in the conference rankings below.
• Top 10 // Top 25  Teams for each conference:
• ACC: 1 // 3 
• Big 12: 1 // 4
• Big Ten: 2 // 3
• Pac 12: 2 // 5
• SEC: 4 // 7

Poll Comparison

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!