Final Results

Average FBS power rating: 105.140. Estimated home-field advantage: 1.034 points (0.480 power-rating units) from 440 rated regular-season games; regression R²: 0.612. Game-margin standard deviation: 13.440 points.

Expected wins are the average of 25,000 Monte Carlo simulations of an average FBS team playing each school’s schedule.

Rank School GP W Expected W (No HFA) Expected W (HFA) WAA (No HFA) WAA (HFA)
1 ALABAMA 13 13.000 1.822 1.815 11.178 11.185
2 TEXAS A&M 10 9.000 2.474 2.422 6.526 6.578
3 GEORGIA 10 8.000 1.858 1.825 6.142 6.175
4 FLORIDA 12 8.000 2.458 2.498 5.542 5.502
5 BALL ST 8 7.000 1.659 1.676 5.341 5.324
6 OHIO STATE 8 7.000 1.902 1.901 5.098 5.099
7 IOWA ST 12 9.000 4.008 4.061 4.992 4.939
8 OKLAHOMA 11 9.000 4.160 4.202 4.840 4.798
9 CLEMSON 12 10.000 5.317 5.343 4.683 4.657
10 NORTHWESTERN 9 7.000 2.747 2.760 4.253 4.240
11 OKLAHOMA ST 11 8.000 3.836 3.818 4.164 4.182
12 AUBURN 11 6.000 1.831 1.865 4.169 4.135
13 NOTRE DAME 12 10.000 5.942 5.953 4.058 4.047
14 INDIANA 8 6.000 2.516 2.485 3.484 3.515
15 COASTAL CAROLINA 12 11.000 7.617 7.631 3.383 3.369
16 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 11 10.000 6.822 6.768 3.178 3.232
17 TEXAS 10 7.000 3.709 3.782 3.291 3.218
18 MIAMI FL 11 8.000 4.882 4.910 3.118 3.090
19 IOWA 8 6.000 2.940 2.916 3.060 3.084
20 BUFFALO 7 6.000 3.060 3.049 2.940 2.951
21 LSU 10 5.000 2.123 2.100 2.877 2.900
22 MISSISSIPPI 10 5.000 2.232 2.236 2.768 2.764
23 CINCINNATI 10 9.000 6.181 6.247 2.819 2.753
24 BRIGHAM YOUNG 12 11.000 8.309 8.319 2.691 2.681
25 MISSOURI 10 5.000 2.356 2.353 2.644 2.647
26 KENTUCKY 11 5.000 2.588 2.609 2.412 2.391
27 SAN JOSE ST 8 7.000 4.780 4.834 2.220 2.166
28 TCU 10 6.000 3.911 3.935 2.089 2.065
29 NORTH CAROLINA 12 8.000 5.949 5.947 2.051 2.053
30 WESTERN MICHIGAN 6 4.000 1.923 1.949 2.077 2.051
31 NORTH CAROLINA ST 12 8.000 5.994 6.057 2.006 1.943
32 TOLEDO 6 4.000 2.163 2.136 1.837 1.864
33 MISSISSIPPI ST 11 4.000 2.201 2.197 1.799 1.803
34 WISCONSIN 7 4.000 2.284 2.273 1.716 1.727
35 ARKANSAS 10 3.000 1.284 1.282 1.716 1.718
36 LIBERTY 11 10.000 8.558 8.470 1.442 1.530
37 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 6 3.000 1.510 1.493 1.490 1.507
38 SOUTHERN CAL 6 5.000 3.573 3.582 1.427 1.418
39 WEST VIRGINIA 10 6.000 4.533 4.588 1.467 1.412
40 MIAMI OH 3 2.000 0.826 0.804 1.174 1.196
41 TENNESSEE 10 3.000 1.937 1.900 1.063 1.100
42 TULSA 9 6.000 4.954 4.981 1.046 1.019
43 PENN STATE 9 4.000 2.995 3.013 1.005 0.987
44 KENT ST 4 3.000 2.019 2.062 0.981 0.938
45 STANFORD 6 4.000 3.202 3.068 0.798 0.932
46 COLORADO 6 4.000 3.068 3.086 0.932 0.914
47 EASTERN MICHIGAN 6 2.000 1.259 1.293 0.741 0.707
48 BOISE ST 7 5.000 4.387 4.325 0.613 0.675
49 APPALACHIAN ST 12 9.000 8.392 8.429 0.608 0.571
50 MARYLAND 5 2.000 1.433 1.434 0.567 0.566
51 NEBRASKA 8 3.000 2.504 2.485 0.496 0.515
52 OREGON 7 4.000 3.567 3.519 0.433 0.481
53 UTAH 5 3.000 2.524 2.538 0.476 0.462
54 PITTSBURGH 11 6.000 5.535 5.539 0.465 0.461
55 WASHINGTON 4 3.000 2.452 2.563 0.548 0.437
56 MICHIGAN ST 7 2.000 1.616 1.597 0.384 0.403
57 MINNESOTA 7 3.000 2.659 2.611 0.341 0.389
58 VIRGINIA TECH 11 5.000 4.613 4.624 0.387 0.376
59 BOSTON COLLEGE 11 6.000 5.630 5.667 0.370 0.333
60 NEVADA 9 7.000 6.681 6.730 0.319 0.270
61 KANSAS ST 10 4.000 3.762 3.747 0.238 0.253
62 VIRGINIA 10 5.000 4.745 4.800 0.255 0.200
63 ARMY 12 9.000 8.834 8.828 0.166 0.172
64 TEXAS TECH 10 4.000 3.863 3.889 0.137 0.111
65 OHIO U. 3 2.000 1.889 1.905 0.111 0.095
66 SOUTH CAROLINA 10 2.000 1.969 1.949 0.031 0.051
67 ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM 9 6.000 6.012 5.966 -0.012 0.034
68 MICHIGAN 6 2.000 2.016 2.026 -0.016 -0.026
69 MEMPHIS 11 8.000 8.013 8.055 -0.013 -0.055
70 SMU 10 7.000 7.146 7.106 -0.146 -0.106
71 CENTRAL FLORIDA 10 6.000 6.165 6.151 -0.165 -0.151
72 PURDUE 6 2.000 2.104 2.152 -0.104 -0.152
73 RUTGERS 9 3.000 3.144 3.215 -0.144 -0.215
74 WAKE FOREST 9 4.000 4.207 4.218 -0.207 -0.218
75 MARSHALL 10 7.000 7.239 7.315 -0.239 -0.315
76 ARIZONA ST 4 2.000 2.439 2.403 -0.439 -0.403
77 ILLINOIS 8 2.000 2.551 2.520 -0.551 -0.520
78 GEORGIA ST 10 6.000 6.600 6.612 -0.600 -0.612
79 AKRON 6 1.000 1.805 1.769 -0.805 -0.769
80 WASHINGTON ST 4 1.000 1.884 1.817 -0.884 -0.817
81 SAN DIEGO ST 8 4.000 4.845 4.818 -0.845 -0.818
82 UCLA 7 3.000 3.810 3.825 -0.810 -0.825
83 BAYLOR 9 2.000 2.848 2.836 -0.848 -0.836
84 AIR FORCE 6 3.000 3.845 3.847 -0.845 -0.847
85 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 6 0.000 0.869 0.874 -0.869 -0.874
86 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 13 8.000 9.037 9.027 -1.037 -1.027
87 HAWAI`I 9 5.000 6.068 6.076 -1.068 -1.076
88 CALIFORNIA 4 1.000 2.139 2.129 -1.139 -1.129
89 BOWLING GREEN 5 0.000 1.490 1.450 -1.490 -1.450
90 FLORIDA ST 9 3.000 4.502 4.519 -1.502 -1.519
91 TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO 12 7.000 8.631 8.630 -1.631 -1.630
92 LOUISIANA TECH 10 5.000 6.622 6.636 -1.622 -1.636
93 COLORADO ST 4 1.000 2.742 2.658 -1.742 -1.658
94 HOUSTON 8 3.000 4.621 4.692 -1.621 -1.692
95 LOUISVILLE 11 4.000 5.733 5.757 -1.733 -1.757
96 VANDERBILT 9 0.000 1.758 1.782 -1.758 -1.782
97 RICE 5 2.000 3.805 3.786 -1.805 -1.786
98 OREGON ST 7 2.000 3.716 3.813 -1.716 -1.813
99 FRESNO ST 6 3.000 4.915 4.889 -1.915 -1.889
100 GEORGIA TECH 10 3.000 4.937 4.949 -1.937 -1.949
101 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 9 5.000 7.181 7.121 -2.181 -2.121
102 TULANE 12 6.000 8.285 8.224 -2.285 -2.224
103 ARIZONA 5 0.000 2.238 2.261 -2.238 -2.261
104 MASSACHUSETTS 4 0.000 2.386 2.272 -2.386 -2.272
105 TROY 11 5.000 7.442 7.377 -2.442 -2.377
106 WYOMING 6 2.000 4.422 4.412 -2.422 -2.412
107 KANSAS 9 0.000 2.569 2.501 -2.569 -2.501
108 NEW MEXICO 7 2.000 4.679 4.599 -2.679 -2.599
109 EAST CAROLINA 9 3.000 5.691 5.727 -2.691 -2.727
110 UNC-CHARLOTTE 6 2.000 4.828 4.756 -2.828 -2.756
111 ARKANSAS ST 11 4.000 7.009 6.913 -3.009 -2.913
112 UTAH ST 6 1.000 3.920 3.941 -2.920 -2.941
113 NAVY 10 3.000 6.108 6.074 -3.108 -3.074
114 SOUTH ALABAMA 11 4.000 7.243 7.261 -3.243 -3.261
115 WESTERN KENTUCKY 12 5.000 8.395 8.332 -3.395 -3.332
116 UTEP 8 3.000 6.442 6.347 -3.442 -3.347
117 DUKE 11 2.000 5.549 5.507 -3.549 -3.507
118 UNLV 6 0.000 3.743 3.729 -3.743 -3.729
119 SYRACUSE 11 1.000 4.726 4.790 -3.726 -3.790
120 MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST 9 3.000 6.882 6.812 -3.882 -3.812
121 FLORIDA INT’L 5 0.000 3.921 3.915 -3.921 -3.915
122 TEMPLE 7 1.000 5.034 4.963 -4.034 -3.963
123 NORTH TEXAS 10 4.000 8.057 8.099 -4.057 -4.099
124 SOUTH FLORIDA 9 1.000 5.228 5.224 -4.228 -4.224
125 SOUTHERN MISS 10 3.000 7.813 7.880 -4.813 -4.880
126 TEXAS ST-SAN MARCOS 12 2.000 6.943 6.955 -4.943 -4.955
127 LOUISIANA-MONROE 10 0.000 6.363 6.332 -6.363 -6.332