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Rankings

How It Works

There are no preseason rankings. Every team in the FBS starts the season with 0 points.

After a game is played, the following points are calculated:

  1. The winner gets +100 points, while the loser will get -100 points
  2. Process the current matchup
    • If the opponent is an FCS team, the margin of victory is halved and added to the team's total points
    • If the opponent is an FBS team
      • Take the opponent's record and multiply it by 100. Add this to the team's total points
      • Take the opponent's record again and multiply it by the margin of victory. Add this to the team's total points.
        • If this is the first week, just use the MOV, since we don't have a record for the opponent yet
  3. If previous games have been played, go back and recheck on all of those opponents
    • If your past opponent was an FCS team, this is skipped
    • If your past opponent was an FBS team
      • Check your previous opponent's record up to the current week, minus the game against the current team, and multiply it by 50
      • Check their record again up to the current week, minus the game against the current team, and multiply it by the MOV of that game again, then multiply that by 0.25.
      • Add the two numbers together and multiply it by 0.1
      • Add that number to the total score

Example

Let's take the 2023 matchup of UCF vs. Houston after the final week of the regular season and get their points for the week.

Before this week, the UCF Knights were sitting at a 5-6 (0.45) record.

The Houston Cougars are coming into the game with a 4-7 (0.36) record.

UCF would go on to win the game 27-13.

UCF

  • Analyze the current matchup:
    • UCF gets +100 points for the victory
    • UCF gets +36.36 points for Houston's record at the time of the game
    • UCF gets +5.09 points for their MOV (14) compared to Houston's record.
    • UCF currently has +141.45 points from this matchup
  • Go back and check their previous opponents:
    • UCF beat Kent State (1-11) by 50 points. They will get an additional +0.57 points. (((1/11) * 50) + (((1/11) * 50) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • UCF beat Boise State (7-5) by 2 points. They will get an additional +3.21 points. (((7/11) * 50) + (((7/11) * 2) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • UCF beat an FCS team, no bonus points are added
    • UCF lost to Kansas State (8-4) by 13 points. They will get an additional +2.98 points. (((7/11) * 50) + (((7/11) * -13) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • UCF lost to Baylor (3-9) by 1 point. They will get an additional +0.90 points. (((2/11) * 50) + (((2/11) * -1) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • UCF lost to Kansas (8-4) by 29 points. They will get an additonal +2.72 points. (((7/11) * 50) + (((7/11) * -29) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • UCF lost to Oklahoma (10-2) by 2 points. They will get an additional +4.05 points. (((9/11) * 50) + (((9/11) * -2) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • UCF lost to West Virginia (8-4) by 13 points. They will get an additional +2.98 points. (((7/11) * 50) + (((7/11) * -13) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • UCF beat Cincinnati (3-9) by 2 points. They will get an additional +1.38 points. (((3/11) * 50) + (((3/11) * 2) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • UCF beat Oklahoma State (9-3) by 42 points. They will get an additional +4.95 points. (((9/11) * 50) + (((9/11) * 42) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • UCF lost to Texas Tech (6-6) by 1 point. They will get an additional +2.26 points. (((5/11) * 50) + (((5/11) * -1) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • UCF currently has +26 points from previous opponents
  • UCF will have +167.45 points added to their total after this game

Houston

  • Analyze the current matchup:
    • Houston gets -100 points for the loss
    • Houston gets +45.45 points for UCF's record at the time of the game
    • Houston gets -6.36 points for their MOV (14) compared to UCF's record.
    • Houston currently has -60.91 points from this matchup
  • Go back and check their previous opponents:
    • Houston beat UTSA (8-4) by 3 points. They will get an additional +3.69 points. (((8/11) * 50) + (((8/11) * 3) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • Houston lost to Rice (6-6) by 2 points. They will get an additional +2.25 points. (((5/11) * 50) + (((5/11) * -2) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • Houston lost to TCU (5-7) by 23 points. They will get an additional +1.61 points. (((4/11) * 50) + (((4/11) * -23) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • Houston beat Sam Houston (3-9) by 31 points. They will get an additional +1.58 points. (((3/11) * 50) + (((3/11) * 31) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • Houston lost to Texas Tech (6-6) by 21 points. They will get an additional +2.03 points. (((5/11) * 50) + (((5/11) * -21) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • Houston beat West Virginia (8-4) by 2 points. They will get an additonal +3.67 points. (((8/11) * 50) + (((8/11) * 2) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • Houston lost to Texas (11-1) by 7 points. They will get an additional +4.39 points. (((10/11) * 50) + (((10/11) * -7) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • Houston lost to Kansas State (8-4) by 41 points. They will get an additional +2.53 points. (((7/11) * 50) + (((7/11) * -41) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • Houston beat Baylor (3-9) by 1 point. They will get an additional +1.37 points. (((3/11) * 50) + (((3/11) * 1) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • Houston lost to Cincinnati (3-9) by 10 points. They will get an additional +0.86 points. (((2/11) * 50) + (((2/11) * -10) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • Houston lost to Oklahoma State (9-3) by 13 points. They will get an additional +3.40 points. (((8/11) * 50) + (((8/11) * -13) * 0.25)) * 0.1
    • Houston currently has +27.38 points from previous opponents
  • Houston will have -33.53 points added to their total after this game