Core inputs

• Wins and losses, including additional treatment for losses to FCS opponents.
• Road wins and home losses.
• Strength of schedule.
• Quality wins based on the system’s own rankings.
• Conference championship outcomes when they fall within the selected week range.

Performance adjustments

• Game-control scoring that rewards stronger wins.
• Bad-loss penalties for poor losses.
• Close-loss credit in defined situations.
• Bonuses for undefeated teams and top-10 offense or defense.

Weekly ranking snapshots

When you pick a season and week, the model evaluates completed games through that point and produces a weekly ranking snapshot. Teams are ordered by their final system score.

Data source

Underlying team and game data is sourced from CollegeFootballData.com. That data source does not determine, endorse, or sponsor the CFB Top 25 rankings.