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College Football Ranking 2015-2016
Last Updated: 2025-10-26 14:09:23 Central Daylight Time
Nearby teams are re-ordered to minimize ranking violations.
| Rank |
Team |
Wins |
Losses |
Overall Rating Rank |
Overall Rating |
Matrix Rating |
Elo |
adjCPPD |
Best Rank |
Worst Rank |
| 1 |
Alabama |
14 |
1 |
1 |
0.986667 |
1.000000 |
2197 |
2.642 |
1 |
2 |
| 2 |
Clemson |
14 |
1 |
2 |
0.943437 |
0.943322 |
2047 |
2.427 |
2 |
3 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma |
11 |
2 |
3 |
0.915306 |
0.948855 |
2078 |
2.284 |
3 |
4 |
| 4 |
Ohio State |
12 |
1 |
4 |
0.897883 |
0.942867 |
2120 |
1.938 |
1 |
8 |
| 5 |
Stanford |
12 |
2 |
5 |
0.896528 |
0.912316 |
2014 |
2.202 |
1 |
10 |
| 6 |
Ole Miss |
10 |
3 |
6 |
0.870717 |
0.899195 |
1937 |
2.191 |
1 |
11 |
| 7 |
Baylor |
10 |
3 |
7 |
0.862224 |
0.891802 |
1991 |
2.098 |
5 |
7 |
| 8 |
North Carolina |
11 |
3 |
8 |
0.857226 |
0.888012 |
1830 |
2.099 |
6 |
13 |
| 9 |
Houston |
13 |
1 |
9 |
0.845783 |
0.864171 |
1920 |
1.707 |
6 |
10 |
| 10 |
Notre Dame |
10 |
3 |
11 |
0.832930 |
0.874722 |
1784 |
1.940 |
7 |
10 |
| 11 |
Navy |
11 |
2 |
10 |
0.837438 |
0.847625 |
1739 |
1.927 |
9 |
15 |
| 12 |
Florida State |
10 |
3 |
12 |
0.830264 |
0.864321 |
1909 |
1.883 |
9 |
17 |
| 13 |
LSU |
9 |
3 |
18 |
0.805094 |
0.873377 |
1817 |
1.677 |
13 |
17 |
| 14 |
Mississippi State |
9 |
4 |
15 |
0.817792 |
0.863947 |
1841 |
1.947 |
14 |
20 |
| 15 |
Michigan State |
12 |
2 |
19 |
0.796241 |
0.851936 |
1848 |
1.408 |
14 |
16 |
| 16 |
Michigan |
10 |
3 |
13 |
0.827547 |
0.883887 |
1880 |
1.811 |
15 |
18 |
| 17 |
Western Kentucky |
12 |
2 |
16 |
0.816060 |
0.824164 |
1871 |
1.686 |
14 |
21 |
| 18 |
Arkansas |
8 |
5 |
20 |
0.792428 |
0.855929 |
1862 |
1.856 |
16 |
25 |
| 19 |
Tennessee |
9 |
4 |
14 |
0.824173 |
0.891152 |
1860 |
1.925 |
9 |
19 |
| 20 |
TCU |
11 |
2 |
17 |
0.810392 |
0.848187 |
1947 |
1.543 |
12 |
22 |
| 21 |
Toledo |
10 |
2 |
21 |
0.787680 |
0.823787 |
1730 |
1.507 |
16 |
22 |
| 22 |
Iowa |
12 |
2 |
22 |
0.776366 |
0.820796 |
1712 |
1.356 |
17 |
25 |
| 23 |
Georgia |
10 |
3 |
23 |
0.768683 |
0.807547 |
1797 |
1.458 |
18 |
28 |
| 24 |
Bowling Green |
10 |
4 |
24 |
0.768324 |
0.806227 |
1661 |
1.638 |
19 |
29 |
| 25 |
Wisconsin |
10 |
3 |
25 |
0.768004 |
0.814866 |
1800 |
1.428 |
21 |
30 |
| 26 |
Utah |
10 |
3 |
26 |
0.761571 |
0.825371 |
1764 |
1.347 |
21 |
28 |
| 27 |
Boise State |
9 |
4 |
31 |
0.740336 |
0.798260 |
1840 |
1.329 |
26 |
36 |
| 28 |
Oregon |
9 |
4 |
32 |
0.738357 |
0.819639 |
1793 |
1.268 |
27 |
31 |
| 29 |
Washington |
7 |
6 |
29 |
0.744497 |
0.835627 |
1874 |
1.569 |
29 |
34 |
| 30 |
USC |
8 |
6 |
27 |
0.754625 |
0.838065 |
1794 |
1.637 |
30 |
32 |
| 31 |
Oklahoma State |
10 |
3 |
28 |
0.746759 |
0.799472 |
1707 |
1.295 |
23 |
33 |
| 32 |
Memphis |
9 |
4 |
30 |
0.742784 |
0.790217 |
1681 |
1.454 |
26 |
35 |
| 33 |
San Diego State |
11 |
3 |
33 |
0.735316 |
0.773026 |
1806 |
1.171 |
30 |
38 |
| 34 |
Texas A&M |
8 |
5 |
34 |
0.732229 |
0.817813 |
1674 |
1.427 |
29 |
38 |
| 35 |
App State |
11 |
2 |
35 |
0.729973 |
0.761080 |
1635 |
1.105 |
30 |
40 |
| 36 |
West Virginia |
8 |
5 |
36 |
0.729071 |
0.806567 |
1764 |
1.384 |
31 |
40 |
| 37 |
Washington State |
9 |
4 |
39 |
0.711706 |
0.771651 |
1574 |
1.234 |
34 |
44 |
| 38 |
UCLA |
8 |
5 |
38 |
0.715517 |
0.785112 |
1722 |
1.325 |
33 |
39 |
| 39 |
BYU |
9 |
4 |
37 |
0.724041 |
0.789264 |
1680 |
1.261 |
32 |
42 |
| 40 |
South Florida |
8 |
5 |
40 |
0.710968 |
0.772216 |
1693 |
1.329 |
36 |
45 |
| 41 |
Florida |
10 |
4 |
41 |
0.710777 |
0.802914 |
1699 |
1.027 |
36 |
46 |
| 42 |
California |
8 |
5 |
42 |
0.710634 |
0.791141 |
1607 |
1.311 |
38 |
47 |
| 43 |
Georgia Southern |
9 |
4 |
43 |
0.708848 |
0.759033 |
1635 |
1.212 |
38 |
48 |
| 44 |
Temple |
10 |
4 |
44 |
0.694892 |
0.766137 |
1635 |
0.999 |
43 |
49 |
| 45 |
Auburn |
7 |
6 |
45 |
0.693820 |
0.789266 |
1734 |
1.241 |
40 |
45 |
| 46 |
Louisville |
8 |
5 |
46 |
0.692336 |
0.767231 |
1671 |
1.159 |
41 |
48 |
| 47 |
NC State |
7 |
6 |
47 |
0.682044 |
0.751841 |
1609 |
1.287 |
43 |
50 |
| 48 |
Marshall |
10 |
3 |
49 |
0.671642 |
0.712608 |
1724 |
0.755 |
44 |
50 |
| 49 |
Northwestern |
10 |
3 |
50 |
0.671455 |
0.730867 |
1446 |
0.832 |
45 |
50 |
| 50 |
Western Michigan |
8 |
5 |
51 |
0.668982 |
0.742245 |
1641 |
1.002 |
46 |
56 |
| 51 |
Miami |
8 |
5 |
56 |
0.641840 |
0.716305 |
1498 |
0.862 |
51 |
51 |
| 52 |
Nebraska |
6 |
7 |
52 |
0.657621 |
0.760718 |
1702 |
1.122 |
52 |
52 |
| 53 |
Southern Miss |
9 |
5 |
48 |
0.673825 |
0.720327 |
1686 |
1.038 |
53 |
53 |
| 54 |
Arizona State |
6 |
7 |
53 |
0.651514 |
0.757573 |
1669 |
1.083 |
48 |
58 |
| 55 |
Louisiana Tech |
9 |
4 |
54 |
0.650829 |
0.699561 |
1664 |
0.765 |
54 |
59 |
| 56 |
Texas Tech |
7 |
6 |
55 |
0.642623 |
0.732808 |
1523 |
0.971 |
50 |
60 |
| 57 |
Pittsburgh |
8 |
5 |
57 |
0.641554 |
0.763997 |
1576 |
0.682 |
54 |
61 |
| 58 |
Penn State |
7 |
6 |
58 |
0.641292 |
0.741509 |
1585 |
0.902 |
54 |
63 |
| 59 |
Duke |
8 |
5 |
61 |
0.617076 |
0.699417 |
1532 |
0.636 |
56 |
62 |
| 60 |
Virginia Tech |
7 |
6 |
59 |
0.633418 |
0.738406 |
1643 |
0.801 |
59 |
64 |
| 61 |
Arkansas State |
9 |
4 |
60 |
0.624725 |
0.671484 |
1515 |
0.645 |
57 |
65 |
| 62 |
Cincinnati |
7 |
6 |
62 |
0.607566 |
0.675387 |
1469 |
0.798 |
57 |
67 |
| 63 |
Air Force |
8 |
6 |
63 |
0.607442 |
0.687716 |
1533 |
0.661 |
58 |
66 |
| 64 |
Indiana |
6 |
7 |
64 |
0.593886 |
0.700392 |
1489 |
0.733 |
60 |
69 |
| 65 |
Arizona |
7 |
6 |
65 |
0.587011 |
0.665441 |
1494 |
0.600 |
60 |
70 |
| 66 |
Central Michigan |
7 |
6 |
69 |
0.577434 |
0.677286 |
1473 |
0.475 |
64 |
73 |
| 67 |
Northern Illinois |
8 |
6 |
66 |
0.586427 |
0.680418 |
1433 |
0.510 |
61 |
71 |
| 68 |
Utah State |
6 |
7 |
67 |
0.582379 |
0.688749 |
1547 |
0.619 |
63 |
72 |
| 69 |
Texas |
5 |
7 |
68 |
0.578417 |
0.694762 |
1532 |
0.661 |
63 |
73 |
| 70 |
Kansas State |
6 |
7 |
70 |
0.575683 |
0.674257 |
1531 |
0.599 |
65 |
75 |
| 71 |
Middle Tennessee |
7 |
6 |
71 |
0.572926 |
0.645196 |
1521 |
0.499 |
68 |
76 |
| 72 |
Minnesota |
6 |
7 |
72 |
0.569967 |
0.677170 |
1591 |
0.502 |
67 |
72 |
| 73 |
Ohio |
8 |
5 |
73 |
0.568602 |
0.646314 |
1335 |
0.378 |
68 |
77 |
| 74 |
Missouri |
5 |
7 |
74 |
0.563390 |
0.672503 |
1557 |
0.557 |
69 |
79 |
| 75 |
Akron |
8 |
5 |
75 |
0.561423 |
0.626216 |
1324 |
0.367 |
70 |
80 |
| 76 |
Illinois |
5 |
7 |
76 |
0.555547 |
0.657519 |
1437 |
0.576 |
71 |
78 |
| 77 |
UConn |
6 |
7 |
78 |
0.545260 |
0.633257 |
1354 |
0.485 |
73 |
81 |
| 78 |
East Carolina |
5 |
7 |
77 |
0.550268 |
0.683816 |
1539 |
0.395 |
73 |
82 |
| 79 |
Virginia |
4 |
8 |
83 |
0.518566 |
0.655600 |
1441 |
0.367 |
78 |
80 |
| 80 |
Georgia Tech |
3 |
9 |
79 |
0.540918 |
0.703876 |
1632 |
0.543 |
74 |
84 |
| 81 |
Vanderbilt |
4 |
8 |
81 |
0.519434 |
0.633477 |
1336 |
0.491 |
76 |
86 |
| 82 |
Syracuse |
4 |
8 |
84 |
0.515412 |
0.630816 |
1371 |
0.440 |
79 |
84 |
| 83 |
Boston College |
3 |
9 |
80 |
0.519624 |
0.652440 |
1468 |
0.549 |
76 |
85 |
| 84 |
Kentucky |
5 |
7 |
86 |
0.509351 |
0.637499 |
1460 |
0.140 |
81 |
91 |
| 85 |
South Carolina |
3 |
9 |
85 |
0.515057 |
0.680158 |
1579 |
0.367 |
80 |
90 |
| 86 |
Nevada |
7 |
6 |
89 |
0.493337 |
0.558574 |
1390 |
-0.018 |
84 |
86 |
| 87 |
Colorado State |
7 |
6 |
82 |
0.519041 |
0.582691 |
1435 |
0.159 |
86 |
87 |
| 88 |
Iowa State |
3 |
9 |
87 |
0.500910 |
0.619965 |
1393 |
0.484 |
82 |
92 |
| 89 |
San José State |
6 |
7 |
88 |
0.495643 |
0.587805 |
1324 |
0.113 |
86 |
93 |
| 90 |
Georgia State |
6 |
7 |
90 |
0.484015 |
0.566220 |
1344 |
0.045 |
88 |
95 |
| 91 |
Colorado |
4 |
9 |
91 |
0.483927 |
0.587635 |
1366 |
0.293 |
87 |
96 |
| 92 |
Tulsa |
6 |
7 |
92 |
0.482354 |
0.590886 |
1332 |
-0.039 |
87 |
95 |
| 93 |
New Mexico |
7 |
6 |
93 |
0.476495 |
0.542380 |
1342 |
-0.124 |
90 |
98 |
| 94 |
Maryland |
3 |
9 |
94 |
0.472942 |
0.607542 |
1348 |
0.249 |
89 |
96 |
| 95 |
Wake Forest |
3 |
9 |
95 |
0.471195 |
0.588544 |
1309 |
0.305 |
90 |
100 |
| 96 |
Rutgers |
4 |
8 |
97 |
0.424136 |
0.554158 |
1308 |
-0.261 |
92 |
101 |
| 97 |
South Alabama |
5 |
7 |
101 |
0.383898 |
0.435167 |
1115 |
-0.416 |
96 |
98 |
| 98 |
Troy |
4 |
8 |
96 |
0.452655 |
0.555593 |
1311 |
0.032 |
97 |
101 |
| 99 |
Massachusetts |
3 |
9 |
104 |
0.353649 |
0.461395 |
1141 |
-0.473 |
99 |
100 |
| 100 |
Buffalo |
5 |
7 |
98 |
0.423353 |
0.548008 |
1252 |
-0.399 |
100 |
101 |
| 101 |
Purdue |
2 |
10 |
100 |
0.398009 |
0.532791 |
1218 |
-0.080 |
95 |
105 |
| 102 |
Rice |
5 |
7 |
107 |
0.330708 |
0.392329 |
1131 |
-0.855 |
102 |
102 |
| 103 |
Florida Atlantic |
3 |
9 |
103 |
0.372441 |
0.465733 |
1288 |
-0.359 |
103 |
103 |
| 104 |
Florida International |
5 |
7 |
99 |
0.405605 |
0.474631 |
1154 |
-0.323 |
104 |
104 |
| 105 |
Army |
2 |
10 |
102 |
0.375679 |
0.513100 |
1222 |
-0.258 |
105 |
107 |
| 106 |
Louisiana |
4 |
8 |
105 |
0.344706 |
0.413710 |
1199 |
-0.629 |
100 |
110 |
| 107 |
Fresno State |
3 |
9 |
111 |
0.318063 |
0.374460 |
1087 |
-0.565 |
106 |
110 |
| 108 |
UNLV |
3 |
9 |
106 |
0.331969 |
0.443277 |
1158 |
-0.655 |
107 |
111 |
| 109 |
Ball State |
3 |
9 |
108 |
0.324483 |
0.452747 |
1122 |
-0.744 |
105 |
113 |
| 110 |
SMU |
2 |
10 |
109 |
0.322876 |
0.450935 |
1036 |
-0.540 |
105 |
114 |
| 111 |
Oregon State |
2 |
10 |
110 |
0.318685 |
0.466518 |
1146 |
-0.682 |
105 |
115 |
| 112 |
Kent State |
3 |
9 |
112 |
0.314315 |
0.394589 |
1013 |
-0.628 |
107 |
117 |
| 113 |
Old Dominion |
5 |
7 |
116 |
0.303571 |
0.342610 |
1105 |
-0.981 |
111 |
116 |
| 114 |
UTSA |
3 |
9 |
113 |
0.313879 |
0.379847 |
1113 |
-0.637 |
112 |
118 |
| 115 |
Tulane |
3 |
9 |
114 |
0.303936 |
0.337585 |
1058 |
-0.591 |
109 |
119 |
| 116 |
Miami (OH) |
3 |
9 |
117 |
0.290291 |
0.376382 |
1042 |
-0.840 |
112 |
122 |
| 117 |
UTEP |
5 |
7 |
118 |
0.286512 |
0.314839 |
1071 |
-1.062 |
113 |
123 |
| 118 |
Wyoming |
2 |
10 |
120 |
0.247649 |
0.377003 |
1120 |
-1.151 |
115 |
125 |
| 119 |
New Mexico State |
3 |
9 |
121 |
0.243443 |
0.295193 |
936 |
-1.042 |
116 |
126 |
| 120 |
Idaho |
4 |
8 |
115 |
0.303737 |
0.396544 |
1078 |
-0.950 |
110 |
120 |
| 121 |
Texas State |
3 |
9 |
119 |
0.249164 |
0.321557 |
1017 |
-1.098 |
118 |
124 |
| 122 |
Hawai'i |
3 |
10 |
122 |
0.214131 |
0.266592 |
949 |
-1.231 |
117 |
127 |
| 123 |
UL Monroe |
2 |
11 |
123 |
0.199940 |
0.171150 |
956 |
-0.942 |
121 |
128 |
| 124 |
Eastern Michigan |
1 |
11 |
124 |
0.172737 |
0.269395 |
945 |
-1.362 |
119 |
128 |
| 125 |
Kansas |
0 |
12 |
125 |
0.166394 |
0.261248 |
924 |
-1.220 |
120 |
128 |
| 126 |
North Texas |
1 |
11 |
126 |
0.123345 |
0.216323 |
1013 |
-1.756 |
121 |
128 |
| 127 |
UCF |
0 |
12 |
127 |
0.115161 |
0.223927 |
1033 |
-1.699 |
122 |
128 |
| 128 |
Charlotte |
2 |
10 |
128 |
0.115010 |
0.000000 |
951 |
-1.354 |
123 |
128 |