How the ratings work

The ratings come from Lattice, our model. Each week it re-solves the whole season from every score at once, so a win is worth more if the team you beat keeps winning.

Reading a rating

Ten rating points are one point of spread on a neutral field: a team rated 30 higher is a 3-point favourite. Playing at home adds 3.3.

Preseason

Each team starts from last season's rating, pulled toward its conference's average and adjusted for how much production it returns.

This table

Ratings include our adjustment for how each team has run against the betting market, so the gap between two teams is the spread we predict.

EHAM College Football ELO Rankings

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RankTeamELO
1 Ohio State 1930
2 Notre Dame 1912
3 Indiana 1884
4 Georgia 1882
5 LSU 1877
6 Miami 1875
7 Alabama 1865
8 Ole Miss 1837
9 Texas 1832
10 Oregon 1830
11 Tennessee 1808
12 Texas Tech 1807
13 Utah 1800
14 BYU 1800
15 Nebraska 1786
16 UCLA 1779
17 USC 1768
18 Wake Forest 1766
19 Florida 1760
20 Louisville 1756
21 Missouri 1754
22 Iowa 1753
23 Auburn 1750
24 Houston 1745
25 Arizona 1743
26 Oklahoma 1739
27 Kentucky 1738
28 Wisconsin 1735
29 Texas A&M 1734
30 Michigan 1732
31 South Carolina 1730
32 Northwestern 1729
33 Boise State 1719
34 Oklahoma State 1714
35 Penn State 1712
36 TCU 1708
37 SMU 1706
38 Washington 1700
39 Kansas State 1698
40 Oregon State 1697
41 Baylor 1697
42 Florida State 1687
43 North Carolina 1684
44 Mississippi State 1675
45 James Madison 1670
46 Iowa State 1669
47 Virginia Tech 1665
48 Kansas 1662
49 Illinois 1659
50 Pittsburgh 1657
51 Duke 1656
52 Texas State 1652
53 Clemson 1643
54 Purdue 1642
55 Virginia 1637
56 New Mexico 1635
57 UCF 1626
58 Arkansas 1626
59 Memphis 1623
60 NC State 1620
61 Michigan State 1618
62 Minnesota 1618
63 Colorado 1616
64 Cincinnati 1614
65 West Virginia 1611
66 North Texas 1608
67 Vanderbilt 1606
68 Army 1604
69 Arizona State 1603
70 Liberty 1595
71 North Dakota State 1593
72 Georgia Tech 1589
73 UTSA 1588
74 Syracuse 1582
75 Tulane 1581
76 Fresno State 1580
77 Maryland 1576
78 Rutgers 1573
79 South Florida 1570
80 Boston College 1564
81 Louisiana 1562
82 UNLV 1557
83 Air Force 1549
84 Louisiana Tech 1549
85 Toledo 1545
86 Georgia Southern 1545
87 Navy 1543
88 Georgia State 1542
89 UConn 1542
90 Tulsa 1541
91 California 1540
92 Western Michigan 1538
93 Utah State 1527
94 Washington State 1520
95 Ohio 1515
96 Florida Atlantic 1511
97 East Carolina 1508
98 South Alabama 1503
99 Virginia Union 1500
100 Hofstra 1500
101 WVU Tech 1500
102 Northeastern 1500
103 Northwestern (OK) 1500
104 Arkansas State 1500
105 App State 1498
106 San Diego State 1496
107 Yale 1492
108 Temple 1491
109 Troy 1487
110 Jacksonville State 1485
111 Savannah St 1483
112 Miami (OH) 1480
113 Florida International 1475
114 UAB 1475
115 Stanford 1471
116 Old Dominion 1462
117 Nevada 1458
118 Montana State 1455
119 Idaho State 1455
120 Marshall 1451
121 Central Michigan 1445
122 Drake 1444
123 Coastal Carolina 1443
124 Wyoming 1441
125 San Diego 1440
126 San José State 1440
127 Morehead State 1440
128 South Dakota State 1438
129 Western Kentucky 1437
130 Hawai'i 1437
131 Colorado State 1435
132 Kennesaw State 1433
133 North Dakota 1432
134 Presbyterian 1429
135 Buffalo 1428
136 South Dakota 1422
137 Rice 1418
138 Delaware 1416
139 Eastern Michigan 1410
140 New Mexico State 1406
141 Northern Arizona 1400
142 Bowling Green 1397
143 Abilene Christian 1395
144 Missouri State 1393
145 Gardner-Webb 1390
146 Southern Miss 1387
147 Illinois State 1387
148 Tarleton State 1386
149 Austin Peay 1385
150 Massachusetts 1383
151 Idaho 1383
152 Middle Tennessee 1375
153 Sam Houston 1373
154 Youngstown State 1364
155 Kent State 1364
156 Northern Colorado 1362
157 Northern Illinois 1360
158 Valparaiso 1360
159 Ball State 1359
160 Montana 1352
161 Akron 1345
162 Southern Illinois 1342
163 Eastern Washington 1342
164 UAlbany 1341
165 Charlotte 1335
166 Weber State 1334
167 Cal Poly 1333
168 Central Arkansas 1333
169 Indiana State 1318
170 UL Monroe 1315
171 UT Rio Grande Valley 1314
172 North Alabama 1313
173 The Citadel 1309
174 Towson 1307
175 Colgate 1305
176 UTEP 1303
177 Lehigh 1300
178 Southeast Missouri State 1300
179 UC Davis 1296
180 Western Illinois 1295
181 Northern Iowa 1293
182 Villanova 1290
183 Samford 1288
184 Furman 1286
185 Rhode Island 1278
186 Chattanooga 1277
187 Utah Tech 1276
188 East Tennessee State 1271
189 Elon 1270
190 Monmouth 1270
191 Stephen F. Austin 1267
192 SE Louisiana 1263
193 Mercer 1261
194 Maine 1261
195 Holy Cross 1260
196 Tennessee Tech 1258
197 Southern Utah 1255
198 Charleston Southern 1245
199 UT Martin 1245
200 McNeese 1244
201 Tennessee State 1239
202 Wofford 1236
203 Campbell 1235
204 Alabama State 1235
205 Lamar 1233
206 William & Mary 1231
207 Sacramento State 1223
208 Eastern Kentucky 1221
209 Stony Brook 1218
210 Stonehill 1217
211 South Carolina State 1215
212 Lafayette 1214
213 Long Island University 1214
214 Western Carolina 1213
215 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1206
216 Bryant 1202
217 Bucknell 1200
218 Merrimack 1198
219 Eastern Illinois 1197
220 Prairie View A&M 1197
221 Fordham 1196
222 Jackson State 1193
223 Murray State 1193
224 Robert Morris 1192
225 Sacred Heart 1192
226 East Texas A&M 1185
227 Incarnate Word 1185
228 Portland State 1184
229 North Carolina Central 1181
230 New Hampshire 1179
231 North Carolina A&T 1174
232 Lindenwood 1173
233 Hampton 1173
234 Delaware State 1173
235 Howard 1169
236 Alabama A&M 1166
237 Houston Christian 1163
238 Richmond 1156
239 Norfolk State 1153
240 Florida A&M 1153
241 St. Francis (PA) 1152
242 Grambling 1146
243 VMI 1145
244 Duquesne 1133
245 Morgan State 1116
246 Bethune-Cookman 1113
247 Southern 1108
248 Central Connecticut 1099
249 Alcorn State 1080
250 Nicholls 1078
251 Wagner 1049
252 Mississippi Valley State 1040
253 Northwestern State 1025
254 Texas Southern 1011
255 Mercyhurst 986
256 West Georgia 980