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

Each column is the top 25 after that week's games.