2007-2008 season 2008-2009 season 2009-2010 season
UPDATED Monday, Jan 18th, 2010
My computer rankings use only wins (against Bowl Subdivision teams) and ALL losses to calculate how "good" a win is and how "bad" a loss is. Score, location, MoV, and the like are not considered.
This system is NOT trying to find out which team is "better" than the other, just what each team has accomplished to-date.
With this system, every team starts out with a rating of 1200 points and they gain or lose points based on their wins and losses
Underdog wins and favorties losing will change the rating greatly, while beating cupcakes or losing to a heavy favorite will change little if at all.
The only variable used in my formulas are wins and losses. That is it. The score is never taken into account.
I have slightly changed the formula I used last year, again. I no longer use the Elo system, but something I came up with.
This is the final CatastrophicAnnihilation.com top 25 for 2009
Rank Last Team Record Rating
1 1 Alabama 14-0 1903.2203 *Swept the Bowl Championship Series 1-0
2 3 Florida 13-1 1816.8615
3 2 Texas 13-1 1767.4433
4 5 Boise State 14-0 1752.8067
5 4 Cincinnati 12-1 1712.8428
6 6 TCU 12-1 1657.1187
7 9 Ohio State 11-2 1639.1916
8 12 BYU 11-2 1609.3097
9 7 Georgia Tech 11-3 1600.2211
10 10 Iowa 11-2 1599.0188
11 8 Oregon 10-3 1581.7804
12 13 Penn State 11-2 1578.7017
13 14 Virginia Tech 10-3 1559.1274
14 19 Utah 10-3 1513.9785
15 16 Central Michigan 12-2 1507.8445
16 11 LSU 9-4 1502.0820
17 21 Pittsburgh 10-3 1497.9309
18 22 Wisconsin 10-3 1496.7227
19 20 USC 9-4 1477.8751
20 15 Miami (FL) 9-4 1446.7398
21 17 West Virginia 9-4 1436.1949
22 31 Mississippi 9-4 1415.3675
23 18 Oklahoma State 9-4 1405.9108
24 30 MTSU 10-3 1396.1694
25 37 Arkansas 8-5 1392.5672
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