2017 CFP Team Rating Profiles (Selection Day)
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College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings are produced by the selection committee responsible for assigning teams to the national championship playoff bracket. Teams selected to the 4-team field are asterisked. FEI ratings represent opponent-adjusted per possession scoring efficiency. Strength of record ratings are the difference between actual wins and expected wins against the schedule for an elite team (EWD), a good team (GWD), and an average team (AWD). Record splits include records against FEI top-10 (v10), top-20 (v20), top-30 (v30), top-40 (v40), top-50 (v50), top-60 (v60), and against all other opponents (vO).
CFP | Team | Rec | FBS | FEI | Rk | EWD | Rk | GWD | Rk | AWD | Rk | v10 | v20 | v30 | v40 | v50 | v60 | vO | ||
1 | Clemson* | 12-1 | 11-1 | 1.39 | 2 | .62 | 3 | 4.17 | 1 | 8.03 | 1 | 1-0 | 5-0 | 7-0 | 9-0 | 10-0 | 10-1 | 2-0 | ||
2 | Oklahoma* | 12-1 | 12-1 | 1.13 | 8 | .73 | 2 | 3.91 | 2 | 7.60 | 2 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 4-1 | 8-1 | 8-1 | 8-1 | 4-0 | ||
3 | Georgia* | 12-1 | 11-1 | 1.46 | 1 | .75 | 1 | 3.38 | 3 | 6.94 | 4 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 6-1 | 6-1 | 6-0 | ||
4 | Alabama* | 11-1 | 10-1 | 1.27 | 4 | -.02 | 6 | 2.07 | 8 | 5.56 | 9 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 7-0 | ||
5 | Ohio State | 11-2 | 11-2 | 1.34 | 3 | -.03 | 7 | 2.87 | 5 | 6.49 | 5 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 4-2 | 5-2 | 5-2 | 6-2 | 5-0 | ||
6 | Wisconsin | 12-1 | 12-1 | 1.15 | 7 | .27 | 5 | 2.93 | 4 | 6.97 | 3 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 5-1 | 5-1 | 7-1 | 5-0 | ||
7 | Auburn | 10-3 | 9-3 | 1.25 | 6 | -.10 | 8 | 2.52 | 6 | 5.24 | 12 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 5-3 | 5-3 | 5-0 | ||
8 | USC | 11-2 | 11-2 | .54 | 25 | -1.11 | 12 | 1.72 | 11 | 6.17 | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 6-2 | 7-2 | 4-0 | ||
9 | Penn State | 10-2 | 10-2 | 1.27 | 5 | -.75 | 10 | 1.72 | 12 | 5.30 | 10 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 5-2 | 5-0 | ||
10 | Miami | 10-2 | 9-2 | .67 | 18 | -.55 | 9 | 2.28 | 7 | 6.05 | 7 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 5-1 | 6-1 | 8-2 | 2-0 | ||
11 | Washington | 10-2 | 9-2 | 1.07 | 9 | -1.67 | 18 | .24 | 22 | 4.08 | 18 | - | - | 0-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 4-2 | 6-0 | ||
12 | UCF | 12-0 | 11-0 | .84 | 12 | .31 | 4 | 1.78 | 10 | 4.96 | 14 | - | - | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 7-0 | ||
13 | Stanford | 9-4 | 9-4 | .61 | 21 | -2.83 | 34 | .12 | 23 | 4.20 | 16 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 5-3 | 6-4 | 3-0 | ||
14 | Notre Dame | 9-3 | 9-3 | 1.04 | 10 | -1.40 | 14 | 1.71 | 13 | 5.63 | 8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5-3 | 5-3 | 5-3 | 6-3 | 3-0 | ||
15 | TCU | 10-3 | 9-3 | .83 | 13 | -1.48 | 15 | 1.52 | 14 | 5.28 | 11 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 5-3 | 5-3 | 6-3 | 4-0 | ||
16 | Michigan State | 9-3 | 9-3 | .48 | 30 | -.95 | 11 | 1.89 | 9 | 5.17 | 13 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 5-3 | 4-0 | ||
17 | LSU | 9-3 | 8-3 | .59 | 23 | -1.68 | 19 | .28 | 21 | 3.48 | 23 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 6-1 | ||
18 | Washington State | 9-3 | 8-3 | .34 | 37 | -2.22 | 27 | .02 | 24 | 3.57 | 21 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 5-2 | 5-2 | 4-1 | ||
19 | Oklahoma State | 9-3 | 9-3 | .85 | 11 | -1.91 | 24 | .62 | 16 | 4.16 | 17 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 5-3 | 4-0 | ||
20 | Memphis | 10-2 | 9-2 | .49 | 29 | -1.39 | 13 | .36 | 19 | 3.38 | 25 | - | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4-2 | 6-0 | ||
21 | Northwestern | 9-3 | 9-3 | .53 | 26 | -1.53 | 16 | .88 | 15 | 4.22 | 15 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 4-3 | 5-0 | ||
22 | Virginia Tech | 9-3 | 8-3 | .70 | 16 | -1.85 | 23 | .47 | 17 | 3.71 | 20 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 5-3 | 4-0 | ||
23 | Mississippi State | 8-4 | 7-4 | .67 | 17 | -2.05 | 25 | -.16 | 25 | 2.45 | 31 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 6-1 | ||
24 | NC State | 8-4 | 7-4 | .59 | 24 | -2.41 | 29 | .41 | 18 | 3.96 | 19 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 5-4 | 3-0 | ||
25 | Boise State | 10-3 | 10-3 | .24 | 46 | -2.82 | 33 | -1.64 | 42 | 2.09 | 35 | - | - | - | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 9-1 |