2018 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 | Alabama* | 13-0 | 12-0 | 2.04 | 1 | 2.50 | 1 | 5.32 | 1 | 8.14 | 1 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 6-0 | 7-0 | 8-0 | 8-0 | 5-0 | ||
2 | Clemson* | 13-0 | 12-0 | 1.27 | 3 | .59 | 4 | 2.91 | 4 | 6.94 | 5 | - | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 7-0 | 6-0 | ||
3 | Notre Dame* | 12-0 | 12-0 | .80 | 13 | .71 | 2 | 2.81 | 5 | 6.54 | 6 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 7-0 | 5-0 | ||
4 | Oklahoma* | 12-1 | 12-1 | 1.08 | 5 | -.13 | 8 | 2.91 | 3 | 7.67 | 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 6-1 | 7-1 | 8-1 | 4-0 | ||
5 | Georgia | 11-2 | 10-2 | 1.68 | 2 | .63 | 3 | 3.94 | 2 | 7.13 | 3 | 2-2 | 5-2 | 6-2 | 6-2 | 7-2 | 8-2 | 3-0 | ||
6 | Ohio State | 12-1 | 12-1 | .87 | 11 | -.12 | 7 | 2.62 | 6 | 6.99 | 4 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 7-1 | 9-1 | 3-0 | ||
7 | Michigan | 10-2 | 10-2 | 1.05 | 7 | -1.10 | 11 | 1.54 | 11 | 5.45 | 7 | - | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 6-2 | 7-2 | 3-0 | ||
8 | UCF | 12-0 | 11-0 | .72 | 16 | .19 | 5 | 1.33 | 12 | 4.30 | 15 | - | - | - | 1-0 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 7-0 | ||
9 | Washington | 10-3 | 9-3 | .65 | 21 | -2.27 | 25 | .39 | 19 | 4.63 | 12 | - | 0-1 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 5-2 | 5-2 | 5-1 | ||
10 | Florida | 9-3 | 7-3 | .89 | 9 | -.52 | 10 | 2.29 | 9 | 4.71 | 11 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 5-3 | 5-3 | 4-0 | ||
11 | LSU | 9-3 | 8-3 | .96 | 8 | .03 | 6 | 2.46 | 7 | 4.73 | 10 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 5-3 | 5-3 | 5-3 | 4-0 | ||
12 | Penn State | 9-3 | 9-3 | .67 | 19 | -1.93 | 21 | .71 | 15 | 4.33 | 14 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 5-3 | 6-3 | 3-0 | ||
13 | Washington State | 10-2 | 9-2 | .59 | 22 | -1.55 | 15 | .34 | 20 | 3.96 | 18 | - | - | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 7-0 | ||
14 | Kentucky | 9-3 | 8-3 | .74 | 14 | -.51 | 9 | 2.33 | 8 | 4.78 | 9 | 3-1 | 4-2 | 5-2 | 5-2 | 5-3 | 5-3 | 4-0 | ||
15 | Texas | 9-4 | 9-4 | .54 | 25 | -2.60 | 30 | .55 | 17 | 4.91 | 8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 4-4 | 6-4 | 3-0 | ||
16 | West Virginia | 8-3 | 7-3 | .88 | 10 | -2.18 | 24 | .31 | 21 | 4.02 | 17 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 4-3 | 5-3 | 3-0 | ||
17 | Utah | 9-4 | 8-4 | .56 | 23 | -3.36 | 38 | -.77 | 30 | 3.66 | 20 | - | - | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 6-0 | ||
18 | Mississippi State | 8-4 | 7-4 | 1.18 | 4 | -1.74 | 19 | .88 | 14 | 3.73 | 19 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 4-0 | ||
19 | Texas A&M | 8-4 | 7-4 | .82 | 12 | -1.11 | 12 | 1.64 | 10 | 4.20 | 16 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 4-0 | ||
20 | Syracuse | 9-3 | 8-3 | .29 | 42 | -2.08 | 23 | -.47 | 25 | 2.23 | 31 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 7-0 | ||
21 | Fresno State | 11-2 | 10-2 | .72 | 17 | -1.71 | 17 | -.41 | 23 | 2.94 | 27 | - | - | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 10-0 | ||
22 | Northwestern | 8-5 | 8-5 | .26 | 46 | -3.67 | 44 | -.62 | 28 | 3.35 | 22 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 6-3 | 2-2 | ||
23 | Missouri | 8-4 | 7-4 | 1.05 | 6 | -1.37 | 13 | 1.27 | 13 | 4.39 | 13 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 5-4 | 3-0 | ||
24 | Iowa State | 8-4 | 7-4 | .52 | 27 | -2.84 | 34 | -.09 | 22 | 3.55 | 21 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 4-0 | ||
25 | Boise State | 10-3 | 10-3 | .48 | 28 | -2.37 | 29 | -.42 | 24 | 3.15 | 24 | - | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 8-1 |