2021 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* | 12-1 | 11-1 | 1.36 | 2 | 1.08 | 1 | 4.35 | 1 | 7.62 | 1 | 2-1 | 5-1 | 7-1 | 8-1 | 9-1 | 9-1 | 3-0 | ||
2 | Michigan* | 12-1 | 12-1 | 1.13 | 4 | .27 | 4 | 2.59 | 3 | 6.29 | 3 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 5-1 | 5-1 | 5-1 | 7-0 | ||
3 | Georgia* | 12-1 | 11-1 | 1.80 | 1 | .47 | 2 | 3.28 | 2 | 6.92 | 2 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 5-1 | 6-1 | 6-1 | 6-1 | 6-0 | ||
4 | Cincinnati* | 13-0 | 12-0 | .76 | 11 | .37 | 3 | 1.62 | 9 | 4.87 | 10 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 11-0 | ||
5 | Notre Dame | 11-1 | 11-1 | .84 | 5 | -.31 | 5 | 2.09 | 5 | 6.22 | 4 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 6-1 | 5-0 | ||
6 | Ohio State | 10-2 | 10-2 | 1.35 | 3 | -.89 | 10 | 1.65 | 8 | 5.19 | 8 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 5-2 | 5-2 | 5-2 | 5-0 | ||
7 | Baylor | 11-2 | 10-2 | .66 | 14 | -1.01 | 11 | 1.70 | 7 | 5.33 | 7 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 5-1 | 6-1 | 6-1 | 5-1 | ||
8 | Ole Miss | 10-2 | 9-2 | .81 | 8 | -.49 | 6 | 2.40 | 4 | 5.79 | 5 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 4-2 | 5-2 | 5-2 | 6-2 | 4-0 | ||
9 | Oklahoma State | 11-2 | 10-2 | .82 | 7 | -1.15 | 12 | 1.59 | 10 | 5.59 | 6 | - | 1-2 | 3-2 | 4-2 | 5-2 | 5-2 | 6-0 | ||
10 | Michigan State | 10-2 | 9-2 | .42 | 36 | -.53 | 7 | 1.74 | 6 | 4.83 | 12 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 5-2 | 5-2 | 5-0 | ||
11 | Utah | 10-3 | 9-3 | .83 | 6 | -2.38 | 24 | .19 | 23 | 4.56 | 14 | - | 1-0 | 3-0 | 5-1 | 5-2 | 5-3 | 5-0 | ||
12 | Pittsburgh | 11-2 | 10-2 | .61 | 19 | -1.52 | 16 | .51 | 16 | 4.18 | 16 | - | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 4-1 | 6-1 | 5-1 | ||
13 | BYU | 10-2 | 9-2 | .39 | 37 | -1.34 | 14 | .79 | 15 | 4.26 | 15 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 5-2 | 5-0 | ||
14 | Oregon | 10-3 | 9-3 | .55 | 24 | -1.60 | 17 | 1.20 | 12 | 5.09 | 9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 5-2 | 6-2 | 4-1 | ||
15 | Iowa | 10-3 | 10-3 | .46 | 32 | -1.69 | 21 | 1.12 | 13 | 4.86 | 11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 6-0 | ||
16 | Oklahoma | 10-2 | 9-2 | .53 | 26 | -1.17 | 13 | 1.22 | 11 | 4.70 | 13 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 6-0 | ||
17 | Wake Forest | 10-3 | 9-3 | .57 | 21 | -2.47 | 26 | -.13 | 25 | 3.95 | 18 | - | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 5-3 | 5-0 | ||
18 | NC State | 9-3 | 8-3 | .56 | 22 | -2.55 | 28 | -.48 | 28 | 3.34 | 23 | - | - | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 4-3 | 5-0 | ||
19 | Clemson | 9-3 | 8-3 | .43 | 35 | -1.65 | 19 | .33 | 18 | 3.52 | 21 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 6-0 | ||
20 | Houston | 11-2 | 10-2 | .21 | 52 | -1.68 | 20 | -.67 | 29 | 2.05 | 36 | - | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 11-1 | ||
21 | Arkansas | 8-4 | 7-4 | .67 | 13 | -1.70 | 22 | .88 | 14 | 3.58 | 20 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 4-0 | ||
22 | Kentucky | 9-3 | 8-3 | .69 | 12 | -1.65 | 18 | .21 | 22 | 3.06 | 24 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 6-0 | ||
23 | Louisiana | 12-1 | 11-1 | .16 | 55 | -.76 | 8 | .24 | 21 | 2.83 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 2-1 | 2-1 | 10-0 | ||
24 | San Diego State | 11-2 | 10-2 | .14 | 57 | -1.42 | 15 | .35 | 17 | 3.45 | 22 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 4-1 | 4-2 | 7-0 | ||
25 | Texas A&M | 8-4 | 7-4 | .76 | 10 | -2.62 | 31 | -.27 | 27 | 2.64 | 29 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 6-0 |