2022 PFEI Preseason Ratings

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Projected FEI Ratings (FEI), Offense Ratings (OFEI), Defense Ratings (DFEI), and Special Teams Ratings (SFEI) are calculated from five previous years of opponent-adjusted possession efficiency data and represent the scoring advantage per non-garbage possession a team or unit would expect to have on a neutral field against an average opponent. Projected strength of schedule ratings represent the number of losses a team two standard deviations above average would expect to have against the regular season schedule of opponents (ELS), the number of losses a team one standard deviation above average would expect to have against the schedule (GLS), and the number of losses an average team would expect to have against the schedule (ALS). Projected strength of record ratings (EWD, GWD, AWD) are the difference between a team's projected schedule strength ratings and its projected regular season losses. See also: 2022 Preseason Win Total Projections

Projected Opponent-Adjusted EfficiencyStrength of ScheduleStrength of Record
RkTeamRecFBSFEIOFEIRkDFEIRkSFEIRkELSRkGLSRkALSRk EWDRkGWDRkAWDRk
1Georgia--1.60.604.921.094.63502.89436.5347.2812.5426.182
2Alabama--1.44.792.643.0430.85383.57267.2920.0122.7216.451
3Ohio State--1.31.841.3815.0861.14213.65257.1526-.0232.5035.993
4Michigan--.90.355.4213.1411.00292.85466.1057-1.004.8444.098
5Clemson--.83.0845.722.0425.45652.41576.2854-1.556.4294.285
6Notre Dame--.82.278.527.0519.92332.87446.6443-1.485.4884.256
7Oklahoma--.81.613.1349.079.81413.42327.0928-2.039.5864.257
8Wisconsin--.79.1131.644.0333.97313.16376.6145-1.787.41103.879
9Oklahoma State--.79.2216.526.0613.82403.47317.2423-2.0510.6054.374
10Auburn--.71.2118.4710.05162.1024.8518.082-2.2512.5173.7411
11Utah--.70.2612.4311.0244.34772.34596.4050-2.2613-.27143.8010
12Penn State--.67.0843.518.0771.29183.51306.9136-2.2111.01133.4014
13Texas A&M--.66.0938.499.0951.35154.1877.777-2.7220.12113.7112
14Iowa State--.65.2611.3717.0245.96323.71227.3019-2.7019.05123.6413
15Baylor--.59.1132.4212.0612.89353.53287.0332-3.1226-.48173.0117
RkTeamRecFBSFEIOFEIRkDFEIRkSFEIRkELSRkGLSRkALSRk EWDRkGWDRkAWDRk
16LSU--.58.2515.3222.04291.40124.2067.7110-3.1227-.32153.1915
17Kansas State--.55.1922.3123.0611.90343.55277.2422-3.2330-.58183.1116
18Iowa--.55-.1476.595.1121.4484.02107.3816-3.0324-.44162.9218
19Ole Miss--.53.296.2044.05231.36143.74217.0034-2.9623-.59192.6721
20Cincinnati--.52.0942.4114.0431.171111.20974.4584-2.008-.97232.2824
21Florida--.50.0935.3519.04241.4393.89137.3118-3.1225-.66212.7620
22Kentucky--.49.1920.2634.05221.14223.13396.5946-2.8922-.89222.5622
23Texas--.48.1823.2535.05181.5854.3847.826-3.4436-.64202.8019
24Oregon--.46.2513.2537-.03901.11233.14386.7739-3.1428-1.11252.5223
25Minnesota--.43.1130.3026.0243.71432.84476.2055-3.3533-1.22272.1426
26Mississippi State--.40.1726.3421-.101282.1514.8227.759-3.7044-1.02241.9032
27Boise State--.40.0253.3025.093.161141.43854.7478-2.6516-1.38291.9330
28Purdue--.40.1528.2632-.0273.66472.75506.4149-3.6341-1.54322.1127
29Michigan State--.38.0549.3024.04271.41113.80187.0631-3.6742-1.28281.9829
30Wake Forest--.38.2610.1053.0335.39732.12645.7962-3.2632-1.52312.1525
RkTeamRecFBSFEIOFEIRkDFEIRkSFEIRkELSRkGLSRkALSRk EWDRkGWDRkAWDRk
31Tennessee--.37.1921.1447.05211.8343.91126.6842-3.2331-1.16261.6238
32Air Force--.35.287.0659.0154.171101.28934.5082-2.6718-1.56331.6636
33Pittsburgh--.35-.0259.3420.0246.181091.76745.6364-3.4638-1.88382.0028
34NC State--.32.0154.2827.0242.41682.28605.9259-3.6743-1.80351.8433
35UCLA--.31.269.0363.0336.41672.12635.4865-3.4035-1.69341.6735
36Washington--.30-.0866.3816.0162.31832.10655.8861-3.8647-2.08411.7134
37UCF--.30.0936.2538-.0281.201001.26954.4583-2.8721-1.82371.3742
38Arizona State--.29.0939.2728-.05114.57552.59536.3252-4.1350-2.11421.6337
39Arkansas--.29.0844.2043.01591.4574.4338.231-4.8764-1.89391.9231
40Nebraska--.27.1034.2633-.081251.04263.41346.7340-4.1851-1.81361.5139
41Appalachian State--.26-.0258.2729.0157.25911.021103.18117-2.2914-1.5230.6450
42Miami--.23.0056.2730-.0499.54572.36585.7363-3.9748-2.14431.2244
43Washington State--.23.0451.2142-.0282.62512.83486.6444-4.5658-2.35471.4641
44Texas Tech--.20.1725-.0481.05201.03274.0687.873-5.3775-2.34461.4740
45BYU--.20.2514-.0174-.04110.61522.69516.4148-4.6459-2.57511.1545
RkTeamRecFBSFEIOFEIRkDFEIRkSFEIRkELSRkGLSRkALSRk EWDRkGWDRkAWDRk
46Florida State--.18.0057.2240-.06117.64493.07407.0929-5.1471-2.71551.3143
47Houston--.17-.0460.1945.0241.13122.941153.9693-3.3834-2.5752.4555
48Army--.16.1529.0268.0064.19108.951143.20116-2.6717-1.9140.3458
49West Virginia--.15-.0563.2536-.041091.04254.0697.865-5.7684-2.75561.0546
50Fresno State--.13-.0765.2141-.0168.161131.071073.7598-3.2129-2.3145.3756
51Louisville--.12.2019-.0583-.0277.60532.97427.0233-5.5281-3.1461.9047
52Virginia--.12.2217-.0992-.0172.171121.48835.0072-4.2152-2.9058.6352
53North Carolina--.11.1627-.0688.0158.50602.57556.3851-5.2574-3.1963.6351
54TCU--.10.0648-.0276.05151.00303.83167.5212-5.8185-2.9860.7048
55South Carolina--.09-.2087.2731.03321.4863.82176.9037-4.8765-2.5349.5553
56San Diego State--.08-.34110.3618.0710.37751.70764.6480-4.0149-2.6854.2561
57Virginia Tech--.07-.1171.1152.0517.20991.74755.4166-4.8563-3.3168.3557
58California--.07-.2084.2539.0067.49622.41566.1056-5.1370-3.2064.4954
59USC--.07.1133-.0587.0063.59542.79496.7141-5.4777-3.2865.6449
60Louisiana--.06.0746.0071-.0169.12126.461292.34130-2.5615-2.2244-.3470
RkTeamRecFBSFEIOFEIRkDFEIRkSFEIRkELSRkGLSRkALSRk EWDRkGWDRkAWDRk
61SMU--.05.0940-.0584.0150.24921.62805.1967-4.8462-3.4669.1263
62Missouri--.04.0450-.0891.0781.38133.67246.7738-5.0969-2.8057.3159
63Utah State--.02-.0867.0758.0334.86372.00674.3488-3.7646-2.6253-.2868
64Western Kentucky--.02.0747-.0586-.0278.2985.951123.31112-3.6040-2.9459-.5875
65Memphis--.02.0941-.0379-.0283.201031.34904.5181-4.4455-3.3067-.1366
66Oregon State---.02.1724-.23113.0337.48632.87457.0930-6.3694-3.9779.2562
67Stanford---.02-.0664-.0277.0428.69443.42337.6511-6.68101-3.9578.2760
68Marshall---.02-.1477.1150.0153.35761.25963.37108-3.4637-2.5650-.4472
69Boston College---.05-.1579.1151-.0385.66482.67525.9758-5.5079-3.4971-.1967
70Nevada---.07-.0969.0366.0160.31821.58814.3587-4.5657-3.2966-.5274
71Liberty---.07-.0461.0170-.05113.201051.17993.31111-3.4939-2.5248-.3871
72Syracuse---.08-.1274.0856-.04104.76423.34357.1227-6.3193-3.7274.0664
73Illinois---.09-.27101.1348.0426.89363.51297.3717-6.6199-3.9880-.1265
74UAB---.11-.0562.0267-.05115.2395.921183.36109-4.2254-3.5372-1.0982
75Tulsa---.12-.2392.1446-.04101.30841.66784.9774-5.5080-4.1585-.8478
RkTeamRecFBSFEIOFEIRkDFEIRkSFEIRkELSRkGLSRkALSRk EWDRkGWDRkAWDRk
76Coastal Carolina---.13.0937-.25116.0340.13121.891193.37107-4.2153-3.4670-.9780
77Indiana---.14-.2290.0954-.02761.31173.88147.4114-6.4496-3.8776-.3469
78Maryland---.14.0155-.1298-.02801.42103.80196.9935-6.0387-3.6573-.4673
79Toledo---.15-.1781.0561-.0392.67461.28943.22115-3.7645-3.1562-1.2185
80Navy---.15-.0968-.0172-.0391.51582.57546.3053-6.5298-4.4687-.7477
81Wyoming---.16-.2699.0855.0155.22971.50824.7877-5.6883-4.3986-1.1184
82Colorado---.17-.2596.0660.0339.55563.19367.758-7.82116-5.19100-.6376
83Tulane---.19-.1273-.0582-.0279.34781.87705.0971-5.6782-4.1484-.9279
84Western Michigan---.20.0452-.14100-.09127.20101.921173.52104-4.8161-4.0983-1.4988
85Miami (OH)---.23-.2393-.0275.0247.29861.041093.23114-4.4856-3.7375-1.5490
86UTSA---.23-.1170-.0993-.0496.201021.141003.7199-5.0267-4.0882-1.5189
87East Carolina---.26-.1172-.1297-.04102.28881.80735.1768-6.2792-4.7591-1.3886
88Florida Atlantic---.26-.2495.0364-.04107.19107.951133.15119-4.6460-3.8877-1.6991
89Georgia Tech---.27-.1375-.16103.01521.27203.69237.3915-7.20107-4.7792-1.0781
90Northwestern---.28-.31106.0757-.02841.27193.77207.2125-7.04106-4.5589-1.1183
RkTeamRecFBSFEIOFEIRkDFEIRkSFEIRkELSRkGLSRkALSRk EWDRkGWDRkAWDRk
91Central Michigan---.32-.30103-.0378-.0170.47641.43863.61101-4.9966-4.0481-1.8594
92Colorado State---.33-.27100-.0585-.0498.49612.01665.1070-6.3895-4.8795-1.7793
93Arizona---.36-.1983-.1195-.06118.51593.01417.2821-8.21123-5.72107-1.4487
94Eastern Michigan---.36-.1882-.22111.0248.14120.711233.03123-5.0768-4.5088-2.1796
95Georgia State---.37-.2086-.0790-.07123.141171.121013.9295-6.0388-5.0697-2.2598
96Middle Tennessee---.41-.37111.0169-.04106.13123.681252.87126-5.4676-4.9096-2.71102
97Northern Illinois---.41-.2291-.20108.0065.19106.821203.40106-5.9186-5.28102-2.70101
98Hawaii---.43-.2394-.17104-.0395.39711.62794.7279-6.97105-5.74108-2.64100
99Rutgers---.44-.50120.0365.05141.33163.87157.2124-7.64112-5.1098-1.7692
100South Florida---.45-.2597-.21109.0151.33802.16615.9160-7.85117-6.02111-2.2899
101Buffalo---.45-.2085-.22112-.0389.11130.431302.38129-5.1772-4.8594-2.90106
102Louisiana Tech---.47-.32107-.0480-.11129.34791.041082.93125-5.4878-4.7893-2.89105
103Ball State---.48-.34109-.19105.0161.16115.671263.07122-6.0689-5.55103-3.15110
104Troy---.49-.39113-.0689-.0497.23941.40884.2192-6.73102-5.56104-2.75103
105Georgia Southern---.49-.38112-.1196-.0275.151161.081043.9394-6.75103-5.82109-2.98107
RkTeamRecFBSFEIOFEIRkDFEIRkSFEIRkELSRkGLSRkALSRk EWDRkGWDRkAWDRk
106Duke---.51-.44115-.1094.0338.22961.68775.1469-7.75114-6.28115-2.82104
107Vanderbilt---.51-.2598-.22110-.041081.8734.2357.4913-7.52110-5.1699-1.9095
108North Texas---.51-.33108-.14101-.05112.11131.701243.09121-6.2091-5.61106-3.23111
109Ohio---.54-.1680-.34122-.0388.41691.33913.55103-6.1590-5.23101-3.01108
110San Jose State---.58-.51122-.0173-.04111.28871.42874.4086-7.38108-6.24114-3.26113
111Arkansas State---.59-.29102-.33121.0149.67451.29922.78127-5.2173-4.5990-3.09109
112UNLV---.62-.31105-.24114-.07121.38741.81714.9475-7.81115-6.38116-3.25112
113South Alabama---.63-.46116-.16102-.04103.14118.581282.65128-6.5097-6.07112-3.99116
114UL Monroe---.65-.30104-.29119-.07120.84391.89694.2489-6.97104-5.92110-3.57115
115Kansas---.67-.2289-.42123-.03941.01283.99117.874-9.11128-6.12113-2.2497
116Old Dominion---.68-.58125-.1299.0156.141191.081054.2390-8.27124-7.33122-4.18118
117Kent State---.71-.1578-.52126-.041051.11242.13624.2291-6.62100-5.59105-3.50114
118Southern Mississippi---.73-.71129.0462-.08124.13124.761223.33110-7.73113-7.09121-4.52120
119Temple---.79-.47117-.19107-.13130.24931.36894.4185-8.20122-7.08120-4.03117
120Texas State---.83-.54124-.28118-.0171.25901.091033.25113-7.54111-6.70118-4.54121
RkTeamRecFBSFEIOFEIRkDFEIRkSFEIRkELSRkGLSRkALSRk EWDRkGWDRkAWDRk
121UTEP---.83-.44114-.25117-.13131.39701.19983.13120-7.40109-6.61117-4.67122
122Charlotte---.88-.2188-.63130-.0386.11128.641273.03124-8.09120-7.55125-5.17128
123Rice---.90-.52123-.31120-.08126.12127.941163.7997-8.73125-7.91128-5.06125
124New Mexico---.91-.66128-.19106-.06116.32811.80724.8876-8.89127-7.41123-4.32119
125Bowling Green---.98-.73131-.24115-.0274.201041.071063.8196-8.75126-7.88127-5.13127
126James Madison---1.00-.50121-.50124.0066.12125.761213.16118-8.16121-7.52124-5.13126
127Florida International---1.02-.47118-.53127-.0387.11129.351311.98131-7.86118-7.62126-5.99129
128New Mexico State---1.04-.49119-.51125-.07122.39721.45843.64100-8.07119-7.01119-4.82123
129Connecticut---1.23-.61126-.61129-.0393.42661.92684.9873-9.54129-8.04129-4.98124
130Akron---1.32-.72130-.57128-.04100.2198.971113.56102-10.01130-9.24131-6.66130
131Massachusetts---1.44-.64127-.74131-.06119.26891.101023.42105-10.02131-9.18130-6.86131