2008 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Z-Ratings

Data courtesy Peter Wolfe. Ratings current through 8 January 2009 (717 games).

Weight of tied games = .08

Conference ratings

Rk		Team	Conf.		Z-Rating	BSWP		Record	Pct	Ratio		SOS	Rk
1		Utah	MW		530,609	.9983		12-0	1.000	301.000		1762.8	3
2		Florida	SE		19970	.9627		12-1	.923	11.577		1725.0	5
3		Texas	BT		14624	.9540		12-1	.923	11.577		1263.2	6
4		Oklahoma	BT		14052	.9528		11-2	.846	5.412		2596.5	1
5		Alabama	SE		10300	.9425		12-2	.857	5.902		1745.2	4
6		Texas Christian	MW		8948.3	.9373		10-2	.833	4.922		1818.2	2
7		Southern California	PT		6082.3	.9209		12-1	.923	11.577		525.38	13
8		Texas Tech	BT		5399.5	.9153		9-2	.818	4.431		1218.5	7
9		Boise State	WA		4248.9	.9029		11-1	.917	10.615		400.26	20
10		Penn State	TN		1958.8	.8523		10-2	.833	4.922		397.99	21
11		Georgia	SE		1899.5	.8499		9-3	.750	2.974		638.77	8
12		Oregon	PT		1539.0	.8328		10-3	.769	3.303		465.98	16
13		Ohio State	TN		1315.5	.8191		9-3	.750	2.974		442.40	17
14		Oregon State	PT		1235.0	.8134		9-4	.692	2.238		551.92	10
15		Mississippi	SE		1130.4	.8051		8-4	.667	1.990		568.02	9
16		Oklahoma State	BT		1080.9	.8008		8-4	.667	1.990		543.15	11
17		Virginia Tech	AC		961.66	.7893		9-4	.692	2.238		429.77	18
18		Florida State	AC		939.16	.7869		7-4	.636	1.743		538.95	12
19		Cincinnati	BE		825.31	.7736		10-3	.769	3.303		249.90	37
20		Georgia Tech	AC		823.55	.7734		7-4	.636	1.743		472.61	15
21		Missouri	BT		813.18	.7720		9-4	.692	2.238		363.41	24
22		Nebraska	BT		784.89	.7683		9-4	.692	2.238		350.77	27
23		California	PT		742.90	.7623		9-4	.692	2.238		332.00	31
24		Boston College	AC		602.20	.7389		8-5	.615	1.595		377.50	23
25		Brigham Young	MW		567.14	.7319		9-3	.750	2.974		190.72	41
26		Michigan State	TN		553.14	.7290		9-4	.692	2.238		247.20	38
27		Wake Forest	AC		521.43	.7220		8-5	.615	1.595		326.86	33
28		Louisiana State	SE		499.72	.7170		7-5	.583	1.397		357.75	26
29		North Carolina	AC		478.00	.7116		7-5	.583	1.397		342.21	29
30		Pittsburgh	BE		462.76	.7076		9-4	.692	2.238		206.81	40
31		Kansas	BT		460.39	.7070		7-5	.583	1.397		329.60	32
32		Maryland	AC		442.37	.7021		7-5	.583	1.397		316.70	34
33		Clemson	AC		424.22	.6969		5-6	.455	0.834		508.39	14
34		Miami (FL)	AC		385.14	.6848		6-6	.500	1.000		385.14	22
35		West Virginia	BE		369.33	.6795		8-4	.667	1.990		185.58	42
36		South Carolina	SE		340.82	.6692		6-6	.500	1.000		340.82	30
37		Vanderbilt	SE		333.76	.6664		7-6	.538	1.166		286.35	35
38		Iowa	TN		283.15	.6448		8-4	.667	1.990		142.28	54
39		Rutgers	BE		255.71	.6312		7-5	.583	1.397		183.07	43
40		Northwestern	TN		247.32	.6267		8-4	.667	1.990		124.28	59
41		North Carolina State	AC		245.64	.6258		5-7	.417	0.716		343.12	28
42		Arizona	PT		242.72	.6241		8-5	.615	1.595		152.16	50
43		Virginia	AC		241.91	.6237		4-7	.364	0.574		421.55	19
44		Rice	US		238.87	.6220		10-3	.769	3.303		72.326	71
45		Connecticut	BE		232.58	.6183		7-5	.583	1.397		166.51	46
46		South Florida	BE		204.73	.6009		7-5	.583	1.397		146.57	53
47		Air Force	MW		189.75	.5903		7-5	.583	1.397		135.84	55
48		Ball State	MA		187.33	.5886		11-2	.846	5.412		34.616	91
49		Kentucky	SE		179.45	.5826		6-6	.500	1.000		179.45	44
50		Tulsa	US		173.46	.5778		10-3	.769	3.303		52.522	84
51		Navy	IN		173.03	.5775		7-5	.583	1.397		123.88	60
52		Arkansas	SE		160.56	.5670		4-7	.364	0.574		279.78	36
53		East Carolina	US		153.86	.5610		9-5	.643	1.794		85.780	66
54		Colorado State	MW		152.58	.5599		6-6	.500	1.000		152.58	49
55		Notre Dame	IN		145.03	.5527		7-6	.538	1.166		124.43	58
56		Duke	AC		135.71	.5433		3-8	.273	0.378		358.93	25
57		Colorado	BT		133.36	.5409		4-7	.364	0.574		232.39	39
58		Houston	US		115.50	.5205		7-5	.583	1.397		82.686	68
59		Wisconsin	TN		107.32	.5100		6-6	.500	1.000		107.32	63
60		Stanford	PT		106.22	.5086		5-7	.417	0.716		148.37	52
61		Auburn	SE		101.30	.5018		4-7	.364	0.574		176.52	45
62		Tennessee	SE		89.109	.4836		5-7	.417	0.716		124.47	57
63		Western Michigan	MA		87.489	.4810		8-4	.667	1.990		43.962	87
64		Nevada	WA		85.413	.4776		6-6	.500	1.000		85.413	67
65		Arizona State	PT		71.541	.4526		4-7	.364	0.574		124.66	56
66		Louisiana Tech	WA		66.563	.4424		7-5	.583	1.397		47.653	86
67		Minnesota	TN		66.150	.4416		6-6	.500	1.000		66.150	75
68		Fresno State	WA		64.686	.4384		7-6	.538	1.166		55.498	80
69		Hawaii	WA		61.841	.4321		6-7	.462	0.858		72.079	72
70		Mississippi State	SE		59.975	.4278		3-8	.273	0.378		158.62	47
71		Louisville	BE		59.442	.4266		4-7	.364	0.574		103.58	64
72		Baylor	BT		57.384	.4217		3-8	.273	0.378		151.77	51
73		Illinois	TN		55.826	.4179		4-7	.364	0.574		97.281	65
74		UCLA	PT		54.355	.4142		4-8	.333	0.502		108.17	62
75		Buffalo	MA		52.000	.4080		8-6	.571	1.331		39.065	88
76		UNLV	MW		50.379	.4037		5-7	.417	0.716		70.371	74
77		Central Michigan	MA		44.071	.3854		7-5	.583	1.397		31.551	93
78		Purdue	TN		43.686	.3842		3-8	.273	0.378		115.54	61
79		Kansas State	BT		41.957	.3787		4-7	.364	0.574		73.114	70
80		New Mexico	MW		40.568	.3742		4-8	.333	0.502		80.735	69
81		San Jose State	WA		40.507	.3740		5-6	.455	0.834		48.544	85
82		Southern Mississippi	US		36.884	.3615		7-6	.538	1.166		31.645	92
83		Texas A&M	BT		35.842	.3577		4-8	.333	0.502		71.330	73
84		Syracuse	BE		35.435	.3562		2-9	.182	0.226		157.03	48
85		Troy	SB		31.899	.3424		7-5	.583	1.397		22.837	102
86		Marshall	US		23.111	.3015		3-8	.273	0.378		61.122	77
87		Michigan	TN		22.011	.2955		3-9	.250	0.336		65.452	76
88		Wyoming	MW		21.911	.2949		3-8	.273	0.378		57.949	78
89		Texas - El Paso	US		21.814	.2944		5-7	.417	0.716		30.471	96
90		Florida Atlantic	SB		20.509	.2869		7-6	.538	1.166		17.596	108
91		Bowling Green	MA		19.430	.2804		6-6	.500	1.000		19.430	105
92		Northern Illinois	MA		19.229	.2792		5-7	.417	0.716		26.860	98
93		Memphis	US		19.077	.2783		5-7	.417	0.716		26.647	99
94		Utah State	WA		18.730	.2761		3-9	.250	0.336		55.698	79
95		Temple	MA		16.419	.2608		5-7	.417	0.716		22.935	101
96		Akron	MA		14.839	.2494		5-7	.417	0.716		20.728	104
97		Louisiana - Lafayette	SB		13.991	.2429		6-6	.500	1.000		13.991	113
98		Arkansas State	SB		13.123	.2359		5-6	.455	0.834		15.726	110
99		San Diego State	MW		12.315	.2291		2-9	.182	0.226		54.572	81
100		Indiana	TN		11.956	.2260		2-9	.182	0.226		52.982	83
101		Alabama - Birmingham	US		11.840	.2250		3-8	.273	0.378		31.315	94
102		Central Florida	US		11.679	.2235		3-8	.273	0.378		30.888	95
103		Army	IN		10.906	.2165		3-8	.273	0.378		28.843	97
104		Middle Tennessee State	SB		10.100	.2087		5-7	.417	0.716		14.108	112
105		Florida International	SB		8.3778	.1907		5-7	.417	0.716		11.702	115
106		New Mexico State	WA		8.1206	.1878		2-9	.182	0.226		35.985	89
107		Ohio University	MA		7.8800	.1850		3-8	.273	0.378		20.841	103
108		Toledo	MA		6.1099	.1628		3-9	.250	0.336		18.169	107
109		Eastern Michigan	MA		5.6641	.1566		2-9	.182	0.226		25.100	100
110		Iowa State	BT		5.5802	.1554		1-10	.091	0.104		53.870	82
111		Kent State	MA		5.4729	.1539		3-8	.273	0.378		14.475	111
112		Louisiana - Monroe	SB		4.1731	.1337		3-8	.273	0.378		11.037	117
113		Idaho	WA		3.6280	.1242		1-10	.091	0.104		35.025	90
114		Tulane	US		2.6320	.1048		2-10	.167	0.203		12.954	114
115		Miami - Ohio	MA		1.7638	.0850		1-10	.091	0.104		17.028	109
116		Washington State	PT		.93703	.0618		1-11	.083	0.094		9.9470	118
117		North Texas	SB		.10994	.0245		1-11	.083	0.094		1.1670	119
118		Southern Methodist	US		.06598	.0194		0-11	.000	0.004		18.210	106
119		Washington	PT		.03686	.0143		0-12	.000	0.003		11.095	116
120		Western Kentucky	IN		.00438	.0019		0-10	.000	0.004		1.0981	120

Conference ratings

Rk	Conference	BSWP	Tms	Top Team
1	Atlantic Coast Conference (AC)	.7202	12	Virginia Tech (17)
2	Southeastern Conference (SE)	.6998	12	Florida (2)
3	Big XII Conference (BT)	.6583	12	Texas (3)
4	Big East Conference (BE)	.6054	8	Cincinnati (19)
5	Mountain West Conference (MW)	.5738	9	Utah (1)
6	Big Ten Conference (TN)	.5444	11	Penn State (10)
7	Pacific-10 Conference (PT)	.5438	10	Southern California (7)
8	Western Athletic Conference (WA)	.3994	9	Boise State (9)
9	Independent (IN)	.3329	4	Navy (51)
10	Conference USA (US)	.3246	12	Rice (44)
11	Mid-American Conference (MA)	.2774	12	Ball State (48)
12	Sun Belt Conference (SB)	.1900	8	Troy (85)

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