Because many teams have completed their journeys, and because of an ever increasing number of requests for "How Is My Team Doing" this week I'll take the chance to list all 128 FBS teams by their SORTACUS ranking.
For those who are new to the game, SORTACUS is a mathematical ratings system that I designed to rank college football teams solely by wins and losses. Because of this it is not as good at predicting future results, but does an excellent job measuring which teams have been the most successful so far. Details on the behind the scenes Bayesian statistics based ratings were covered last post.
Kobe Bryant
Before launching into the ratings results I should also acknowledge the impending retirement of the inspiration for this blog's name: Kobe Bryant. In many ways he represented evaluation based of reputation, "clutch" performance, and "the eye-test", all things this blog has campaigned against. I memorably declared that Kobe was never the NBA's best player. He was still an all-time player though. In my heyday I would've ranked him among the best of all-time, but for now I'll just estimate he'd be ~15. An incredible feat.Full College Football Rankings
Enough about Kobe. The full SORTACUS rankings are below. There are a few interesting things to note. Iowa, Clemson, and Alabama have established themselves as a clear top tier. Oklahoma, Michigan State, and Ohio State are clear second tier. North Carolina's weak schedule means that even with only one loss they don't deserve consideration for a playoff spot. Finally, the University of Louisiana at Monroe is further away from average (above or below) than any other FBS team.
| Rank | Team | Record | Rating |
| 1 | Clemson | 11-0 | 24.12 |
| 2 | Iowa | 11-0 | 23.67 |
| 3 | Alabama | 10-1 | 22.69 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 11-1 | 20.70 |
| 5 | Michigan St | 11-1 | 20.40 |
| 6 | Ohio St | 11-1 | 20.31 |
| 7 | Stanford | 10-2 | 18.90 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 10-2 | 18.61 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 9-2 | 18.04 |
| 10 | TCU | 9-2 | 16.59 |
| 11 | Oklahoma St | 9-2 | 16.43 |
| 12 | Florida | 10-2 | 16.40 |
| 13 | Houston | 10-1 | 15.95 |
| 14 | Baylor | 8-2 | 15.34 |
| 15 | Mississippi | 8-3 | 15.11 |
| 16 | Navy | 8-2 | 14.81 |
| 17 | Michigan | 9-3 | 14.78 |
| 18 | LSU | 8-3 | 14.76 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 9-1 | 14.44 |
| 20 | Oregon | 8-3 | 14.18 |
| 21 | Florida St | 9-2 | 13.64 |
| 22 | Temple | 10-2 | 13.41 |
| 23 | Memphis | 8-3 | 12.94 |
| 24 | Utah | 9-3 | 12.08 |
| 25 | USC | 8-4 | 11.75 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 9-3 | 11.42 |
| 27 | Georgia | 8-3 | 10.90 |
| 28 | Washington St | 8-3 | 10.50 |
| 29 | Tennessee | 7-4 | 10.33 |
| 30 | Toledo | 9-2 | 10.16 |
| 31 | Mississippi St | 7-4 | 9.96 |
| 32 | W Kentucky | 10-2 | 9.55 |
| 33 | Texas A&M | 7-4 | 9.43 |
| 34 | UCLA | 8-4 | 9.27 |
| 35 | Arkansas | 6-5 | 9.04 |
| 36 | Pittsburgh | 7-4 | 8.61 |
| 37 | BYU | 8-3 | 8.45 |
| 38 | West Virginia | 6-4 | 8.44 |
| 39 | Bowling Green | 9-3 | 8.44 |
| 40 | Miami FL | 7-4 | 8.27 |
| 41 | Appalachian St | 8-2 | 7.73 |
| 42 | California | 6-5 | 7.57 |
| 43 | Penn St | 7-5 | 7.30 |
| 44 | South Florida | 7-4 | 6.65 |
| 45 | Texas Tech | 6-5 | 5.95 |
| 46 | Cincinnati | 6-5 | 4.16 |
| 47 | Arkansas St | 7-3 | 4.16 |
| 48 | Ga Southern | 7-3 | 3.89 |
| 49 | Auburn | 5-6 | 3.70 |
| 50 | Arizona St | 5-6 | 3.69 |
| 51 | Washington | 5-6 | 3.51 |
| 52 | W Michigan | 6-5 | 3.38 |
| 53 | Louisville | 6-5 | 3.32 |
| 54 | Southern Miss | 8-3 | 2.41 |
| 55 | San Diego St | 8-3 | 2.36 |
| 56 | Marshall | 8-3 | 2.19 |
| 57 | Minnesota | 5-7 | 1.79 |
| 58 | Nebraska | 5-7 | 1.58 |
| 59 | Indiana | 5-6 | 1.38 |
| 60 | Ohio | 7-4 | 1.07 |
| 61 | N Illinois | 7-4 | 0.99 |
| 62 | Air Force | 7-4 | 0.91 |
| 63 | Louisiana Tech | 7-4 | 0.48 |
| 64 | Arizona | 5-6 | 0.45 |
| 65 | Boise St | 7-4 | 0.31 |
| 66 | C Michigan | 6-5 | 0.26 |
| 67 | NC State | 6-5 | 0.08 |
| 68 | Illinois | 4-7 | -0.48 |
| 69 | Duke | 6-5 | -0.54 |
| 70 | Missouri | 4-7 | -0.58 |
| 71 | Texas | 4-7 | -0.65 |
| 72 | Connecticut | 5-6 | -0.79 |
| 73 | Virginia Tech | 5-6 | -1.47 |
| 74 | Kansas St | 4-6 | -1.52 |
| 75 | Tulsa | 6-6 | -2.01 |
| 76 | MTSU | 6-5 | -2.23 |
| 77 | Akron | 6-5 | -2.40 |
| 78 | Utah St | 5-6 | -3.15 |
| 79 | Vanderbilt | 3-8 | -3.17 |
| 80 | East Carolina | 4-7 | -3.30 |
| 81 | South Carolina | 3-8 | -3.65 |
| 82 | New Mexico | 6-5 | -3.76 |
| 83 | Colorado St | 6-5 | -3.92 |
| 84 | Kentucky | 4-7 | -4.28 |
| 85 | Maryland | 2-9 | -4.58 |
| 86 | Virginia | 3-8 | -5.60 |
| 87 | Rutgers | 3-8 | -6.72 |
| 88 | Syracuse | 3-8 | -6.86 |
| 89 | Iowa St | 2-9 | -7.20 |
| 90 | Georgia St | 5-5 | -7.54 |
| 91 | Georgia Tech | 2-9 | -7.69 |
| 92 | South Alabama | 4-6 | -8.27 |
| 93 | Nevada | 5-6 | -8.35 |
| 94 | Buffalo | 4-7 | -9.34 |
| 95 | Colorado | 3-9 | -9.37 |
| 96 | San Jose St | 4-7 | -9.94 |
| 97 | SMU | 2-9 | -10.86 |
| 98 | Purdue | 1-10 | -11.58 |
| 99 | Old Dominion | 4-7 | -11.70 |
| 100 | UTEP | 4-7 | -11.93 |
| 101 | Rice | 4-7 | -12.16 |
| 102 | Florida Intl | 4-7 | -12.24 |
| 103 | Wake Forest | 2-9 | -12.82 |
| 104 | ULL | 3-7 | -13.26 |
| 105 | New Mexico St | 3-8 | -13.49 |
| 106 | Oregon St | 1-10 | -13.50 |
| 107 | Idaho | 3-8 | -13.52 |
| 108 | Ball St | 2-9 | -13.75 |
| 109 | FL Atlantic | 3-9 | -14.18 |
| 110 | Boston College | 1-9 | -14.31 |
| 111 | Kent | 2-9 | -14.71 |
| 112 | UT San Antonio | 3-9 | -15.07 |
| 113 | Massachusetts | 3-9 | -15.16 |
| 114 | Fresno St | 2-9 | -15.70 |
| 115 | Tulane | 2-9 | -15.77 |
| 116 | Troy | 2-8 | -15.88 |
| 117 | Wyoming | 2-9 | -16.17 |
| 118 | Miami OH | 2-9 | -16.43 |
| 119 | Texas St | 2-8 | -16.89 |
| 120 | UNLV | 2-9 | -16.92 |
| 121 | Hawaii | 2-10 | -18.91 |
| 122 | North Texas | 1-10 | -19.22 |
| 123 | Kansas | 0-11 | -19.53 |
| 124 | Army | 1-8 | -21.39 |
| 125 | Charlotte | 1-10 | -21.47 |
| 126 | UCF | 0-11 | -22.82 |
| 127 | E Michigan | 1-11 | -23.59 |
| 128 | ULM | 0-11 | -26.17 |
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