Power Rating The NCAA Field

Here are the consensus power ratings, using several rating systems and then equalized toward a spread. Rating systems utilized in these ratings include: KenPom, VSIN-Makinen, Sonny Moore, TeamRankings, VSIN-Bettors and EvanMiya. To compute an expected spread, subtract the favorite from the underdog’s ratings. Top 1 Michigan 99.7 2 Duke 99.0 3 Arizona 97.7 4 Florida 96.4 5 Houston 95.0 6 Iowa State 94.1 7 Illinois 94.0 8 Purdue 93.5 9 Gonzaga 92.1 10 Michigan St 91.3 11 UConn 91.2 12 Vanderbilt 91.1 13 Louisville 90.6 14 Alabama 90.5 15 Virginia 90.5 16 St. John’s 90.3 17 Tennessee 90.2 18 Arkansas … Continue reading Power Rating The NCAA Field

College Football Power Ratings, Championship Week

At the start of this football season, I made the decision to not do power ratings this year. I simply did not want to invest the time in ratings teams in a season with so much capacity for chaos during a pandemic. Players out, games cancelled, etc. It just seemed like a futile exercise this year, just like resistance to the Borg. But, with championship week upon us and the playoff, I decided to do my power ratings for the 25 teams in the College Football Playoff rankings. This is not a ranking of who should be in or out, … Continue reading College Football Power Ratings, Championship Week