Resume Ratings

Not a power rating — a body of work grade. Unlike Power Ratings (which measure how efficiently teams play regardless of outcomes), Resume Ratings grade actual results. Each game is measured against what an elite top-5 benchmark would do against the same opponent: beating a great defense scores high, scraping past a weak team scores low, and every loss carries an extra −7 penalty regardless of margin.

+10 and above — dominant season, Playoff-caliber resume0 — average FBS body of work−5 and below — weak or padded schedule
RkTeamRecordResume
1IndianaIndiana13-0+7.8
2Texas TechTexas Tech12-1+5.6
3Ohio StateOhio State12-1+4.5
4Notre DameNotre Dame10-2+2.2
5MiamiMiami10-2+1.3
6OregonOregon11-1+0.9
7UtahUtah10-2+0.0
8VanderbiltVanderbilt10-2-1.2
9Texas A&MTexas A&M11-1-1.2
10GeorgiaGeorgia12-1-1.4
11Ole MissOle Miss11-1-1.8
12AlabamaAlabama10-3-3.7
13OklahomaOklahoma10-2-3.9
14South FloridaSouth Florida9-3-5.1
15BYUBYU11-2-6.0
16IowaIowa8-4-6.3
17USCUSC9-3-6.5
18WashingtonWashington8-4-6.6
19MissouriMissouri8-4-6.7
20TennesseeTennessee8-4-6.9
21James MadisonJames Madison12-1-7.5
22TexasTexas9-3-7.5
23North TexasNorth Texas11-2-7.8
24ArizonaArizona9-3-7.8
25SMUSMU8-4-8.6
26PittPitt8-4-8.8
27Penn StatePenn State6-6-8.9
28MichiganMichigan9-3-9.7
29VirginiaVirginia10-3-10.1
30LouisvilleLouisville8-4-10.2
31Florida StateFlorida State5-7-10.4
32IllinoisIllinois8-4-10.5
33LSULSU7-5-10.5
34AuburnAuburn5-7-11.1
35Georgia TechGeorgia Tech9-3-11.5
36ClemsonClemson7-5-11.8
37Iowa StateIowa State8-4-12.3
38East CarolinaEast Carolina8-4-12.4
39Old DominionOld Dominion9-3-12.8
40MemphisMemphis8-4-13.0
41TCUTCU8-4-13.1
42NC StateNC State7-5-13.3
43ToledoToledo8-4-13.4
44CincinnatiCincinnati7-5-13.9
45NavyNavy9-2-14.1
46HoustonHouston9-3-14.2
47Arizona StateArizona State8-4-14.2
48South CarolinaSouth Carolina4-8-14.4
49San Diego StateSan Diego State9-3-14.6
50Wake ForestWake Forest8-4-14.6
51FloridaFlorida4-8-14.7
52NebraskaNebraska7-5-15.1
53Kansas StateKansas State6-6-15.2
54Mississippi StateMississippi State5-7-15.2
55DukeDuke8-5-15.6
56ArkansasArkansas2-10-15.9
57Boise StateBoise State9-4-16.0
58KansasKansas5-7-16.2
59NorthwesternNorthwestern6-6-16.4
60TulaneTulane11-2-16.7
61KentuckyKentucky5-7-16.8
62Washington StateWashington State6-6-17.0
63New MexicoNew Mexico9-3-17.9
64BaylorBaylor5-7-18.2
65UConnUConn9-3-18.6
66UTSAUTSA6-6-18.6
67RutgersRutgers5-7-18.6
68Fresno StateFresno State8-4-18.7
69MinnesotaMinnesota7-5-18.7
70UCFUCF5-7-19.5
71Utah StateUtah State6-6-19.7
72HawaiiHawaii8-4-19.9
73ArmyArmy6-5-20.4
74CalCal7-5-20.5
75WisconsinWisconsin4-8-20.5
76Western KentuckyWestern Kentucky8-4-20.5
77UNLVUNLV10-3-20.5
78Louisiana TechLouisiana Tech7-5-20.6
79Texas StateTexas State6-6-21.0
80Virginia TechVirginia Tech3-9-21.1
81Michigan StateMichigan State4-8-21.3
82MarylandMaryland4-8-21.4
83Kennesaw StateKennesaw State10-3-21.8
84OhioOhio8-4-22.5
85TempleTemple5-7-23.2
86West VirginiaWest Virginia4-8-23.3
87Western MichiganWestern Michigan9-4-23.3
88FIUFIU7-5-24.1
89StanfordStanford4-8-24.2
90MarshallMarshall5-7-24.3
91Air ForceAir Force4-8-24.4
92Southern MissSouthern Miss7-5-24.6
93North CarolinaNorth Carolina4-8-24.8
94Boston CollegeBoston College2-10-24.9
95Missouri StateMissouri State7-5-24.9
96Central MichiganCentral Michigan7-5-25.1
97ColoradoColorado3-9-25.3
98PurduePurdue2-10-25.7
99TroyTroy8-5-26.0
100UCLAUCLA3-9-26.1
101Miami (OH)Miami (OH)7-6-26.3
102Jacksonville StateJacksonville State8-5-26.6
103LouisianaLouisiana6-6-26.6
104SyracuseSyracuse3-9-26.9
105LibertyLiberty4-8-27.0
106Arkansas StateArkansas State6-6-27.1
107WyomingWyoming4-8-27.7
108DelawareDelaware6-6-27.7
109FAUFAU4-8-27.9
110Georgia SouthernGeorgia Southern6-6-28.4
111South AlabamaSouth Alabama4-8-28.6
112TulsaTulsa4-8-28.8
113Appalachian StateAppalachian State5-7-29.3
114BuffaloBuffalo5-7-29.4
115Oregon StateOregon State2-10-29.8
116Bowling GreenBowling Green4-8-30.4
117New Mexico StateNew Mexico State4-8-30.5
118Coastal CarolinaCoastal Carolina6-6-30.6
119NevadaNevada3-9-30.6
120UABUAB4-8-30.8
121Oklahoma StateOklahoma State1-11-31.0
122Colorado StateColorado State2-10-31.7
123RiceRice5-7-31.8
124AkronAkron5-7-32.2
125San Jose StateSan Jose State3-9-32.6
126UTEPUTEP2-10-32.7
127Eastern MichiganEastern Michigan4-8-33.1
128Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois3-9-33.1
129Middle TennesseeMiddle Tennessee3-9-34.2
130Kent StateKent State5-7-34.6
131ULMULM3-9-35.6
132Georgia StateGeorgia State1-11-36.3
133Ball StateBall State4-8-36.8
134CharlotteCharlotte1-11-38.7
135Sam HoustonSam Houston2-10-41.7
136UMassUMass0-12-48.8
Composite: avg of Ohio State, Indiana, Notre Dame, Oregon, Miami. Rating = standardized season margin vs top-5 bar, −7/loss. Click any team name for their full season recap.2025 · Final