As i mentioned in the article that laid out the basics and details of my College Football Rating System, CTR (Cumulative Team ratings), there is a post season adjustment that allocates bonus points to the team that wins the national championship. This is to make sure that the games they play late in the year count a bit more than the ones in the beginning. Without this bonus Alabama would have finished #2 in my final ratings, and Georgia #1.
I apologize for the tardiness of this article, which is firstly because I started this site just a month or so ago. I also lost a lot of the data I had regarding the end of the season rankings.
Final 2017-2018 Rankings:
- Alabama Crimson Tide SEC 13-1 Rating: 70.60
- Georgia Bulldogs SEC 13-2 Rating: 70.36
- Ohio State Buckeyes Big 10 12-2 Rating: 69.11
- Central Florida Knights AAC 13-0 Rating: 68.47
- Wisconsin Badgers Big 10 13-1 Rating: 66.79
- Clemson Tigers ACC 12-2 Rating: 66.20
- Penn State Nittany Lions Big 10 11-2 Rating: 65.51
- Auburn Tigers SEC 10-4 Rating: 64.87
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish Ind 10-3 Rating: 64.86
- Oklahoma Sooners Big 12 12-2 Rating: 64.33
- TCU Horned Frogs Big 12 11-3 Rating: 60.44
- Miami Hurricanes ACC 10-3 Rating: 59.49
- Michigan State Spartans Big 10 10-3 Rating: 59.41
- Washington Huskies PAC 12 10-3 Rating: 59.27
- USC Trojans PAC 12 11-3 Rating: 58.96
- Florida Atlantic Owls C-USA 11-3 Rating: 58.23
- Boise State Broncos MWC 11-3 Rating: 57.41
- Iowa Hawkeyes Big 10 8-5 Rating: 57.22
- Mississippi State Bulldogs SEC 9-4 Rating: 56.71
- Northwestern Wildcats Big 10 10-3 Rating: 56.24
- North Carolina State Wolfpack ACC 9-4 Rating: 55.77
- Memphis Tigers AAC 10-3 Rating: 55.36
- Oklahoma State Cowboys Big 12 10-3 Rating: 55.11
- LSU Tigers SEC 9-4 RAting: 54.64
- Stanford Cardinal PAC 12 9-5 Rating: 54.54
- South Carolina Gamecocks SEC 9-4 Rating: 54.52
- Washington State Cougars PAC 12 9-4 Rating: 54.10
- Fresno State Bulldogs MWC 10-4 Rating: 54.06
- Michigan Wolverines Big 10 8-5 Rating: 53.83
- Toledo Rockets MAC 11-3 Rating: 53.71
- Troy Trojans Sun Belt 11-2 Rating: 53.65
- Virginia Tech Hokies ACC 9-4 Rating: 53.16
- San Diego State Aztecs MWC 10-3 Rating: 53.06
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons ACC 8-5 Rating: 53.01
- Iowa State Cyclones Big 12 8-5 Rating: 52.96
- Army Black Knights Ind 10-3 Rating: 52.83
- South Florida Bulls AAC 10-2 Rating: 51.33
- Boston College Eagles ACC 7-6 Rating: 50.63
- Florida State Seminoles ACC 7-6 Rating: 50.49
- North Texas Mean Green C-USA 9-5 Rating: 50.18
- Louisville Cardinals ACC 8-5 Rating: 50.06
- Navy Midshipmen AAC 7-6 Rating: 48.71
- Purdue Boilermakers Big 10 7-6 Rating: 48.67
- Appalachian State Mountaineers Sun Belt 9-4 Rating: 47.96
- Arizona State Sun Devils PAC 12 7-6 Rating: 47.87
- Kentucky Wildcats SEC 7-6 Rating: 47.59
- Oregon Ducks PAC 12 7-6 Rating: 47.42
- Texas Longhorns Big 12 7-6 Rating: 47.37
- Ohio Bobcats MAC 9-4 Rating: 47.34
- Kansas State Wildcats Big 12 8-5 Rating: 47.25
- Texas A&M Aggies SEC 7-6 Rating: 47.06
- SMU Mustangs AAC 7-6 Rating: 46.89
- West Virginia Mountaineers Big 12 7-6 Rating: 46.88
- Duke Blue Devils ACC 7-6 Rating: 46.68
- Utah Utes ACC 7-6 Rating: 46.49
- Temple Owls AAC 7-6 Rating: 45.86
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ACC 5-6 Rating: 45.74
- Houston Cougars AAC 7-5 Rating: 45.73
- Texas Tech Red Raiders Big 12 6-7 Rating: 45.43
- Northern Illinois Huskies MAC 8-5 Rating: 45.41
- Marshall Thundering C-USA 8-5 Rating: 45.15
- Wyoming Cowboys MWC 8-5 Rating: 44.86
- FIU Panthers C-USA 8-5 Rating: 44.84
- Akron Zips MAC 7-7 Rating: 44.59
- UCLA Bruins PAC 12 6-7 Rating: 44.48
- Maryland Terrapins Big 10 4-8 Rating: 44.23
- Central Michigan Chippewas MAC 8-5 Rating: 44.05
- Missouri Tigers SEC 7-6 Rating: 43.70
- Ole Miss Rebels SEC 6-6 Rating: 43.68
- Indiana Hoosiers Big 10 5-7 Rating: 43.36
- Arizona Wildcats PAC 12 Rating: 43.06
- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs C-USA 7-6 Rating: 42.81
- Tulane Green Wave AAC 5-7 Rating: 42.66
- Western Michigan Broncos MAC 6-6 Rating: 42.54
- Nebraska Cornhuskers Big 10 4-8 Rating: 42.14
- Arkansas State Sun Belt 7-5 Rating: 41.61
- Minnesota Gophers Big 10 5-7 Rating: 41.49
- Pittsburgh Panthers ACC 5-7 Rating: 41.34
- Syracuse Orange ACC 4-8 Rating: 41.21
- Arkansas Razorbacks SEC 4-8 Rating: 41.19
- Air Force Falcons MWC 5-7 Rating: 41.13
- Southern Miss Golden Eagles C-USA 8-5 Rating: 41.07
- Florida Gators SEC 4-7 Rating: 40.89
- Virginia Cavaliers ACC 6-7 Rating: 40.43
- Vanderbilt Commodores SEC 5-7 Rating: 40.32
- Buffalo Bulls MAC 6-6 Rating: 40.29
- California Golden Bears PAC 12 5-7 Rating: 40.19
- Colorado State Rams MWC 7-6 Rating: 39.51
- Georgia State Panthers Sun Belt 7-5 Rating: 39.45
- MTSU Blue Raiders C-USA 7-6 Rating: 39.44
- UAB Blazers C-USA 8-5 Rating: 38.96
- Colorado Buffaloes PAC 12 5-7 Rating: 38.80
- Tennessee Volunteers SEC 4-8 Rating: 38.69
- Utah State Aggies MWC 6-7 Rating: 38.44
- UTSA Roadrunners C-USA 6-5 Rating: 37.88
- Rutgers Scarlett Knights Big 10 4-8 Rating: 37.45
- Eastern Michigan Eagles MAC 5-7 Rating: 36.91
- Miami Ohio Redhawks MAC 5-7 Rating: 35.60
- New Mexico State Aggies Sun Belt 7-6 Rating: 35.21
- Cincinnati Bearcats AAC 4-8 Rating: 34.94
- Nevada Wolfpack MWC 3-9 Rating: 34.50
- North Carolina Tar Heels ACC 3-9 Rating: 34.13
- BYU Cougars Ind 4-9 Rating: 33.93
- Old Dominion Monarchs C-USA 5-7 Rating: 33.85
- UNLV Rebels MWC 5-7 Rating: 33.67
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers C-USA 6-7 Rating: 33.15
- UL Monroe Warhawks Sun Belt 4-8 Rating: 32.81
- South Alabama Jaguars Sun Belt 4-8 Rating: 32.28
- Idaho Vandals Sun Belt 4-8 Rating: 32.22
- Tulsa Golden Hurricanes AAC 2-10 Rating: 30.81
- New Mexico Lobos MWC 3-9 Rating: 30.49
- East Carolina Pirates AAC 3-9 Rating: 30.17
- Illinois Fighting Illini Big 10 2-10 Rating: 30.09
- Bowling Green Falcons MAC 2-10 Rating: 29.94
- UCONN Huskies AAC 3-9 Rating: 29.90
- UMASS Minutemen Ind 4-8 Rating: 29.39
- Baylor Bears Big 12 1-11 Rating: 29.10
- Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Sun Belt 5-7 Rating: 28.68
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Sun Belt 3-9 Rating: 26.89
- Kent State Golden Flashes MAC 2-10 Rating: 26.55
- Kansas Jayhawks Big 12 1-11 Rating: 26.30
- Georgia Southern Eagles Sun Belt 2-10 Rating: 26.09
- Hawaii Warriors MWC 3-9 Rating: 25.67
- Texas State Bobcats Sun Belt 2-10 Rating: 24.69
- Oregon State Beavers PAC 12 1-11 Rating: 24.59
- Charlotte 49ers C-USA 1-11 Rating: 24.32
- Rice Owls C-USA 1-11 Rating: 23.04
- San Jose State Spartans MWC 2-11 Rating: 22.97
- Ball State Cardinals MAC 2-10 Rating: 21.95
- UTEP Miners C-USA 0-12 Rating: 19.75
Conference Ratings:
Mean:
- Big 10: 51.11
- SEC: 51.06
- ACC: 49.17
- Big 12: 47.52
- PAC 12: 46.65
- AAC: 44.24
- MWC: 39.65
- MAC: 39.07
- C-USA: 38.05
- Sun Belt: 35.13
Median:
- Big 10: 51.25
- ACC: 50.28
- SEC: 47.33
- Big 12: 47.31
- PAC 12: 46.96
- AAC: 45.80
- MAC: 41.42
- C-USA: 39.20
- MWC: 38.98
- Sun Belt: 32.55