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2021 season — Model vs AP

Full weekly rankings with the current late-tuned config. Side-by-side Model Top 25 and AP Top 25 for every week with available poll data.

Final #1 match
Final model #1
Georgia Bulldogs
Final AP #1
Georgia Bulldogs

Download: summary.json · weekly_agreement.csv

Preseason (Coaches Poll)

Model #1 Alabama Crimson Tide AP #1 Alabama Crimson Tide #1 match 0 games through this point

Model Top 25

RkTeamRecScoreAP
1Alabama Crimson Tide0-0100.01
2Clemson Tigers0-099.02
3Oklahoma Sooners0-098.03
4Ohio State Buckeyes0-097.04
5Georgia Bulldogs0-096.05
6Texas A&M Aggies0-095.06
7Notre Dame Fighting Irish0-094.07
8Iowa State Cyclones0-093.08
9North Carolina Tar Heels0-092.09
10Cincinnati Bearcats0-091.010
11Florida Gators0-090.011
12Oregon Ducks0-089.012
13LSU Tigers0-088.013
14USC Trojans0-087.014
15Wisconsin Badgers0-086.015
16Miami Hurricanes0-085.016
17Indiana Hoosiers0-084.017
18Iowa Hawkeyes0-083.018
19Texas Longhorns0-082.019
20Penn State Nittany Lions0-081.020
21Washington Huskies0-080.021
22Oklahoma State Cowboys0-079.022
23Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns0-078.023
24Coastal Carolina Chanticleers0-077.024
25Ole Miss Rebels0-076.025

AFCA Coaches Poll

RkTeamRecModel
1Alabama Crimson Tide0-01
2Clemson Tigers0-02
3Oklahoma Sooners0-03
4Ohio State Buckeyes0-04
5Georgia Bulldogs0-05
6Texas A&M Aggies0-06
7Notre Dame Fighting Irish0-07
8Iowa State Cyclones0-08
9North Carolina Tar Heels0-09
10Cincinnati Bearcats0-010
11Florida Gators0-011
12Oregon Ducks0-012
13LSU Tigers0-013
14USC Trojans0-014
15Wisconsin Badgers0-015
16Miami Hurricanes0-016
17Indiana Hoosiers0-017
18Iowa Hawkeyes0-018
19Texas Longhorns0-019
20Penn State Nittany Lions0-020
21Washington Huskies0-021
22Oklahoma State Cowboys0-022
23Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns0-023
24Coastal Carolina Chanticleers0-024
25Ole Miss Rebels0-025

Week 1

Model #1 UCLA Bruins AP #1 Alabama Crimson Tide #1 differ 89 games through this point

Model Top 25

RkTeamRecScoreAP
1UCLA Bruins2-089.13—
2UTSA Roadrunners1-085.48—
3Oregon Ducks1-074.5411
4Michigan State Spartans1-072.83—
5Ohio State Buckeyes1-071.784
6Baylor Bears1-071.31—
7USC Trojans1-070.2515
8Penn State Nittany Lions1-070.1719
9Ole Miss Rebels1-069.17—
10Syracuse Orange1-068.97—
11Nevada Wolf Pack1-068.69—
12Alabama Crimson Tide1-068.681
13Utah State Aggies1-068.61—
14Kansas State Wildcats1-067.98—
15Army Black Knights1-067.73—
16Florida Gators1-067.5813
17Texas Tech Red Raiders1-067.31—
18Arkansas Razorbacks1-067.26—
19UTEP Miners2-066.77—
20Marshall Thundering Herd1-066.32—
21Northern Illinois Huskies1-066.32—
22Texas Longhorns1-066.0121
23Notre Dame Fighting Irish1-065.859
24Maryland Terrapins1-065.66—
25Purdue Boilermakers1-065.41—

AP Top 25

RkTeamRecModel
1Alabama Crimson Tide0-012
2Oklahoma Sooners0-039
3Clemson Tigers0-097
4Ohio State Buckeyes0-05
5Georgia Bulldogs0-026
6Texas A&M Aggies0-028
7Iowa State Cyclones0-068
8Cincinnati Bearcats0-046
9Notre Dame Fighting Irish0-023
10North Carolina Tar Heels0-088
11Oregon Ducks0-03
12Wisconsin Badgers0-087
13Florida Gators0-016
14Miami Hurricanes0-0112
15USC Trojans0-07
16LSU Tigers0-072
17Indiana Hoosiers0-0106
18Iowa Hawkeyes0-029
19Penn State Nittany Lions0-08
20Washington Huskies0-0118
21Texas Longhorns0-022
22Coastal Carolina Chanticleers0-057
23Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns0-0101
24Utah Utes0-066
25Arizona State Sun Devils0-063
Largest disagreements (AP teams):
  • Miami Hurricanes — model #112 vs AP #14 (Δ +98; model lower)
  • Washington Huskies — model #118 vs AP #20 (Δ +98; model lower)
  • Clemson Tigers — model #97 vs AP #3 (Δ +94; model lower)
  • Indiana Hoosiers — model #106 vs AP #17 (Δ +89; model lower)
  • North Carolina Tar Heels — model #88 vs AP #10 (Δ +78; model lower)

Week 2

Model #1 Oregon Ducks AP #1 Alabama Crimson Tide #1 differ 171 games through this point

Model Top 25

RkTeamRecScoreAP
1Oregon Ducks2-088.812
2Rutgers Scarlet Knights2-079.42—
3Iowa Hawkeyes2-078.6110
4Penn State Nittany Lions2-077.3511
5Kentucky Wildcats2-075.43—
6Florida Gators2-074.713
7Georgia Bulldogs2-073.882
8Pittsburgh Panthers2-073.7—
9Mississippi State Bulldogs2-072.93—
10Texas A&M Aggies2-072.195
11Arkansas Razorbacks2-072.16—
12Virginia Tech Hokies2-071.9119
13Baylor Bears2-070.53—
14Alabama Crimson Tide2-069.51
15Purdue Boilermakers2-069.31—
16Kansas State Wildcats2-068.46—
17Virginia Cavaliers2-068.03—
18Maryland Terrapins2-067.75—
19UCLA Bruins2-067.6716
20Michigan State Spartans2-067.4—
21Michigan Wolverines2-066.84—
22UTSA Roadrunners2-066.53—
23UCF Knights2-065.87—
24Ole Miss Rebels2-065.7920
25Texas Tech Red Raiders2-064.94—

AP Top 25

RkTeamRecModel
1Alabama Crimson Tide1-014
2Georgia Bulldogs1-07
3Ohio State Buckeyes1-027
4Oklahoma Sooners1-026
5Texas A&M Aggies1-010
6Clemson Tigers0-176
7Cincinnati Bearcats1-061
8Notre Dame Fighting Irish1-032
9Iowa State Cyclones1-078
10Iowa Hawkeyes1-03
11Penn State Nittany Lions1-04
12Oregon Ducks1-01
13Florida Gators1-06
14USC Trojans1-068
15Texas Longhorns1-060
16UCLA Bruins2-019
17Coastal Carolina Chanticleers1-046
18Wisconsin Badgers0-150
19Virginia Tech Hokies1-012
20Ole Miss Rebels1-024
21Utah Utes1-084
22Miami Hurricanes0-158
23Arizona State Sun Devils1-055
24North Carolina Tar Heels0-167
25Auburn Tigers1-045
Largest disagreements (AP teams):
  • Clemson Tigers — model #76 vs AP #6 (Δ +70; model lower)
  • Iowa State Cyclones — model #78 vs AP #9 (Δ +69; model lower)
  • Utah Utes — model #84 vs AP #21 (Δ +63; model lower)
  • Cincinnati Bearcats — model #61 vs AP #7 (Δ +54; model lower)
  • USC Trojans — model #68 vs AP #14 (Δ +54; model lower)

Week 3

Model #1 Georgia Bulldogs AP #1 Alabama Crimson Tide #1 differ 244 games through this point

Model Top 25

RkTeamRecScoreAP
1Georgia Bulldogs3-083.512
2Kansas State Wildcats3-082.85—
3Oregon Ducks3-082.24
4Penn State Nittany Lions3-079.6710
5Alabama Crimson Tide3-079.551
6Maryland Terrapins3-078.68—
7Michigan Wolverines3-077.1125
8Iowa Hawkeyes3-076.495
9Stanford Cardinal2-172.87—
10Arkansas Razorbacks3-072.1620
11Michigan State Spartans3-072.14—
12Ohio State Buckeyes2-172.129
13Ole Miss Rebels3-070.6817
14Notre Dame Fighting Irish3-069.3812
15West Virginia Mountaineers2-169.37—
16Rutgers Scarlet Knights3-068.82—
17Baylor Bears3-068.72—
18Texas A&M Aggies3-068.597
19Texas Tech Red Raiders3-066.97—
20Virginia Tech Hokies2-166.5515
21Florida Gators2-166.3911
22Oklahoma Sooners3-065.393
23BYU Cougars3-065.123
24Kentucky Wildcats3-064.92—
25Army Black Knights3-064.91—

AP Top 25

RkTeamRecModel
1Alabama Crimson Tide2-05
2Georgia Bulldogs2-01
3Oklahoma Sooners2-022
4Oregon Ducks2-03
5Iowa Hawkeyes2-08
6Clemson Tigers1-159
7Texas A&M Aggies2-018
8Cincinnati Bearcats2-033
9Ohio State Buckeyes1-112
10Penn State Nittany Lions2-04
11Florida Gators2-021
12Notre Dame Fighting Irish2-014
13UCLA Bruins2-043
14Iowa State Cyclones1-156
15Virginia Tech Hokies2-020
16Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2-042
17Ole Miss Rebels2-013
18Wisconsin Badgers1-146
19Arizona State Sun Devils2-075
20Arkansas Razorbacks2-010
21North Carolina Tar Heels1-132
22Auburn Tigers2-051
23BYU Cougars2-023
24Miami Hurricanes1-172
25Michigan Wolverines2-07
Largest disagreements (AP teams):
  • Arizona State Sun Devils — model #75 vs AP #19 (Δ +56; model lower)
  • Clemson Tigers — model #59 vs AP #6 (Δ +53; model lower)
  • Miami Hurricanes — model #72 vs AP #24 (Δ +48; model lower)
  • Iowa State Cyclones — model #56 vs AP #14 (Δ +42; model lower)
  • UCLA Bruins — model #43 vs AP #13 (Δ +30; model lower)

Week 4

Model #1 Michigan Wolverines AP #1 Alabama Crimson Tide #1 differ 311 games through this point

Model Top 25

RkTeamRecScoreAP
1Michigan Wolverines4-087.4719
2Arkansas Razorbacks4-086.0316
3Georgia Bulldogs4-082.522
4Oregon Ducks4-080.283
5Alabama Crimson Tide4-079.881
6Notre Dame Fighting Irish4-078.4912
7Oklahoma State Cowboys4-076.63—
8Iowa Hawkeyes4-075.185
9Michigan State Spartans4-075.1520
10UCLA Bruins3-173.7924
11Kentucky Wildcats4-071.73—
12Florida Gators3-170.711
13Penn State Nittany Lions4-070.676
14Maryland Terrapins4-069.57—
15Fresno State Bulldogs4-168.4722
16Baylor Bears4-067.6—
17Purdue Boilermakers3-167.14—
18Oklahoma Sooners4-067.044
19Texas Longhorns3-167.03—
20Rutgers Scarlet Knights3-166.73—
21Ohio State Buckeyes3-166.3410
22Ole Miss Rebels3-066.213
23Boston College Eagles4-066.16—
24LSU Tigers3-165.94—
25BYU Cougars4-065.0315

AP Top 25

RkTeamRecModel
1Alabama Crimson Tide3-05
2Georgia Bulldogs3-03
3Oregon Ducks3-04
4Oklahoma Sooners3-018
5Iowa Hawkeyes3-08
6Penn State Nittany Lions3-013
7Texas A&M Aggies3-032
8Cincinnati Bearcats3-037
9Clemson Tigers2-153
10Ohio State Buckeyes2-121
11Florida Gators2-112
12Notre Dame Fighting Irish3-06
13Ole Miss Rebels3-022
14Iowa State Cyclones2-159
15BYU Cougars3-025
16Arkansas Razorbacks3-02
17Coastal Carolina Chanticleers3-039
18Wisconsin Badgers1-152
19Michigan Wolverines3-01
20Michigan State Spartans3-09
21North Carolina Tar Heels2-169
22Fresno State Bulldogs3-115
23Auburn Tigers2-149
24UCLA Bruins2-110
25Kansas State Wildcats3-028
Largest disagreements (AP teams):
  • North Carolina Tar Heels — model #69 vs AP #21 (Δ +48; model lower)
  • Iowa State Cyclones — model #59 vs AP #14 (Δ +45; model lower)
  • Clemson Tigers — model #53 vs AP #9 (Δ +44; model lower)
  • Wisconsin Badgers — model #52 vs AP #18 (Δ +34; model lower)
  • Cincinnati Bearcats — model #37 vs AP #8 (Δ +29; model lower)

Week 5

Model #1 Georgia Bulldogs AP #1 Alabama Crimson Tide #1 differ 372 games through this point

Model Top 25

RkTeamRecScoreAP
1Georgia Bulldogs5-090.982
2Iowa Hawkeyes5-084.245
3Michigan Wolverines5-083.8814
4Alabama Crimson Tide5-080.21
5Ohio State Buckeyes4-177.6611
6Oklahoma State Cowboys5-075.3119
7Kentucky Wildcats5-075.06—
8Arkansas Razorbacks4-174.728
9Oklahoma Sooners5-074.336
10BYU Cougars5-074.0213
11Penn State Nittany Lions5-072.764
12Cincinnati Bearcats4-071.567
13Michigan State Spartans5-071.3617
14Oregon Ducks4-171.133
15Texas Longhorns4-169.86—
16UCLA Bruins3-269.4120
17Stanford Cardinal3-268.11—
18Wake Forest Demon Deacons5-068.124
19Florida Gators3-266.9810
20Kansas State Wildcats3-266.91—
21Notre Dame Fighting Irish4-166.649
22Arizona State Sun Devils4-166.54—
23Pittsburgh Panthers4-165.99—
24Oregon State Beavers4-165.25—
25Auburn Tigers4-165.0622

AP Top 25

RkTeamRecModel
1Alabama Crimson Tide4-04
2Georgia Bulldogs4-01
3Oregon Ducks4-014
4Penn State Nittany Lions4-011
5Iowa Hawkeyes4-02
6Oklahoma Sooners4-09
7Cincinnati Bearcats3-012
8Arkansas Razorbacks4-08
9Notre Dame Fighting Irish4-021
10Florida Gators3-119
11Ohio State Buckeyes3-15
12Ole Miss Rebels3-037
13BYU Cougars4-010
14Michigan Wolverines4-03
15Texas A&M Aggies3-160
16Coastal Carolina Chanticleers4-041
17Michigan State Spartans4-013
18Fresno State Bulldogs4-138
19Oklahoma State Cowboys4-06
20UCLA Bruins3-116
21Baylor Bears4-032
22Auburn Tigers3-125
23NC State Wolfpack3-136
24Wake Forest Demon Deacons4-018
25Clemson Tigers2-239
Largest disagreements (AP teams):
  • Texas A&M Aggies — model #60 vs AP #15 (Δ +45; model lower)
  • Ole Miss Rebels — model #37 vs AP #12 (Δ +25; model lower)
  • Coastal Carolina Chanticleers — model #41 vs AP #16 (Δ +25; model lower)
  • Fresno State Bulldogs — model #38 vs AP #18 (Δ +20; model lower)
  • Clemson Tigers — model #39 vs AP #25 (Δ +14; model lower)

Week 6

Model #1 Georgia Bulldogs AP #1 Alabama Crimson Tide #1 differ 423 games through this point

Model Top 25

RkTeamRecScoreAP
1Georgia Bulldogs6-095.572
2Iowa Hawkeyes6-085.243
3Michigan Wolverines6-084.679
4Alabama Crimson Tide5-178.811
5Kentucky Wildcats6-077.8116
6Oklahoma Sooners6-076.936
7Ohio State Buckeyes5-176.467
8Oklahoma State Cowboys5-076.0912
9Michigan State Spartans6-074.6211
10Cincinnati Bearcats5-074.455
11Wake Forest Demon Deacons6-072.9219
12BYU Cougars5-172.0710
13Arkansas Razorbacks4-271.3613
14Notre Dame Fighting Irish5-169.814
15Penn State Nittany Lions5-169.584
16Florida Gators4-269.3120
17Arizona State Sun Devils5-168.9522
18Oregon Ducks4-167.538
19Pittsburgh Panthers4-167.45—
20Ole Miss Rebels4-166.9217
21Boise State Broncos3-366.41—
22Kansas State Wildcats3-265.64—
23Mississippi State Bulldogs3-265.57—
24SMU Mustangs6-065.5424
25Baylor Bears5-165.06—

AP Top 25

RkTeamRecModel
1Alabama Crimson Tide5-04
2Georgia Bulldogs5-01
3Iowa Hawkeyes5-02
4Penn State Nittany Lions5-015
5Cincinnati Bearcats4-010
6Oklahoma Sooners5-06
7Ohio State Buckeyes4-17
8Oregon Ducks4-118
9Michigan Wolverines5-03
10BYU Cougars5-012
11Michigan State Spartans5-09
12Oklahoma State Cowboys5-08
13Arkansas Razorbacks4-113
14Notre Dame Fighting Irish4-114
15Coastal Carolina Chanticleers5-036
16Kentucky Wildcats5-05
17Ole Miss Rebels3-120
18Auburn Tigers4-134
19Wake Forest Demon Deacons5-011
20Florida Gators3-216
21Texas Longhorns4-127
22Arizona State Sun Devils4-117
23NC State Wolfpack4-137
24SMU Mustangs5-024
25San Diego State Aztecs4-033
Largest disagreements (AP teams):
  • Coastal Carolina Chanticleers — model #36 vs AP #15 (Δ +21; model lower)
  • Auburn Tigers — model #34 vs AP #18 (Δ +16; model lower)
  • NC State Wolfpack — model #37 vs AP #23 (Δ +14; model lower)
  • Penn State Nittany Lions — model #15 vs AP #4 (Δ +11; model lower)
  • Kentucky Wildcats — model #5 vs AP #16 (Δ -11; model higher)

Week 7

Model #1 Georgia Bulldogs AP #1 Georgia Bulldogs #1 match 475 games through this point

Model Top 25

RkTeamRecScoreAP
1Georgia Bulldogs7-099.351
2Alabama Crimson Tide6-183.255
3Michigan Wolverines6-080.658
4Oklahoma State Cowboys6-080.6212
5Iowa Hawkeyes6-180.042
6Cincinnati Bearcats6-075.373
7Michigan State Spartans7-075.2110
8Ohio State Buckeyes5-174.846
9Oklahoma Sooners7-074.684
10Penn State Nittany Lions5-172.77
11Kentucky Wildcats6-172.0611
12Notre Dame Fighting Irish5-171.9614
13Baylor Bears6-170.8—
14Wake Forest Demon Deacons6-069.5816
15Ole Miss Rebels5-169.1813
16Auburn Tigers5-268.57—
17Air Force Falcons6-168.19—
18Texas A&M Aggies5-268.0821
19Pittsburgh Panthers5-167.97—
20Oregon Ducks5-167.929
21BYU Cougars5-267.5619
22Purdue Boilermakers4-265.61—
23Minnesota Golden Gophers4-265.1—
24Arkansas Razorbacks4-364.1217
25San Diego State Aztecs6-063.924

AP Top 25

RkTeamRecModel
1Georgia Bulldogs6-01
2Iowa Hawkeyes6-05
3Cincinnati Bearcats5-06
4Oklahoma Sooners6-09
5Alabama Crimson Tide5-12
6Ohio State Buckeyes5-18
7Penn State Nittany Lions5-110
8Michigan Wolverines6-03
9Oregon Ducks4-120
10Michigan State Spartans6-07
11Kentucky Wildcats6-011
12Oklahoma State Cowboys5-04
13Ole Miss Rebels4-115
14Notre Dame Fighting Irish5-112
15Coastal Carolina Chanticleers6-041
16Wake Forest Demon Deacons6-014
17Arkansas Razorbacks4-224
18Arizona State Sun Devils5-129
19BYU Cougars5-121
20Florida Gators4-231
21Texas A&M Aggies4-218
22NC State Wolfpack4-133
23SMU Mustangs6-037
24San Diego State Aztecs5-025
25Texas Longhorns4-232
Largest disagreements (AP teams):
  • Coastal Carolina Chanticleers — model #41 vs AP #15 (Δ +26; model lower)
  • SMU Mustangs — model #37 vs AP #23 (Δ +14; model lower)
  • Oregon Ducks — model #20 vs AP #9 (Δ +11; model lower)
  • Arizona State Sun Devils — model #29 vs AP #18 (Δ +11; model lower)
  • Florida Gators — model #31 vs AP #20 (Δ +11; model lower)

Week 8

Model #1 Georgia Bulldogs AP #1 Georgia Bulldogs #1 match 529 games through this point

Model Top 25

RkTeamRecScoreAP
1Georgia Bulldogs7-091.21
2Alabama Crimson Tide7-185.824
3Michigan Wolverines7-083.746
4Oklahoma State Cowboys6-178.738
5Iowa Hawkeyes6-176.8111
6Ohio State Buckeyes6-176.195
7Cincinnati Bearcats7-075.992
8Oklahoma Sooners8-074.93
9Wake Forest Demon Deacons7-074.4916
10Baylor Bears6-173.6120
11Oregon Ducks6-173.3510
12Notre Dame Fighting Irish6-173.2913
13Michigan State Spartans7-072.79
14Penn State Nittany Lions5-271.17
15Texas A&M Aggies6-271.017
16San Diego State Aztecs7-070.0122
17Ole Miss Rebels6-169.2112
18Kentucky Wildcats6-168.4115
19Minnesota Golden Gophers5-267.87—
20Pittsburgh Panthers6-166.6323
21Iowa State Cyclones5-266.55—
22Fresno State Bulldogs6-266.38—
23Wisconsin Badgers4-365.94—
24BYU Cougars6-265.9—
25Auburn Tigers5-265.6519

AP Top 25

RkTeamRecModel
1Georgia Bulldogs7-01
2Cincinnati Bearcats6-07
3Oklahoma Sooners7-08
4Alabama Crimson Tide6-12
5Ohio State Buckeyes5-16
6Michigan Wolverines6-03
7Penn State Nittany Lions5-114
8Oklahoma State Cowboys6-04
9Michigan State Spartans7-013
10Oregon Ducks5-111
11Iowa Hawkeyes6-15
12Ole Miss Rebels5-117
13Notre Dame Fighting Irish5-112
14Coastal Carolina Chanticleers6-053
15Kentucky Wildcats6-118
16Wake Forest Demon Deacons6-09
17Texas A&M Aggies5-215
18NC State Wolfpack5-144
19Auburn Tigers5-225
20Baylor Bears6-110
21SMU Mustangs6-037
22San Diego State Aztecs6-016
23Pittsburgh Panthers5-120
24UTSA Roadrunners7-026
25Purdue Boilermakers4-229
Largest disagreements (AP teams):
  • Coastal Carolina Chanticleers — model #53 vs AP #14 (Δ +39; model lower)
  • NC State Wolfpack — model #44 vs AP #18 (Δ +26; model lower)
  • SMU Mustangs — model #37 vs AP #21 (Δ +16; model lower)
  • Baylor Bears — model #10 vs AP #20 (Δ -10; model higher)
  • Penn State Nittany Lions — model #14 vs AP #7 (Δ +7; model lower)

Week 9

Model #1 Georgia Bulldogs AP #1 Georgia Bulldogs #1 match 582 games through this point

Model Top 25

RkTeamRecScoreAP
1Georgia Bulldogs8-089.621
2Michigan State Spartans8-083.838
3Ohio State Buckeyes7-182.185
4Michigan Wolverines7-179.736
5Alabama Crimson Tide7-178.863
6Oklahoma State Cowboys7-177.9315
7Notre Dame Fighting Irish7-177.2811
8Cincinnati Bearcats8-076.912
9Oklahoma Sooners9-076.374
10Oregon Ducks7-176.157
11Wisconsin Badgers5-373.87—
12Wake Forest Demon Deacons8-073.5913
13Baylor Bears7-173.5616
14Fresno State Bulldogs7-270.7—
15Iowa Hawkeyes6-270.69
16Minnesota Golden Gophers6-270.34—
17Penn State Nittany Lions5-369.4920
18San Diego State Aztecs7-168.0421
19BYU Cougars7-267.9925
20Mississippi State Bulldogs5-367.52—
21Auburn Tigers6-266.9418
22Texas A&M Aggies6-266.2714
23Boise State Broncos4-465.9—
24Purdue Boilermakers5-364.99—
25Iowa State Cyclones5-364.1222

AP Top 25

RkTeamRecModel
1Georgia Bulldogs7-01
2Cincinnati Bearcats7-08
3Alabama Crimson Tide7-15
4Oklahoma Sooners8-09
5Ohio State Buckeyes6-13
6Michigan Wolverines7-04
7Oregon Ducks6-110
8Michigan State Spartans7-02
9Iowa Hawkeyes6-115
10Ole Miss Rebels6-127
11Notre Dame Fighting Irish6-17
12Kentucky Wildcats6-134
13Wake Forest Demon Deacons7-012
14Texas A&M Aggies6-222
15Oklahoma State Cowboys6-16
16Baylor Bears6-113
17Pittsburgh Panthers6-130
18Auburn Tigers5-221
19SMU Mustangs7-046
20Penn State Nittany Lions5-217
21San Diego State Aztecs7-018
22Iowa State Cyclones5-225
23UTSA Roadrunners8-031
24Coastal Carolina Chanticleers6-150
25BYU Cougars6-219
Largest disagreements (AP teams):
  • SMU Mustangs — model #46 vs AP #19 (Δ +27; model lower)
  • Coastal Carolina Chanticleers — model #50 vs AP #24 (Δ +26; model lower)
  • Kentucky Wildcats — model #34 vs AP #12 (Δ +22; model lower)
  • Ole Miss Rebels — model #27 vs AP #10 (Δ +17; model lower)
  • Pittsburgh Panthers — model #30 vs AP #17 (Δ +13; model lower)

Week 10

Model #1 Georgia Bulldogs AP #1 Georgia Bulldogs #1 match 643 games through this point

Model Top 25

RkTeamRecScoreAP
1Georgia Bulldogs9-088.851
2Ohio State Buckeyes8-182.066
3Alabama Crimson Tide8-181.263
4Notre Dame Fighting Irish8-180.728
5Michigan Wolverines8-180.689
6Oklahoma State Cowboys8-178.5911
7Michigan State Spartans8-177.835
8Wisconsin Badgers6-377.2—
9Cincinnati Bearcats9-074.992
10Purdue Boilermakers6-374.2—
11Oklahoma Sooners9-073.594
12Baylor Bears7-273.514
13Iowa Hawkeyes7-272.7419
14Boise State Broncos5-472.47—
15Texas A&M Aggies7-272.2813
16Oregon Ducks8-172.017
17Penn State Nittany Lions6-369.0922
18Wake Forest Demon Deacons8-167.5810
19San Diego State Aztecs8-167.51—
20Fresno State Bulldogs7-367.225
21BYU Cougars8-267.1617
22UTSA Roadrunners9-066.9416
23Auburn Tigers6-366.5812
24Ole Miss Rebels7-266.3715
25Iowa State Cyclones6-366.15—

AP Top 25

RkTeamRecModel
1Georgia Bulldogs8-01
2Cincinnati Bearcats8-09
3Alabama Crimson Tide7-13
4Oklahoma Sooners9-011
5Michigan State Spartans8-07
6Ohio State Buckeyes7-12
7Oregon Ducks7-116
8Notre Dame Fighting Irish7-14
9Michigan Wolverines7-15
10Wake Forest Demon Deacons8-018
11Oklahoma State Cowboys7-16
12Auburn Tigers6-223
13Texas A&M Aggies6-215
14Baylor Bears7-112
15Ole Miss Rebels6-224
16UTSA Roadrunners8-022
17BYU Cougars7-221
18Kentucky Wildcats6-241
19Iowa Hawkeyes6-213
20Houston Cougars7-134
21Coastal Carolina Chanticleers7-146
22Penn State Nittany Lions5-317
23SMU Mustangs7-149
24Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns7-135
25Fresno State Bulldogs7-220
Largest disagreements (AP teams):
  • SMU Mustangs — model #49 vs AP #23 (Δ +26; model lower)
  • Coastal Carolina Chanticleers — model #46 vs AP #21 (Δ +25; model lower)
  • Kentucky Wildcats — model #41 vs AP #18 (Δ +23; model lower)
  • Houston Cougars — model #34 vs AP #20 (Δ +14; model lower)
  • Auburn Tigers — model #23 vs AP #12 (Δ +11; model lower)

Week 11

Model #1 Georgia Bulldogs AP #1 Georgia Bulldogs #1 match 706 games through this point

Model Top 25

RkTeamRecScoreAP
1Georgia Bulldogs10-091.741
2Ohio State Buckeyes9-183.446
3Michigan Wolverines9-182.219
4Alabama Crimson Tide9-180.843
5Notre Dame Fighting Irish9-180.677
6Oklahoma State Cowboys9-179.7610
7Michigan State Spartans9-177.618
8Wisconsin Badgers7-375.5720
9Baylor Bears8-275.3418
10Ole Miss Rebels8-273.7912
11Cincinnati Bearcats10-073.542
12Boise State Broncos6-472.68—
13Oregon Ducks9-172.25
14Iowa Hawkeyes8-271.0319
15Mississippi State Bulldogs6-470.68—
16Wake Forest Demon Deacons9-169.913
17Oklahoma Sooners9-169.744
18San Diego State Aztecs9-169.06—
19BYU Cougars8-268.3514
20Texas A&M Aggies7-367.611
21Purdue Boilermakers6-466.47—
22Fresno State Bulldogs8-366.37—
23Pittsburgh Panthers8-266.2125
24Penn State Nittany Lions6-466.0523
25UTSA Roadrunners10-065.7815

AP Top 25

RkTeamRecModel
1Georgia Bulldogs9-01
2Cincinnati Bearcats9-011
3Alabama Crimson Tide8-14
4Oklahoma Sooners9-017
5Oregon Ducks8-113
6Ohio State Buckeyes8-12
7Notre Dame Fighting Irish8-15
8Michigan State Spartans8-17
9Michigan Wolverines8-13
10Oklahoma State Cowboys8-16
11Texas A&M Aggies7-220
12Ole Miss Rebels7-210
13Wake Forest Demon Deacons8-116
14BYU Cougars8-219
15UTSA Roadrunners9-025
16Auburn Tigers6-332
17Houston Cougars8-131
18Baylor Bears7-29
19Iowa Hawkeyes7-214
20Wisconsin Badgers6-38
21NC State Wolfpack7-233
22Coastal Carolina Chanticleers8-154
23Penn State Nittany Lions6-324
24Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns8-127
25Pittsburgh Panthers7-223
Largest disagreements (AP teams):
  • Coastal Carolina Chanticleers — model #54 vs AP #22 (Δ +32; model lower)
  • Auburn Tigers — model #32 vs AP #16 (Δ +16; model lower)
  • Houston Cougars — model #31 vs AP #17 (Δ +14; model lower)
  • Oklahoma Sooners — model #17 vs AP #4 (Δ +13; model lower)
  • Wisconsin Badgers — model #8 vs AP #20 (Δ -12; model higher)

Week 12

Model #1 Georgia Bulldogs AP #1 Georgia Bulldogs #1 match 772 games through this point

Model Top 25

RkTeamRecScoreAP
1Georgia Bulldogs11-089.531
2Ohio State Buckeyes10-185.585
3Oklahoma State Cowboys10-182.279
4Michigan Wolverines10-181.958
5Alabama Crimson Tide10-181.492
6Notre Dame Fighting Irish10-177.726
7Cincinnati Bearcats11-077.273
8Baylor Bears9-276.6811
9Wisconsin Badgers8-374.5319
10Ole Miss Rebels9-272.5710
11San Diego State Aztecs10-172.3523
12Boise State Broncos7-471.62—
13Iowa Hawkeyes9-270.6418
14Oklahoma Sooners10-170.6412
15Mississippi State Bulldogs7-470.39—
16Oregon Ducks9-268.664
17Michigan State Spartans9-268.577
18BYU Cougars9-268.5514
19Pittsburgh Panthers9-268.2120
20Purdue Boilermakers7-467.68—
21Wake Forest Demon Deacons9-266.9613
22Utah Utes8-366.5924
23Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns10-166.4522
24Air Force Falcons8-365.9—
25Fresno State Bulldogs8-365.79—

AP Top 25

RkTeamRecModel
1Georgia Bulldogs10-01
2Alabama Crimson Tide9-15
3Cincinnati Bearcats10-07
4Oregon Ducks9-116
5Ohio State Buckeyes9-12
6Notre Dame Fighting Irish9-16
7Michigan State Spartans9-117
8Michigan Wolverines9-14
9Oklahoma State Cowboys9-13
10Ole Miss Rebels8-210
11Baylor Bears8-28
12Oklahoma Sooners9-114
13Wake Forest Demon Deacons9-121
14BYU Cougars8-218
15UTSA Roadrunners10-027
16Texas A&M Aggies7-328
17Houston Cougars9-130
18Iowa Hawkeyes8-213
19Wisconsin Badgers7-39
20Pittsburgh Panthers8-219
21Arkansas Razorbacks7-332
22Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns9-123
23San Diego State Aztecs9-111
24Utah Utes7-322
25NC State Wolfpack7-334
Largest disagreements (AP teams):
  • Houston Cougars — model #30 vs AP #17 (Δ +13; model lower)
  • Oregon Ducks — model #16 vs AP #4 (Δ +12; model lower)
  • UTSA Roadrunners — model #27 vs AP #15 (Δ +12; model lower)
  • Texas A&M Aggies — model #28 vs AP #16 (Δ +12; model lower)
  • San Diego State Aztecs — model #11 vs AP #23 (Δ -12; model higher)

Week 13

Model #1 Georgia Bulldogs AP #1 Georgia Bulldogs #1 match 837 games through this point

Model Top 25

RkTeamRecScoreAP
1Georgia Bulldogs12-088.611
2Michigan Wolverines11-187.496
3Alabama Crimson Tide11-183.093
4Ohio State Buckeyes10-281.892
5Oklahoma State Cowboys11-181.777
6Cincinnati Bearcats12-078.314
7Notre Dame Fighting Irish11-176.365
8San Diego State Aztecs11-175.1222
9Baylor Bears10-275.129
10Wisconsin Badgers8-472.5318
11Ole Miss Rebels10-272.258
12Iowa Hawkeyes10-271.6117
13Michigan State Spartans10-271.1212
14Boise State Broncos7-571.08—
15Oregon Ducks10-271.011
16Minnesota Golden Gophers8-469.55—
17Pittsburgh Panthers10-268.8320
18BYU Cougars10-268.5113
19Oklahoma Sooners10-268.1310
20Mississippi State Bulldogs7-567.67—
21Wake Forest Demon Deacons10-267.2921
22Utah Utes9-367.0516
23Arkansas Razorbacks8-467.0225
24Air Force Falcons9-366.65—
25Fresno State Bulldogs9-366.6—

AP Top 25

RkTeamRecModel
1Georgia Bulldogs11-01
2Ohio State Buckeyes10-14
3Alabama Crimson Tide10-13
4Cincinnati Bearcats11-06
5Notre Dame Fighting Irish10-17
6Michigan Wolverines10-12
7Oklahoma State Cowboys10-15
8Ole Miss Rebels9-211
9Baylor Bears9-29
10Oklahoma Sooners10-119
11Oregon Ducks9-215
12Michigan State Spartans9-213
13BYU Cougars9-218
14Texas A&M Aggies8-332
15UTSA Roadrunners11-031
16Utah Utes8-322
17Iowa Hawkeyes9-212
18Wisconsin Badgers8-310
19Houston Cougars10-133
20Pittsburgh Panthers9-217
21Wake Forest Demon Deacons9-221
22San Diego State Aztecs10-18
23Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns10-127
24NC State Wolfpack8-336
25Arkansas Razorbacks7-423
Largest disagreements (AP teams):
  • Texas A&M Aggies — model #32 vs AP #14 (Δ +18; model lower)
  • UTSA Roadrunners — model #31 vs AP #15 (Δ +16; model lower)
  • Houston Cougars — model #33 vs AP #19 (Δ +14; model lower)
  • San Diego State Aztecs — model #8 vs AP #22 (Δ -14; model higher)
  • NC State Wolfpack — model #36 vs AP #24 (Δ +12; model lower)

Week 14

Model #1 Alabama Crimson Tide AP #1 Georgia Bulldogs #1 differ 848 games through this point

Model Top 25

RkTeamRecScoreAP
1Alabama Crimson Tide12-191.714
2Michigan Wolverines12-189.92
3Georgia Bulldogs12-184.741
4Oklahoma State Cowboys11-281.015
5Ohio State Buckeyes10-280.467
6Baylor Bears11-279.949
7Cincinnati Bearcats13-079.843
8San Diego State Aztecs11-275.0319
9Notre Dame Fighting Irish11-174.446
10Boise State Broncos7-573.05—
11Utah Utes10-372.4614
12Pittsburgh Panthers11-271.7517
13Ole Miss Rebels10-271.738
14Wisconsin Badgers8-470.94—
15Michigan State Spartans10-270.3511
16BYU Cougars10-269.8912
17Iowa Hawkeyes10-369.6215
18Utah State Aggies10-369.39—
19Oklahoma Sooners10-268.3413
20Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns12-167.9820
21Oregon Ducks10-367.9310
22Minnesota Golden Gophers8-467.92—
23Mississippi State Bulldogs7-567.27—
24Arkansas Razorbacks8-467.0123
25Air Force Falcons9-366.44—

AP Top 25

RkTeamRecModel
1Georgia Bulldogs12-03
2Michigan Wolverines11-12
3Cincinnati Bearcats12-07
4Alabama Crimson Tide11-11
5Oklahoma State Cowboys11-14
6Notre Dame Fighting Irish11-19
7Ohio State Buckeyes10-25
8Ole Miss Rebels10-213
9Baylor Bears10-26
10Oregon Ducks10-221
11Michigan State Spartans10-215
12BYU Cougars10-216
13Oklahoma Sooners10-219
14Utah Utes9-311
15Iowa Hawkeyes10-217
16Houston Cougars11-134
17Pittsburgh Panthers10-212
18Wake Forest Demon Deacons10-228
19San Diego State Aztecs11-18
20Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns11-120
21NC State Wolfpack9-338
22Clemson Tigers9-331
23Arkansas Razorbacks8-424
24Texas A&M Aggies8-433
25Kentucky Wildcats9-335
Largest disagreements (AP teams):
  • Houston Cougars — model #34 vs AP #16 (Δ +18; model lower)
  • NC State Wolfpack — model #38 vs AP #21 (Δ +17; model lower)
  • Oregon Ducks — model #21 vs AP #10 (Δ +11; model lower)
  • San Diego State Aztecs — model #8 vs AP #19 (Δ -11; model higher)
  • Wake Forest Demon Deacons — model #28 vs AP #18 (Δ +10; model lower)

Week 15

Model #1 Alabama Crimson Tide AP #1 Alabama Crimson Tide #1 match 849 games through this point

Model Top 25

RkTeamRecScoreAP
1Alabama Crimson Tide12-191.711
2Michigan Wolverines12-189.872
3Georgia Bulldogs12-184.733
4Oklahoma State Cowboys11-281.09
5Ohio State Buckeyes10-280.457
6Cincinnati Bearcats13-080.284
7Baylor Bears11-279.946
8San Diego State Aztecs11-275.08—
9Notre Dame Fighting Irish11-174.545
10Boise State Broncos7-572.98—
11Utah Utes10-372.4210
12Ole Miss Rebels10-271.718
13Pittsburgh Panthers11-271.713
14Wisconsin Badgers8-470.84—
15Michigan State Spartans10-270.3111
16BYU Cougars10-269.7912
17Iowa Hawkeyes10-369.5517
18Utah State Aggies10-369.44—
19Oklahoma Sooners10-268.3214
20Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns12-167.9516
21Minnesota Golden Gophers8-467.92—
22Oregon Ducks10-367.8915
23Mississippi State Bulldogs7-567.27—
24Arkansas Razorbacks8-466.9922
25Air Force Falcons9-366.7—

AP Top 25

RkTeamRecModel
1Alabama Crimson Tide12-11
2Michigan Wolverines12-12
3Georgia Bulldogs12-13
4Cincinnati Bearcats13-06
5Notre Dame Fighting Irish11-19
6Baylor Bears11-27
7Ohio State Buckeyes10-25
8Ole Miss Rebels10-212
9Oklahoma State Cowboys11-24
10Utah Utes10-311
11Michigan State Spartans10-215
12BYU Cougars10-216
13Pittsburgh Panthers11-213
14Oklahoma Sooners10-219
15Oregon Ducks10-322
16Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns12-120
17Iowa Hawkeyes10-317
18NC State Wolfpack9-338
19Clemson Tigers9-331
20Wake Forest Demon Deacons10-328
21Houston Cougars11-234
22Arkansas Razorbacks8-424
23Texas A&M Aggies8-433
24UTSA Roadrunners12-130
25Kentucky Wildcats9-335
Largest disagreements (AP teams):
  • NC State Wolfpack — model #38 vs AP #18 (Δ +20; model lower)
  • Houston Cougars — model #34 vs AP #21 (Δ +13; model lower)
  • Clemson Tigers — model #31 vs AP #19 (Δ +12; model lower)
  • Texas A&M Aggies — model #33 vs AP #23 (Δ +10; model lower)
  • Kentucky Wildcats — model #35 vs AP #25 (Δ +10; model lower)

Final (postseason)

Model #1 Georgia Bulldogs AP #1 Georgia Bulldogs #1 match 887 games through this point

Model Top 25

RkTeamRecScoreAP
1Georgia Bulldogs14-197.091
2Alabama Crimson Tide13-290.72
3Michigan Wolverines12-287.743
4Oklahoma State Cowboys12-284.967
5Baylor Bears12-283.95
6Ohio State Buckeyes11-282.136
7Cincinnati Bearcats13-177.744
8Michigan State Spartans11-274.949
9Notre Dame Fighting Irish11-273.938
10San Diego State Aztecs12-273.0825
11Pittsburgh Panthers11-371.8813
12Oklahoma Sooners11-271.6110
13Wisconsin Badgers9-470.79—
14Utah State Aggies11-370.2224
15Ole Miss Rebels10-370.1611
16Boise State Broncos7-569.79—
17Minnesota Golden Gophers9-469.39—
18Clemson Tigers10-368.514
19Iowa Hawkeyes10-468.0623
20Arkansas Razorbacks9-467.7721
21Utah Utes10-467.0112
22Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns13-166.7216
23Kentucky Wildcats10-366.2518
24Air Force Falcons10-365.55—
25Purdue Boilermakers9-465.11—

AP Top 25

RkTeamRecModel
1Georgia Bulldogs14-11
2Alabama Crimson Tide13-22
3Michigan Wolverines12-23
4Cincinnati Bearcats13-17
5Baylor Bears12-25
6Ohio State Buckeyes11-26
7Oklahoma State Cowboys12-24
8Notre Dame Fighting Irish11-29
9Michigan State Spartans11-28
10Oklahoma Sooners11-212
11Ole Miss Rebels10-315
12Utah Utes10-421
13Pittsburgh Panthers11-311
14Clemson Tigers10-318
15Wake Forest Demon Deacons11-326
16Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns13-122
17Houston Cougars12-228
18Kentucky Wildcats10-323
19BYU Cougars10-327
20NC State Wolfpack9-338
21Arkansas Razorbacks9-420
22Oregon Ducks10-432
23Iowa Hawkeyes10-419
24Utah State Aggies11-314
25San Diego State Aztecs12-210
Largest disagreements (AP teams):
  • NC State Wolfpack — model #38 vs AP #20 (Δ +18; model lower)
  • San Diego State Aztecs — model #10 vs AP #25 (Δ -15; model higher)
  • Wake Forest Demon Deacons — model #26 vs AP #15 (Δ +11; model lower)
  • Houston Cougars — model #28 vs AP #17 (Δ +11; model lower)
  • Oregon Ducks — model #32 vs AP #22 (Δ +10; model lower)